steve-bbb

was going to start a new thread but then i remembered this one! seems appropriate enough [url="http://youtu.be/TWXUatVuxQg"]http://youtu.be/TWXUatVuxQg[/url]

ladies and gentlemen we have a winner !!! congrats mister

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1334487351' post='1616697'] I'm sorry, but that link does nothing for me.... Reminds of of a local situation where a very big ex-name does a few gigs and I suggested to our drummer that it lacks an awful LOT..and he said..and he may have a point.. that these solos are designed for stadiums where flash and panache would be lost, but you still expect some basic feel to come out...and it isn't just about laying it down... For example, I am great believer in a drummer hitting correctly... because if you don't you'll never a get much of a sound and you such wont get a quick sound-check as there is just too much EQ compensation to go through. That is before you even get onto the feel of the guy... Some guys just have IT and others have to work at it. Not sure what that link does, ...and I don't find it watchable, tbh. [/quote] from a non-drummer ....i do like NP's playing on the early rush material but that is the most rigid 'unrelaxed' piece of playing ?? i know non-professional drummers who would be embarrassed with that

and a few surprises in there too eric clapton and tina turner

cant think of any other artist who has officially employed so many musicians as regular band and extras - not even parliament/funkadelic! [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_performers_on_Frank_Zappa_records"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_performers_on_Frank_Zappa_records[/url]

[media]http://youtu.be/wfA6pFoRHuk[/media] Franck Avitabile - piano (Steinway 'D' #576749) Pino Palladino - electric bass Manu Katché - drums From the album "Paris Sketches" (Dreyfus Jazz / Sony Music © 2009) composed by Franck Avitabile

[b] [size=4]Manu Katche - Travelling West (with Pino Palladino) [/size][/b] [url="http://youtu.be/0FQ8IJOSayk"]http://youtu.be/0FQ8IJOSayk[/url]

personally i would have written back and told them that keith agrees to their request but provided that is as part of a double act with oliver reed

... can some people be? [url="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/olympics-organizers-ask-keith-moon-to-play-closing-ceremony-20120413"]http://www.rollingst...remony-20120413[/url] or more likely (wheres the emoticon for 'cynical hat on'?) another cheap PR effort along the same sort of lines as the supposed confused three year olds email to the nice man at sainsbury re the tiger bread??? edit - obviously someone will get a huge pat on the back for this as a viral PR stunt like this is extremley cheap if it works well

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1334396992' post='1615556'] Hmm, wouldn't judge the shop too quickly - when I had a shop (a Fender dealer) it took me 4 months to get some US Jaguar saddles for a customer. Good job he had been in direct contact with Fender as to start with he thought it was me messing him around. [/quote] yup wouldnt blame the shop - my local shop here ordered me a 2U rack case for my head - took 4 months because of the supplier

do we have a result? ed-cant see the closing date ed-ed - im guessing today as you said 7 days 7days ago

radio2 steve wright in the afternoon this was just on [url="http://youtu.be/C8B8sNXpcGg"]http://youtu.be/C8B8sNXpcGg[/url]

[quote name='gt4ever' timestamp='1325255128' post='1481364'] i've recently joined a punk/indie band The FM as bassist. Good energy, great songwriter. This is one of their more commercial efforts from last year, great vid though. [media]http://youtu.be/PtbQHjbpU5E[/media] Rich [/quote] yes i saw that ad on kentgigs too - i do like the videos

i know the beacon court in gillingham has had stuff in the past but havent seen anything recently - the command house has a couple of weekender things going on in the summer (love music hate racism) - a mate of mine plays bass in a doom band and i know they have played a couple of BOTB things this year and last year but they are mostly metal oriented unfortunately the alexander down by chatham station has just changed owners and the band listing was cancelled/suspended(?) not sure if they going to carry on but the three mariners in rainham is back up and running again with live music good jam/open mic night on mondays at lower bell (blue bell hill) if youre anywhere nearby

