Random Musical Ideas?

eleven59 · 04-04-2006, 12:21 PM

Anyone else get sudden urges to do something completely different musically than you usually do?

Like, my band is sort of metal with female vocals...I guess we'd have to call it "nu-metal" by most peoples standards, but only because we blend a few different styles. It's kinda like System of a Down meets A Perfect Circle meets Metallica (all albums) meets Ra meets random punk influences meets whatever we're listening to at the time.

But lately my drummer and I have been considering starting a punk/ska band on the side for fun (7-strings of course

), and I've been wanting to start an alt-rock band (like Days of the New/I Mother Earth/The Tea Party/Incubus/Sister Hazel/etc.) to expand on my songwriting and to challenge myself to write lighter and mellower songs.

I've also been considering talking to some clubs downtown about maybe starting booking all-ages shows around noon for the high school kids on lunch break (there's three high schools downtown, that's a lot of kids, and right now there's no one out there doing anything for the all-ages crowd at all, and this could be a cool idea to create a place that's fun for the kids to hang out at and a great chance for bands to find younger fans).

Mastodon · 04-04-2006, 06:26 PM

Everything I write comes out weird. I can see where the influences are coming from but I never plan any of it.

Alot of my stuff sounds cartoony or classical. Any "metal" riffs I write sound like early 90's metal stuff or math metal stuff.

Which is why I'm taking music theory. I need some damn structure!

Metal Ken · 04-04-2006, 06:37 PM

My room mate and I are recording a bunch of random grindcore songs for fun.

darren · 04-04-2006, 06:49 PM

Doing something different from what i usually do? Sounds like my mental process every time i pick up the guitar, since i regularly can't remember what i played last time i picked up the instrument.

Every day is a musical adventure!

It helps having a handful of guitars that all sound different, and having a modeling processor that i know my way around, so i can get sounds that inspire all sorts of crazy nonsense very easily.

maskofduality · 04-04-2006, 07:27 PM

lately i've been trying to see which will fly better, progressive metal and numetal or techno-ish metal and jazz...

Drew · 04-04-2006, 09:54 PM

Yeah, it's a constant state of being for me. I'm still grinding away, slowly, on my album, but there's also part of me that wants to learn to sing and do an album of REALLY sparse acoustic stuff, sorta Opeth-does-Damnation-y but a little more bluesy. And learning how to play jazz properly'd be fun... And i still want a 7-string bass to do solo bass stuff on it. And I'd loveto do completely tripped out textural shit too.

I figure, I should probably do one album and then start work on 6 unrelated ones.

7 Dying Trees · 04-04-2006, 11:50 PM

i love playing different stuff. In fact randomness breeds killer riffs. i don't think any band should be limited by a style. even with a female vocal band, you should still throw in blasbeats as far as i am concerned, and mix down tempo, with mid and up tempo

And playing other styles is good for the soul

evil · 04-04-2006, 11:53 PM

Play whatever you feel in your heart, and it will be appreciated by people with like hearts. Most people like music from the heart. I prefer music from the bowels, though.

metalfiend666 · 04-05-2006, 05:04 AM

I try to be as diverse as possible, and my band certainly has a very diverse mix of influences and song styles, but it all works together and always manages to sound like "us".

A couple of years ago I was playing guitar in a thrash metal band at the weekends and playing cornet in a brass band during the week. How's that for diversity?

Ancestor · 04-05-2006, 05:08 AM

Absolutely. Sometimes I'll say to myself, "What the heck? Let's try to play this right for a change."

04-04-2006, 12:21 PM	#1
eleven59 Terrorhorse Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,769 Real Name: Aaron Main Seven: Schecter Hellraiser C7 Rig: Line6 Flextone II HD Thanked: 108	Random Musical Ideas? Anyone else get sudden urges to do something completely different musically than you usually do? Like, my band is sort of metal with female vocals...I guess we'd have to call it "nu-metal" by most peoples standards, but only because we blend a few different styles. It's kinda like System of a Down meets A Perfect Circle meets Metallica (all albums) meets Ra meets random punk influences meets whatever we're listening to at the time. But lately my drummer and I have been considering starting a punk/ska band on the side for fun (7-strings of course ), and I've been wanting to start an alt-rock band (like Days of the New/I Mother Earth/The Tea Party/Incubus/Sister Hazel/etc.) to expand on my songwriting and to challenge myself to write lighter and mellower songs. I've also been considering talking to some clubs downtown about maybe starting booking all-ages shows around noon for the high school kids on lunch break (there's three high schools downtown, that's a lot of kids, and right now there's no one out there doing anything for the all-ages crowd at all, and this could be a cool idea to create a place that's fun for the kids to hang out at and a great chance for bands to find younger fans). --------------- TERRORHORSE Eleven59 Your Extended Network

