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[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1458902732' post='3011955'] It seems very fashionable to take the piss out of the Stones, but I hope I'm still gigging at their age [/quote] People always take the piss out of our institutions. Actually, the Stones often take the piss out of themselves - well not Mick so much, now he's joined the establishment with his knighthood.

[quote name='stewblack' timestamp='1458732341' post='3010230'] Unfortunately, never having been in the Rolling Stones, I can't use that when applying for an audition! [/quote] I meant it as an answer to the 'too old?' question, as in clearly there is no age issue to playing in a band. As for actually finding a band, that's a completely different matter and even if you had been in the Stones I'm sure there would still be bands that thought you were too old

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1458682605' post='3009884'] But remember not everyone has access to the Internet, or the abilities to use it. A lot of people rely on computers in the library to access the Internet. [/quote] Of course. That's because we're still in the transition stage. The internet (well, the www) is only 25 years old so give it a chance Imagine the world in 100 years time. I suspect there will still be libraries, as in collections of books, but I reckon we'll be calling them museums

The Rolling Stones. That is all.

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1458601950' post='3009092'] Libraries great places. My mum was librarian as well. Political point: enjoy them while they still exist, austerity 2 / 3 / 4 ? is on the way. [/quote] Libraries were indeed great places but time have changed and there are now better, faster and more convenient ways to access the font of human knowledge. Forget politics and austerity, it's the internet that has caused problems for libraries as we used to know and love them.

Status Quo have played so many 'final' gigs that they must surely be in with a chance of meeting the criterion of this topic, though I don't know their catalogue well enough to propose an example.

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1457862574' post='3002358'] Python Lee Jackson - wasn't that Rod Stewart in an earlier guise ? [/quote] More of a guest vocalist thing as PLJ already existed without Rod, but you're right that he sang on their greatest (only?) hit.

To be fair, how much abuse could you have given that gearbox in 4 weeks? Not saying you did, just pointing out that no one knows. Also, how many of us have suffered a sudden breakdown of one sort or another through no fault of our own? Now imagine if we'd sold that vehicle one month before the breakdown and someone else had to pick up the mess? The whole thing sucks of course, but don't get all bitter and twisted over it - sh1t happens

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1457819927' post='3002148'] In a Broken Dream, Python Lee Jackson. [/quote] Beat me to it How about Norman Greenbaum's 'Spirit InThe Sky' ?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1457708973' post='3001198'] The problem with DAB is that in order to maximise revenue Ofcom have opted to cram many more stations than originally intended into the bandwidth meaning that the broadcast bitrate is severely compromised over what was original intended. [/quote] Yes, I've read about this as well. When being launched, DAB promotion focused on its quality improvement over standard broadcasting, and very good it was too. But, as you say, in practice they've wound up the compression to lower the bit rate to cram more stations into the available bandwidth and wrecked the quality, which I've read is no better than FM - indeed I recall reading an article where BBC R3 classical music fans were complaining it is actually for worse than the R3 FM transmissions. Imagine CDs being hailed as a big leap forward in music quality but when launched they were actually recorded as 128k MP3s! Having said that, I'm a fan of DAB and have a couple of DAB radios, but then I never listen to anything other than BBC R4

The police offer home security advice - might be worth asking. Also, check out the 'secured by design' initiative: http://www.securedbydesign.com

With early treatment the prognosis is good. It worked out fine for my father who is a couple of years older than Bill. Also I've read that more men die WITH prostate cancer than OF it. I've long thought that medical diagnostics are so good these days that if you put a 75-ish year old person through a whole raft of sensitive tests and whole body scanners you'd almost certainly find something wrong with them. Best wishes Bill . . . your musical legacy is already well established, so just keep on metal detecting!

Yes, that's what I meant. Barrett & Wright are dead, Waters left ages ago, leaving just Mason & Gilmour - and Gilmour wasn't an original member.

Play along to a few of his favourite blues songs. Root notes will do at first and help him to understand the basic blues structure (stick to the classic 12 bar blues at first) and help build his fretting and finger/plectrum skills. As he progresses, throw in some passing notes and some simple blues progressions. If it all clicks then expand the playlist, keep practicing and gradually improve. Or start lessons, be taught a lot of theory, told to practice scales, lose interest and give up.

