RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Brilliant stuff!😼👍 Have you got the box set with full concerts ?

Being young , dumb and 'enthusiastic ' for a better word , I do appear on 2 nwobhm live recordings . Myself and my friend , kept shouting for " if I were king " on the vardis album . They played 100mph instead . The other recording is a bit more embarrassing , and a nice roadie let me do the following : At the marquee when iron maiden played 4 oversold out shows, I went to 2 of them . The first and the last one . They were filmed , but not on the gigs I went to . Anyhow , after maiden encored with "I got the fire " on the final night , the microphone was left on the stage floor . I picked it up . I thought about having it as a souvenir , but I saw roadie come with a smile on his face , and I just shouted " ooh iron maiden " . That is on the sanctuary ep.🥲( can't find embarrassed emoji ) Regarding jarre at the dock lands . I went to the rainy Saturday night . I met jmj at virgin records with my friend . We were among the last dozen or so before the rest got turned away . I didn't know what to say to him , so I just said " have a nice day '. He saw the funny side and thanked me . Again , I can't find embarrassed emoji. 😼 There's probably more , and I may chip in later ..

Believe it or not , it was a very calming reminder from my mum . No shouting 🗣. Bizarre 😺

Just briefly skimming through before I nod off... If it hasn't been mentioned , have you considered ceiling speakers ? You could play your bass through an audio interface which then gets connected to them.. Also handy for your tv/ hifi etc.. Regarding errors : years ago when living with my parents I was wide awake at about 2.30 in the morning . I decided to crank my headphones full blast for a session listening to merciful fate. Mum came in politely , and advised me that it may be a bit loud. I realised that the place was virtually shaking as the headphones were not fully plugged into my stereo . I'll leave it there ...😼

I was browsing one weds afternoon in our price Tottenham Court Road and found timewind . As soon as I played it, I realised it to be an ambient classic.Great gatefold sleeve . That was mid '80s As for obituary , I saw that in the new release section of virgin records one Friday afternoon . I Love it . ! 😼 The album cover is more blue in the flesh ..

Tangerine dream ..ricochet

To this day , 2 gigs standout : Iron maiden on the metal for Muthas gig at the Lyceum . Paul Di'Anno was actually asking mr sound engineer to turn it up more . We lasted about 2 songs into the encore but couldn't take anymore , and even die hard muthas were leaving also. Then there was the Mano war gig at the hammy o in '87 on the blow your speakers tour . They were good , lots of Marshall's on display My very first gig ( quartz, girl , praying mantis ) was ok until girl came on and deafened me . Didn't like them at all, but the sound was like the birds film . Lots of high screeching . Then again , it was my first gig...

Probably Lego ..😼

This is as good as it gets I guess . Gas boiler needs to be boxed in . A bit of filling on the walls , and eventual painting . Oh, and the Elvira picture needs to be properly alighned 😼

It would have to be Roland, alesis or linn . Yes drum machines , so they wouldn't swear at me or throw their sticks at me Then again , the drummer at the wrong gig would probably be my choice ..

Just ordered mine . Trying not to think of fruit polos ..

Well there's faster pussycat , and there's b@startd pussycat . Sorry 😼

I have the first metal for muthas album, but haven't played it for many many years. Mailnky because I was getting into other bands and lost interest. I gave my 7" singles to an animal charity shop. I play mostly cds these days , and found maintaing 7" singles to be a pita . One odd memory I have from the metal for muthas album , is thebootliggers track . The guitar solo sounded like a violin . It was in fact a turned down strat according to my friend at the time , but it certainly didn't sound like a metal guitar solo . I'll have to dig it out again. One band who I missed out on at the time ..more. My friends at the time had the album and saw them a few times . They even supported ted nugent at hammy o. Didn't do it for me at the time , but had a following . I think the guitarist was part of mammoth? Not sure what happened to the rest of them. They were on Atlantic records ...

This is the thing . I'm loving the banter, but can't acknowledge your wit 😺. Oh , well.. may try tomorrow ..

Why not ??

