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Think of it as story telling, theatre or spoken word poetry. Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits have voices like a worn out shoe but what they deliver is the timeless. There are plenty of folks with great voices but sod all to say and no memorable tune to say it within. Same with Shane McGowan. I have heard drunks at closing time sing better but he can pen a magnificent tune with poetic lyrics.

Yep me too. I don’t think they are as appreciated as much as they deserve in the UK. For some reason the stripped back, rawness of the LA Woman album is always my go to.

It depends what Neil Young you want to hear. He is prolific putting out some diamonds and some abomination. Harvest, After the Goldrush for the more reflective singer-songwriter stuff and maybe Rust Never Sleeps for what he and Crazy Horse could do live?

With the drummers girlfriend?

Too much for too long.

I don’t really like any of the above apart from the stones. I will say that all of them are masters of their own genre and have written some huge songs. I would also add Queen to the list and that if I was at a festival and any of the above were on the bill I would/would definitely have made a point of watching them play live.

It’s worth bearing in mind that the depreciation is very little. The second hand market is very robust. Keep it long enough and you may even make some money so it’s all relative.

I really like The Smith’s. Always thought Morrisey was a bell end though. As for his solo career you would be hard pressed to make a decent album out of the entire output. I always thought of Richard Hawley as the thinking mans Morrisey. Maybe he should team up with Marr?

It’s a Cohen Brothers film and the main character expresses a preference between the aforementioned bands. It’s also highly recommended viewing.

I’m more into Labowki than either The Eagles or CCR but there wasn’t an option for that. If pushed would go CCR. The Eagles do what they do well but as Mr Waits said about Ol 55, “It’s a bit antiseptic”

I think they were called Cliff Richard and The Shadows 😉

😀 I don’t know…. Picture “How soon is now “ slowed down and doom laden: Ich bin der Sohn und der Erbe einer Schüchternheit, die kriminell vulgär ist

I like it does it exist? Would go nice let with Dub Side of the moon, Easy Star AllStars Just googled and yes they do.. will have a listen!

Did the Strolling Bones exist?

Id like to form a tribute band called Das Schmitt’s doing smiths covers in German, but sounding more like Laibach.

This. Bit of heat shrink over the soldered join and nice and neat. Oh and if it’s active take the battery off first!

I thought Duran Duran had split up or are they still going?

It’s a prog-jazz-art house hipster fusion band. They all read Nietzche and look like Dutch fisherman from the 1920’s.

I presume Guy Pratt was playing bass on it?

Roxy Music are a band I hated at the time but am only just beginning to appreciate how great they actually were.

All great advice. I wish I had known about the pre-tin the first time I soldered anything. I would have made far less mess! I would also add that unless you are very confident if you need to solder in the cavity cover the exposed area of your bass in some cardboard/thick fabric. If you do mess up then the bass body won’t get burned.

For me it wasn’t just great bass lines. Several new wave bands took the bass from being a melodic and sometimes twee “behind the scenes” instrument and brought it into the foreground. Hence my Gallop/Hook nomination. Motörhead (not new wave) but Lemmy gets massive kudos for this as well.

Does anyone know what tuner bushings fit the MIM Vintera P basses? I have tried 2 sets and both are too small. Fender do have vintage ones that say fit vintage re-issue so guess would fit. I’ve contacted them but heard nothing… would rather not waste £10 but may have to rely on my dodgy measuring skills.