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7 hours ago, ChWillie said:
I’m not a fan of the song or of Ed S. Big stinky poo what I think—he’s loved by many. Elton’s seen decline for a long time, but I respect his work from 70-77. Thing is, millions love them, and I wish I could fill a stadium of folks who love my music.
Come on, quantity is no indication of quality, that's been proven time and time again.
No, I'm afraid I agree with Irvine Welsh: "'Thir must be less tae life than this."
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3 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:
Maybe a bit of chlorine will add some flavour and moisture to the bird of disappointment. Turkey is good in a curry though
Tooth whitening turkey.
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"Hallelujah, Noel, be it Heaven or hell
The Christmas we get we deserve..."At least we dodged the chlorinated turkeys, I suppose there's that.
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2 minutes ago, Grimalkin said:
Not your cup o' tea I suppose but probably the best tip I picked up back in the '90s on working with a metronome. Removing the reference gradually to reinforce internal time.
"If you can play with a metronome, going that slow, you should have no problem playing with a drummer."
He's not wrong:
26.32 - 27.42.
The time slot is wrong though... 23.52 - 25.19
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21 hours ago, SteveXFR said:
A quote from Mr Berlin:
I simply cannot think of a single name in all of jazz where a metronome played any part in the developed sense of time.
That's all the reason I need to practice with a metronome. Jazzists never play on the beat anyway.
Metronome practice made a huge difference to my timing. Starting with scales then moving on to riffs with more interesting rhythm.
Not your cup o' tea I suppose but probably the best tip I picked up back in the '90s on working with a metronome. Removing the reference gradually to reinforce internal time.
"If you can play with a metronome, going that slow, you should have no problem playing with a drummer."
He's not wrong:
26.32 - 27.42.
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May ten thousand frogs spawn on their living room carpets...
"Only the boring and bland shall survive
Only the lamest of lameness will thrive
Take it or leave it, you won't be alive
If you are overtly CREATIVE..."Frank Zappa - The Evil Prince.
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If you can, bring in strict alternation with your plucking fingers at this point, raking comes naturally but strict alternation (crossing strings on alternate fingers without raking) is hard, that's why a lot of new/old players ignore it. Until you try and play Rocco's lines, then you can see what it's about. I played relying on raking for years until I brought in and practised strict alternation, and that was years of undoing, so if you can bring it in now. I've taught in schools/institutes/privately for over 20 years, very few spend time on that, it's difficult.
Nothing comes for nothing...
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And so this is Christmas
And WHAT HAVE YOU DONE...
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9 hours ago, Jonesy said:
You could just buy a 5 string if you want a versatile thumb rest.
'tis true that's how a lot if them end up... A ramp is a different thing though, it's a buffer to stop the fingers over-travelling and digging in too much, equal recovery distance every time. I rarely anchor on a pickup, I play over it, the thumb is usually muting.
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2 hours ago, Grimalkin said:
I like having the versatility of two pickups.
Plus if you like playing over ramps or pickups set to act as ramps as many players do, it's nice to have a couple in different positions.
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"Maybe this world is another planet’s hell."
Aldous Huxley.Indeed.
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Lurking turkeys.
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I like having the versatility of two pickups.
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"Climb up onto my back", said the fox...
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"That's right, it's come to this
Yes it's come to this
And wasn't it a long way down?
Wasn't it a strange way down?..."-
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3 hours ago, Old Man Riva said:
Enjoyed that. Not heard it before.
Steely Dan (Aja) as the main sample?
I'm not sure but I would recommend the album, it's been a favourite of mine for years, there are some nice synth bass things going on.
The speech is taken from the very extreme Westboro Baptist Church, who do indeed believe that rock and roll should be destroyed.
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I wanted to try a Warwick Streamer five string around that time, I had a short endorsement with Warwick for a while but the neck profile wasn't for me so I returned the bass. The endorsement didn't come for free, and you had to be recommended.
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On 04/12/2022 at 22:38, Mickeyboro said:
Just come back from seeing Gong, utterly disappointed.
A bit early in the mushroom season perhaps?
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58 minutes ago, Storky said:
Our every cell replaces its self over a given period (can’t remember how long) so are any of us still the original person? For example, I don’t look the same, think the same, like the same things that I did 20 years ago.
If all the Beatles were still with us and they reformed, I’d argue that they wouldn’t be the Beatles, just an imprint of what the Beatles once were. In this example, the Beatles were a band in the early/mid 60s - they were a product of their time. They were a great band in that time (because of that time?)
So at what age do you become ripe for identity theft?
The Beatles wrote a lot of considered classics that have stood the test of time. I know lots of guys working who can play the stuff, but I don't know anyone who could write like that or the shear quantity of it.
If you're looking for tips on identity theft, see Grant Shapps, no hold on it's Michael Green, forget that it's Corinne Stockheath, no wait it's Sebastian Fox...
It's not right is it...
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Bruce Springsteen's version of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is worth checking out.
All this Crimbo prep has reminded me of one of my favourite Christmas Tales...
"We told our children he wasn’t the real Santa. He was an imposter and will be going on the naughty list..."
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Having to play "Mistletoe and Wine", would make me want to try and eat all the mistletoe and snuff it, but then the original was far removed from Cliff's slush:
"The musical was renamed The Little Match Girl and adapted for television by HTV in 1987, and featured Roger Daltrey, Paul Daneman, Jimmy Jewel and Twiggy. As originally conceived, "Mistletoe and Wine" had a different meaning from that for which it has come to be known. The writers wanted a song that sounded like a Christmas carol, intending it to be sung ironically while the little matchgirl is kicked out into the snow by the unfeeling middle classes. By the time the musical transferred to television, the song had become a lusty pub song sung by the local whore, as played by Twiggy."
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