paul_5

Fish On - Primus

‘How the west was won and where it got us’ R.E.M.

There’s never a good time to admit that!!

First we take Manhattan - Leonard Cohen

If you pop the top then you should be able to see the value and taper of the pots. I’ve got an old TC head that’s broken that I don’t mind desoldering them on mine if they’re the same value.

The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths

Ghoat (sic)

Waiting for something to happen - The Cure

Yes, it’s even better when you find one in your shed!!

I wouldn’t gig with someone with extreme political views, and more importantly I’d tell them why - you have to call it out so that they know it’s unacceptable, otherwise they’ll just carry on until they find someone who’s prepared to accept it and never question themselves.

My Apocalypse - Metallica.

Eye contact with the band members can help you relax, and keep it simple.

On the other hand, AI could give us a Babel Fish type device that shouts chord names at us…

Me too! I/ve tried about a dozen different compressors over the years and have finally settled on the Briggs Diamante optical compressor. I too play fretless almost exclusively and it's great for tightening up the tone.

What about if the player is also suitably ‘reliced’ ? Fair do’s on this though! 😄

Jaco only needed Rounds...

Ceylon - The Commodores.

Well, the flats/Jazz combo was good enough for John Paul Jones on the classic Led Zep stuff, and in recent yerars Flea has been sporting flats on his Jazz basses, so at least you're in good company.

Zomby Woof - Zappa.

No, it’s NOT a word!! 😄

I played keys as a teenager and a friend got me into Rush, so I bought "A Show Of Hands" 'cos it had loads of songs with keyboards on. A reasonable choice. Then I heard the Geddy's bass run on "closer to the heart" on side 4 (it was on vinyl in those days) and knew that I just HAD to make those sounds. Sadly I never have, but I've occasionally come close.

Only one of them can hold a tune though, the other couldn't carry it in a bucket!

My pet peeve is songs/choruses that rely on "wooahhh" instead of writing proper lyrics. It's just lazy songwriting.

Re-watching the Metallica S&M DVD from the 90's. The footage looks really grainy and dated by today's standards but the audio is great!