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Lets see the Mustangs. Don't recall any pics. We have a rehearsal booked 18th Oct 12-6pm but not sure if it will go ahead way things are going at moment. Dave

Wish you all the best @martthebass Hopefully you can post some pics or vids for us Glammers. Dave

Most people associate Neil with Whitesnake but i first heard / saw him with Colloseum II on TV mid to late 70's. It was a full live concert of the band. Gary Moore, Jon Hiseman and Don Airey on keys. Great band. Dave

Not so much your loss. Just not to your taste. That's what makes us all different Dave

I first heard Seconds Out by Genesis so i think that influenced my preference to PC Genesis. I heard Close to the Edge first but still prefer Going For the One. With regards Rush my first album was 2112. I enjoyed the implied story behind the songs back in the good old days. One of my fav Rush songs from the early years is By-Tor and the Snow Dog. Amazing sound for a 3 piece band and probably what impressed me most about them. By the time they got to Farewell to Kings they sounded far bigger with introduction of keys and electronic percussion coming along. Happy days . I had a fantastic imagination when i was younger and used to dream up stories behind every album or song. So my theory on what album you heard first might influence your preference to be a load of TOSH. Ah well !!! back to the psychology drawing board. Dave

Oddly enough my preferred era for Genesis was when PC took over up to Duke album. Was never really a fan of Gabriel era back in the day but have since gone back and listened to that era more as i got older. With regards Yes i've never really been a huge fan just snippets in time. I occasionally suffer in Delirium while standing Close to the edge. Makes me very Fragile. Dave

Think the 2 Floyd albums have a different feel so its probably just down to your own personal taste or maybe even something as simple as what album you heard first. For me i heard DSOTM first and it amazed me. Dave

At my age i'd rather be safe than dead. Its a bummer trying to play when your fingers are disintegrating. We are now looking at mid 2021 before things pick up. Of course a vaccine can't be far away now that Donald Trump has been cured. Dave

Its easy to forget that the age group 50-75 lived thru 60-70's music scene. You're talking everything from the Beatles to Jimi Hendrix, to Floyd and Genesis. And don't forget the 70's chart hits by bands like Sweet, T.Rex, Bowie, Alice Cooper, Steve Harley, Slade, Bay City Rollers. You then had punk & funk thrown in. It was a great time to be a teenager. There was such a wide variation of music styles when they were young that it has probably given that age group (i include myself in this) a more open acceptance of most musical styles. Just my own experience of course but i play in a 70's Glam Rock covers band and our audience age varies from 20's thru to 70's (typically 40-60's) but they all get up and dance and enjoy the music Great to hear some bands are starting to gig. Nice one. Dave

What happened last year. Can it get much worse

I've just never really taken to WYWH for some reason. Prefer Animals which is my 2nd choice. Dave

Hope you are coping ok. Not a good time for you but we are all thinking of you. Dave

As everyone else has mentioned already he was truly an inspiration for so many guitarists. The full VH band at the start in 78 was simply an incredible show to watch. EVH and DLR were both the ultimate showmen. Add to that the incredible Mike Anthony on bass and Alex VH on drums you had a wall of sound to back EVH showmanship. For me the ultimate fun rock band. Dave

I kinda thought that too until i listened to IQ album Road of Bones 2014 which for me was their high point. Not bad for a band that's been around since circa 1980. Genesis peaked at Seconds Out IMO. Rush was Moving Pictures Yes was Going For the One Marillion i just remember the hits Pink Floyd was DSOTM Not to say that these bands all had some excellent albums after they peaked. Dave

In an attempt to get back on thread have a listen to this popular YES songs that even reached No7 in UK charts in 1977. For me this was their best album "Going For The One"

I've seen several signature Squier P & J basses.

I've seen CS use a PJ set up on a bass..........honest i have.

For some odd reason I thought this was about the OP listening to YES and not really getting them. How did we manage to get on to weird jazz. ? We should start a BC side-track thread just to see where & what we get into. As bassists we seem to have a tendency to drift away from the main theme. Hope we don't all do that in a band setting. Aaaahh that's where the weird jazz comes in. Now i get it. Dave

Head-banging is a form of dance

Me too. I had just put new strings on my main basses meaning the MB LongEvos will sit on the shelf for few mths and then i'll need to choose what bass they go on. Dave

So spoke the Wizard in his Mountain home. The Vision of his wisdom means we'll never be alone Dave

Sorry FAKE NEWS.

I've never been a huge fan of Yes but i liked Close To the Edge in its day but can't really listen to it now. My fav album of theirs is Going For The One. For me the production on that particular album sounded better than the others. I do like Gates of Delirium but i need to be in the right mood for it. Some parts of Close to the Edge i can listen to now and again. Oddly enough when i come across them when sifting thru Youtube clips i always enjoy them. I really like Jon Anderson's voice. Did see them as Yeggles in Glasgow. Was good but not quite the same. Dave