The bottom line is, that the people I have met on the band scene have no interest in classic rock, and that no one else shares my enthusasm for starting a band. I learn the songs and they dont. Its incredably frustrating to think I have learned so much so quickly on guitar to find that with little time and effort I would be up to scratch.
Culturally, scotland has no involving with rock music, bands in pubs are a rarity, and even then they only play pop music or 80s electro pop. WHATS GOIN ON!!!
The buzz i get from playing guitar lies in the music, not the status. Playing the classical solos after hard rock riffs in metallica or playing the intro to sweet child, or the outro to free bird is where i get the enjoyment. Id happily remain a bedroom guitarist if my only option is to play things outwith my favoured genre.
So is this what happens? Have any of you guys ever joined bands and played things you hated? should i join a punk band and try to sway them? I record my own stuff too but i doubt it would appeal to most people, Im proud to say its reminicent of 80s metallica and guns n roses!