Happy Jack

[quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1469529754' post='3098993'] Of that NME list, I'd say that only 'Hound Dog' could rival 'Route 66’ as a well known 'standard'. [/quote] If you don't rate 'Hey Joe' or 'I Fought The Law' as a standard, you need to get to more jams!

Phil Jones has the right idea. [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/PJWeb-PhilAirPulse.png.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/PJWeb-PhilAirPulse.png[/IMG][/URL]

At least he has admitted to his sponging technique. [size=4] [/size]

Yup. Troo dat. If you ignore all those pesky blues musicians who didn't just repeat what Robert Johnson played. Oh, you meant pop music only? In that case, troo dat. If you ignore the exceptions. Like 'Move It' by The Shadows, written by Ian Samwell, of The Shadows.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Westbury-Padded-Bass-Bag-Wheels/dp/B004TSC5S4

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1469443799' post='3098275'] It may just be a 'place holder' while he puts a proper ad together. [/quote] With less than 24 hours to go, he'd best move fast then ...

'LewisK1975' timestamp='1469198602' post='3096581' [color=#b22222]OK then - IMHO a cover band is any band who performs a song that was recorded and released by someone else first.[/color] 'blue' timestamp='1469199041' post='3096588' [color=#0000ff]That's a good basic definition.[/color] 'Happy Jack' timestamp='1469201232' post='3096635' [color=#008000]No it's not. Several of Carole King's biggest hits were first recorded and released by other artists. When she released her own self-penned songs later, are you seriously suggesting that made her a covers act?[/color] 'blue' timestamp='1469210893' post='3096749' [color=#0000ff]Carole King is not a band, she's a singer/song writer and certainly not a local bar or functions band. Very off topic[/color]. 'Happy Jack' timestamp='1469217376' post='3096807' [color=#008000]Sorry Blue but that's complete tosh. There was an attempt to provide a workable definition of 'covers' which was a dreadful oversimplification. The attempted definition existed independently of the size or type of venue. My point stands, and I'll make my own decision as to what is off topic.[/color] 'LewisK1975' timestamp='1469445037' post='3098288' [color=#b22222]I assume you're referring to my post: Not sure why the size or type of venue matters?...if a band is playing a song that was recorded and released by someone else first, then at that moment in time they are being a cover band. ... snipped... Great thread, but it's amazing how some folks can get so wound up over these sorts of things.[/color] People tend to get more wound up when other people deliberately quote them out of context, so it's a bit sad to see you doing precisely that. My comment "[color=#008000][i]There was an attempt to provide a workable definition of 'covers' which was a dreadful oversimplification[/i][/color][color=#0000ff][i].[/i][/color]" referred to your definition, which would have turned Carole King (and many others) into covers bands for allowing others to record & release their original songs before they chose to do so. As I said, a dreadful oversimplification. My comment "[color=#008000][i]The attempted definition existed independently of the size or type of venue[/i][/color][color=#0000ff].[/color]" referred to Blue's enthusiastic endorsement and then defence of your definition, which was completely irrelevant because it tried to drag venue size into the matter for no apparent reason. Presumably Blue couldn't think of anything better. Give him time. This all looks pretty straightforward to me. Which bit are you struggling with?

Go figure. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Guitar-/282105879226?hash=item41aed21aba:g:7BkAAOSwRJ9XhJ8P

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1469210893' post='3096749'] Carole King is not a band, she's a singer/song writer and certainly not a local bar or functions band. Very off topic. Blue [/quote] Sorry Blue but that's complete tosh. There was an attempt to provide a workable definition of 'covers' which was a dreadful oversimplification. The attempted definition existed independently of the size or type of venue. My point stands, and I'll make my own decision as to what is off topic. [size=4] [/size] [size=4]Amused to see you try to rescue dear Carole by describing her as a singer/songwriter and therefore not a band.[/size] [size=4]So when The Beatles (remember them?) recorded Yesterday, were they a band or a singer/songwriter?[/size] [size=4] [/size][size=4]Let me know when you've finished trying to nail jelly to the ceiling. [/size]

