Actually Premy, having played in bands for 25 years, the live scene is shit now for up and coming bands compared to what it was.Originally Posted by Premy
The live original scene unfortunately peaked in the early to mid 90's. The days when most pubs were packed with punters watching original music. Back then there was limitless opportunities to play, regardless of genre, and people got out and supported it. Most of the venues from back then are long gone and what remains is hardly open to original bands. People stopped supporting, pokies and cover bands took over. And don't get me started on the Pay to Play system of band comps.
We even got payed to play back then. I remember nights playing 2-3 gigs a night running from venue to venue.
Yes there are good bands now, but it is a lot harder for bands to get regular gigs, let alone get any decent money for it.
Is the music better or worse now, thats all semantics and open to the listener. I won't buy into that.
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