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    Bands you think were better before they got big

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    1 hour ago, Graham said:

    Yeah, I was thinking Mastodon as well; the modern stuff is okay, but when listening to it I can't help but remember this band wrote Leviathan and Remission and then feel disappointed

    I have always felt that I should like Mastodon, but despite desparately trying to find something in the last four albums, I've given up.  Blood Mountain and before is where I am with them.

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    Bands you think were better before they got big

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    18 hours ago, ForestPoetry said:

     

    Sometimes it depends on the mood I'm in. I'm a massive Sisters of Mercy fan and love basically everything in the discography. Sometimes I prefer to listen only to the more metallic, punky stuff from before the first album. Other times only the overblown bombast of Floodland is enough to satisfy me. 

    Totally agree.  

    Metallica's ...And Justice For All remastered

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    On 08/09/2018 at 16:53, Chris2112 said:

    I hate to prescribe what a bassist should do but in the instance of Metallica, having a solid pick-player was the perfect tonic to lock everything together both on record and on stage. 

    I couldn't agree more.  I am a bit of Cliff Burton fan boy, but Jason was and always will be Metallica's de facto bassist.

    Bass Guitar Magazine and Bass Player to merge

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    On 29/08/2018 at 23:12, LeftyP said:

    One complaint I have about BGM is its emphasis on heavy rock/metal bands, with childish satanic names, that are of no interest to me ( not my kind of music - if you can even call it music).  If they would broaden their menu to include semi-pro function bands, theatre players, cruise ship and holiday camp entertainers, jazz combos etc and how they do their jobs it would be far more interesting than some hairy blokes making a loud noise.

    It will be interesting to see how the merger works.

    I subscribe to BGM.  I particularly enjoy the hairy blokes/blokesses who make loud noises!  My gripe is and always will be Jools Holland on the cover a few years back.  A good compromise might to interview the Hairy Blokes/Blokesses who play on the Heavy Metal Cruise Ship festivals such as 70000 Tons of Metal......just a thought if Joel McIver is reading.

    NBD - Ibanez SR500

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    11 hours ago, songofthewind said:

    I thought it might be Elixirs, but I have read that they get fuzzy when they get worn. I have been playing the crap out of this thing, and the strings remain slick and shiny. D’addarios mebbe?

    More than likely Elixirs, I have them on all my basses.  They've never got fuzzy.

    NBD - Ibanez SR500

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    Ah the SR500.  I've had mine for nearly 2 years, I rarely play anything else.  It's a joy to play and the EQ allows such a great range of tweakery!

    and, as I mentioned in my NBD post a while ago Mrs K likes the fact that it matches our coffee table.  A winner on all fronts!

    Enjoy!

     

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    1st 5 string guidance needed

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    I have a Squier Jazz Bass Deluxe V.  I've always liked it I find the neck comfortable and the sounds it can create pretty decent for the price.  When I put some Elixir Strings on it a few months back, it really came alive for me.  The tension was just that bit better on the B.

    Auditions in Hell

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    1 hour ago, TrevorR said:

    That'll be him. IIRC there may have been pixie boots involved in the costume (about 10 years after they were fleetingly popular). He was known to terrorise wide stretches of Berkshire and the surrounding countryside. You, therefore, know exactly how far my heart sank when I opened the door.

    Just mentioned this to Mrs K, she reminded me that had had a habit of shouting "whoopah" at intervals throughout his songs.  Yeah - I would love to have seen the expression on your face when you opened that door.  🤣

    Auditions in Hell

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    On ‎14‎/‎06‎/‎2018 at 12:20, TrevorR said:

    Another AFH occurred to me. There used to be a guy who busked in the shopping centres near us doing his own songs and trying to sell his home produced CDs. His set up was... Acoustic or semi-acoustic guitar,  Madonna style headset radio mike and an overweening sense of his own genius. Also an act which resembled a courts jester on acid. His attire also berfectly matched this approach. To be fair he put 110% into it. He would bounce around while singing and then, taking full advantage of his wireless set up,  bounce up to passing shoppers singing into their faces and generally scaring children (literally - saw many a toddler crumble into tears as he looked up to him). My mate Pete called him “That Mad Busker Blokel

     

    Hey, I used to live in Woodley, near Reading and I'm sure I've seen this character at the Woodley Precinct near Waitrose.  He used to bounce on his toes as he played, and exactly as you described, scare the living daylights out of OAPs, kids etc.   I was always amazed that he expected someone to buy his CDs.

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