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Love a rowdy crowd, by far the best gigs. We seek venues where both the crowd and us can go wild. Enjoy it!

When playing at Guildfest a few years ago, we took the time to watch Peter Andre. I was also very impressed with his band. Great musicians and good dance groove.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1463210212' post='3049485'] Finished on 3rd attempt. I got confused when it asked what keys you can play in. If you don't read (which wasn't asked) you can play in any key with equal proficiency. What confused me here was did the questioner appreciate this? I think the OP may not have thought about this. [/quote] Exactly the same for me.

Done. Look forward to the results

Controversially, I have really got into Jessie J's voice. Some of her material isn't the best but her voice is utterly marvellous with phenomenal control and versatility. Seen her live a couple of times and she doesn't disappoint. http://youtu.be/xc0YCkjyzQ8

Once we went IEM, there was never any way we'd go back. The benefits of personal mixes and ear protection are totally worth it in my opinion. We gig pubs, parties, weddings. We have a backline of bass and guitar amp but they are put through front-of-house and only provide a little on-stage output. I would never go back. When we have deps, we provide a wedge monitor for them if they wish or they can bring some headphones and have an ear mix. I would suggest going for it as the benefits are so great and the only downsides, for me, are the initial costs.

Buyer's Remorse is a horrible feeling. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buyer%27s_remorse I had a massive bout of it a couple of weeks ago after having put down a deposit on a car. The car was great but it was a lot of money, even though it was a bargain compared to the market and I'd long hankered after it. A day later and I'd backed out, lost (some) of the deposit but the relief was huge. Buyer's Remorse is very common.

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1453660922' post='2961526'] Yeah it was a bit nasty IMO, too. [/quote] Just for clarification, I didn't write the track 😛

As has been said, so many amazing albums to choose from. My mainstream choices would be: Duran Duran - Rio Simple Minds - New Gold Dream Both had the combination of great musicianship, quality production, top tunes and real subtlety which rewards repeated listening. My more obscure choices would be: The Ward Brothers - Madness Of It All Fiction Factory - Throw The Wharped Wheel Out Both have the same qualities as my mainstream choices but just happened to sell somewhat less.

[quote name='philw' timestamp='1453395933' post='2959152'] Funny, I've been reminiscing with old Brand X stuff on Spotify all day. Percy was one of the reasons I started playing bass and one of the reasons I bought a fretless Wal as soon as I possibly could. I still reckon PJ's the best out there. [/quote] Good use of your time 🤘

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1453143300' post='2956818'] Not a song, but I've been listening to a lot of Bowie over the past few days. Black Tie White Noise is an album that I bought when it came out, but it sort of disappeared into my collection and didn't come out very often. I've played it a few times lately and it has very much grown in my estimation. It does have some outright pop on it and Wedding Song isn't the best starter, but IMHO as an album it works well as an album overall. [/quote] I've been revisiting Bowie too and reminding myself of some of his best work. Fascination from Young Americans is top of my list today; awesome vocals, really impressive. I'm also going to purchase the two Tin Machine albums which I never got round to investigating. Buddha Of Suburbia is another great album that is worthy of a revisit.

Always the music for me. I love the fact that great music can give real emotion to otherwise quite bland or meaningless lyrics. I think Simon Le Bon (an oblique lyricist for sure) said something like "good music can make lyrics that mean nothing sound like they mean everything".

Good thread. Particularly the bit where Blue lost the plot for a while 😉 The more music I find the more I realise how much more there is still to find. I have big blindspots with a few major acts and particularly the big bands of the 70s. BC has helped me find a few new acts and genres and I always enjoy finding new bands. Some stick, some are fads for me and some I discard. We are lucky we now live in an age where it's much easier to explore new music. In relation to Bowie, he's one of the few artists where the back catalogue is so diverse that it takes real time to get to know and understand. Dipping in to one album won't really tell you much about his musical output.

I find it's not always easy keeping the mojo going. I've just had a month break from gigging but about to begin a quite packed schedule. Although I haven't overtly missed playing I know that it'll come back when we get in the groove again. I find I need to remind myself of how good it is to play when the gigging downsides kick-in as it can get very tiring and a bit samey sometime. I remind myself that many people would be very jealous of being in a tight band that gigs so much. It's a privilege overall and I'm grateful for it.

[quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1452637582' post='2952002'] I'd mention Les Nemes from Haircut 100, some nice tight funky playing on their track Favourite Shirts. Like JT, an SB1000 user too, I think? [/quote] Agreed. Funky and tight. So many great basslines and amazing players in the 80s. A golden age for pop. I'd throw in the bassist from Curiosity Killed The Cat. Some great lines. Not quite New Romantic admittedly. http://youtu.be/-3w3O3bDhZc

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1452627657' post='2951859'] No, I can't see it. Am I logged in? [/quote] I think you must have log in trouble. Maybe ask the OP for advice? Via this thread.

Yep, all is good. Phew.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1452624515' post='2951828'] Well... can you see it..? [/quote] Ah, good thinking. I'll have a look.

Just checking that my log-in has worked ok. Can someone confirm that this message has posted please?

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1452597896' post='2951408'] Outside is a fantastic album. With some judicious editing it could be up there with his best. As well as Architect, I love Oxford Town, Heart's Filthy Lesson, Voyeur (already posted above). [/quote] Indeed. I saw him on the Outside tour and he was fantastic. I'm Deranged is another cracker.

Changed my mind whilst dreaming of Bowie songs last night. Thru These Architect's Eyes. A storming track.

So many awesome tracks. I go for Stay off Station To Station. An amazing track from his best album.

A very sad day indeed. An absolutely iconic artist and rightly hugely influential. I saw him on the Outside tour. Brilliant performer and beautiful singer.

[quote name='CHW' timestamp='1452463362' post='2950218'] I have a vague memory of seeing a documentary about Duran Duran where JT was saying that I. The studio he played the verse with a pick and the chorus with fingers. He had to learn to do it all fingers live. Re the whole they couldn't play thing. I have seen them state that at the time they toured the first album. That was the entirety of their repertoire. I decidedly remember them mentioning that as a band, they couldn't even play Johnny b Goode. [/quote] You may be thinking about Hold Back The Rain with regard to the chorus versus verse I think. He talks about it on the Classic Albums documentary for Rio.