Why I miss having a band

When I say band, what comes to mind? I know for most, it is a guitar, a bass, drums, maybe a keyboard or violin, or a whole marching group... essentially, a bunch of instruments, and possibly singing. From this definition, we have a new "band" virtually every week here where I work, and I have lots of fun with them each week.

But to me, that isn't a "band". It is a group, a team of people meeting for a specific purpose. It's great, and people are blessed by it, but it isn't a band.

I want to be part of a group of people who create music and encourage each other, a group where each person makes the others better, a group that is a cohesive unit rather than simply individual musicians.

I have been a part of two such groups. They were amazingly talented individuals, but together we would create... I think that's what I miss most. I write so many songs, but the songs I write are rarely just for acoustic guitar. I hear riffs and bass lines and drum beats that I can't play... and empty places in the songs longing to be filled with someone else's creation.

The connection that comes with creation... I miss that most of all.