Catching up on the thread: I too had the fist ep. I saw them at the marquee, but I think ( but not 100% sure) they supported diamond head there . They were good . The one thing I remember from the front man was that he had a guitar , but hardly played it . Motorhead : first time I saw them was at Stafford bingley hall . Awful coach journey, awful facilities ( well lack of) . Mythra were awful from what I can remember. Motorhead got presented gold discs from a queen lookalike at the end . The rain never stopped . Saw motorhead at hammy o on the ace of spades tour twice ( 4 nights ) . Had the flu . Exodus : saw them supporting venom with chariot . Great gig . One of those where it was packed downstairs but empty upstairs I the balcony . Paul bailoff mentioned killing poseurs 😹 I think regarding Saxon , the funniest thing I saw at the Lyceum :: The eagle backdrop fell ontop of the drummer. And blute the guitarist got it spectacularly wrong when he spinnned the guitar blindfolded and hit himself in the face . Vardis seemed to support everyone as far as I remember . I think from a London point of view , the biggest gig Angelwitch did was headlining the Lyceum . Pete ways book is a must read .. I'll leave it there for now ..

Thanks for your help 👍 It took me a while to get to grips with GarageBand . Thanks Covid . I looked at logic because apparently if you have reason , then that can be merged into Logic Pro also .. I stand to be corrected. Plus it has loads more stuff . The only other applications I have used are Ableton live light and a demo version of cubase many years ago. In terms of ease of use it seems that GarageBand suits me . One example , is that on ableton the transport buttons don't seem straightforward . On GarageBand , everything is in front of you. I'll leave it there ..

Yes ! Masters of reality first album also purchased from shades . Awesome The album was rightly lauded by the music critics , but ended up in many shops for as little as £1 -3 . I kid you not 😼 The gatefold sleeve is cool too I paid substantially more ..

I remember going to shades records one Friday afternoon ( regular customer) I heard them playing this album and was blown away, They had the import ,and I had to go back the following Friday to get it . That , and manic frustration are 2 fantastic albums .

Was that 20 party classics ? Seem very jolly ..( sorry 😺)

Howdy! A bit of an odd question here. Mac user. Throughout lockdown I have been recording on GarageBand and quite enjoy doing so . I do have reason , but for some reason ( please excuse 😼) I find that it looks more complicated than GarageBand . Dare I say , intimidating I was wondering , if it was best to try and overcome my fear of using that software , and just purchase logic instead . With GarageBand for example, it is straightforward to me ,but reason looks more complex . Any thoughts ?

Thank you ! I have early sabs, and trouble . I have the icon album from paradise lost , but haven't played it for years . Have heard of electric wizard . Have a cathedral track on a '90s complication which is good . Heard of my dying bride. Lots to look into here ..

Yeah, saw girl school many times in the '80s . Always good value . I'd say if they were just starting out now , they'd be a lot bigger . The last time I saw them was with rogue make at the Hammersmith Clarendon . Rogue male supporting . Very late '80s/early '90s . Jim lyttle was a top bloke . It was a good gig . Onky saw rock goddess once at the marquee around the same time . They were good. They just passed me by for some reason . Not sure of the ins and outs , but I'm not sure if they were managed / promoted very well ..

So many types of metal these days ( which is obviously good ) . I have to be honest , and say that I've heard of one or 2 doom bands but don't really know where to start . So I'll be watching this thread and see what's what . I suppose the nearest I've got to doom metal is obituary ..and death . It's probaly not doom ..

Shame , but expected due to the reasons mentioned . I have fond memories myself , as I used to work next door to soho soundhouse in soho sq. ( was it also turnkey?) Bizarre happening one Monday morning , when me and my boss went to collect the post from rathbone place . We noticed a homeless guy walking around our building with a grey blanket . ( This was about 6.45 am). we said good morning to the local Hare Krishnas , while pushing our large trolley . On returning , we noticed the window of soho soundhouse smashed , and a guitar or 2 got nicked . In all truthfulness ( and hindsight), I could have helped myself as well, but was too honest and no basses were on display. A police officer showed up early afternoon , but not much was said really . myself and my friends used to always be in those shops many a lunchtime . The last time I was in Denmark Street , was about 2015, to get my steinberger looked at by Graham Noden . I used to be a customer of his a few times over the years. Top bloke . I've still got my Washburn status purchased in macaris back in'88 when there was a train strike . Graham took the active circuitry out about 12 years ago . I do miss the '80s.