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1334081223' post='1610695'] Good job she was wearing dungerees... [/quote] i just read that as dungerness

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1334136697' post='1611286'] Frustrating but a lot of things work on popularity rather than expertise. [/quote] you see ! ... back to mr cowell again

[quote name='bassman2790' timestamp='1334125631' post='1611113'] This may sound like sour grapes and I suppose a bit of it is. An acquaintance of mine, inspired by seeing my old rock covers band, decided to pick up a guitar and put a band together with some of his mates. They've been together a couple of years now and in that time, their playing and their performances haven't improved one bit. The singer doesn't have a bad voice but a lot of the set is outside his range and comfort zone leading to embarrassing 'I shouldn't have gone for it' moments. The rhythm section is very sloppy and three out of the four look like they've been given some really bad news just before they went on stage. That said, three of them are work colleagues and are very popular guys at the factory where they work. They were recently given a Thursday night 'let's see how you do' gig at a big local music venue. They were as decidedly average as ever. Now, whenever they play, if it's a Friday/Saturday night or in this case, just before the Easter hols, half the factory turns up for a works 'p*ss up' at the gig. I'd estimate there were between 120 and 150 folks in there last Thursday night. As a result, they've now been offered a support slot to one of the biggest tribute acts in the UK. It has to be purely based on the fact that they filled the venue because it certainly isn't because of their astonishing playing or performance. So I urge you all to stop practising those arpeggios and get out there and make more friends instead. You'll get more gigs as a result.....guaranteed Sour grape rant over [/quote] the answer as often does, lies in following the money trail the key to their popularity is two-fold - mates turn up to support (although many would argue that true friends would tell you to your face not to give up the day job) and the venues like them because all those extra punters they bring equals shedloads of beer tokens fyling at them across the bar in a twisted sort of way at an amateur entertainment level you 'could' argue that they are indeed reasonably successful but that might be a bit like saying that simon cowell is a well meaning philanthropist

this evening i am mostly having a club mix groovy type thing going on courtesy of the superb Susan Morabito (Eclipse part 1 and 2 to be precise) here is the podcast page im not what youd call a clubbing person by any means but this lady is very good at selecting tunes and her mixing skills are flawless [url="http://music3945.podomatic.com"]http://music3945.podomatic.com[/url]

i can recommend a good one if youre anywhere near north kent

[quote name='janmaat' timestamp='1334046853' post='1609921'] Played guitar in a punk performance band in Berlin. Chatted up a girl with big tits to do the bass part. Got up at her place went and bought a bass for her to use. Was a cool project. She moved back to Swizerland for rehab. Everyone eventually left, but the bass. This was later smashed by some arab kids in a squat in Paris, re-assembled, and sold in London. I miss it, it was a great bass. [/quote] [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1334049636' post='1609966'] tried guitar a few times couldn't make sense of it. Then at a music practice my friends were having the bas player had got fed up with the singer, lent me his 6 string peavey and walked out... the rest is history! that is the best story ever! what was the bass? [/quote] [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1334049454' post='1609961'] sounds like a potential film score [/quote] youve got to elaborate a bit more now - you cant leave us all in suspenders

[quote name='janmaat' timestamp='1334046853' post='1609921'] Played guitar in a punk performance band in Berlin. Chatted up a girl with big tits to do the bass part. Got up at her place went and bought a bass for her to use. Was a cool project. She moved back to Swizerland for rehab. Everyone eventually left, but the bass. This was later smashed by some arab kids in a squat in Paris, re-assembled, and sold in London. I miss it, it was a great bass. [/quote] sounds like a potential film score

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1334006711' post='1609672'] Ahh... ol' pencil-dick! Another **** to all who knew/know him! [/quote] WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY to much information there nearly put me off my breakfast

following a discussion at a recent audition just wondering how many bass players started out exclusively on bass and how many migrated across later my prediction for most popular choice is 6 string starter then on to bass