Rayman

Old Millstone, Macclesfield last night, Ship Inn next Saturday. Last night was a cracker. It was one of those gigs that didn't hold out much hope at first, with only a handful of people in, it was looking bleak when we started, but an hour and a half later the place was rocking. We played well, nice balanced sound which crept up in volume as we went on of course, but hey ho, it's rock'n'roll in it?

I, like many I guess, was a massive fan all the way from Rattus up to when Hugh left, then I dropped them like a stone after I heard Written In Red which was crap. As an old fan, is life after Hugh really worth investigating?

Yeah, I saw the Celinder, and was tempted, but it's a bit steep for me on price, so I backed off. Very nice bass though. I much prefer it to the Lull aesthetically, but they're both top notch I'm sure.

******* [i]AWESOME[/i] sir.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1328632559' post='1530385'] [/quote] What's that supposed to mean??

Ha. We thought we were being "cutting edge" by learning this one, but apparently not! Seems like you're all doing it. We've also just put in "Pounding" by Doves and "Sweet Disposition" by Temper Trap. They work quite well along side the usual Chilis and Foos stuff.

I had a glass, Grolsch ashtray thrown at me during a gig many [i]many [/i]years ago, which hit me on the side of the head, luckily it was just a glancing blow, and no real damage was done. I was the singer at the time, and reached for the bass player's Aria ZZ bass and threatened to shove it sideways up the arse of the perpetrator, who sadly, failed to come forward.

Awesome. Just one thing to add from me. I've played drums, guitar, I've tried trumpet, clarinet, keyboards, and for me at least, not one of those instruments held a candle to the Bass Guitar. Bass has opened my eyes to Dub, Funk, Jazz, Soul, etc etc when all I knew before was rock and punk mainly. There is no other instrument better for opening musical doors and opportunities than the Bass Guitar, and there is [i]definitely[/i] no instrument cooler or more respected by other musicians.

Awesome. I'm pleased for you.

[quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1328102741' post='1521803'] I'll get me coat. [/quote] Erm....yeah, me too.

Oh.....the bloke from Art Attack? The kids art show? Didn't know he was in a band to be honest? Don't know them, but best of luck, looks like a good gig.