MrDaveTheBass

Nina's playing was exquisite. - tasteful, always fitting in with what the rest of the band were playing, incredible timing, and then pulling out the most incredible blistering solos, all the time making it look effortlessly easy. Actually, the whole band were this good - Arthur certainly knows how to find a great bunch of musicians - definitely not your average 'backing band'.

[quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1444667650' post='2884933'] No names, no pack drill but if it's a "folk-rock" band led by a bodrhan player, it's the same one! [/quote] That's not the band that I've recently left, but if it's the band that I think it is, then I was bass-player #1!

Hmm, I'm staring to suspect that I may have been bass player #37!

If you're an amateur like me, the main thing about being in a band is that it's got to be fun. You might get a bit of petrol money at the end of the night from a pub gig, but if you're not making enough to live on, then your enjoyment and satisfaction is the only thing that's important. There's always going to have to be some give and take when you're in a band, but if all you ever do is give, and all everyone else does is take, that's not a compromise - that's called taking the p1ss. I've just left a similar situation. I'd stuck with them for over a year, but finally realised that all I ever got from them was lip-service. In hindsight, I should have been more concerned when I joined about all of their tales of woe about their long list of bass players who were forever leaving and letting them down. Unfortunately the egos involved are so large, and their self awareness so small, that I doubt that they'll ever realise that it's them who are the common denominator. I had a jam the other day with friends that I hadn't seen for years. It made me realise that I knew guitarists, drummers, singers even! , who were also lovely people. Just because you want to be in a band, it doesn't mean you have to be in a band with a load of a55holes. Life is short. If you're not having fun, walk.

Indeed. Arthur has that very rare mix of huge talent and humble ego. Very friendly and willing to have a chat with everyone afterwards. All I need to do now is get hold of Jevons' stage outfit (think Demis Roussos meets Hinge & Bracket). It looks bizarre, but if it makes me play that well, it'll be well worth the money!

I went to see Arthur 'I AM THE GOD OF HELL-FIRE' Brown at the weekend. Tiny little hall in Nuneaton of all places, with less than 100 punters in the crowd. I wasn't expecting much, but WOW! I was completely blown away. The man must be in his seventies, but has the most amazing live voice I've ever heard. His band are fantastic. If the bass-player's on here, then sir, I salute you! (I'm also a bit in love with Arthur's lady guitarist.

Dedicated covers band seeking bass player in Hinckley/Nuneaton/Coventry/Tamworth area. Gigs booked for this year and next. Set List: [size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY – Lenny Kravitz[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]EVER FALLEN IN LOVE - The Buzzcocks[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]WHITE WEDDING – Billy Idol[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]BUCK ROGERS - Feeder[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]WORD UP – Cameo (Gun Version)[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]INSIDE - Stiltskin[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]DAKOTA - Stereophonics[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]TEENAGE KICKS - The Undertones[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]ALL THE SMALL THINGS – Blink 182[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]RAIN – The Cult[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]VERTIGO - U2[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]PRETTY VACANT – Sex Pistols[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]THE RIVERBOAT SONG – Ocean Colour Scene[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME – Simple Minds [/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]MONEY FOR NOTHING – Dire Straits[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]BOHEMIAN LIKE YOU – Dandy Warholls [/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE - Blondie[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND - Hard-Fi [/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]TURNING JAPANESE – The Vapours [/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]TIMES LIKE THESE – Foo Fighters[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]ROCKS – Primal Scream[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]20th CENTURY BOY – T-Rex[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]ALL DAY & ALL OF THE NIGHT - The Kinks[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]YOU REALLY GOT ME - The Kinks[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b] JUMPIN JACK FLASH - The Stones[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]SUPERSONIC - Oasis[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]CAN’T STAND LOSING YOU – The Police [/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]GIMME SHELTER – The Stones [/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]ROCK’N’ROLL STAR - Oasis [/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL - Jet[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE - The Police[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]BABY ONE MORE TIME - Britney Spears[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]BORN TO BE WILD - Steppenwolf[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]WONT GET FOOLED AGAIN - The Who[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]MY SHARONA - The Knack[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]ALL OR NOTHING - The Small Faces[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]RUN - Snow Patrol[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]SUNNY AFTERNOON - The Kinks[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]USED TO LOVE HER - Guns'n'Roses[/b][/color][/size][/size][size=4] [size=4][color=#9AB7D5][b]SONNET - The Verve[/b][/color][/size][/size]

And where are they now? The little children of Stonehenge?

Bass! How low can you go?

Who let the dogs out?

If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?