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Im sorry but that thing by 'The Ministry'? above should have been put down at birth. Get just a tad annoyed when those with no talent at all muck around with great works from the great and the good. Its like punking up a Bach Minuet....why would you do it, what is the cover artist trying to prove? Show the tune and the creator the respect it deserves. Anyway that Manfred Mann version sounds good, never heard it before...Nice nod to the original vibe.

iMazing...works on everything.

Easy, it represents the 70's, the greatest era of music ever. TV Ads aimed at young people playing 70's music, loops, samples..its all 70's. When I got my 120 bass amp in 1978 and 2x15 parabolic bin it was just so flippin cool, and that little funny logo...brilliant.

Lets un-pack this. Bass guitar apart from bongos is about the easiest instrument to play, so you 'can' teach urself up to a point....A lot of peeps have enjoyed a lifetime playing 2/4 down the greasy end, bit of 12 bar and not much else.. and thats absolutely fine and perfectly entertaining. But to learn more and develope you do really need formal lessons which means the teacher must be able to read so as to be able to further the students ability. In a nutshell. Dont start taking peoples money unless u can read.

Plse tel me Im not reading this. R u serious? What is happening to the world? Soon you wont be able to even breath the same air as the opposite sex....think about that....your in a small environment with the opp sex, you wont know what to do......Madness...utter flippin madness.

Sorry to disappoint but the vast majority of pantos are sight read Im afraid. Theatre work is way too involved to be left to memory.

'A career in music'. Are we talking about being a musician or just working in the industry. To be a pro 'musician' has to be a 100% vocation. It has to be something you cannot live without. I did a lot back in the 80's but even as a younger guy the constant out all night every other nite started to wear on me.....It's a big decision to give up all other opportunities and to do it full time.

I dont mind playing the odd tune that I dislike...but an entire Genre?. Nope.

As a cruiser your clearly a top flight reader...how about then the West End? Go knock on doors, agencys? Knew a guy a while back who did the same major panto year in year out...as well as other shows. I think you have to put it about so to speak. Good luck.

Questionable? Not so sure... tis a cracking piece of disco cheese...however that octave bass line is the devil to play. And how bout those strings?....Tis an extremely well put together tune.

Maybe she picked it because its quite simply stacks better than anything the "kids" are doing today.

Gawd...Is she miming or not?...Bass sounds like it's in the room but synch looks dodgy, latency maybe? Bottom line, if this is legit then she is bloody brilliant.

Ive just very qiuckly edited my stupidity. C above.

Am I a first rate twit or what? ..haha. Didn't twig she's miming to an isolated bass/vox track??...haha, taken in I was, taken in. It's me age doh.. sorry peeps.

Always only ever had two basses in rotation and that was always one too many. I need to get to know an instrument and for me that can take years. Im not a bad player but plonk me in a guitar store and it's as if Ive never picked up a bass let alone ever played one. Anyway currently playing a CV 70 P bass. Probably the best bass Ive ever owned and Ive had tons over the decades. Its chunky, light and sounds like a good P bass.

Good female rock singers are rarer than hens teeth.. but as you know the great thing about them is they reach those high notes that our heroes could only achieve as young sprogs. From experience if I remember rightly its also a good idea too if said female has a female friend to keep her company. All male rock outfits are a just a tad intimidating. Anyway, keep looking if thats what u really need.

I think the last four mins of this as the mourners leave will cement the day in everyones minds...and I have insisted on it being played very, very loud!

Just play up the neck. Used to do it on Lil L...sounds great.

Probably more to to do with...'cream always rises to the top' my guess.

Couldnt resist a sneaky look on FB. Very good...takes me back, and those harmonies....lovely.

Well must say this has got me thinking about those sunny uplands we had in the pub scene back in the 70's. But Im so long out of it now I no longer know what tunes go where and whats what anymore in the gigging scene. So Mustang sally is still a crowd pleaser? And do pubs still have bands? I would have thght young people would rather just play with their phones rather than listen to half of that list. And do middle aged peeps like me still go to pubs to listen to music? I await to be educated.

Well, Im stuck in the 60's 70's and early 80's cause I like in your face melodies that pin me to the floor first listen, if that makes ME an old fart then ..'Hallelujah'. Here's a question. Whats with the closed eyes and not interacting with the audence thing and not just with this guy but all modern 'guitar' acts.

Welcome to the secret sauce. A P bass played with a light touch into just some raw basic electronics is the most effective bass tone on the planet. Mid loaded, tight and crisp. With rounds and specially with dead chromes, its a tone that works with just about everything.

Ive owned tons of Fenders and old Squires, but the current sleeper for me is the CV70's P basses. Blimey, the one I've got in walnut is literally perfect. Kinda chunky but light weight, tone, finish....and with the baseball bat neck is hard to put down......Not even |Fender do the thick 70's neck. Perfect

Thats the exact backline (albeit reversed) that the Damned used when I saw them back in 78.....Algie Wards P bass sounded thunderous.....What a great looking stage.