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    Meet your replacement

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Musicians have been being replaced by machines for decades.

    To the extent that twenty odd years ago the fabulous "floating building" music studio at the Central TV site, in Nottingham, was dormant.

    It used to be full of people making music for TV programs, performers doing live shows...composers writing theme tunes;

    Then  along came some bright 16 year old with his/her casio keyboard and it all disappeared.

    So much so, that after a couple of years of my band using it for band practice/recording ( free because the drummer was a sound engineer there!) it was gturned into ….

    Gulp.....the set for the remake of Crossroads!

    The TV studios are now long gone.

    I am still playing though ...as are all the other members of that band ...as are most of the pro musicians that played in there I'm sure.

    ( Well Tom Jones doesn't do much these days but hey ...small blessings and all that 😉 ).

     

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    My upcoming Newcastle Arena gigs... a kind-of diary thread

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    11 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

    10pm and still here... so much AV kit to go in. As soon as the stage is clear we can get set up and do line checks ready for a 10am band call tomorrow... 

    I'll sleep tonight.

    There looks to be a fair bit of stuff to get on stage there. I'll bet the lead singer hasn't bought in as much as a mic stand! 😉 

    I am enjoying your thread again this year...thank you for keeping it going...I'd wish you luck for the gig but I think you are more than capable of making your own luck from what I've seen of your playing!

    Are there any covers bands specialising in cheese?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    My mate Colin ( Gibb) of Black lace fame has the likes of Agadoo, Music man , Penny Arcade etc covered in the Tenerife market 😉

    Joking aside, Although it's not my sort of musical fish, I have watched him do the Balck lace thing many times and the audiences always love it.

    You will get gigs everywhere with a set like the one you hinted at, covering all age ranges and social standing....cue boozy pubs, "officers mess" Holiday camps, and corporate gigs all over the place....good luck with it.

    You can always play your slipknot set at a local open mic night ,should you have any spare time 🙂

    Emojis

    in Site Issues and Questions

    Posted

    On 14/02/2020 at 16:32, BigRedX said:

    More importantly can we turn the graphics off an use old-school text emojis without having them automatically converted?

    It used to be an option in previous versions of the forum software.

    Crikey NOOOOOOO   … I have enough trouble using the graphic ones ! 😉

    Gaaaaaargh! What a horror story!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Raymondo

    I'm a little confused here ..are you all having a go at a musician that has suffered the loss of her ,much loved, nay treasured, unique instrument? Just because it was likened to the loss of a limb? She didn't even sat that !

    Do you really think that that is what she thinks?

    It's a figure of speech , used by many. She has had the piano for decades, takes it every where and it is the only one of it's make that has four pedals apparently.

    Instead of getting upset about a figure of speech can we not all see the tragic loss of a treasured instrument here?

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    Burke Shelley ill health

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    I have mentioned My love for Budgie and Burke Shelley in particular on here many times over the years.

    I first saw them in1973 and bought all their albums for many years...lost track a bit in the '90s and didn't keep up with collecting their releases but always loved to hear from them.

    Good luck Mr Shelley, thank you for the music and more importantly, thank you for inspiring me to play bass.....

    You will always be my hero.

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    Lead Singers who play Bass!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Raymondo

    1 hour ago, Hobbayne said:

    I have absolutely no idea who that is! 😆

    I think the picture is from Wayne's world ..the lady was Wayne's girlfriend I believe..

    .She could well be a famous bass player as far as I know too!

    The guy on the right ( green shirt) looks like the guy in the band that won the " battle of the bands" in School of Rock ...also could be a famous guitarist for all I know !

    I ain't no Film buff either ..I just happen to like Wayne's World and School of Rock 🙂

     

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    Lead Singers who play Bass!

    in General Discussion

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    32 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

    No more TLRT's.

    Love Budgie too. Very ramjamesque sounding and built. Reminds me also of Randy California's Spirit. Who was there first ?

    According to Wiki  both Budgie and Spirit were formed in 1967 ...so it seems it was a draw😀

    Lead Singers who play Bass!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Raymondo

    Many great players and singers mentioned here and more yet to be mentioned I am sure .

    My personal favourite and inspiration ( I learned to play bass by copying his bass lines by ear)...

    Mr Burke Shelly  of the band , Budgie Ladies and gentlemen.

    Vastly underrated band that influenced many rock bands that followed.

    I saw them many times ...they once toured with Judas Priest in  support ....why Priest got the fame and Budgie didn't I will never know.

    Obviously all these things are subjective and if you don't like rock music you won't like this...….( not really showing off Mr shelly's bass playing but probably their most famous song)....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54H3EUAzpVg

    Mmmm you tube wont allow that video to be embedded so for those of you that can't be bothered to click on the link ….here's a different one ...more songs too!

     

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    Nazi rules to combat jazz... yes, really.

    in General Discussion

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    2 hours ago, Paul S said:

    As an aside, the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz passed by 'relatively' unnoticed a few days ago.  Gutter press were more concerned over the machinations of an insignificant couple who quit their jobs.  According to whichever statistics you care to choose somewhere between 20 and 60 percent of millennials in the USA haven't heard of Auschwitz or what it represents.  How can this be?  Current and future generations need to be reminded of this - as despicable an act as has taken place in terms of Man's inhumanity to his brother Man.  

    Not wishing to cause an argument  but I thought there was quite a bit of very good publicity.

    If you missed it, I highly recommend The Windemere Children (BBC2 ) and it's follow up ..The Windemere Children in their own words ( BBC4) . Both should be on I player. … reduced a pathetic old bass player to tears constantly!

    I visited Auschwitz18 months ago...a very moving experience.

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    70s Rickenbacker 4001 /4003 copy

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    2 hours ago, RichardD22 said:

    Sorry, i don't understand...? 

    Don't worry It's just my silly sense of humour.....

    John Hall, CEO of Rickenbacker Guitars is a notorious litigator and sues anyone or anything that relates to the "Fakers"

    This very forum has been threatened by his highly paid lawyers in the past ..

    I was merely combining the  the possibility of you being an undercover agent with a threat from my alter ego..Dr Ray Mondeaux.

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