ok. so here's the situation, my band teacher offerd me the bass part in our schools marchin band. i gladly except'd knowing that my teacher doesnt know shit about guitars/bass. so im planin on trickin my teacher into buying and moddin my friends bass. which i will get once the year is done for free. but still marching band? hmm. the gayest school thing you could possibly do, this would surely hurt my rep. well ill have to trick my teacher into buying a few pedals while im at it.lmao. hopefully everything will work out for the best. and the music is too fuckin easy. but still its like a question of morality.. well im gonna do it, learn my music early then when practice begins whip out the good ol' jackson.
what do you'll think, good plan or what? besides im not marchin, and im practicin inside, next to the AC

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who gives a shit besides you?

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marching band fucking slays.
been president 2 years runnin

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fuck reputation, are you realy that important that people care you play in a marching band, are you realy that high on puberty your going to let popularity stand in the way of some fun?
It can't be that bad. Your going to play music! That is always fun. And your going to get a free bass on top of that.

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You 'gladly accepted' so go figure.

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Yeah don't worry about what others think, do it for the experience and you'll probably be surprised at what you get out of it, even if it is a vital lesson that you shouldn't worry about being uncool As for gayest... It isn't. Here in England, we were forced to do maypole dancing back in year four (when we were 9 or so and knew not of resistance). Ack.

Spice the music up, slap in a few minor third trills and get some inspiration from Alex Webster

By the way... How will it work? You may even get a wireless cable thing for the bass to the amp... Dunno how it would work in a marching band

Upload a picture of you in your new costume though! Remember to pull off Steve Harris poses whenever cameras point at you too

ya'll are right.
http://www.skrampsnewplace.com/sounds/2004.htm
centerville 2004, thats the song we're playing. its called countdown or something, but its listed as centerville 2004.
its really easy to play... well my stuff is.
my opionin that player sucked. missed alot of note, not really showing any style points, and could get the 8th notes out good. ill make sure i get plenty of style in my play.

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Now I feel sorry for you. That bored the tits off me, I'd have stuck with the metal!

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holy shit man brazoswood is on there. i used to go to school there. kickass band and even more kickass drumline. i think they won nationals 2 years running!

EDIT: that may be brazosport...

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try and take jazz band if you can, before i dropped out i learned alot from it, and its not as gay as marching band, imho. Your fingers will be playing twister trying to figure those chords out, and your girlfriend will love your new dexterity .

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HAhahaa, I always knew you were a fucking queer. just kidding. However, you're fucking pathetic if you think you must worry about your reputation. In fact, you are no longer a metalhead. I did exactly what you're doing--bass guitar in the band-- for 4 years, along with the double bass in the band and orchestra all throughout middle and high school; and the first year of college I was in the Wind Symphony.

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Wow. I never knew you played an instrument. I thought you were here simply for the love of forums

That sounds very Wicker Man! Do you burn virgin policemen in your island community to enhance your harvest!

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I gather you're trying to take the piss, but you'll be dissapointed to hear that I have none of this bullshit pride for 'my country' (unlike those stupid Americans that make me cringe when they mindlessly put their hand on their heart and all stand when their anthem plays... revolting)

No we don't burn virgin police men:/ It was made illegal back in 1999, as was supersized McDonalds foods to try and prevent this shitty country getting any worse. For a good harvest I go for the approach of 2-4 smaller plants grown over the space of 3-4 months. Usually yields a couple of ounces

And if you think maypole dancing sounds bad, hopefully you've never heard of a thing called 'Morris Dancing'. If you ever take a holiday to England, hopefully you'll witness it and have it imprinted in your mind forever

Errr, I'm english myself I'm all to familiar with these olde worldly ways.
Thought you would have seen the funny side being a fellow Brit


Morris Dancing eh! Pull the other one it's got bells on!


PS. Where we live you can still burn a Policeman as long as it's a Special Constable!

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Only on Metaltabs can you go from Marching band and loosing your reputation, to burning virgin policemen and special constiables.

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Yeah I used your comment to have a go at the Americans for being ignorant It makes perfect sense, haah (said in jest)

Argh Morris dancing... I wish that was the cliché and stereotype of what Brits are like, rather than all the stiff upper lip bullshit. We're a nation of morris dancers!

Isn't burning virgins what metals all about? Well more so than marching bands!

I once saw an RAF marching band do a cover of Europe's 'Final Countdown' they had a guitarist in their ranks, alas no shape throwing. I also saw years ago some drum majorettes do a Status Quo tune! Also every year a former drug addict and once talented performer waddles out on to stage at Milton Keynes and tells everyone to go 'Fuckin' Crazy' and then plays Paranoid! Ahhh the quirks and perks of living in the UK

After reading that Hardcore Dancing thread I think I'll have to start doing Morris Dancing down the front at gigs! What do you think? Do you think people will get pissed off at being slapped in the face with that white hanky or prodded on the foot with those small wooden sticks or I could do that sword dance thing, how cool would it be to combine those swords into a pentagram


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrNO...orris%20Dancing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UWT...orris%20Dancing

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haha ace! yeah we should be the pioneers of bringing the morris to the mosh!

Wher ein UK are you? I live up North near a shit hole called Scarborough, but am currently at uni in an even shittier-hole called Nottingham

funny thing is scarboroughs a suburb that i live near here in Australia

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Do you steal from the poor and give too the rich?

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I wish. Top on my list is amputation of footballer's legs for the poor to eat.

Are you kiddng me? I couldn't give less of a shit about being an American. My pride will always be in northern Europe. Fuck this country, I wish I lived in Norway.

AHAHAHA

Say it again! Say it again!

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