silverfoxnik

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1208834' date='Apr 23 2011, 01:08 AM']Great songs. DIY ethic with her new label, I want her to tour. She is spellbinding.[/quote] +1 I saw her on what was I think, here one and only tour, in the late 70's at the then Hammersmith Odeon and it was sensational! If she decided to tour now, she could probably tour continually for 2 or 3 years, the demand would be so strong.. [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1208848' date='Apr 23 2011, 01:49 AM']Love her. Not sure we need a director's cut of "Flower of the Mountain" (The Sensual World) - the original was soooo effin' perfect.[/quote] +1 Sounds good though...

[quote name='casapete' post='1207216' date='Apr 21 2011, 04:10 PM']Think you'll find the majority of the audience are standing in the space between the performers. The few who are seated are usually in the area behind the particular week's cool / legendary / old acts (delete as required) and often seem to be friends of the act or chosen due to their dress sense! ( Incidentally if you get to be in the audience you are asked to wear dark clothing so as not to stand out too much!!) Think the audience is essential for the prog, gives it much more of a gig feel - anyone remember Bob Harris mumbling platitudes after a stonking performance by bands on Whistle Test in the 70's ? - not good. Still love the show though, thought this weeks was pretty good. In the absence of any other dedicated live music shows on the main channels it still fulfills it's function IMO. Have discovered a number of artists over the years that I probably would have overlooked otherwise. Would n't be too upset if it had a revamp so long as the basic idea was retained. And guess I'm alone in thinking the sound is okay too?!! ( could be my advancing years / deafness I suppose? )[/quote] +1 A large number of the audience is made up of the various artist's management/record label/publisher/friends etc... Despite it's perceived faults, the key for me is that Later a) does promote and support live music and it provides an outlet for many acts that would otherwise never get on mainstream TV..

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1206464' date='Apr 20 2011, 09:44 PM']KD Lang blew them all off stage. Fleet Foxes....too much knitware for my liking.[/quote] Thought Vintage Trouble's lead singer was a real 'star' - the kind they used to make before it became the norm for male singers to end up in dodgy boy bands or singing crap ballads on talent competitions.. I'm a huge KD Lang fan and it was really good to see her playing again with a band that has a lot of verve and energy..

Anyone on here a Guillemots fan? [url="http://www.guillemots.com/"]http://www.guillemots.com/[/url] I saw them on Monday night in London and their bass player, Aristazabal Hawkes, used a double bass and a P bass and she had a really great sound on both instruments! Looked to me like she was using an Ashdown head with an Ampeg 810, along with some kind of 1u overdrive/distortion effects unit which made the bass a real feature in some songs.. I was wondering if anyone here knows more about what gear she uses? It was a brilliant gig and her playing reminded me in parts of Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads).. very simple grooves that hold the tunes together. Definitely worth seeing!

...and don't forget Leigh Gorman from Adam & The Ants (circa 1979/80) and BowWowWow of course....

[quote name='KK Jale' post='1205312' date='Apr 19 2011, 10:46 PM']Disagree! Outrageously wild version of Constant Craving. That band knows what they're doing.[/quote] +1

Congratulations Dood!

First Bass Owned: Hondo II Rickenbacker copy 'Go To' Bass: Fender Roscoe Beck V 'Your' Bass: 1984 BC Rich Eagle

+1 to all the above and the OP especially! There is a great community spirit here on Basschat which sets it apart in my view from a lot of other music forums I've seen. For example, a couple of years ago, in response to a problem i was having with a low-output bass, leschirons sent me an Aphex bass xCiter pedal to try out.. he sent it free of charge from France and was really helpful in terms of using it and advised on other options that could help me.. When i bought a cab from Ebay once, TheRev helped ship it to me from the Bristol area as the Ebay seller didn't want the hassle of shipping..again - free of charge!! Those are just two of a number of examples I could cite of my personal experiences of where that Basschat community spirit has come to the fore.. Definitely something worth celebrating IMHO and long may it continue.

Thanks folks! That's a real help....

Only just seen this CK; absolutely fantastic! More of the same please...