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The Lost Chord wrote: whenever I try to jam with people, I feel like they are just awful and cannot keep up with the awesomeness I am trying to achieve.   No ONE I know listens to prog, and they can only handle simple stuff.  Does anyone find it easy to just pick up with someone who doesnt really listen to the same stuff as you?   I feel like in order to form a band or play with someone they have to be on the same page, or levbel even.   Prog is absoluteley brilliant and most people cannot handle a keyboard run and cant fit right on drums and bass.   its awful!

You shouldn't worry about different tastes, except for the fact is may break you in the end...I had some friends, one was a folk guitarist/bassist, a prog organist, an amazing multi talented lead guitarist, a decent soft rock guitarist, and a punkish rock drummer, and they were the most rockin' unsigned band i ever saw, some members began to get full of themselves though, and they did alot of selfish things, they disbanded, but you guys should still check what they still have up on their page.

The Lost Chord wrote: whenever I try to jam with people, I feel like they are just awful and cannot keep up with the awesomeness I am trying to achieve.

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That said, I understand that it's frustrating sometimes when you're jamming with people who are into something very different than you.

But maybe you could try being a little patient? There's got to be some common ground somewhere.

Man With Hat wrote: Unfortunately things usually go bad when i'm jamming with people. Most of my friends who make music, know other bands' songs, and thus play those constantly. Me, not knowing how to play the melodies or anything, seem out of place playing my marimba.   With this said, there is one guy who meshes with me pretty well, and we've created some cool sounding things.

That sucks man. Jamming's all about making your own stuff up and making it work.

Unfortunately things usually go bad when i'm jamming with people. Most of my friends who make music, know other bands' songs, and thus play those constantly. Me, not knowing how to play the melodies or anything, seem out of place playing my marimba.

The Lost Chord wrote: YEAH!! Well, hopefuly my friend is a good drummer...hes been wanting to play with me for a long time, and he is kind of lost when it comes to what he really likes...so ill give him a try.   Honestly, I am openly very forceful and viscious when it comes to playing with other people.  If i dont like how you play I cant play with you, simple as.  I cant simply TEACH someone how awesome prog is and how they SHOULD be playing more like bruford than the drum beat to a britney spears song.   Its annoying, and I really just stop playing sometimes, I cannot stand it.  I respect Fripp and Mavers for what I used to think was craziness, they were RIGHT, if someone cant play FUDGE EM ! GO PRACTICE AND LISTEN TO SOME GOOD MUSIC

I know what it feels like to be in a band with differing tastes. Try an alternative guy, a techno/rap guy, and pop/punk music all in one band! Although the alternative guy and the techno one's tastes have moved on to prog

YEAH!! Well, hopefuly my friend is a good drummer...hes been wanting to play with me for a long time, and he is kind of lost when it comes to what he really likes...so ill give him a try.

Although I really have no problem with jamming with people who have different tastes and/or are below my level, people might have problem with me. I have realised that I am a pretty eccentric player.

AtLossForWords wrote: Wow triple post Cygmund.

Yeah, internet connection issues.

Sometimes you'll have to make compromises when you play with people who don't listen to prog. Try and throw in bits of it here and there, but I would recommend just play at their level and try and help them improve.