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4 hours ago, ped said:
It’s actually hidden until you make a first post, to avoid spam - that’s why you can see it now!
Cheers
Oh I didnt know that! Am I in trouble?? 😢😫
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I do agree about They Shall Not Grow Old. He worked wonders with that 100 year old grainy WW1 footage.
It will sell though. Anything Beatles related usually sells.
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Following the arrival of Jackson’s new film, a restored version of Lindsay-Hogg’s Let It Be will also be released.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/peter-jackson-beatles-movie-let-it-be-786380/
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7 hours ago, Deanol said:
As I am beginning with this "bigger guitar but with two missing strings" jobbie, I worked on something stratightfoward - the bassline to Daydream Believer by The Monkees.
It's in G and the last two bars of the chorus descends thus A, G, F#, E, D, C, B, A. Which is a descending G Major scale, that just starts and finishes on A.
What's not to like?
Dorian Mode. 👍
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6 hours ago, steantval said:
I thought Foxton, The Jam were more retro Mod than Punk.
True dat. 😋 Weller started out as Pete Townsend and morphed into Steve Marriott shortly thereafter. 😊
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5 hours ago, BreadBin said:
Punk allowed people the freedom to pick up an instrument and play it regardless of whether they knew how. Some of the music they produced was good, most of it was shyte.
Skiffle did that 20 years before punk came along.
'Oh! Where's me washboard!' 🤣
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We do this one. We dont actually bother with that bit, we just start it off with the drums on their own.
We thought it was a bit naff anyway. 💩
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I took a big gouge out of my brand new Mexican Standard P Bass on its first ever gig. 😢
It was a lovely sparkly Lake Placid Blue.
Luckily enough, it was just behind the forearm cutaway so its not immediatly visible to anyone who cares.
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You cant beat Space 1999 for some classic 70's Wackacha' pedal.
No idea who the bassist was. Carol Kaye done some TV themes.
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1 minute ago, MacDaddy said:
A cover though, not an original.
Ah sorry. I've only just woken up. 😴
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9 minutes ago, KevB said:
Neil Sedaka and the O'Jays did Stairway To Heaven. And some rock band too apparently.....Far Corporation.
So did the notorious Antipodean kiddie fiddler who's name we cant mention.
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Angel Eyes - Abba
Angel Eyes - Roxy Music
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On 21/01/2019 at 00:05, gpw5150 said:
On Joinmyband.
TBH, I play stuff with a couple of guys weekly and it's okay, needs polish, but we are not intending to gig for a while, but they are good fun and well spirited guys. However, An ask came up on JMB for a bass player for a 'Chic' cover band. Well, I remember most of the basslines, but there are a few versions of the songs about so, I am not too familiar with all the changes.
I speak to the guy on the phone who tells me he is an ex sound engineer and toured extensively, he is looking for high quality musicians an people who can simply pick stuff up and run with it. He is quite firm that this is his project. He has a drummer and a vocalist on email and adds me to the group.
Some emails are exchanged, some in a random order with some song references, but no fixed list or versions, just some songs across 3 emails with 'keys' that are not really keys - they are chords played for the songs - so, I do a few bits of Chic (as this is the primary focus) as time dictates and leave it at that. We are asked to meet at a rehearsal space at a time and date.
I turn up at the allotted time to find a vocalist who is about 200 years old, a bloke with arthritis on the drums and the guy who has organised this is possibly one of the worst guitar players I have ever encountered - literally no pazazz or feel at all. The vocalist does not have lyrics for all songs, I only rehearsed the chic ones that I skim read and the drummer only has 1/2 options in his capabilities and 120BPM was well out of his comfort zone, mixed with a god awful soulless drone from the guitar and an inability to play with any dexterity - Even the SRV solo on David Bowie's 'Lets Dance' was beyond him - Almost swiped the guitar from his hand and played it for him......
I was told by 'our leader' that my bass sound was wrong (and reminded of his vast sound engineering career) and I was missing out various bits of the songs - unsurprisingly he could not point to an individual bit missing and instead stated that the bassline is busier - I agreed and just pulled my hat down tighter on my head! As for sound, well, I usually practice through headphones on my amp at home and then have to make adjustments hen I have the cab linked up at rehearsals and was not really given an opportunity to adjust, in fact, I was given no time at all to warm up on a freezing cold night.
Suffice to say, I won't be going back and I doubt I will hear from him anyway - It was truly awful. I almost packed up and walked on the 'sound' and 'busier' basslines bit....
Anyone else had to deal with this....?
Heard anything back yet? 😋
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We are going to cover A Kind Of Magic in my band. I never really gave it much of a listen before we gave it a run through. I just assumed it was just that A - A - A - F# - E - F# riff was the bulk of the song.
However, JD throws in a lot of fills and runs which I never picked up on before.
Got it down to a tee now. 😋
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13 hours ago, gt4ever said:
You play all 13 mins??
No. We do the 7" version. 😋
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We finish our set with Rappers Delight, Sugarhill Gang. Our singer knows it off by heart. 😂
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I never used to sing. In fact I couldn't sing a note until a joined a function band 20 odd years ago. They let me sing backing but I wasn't all that confident and stood back from the mike. Every gig I kept plugging away and got a lot better.
Fast forward 20 years and now I am a better singer and sometimes get the lead vocals on a few numbers (Although I have to simplify the bass part)
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Bought a pair of vox bass headphones from Neil.
Very well packed and good comms
Will recommend.
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Yes, there is a thread on that here.
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Battle scarred 65 p. Tugbar and chrome knobs MIA 😊
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2 minutes ago, chris_b said:
Klaus is a cool guy.
He has a great take on bass playing, minimalism and great tone. His simple style was an influence in the early 70's.
Yes.
Apparently, he was fooling around on the bass at a session when the producer said 'Thats brilliant! Can you do it again?'
And so one of the greatest bass intros was born! 👍
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18 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:
We have sex on fire and other awful songs for that. Ignoring that I really detest oasis songs, there is nothing worse than a pub crowd singing oasis to make leave a pub.
So no, if gigging is playing that, I am happy to not do it
I would rather go out and play rather than sit at home because I dont like to play the songs that the audience likes.
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The Power of Love - Different songs with the same title!
in General Discussion
Posted · Edited by Hobbayne
Rip It Up - Little Richard and countless others.
Rip It Up - Orange Juice