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not sure how streaming works as regards the charts but very few people bother buying CD's and especially singles these days.

I actually bought a CD the other day then realised my new laptop hadn't got a DVD/CD drive on it, had to dig out my old laptop to put it on my new laptop and phone 😕

Facebook Marketplace is the wild west of buying and  selling sites, although I did sell my Mum's car on there, cash on collection of course

52 minutes ago, SumOne said:

 

A Ska covers band I was in had an advert for a singer, someone applied and we'd arranged for them to come to a practise session, we sent them the set list of about 30 songs and two of them were Madness songs. Their response was 'actually, I won't come along, I don't do Madness songs'.  No attempt at finding any middle ground. 

 

A few of the band aren't overly keen on those Madness songs so we could've potentially dropped them (although there is a certain expectation that a pub ska band will play some Madness - there's always at least one punter shouting for it). Seemed a bit niche to want to be a singer in a Ska covers band playing pub gigs but will not even meet up with any band that has played any of their songs!  

we've had similar experiences, I wonder if they just get cold feet and pick any excuse to bail out

to answer the question, there's program I've used for years, Digital Music Mentor, it's old but downloads of a  free version can be found (limited use), it's not perfect but gets you in the ball park

https://digital-music-mentor.en.lo4d.com/windows

it also has a stab at the bass line of songs as well, again not perfect but gives you an idea

edit, if it's like mine script error box appears, just keep clicking yes and it opens eventually

I think it's important to stick to one genre, if you try and please all the people you'll please no one, in the band I'm in covers are chosen by consensus, but if someone really doesn't want to do a certain song we don't do it, after all if someone refuses to learn a song what can you do? besides kick them out the band, I've recently done this, the singer wanted to learn Ruby Soho by Rancid, but we'd already tried Timebomb, a more popular song, according to Spotify streams, by Rancid and it flopped and got dropped, so I wasn't going to waste my time learning it

whatever we think Amazon have got it nailed, I've got several friends who swear by amazon Prime's very efficient next day delivery, their bad treatment of staff, like Wetherspoons, is overplayed, by the 'they must be Bastards because they make so much money' brigade.

As far as the tax evasion is concerned that's the Governments fault, no company pays more tax than they've got too

I usually finish up buying off e bay after checking on Amazon, is that better or worse?

On 08/07/2024 at 21:01, Skybone said:

 

 

The singer comes across as a nice lad initially, but as you get to know him, he comes across as self obsessed. 

 

 

tbf if a singer's not self obsessed or an attention seeker (same thing?) they're usually not a very good front person

41 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

My lot let me do the XLR cables as I'm the only one I trust to do them right. However, they are not averse to a bit of manual labour - speakers on and off stands, stands out of and into bags, speaker covers off and on, and then carrying the stuff too.

Our guitarist or drummer have to lift the speakers of the stands, I can't do it anymore, them 15" Wharfdale Titan's aren't half heavy 😄

when the band I play in lost 2 members the remaining members, me and the singer, paid off the leaving members, so me and the singer now own the PA, you can hardly ask someone just joining the band to fork out for the PA but we do take a small fee (round down there share of gig money) off the new members to pay for it's upkeep

4 minutes ago, steantval said:

Just seen some of the Avril Lavigne set on YouTube, excellent performance, top notch vocals and backing band, really rocking to a capacity 70k crowd.

I agree with a lot of the comments directed at the festival organisers that she deserved the bigger stage, more worthy than a couple of the female performers who shall remain nameless, who’s performances were at best mediocre.

just watched the whole set on catch up, she was excellent, in fact it's the only artist I've been able to watch all the way through

Glastonbury under fire for scheduling issues
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13591165/Glastonbury-fans-SLAM-festival-organisers-Avril-Lavigne-overcrowded-stage-SZA-crowds.html

just listened to a bit of Soft Play and Idles, has my hearing loss got worse or are the vocals practically inaudible in the mix?

43 minutes ago, Doddy said:

Derek Frank posted last year that he's not touring with Shania anymore and she's using tracks instead.

 

Karaoke then?

had the chance to use an Elf 1 x 10 combo at the weekend, what a disappointment, not bollocks, grunt, heft, what ever you want to call it, loud enough on stage during the sound check, but no projection into the largish room, then the guitarist decided to turn up, had everything maxed out and still struggled to hear myself, and I had it raised up onto a table, the Elf head my be okish with a couple of decent cabs but the combo on it's own isn't up to the job

3 hours ago, Cato said:

John Lydon is currently on a speaking tour in the UK which ends at the start of August.

 

There was some sort of legal dispute between him and the other Pistols over Danny Boyles biopic TV series, no idea whether it got particularly acrimonious but maybe that's a contributing factor as to why he doesn't fancy the reunion.

there's an interview where Lydon explains his feelings, he's never really got on with the others that's why he orchestrated getting Sid in, he does seem to take offense very easily, just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me 😊

I'd rather see the Sex Pistols without Lydon than not at all, which seem to be the alternative, similar situation to  the Undertones without Fergal Sharkey, I loved their recent gigs I've been too

2 hours ago, nekomatic said:

There was a thing about this in the Washington Post recently (think the actual article is paywalled but the graphic has been widely shared). 
 

Basically, everyone thinks the best music was whatever was made when they were teenagers:
 

I think Rose coloured specs comes into play on a lot of these statements, but yes teenage years are the most formative music wise, I think it's great they use old songs in TV ads, it means everybody knows songs we do in our set like Blitzkrieg Bop and Should I Stay or Should I Go etc

NL4 plugs will not work with a NL2 connector but NL2plugs will work with an NL4 connector, most modern PA's have NL4 connectors, so no problem.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R3CPRR8V9Q7C7C/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_rdp_perm

If you're using your laptop speakers you'll never hear bass, headphones should help

edit, just reread the post, if you don't want to use headphones you cold do what I do and and connect the laptop to a stereo system, or buy some good quality computer speakers, built in laptop speakers are barely better than ones that are in a phone

On 12/05/2024 at 16:44, NancyJohnson said:

I didn't watch it at all this year ... preferring Nottingham Forest v Chelsea, Clarkson's Farm and a bit of Doctor Who.

 

 

 

 

 

FTFY, if there's one way to wind up Forest fans it's to call the club Notts Forest,

Forest, Nottm Forest or Nottingham Forest all fine.

on the subject of Eurovision, haven't watched it for years, it's middle of the road Saturday entertainment, like Strictly, Britain's got Talent etc, I don't watch those either

presumable it's worth £20 as firewood

different solution to the same problem, I had trouble hearing myself sometimes now I put my amp/speakers on a table or chair to get them at ear level, it's solved the problem for me

Give Ashdown a ring, they fixed mine for free, all I paid was the postage to get it there.

Here's the photo

1 hour ago, MoJoKe said:

Am I reading some confusion here?  The Glitter Band were not just Gary Glitter's band.  They had hits in their own right, gigged on their own, were a fantastic bunch of guys and we had some bloody great times on the road when I was on the same tours with them in the mid 80s.  I also did a number of gigs at that time with Gary on the bill.  He was definitely strange, kept himself to himself, had his own dressing rooms, and it was obvious to people around him, even if they didn't know the extent of his paedophile proclivities.  I wouldn't have wanted anything to do with him... thankfully I didn't have to.

Yes the Glitter Band had their own hits but when I've seen them, post Gadds peodo activities coming to light, they've done his hits as well, much to the crowds delight