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The Maze in Nottingham again on Saturday. It was supposed to be an acoustic set so our guitarist and bassist just used their acoustics plugged in. It didn't seem to make a massive difference except the bass was really muddy and the soundguy was clearly struggling to control feedback Anyway, the room was packed and singing and dancing, one of the best responses we've had I think, which was nice!

No one is suggesting we should have positive discrimination enforcing the make-up of bands. TimR was merely trying to explain the concept of positive discrimination, and why it's sometimes deemed necessary. More specifically, he was trying to explain why the MOBO awards could be a positive thing because several posters expressed opinions along the lines "Why does there have to be music awards for black music? We don't have music awards for white music, it's ridiculous!!" as though they fail to understand the disadvantages that come with being from an ethnic minority in our society, even today. *I hope I've not stepped on your toes there TimR

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1487255890' post='3238417'] Positive discrimination is still discrimination [/quote] I have no idea what it's like to grow up black in Britain. What is obvious is that even today, after years of progress, black people are still disadvantaged in our society because of the colour of their skin. In an effort to keep the progress going in the hope of one day achieving equality, sometimes we implement what's known as "positive discrimination". If the MOBO awards are an example of positive discrimination (I'm pretty sure white people playing Music Of Black Origin can be nominated?) then good!! Hopefully they'll play a small part in the progress we need

I want to play drums in Vulfpeck so Jack Stratton can stay on keys and Theo Katzman stay on vocals and guitar

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1487201517' post='3238083'] Well, it's not very rock and roll is it. Depends what kind of cases though... I used to play in a band where the drummer turned up with his kit in bin bags. [/quote] I played for years with no front head on the bass drum, so the floor tom would go inside, and the rack tom would balance on top. One trip for the drums, then one trip for cymbals, snare and stands. I thought it was super efficient and I never had a problem. Apparently it looks unprofessional so now I have to make 3 trips and f*** about with bags

I almost lost a gig because I didn't want to put my drums in cases, which seems about as petty as a watch?

https://shadowsintolight.bandcamp.com/ great bass tone! Well done, I'd love to get played on Radio 1! I have to say googling "shadows into light band" brings up a youtube video for your song which isn't available - I'd sort that out and get it on Spotify etc ASAP to take advantage of your new exposure

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1487152407' post='3237470'] For me, getting the details right is just as important. In fact if your band does have an "image" the wrong details will be much more noticeable and detract from the overall picture. [/quote] I don't know. I wear dark blue trainers sometimes instead of black. I'm behind the drum kit, and they're basically black from the audience POV, but I've still been chastised by other band members for it. Obviously they would agree with you, but I've seen photos, and you can't see my shoes let alone tell what colour they are! [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1487152407' post='3237470'] ...IME most mens watches are ugly over-sized random lumps of plastic and metal. [/quote] I totally agree on that!

They had one in my local shop - 1978, for £600. I know they'd have come down to £500. It was the same colour as mine but with a black scratch plate and without the horrible gouge I put in it by running round the house playing. I gave it a go in the shop and it was so nice to play. I know some of it is switching from my big 6 strings to a tiny short-scale 4 string, but I really loved it

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1487097985' post='3237087'] No as I keep saying it is style AND substance. It seems to be a particularly male trait to pretend not to get this and IMO nothing to be proud of. [/quote] I get it. It's just that for [i]most[/i] bands a wrist watch wouldn't impact the style in any significant way

My very first bass was a white musicmaster. I wouldn't know what year but I guess late 70s. I had no idea what I had. I loved that bass, but I'd bought a 6 string bass, was playing that in a band, and desperately wanted a drum kit, so I swapped the bass for a knackered old kit from a mate at school I actually got in touch with her on facebook after not seeing her for 14 years. Apparently it was her sister who had the bass. I offered £500 but she didn't want to sell. I think there was some sibling rivalry sh*t going on.

[quote name='Staggering on' timestamp='1487090236' post='3236956'] I've never been in a band where sets were designed to the minute and where every night the set is exactly the same.Guess you just ignore the audience and do your thing.Sounds like a boring job to me. [/quote] I've done both and it's never boring!

Obviously it depends on the gig. For some bands image is extremely important, for others less so. I'm sure there are some world renowned jazz folks who can sell out big venues, and they can walk on stage in a t-shirt and jeans with a watch on their wrist.

This is a new band for me. I'm on drums (again ) but it's funky! This is our first release, but it's just a jam in the studio with some guitar overdubs. Enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/dandelionpussy/myself-i-am-a-miracle

great stuff, thanks!

i used to use a guitar combo on top of a bass combo. It was awesome!!!

I had this with my Audiobox but it stopped when I ran my laptop off the battery. I can't remember what the interface was but I had another interface which you could power either via USB or with a PSU. When you used USB you got a horrible high pitched whining, when you powered it off a PSU you didn't

After reading this I now desperately want a [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]D'addario mug[/font][/color]

I get this problem, especially when working on mixes for other people, my cure for the last 12 months has been to put on some vulfpeck, and properly listen to it (usually headphones) and enjoy it.

Have you tried it with the laptop PSU unplugged?

ace!!

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1486569288' post='3232876'] Here's a link to the website. Constructive criticism welcome. [url="https://www.fireflyrock.com/"]https://www.fireflyrock.com/[/url] [/quote] The website is good, it's got all the right content. The gigs page with one gig might be counter productive. I don't think the image of the band works. I realise a lot of covers bands just wear random t-shirts and jeans/shorts but if you're struggling to get gigs, sharpening up the image would probably help. I watched the video for "are you gonna go my way" because it's the only one of the 3 I can stand (sorry). At the very start, the singer introduces the song, but doesn't seem very confident. After it's kicked in, everything seems good, but the sound quality is not great. It sounds like one side of a stereo mic was pushed against a cushion or something? So I would sharpen up the image, get an unpaid gig somewhere (anywhere), get a mate with a go pro to film it, and give the front man some coke.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1486565211' post='3232820'] ...this could have been saved had they just sent a new one originally. [/quote] It was probably an easy mistake to make, but like you said in the OP, all they had to do was apologise and sort it out promptly and it would have been fine

[quote name='Tech' timestamp='1486558738' post='3232741'] I like their use of dissonance here, adding contrast to the beautiful harmonies of the non dissonant first chorus. Almost recreating the pharmacological bliss the first time, then the sickening withdrawal in the first verse immediately afterwards, and trying to chase the bliss again in the second chorus but instead just spiralling out of control. Like musical onomatopoeia (something which I think Pink Floyd do really well themselves). [/quote] You should write reviews!

I play the Black Market Venue in Warsop (not far from Nottingham but pretty small) fairly regularly, and for the right bands, people really do travel. I think the fact that it has a car park and seems to let people stay over night in their campers there helps the numbers.