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1469120873' post='3095973'] I have a PJB Briefcase and it would just about cope with this volume wise, but you'd need a bigger battery than the one that fits inside, that'll only give you about 1 hour. [/quote] Assuming that you can park a car / van / tourbus somewhere near where you'll be setting up, then use a PJB but get rid of the on-board battery and plug it into the cigarette lighter socket to power it. All PJB Briefcases & Suitcases come with an appropriate power lead for use in that way. BUT I doubt a Briefcase on its own will hold up against orchestral drums and a brass section. You'll need either a Suitcase or the speaker expansion unit for the Briefcase, I'm thinking. All of which said, what sort of gig involves playing somewhere where there is literally no power supply at all? I've played plenty of "fetes / outdoor stuff" and power is always needed, and power is always available. If you're playing in a public park, then (for a small fee) the local council will send someone along to allow you to tap in to the power supply in the street lighting, for example.

[quote name='kristo' timestamp='1469196152' post='3096535'] I busk with my band using a Pignose Hog 30. Worth a try maybe.... Makes a good seat too. [url="http://s277.photobucket.com/user/krisbales/media/6e712851-b134-47e5-bb08-5e0f60102572_zpstqwowiaa.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] With a 40-piece orchestra! Good luck with that mate.

When I buy a new bass, what I chiefly need is money.

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1469198602' post='3096581'] OK then - IMHO a cover band is any band who performs a song that was recorded and released by someone else first. [/quote] [quote name='blue' timestamp='1469199041' post='3096588'] That's a good basic definition. Blue [/quote] No it's not. Several of Carole King's biggest hits were first recorded and released by other artists. When she released her own self-penned songs later, are you seriously suggesting that made her a covers act?

Have you considered laying that down over, say, a disco beat?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1469105286' post='3095780'] And what's wrong with "excited faces", I hear you ask. [/quote] Mind you, what a band name that would be ... The Excited Faeces. Unless children were involved, in which case it would presumably be The Small Faeces.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1469187145' post='3096428'] No. They had material that was written specifically for them. [/quote] Good thing you don't go in for sweeping generalisations, in't it? So ... tell me about [i]Hound Dog[/i].

[quote name='paul_c2' timestamp='1469141833' post='3096149'] Yep - which is great when instruments with just tuning play together - eg string quartet, horn section, choir. But when they have to play with other instruments - piano, woodwind etc everyone needs to be in tune, so stuff like piano dictates that its equal temprament. In theory a guitar could be constructed and tuned to just tuning - but its fretboard would be correct in only a handful of keys and an open tuning would need to be used. As soon as the limitation of those few keys is removed, the requirement means the frets need to be equally spaced to avoid bad clashes on certain notes. [/quote] So has anyone tried to pass the output from a set of bagpipes through Autotune? And did it sound like Cher?

I reserve my fear for Diplodocus. I stopped worrying about Brontosaurus when they accidentally changed the name to Apatosaurus. None of these were much of a risk unless you stood in front of them and got crushed. In more modern times, of course, the real threat has been the bite of the Luissuarez.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ross-Electronic-Bagpipes-Electronic-Practice-Chanter-/282108828259?hash=item41aeff1a63:g:gF0AAOSwdzVXkYfD Sorted. Next?

Hmmmmmm. Sounds like the scammer would need to strike pretty lucky with precise amounts and dates for this to actually work. I reckon that's another attempt by the Daily Mail or the Daily Express to wind up their gullible readers. Does the scam involve immigrants or house prices?

Well make up your mind ... is it bagpipes or bagpies? And can you play them while eating a donner ([i]sic[/i]) kebab?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36842731 And what's wrong with "excited faces", I hear you ask.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1469099444' post='3095691'] Not the norm, but it's not hard to 'reimagine' a tune using different instrumentation and applying a slightly different style. . [/quote] http://youtu.be/f5Cyd7jJ-bA http://youtu.be/TxEQfvxponI

I was once in a band called Brentford Nylons. We did loose covers.

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