Questlove advice for bands - from B4MD

Before the Music Dies is now available for download at
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It's full of music industry nuggets like Questlove's advice for bands...and it's been called "the most important film a music fan will ever see." See for yourself.

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[theemceemurdah]

Hahahhahaha best rapper alive...you're one funny douchebag , a 23 year old that listens to lil wayne? My friend...you need to expand your mind...and that expansion cannot happen by listening to lil wayne.

[Nile505]

its not gods day for me its just another day band day it could be

[TheMaestro40]

@CFGroove Thanks for the reality check, cause I was about to wriggity-wreck myself. I practice daily, and can delve in a groove, canyon deep, but i'm not surrounding by all-stars and descendent of a moneyed player. Muchos Gracias. One beat, many dreams.

[CFGroove]

@TheMaestro40 LOL Robotic, Soulless Imitator... Playing drums is not all about solos my friend. When you can keep time, stay in the groove, and get as deep in the pocket as Questlove can, then I'll take what you say seriously.

Until then, keep on practicing.

[TheMaestro40]

Everyone in the latter portions of this comment board need to chilly, chill. And allow me to lay it down for you. VampireYouth raises some very salient points, while the QuestLove rump kissers are confused children. The man is a robotic, soullless imitator whose solos are not so much improv as they are pastiche, or medleys of something he once enjoyed. A quilting of silky beats laid down by true pioneers. Fans of the quest should exchange their sticks for knitting needles and get off my Ill Tip.

[CozmikMonkey]

I love Questlove but his voice always throws me off. I always expect it to be huskier, and, I guess bigger, like his size and his 'fro, but it's just always mad chill.

[BigLyfe09]

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! NO DISLIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[freeflow18]

@bobbygoesbig Believe me, he can be flashy, check out Long Time or You Got Me and the insane drumming on those tracks. But yeah, he's an amazingly solid drummer but also has unbelievable technicality.

[bobbygoesbig]

?uestlove performed with john paul jones of led zeppelin at bonnaroo in 2008. that should answer any questions about his credibility as a drummer. he may not be flashy, but there's no way someone like jpj would play with him if he wasn't solid.

anyone who's ever been in a band knows that the time you spend offstage with your bandmates is just as important (if not more so) than the time you spend onstage. if you take what he says too literally you're missing the point.

[wdsa8d]

watch raging bull, serve turkey sandwiches... perfect advices ever

[JackBNimbleify]

He's right. Your band mates have to be your best friends, because when you're not friends, it's when the music becomes a job. It isn't fun for anyone,and that's how bandmates end up getting into fights, or putting out half-assed crap and mediocre live shows. You have to be able to establish a connection with them, because then it isn't a job. It's just a bunch of friends hanging out, doing what they love to do, and in turn, the music will reflect that.