Weird War

[quote name='ped' post='131459' date='Jan 31 2008, 06:35 PM']Boring ;0)[/quote] You're right - far less exciting than your Trace compressor auction. It's doing rather nicely. Have you got the eBay bug yet?

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Good topic. My last band finished in unfortunate circumstances last May. I've enjoyed the break since but am ready to get going again now. So, I posted my own advert on Gumtree and got loads of responses. I'm meeting three bands over the weekend for a chat, so we'll see. If you just fancy a jam locally, James, why not post an ad yourself saying that? People will know where you stand and you won't have any baloney from 17-year olds with 'industry contacts' and silly expectations (and haircuts). Cheers

Welcome! Shrimpers for the FA Cup? (Ok, a frustrating 4th round exit against Barnsley more like )

[quote name='pete.young' post='99633' date='Dec 5 2007, 03:01 PM']Simple majority? The forum has approx 1900 members, so that's roughly 950 votes in favour required. That's not gonna work. I think we went down the path of 'how many votes is enough' on Bassworld, without coming up with a useful answer.[/quote] No, that's not how you'd do it. You set up a poll, give people a generous time window in which to cast their vote, and act on the result. Members who don't vote - ok, they don't vote - but at least they've had the chance to do so.

Why don't we put this to the vote?

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[quote name='lobematt' post='93733' date='Nov 24 2007, 12:28 PM']First of all I called him Kingston but he didn't answer to that either. If it isn't Kingston or James then what else could it be?!?![/quote] [b]Jamerson,[/b] surely.

[size=4][b][url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DXc_OvTpOLA"]Jon Spencer Blues Explosion[/url][/b][/size]

Never heard of them before either... sounds like Undertow-era Tool to me.

'Thank God It's Not Christmas' by Sparks, surely? Can't find a video for it but [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qMMJbzQ02cI"]this[/url] is classic...

Atrocity Exhibition by Joy Division? I'll go now...

It looks brilliant - he who dared, won.

Yep, ACR had some quality tunes; I have the Do the Du/Shack Up 12" somewhere - class.

[quote name='Doc B' post='88427' date='Nov 14 2007, 02:23 PM']+1 for Andy Rourke Never liked the Smiths as I can't stand Morrisey's voice but I heard a session version of How Soon is Now on 6 Music this weekend and the bass playing was fantastic. I may have to borrow some Smiths albums, which is something I never thought I'd say! Johnny Marr's great too. The intro to how soon is now is one of the best of any song (IMHO).[/quote] Yep, excellent bass player; you might start with these songs: The Headmaster Ritual The Queen is Dead Barbarism Begins At Home (of course!) Rubber Ring This Charming Man and [url="http://www.micturion.com/smiths/"]here is where to go[/url]

[quote name='neilb' post='88543' date='Nov 14 2007, 05:31 PM']An amplifier may be a start! [/quote] Boom, boom! He's here all week... Not sure how much these boost volume, but have you seen [url="http://www.villex.com/boosters.html"]these[/url]?

[quote name='OldGit' post='88514' date='Nov 14 2007, 05:00 PM']Well to various degrees that's pretty much the same the world over. One idea may be to hire a place and put your own gigs on. Maybe you are surrounded by other orginals bands eager to play, and eager to bring their mates ... So how about organising a regular "First friday of the month" gig that you headline sometimes but also have aother like minded bands. If it's done in a well managed and entertaining way, and well publicised etc, you should draw a crowd .....[/quote] +1 for the above. I did this with my last band: we hired an upstairs theatre over a pub and gigged every 4/6 weeks, billing it as a kind of club night. After a few gigs, we started building a following to the night, people brought their friends etc. Still didn't make any money, of course, but it was usually more enjoyable than being 3rd support act on the toilet circuit. This approach may not suit every band though, as you need to have a clearly defined brand/image for the night. Sad conclusion to the tale, though: the keys man and I walked after the band leader walked out of a meeting, only to send a 13-paragraph email two days later saying why he was right about EVERYTHING... Off to audition with a new band tonight...