I am reminded constantly of the similarities between being in a band and being in a relationship. Like, I'm in a new band, and I really like this new band because the music is pretty good and the guys are just really cool people, but I still really miss my old band. Maybe it's because this new band is a completely different style of music, but I really miss how poppy and awesome we sounded while still having our own unique sound. I miss doing a cover at every show just for fun, even if it took us longer to learn the cover than it would have to write an extra song to fill the slot. I miss my other bandmates that I've barely talked to since the singer moved.
I think that no matter how happy I am with this band or any other band, a small part of me will miss Beards & Broads. I mean, I gave that band 3 years of my life. It was important. That's pretty normal, right?