Didn't Waters effectively leave the band soon after The Wall? Pink Floyd released subsequent albums without Waters, but with Rick Wright gone they were down to just two of the originals (maybe only one if you don't count Gilmour), so probably a good time to call it a day. Still, whatever the internal politics, their recorded legacy is assured.

I find it hard to believe anyone gets shot by accident. Absence of intent doesn't make it an accident in my book if the parties involved have been 'messing about' with firearms. Still, a sad story - for whatever reasons

I don't think of myself as a Floyd anorak but I don't recall a song called 'Free Fun' on Obscured By Clouds. I guess they meant 'Free Four' ?

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1457347111' post='2997494'] I know where you're coming from - I've been playing for 36 years and, apart from one really memorable gig many years ago I can't help feeling like it's all been a massive waste of time & money. [/quote] You missed out the '’ didn't you? Please say you did. Surely it can only have been a massive waste of time and money of you didn't enjoy any of it . . . . In which case why did you persevere for 36 years? I'm with Lozz on this. I've played no 'famous' gigs but I've enjoyed all the ones I have, which is what it's about for me as I've no ambition (or talent) to be a pro musician - which gives me the advantage of picking and choosing so I have no excuse for wasting time or money. I've loved all of it and, like Lozz, will continue for as long as that remains true.

Agreed. We had a lot of pyracantha at the previous house where kids grew up and it was never a problem for them. I'd go for it anytime.

MP3s don't have to be much of a compromise. Ok, 128kbps is pushing things but I rarely notice any artefacts at 320kbps. Anyway, with hard drive prices so cheap these days, why compress at all. I've been ripping my new CDs to wav files these days, no compression at all and same quality as the CD itself.

That sort of clause is not exclusive to the music industry and can be found in many sorts of contracts, including employment contracts. It's basically to protect the other party against any future claim that the artiste wasn't fully informed and knowledgable about what they were signing up to. It's actually a good piece of advice because no one should sign any contract without fully understanding it and its possible ramifications. Sounds to me as if the MU would be a good starting point.

There seems to be a lot of 'casual' listening to music these days, probably as a result of most phones, laptops, tablets, PCs and all the other ubiquitous tech that seems to be essential to own these days being able to play it in some form. I grew up when music seemed to be a bit more, er, 'special'. Buying a new album was something of an event, usually requiring serious consideration before spending a significant sum and the investment of time to visit a record shop. When the new album was home, 'proper' listening involved a decent hi-fi system - which generally meant a 'separates' system. Yes, those days are long gone and, actually, I'm not too bothered because accessing music today IS so much easier, so I'm not simply pining for some mythical 'good old days'. BUT. There's always a but. And in this case the 'but' is something we used to call muzak. That infernal musical drivel that emanated from crappy speakers in supermarkets, shopping centres, lifts and all manner of public places. it sometimes felt you couldn't get away from the bloody stuff! I DON'T WANT wall-to-wall (should that be ear-to-ear?) music running through my every waking hour and I certainly don't want to hear other people's musical choices when I'm out and about. I like to hear the silence of a quiet day or the rustling of the trees or birdsong or the wind or the sea - quite a lot actually and so much so that I only occasionally 'really' listen to music rather than simply let it wash over me as part of the background noise to whatever else I'm doing at the time. But when I do 'really' listen it's usually on a separates hi-fi system (when it's not my DAW+monitors). Still, horses for courses eh?

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1457164218' post='2995867'] He is brainwashing us to believe this is a new thing. This could be applied to the 60s, 70s, 80s and,...well I lost interest after that. Holland Dozier and Holland, Chin and Chapman, Stock Aitkin and Waterman anyone. None of this is new. It's been happening since the beginning of pop music. Listen to Brian Mathews' Sounds of the Sixties and you will hear everything he has described in the video. [/quote] Yep. What goes around, comes around.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1456771154' post='2992128'] . . . the Beatles are still more popular than Jesus, based on how long and numerous Beatles threads are on Basschat anyway [/quote] Ah, but on BC we're warned off talking about religion so that gives the Fabs a big advantage. Mind you, given some of the reverence for them in these here parts, perhaps they should be regarded as a religion in their own right

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1456768302' post='2992057'] The records were burnt by racist ignorant southern hicks. They don't count. [/quote] I thought the records were burnt by religious fanatics because of Lennon's comment about the Fabs being more popular than Jesus ( btw does anyone know if this was actually true or not? Depends on the definition of 'popular' I suppose?). Maybe they were racist ignorant southern hicks as well?