Beedster

Agree with all of that, one of the most dangerous things that happens when you achieve a certain level of either fame or wealth is that you get to surround yourself with like-minded people. The best friends a person can have are those that aren't afraid to tell them when they're wrong and that disagree about even small things when necessary and thereby don't allow pathological attitudes to develop. Not sure he's got those sort of friends? It's human nature to seek out like minded people of course - something that perhaps Morrissey was alluding in the comment in question (i.e., this is one basis of racism), but those who adopt it on that basis are also working on the assumption that human nature is de facto a good thing, which in the most part it is, bit only the most part, not all.

From a psychoanalytical perspective he is his audience, and he puts a lot of effort into keeping his audience happy

If he had any clue about this stuff he should have said "Everyone ultimately believes that what they think, what the people they choose to socialise with think, and what the authors of websites that Google algorithms send them to think, is what everyone thinks. And if that network leads those people to discriminate on the basis of race, then those people are by definition racist" I suspect in saying what he said he was alluding crudely to the generally accepted idea in neuroscience/psychology that the human brain has a hard-wired tendency to seek familiarity and to fear novelty. But he has extrapolated a tendency that can be overridden by learning/environment/culture (and of course one that can also be reinforced by these same factors as is his case) way past the point that it's supported by the data in question. The main problem with Morrissey is that he likes the sound of his own voice and has an increasingly small audience, so his views become more polarised and at the same time he appears to hit the off switch a few minutes too late pretty much every time he speaks to a journalist. I imagine he's going to find some success as a politician

Always happy to help out a fellow bassist

Absolutely, forgot to say that. I had one a few years ago. Amazing tone and surprisingly able to fill a moderate size stage/room.

I would take advice from here first, tubed going pop is not unusual, and not especially problematic on that amp. I see you live in Essex. Another option you have is to give up on tube amps altogether and allow me to help you out, drive up and take it off your hands, thereby stopping any future costs associated with such a dated amp

Folks, lockdown has meant that my business has gone largely digital and I'm doing more and more work into a mic, either in the studio recording podcasts and online content, and during Zoom meetings and sessions. My voice has always had good days and bad days and I've yet to really track the variables the predict this other than I can generate a gloriously Richard Burtonesque delivery when I have a hangover, the downside being that whilst my voice is great my ability to remember my lines (or sometimes even who I am) is significantly impaired. I had voice coaching a few years back and it was really helpful, but I've forgotten much of it and also suspect that the content is sufficiently different now. I'm keen to find a decent online resource, and possible an online coach if necessary for two reasons; firstly, when my voice has a good day the response from the audience to my recorded material is infinitely better (I had an especially good day two weeks back and a client said "It's not the sort of stuff i'd normally choose to listen to but your voice drew me in", which really is exactly what I'm trying to do), but secondly, I'm aware that the bad days are getting worse, and I want to protect what is perhaps going to be my most important income generator (that and my skill at editing that can also make me sound quite intelligent) for as long as possible (re voice deterioration for example I sent a file to colleagues last week and it's the first time they've suggested a re-record on the basis of voice quality alone). Any suggestions/experience most welcome. Chris

Damn, I was after a 60's

Sorry to hear that mate, hope he gets back to playing. I've only ever had that thing with one drummer, and I listen to the recordings occasionally and they're the ones on which my bass playing - and arguably the whole band - sounds best. It can be make or break for a band

I think you'll find that if he plays it faster than the original then he speeds it up

Hang on, a drummer who speeds up, that's not something I've come across

That I'd like to see mate

Having just listened, to my ear that recorded track sounds like plectrum with the exception of some of the chorus

Waiting........

Crisps: check. Beer: check. Comfy chair: check

808 was a state of mind in the 80s

Love it