[noodles]

Originally Posted by petereanima

its just situations as for example: we played with a band yesterday i really used to like, and obviously they got a new drummer which has never been in a bigger band before and does now think he is god or something. when we showed up at 18:30 (thats what was fixed with the venue) with all our stuff (full backline of course) - he was doing drum-soundcheck. when he finished, the sound-tech asekd him to remove his drumkit so the support-band (us) can set up their equipment doing soundcheck. he said that he won't remove his kit and we should put our kit in front of his'. needless to say that it was a rather small stage and no space for 2 drumkits. soudntech said "no space dude, are you kidding? if you do not want to remove than the only option left is that the support band will play your kit" - "no, for sure not! hell, if they have problems they better leave, who the fuck needs them? support bands..pfff....".

Man, I hate those kinds of guys. Thankfully, there aren't a ton of them, but they are out there. Anyone who forgets where they came from deserves to lose it all.

The bands with the most status generally tend to be the easiest to deal with. Everyone is Testament was really gracious. Kamelot and their crew were a pleasure to deal with. Kai Hansen invented power metal, yet he was outside of his bus before the Gamma Ray gig, signing CDs and taking pictures with fans. Nevermore routinely hangs out in the bar area with fans. Symphony X makes it a point to let bands know that they don't screw their openers.

Frequently, it is the crew that is the problem. If you have a bad tour manager, he won't keep the band focused on the sound check, and he won't give a fuck about the local support. I've run into guitar techs who think they are better than everyone because they work for <insert name>. However, the biggest dicks of all tend to be the tour support bands. I've talked to tour managers who hate the act that is touring with the headliner, and then heard all sorts of horror stories. I've watched a headliner blow through soundcheck, and then watched the support band fiddle with knobs for an hour, eating into our fucking set. Then there was the chode from a support band who walked up onstage during our soundcheck, behind my rig, yanking out cables as he went. That tour manager hated him.

[petereanima]

Originally Posted by noodles

Man, I hate those kinds of guys. Thankfully, there aren't a ton of them, but they are out there. Anyone who forgets where they came from deserves to lose it all.

yeah, thats what satisfied me a little bit: he's in a band that changes drummer like their udnerwear - so his "fame" won't last too long.

[Zepp88]

Luckily I haven't encountered any total assholes at gigs (bigger acts) at the recent show Candlemass and Daylight Dies were very cool, Rob Lowe even hung out for a while outside the tourbus to chat with us

[petereanima]

rob lowe = a very nice person!

i think most of the assholes are mostly in the "not-really-majorbig-but-big-in-the-underground" status...it looks like that when they reached or passed a certain point of fame - they are mostly down to earth (again?)...or they realised that it is the fans who pay theyr fucking rent.

[Nick]

i stood and listened to Eric Rutan talk about his recording setup and how he records, what he aims for sound and production wise in his studio and how he generally runs his studio the otehr day at a hate eternal show.

Great guy, really down to earth and when their set gut cut short (fuck venues in glasgow) he was openly pissed off and dissapointed.

[Zepp88]

Originally Posted by petereanima

rob lowe = a very nice person!

i think most of the assholes are mostly in the "not-really-majorbig-but-big-in-the-underground" status...it looks like that when they reached or passed a certain point of fame - they are mostly down to earth (again?)...or they realised that it is the fans who pay theyr fucking rent.

Have you had the pleasure in meeting him? Cool down-to-earth kinda guy.

[InTheRavensName]

Originally Posted by Matt Crooks

Two words:

Bland Guardian

I'd have put money on them being part of the 20%

On a plus note, one word

Korpiklaani

and another two

Michael Amott (so fucking relieved that my hero, far from being a douchebag, is THE nicest man on the planet \m/)

Originally Posted by noodles

Man, I hate those kinds of guys. Thankfully, there aren't a ton of them, but they are out there. Anyone who forgets where they came from deserves to lose it all.

The bands with the most status generally tend to be the easiest to deal with. Everyone is Testament was really gracious. Kamelot and their crew were a pleasure to deal with. Kai Hansen invented power metal, yet he was outside of his bus before the Gamma Ray gig, signing CDs and taking pictures with fans. Nevermore routinely hangs out in the bar area with fans. Symphony X makes it a point to let bands know that they don't screw their openers.

Frequently, it is the crew that is the problem. If you have a bad tour manager, he won't keep the band focused on the sound check, and he won't give a fuck about the local support. I've run into guitar techs who think they are better than everyone because they work for <insert name>. However, the biggest dicks of all tend to be the tour support bands. I've talked to tour managers who hate the act that is touring with the headliner, and then heard all sorts of horror stories. I've watched a headliner blow through soundcheck, and then watched the support band fiddle with knobs for an hour, eating into our fucking set. Then there was the chode from a support band who walked up onstage during our soundcheck, behind my rig, yanking out cables as he went. That tour manager hated him.

Oh, and a nice big mention for Jeff and Chris, who I got to talk to about their signature axes despite them obviously being pretty drained after an hour set in blazing sun, very cool guys too.

[petereanima]

Originally Posted by Zepp88

Have you had the pleasure in meeting him? Cool down-to-earth kinda guy.

just for a moment, but yeah - friend fo mine did an interview with him for a mag and i was also there.




and i want more details concerning blind guardian!

[ZOMB13]

Originally Posted by InTheRavensName

Michael Amott (so fucking relieved that my hero, far from being a douchebag, is THE nicest man on the planet \m/)

YES!
I met him at NAMM, he was smoking a cig and I asked for a pic, and he was awesome enough to do it and had a little chat too!

Dino Cazares, Tommy Vext, Tim Yeung, John 5, Joe Satriani, Chris Adler and Brandon Small are some of the nicest guys I've ever met....

Kerry King was kinda of a jerk, but its understandable...

[neon_black88]

Chris Broderick stood out with us in a hallway and talked to us for about 20 minutes after a Nevermore show about pretty much nothing because we were kind of lost for words, he actually kept the conversation going and never tryed to get away even in the most awkward moments, it was fucking awsome. We got photos, hugs, and he tryed to help us find Jeff Loomis but we never did un-fortunatly. Seriously the nicest musician I've met.

It seemed like he was almost as exited to see us as we were to see him

I can defenetly reccomending having a chat with him if you get the chance!