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[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1505378903' post='3371400'] that's because they've not had chance to go past their sell by date, who knows how Buddy Holly, Hendrix etc, would have turned out if they'd lived. Here's another one I just don't get Tom Jones [/quote] exactly, imagine if kurt cobain had lived, nirvana would be turning out middle of the road durge like bon jovi do every couple of years

this is such a hard one, because its so subjective. some people will say a band is overrated, but the size of its fan base shows otherwise. its one of those ones that's never can come to an agreement, but since we like to disagree and discuss on here radiohead, anything related to morrisey, queen (i like queen but they are overrated), coldplay, jeff buckley, nirvana, the stones... controversially also don't get the hype around jaco pastorious either, he may be a great jazz musician who changes the way people look at bass, but it really isn't all that nice to listen to at times.... i suppose that makes me an unlearned heathen around here. my theory is a lot of bands/artists get overhyped if they die tragically or young.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1503349125' post='3357549'] [/quote] didn't someone once find offence in that emoji on blues' behalf? despite blue himself never actually being offended by it? people are so set on being offended (especially on other peoples behalf) that other people are not allowed to be humorous for fear of offending people who are neither offended by nor involved in the humour. it does feel at times that some people do get annoyed for the sake of being annoyed

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1502200330' post='3349944'] Intro like Metallica do they play the curse of gold (think that's what it's called) before they kick off properly maybe an intro of sorts would work for you [/quote] ecstacy of gold is the one you will be after

all my bands have always started with a song that had a big intro, and a lot of energy, then straight into a second song with equal to or more energy, before we interact with the crowd. occasionally we have had a walk on song. but that only worked for my more popular bands.. its a bit sh*t doing it to 5 people

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1501585356' post='3345657'] Agreed. Sometimes folks want to say yes because they don't want to say no, rather than actually wanting or being able to. [/quote] exactly that. i tend to spend all of my time saying no to people, which has a downside in that people don't ask anymore because they assume i will say no haha

i've found this a lot, especially as i have got older, people seem to like the idea of it, but either don't really want the hassle or have so much going on they can't commit. i know this because i've been in the same situation, but normally im honest up front and say if im not into it. i certainly wouldnt leave it until the day then bail out.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1500937982' post='3341249'] I get the sense that some think because they play for free they're slightly better than those of us that play for and depend on the money. [/quote] that's utter bollocks if anything, it's the ones getting paid who seem to think they are superior and are true warriors protecting the value of music the truth is, whether you get paid or not, we are all bass players and no one is better than anyone else

in my bands, i have always wanted my guys to act like they are playing to a crowd at wembley, even if it is to one man and his dog at a dusty pub. i always want to ensure everyone knows all their parts and can play them perfectly even without other members, having set tempos and in some cases a choreographed live show. that said, we've made howling mistakes on stage, but because we have worked on our songs and set, we can cover the mistakes. The crowd may notice the mistakes, but my job is to entertain them, not give them a note for note perfect copy of our cd. generally, if you are a tidy band, a well handled mistake will endear you to the crowd rather than turn them away. i don't think any band goes out to play with the ethos "its ok cos the crowd wont notice"... the crowd do notice, they will notice a good band who has made a mistake and ignore it, but any band that assumes the crowd don't notice their incompetence won't get gigs

i like royal blood, but watched their glasto set and got bored, just sounded weak to me, maybe it was the mix do wonder if they novelty of the whole thing being driven by a heavily effected bass will wear off

[quote name='Grassie' timestamp='1498337680' post='3323974'] I disagree a little. His voice is better than it was in the latter years of Oasis, but his backing band are pretty average and was it just me or was he reading the lyrics of an autocue? [/quote] i agree. his voice is much better now than the end of oasis/beady eye years. honestly, he was never a world beater, but he had the swagger of a rock star, and he seems to have got his mojo back i am biased, he was the rock star of my youth, so to see him somewhere near his best is fine by me

[quote name='Bobthedog' timestamp='1498344188' post='3324024'] I thoroughly enjoyed, until I got tired of sitting in front of a television. Mrs Bob, who is not a fan, did say that she enjoyed Dave G's fronting of the band - good work with the audience. I did switch over for a few mins and caught someone called Nadia Rose. Not my music but she was very watchable. [/quote] Dave G is a proper rock and roll front man, there is no fakeness in it, he just is, and i think that's why the foos appeal, you know what you are getting and it's honest

