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    Leaving a band

    in General Discussion

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    Bow out gracefully. I left my band by getting drunk, being a b****** and quitting using an argument I started about something else, just because I didn't like the lead guitarist. Consequently, I never seem to see the drummer or rhythm guitarist anymore (which is a shame, cos they were great mates) and I know the lead guitarist has bitched about me to other mates of mine...though knowing him, he would've done so even if I'd offered him my soul and savings in exchange for my leaving :)

    Still extremely glad I quit, but if I might've ended up better off if I'd done so more gracefully.

    Backing a tribute artist

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    [quote name='arthurhenry' post='964297' date='Sep 22 2010, 11:47 AM']Just my personal view of how I look at it as a musician. If I were to play in a Zeppelin tribute for example, I would learn JPJ's lines absolutely exactly with pinpoint accuracy, anything less I would consider not to be doing it properly. It would then be my job to not play like me! All my own characteristics and creativity would have to be cast aside in order to do the best job possible for personal pride and value for money for ticket buyers to the show. I would find this soul destroying. Whereas if I play behind a Joe Cocker tribute for example, I'd feel a bit more free to put my own spin on things as I'd just be an anonymous backing musician and nobody would care.
    Probably just my own weird way of looking at it and I was trying to be a bit self depreciating when I said "snobby"! Agree that getting out and playing as much as possible is number one priority, just trying to get my head around how I feel about it.

    Ps I'm also aware that the tribute thing has been something of a hot topic on here before and some negative views have been expressed, so I was alluding to that.[/quote]


    Yeah, I kinda get what you mean, I wouldn't particularly want to spend all my time playing someone else's lines. It was mainly the use of the word 'morally' that threw me off...is someone's happy playing bass written by someone else for money, then fair enough says I. Good on you for wanting to put your own spin on things though, it's always good to see a desire for a bit of originality :)

    Quick and easy!

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    Some Kinks numbers, e.g. You Really Got Me, ADAAOTN, Sunny Afternoon, etc.

    Nirvana is another obvious choice, songs like Territorial P***ings and On A Plain are pretty easy (I will not, however, condone another Smells Like Teen Spirit cover :))

    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger, my first band covered that one at our first gig, piece of cake.

    Those are all that come to mind right now, other than songs already mentioned...

    Top five.

    in General Discussion

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    1. JJ Burnel - Great sound, amazing lines, absolute legend
    2. Geddy Lee - Because **** me, is YYZ difficult to play...
    3. John Entwhistle - Nuff said
    4. Roger Waters - Money. That is all :)
    5. Justin Chancellor - Brilliant tone, good feel for the instrument.

    Overly loud drummers

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    I often have trouble hearing myself at practise because the drummer's hitting the skins so hard...that said, I don't mind with him, as his power is responsible for a lot of our sound, if he didn't play so loudly we'd sound nowhere near as good.

    Gigs - What do you "get" from them?

    in General Discussion

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    Done fourteen gigs in my life, there's only been one with my current band that I haven't enjoyed...that was largely because we were all tired and got messed about by the venue, leading to us playing poorly. The rest of the time, I've absolutely loved them, because people seem to genuinely enjoy watching us, which is an all-round great feeling.

    My previous band, however, never seemed to be that well-received by the audience, and the guitarist would speak as if everybody in the crowd was watching him and ONLY him. When I stopped getting the feeling that I was useful, I knew it was time to leave.

    Banned Licks

    in General Discussion

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    [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='958183' date='Sep 16 2010, 11:47 AM']Well dunno if it's my favourite maiden song but it's certainly not the only one i can name. I've got 5 actual IM albums in my virtual music collection, plus "Edward the great: Greatest hits"! I always thought the most well known song would have been "Run to the Hills" or "Number of the Beast" (or something off that album) though?

    And you're right about the playing, I can see why Steve Harris adopted the finger and thumb method, unfortunately it has to be a pick for me since I didn't fancy learning a whole new fingering technique and perfecting it to the point of being able to play a song like the trooper in 2 weeks! Murder on your Right hand though! (or left, if you're left handed :lol: ) let's hope it improves my playing anyway, because I could really do with it...[/quote]

    Fair enough mate...of course, I'm not chastising anyone for liking the song (though very glad to hear you've got a couple of Maiden albums, kudos to you, they're a great band IMO). 'Run to the Hills' seems to be their other really well-known one (when they were playing Sonisphere, I saw dozens of requests on the forums for that and The Trooper) but I don't seem to hear it played so often...I got my old band to play it, but I've never actually seen other bands play it live.

    I'm sure it will improve your playing though...I stick with two fingers most of the time (can't do it precisely enough with three fingers :rolleyes: ) but it took me about six months of playing before I could do it particularly well. Good luck to you anyway, hope it all goes well :)

    Banned Licks

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by the_skezz

    [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='958144' date='Sep 16 2010, 11:09 AM']It's funny you should say that actually because this band i'm auditioning for wants me to play the trooper lolz. I actually really like it. I guess i probably don't see a lot of metal bands though...[/quote]

    Fair enough man, so long as you enjoy it is the main thing. TBF I think my feelings towards the song partially come from so many people around me insisting that it's 'Iron Maiden's best song' when it's usually the only one they can name ¬¬ Consequently, I seem to hear it way too much even when it's not being played at gigs :)

    Edit: It was also the most played song in our old band, the guitarist had us doing it about three times every practise...at about twice the usual speed. No quicker way to knacker your hands than triplets whilst playing that fast...certainly helped improve my playing though!

    Banned Licks

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    As Arsenic said, Sweet Child o Mine - well overplayed, but never played well...

    And my pet peeve is that almost every metal band seems to play 'The Trooper'. Maybe it's just that I'm not a huge fan of the song (I can name over a hundred Iron Maiden songs that I prefer...no exaggeration there) but every rock/metal group I see seems to play it! I'm so sick of it, I can't remember the last time I actually listened to the song of my own free will...given the choice, I'll always skip it, I've heard it FAR too much for my own liking.

    Have I made the right choice?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Shouldn't be difficult, went from a Fender P to a Squier Jazz myself a few months ago, and was able to get it close to the Precision sound while I was messing around with the volume settings on the pickups and changing the position of my hand along the body while playing. I go for a bit more twang now, as I think it sounds better, but it's definately possible...and much easier to play on a Jazz, IMO :)

    Looking to buy first bass guitar £200-300

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by the_skezz

    [quote name='Bassassin' post='942200' date='Sep 1 2010, 03:01 PM']Nowt wrong with playing a Jazz in a metal band - ask Mendez from Opeth:



    And that's not just any old Jazz either. :)

    Jon.[/quote]

    + 1

    I switched from Fender Precision to Squier Vintage Modified Jazz (which I'd recommend to the OP) in my punk band, and nobody seems to mind that it looked out of place...though admittedly I stuck the label from a bottle of Desperados on the scratchplate, which might have helped :rolleyes:

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