Journey of a Band
In the office this week, we were thinking about "stages" in the life of a band. What does it take to become a legendary rock band once you've had your big couple of hits? I came up with a few near-the-end steps:
- Form a band.
- Record a hit song.
- Put it on iTunes and AmazonMP3 and other stores through TuneCore.
- Tour like crazy.
- Get huge.
- Win all kinds of awards once you're already past your prime.
- Mourn the untimely passing of your drummer.
- Install drummer's son as adequate but uninspiring replacement.
- Have your own reality show cancelled after one season.
- Reunion tour without your make-up on.
We thought it'd make a hilarious ad for TuneCore. Anything we missed?
--Peter
After the Reunion tour..... You start getting paid royalties from the album the Band recorded 12 years ago.
Posted by: Dusty Starr | August 08, 2008 at 08:41 PM
Order your Reunion Tour wardrobe from the BIG and TALL Catalog next to the milkshake and AA Meeting Book on your coffee table.
Posted by: Jocko McGwire | August 08, 2008 at 02:55 PM
1. Drummers son gets into car accident and loses arm. 2. Drummers son is a better drummer with one arm.
Posted by: William J. Ward | August 08, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Ha ha ha! It's true, forgot rehab!
Keep 'em coming!
Posted by: Peter Wells | August 08, 2008 at 12:06 PM
you also forgot the part where after you have a reunion tour you decide you still have the musical ability to write songs so you decide to make another album that gets relieced 3 years after you said it would
Posted by: Tra Friesen | August 08, 2008 at 11:57 AM
You left out the steps where you:
Admit there is a drug/alcohol problem, sober up your lead singer with a trip to rehab, split up over it, make up, reunite and then do the reunion tour.
Posted by: Rick Wagoner | August 08, 2008 at 07:28 AM