04-04-2006, 06:37 PM	#3
Metal Ken Dissident Aggressor • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 16,433 Real Name: Legion Main Seven: Loomis, C7HR, Giannini 7 Rig: Mesa Rectoverb 50 Thanked: 72	My room mate and I are recording a bunch of random grindcore songs for fun. Almighty asmodeus, existant of chaos Ominous be thy name Thy kingdom come on earth Lead me into all temptation of my flesh So I may trespass greatly into Thy ways by my desires ~Fornicatus Benefictus http://www.myspace.com/impurity Brutal Skullfucking Death Metal

04-04-2006, 09:54 PM	#6
Drew Fear the Polo! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 21,338 Real Name: Call me Ahab... Main Seven: 1991 Ibanez UV7PWH Main ERG: Sherman 5-string bass Rig: Mesa Recto-verb 50 Thanked: 141	Yeah, it's a constant state of being for me. I'm still grinding away, slowly, on my album, but there's also part of me that wants to learn to sing and do an album of REALLY sparse acoustic stuff, sorta Opeth-does-Damnation-y but a little more bluesy. And learning how to play jazz properly'd be fun... And i still want a 7-string bass to do solo bass stuff on it. And I'd loveto do completely tripped out textural shit too. I figure, I should probably do one album and then start work on 6 unrelated ones. "...and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon." http://www.metalguitarist.org

04-04-2006, 11:50 PM	#7
7 Dying Trees Sarcy English Twat Join Date: May 2004 Location: 7th Ethereal Plane of interstellar hell, Innit Bruv, Safe, London, UK Posts: 6,839 Real Name: James Main Seven: UV7PWH / UV7BK / RG2027 Main ERG: 10 fingers of metal death Rig: VHT UL->Orange 4x12 Thanked: 89	i love playing different stuff. In fact randomness breeds killer riffs. i don't think any band should be limited by a style. even with a female vocal band, you should still throw in blasbeats as far as i am concerned, and mix down tempo, with mid and up tempo And playing other styles is good for the soul The Chaos has come: www.chaosanct.com

04-05-2006, 05:04 AM	#9
metalfiend666 - Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Basildon, Essex, England Posts: 9,620 Real Name: James Main Seven: Death Warrior/KXK Sii-7 Rig: Dual Rec->Trace 3x12 Thanked: 43	I try to be as diverse as possible, and my band certainly has a very diverse mix of influences and song styles, but it all works together and always manages to sound like "us". A couple of years ago I was playing guitar in a thrash metal band at the weekends and playing cornet in a brass band during the week. How's that for diversity? www.metalguitarist.org

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04-04-2006, 06:26 PM	#2
Mastodon Songs about My Cats Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bizurke Posts: 6,634 Main Seven: 2004 Ibanez RG7321 Thanked: 41	Everything I write comes out weird. I can see where the influences are coming from but I never plan any of it. Alot of my stuff sounds cartoony or classical. Any "metal" riffs I write sound like early 90's metal stuff or math metal stuff. Which is why I'm taking music theory. I need some damn structure!

04-04-2006, 06:49 PM	#4
darren Mr. Negative Pants™ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Canada Posts: 8,032 Main Seven: modded Dean EVO Special 7 Main ERG: Agile Intrepid Standard Rig: Mesa F-30 -> Thiele Thanked: 42	Doing something different from what i usually do? Sounds like my mental process every time i pick up the guitar, since i regularly can't remember what i played last time i picked up the instrument. Every day is a musical adventure! It helps having a handful of guitars that all sound different, and having a modeling processor that i know my way around, so i can get sounds that inspire all sorts of crazy nonsense very easily.

04-04-2006, 07:27 PM	#5
maskofduality Brandeis Sophomore Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brandeis University Posts: 462 Main Seven: Ibanez GRX720 Rig: w/e is available Thanked: 0	lately i've been trying to see which will fly better, progressive metal and numetal or techno-ish metal and jazz...

04-04-2006, 11:53 PM	#8
evil vile Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Seventh circle of hell Posts: 116 Real Name: Eb' Zeidler Main Seven: Dean AV7 w/ EMG. Rig: Crate Thanked: 0	Play whatever you feel in your heart, and it will be appreciated by people with like hearts. Most people like music from the heart. I prefer music from the bowels, though.

04-05-2006, 05:08 AM	#10
Ancestor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,187 Main Seven: Schecter A-7 Thanked: 31 $Ancestor is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Ancestor is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Ancestor is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Ancestor is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Ancestor is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Ancestor is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Ancestor is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	Absolutely. Sometimes I'll say to myself, "What the heck? Let's try to play this right for a change."

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