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1498342867' post='3324010'] Loving the Foos... entertainment. Oh and not shabby song writers, musicians and a 'team'. [/quote] foos to some people are quite marmite, but what they do, they do well. they right good catchy rock songs and as a unit work brilliantly. not sure i am enjoying this set tho

i forgot they were on until a friend reminded me, i was catching up on liam gallagher.... who really seems to have stepped himself up a gear recently

feeder, either "just a day" or "buck rogers"... dirt simple but the crowd love them

ive stayed in bands just because i like the people in it and it's fun playing music with them.

i would agree with the above about SSD hard drives, game changer i have my system set up so that i have 3 Hdd's in it totalling around 2TB one bit of advice i was given is run 2 hard drives, one for your system, and anything else recording related on the second, so when you are recording you are recording, data doesnt clash because it is being drawn and sent down 2 streams rather than 1... dunno how true it is, but that's how i run it and i dint have any issues relating to it

- music that interests me - experienced and talented musicians (nice guys or gals would be a bonus) - decent gear - own transport - gigs booked or firm contacts - professional attitude. i don't want to be turning up to practices where everyone looks at each other wondering what to do next - a plan. any advert that says "so yeah let's get together and jam, maybe play some gigs" gets immediately ignored

I've got these on all of my basses and guitars. For me they clear up any unwanted resonance or noise. I don't find that it affects the sustain all that much. Wouldn't go without them now. The guy who makes them is a nice guy to deal with as well

i used to stay and watch all the bands, but there is always a toss up between watching the band before/after you and warming up/chilling out after the gig. quite often once ive been throwing myself around on stage, i don't immediately want to watch the next band unless its a band i like.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1494146077' post='3293551'] So how does it happen , you get to a gig and you strap on your bass and you no longer have that good "come alive" energy rush feeling? [/quote] it can be exactly that, for me it happened in the middle of a show (i was front man of the band), i looked out at the 5 people in the pub we were playing, the guitarist had been complaining about the sound and i just decided i didn't want to do it anymore. you are by your own admission very lucky, you don't have to deal with the politics and stuff that cause the frustrations, you can to an extent, turn up, play and go home paid. a lot of us have to be the band organiser, book gigs, practice, recording etc. if you have spent 2 weeks debating with a promoter about backline, and then having to deal with the guitarist moaning about the house backline not having "his sound"... by the time you get to the gig (assuming it hasn't been pulled last minute, or your drummer decides he is double booked despite being told 3 months ago) and no one has shown up, you stand there wondering "what's the point?"... repeat that a number of times and the love just goes. i've not played gigs for 3 years now, and whilst i would love to get on stage the pile of bullshit you have to wade through to get to that stage puts me off.

when we did it, we highlighted who we wanted to sound like, and who produces either bands like that, or those bands in particular. when we got that, we ironed out what we wanted and how we wanted to do it. then it was who would work with us best in that, and then had a chat with some of our top choices and ended up going with the one who combined a lot of the above. it shouldn't be a matter of oh there's a producer here lets use him. you want to hear examples of their work, and see if it matches what you want to sound like, talk to them, see how they work and how they would work with you. you want to know the guy will work for the sound you want, and importantly if they want to to work with you. some might not, and will just ride you for the money, but if you speak to them, they may be upfront and say "its not my bag, i can't do you a good service". price wise. we recorded a 4 track EP over 5 days a few years ago. we recorded to tape and stayed over there too, cost us around 1500/1600 quid i think

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1493717436' post='3290058'] Nope, and I'm not sure whether to be thankful or disappointed [/quote] id say be thankful, but then make sure the next album is full of 10 minute epics

is it an album of 10 minute symphonic metal epics?

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1493116375' post='3285687'] The Haymakers in Cambridge was an iconic live music venue for many years. The Council then approved the building of a load of sheltered accommodation opposite and the live music was stopped almost immediately. They then installed triple glazing but the heat when playing there in summer was unbearable, even with air con running. Haven't been there for years although I think they still do a bit of music, albeit very sanitized. Unfortunately, loud live music only appeals to a minority and we all know how intolerant we are as a society. [/quote] they have done similar to the portland arms in cambridge, but i think it is student housing. in this case tho, i think the brewery have been very supportive in knocking back any issues. i know the developer tried to buy the pub and close it, greene king told them to bog off and extended the gig room