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6 hours ago, ricksterphil said:

 

Horse with no name was written as a send up of Neil Young songs I thought.....

 

bit like the 'Southern Man' song by Young with 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Skynyrd as a repost......no love lost betwixt the two apparently  

For years I actually thought it was Neil Young singing it. I can't stand his voice, so consequently hate Horse With No Name.

On 11/07/2023 at 16:03, casapete said:

I actually quite like ‘You’ll never walk alone’, and aren’t a footy fan either.

It’s one of those songs you think is easy to busk but then catches you out - well it has me a few times anyway.

Also love ‘Ferry cross the Mersey’ too, despite me having no Liverpool connection. Great tune.

It's just the football thing for me. Im sure I would quite like it otherwise 😄

20 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Cool bassline though 

I couldn't honestly tell you how it goes. I just can't get past the horrible vocals. As soon as I hear it I have to leave the room or turn it off. I may as well add that I do the same with "You'll Never Walk Alone", but just for different reasons. 😄

Place Your Hands by Reef. That song could drive me to murder. The way the singer mangles his vowels. He sounds like he has a mouthful of rubber bands.

9 hours ago, Chezz55 said:

1)  Come On Eilleen - Dexy's Midnight Runners

2   American Pie - Don McClean.

3)  Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (and most of their other songs as well)

 

And probably many many more, but these three are my particular dislikes.

 

I might be in a minority of 1 here but, I do like listening to and playing Mustang Sally

I have an odd fondness for it, but only because I heard a band, in a bar, in Barcelona playing it, only, with the Catalan accent, it sound like Mooostangh Sallee. I found that very amusing

Anything by Robbie Williams, especially "Angels" "Let Me Entertain You". Rubbish music, dreadful lyrics, crap singer.

"Zombie" by The Cranberries. Tedious and boring to play.

On 06/07/2023 at 14:35, acidbass said:

Here in Norn Iron, you could survive on function band playing but certainly not make what I would call a good living.  Functions here might pay £200 per gig, so after tax/fuel/misc expenses etc you would need to be playing 10 functions a month to pay the same as a minimum wage job would.  10 functions a month might be possible in Summer months and around Christmas but you will be doing virtually nothing in Jan/Feb/Nov etc.  Anyone I know who does this type of work always has something else on the side for bread and butter.

Yep, I think we paid somewhere in and around that for our wedding band nearly 15 years ago. My guitar tutor also plays in a band but teaches as the main job.

buying a car is like making love to a beautiful bass guitar... have I got that right?

9 hours ago, Rayman said:

“If I can’t change your mind”

 

 I played it to my ex the day we broke up….. years ago now…. I still struggle to listen to it. 
 

Love Bob. I saw Hüsker Dü a few times back in the day.

One of my all-time favourite albums.

Many years ago, I bumped into an old school friend who played bass. When he found out that I also played, he insisted on lending me a "Learn to Play Slap Bass" book, despite me not expressing any interest in playing slap. Shortly after that, I ended up moving and lost contact with him. I still have the book and think I only ever tried to play slap once.

13 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I'm aware of a rock band, above average profile, lots of radio play, chart albums, support big names, play big festivals regularly, tour in their own name and can get a few thousand people in a venue. One of them also does ordinary pub gigs as a duo/band, another one has a day job to sustain his new family. I'm sure the others do as well. It's hard work.

I think I know the band you are talking about. I saw Slash playing in the Royal Oak last week and Axl is our local Amazon delivery driver. 😄

In The Court of The Crimson King by King Crimson on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show. The Radio 2 Breakfast Show!!! King Crimson!!! 😲

Welcome to the forum Frank

49 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

 

By the time your favourite band is playing large arenas, or stadiums, or is high up on the bill at festivals, their best days are long behind them, anyway. If you didn't see them when they were playing small, filthy sweatboxes, you've probably missed the really good stuff already 🙂

I saw Lou Reed not long before he died. I was a bit worried as he had a reputation for tinkering with song arrangements and so on, but he was amazing. Played the whole Berlin album straight with "Satellite..." as an encore. Your favourite artist's best days may be behind them, but just occasionally they will pull off something special and you will want to be able to say you were there.

From the John Peel Session in 1977 - at 1:43:55

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001mzmh

Not right now, but earlier, on Radio 2, Vernon Kay played a version of "We Will Rock You" as a 12 bar blues, from an old BBC session Queen did. It was quite the difference from the usual version.

English may not be his first language. Or Earth may not be his (or her) home planet.

Number 3 on this list... 😆

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66013118

15 minutes ago, leroydiamond said:

You can have cracking musicians, terrific mix etc but the tunes have to be quality and these are all classics. I am not an EJ fan (that might well change)  but this is real quality. The guy is 76 years old ffs.

So, what you are saying is well done Bernie Taupin... 😄

I don't like Elton John and his voice is still very "I'm Dill Danding" ( I understood about three words in The beach is Back), but he is putting on a good show for those who like him and the band are great. Guitarist is superb I didn't know Clinton Baptiste could play guitar), as is the bassist. The sound is so much better than GnR and Blondie got.

Every band at Glastonbury this weekend...

I thought GnR weren't too bad. It took Axl a while to get his voice warmed up and it started to go again near the end. Rick Astley was great doing the Smiths stuff with Blossoms. If only they had dragged Johnny Marr over to join in. Pretenders sounded fantastic. Did anyone else see the Touareg desert blues band that played? Weird and brilliant.

I'm going to see Stiff Little Fingers  in August. Peter Hook and the light are on the bill, as is Mr Matlock. I'm not sure if he'll have his own band or will be playing with someone else.

Bienvenue (not sure if that's the appropriate word for welcome to an online forum, rather than an airport, but welcome anyway)

I haven't tried any of the Sonic basses, but I'm getting one of the Telecasters for my daughter. It's a decent instrument, well put together and plays nicely. I'd imagine the basses are of a similar quality.