We also got Mardy Bum, When the Sun Goes Down and Arabella which are all by the Arctic Monkeys, Supersonic and Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis up to a playable standard (playable meaning we can all get through the song however with a few mistakes from us). All the songs listed so far are fairly simple to play, therefore my technique on guitar wasn't particularly tested, however I do know that many of the fills used by the Arctic Monkeys can be challenging on drums, as well as Dave Grohl's rhythms on Nirvana tracks. Our drummer didn't know every fill for every song, which would make it our interpretation of the song, not an exact replica. If we are aiming for an exact cover of the song these would need to be learnt in the near future. Our bassist knew all the chords to the songs as he got the chord sheets on his phone and played them. This really helped get the ball rolling allowing us to play together without having to learn each other the songs, however it meant that some iconic and memorable parts of the song were not included, so these would need to be learnt for next time. The same goes for me too- I know all the chords for each song and the song structure, however there may be little ornaments or licks which could only be found by looking at tabs or listening to the tracks. 

From the two songs that we had chosen to learn 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' went very well. We had all practised and listened to the song at home which made rehearsing the song to gigging standard very easy- everyone knew their parts leading to a smooth and solid performance. The two things I would like to improve about the performance are communication/stage presence and extra effects. During rehearsal I think that we all have a tendancy to look at our instruments, just to make sure that we don't make any mistakes. However if w were to do this on stage audience members would probably not enjoy our performance as much as they could do. Once we are all quite confident with what we are playing I think it would be beneficial to treat our rehearsal as another performance- so that when we do get in a performance it fels more natural to put on a show and entertain audience members. With extra effects I'm talking about pedals  that Kurt Cobain used along with his grungy sound- during the solo and verses the guitar has delay, reverb and a modulation on top (either a phaser or chorus- I will have to look it up!). I have pedals that provide this at home however there is a certain amp in the rehearsal rooms that has all these effects built in, so a good idea would be for me to use this amp or borrow it every time we rehearse this song. 
The second song was 'Take Me Out' and we spent the majority of our time practising it together, which wasn't totally ideal. We managed to play it together however mostly without vocals- they were sang during the intro and chorus; therefore for next week these need to be learned so that we can get it up to a gigging standard. Before the rehearsal I had only looked at the chord sheet, which after listening to the song before we practised it, sounded slightly wrong. Here is the webpage I looked at:

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/f/franz_ferdinand/take_me_out_ver2_crd.htm 

Moreover the song had a lot more to it than just playing chords, therefore for next week I was going to learn all these parts to the record and get the right sound- I noticed the guitars were quite trebely with a small amount of gain. From this I don't think we met every aim that was set at the start of the rehearsal- Take Me Out was definitely not a good enough standard which we will have to improve on. 
Here are the bullet points of things everyone in the band needs to work on:

For our first band rehearsal I'd say we did ok- things could've been more organised ie. everyone knowing the songs that where to be rehearsed to a good standard to make the rehearsal smooth, professional and worthwile. We were quite creative during our practise but in future I would prefer us to be more prepared. On our sheet I think that we rated ourselves 7/10 for productivity. 

Again we did not recieve any feedback from people in other groups or our tutor, but I'd say that the band worked well together even though we were missing a member, so I would our productivity 6/10. So far I think that our stage presence techniques have improved the most- now that we are all quite confident with most of the songs that we are learning it's a lot easier to practise putting on a performance in the rehearsal room.

Like I have stated previously the songs that we are performing covers of aren't especially challenging for us as a band, however accuracy of each member is getting better- silly mistakes are not occuring as often which leads to a better performance. Therefore our playing technique is clearly improving however in less obvious ways.

We firstly went through our good songs, making sure we were all ok with them which didn't take long and ticked off one of the aims. We also found a few more covers that everyone already knew and that could be used in future performances- 'Come Together' and 'Octopus' Garden' - The Beatles. These were good however both Joel and Kian were having to improvise as they didn't know the songs 100% (But had heard of them before!). Moreover if we were to take up these songs in our practised repertoire I would need to learn the guitar parts more accurately- now I know how they go and get a similar improvised part however it is not exact to the record.

We finally got to have a go at Jammin after our warm up with these familiar songs. Some people hadn't looked at the song beforehand ie. the chords and structure, however we all knew the song which made life a lot easier in giving a quick tutorial. Also there are only 4 chords throughout the whole song which made it even easier! The song was pretty much perfect, except for the part where the song breaks down and plays a chord per bar. Instead, thanks to Joe's quick thinking we just carried on with the verses; which actually worked quite nicely even if its not a total replica of the original song. We do really need to get the song right so for next time we will all have to listen to the song and see how it goes (possibly look at the tab for it).

We practised 'Take Me Out' next, which was ok. I think that due to Kian being absent last week it has semt to throw us all out, with me forgetting the structure of the song, lyrics being forgotten etc.This meant we had to quickly listen to the track before going through it again- I made a mental note of the actual structure of the song whilst Joe reminded himself of the lyrics. After going for the song a second time we realised that it wasn't going to work without practising the song at home again and making sure each individual part is perfect.
Therefore I think that we didn't met all of our aims set for today- although we got 'Jammin' to a decent standard on our first rehearsal of it and our other songs were still at gigging standard, quite honestly I think that Take Me Out has really taken a step back. Therefore for next week it will have to be our priority to get it sorted and sounding good. 

For next week we need to work on the following:

We got 3 of our songs recorded by Mike today too- they all went well and received good feedback from him- all of us were tight playing together with no noticable errors. However he did add that 'Jammin' was good, but didn't have the same flow as the other songs; almost robotic/stiff. I think this is partly because as a band we have only just started playing thee song, but I'm sure this will improve as people get used to playing the song and the music can flow with more feeling.
For 'Take Me Out' I feel that our technique in that song has lacked today, as I have previously stated. Hopefully it was just one of those days were you can't get it right!! My technique has improved over this rehearsal when trying to fill out the sound in a 3 piece band and singer. At the start of the rehearsal I found it quite hard to get the right sound for my guitar (sound as in not th EQ but the texture and dynamics of the song). In the original track they have many  guitarists as well as a keyboard/organ player, which really helps to fill-out the sound- its a lot harder with just 1 guitar. But after starting off just skanking I improved my technique by incorperating it with syncopated chords too (mirroring the keyboard off the track).
I think we had a few positive outcomes from today however Take Me Out really did let us down, therefore I'd say our productivity was 6/10 again. 

Here's the song we have to learn-
Ride - Leave Them All Behind

Everyone else in the band just really needs to keep on top of practise of our repertoire making sure next week they can still give a very good performance of every song that I've stated over the previous weeks. I'd say that our productivity was lower than normal, as we spent the majority of time recording song/s. But in the time where we did practise, it went well and I'd say that we were productive- 8/10.
I'd say that our performance technique has significantly improved since we have started being filmed- all of us as a band have stepped up to the mark and I think we are a lot more professional than at the start of the course. I'm judging this by people have stopped just twiddling and playing nonsense, talking about things that aren't relevant to our rehearsal (most of the time!!) and prioritising songs that need to be practised or learnt.