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Two shows tomorrow night at the Roundhouse: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/2014/prince-and-3rd-eye-girl/

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1401357304' post='2462711'] Not everyone has Excel. 1. I don't have any use for spreadsheet software therefore I don't have it 2. It costs money. If someone else wants me to use it then they'll need to buy me a copy. [/quote] Open Office is free and compatible, and is what I use at home.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1401355451' post='2462669'] Only works if everyone has a copy of Excel though. [/quote] Yeah, true. Like a Google Calendar only works for people with web browsers I suppose.

I've got an excel spreadsheet shared in Dropbox. Again, it works perfectly if everyone uses it.

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1400536868' post='2454851'] Could be either the Alesis Air FX or Air Synth [url="http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan01/articles/alesisair.asp"]http://www.soundonso...s/alesisair.asp[/url] [url="http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar03/articles/alesisairsynth.asp"]http://www.soundonso...sisairsynth.asp[/url] [/quote] Cor. Well Jean-Michel.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1400524779' post='2454665'] Really enjoyed the Eno/Hyde tracks. To my mind shades of "Here Come The Warm Jets" mixed with Freur. For me, Eno is always more interesting when he's actually composing and playing rather than just "producing". [/quote] What's the thing he's playing with his right hand? The Electro-boob. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgdLBgsfYaE

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1400510666' post='2454472'] Just realised St. Vincent are playing the amazing Sage venue in Newcastle...definitely going to try and get tickets ASAP! [/quote] Yep, I'm in for the Roundhouse gig as well. I listened to the StV/David Byrne album when it came out and it didn't do anything for me. Gave it another listen last week, still nothing. the new StV album just keeps getting better though. Odd, given I'm a huge Talking Heads fan. Curiously, the same happened with the recent-ish David Byrne/Brian Eno album.

St Vincent, brilliant - not seen her/them before, loved it. The Tuesday night live version of Digital Witness was better than the Friday night version as well. Delightfully barmy. And the best synth bass I've heard in ages. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmnhY9Smj3M[/media] Ffwd through Kasabian. What about the new Brian Eno thing? Not quite what I expected.

Survey done. Video watched. There's a nice bit of squeezebox in there.

Here's the Guardian's review of the second night at the Scala http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/08/snarky-puppy-scala-london-review

Handy KP3 vs Kaossilator Pro comparison: http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2010/03/10/kaossilator-pro-vs-kaoss-pad-3-comparison/

Can someone explain in easy bassist-friendly words what a Kaossilator is? (and/or lets see the youtube clips you mention)

[quote name='PTB' timestamp='1399567599' post='2445462'] It was a really great gig last night but we were stuck at the back behind a gathering of giants ... Sounds like we were behind you. Must get there earlier next time. [/quote] I'm only 5'10" ! Although for the second night I had deliberately worn my high heels (a pair of thick-soled steel-toed Blundstones vs the previous night's relatively skimpy Converse boots), so I had an extra few cm in height. Know what you mean though - it's a low stage, and once the front row of the floor and balconies are full it's tough to get a good sightline. On Tuesday night I was in a good spot on the floor, then the drum/perc duet happened and I was low on beer so went to the bar. The venue had filled up a LOT after I'd got to my spot, and I found myself behind the sound desk occasionally seeing ML's head. Still, nice cold beer though. At £4.90 a tin.

Gary Willis lives there now. Drop him a line and ask for a lesson.

[quote name='PTB' timestamp='1399530764' post='2444993'] It was a really great gig last night but we were stuck at the back behind a gathering of giants. I could see a few heads & shoulders onstage but Mrs PTB & my daughter couldn't see a thing despite shuffling around the venue. Still, musically it was superb. [/quote] We got there early (7.45 ish) and already the best spot to be found was the third level balcony (same height as the mix desk). We couldn't see the whites of their eyes but had a full view of the stage. Great show, marginally better than Tuesday's as well.

That Paul Turner just ambled past on his way into the Scala

A few tickets have been released for tonight's Scala gig: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/KWI0605

Big fan of Caravan here - but more of the line-ups that included Richard Sinclair on bass and vocals. "Waterloo Lily" and "In The Land Of Grey And Pink" are classics for prog fans everywhere. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl70UahZ3a4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2ZrJdmnHIw How do you rate the new album?

[quote name='Left Foot' timestamp='1397059128' post='2420258'] all to confusing, so I count in bums and tits [/quote] *insert inappropriate clip from Total Recall here*

Haha. Of course.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1397054369' post='2420184'] I just searched on 'Dream Theatre "Mike Portney"' and found 10,700 results. Doesn't that mean that it must be a correct spelling of his name since there are many examples of it being spelled that way? [/quote] er, no actually (and it's "Theater" )

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1397053938' post='2420177'] E.g. it's very common for people to write "your" when they should write "you're", but this doesn't make it correct. ...(After all, it was me that posted the Portney youtube video.) [/quote] It's "Portnoy" actually

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1397048427' post='2420094'] As someone else said in one of the related threads (and possibly here as well) these "rules" are more like widely-followed guidelines than scientific laws. Depending on whose transcript you pick up, for example, I've seen Pink Floyd's [i]Money [/i]written out in both 7/4 and in 4+3 / 4. (Somebody told me this was because conventionally, 7/4 is emphasised as 3+4 / 4. I don't know whether I believe this person, particularly because I didn't think there was enough music written in 7/4 for there to be a broad "convention" on the matter!) [/quote] There's no more a convention for 7/4 to be treated as a 3+4 or a 4+3 than 4/4 has a convention to be 2+2 or 1+3 or 3+1. It's 7/4 because there are seven quarter-note beats that repeat. Same goes for 9/8, 13/4 etc.

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1396967259' post='2419219'] Your bracketed guess is correct! Unfortunately I don't have a prize to offer you. [/quote] Cool! (They're both the same thing btw). My prize shall be an elevated sense of satisfaction and pride for the rest of the day, as I walk down the street in 17/16

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1396963593' post='2419151'] Both wrong, I'm afraid. Though there are some spurious 4/4s chucked in at key points. Try again! [/quote] The verses sound like alternating 7/4 and 15/16 (or 7/8 7/8 7/8 4/4 if you like)