List Your Pack Ideas Here!

"Marycool33;c-17946359" wrote:
a pack that focuses on bands would be pretty doable and it's something that's been on my wishlist ever since city living came out. with the recent summer festival stuff and the fact that previous installments had drums, getting a pack like this would actually make sense. my ideas for it, however, are quite ambitious (if not downright delusional lol but a girl can dream)

these are my general dream features:
- there could be two different kinds of bands: rock bands and orchestra bands
- teens could be band geeks (and be part of the school's orchestra) or garage band punks (and have a band with their friends).
- kids could do the same but in a much more childish way (they'd have recitals if they were in the school band and they'd have pretend-concerts if they started a rock band).
- adults could be a part of either type of band as a career. if they chose to be in an orchestra, they could play an instrument or be a maestro for their world's official orchestra band (basically, each world would have its own orchestra and they could even compete against each other like once a sim-year). if an adult chose to be in a rock band, they could be one of its members or its manager (or both, i guess).
- new instruments would include the drums and bass guitar for rock bands + some type of brass instrument (like the trumpet or the saxophone), some type of woodwind instrument (like the clarinet or the flute), and some type of percussion (like a xylophone) for the orchestras.
- additional features would include band competitions, rival band drama and even some internal drama between band members, different types of events and sponsorship opportunities, going through the entire process of creating and releasing music albums, and all sorts of other little details to really spice things up

like i said, this is all very delusional, but i'll be content if we get a simpler pack as long as it lets us have a band of some sort

I was a Band Geek from 5th grade on and don't feel this is delusional at all! In fact, if we have rock bands then, we need the "smash guitar" and "wreck drums" ability. Also, at the start, gigging band members (especially drummers) would have a schedule on gig night...

6:00 PM - Load drums into vehicle.
6:25 PM - Head to gig location, before guitarist gets there and hogs the space required for the drums.
7:12 PM - Arrive at gig, double park and unload drums.
7:28 PM - Remove ticket from car and look for "Rock Star parking". Settle for parking spot 3 blocks away.
7:44 PM - Return to gig location and begin setting up drums.
7:56 PM - Walk 3 blocks back to vehicle to get bass drum pedal you overlooked while cursing parking ticket.
8:07 PM - Return to gig location to find guitarist has moved drums into unplayable location and lead singer whining that he needs a microphone stand and cord.
8:30 PM - Finish setting up drums on opposite side of stage from guitarist and insert earplugs until someone provides singer with cord and mic stand.
8:54 PM - Bassist shows up.
9:25 PM - Bassist finishes tuning up. Singer finishes beer.
9:31 PM - Remove earplugs and begin playing gig.
2:00 AM - Finish gig and collect $60 for your efforts. (Use to pay parking ticket)
2:19 AM - Tear down and bag drums. Walk to vehicle.
2:47 AM - Remove mysterious, empty Taco Bell cup from hood of vehicle.
2:55 AM - Find Rock Star parking and load drums.
3:11 AM - Leave gig.
4:10 AM - Arrive at home and wait 'till morning to unload drums.

mu·si·cian /myo͞oˈziSHən/ : Anyone dumb enough to work 10 hours for $60! Me, for the love of music. ?

Maybe this isn't such a great idea. ??