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5 minutes ago, BoomTing said:

Am I allowed to say I really fancy a Rickenbacker

You are probably now legally obliged to buy one.

Venus in Furs by The Velvet underground and Nico for me on the Dunlop (?) tyre advert.

I bought the Stiltskin 12"single. Side A was the instrumental version, I think, with the vocal version on the B side. Let's just say, it didn't get played very often.

Welcome Stu

New Order rhyming too much with... too much on True Faith

11 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

Ant? Isn't that animal cruelty? Shame on you!

Ant's are incredibly strong for their size. Maybe he's going to use the ant as a roadie to carry the cab about. 😃

I was quite disappointed by Sisters of Mercy. Some songs I didn't recognise until about halfway through. On the flip side, I was blown away by Lou Reed. We all know what his reputation is like, so I wasn't expecting much when I saw him perform "Berlin" live. He was amazing and even signed autographs at the front of stage afterwards.

It seems to have worked treat. Got it screwed on, tuned up and it was grand. Even the intonation was nigh on perfect. The skewer was bamboo BTW.

I tried a cocktail stick, but it was too narrow. A kebab skewer was just the right size though. I've just fitted it and am waiting for the glue to dry before trying to refit the tree. Thanks for your suggestions. 

Today, I took the strings off my bass to check the pickups. After restringing, I left the bass and when I came back a few hours later, the tree had popped off. It won't screw back on as the hole is too big in the headstock now. Would wood filler work to fix this or would slightly bigger screw be better?

"Robert de Niro's waiting, talking to Tanya..."

Anybody know what bass she is playing? Custom made maybe? 😂

The first bass I ever played was an Ibanez Precision copy. I've no idea what model it was as this was about 30 years. We used to practise in the local YMCA. initially I was the vocalist, but due to "musical differences" with out bassist I took over bass duties. The bass weighed a ton and had quite a wide, heavily lacquered neck and was a sort of powder blue colour. Fond memories.

Aria Pro II... that's a name I've not heard in a long time (strokes beard wistfully)

if ever a hard drive need checking...

Was anyone else as disappointed as I was when they discovered that "Limahl" is just an anagram of his real surname "Hamill"? 😂

16 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

No I think he means Elizabeth Fraser in row 5

Gotcha

1 hour ago, Barking Spiders said:

The one in the bottom right corner looks like she needs spoon feeding while the woman? in the white shirt to the left of the bloke in wonky shades looks like a 19th century school ma'am.

CP Grogan from Altered Images, Toyah and Trevor Horn (Buggles)?

Roots, Radicals and Rockers by Stiff Little Fingers

4 hours ago, Old Man Riva said:

How has this come to be?

I think a lot appreciation of/towards bands/musicians often requires a decent passing of time to properly appreciate and appraise their work.

In my experience, Macca/The Beatles weren’t referenced much at all in the 80s. That said they’d only split up 10 yrs earlier, so in today’s terms it would be akin to appraising, say, the work of Adele (the biggest selling artist of 2011], which would feel odd to do - in another 10 yrs perhaps, but not today.

The only references I can recall were U2, of all people, covering Helter Skelter and referencing them in amongst artists such as John Coltrane, BB King and Bills Holliday as part of the Rattle and Hum period. To my ears, it all sounded a bit odd, and dare I say, uncool at the time (which says more about me at the time than it does about multi million album selling rock combo U2!).

The sounds and playing styles of bass in the 80s (certainly the early half of the decade) were markedly different to Macca. Not better, just different! 

Roll forward to the 90s, and a 30 yr period having passed, I think that’s where I’ve noticed The Beatles being most critiqued - documentaries, new releases etc. - all helped by the internet and bands wearing their influences on their sleeves.

Not bad if you think how the 90s began with Candy Flip!

I suppose it’s a long-winded way of saying, for me, up until recent years Macca has often been overlooked/under appreciated in terms of his bass playing...

Siouxsie and the Banshees covered "Dear Prudence" in 1983, having covered "Helter Skelter" a few years earlier.

2 hours ago, Romeo2 said:

How about Teethgrinder by Therapy? :

 

 

Curiously, not long after watching this/reading the post, a signed copy of Therapy?'s greatest hits dropped through my door!

1 hour ago, Ricky Rioli said:

I can't find a YouTube clip of it with the lyrics

I usually sing "Dum dumma dumma dum dum waaahh, dum dumma dumma dum dum waaahh..."😄

Belfast has been ruined over the years and I don't mean by the bombs in the "good old days". Whole areas of the city centre have been destroyed, or are due to be destroyed, all in the name of regeneration. 

19 hours ago, Bolo said:

Have you tried a different source?

I've used them on my phone and mp3 player and are fine with them. 

I was 16, so probably listening to Iron Maiden, Slayer, Metallica, Morbid Angel... He following year Smells Like Teen Spirit came out and things changed a lot.