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    Communications issues in bands

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    [quote name='Les' timestamp='1477568056' post='3163006']
    With us noone needs to get back. If you haven't crossed the date off on the bands Google calendar and something goes in, it's in, and your doing it or being replaced.
    [/quote]

    Only three of a six-piece band bothered filling in our Google Calendar. Make that one less these days.

    First time in Wunjos today..

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    Shame the 12 Bar had to go though.

    I think it's the sax shop that'll be knocked through to make an alley direct from the tube station. As previously said Wunjo's are being shunted around to renovate the shops one at a time. Last time I asked when they'd be taking over the hairdressers.

    Anyone play in an instrumental only band?

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    Posted · Edited by toneknob

    Yep, my band does versions of jazz-rock classics from Metheny, Billy Cobham, Weather Report, Mike Stern, Jaco, Mahavishnu and that lot, plus some of our own stuff in a similar vein. Goes without saying we don't make any money from it! That's not the point really, it's a laugh to play and the punters like it. It can be fun and games getting gigs though. I try to get bandmates to not say "fusion" when describing us.

    Mick Karn :(

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    [quote name='Stickman' timestamp='1476746418' post='3156965']
    I loved Mick's playing, truly a unique voice on the instrument.

    I was going to post a bunch of links to collaborations not mentioned above, like Dali's Car, Polytown (with David Torn and Terry Bozzio), Bill Nelson, Midge Ure etc. but instead here is a track from the live Jansen Barbieri Karn album called 'Playing In A Room With People' as that is the one I seem to return to a lot:
    [/quote]

    That JBK album is brilliant. Saday, Maday is originally from MK's solo record Bestial Cluster which I can't recommend enough.

    Sting.

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    [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1476766025' post='3156995']
    [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XUaDJm0ac8"]https://www.youtube....h?v=6XUaDJm0ac8[/url]
    There you go.
    [/quote]

    Smashing! Thanks.

    Sting.

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    Posted

    [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1476730613' post='3156782']
    Tracy Wormworth, always wondered who played on that tour. She does a lovely drop D bass line on If You Love Somebody etc which was a bonus live track with one of his singles.
    It was nice to hear him back on the bass for his second album after Daryll Jones did the first and their's some lovely bass on it.
    [/quote]

    Had a quick rummage for the If You Love Sombody live but can only find earlier (Bring On The Night era) clips. Got any links to the Tracy version?

    Wooden spoon bonus round: Temptation/Frustration etc. etc.

    Sting.

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    Posted

    [quote name='mikel' timestamp='1476731311' post='3156791']
    I believe what he meant was that he didnt want them just sitting about doing nowt with there lives cos they would just get all the old mans money. Also, he is a Geordie, he has a sense of humor.
    [/quote]

    As a comedian he should stick to bass-playing

    Sting.

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    [quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1476726078' post='3156708']
    Two pages of Sting-stuff, and nobody's mentioned his Tantric bonking yet!

    What's happened to Basschat??!! :lol:
    [/quote]

    I was going to mention that in another 8-10 pages or so.

    Sting.

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    Love The Police and a fair chunk of his solo output. I remember saying to a friend around the time of the Lute album "it's really hard staying a Sting fan sometimes". Didn't think much of his recent session on Jools either.

    I missed The Police first time round but caught them in 2007 in Vienna (brilliant - one of a few standing gigs they did) and Wembley Arena (so so). I saw him first at the Human Rights Now show at Wembley Stadium in 198something, round about the time of Nothing Like The Sun, and on the tour for the same album at Wembley Arena. Bassist then was Tracy Wormworth from The Waitresses! (that's her on Christmas Wrapping). I saw the Back To Bass show a couple of years ago as well, that was pretty good.

    Added props for some brilliant basslines in The Police, agree Ten Sumner's Tales is his best. Also love The Lazarus Heart from NLTS, Jeremiah Blues Pt 1, Dream Of The Blue Turtles (with Demolition Man on Bring On The Night - wow), Moon Over Bourbon St, live album All This TIme is surprisingly good. Bonus points for ongoing use of Moog Taurus synth pedals.

    Wooden spoon for the "greatest hits with orchestra" thing, trying to be too clever-clever, the Lute album, the musical, the beard, buddy-buddy tours with Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon, telling his kids they're not inheriting anything.

    fx case

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    The trouble I have is that the velcro bond (hook to loop) is stronger than the glue bond between the velcro and board/pedal. So in some warm-ish weather recently the glue got a bit melty and so pedals came away from the board leaving a double-layer of velcro (ie hook later and loop layer) still attached on one side or the other. (The velcro is that which comes with a Pedaltrain case by the way).

    Anyone else get this?

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