Andy_L

54 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Is there anything special about 'jetglo' or is it just marketingspeak for 'black'?

Of course it's special: it's on a Rickenbacker 

But otherwise, yeah, it's just black really 

As part of a middle aged couple with a food obsession, a dog and no children it's almost as though her show was designed explicitly for me.

Just need to get the moho for the full set

15 hours ago, Andy1325 said:

I've never had a Ric, always wanted one though, they are super cool. Love the Fireglo finish, just looks right on that guitar.

Thanks Andy

15 hours ago, Shaggy said:

Lovely Paul Weller-esque Ric 330 there, you can't beat a Ric semi in the cool stakes.   I used to have a jetglo Ric 360/12 - it was a bit of a one-trick pony,  but stuck through the Voc AC30 I had at the time; boy what a tone.........  Traded for a '73 4001

Thanks

it doesn't get a lot of use these days as the Tele much better fits a Country sound. I don't think I'll ever part with it though. 

I toyed with a 360/12 when I got it: always been a big Byrds fan. AC30 sounds like the perfect partner for it.

Still tempted by a 4001

Can anyone spot the general colour theme?

2 hours ago, adamg67 said:

Primal Scream have had highs and lows, but I would rate Screamadelica and Vanishing Point very highly. I didn't know they were all that highly rated though? Thinking back, maybe I missed the hype when Screamdelica came out though, I only really got into them in the mid-late 90s. 

Yes, I was thinking particularly about the hype that Screamadelica attracted. Great album but not remotely the work of genius it's often portrayed as imho. 

As much as I like Stone Roses and Primal Scream I think they're both massively overrated. 

On the other hand, how Jason Isbell isn't one of the biggest stars in music eludes me.

God that's lovely. Congrats, enjoy

Another Tele here: a sunburst Nashville Deluxe. Plus a fireglo Rickenbacker 330/6 and an Epiphone Hummingbird Pro. 

Thinking about it, this is more guitars than the guitarist in our band has. 

Grits here: simple and country.

And not to most people's taste

On 01/04/2020 at 22:15, Jus Lukin said:

Never buy a black bass in a normal shop- they'll shaft you every time.

(y) got fobbed off with a very very dark grey bass doing just this

Very sad news

Now smoking a cigarette nine miles long

Can't compete with some of these, but in the very late 80s/early 90s* I and around 150 others went to see Tad at the Norwich Arts Centre. They were supported by an up and coming band called Nirvana 

*it's all a bit hazy

I'm a big Country fan and have been enjoying it. It's noticable though how much looks to have been cut out for the UK broadcast (16 hours down to 9 I think). No Everley Brothers, Don Williams etc. Precious little on country rock, Gram Parsons, Guy Clark, Townes van Zandt.

God I sound like a moaning bugger. 

Nothing too tricky. Eric Church - Drink in my Hand will do.

Met the original bass player on the day he was born in 1973. He's my little brother.

Met the guitarist in 1974, when we were both four years old on our first day at school. 

Met the singer ten years later at school.

The original drummer was a housemate of the guitarist and singer. One day his computer went in to be fixed and some photos were found. He got a place on the sex offenders register. Our singer is now a teacher, so funnily enough...

I became the bass player when my brother left as I was the least competent guitarist. 

I met the new drummer last Sunday. He's our guitarist's hairdresser. 

Sorted.

My brother. He left the band so we needed a bass player. I was the second best guitarist...

2 hours ago, Bassfinger said:

Lyrics went downhill from Rock Around the Clock onwards.

You should get in touch with the Nobel committee and tell them to rescind Dylan's literature award.

They're my favourite band, based mostly on the five IRS albums, and Mike Mills is one of my musical templates as a bass player. If I didn't have them to "borrow" from I'd have written only about half of the songs we play.

The mid period five albums clearly struck a chord worldwide and have some of their very best songs (Nightswimming, Find the River). I guess they just got bored after years of just playing the same instruments and songs and tried something different.

For me, NAIH is their last great album. Once Bill Berry left though the heart seemed to go out of it. The last five albums are, to me, the five weakest. All have a few good songs on them but that's a poor return compared to the earlier stuff.

Supposedly Iggy Pop's China Girl isn't actually about heroin, as I'd assumed for many years, but a woman, Kuelan Nguyen.

At the risk of being controversial: I live five minutes walk from the Brickmakers but never, ever go there. Whilst it's great that they support live music, as a pub it's just awful (decor, beer etc).

It's a shame as it wouldn't take much to make it a pleasant place to go.

I'd love to be able to claim a Gram Parsons/ Mike Mills style Nudie suit as stage wear,  but the originals are a bit £££ and I've never seen a decent copy for sale

Nothing useful to add except another Seloc 👋

Both types, country and western

20 minutes ago, Si600 said:

My band is called 330ml.

Please say you're in a Can tribute band