silverfoxnik

[quote name='madshadows' timestamp='1452533697' post='2950911'] .. playing this somewhere I hope with Mick Ronson and Trevor Bolder [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B5zmDz4vR4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B5zmDz4vR4[/url] John [/quote] Good shout!

Absolutely, utterly devastated today, but so, so grateful for every word, every melody and every moment of his brilliant inspirational music. When I was a kid first playing in bands in the mid 70's, Bowie was the one we all looked up to and aspired to be like. It wasn't just about his voice, or the songwriting or even the sound of his records - all of which were amazing to me - but it was about trying to work out where he was going next artistically, because with each new album, he did something different, groundbreaking and exciting that made you think again. It's been said many times before, but each new Bowie album in that 1970-80 period really was a big event! It won't ever be quite the same now, knowing that there'll be no more new Bowie music and ideas to look forward to. RIP David Bowie.

[quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1452425647' post='2949750'] Same here. Aladdin Sane bought from saved up pocket money and a little help from my dad. (Love the 'Overplaying since 1977' line btw..!) I went to the exhibition when it was in London and it reinforced how important he's been musically for a large chunk of my life, esp. the formative years. Everything from Space Oddity to Let's Dance meant something, even in some small way. I got a bit choked up at the exhibition as I was able to relate the music to so many good experiences when I was a kid/younger person. In terms of connecting with everything, not a chance. Tonight was such a let down (apart from Loving the Alien the rest left me cold - and really, why would anyone - even the Genius Jones - take on God Only Knows?!). Never Let Me Down was very 80s but not in a good way - and, again, deciding to get Mickey Rourke rapping on a track may have been a stretch too far. Then there was the Glass Spider tour (Spinal Tap II without Messrs St. Hubbins, Tufnel, Smalls et al) and to top it all the Sound+Vision stripped down/Adrian Belew show. Didn't really like the Earthling direction but admired him for sticking his handsome head into the world of drum and bass rather than going after the easy wins. All that being said, he's still the musician that has influenced me the most in life (and whose music means the most to me) and the fact that he's still making music that challenges us all these years later is testament to his brilliance. Blackstar gets its first listen chez Riva this afternoon with a nice cuppa and an open mind (sort of!).. can't wait. [/quote] This pretty much describes how I feel about Bowie. First album I ever bought was Ziggy Stardust in 1972 - did a paper round to save up the money for it - and I've been a fan of him as a singer, songwriter and originator ever since! My daughter's bought me the new album for Xmas but I haven't actually received it yet, so have still to hear it.. Absolutely loved the video for 'Blackstar' and the song too, and similarly, 'Lazarus', so I can't wait actually get my hands on the album. There's so much great music around, and many, many other artists who's music means so much to me, but Bowie will always be the one who inspired me over and above everyone else! The fact that he's still putting music out that gets people talking at the age of 69 is amazing, but when you look back at his track record, it's not really that much of a surprise.

Try 'bandmix,co,uk' as well..

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1452420306' post='2949697'] Ashdown BTA200 into two Barefaced Super Compacts. ...sold the SCs to raise money for [b]my wedding (2 weeks to go, eek![/b]) and house move. [/quote] Congratulations Merton - fabulous news! As for best rig ever, I'm currently enjoying the sound of my BC Rich Eagle into my Ampeg V4BH head and SVT-15E cab that I bought from Beedster in October more than any other rig I've had in years...Pure tonal heaven..

[quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1452111426' post='2946619'] Cliff sold me a top quality speaker cable, handmade by OBBM. Great product, great price, great packaging, super quick next day delivery, great communications. All round great guy, very pleased! Thank you. [/quote] +1 to all the above.. I've just received the other speaker cable that Cliff was selling and it arrived really quickly and is in almost perfect condition. Very pleased indeed.. Definitely really happy to recommend Cliff to one and all here on Basschat. Thanks Cliff

Just bought a Nikon COOLPIX camera from Andy and everything went perfectly.. Andy's communication throughout was great and the camera arrived in excellent condition thanks to some very careful packing by Andy.. Plus, it's a really good little camera. I'd have no hesitation in dealing with Andy again. Nik

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1451762634' post='2943246'] Ha... Thanks Nik thought I was going mad here for a min.... [/quote] Brilliant post; injected some much needed humour into the thread I thought.. Happy New Year by the way!

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1451077610' post='2938192'] Placeholding thread for the moment - just put the date in the diary and make sure you attend the bash. It's the 10th anniversary and it will be special! Usual venue: [b]Jubilee High School, School Lane, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 1TE.[/b] Watch this space [/quote] Thanks for posting this up bluejay.. Can't quite believe it's 2016 already, nor that this will be the 10th SE Bash and the eighth one at the same venue! Happy New Year Folks

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1451475027' post='2940729'] When doves cry by Prince. [/quote]

Any song by Jamiroquai...

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1451406768' post='2940241'] I've told the story on here before, but Lemmy once visited my mum while she was in hospital having a knee operation. He used to visit a friend of his in Cardiff who ran a motorbike repair place, and there was a newsagents shop close to it where my mum used to work. Lemmy & his friend used to be in & out of the shop all the time buying cigarettes & stuff - mum recognised him (I had a massive Motorhead poster on my bedroom wall at the time) & told him that we had a cat called Lemmy, which he found very amusing. They would regularly have a natter when he came into the shop after that. By coincidence his friends wife had to go into hospital for some reason at the same time that my mum was in having her knee op. When he went in to visit her he also found out what ward my mother was on & went in to see her too, which was a very lovely & kind thing to do. My mother thought the world of him, she thought he was a really nice guy. The first thing I thought when I heard the news about Lemmy today was "Mum would have been really upset about this" [/quote] What a fantastic story! Says so much about him as a person, away from his infamous rock 'n' roll persona.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1451380088' post='2939925'] A true legend. We will not his see his like again, which is sad Man alive, it has a been a year of attrition in the bass community. [/quote] +1 Very saddened to hear this news. Saw Motorhead only the once at Guildford about 15 years ago and they were absolutely fantastic! There's something very iconic about Rickenbackers anyway, but even more so when Lemmy played his. If/when they come to make the film of his life, they'll be hard pushed to find an actor who can do him justice.. RIP Lemmy.

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1451078837' post='2938197'] In the diary. We need to make your idea of Paul coming along with a stall a reality! [/quote] Definitely! We need to start working on that in January Trevor. Hope you've had a good Xmas by the way? Nik

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1451076817' post='2938183'] A very happy Christmas to you too, Nik! SE Bash 2016 in diary - we'll get to work on it soon, and we'll make it special. [/quote] Thanks Silvia and +1 to that!