Grimalkin

2 minutes ago, ambient said:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whamageddon

Captive audience.

"I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies."

1 minute ago, ambient said:

Easiest way to clear a pub: play the opening chords to whamageddon.

I've had to play it a few times, it's still got the old magic. It is a well written song. As a working musician, I've had to play a lot of stuff that I wouldn't usually take to, but artistic integrity alone won't sustain one...

The Wham! track will cover it, easy win.

22 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said:

I think the most dishonest trib band name is Clearwater Creedence Revival. 
Or maybe it’s the cleverest…

It's a cheeky little number but it's a good way around it. I wonder how many punters couldn't remember which way around it was...

"One man's civilization
Is another man's jungle, yeah..."

5 minutes ago, Storky said:

The original band might have been 22 years old, full of energy etc and just because they are still going 40 years later doesn’t make them what they were, whereas a new band of energetic 22 year olds might be closer to the originals?

The originals wrote those songs, which another band are just performing. On the coat-tails of.

2 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

When Ken Barlow exits Coronation Street none of the original cast members will be in it, so it will be interesting to see whether it rebrands as a tribute act or keeps the name and rips off the loyal viewers.

This one's for you:

There's nothing wrong with billing yourself correctly, honesty is the best policy. Well, it used to be anyway:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Australian_Pink_Floyd_Show

1 minute ago, Storky said:

Agreed! But it’s their bones to sell and if people want to see it and I provides a pension and work for those involves, why not?

Because it isn't the real thing. You're just selling out the name. If it's a tribute, then it is exactly that.

6 minutes ago, Storky said:

I think in many ways it would be the same as a tribute and some tributes would be better. For example if the members of ABBA reformed, called themselves ABBA and did a show with mostly new songs, I’m sure that Bjorn Again or something similar would be closer to the original band (now in their 70s). But if Benny and Bjorn licensed a tribute act, ensured the quality and ethos of the original band remained, could that band be entitled to be known as ABBA? 🤔

I'd consider it as selling their bones for the money basically.

I think it's very misleading to use the name with no original members left in the band, then it's just a tribute.

17 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

Napalm Death have no original members, but they still sound like Napalm Death and have maintained the quality.

I think when both the members and sound have changed then it's time to stop using the name.

Not exactly difficult to mimic, there's a lot of it about.

Time to ring the bell on Gong.

They should go out as a tribute: Bong.

27 minutes ago, Velarian said:

Why not take a road trip then write a song about it: A night in Tadley. 😉

"During the 1950s and 1960s, the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE), now known as AWE, became the area's largest employer, and many houses were built during this period to accommodate AWRE workers."

It's sort of like "The Hills Have Eyes" with different accents.

2 hours ago, Grimalkin said:

Every year I compose a little Christmas ditty that tries to encapsulate the last few years of our experience. This year it's titled: "Merry Pisstmas (Drinking to Forget)".

Working on the B-side for this at the moment, got a title:

"Sleigh Ride to the Foodbank (Milk Crate Merriment)".

37 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said:

What a great thread!  No one has actually said who had the misfortune to play the bass part on this......

I can only presume that it was Deon Estus, he joined sometime after 1982. I never knew Estus was taught by Jamerson:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deon_Estus

I wouldn't worry about it, we live in an age of people pretending they are something they are not. That's sort of normalised now. 

Fake it till you make it... 

Every year I compose a little Christmas ditty that tries to encapsulate the last few years of our experience. This year it's titled: "Merry Pisstmas (Drinking to Forget)".

4.55 muting a six string, not easy:

I tried a P type plexi years back, I remember that it was very heavy.

Mine works in passive mode, it doesn't take a large amount of top off, mostly the very high frequencies.

8.20, you'll notice Scott says that muting will be an automatic response, but floating thumb which he is using, isn't an easy technique in itself. So that's how he got around it:

A lot of slappers like four strings, no B to mute.