RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Wow! Looking at this heading was giving me a headache . I thought for a moment or two , that it was a new musical genre . Having said that , you could ask yourself if you are willing to give a listen to a band or two of the different genres you have listed. Happy Jack is probably something you won't be after attempting to do so. 🙂 Tbh , the chances of you playing the stuff you've mentioned are ..nil imho. Anyway I thought it is only fair to point you into the right direction of some bands to listen too just for the fun of it ,plus you can say you know who some of these bands represent . Stoner ...monster magnet . Doom...Obituary Emo...my chemical romance Harcore ...DRI / Gang Green / sick of it all / stormtroopers of death ( not too sure if all that is correct as nobody really knows) The others I just haven't a clue . I'm sure you'll be pointed in the right direction . Fwiw in all seriousness , have you thought of doing a thrash stray cats tribute ? Plug distortion in your double bass and off you go 😀

Yeah, love Alice in chains . Unfortunately never got round to seeing them . Mudhoney - touch me I'm sick 🤮great! The rest I trued but couldn't get on with them. True what you say though 🙂

Regarding Nirvana , I was indifferent when they cane out . A couple of pals were real fanboys. They played the London Astoria a few times . Me and a couple of other pals got tkts on the door in the Astoria l we ended up upstairs( bleach tour ) 2 guitarists . One of my mates said they were shite. I was indifferent . When never mind came out, I purchased it eventually , but I couldn't get the hype either . Anyway, they added a gig to their British tour at Kilburn empire . They were great ! Apparently Seattle bands had a history of really good gigs and off nights . i don't play them , but may get the urge after reading this ..

I would say there's a strong possibility of them doing a secret / low key warm up gig or 2 . That would be good to see . I've been to a couple of those . Pre Donington warm up gigs by Metallica astoria2 ( a place that sold jumpers during the day ) ,and Charlotte and the Harlots queeh Mary college ( iron maiden ) A few I've missed obviously: Mr and a few mates used to go to the Hippodrome in Leics sq on weds nights in the '80s. It was a metal club . The night we never went, the stones played a secret gig . It was all over the papers next day . Keep 'em peeled 🙂...

Good luck to all getting tkts. The press will be saying how everyone was mad for it / tkts sold out in less than 20 mins/ internet crashes etc . Plus the cost . Things were easier in 1994 ..

That pretty much sums it up for me too. An "edgy" band for celebrities .

Plus of course , it's "parent " these days . The nuclear family is " so last century ". Only imho of course 🙂

Previously owned by JR Hartley ?🤔

These days Ken Barlow can dance better than me . Well done for persisting . Hope it all goes well , and it pays off .

It's a very interesting topic . I look on this from a background of mainly heavy metal / head banging gigs over the years.. For example , a friend and I were at a Diamond Head gig at the Borderline back n the mid '90s. My friend says " there's Glenn Hughes " . Yes the super talented bassist/ vocalist/ druggie . He is smaller than us , and all I saw was a fairly unkempt guy with a large bald patch on the top of his head . We saw him play a few gigs headlining and supporting other bands and him and his band rocked. Looked the ultimate aging rock star from a distance ...but we know what he looks like in real life . Then of course there's Ozzy Ozbourne . I've seen pics of him recently without the makeup and tbh he looks more like Donald trump. There is a minorish guitar god , Michael Angelo Batio who still seems to have a full head of jet black hair . He's getting on a bit , but the hair dye seems to suit him . You can tell he's getting on facially though . Then there's Alice Cooper . Not sure what he looks like without the makeup,, but he looks fine imho . A bit like Colleen Nolan . The trouble with Botox ( allegedly ) , is that if you start doing it, you have to keep it up. The trouble I find with us ordinary folk , is that the bags below the eyes resembling more baggage than Heathrow Airport is the worst about ageing facially . Good luck to you if you can pull it off .

Also remember how many times E-A-D-G appear on the fretboard on each string .

Not sure if a Gibson thunderbird bass case would be any good . 🤔

Meatoaf - 2 out of three ain't bad . Guns and roses- one in a million / I used to love her/ patience Limp bizkit- Rollin'/ Faith/ Tom waits - step right up Henry Rollins- liar presidents of the USA - lump nine inch nails - head like a hole whitesnake- crying in the rain / still of the night marillion - assassin / mkt sq heroes

I think he's great . He does like his slap . He did a post on you tube about the ultimate metal bass players . I mentioned to him that he left out Billy Sheehan . Fail ! 🙂

Mixed feeling about them .. Before I had anything by them , I tagged along with a friend and saw an amazing gig by them at the marquee . Positive mental octopus tour . I then purchased the Mother's milk album a couple of days later . I returned it . Not my thing . Saw them at the Kilburn national / forum with Henry Rollins supporting . They were ok , not as good as before . Henry Rollins didn't do much for me . Things are a bit blurry now , as I've lost interest in them now . I have the Blood sugar and One Hot Minute albums . Both really good , but I prefer one hot minute . I have the californication album , but only played it a couple of times . .meh! I saw them play Wembley arena where they were only wearing socks . Rubbish gig imho. Saw bits of them on jools Holland show , and they looked back on form . ( They may never have been off form , just my observation). The Anthony keidis book is good . The person I have most respect for in that band is Chad Smith .

Yes ! I looked at various clips on YouTube , and tbh and imho my old Boss Me8- B sounds better .

If used in the wrong hands ( mine ) , it would cause random sonic distress and cruelty to animals in my area . . So for that reason , I'm out 😕

The best thump sound and feel for me , was playing the humbucker pick by the neck telecaster bass through an Aguilar amp head , through an angular cab with no tweeter . It helped that the drummer loved the sound too , after remarking that the Aguilar setup looked like something from a '50s coffee shop ..

Mixed feelings about motley crue .. I saw them with some new friends at the time on the theatre of pain tour , with cheap trick supporting. The night Nikki sixx od'd They were into crue , and while only having the theatre of pain album at the time I was.more into thrash . A gigg's a gig so I went . They put on a really good show . I saw them a couple of times supporting others at donington , and imho they were awful at best . imho, when they signed the deal to finish, they should have kept to their word . They now have that 'osbourne's'' 'celebrity vibe , which to me is embarrassing . Then again , I'm as old as them and many younger fans still have a chance to see them , which means a lot to them . As for anyone replacing Steve Tyler 🤔I don't think anybody can tbh as most people look at him and Joe Perry - the toxic twins (;something like that ) .. Then again who would have thought axl would front ac/dc ?