Mickeyboro

New release from the late, great JM. Blurb is below. Released by Made in Germany. Yours for a reasonable £10 plus £1 towards posting - discs are new, unplayed and still sealed.
 

Sleeve design isn’t much to write home about - but the music is. Alan Thomson’s fretless is particularly prominent, so if that’s up your strasse you’re in luck! In fact, with Jeff Allen on board it’s a rhythm-section masterclass.

John Martyn's extraordinary talent rightly secures him a unique place in music. Emerging from the 1960's folk boom, John is without doubt one of the most progressive and influential artists. Guitarist, singer and songwriter, his inspirational and innovative music is evidenced in his extensive back catalogue of studio and live albums, each providing a fresh chapter in the evolution of his music. John signed for Island Records and released his first album London Conversation in 1967. By the end of the 1970's he had released a string of acclaimed albums and his music had evolved from fingerpicking acoustic folk to embrace rock, blues, jazz and reggae. John created an astonishingly distinctive sound with his uniquely percussive guitar playing fed through a tremolo/wah combination and echoplex. Always exploring, transforming and refreshing.

B y the early 1980's John was concentrating on electric guitar, playing it in his own unique style and in his own band (Jeff Allen, dr., among others also Snowy White and Van Morrison as well as Alan Thomson, b, also with Robert Palmer, Chris Rea and Eric Clapton). "The bearded musician from the north of Britain had obviously consumed a substantial quantity of rum and cola before beginning the concert... and with the help of further drinks musical energy was released, which made the evening a complete success... two impressive hours of most intense music." The Weser Courier, Bremen's largest daily newspaper, reported a day after John's concert at the club € Schauburg € in June 1983. No doubt about the rum, but John would have been apoplectic at the suggestion he was from ‘the north of Britain' although born in Surrey he was Scottish through and through, and fiercely proud of it!

I have booked a practice session with our drummer to try to develop our playing relationship. Has anyone done this, did it work and have you any hints please?

2 hours ago, casapete said:

You win Mick, looks a wonderful venue!

Yours wasn’t so shabby my friend… And we never had glow sticks!

Thanks for an enjoyable evening, good to meet again. The secret Basschat handshake😂

Days don’t get much better - rocked a 50-plus lunchtime crowd in Bournemouth’s St Peter’s Church with the Otis Jay Blues Band. And it was St Peter’s Day…who knew!

Off later to see @casapete and his ELO Experience at the Pavilion theatre about a quarter of a mile away. It’s splendid, but I reckon our venue is even more spectacular.

23 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

Wasn't most of Elton's music created decades ago? And since that was his last show, its not being performed any more.

Except by many tributes…

Loving this thread! Keep it coming…

What inspired it was a band I saw this weekend that unwisely invited the (seated at tables) audience to dance to a little known song very early in the set.

On finding no takers, Art looked at Paul (giveaway!) with an expression that said ‘sod this for a game of soldiers’. I rather felt their motivation dipped thereafter. 

Then again, they didn’t play ‘Keep The Customer Satisfied’ 😂

3 hours ago, peteb said:

 

You forgot the money! 

 

You mean we get paid?!?😂

Is it audience reaction (eg the number of people dancing/clapping along), how you play yourself, the overall tightness of the band, the sound?

Let’s try percentages: audiences: you: band: other. 

I have spent my first weekend as a guest at a Warners Leisure Hotel. They get musical acts in for weekends, and Saturday’s was quite a big name tribute act. 
 

They play theatres at the £30 price point and have toured internationally. So clearly this cut-down show was a money maker. I got the feeling they weren’t putting their all into it, with the audience perhaps more subdued than they were accustomed to. 
 

Have you played one of these types of venue and what are your experiences?

5 minutes ago, Riverbassman65 said:

Had a fantastic gig at Full Circle in Watertown last night. It’s a club I’ve wanted to play for ages, and the classic rock band I’m in got booked there.  We had a fantastic crowd who danced from the 1 st song to the 2nd encore!  The stage and acoustics were 1st class!  To make it even better I received many compliments on my tone from other players!  I’ll post pictures once our guitar player sends them out!  Have a fantastic rest of your weekend! 

Tell us who your band is when you do! 

Ed, pop sold in the (edited) headline and the thread will close. Ta!

That is gorgeous!

2 minutes ago, silverfoxnik said:

Quick update to say that the bass is currently 'on hold' until Saturday.... 

Thank goodness!😂

Thank you all for your comments! Very helpful indeed.

Mick

Saying goodbye to Nigel today on behalf of BC. 

Anyone used this site to sell gear? Aka Gardiner Houlgate. Opinions welcomed, thanks!

I would pay to play the legendary Hope. What a great pub rock venue it was…

All the best with it, enjoy the experience, get photos taken and post them here so we can share the fun!

6 hours ago, moley6knipe said:

See, look: Bourne Festival, headline Saturday night, this weekend back in 2018. Boiiiiiing!!

What’s the band?

1 hour ago, Bluewine said:

 

We have this one older guy that shows up to our gigs. Without fail he's always found laying on the floor somewhere passed out.

 

Blue

I don’t deny what you’re saying, Blue, but I object to being described as old😂

Pics?!?

2 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

If you play a triple neck bass, chances are you need backups as there is no way you are holding that up for more than one song!

Never mind backup… back out!😂

Just pop sold in the title by editing and it will automatically close thread!🙏

A spare is permissable!

As I mentioned, he actually played all three. Now I can tell the difference between Gibson and Fender but wasn’t sure why the Spector. 

I have played that venue with an Elf and 1x10: this gentleman had an Ashdown head and 8x10. My ears are still ringing…

Saw a fairly standard blues trio last night playing in an arts centre.

The bassist started with a Gibson EB0, went on to a Stingray and swopped back, playing a Spector for one song. That was only in the first half, we left as the volume- especially from him - was crazy loud.

How many basses do you take on stage?