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xenophobic

/zɛnəˈfəʊbɪk/

adjective

having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

racism

/ˈreɪsɪz(ə)m/

noun

prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.

I completely fail to see how being American can be called a race. This argument has grown arms andlegs and I am being told I am wrong. The above quotes are from Google. Yes we are all the same as in the human race but everyone knows that the human race is made up of different races otherwise there would be no racism. 

28 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

Today the term racism is defined by prejudices and discrimination based on ethnicity/nationality.

If that's true then why has the word xenophobic not been taken out of the dictionary?

1 hour ago, TimR said:

 

I didn't say Xenophic either. 😆

 

It's covered under racial discrimination as a nationality. Maybe read the link?

Are we going to continually go around with this? American isn't a race. Period. Doesn't matter what some link says.

Session players wouldn't get much work if they stuck to sounding one way.

3 minutes ago, TimR said:

 

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/race-discrimination

I never said bodged and American still isn't a race.

9 minutes ago, TimR said:

Indeed a slightly xenophobic thread title on a public facing area of the Forum.

  Fixed

Do what I did. Buy all of them!

On 06/12/2021 at 19:02, Lozz196 said:

ACS earplugs I think are the answer. My classic rock band is incredibly loud due to matching the drummers volume, yet thanks to my ACS plugs the band volume is like a loud stereo, and I can hear each instrument individually. Before the ACS plugs I had a couple of different makes and they took the edge off, nothing more. Probably the wisest £120 I’ve ever spent on musical gear.

This was our problem. A rock drummer who had a very loud kit. It made everyone else compete and the resulting cacophony was ear splitting at times. I found that as my ears became used to the volume certain frequencies would disappear and you would imagine that everyone else had turned up which was drowning you out. Even in a relatively small pub you need monitors. We had a superb PA which could do all of the work but because of the loud drums you had a loud backline.

The guy has milked this all of his life and then obviously thought I can make some money here. If he should be suing anyone surely it would be his parents.

I just like what I like. There are no genres of music that I can say I hate all of it.

It wouldn't be racist anyway American isn't a race. It's xenophobic if anything.

1 hour ago, Doddy said:

Most of the players mentioned are recognisable because of their bands too.  You're not going to really hear Geddy outside of Rush.

What about the guys like Nathan East, Will Lee, Anthony Jackson, and Marcus Miller? All have their own sound that you can hear with a wide variety of artists.

Thats exactly what I was thinking. If you heard Steve Harris playing on someone else's recording you would think that guy sounds like Steve Harris, you wouldn't think oh, that's Steve Harris playing on someones record. Same with any number of players. I agree many players have a distinct sound and style but they are not always recognisable immediately out with the context of their bands.

Welcome aboard. You have been bitten by the bass bug so prepare yourself!

Welcome bud.

Welcome aboard mate, hope you enjoy.

19 minutes ago, Doddy said:

standard fingering

Phnaar, phnaar.

The reason many tutors try to get you playing tunes quickly is because you lose attention if you are just playing scales. Try playing easy songs and concentrate on your timing. A metronome is a perfect tool for getting timing and fluidity right. The main thing is you have to enjoy what you are doing. If it's a chore you will soon lose interest. Once you enjoy what you are playing, learning becomes fun. Just remember every professional bass player was rubbish when he first started. They all practised and practised and practised. 

Nah, Im keeping all my preciouses. They're mine and they will stay that way.🤗

I used to love this time of year back in the 90's early 2000's as we always had gigs booked at Christmas and New Year. These days I'm not sure if I could be bothered with the lugging of gear and packing cars etc. I do miss it like hell if I ever see a live band right enough. I always think, I could do that.

Sad bugger.

On 05/07/2020 at 15:49, Barking Spiders said:

👍 to Dagan from PMT TV. Although it's clear he's mainly a guitarist he has a good presentational style and has put up some good 'shows'  on great cheap/budget basses and guitars

I reckon I could go into Dagans shop with a fiver in my pocket and come out with a Les Paul standard. He could sell sand to the Arabs!

2 minutes ago, Nothingman said:

sleazy rock band stuff.

I think you pretty much nailed it there. That's the je ne sais quoi that Grunge has. A sleaziness that grabs you.

9 minutes ago, Nothingman said:

The scene that spawned grunge is very specific to that city. 

But being from Seattle in the early 90's made you Grunge yet there is a massive difference in the music of those bands therefore as a music genre it's a misnomer. It should have been simply called the Seattle scene. Grunge has become sylised with a certain rock based element that had certain qualities marking it apart from earlier hair metal, not least the look of the musicians which had as much owed to the time rather than the music. In that sense I would argue that STP were Grunge. That's to say they had that sound, look, style of grunge at the time. At the end of the day who cares what's grunge and what isn't? I just liked all the rock music coming out then and if it got lumped in with grunge then I called it grunge. I liked grunge as in I pretty much liked every band I heard back then. Apart from the Melvins. I couldn't get into them.

2 hours ago, Nothingman said:

Stone Temple Pilots were not a grunge band. 
 

 

So what is Grunge? Is it just that you had to come from Seattle in the early 90's? Because that's pretty much all that connects most of the bands. Music style is very varied.

The 90's was just the best decade ever for me. The band was doing great and the music around was the best I had ever heard. Grunge was and still is, the most amazing genre (even although it's the vaguest genre ever) of music I have ever experienced. Most of it still sounds fresh to my ears.

Yup Justin guitar is really good. Lots of other tuition courses out there but they all want you to subscribe for about £50 a year, which isn't that much in the grand scheme but if you are just starting you don't want to be out of pocket when you are unsure if you will carry on.

There is literally no one in my home town who does guitar lessons. There used to be a guy who charged me £23 for 45 minutes. He would spend 30 minutes talking about my work and car etc and then give me 15 minutes at the end. It used to drive me up the wall but I didn't want to sound like a Richard, so never said anything. One on one lessons are definitely the best but Justins lessons come close.