Lord Sausage

[quote name='lonestar' timestamp='1424031669' post='2691829'] I was discussing most embarassing moments with a mate of mine a few years ago. His was when living at home as a teenager retiring to his room for a spot of er? "Me time" with his righ hand accompanied by Pink Floyd's Wish You Were in the headphones. When he came around there was a nice hot cup of tea on the bedside table curtesy of his Mum. [/quote]urban myth surely, loads of people tell that story!

I'm sure multi million selling, multi millionaire, wrote a couple of classic songs Noel Gallagher would be sad if he read your comments!

Attack of the Grey Lantern- Mansun

Break it all down to three's and two's. I.e 5/4. Count/ feel as 1,2,3,1,2

It makes total sense! What's the problem

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1422815769' post='2677123'] I posted our latest song on here a while back, definitely the best song I have ever played on, but how does it stand to critique from your peers? It took a lot of soul searching before I decided to share it....shouldn't have worried, it got 2 listens and 2 comments only.....I guess most people on here are not really interested in what your fellow Baschatters are creating.....said song got played on Radio 1 a few weeks later.....after 30 years of trying....did I mention it on here at the time.....nah didn't bother [/quote] It must have been good to get two comments mate! Take it as a badge of honour! Also 30 yrs of trying to get on radio 1. I thought they didn't play songs by anyone older than 17

I've entered a number of times and vote quite a lot. I've stopped entering now though. I initially thought it was great, it was good just to write things and enter and the winning didn't matter. But it did seem to become more about what was the best song, not the best composition or one that matched the piece. However, as said that didn't bother me. There were a number of times where the recording quality was mentioned to entrants which i didn't think was necessary as it was about composition. The forum is friendly enough and when it got to voting time a couple of people would leave feedback on the soundcloud which is always nice and obviously Dad would do his excellent play of the days, However I never got to feel that i was part of it that much despite contributing regularly ish. There is a core of people who whenever anyone of them post there entry they are all over each others work with comments etc, within the thread i mean. Then others who aren't part of that core would put theirs up and nowt would get said. I'm not for a moment suggesting people were being mean, or were purposelly being a clique or anything just the way i felt. i just felt a bit of an outsider. So i just stopped doing it!

You mean there are other notes than root!?

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1422056071' post='2668377'] I still love the Richie days. They were the first band I ever saw at the age of 14. Richie was my favourite guitarist in my teenage years. Unfortunately, though, you're right, I grow up and realized what a bellend he is. [/quote]I love that he's a bellend. Don't think it'd be right if he wasn't!

I go through phases. Last year was only fret less, but recently I've started back on fretted and my fretless's are gathering dust

Cheat sheets!

[quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1420691117' post='2652213'] Nice one great job, just read all the thread, I would of got frustrated and burned it in a fit a rage. Well done for seeing this through, impressed. [/quote]ha ha. i thought about it! cheers

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1420667681' post='2652064'] Yes - definitely worth the wait! [/quote]cheers mate

Think i saw these men when i was on my stag do in sheffield in september ( when the blades beat rochdale) If it's who i think it is! They were playing covers tho, zep n stuff! Really good, great singer, great players. I'd go for it myself but don't live in God's country anymore!

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1420630667' post='2651444'] Fair enough to prefer no port, but no dampening?!? Surely a kick drum sounds sh*te with no dampening? I'll have to try this [/quote]Bonham!?

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1420451816' post='2649384'] yep, our band wouldn't be nearly the same without the singer, lets face it we can all learn almost any song if we practice at it (even if we cheat a little) but if the singer can't sing it that's it, we've ditched one or two songs because we had to alter the key that much they just didn't work, Communication Breakdown and Offsprings the Kids Aren't Alright. spring to mind, both very high key, although we did pull off Slade's Merry Christmas in spite of having to lower it 5 semitones, so you never can tell [/quote] actually i can agree with that some tunes can just sound wrong in other keys. especially when songs have been written in D minor. The saddest of all keys!

[quote name='vsmith1' timestamp='1420449950' post='2649361'] Nowadays it feels like that the singer has a casting vote/veto - the "if I can't sing it then we shouldn't do it" [/quote] That gets on my wick too! Just change the key! Our singer trys that a bit. We now even have detuned guitars as well just incase riffs have open E! well the guitarists do. I have the benefits of a five string!

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1420446942' post='2649343'] Absolutely. I enjoyed the same with a Dire Straits tribute. You hear the songs so often you lose sight of how good the writing is and just how good they are to play - especially the bass parts. [/quote]that was exactly it!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1420409372' post='2649152'] It's true - I only made that comment to annoy Lord Sausage. [/quote]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1420407889' post='2649121'] I thought it was the other way around. Anyone can play originals - rubbish ones perhaps but anyone can do it. [/quote] true dat

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1420407430' post='2649110'] