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Metallica: I downloaded the set on iPlayer, have half-watched about about an hour while ironing (something to do with hot metal) Got a bit bored with it to be honest. I'll watch the rest as I'm a big fan of Enter Sandman (it was the first song I learned to play all the way through when I was a nipper you see). This was funny though: say yeah if you want the earth to be a better place yeah! say woo if you love your brothers and sisters! woo! say yay if you're nice to people! yay! awRITE, this is a our new song it's called Ebola-Encrusted Poison Pustule On The Tip Of A ICBM Heading Your Way Hahaha atwothreefour

I watched Robert Plant's set this morning - for someone who doesn't want to play with Led Zeppelin, he played an awful lot of Led Zep songs, and the same ones he's been playing for ages. I love him but I'm glad I held off getting tickets for his tour later this year.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1404307572' post='2491396'] That's the thing about Glastonbury. People who've never been just read about the mud and the toilets, and watch the TV coverage that depicts it as being all about standing in a field in front of a big stage. But there's so much more to the festival that doesn't get reported - and that's always where the real magic can be found. Each time I've been, we probably spend less than 10% of our time stood at the main stage, and the vast bulk of it exploring the smaller, weirder acts on the other stages. The Circus Field, the Comedy Tent, the Sacred Space late at night... etc. [/quote] Same goes for other festivals. What me and Mrs Tone found was that it wasn't the strength or otherwise of the main acts that made the weekend, but the number of punters there. So Glastonbury is way too huge, Bestival just about too big (despite having some *really* good smaller weirder areas), smaller than that pretty good. We're off to our favourite for the third year running this year, really looking forward to it.

[quote name='timo' timestamp='1404215855' post='2490340'] ...and Melt Yourself Down. [/quote] Hurray! I'm seeing them at Love Supreme at the weekend. They're great aren't they - and a million miles from where Pete Wareham's other band, Polar Bear, have ended up.

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1404214282' post='2490309'] There is a dolly parton mime controversy brewing. I thought she was miming immediately and i have worked with a fe artists who used the multitrack vocal backup so I reckon I can spot it. Stephen fry is stating that the delay in her lip movement and the audio was a tv glitch, that nobody else over the entire festival coverage suffered from. I just googled "dolly parton mimes" and got loads of hits about complaints that she mimes part or all of her Blue Smoke tour for the last few years. Well done Eavis, a miming dolly parton at glastonbury. nice. [/quote] Stephen Fry is right about the audio/video sync glitch - I was watching Metallica on iPlayer last night, while Hetf is spot on, cut to the drums and watching Lars is like being at the back at Wembley Arena. As for Dolly, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b048t0jz/glastonbury-2014-dolly-parton about About 1:18:40s in. Oops!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1404142242' post='2489681'] Fleetwood Mac.. [/quote] Oh, that's a bit disappointing. With or without the other singer?

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1404140838' post='2489663'] Have Foo Fighters headlned before? I reckon they will be next. [/quote] Re Glastonbury 2015, Eavis said "We've got three headliners already – and that's without Prince. We've got some good headliners. We had an agent [for a band] yesterday on the platform by the stage watching Metallica with me, saying, 'My band want to do it next year'. I can't tell you who it was but that was done on the platform watching Metallica. It it a British artist? He's definitely British, but the band are not British any more." Who's that then. Genesis?

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1404135618' post='2489574'] I think I'm a little bit in love with St Vincent: [/quote] Me too, since she was on Jools a few weeks ago. Going to see her at the Roundhouse later in the year. I didn't know she was going to be on at Glastonbury - was she a late addition? (oops the "bass" player cocks up a minute or so into this clip. hurray for live music! bet that didn't happen to Dolly )

Another one for the Cory fans (caution, no bass content) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLDKGbhr5Ps

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1404079683' post='2489162'] I've seen a lot of posts on line that suggest the audio was out of sync on thre broadcast, and that the organisers wouldn't let this sort of thing happen. [/quote] I've had it confirmed from a sound engineer who's worked at previous Glastonburys that it does happen, unfortunately (not that this constitutes any kind of proof that Dolly was miming mind you)

And they're on the main stage at Love Supreme festival on Saturday, 2pm ish. See you there!

What's wrong with solos? As well as the other Snarky CDs, which come with a bonus DVD (I've got groundUP and Tell Your Friends), I can also recommend Pupps' keyboard player Bill Laurence's new release Flint, which also comes with a bonus DVD. (Also also, Michael League is on the cover of the August 2014 Bass Player magazine)

[quote name='morsefull' timestamp='1403558458' post='2483995'] We did ask, but the reply was "No food for the band yet, sorry mate" I knicked some crackling though [/quote] Winner of "Best SIlver Lining" award 2014

Still, plenty of hog roast to around?

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1403430918' post='2482539'] He looks about 17 because he IS about 17 ( a bit older actually). His Basschat name is Danthewelshy & he's a really nice guy. He also plays with my old mate Steve Roberts (Godsticks drummer) as the live rhythm section for Magenta. [/quote] Yep! Both lovely chaps, I was chatting to them post gig. Dan's looking to sell his bass so I of course directed him to basschat classifieds. Their slot on Thursday was the best I've seen them - they've really filled out the sound by adding a permanent keys player (another incredibly young/talented guy, Murray (I think))

The blue Lakland came out last night, you'll be relieved to hear: [url="http://livemusicblog.com/2013/08/26/photos-setlist-sts9-umphreys-mcgee-chesterfield-amphitheatre-st-louis-mo-82213/ryan-stasik-of-umphreys-mcgee/"]http://livemusicblog.com/2013/08/26/photos-setlist-sts9-umphreys-mcgee-chesterfield-amphitheatre-st-louis-mo-82213/ryan-stasik-of-umphreys-mcgee/[/url] The band were joined in the encore by Manny Sanchez of the Misfits for "London Dungeon". Awesome/bewildering. Stasik took the time to chat afterwards: "Hey are you a bass player? I could see you checking my stuff out all night". He's my new favourite.

I love the album this track is from, Enigmatic Ocean. The bassline to "The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea" was recently transcribed in Bass Player magazine. Lots of notes.

UM update: generally having a fantastic time so far, one night to go. Ryan Stasik's being brilliant, it looks like he's only brought along his F Bass (http://www.fbass.com/artists/artist/ryan_stasik) and left the usual Laklands at home. The venue is really good sound- and lights-wise. BUT the cost of beer raised an eyebrow on Thursday night: £5.80 for a pint of Meantime. Last night I asked for a pint of fizzy water, ice and slice. FOUR POUNDS. (I switched back to beer)

They're at Ronnie Scott's tonight - sold out! Did you have Tim Garland on sax as well? Fantastic player.

Signed and sent on to friends/ex-colleagues from the area

[quote name='jacko' timestamp='1403179483' post='2480508'] Difficult to fiind anything online - I managed to pick up Vimana at the rekord shak in edinburgh about ten years ago. features percy jones on bass. there's a brief entry on wiki.. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_(Italian_band"]http://en.wikipedia....a_(Italian_band[/url]) [/quote] Yep, saw that, and the Collins/Pert connection which piqued my interest. There's an album Blink on Spotify, which is pretty good apart from the singing... which can get a bit OTT. Must be the opera influence.

No idea, sounds great though. Any tips for where to start with Nova's back catalog?

[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1403168035' post='2480334'] Bassist of Godsticks is on here. Or he used to be, dont know how active he is now..... Dan Nelson. A fellow student of Jon Caulfield. Good lad and a great player. Ive seen them live and id say they are well worth a watch [/quote] Yeah, Dan's really good. And given he's playing music of that complexity and stepping in the shoes of Bryan Beller and looks about 17, I'm not jealous oh no.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1403111668' post='2479946'] There have been so many Primus spin-off projects that it's difficult to keep up, to be honest with you. ( Not that I want to keep up... ). It all sounds like music for an imaginary children's T.V show made by someone suffering from severe paranoid schizophrenia to me, to be honest with you. [/quote] It's as much a Phish and a Police spin-off as a Primus spin-off. I've copied it to my music machine today to see if they were a decade or so ahead of their time. [quote] One thing that we British folks can be very proud of is prog rock. When you look at the horrific mess that the Yanks usually of that genre, you begin to realize what great bands Yes, Crimson, and Genesis[i] et al[/i] were . Rush were great too ( crap nowadays , though ) , but they are part of the Commonwealth so we can claim most of the credit for them . [/quote] I wouldn't put UM in the same prog pigeonhole as these four bands, of which I am very fond - although three (Yes, Genesis, Rush) were great but haven't presented much since the early 80s that interests me any more. I'd say Invisible Touch and Union were a horrific mess as well. (Rush more a post-Counterparts plateau of mediocrity)

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1403136772' post='2480227'] Just checked and I have Anchor Drops and Mantis. I think they were passed on to me as mp3's by a mate who knew I liked a bit of prog. Don't think I've listened to either for a year or two. [/quote] Do you use Spotify? There's a great selection of live material there - check out Live At The Murat or any of the "Hall Of Fame" collections (these are 'best ofs' that year's live recordings).