AndyTravis

Hmm. Tuesday 22.31. No vino on Tuesdays.

Depends how much wine i’d consumed at time of writing...

About right... @Beedster

There was another thread on that entire album. I set up a playlist on Spotify of what it should’ve been in my mind - but I deleted it when I moved to Spotify family by mistake. Trying to delete my lads god awful and seemingly endless lists of turds.

Oh yeah - me too. It’s not god awful by any stretch, just super slick and a bit overweight. The sound of a commodity juggernaut. ”throw £6m at this and we’ll get it back guys - no sweat” Whereas Californication was like a polished but more spontaneous set up. The “off the map” DVD really shows JF and Flea bouncing ideas, enjoying playing and coming up with lovely parts - the Modulus sounds ridiculous on that recording too. When I watched Funky Monks; BSSM sounded different, better...I could hear things I hadn’t heard before. Absolutely Ace. I would listen to a bad chilis album any day over something else - because I’m a pathetic fanboy.

I think BSSM was their peak - a culmination of touring and development of skills, Californication was a brilliant return - reenergised by JF’s return to wellbeing after the wilderness of One Hot Minute (about 5 great songs with too much faffing). By The Way was a good follow up (hate The Zephyr Song with a passion). After that...I struggle. And I still listen to the rest of the albums, love the funky fast furious stupidity of the first 3 albums, Mothers Milk was a stepping stone with a few glorious moments. I like I’m With You and The Getaway as albums - just about as much as I like Stadium Arcadium. Edit - returning to my actual point in response...I too hope there’s something worth praising on the way. Although I am sceptical.

Yeah. Flats slapped on a jazz, in a pretty sloppy fashion too... sounds like nails down a blackboard

Used for the majority of BSSM. Think it was a teal/blue mk2.

Sort of glad I didn’t see that...

also “I’m with you” was compressed to buggery to suit iPods cant remember where I read that...but didn’t like how that album sounded.

There was also a point where he used “Acoustic” amp reissues rather than GK. But I’m not sure wether or not that ties in.

It was produced by Dangermouse and not Rick Rubin. It’s a very different lo fi Sound in a lot of ways. About 90% of it is ace. And I think he used his jazz a lot rather than the Modulus or wal he used for BSSM/Californication/BTW.

Hairspray. Hand Sanitiser gel.

Seems like a collective of brilliant musicians.

Flippin eck, as high class tribute/covers bands go; that might be the best thing I’ve ever seen.

Ah well...one can dream that I have the money to buy a pedulla and that it was fretted...

That pedulla is gorgeous. Is it fretted or fretless?

Bloody brilliant. Very jealous too - have played loads and never got round to buying one.

Probably.

$399...

Whoa. Very very much wowzers. I like. Etc.

Yeah Richard Thompson has been on my radar for a while - love his playing, and great presence on stage.

I’m banned from using my “big” rig at home...I usually use the little combo for quieter home use although I usually end up relegated to headphones 😔

I said to my friend that if I’d been under the same amount of influence as the artist...I might get it more. In fairness, I let Solid Air run and then Spotify did that thing of suggesting other artists in a playlist - lots of Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake...listened to some, skipped some. Then the Unthanks came on with Brighouse and Rastrick Colliery Band - that was enjoyable.

A mate had the 210 Combo from this range and the matching 115. Was quite a rig to be fair. the Marshall badges snap off and the tolex/paint coating is pretty wafer thin... but they were good for the money - and yours will be especially good for the price 😊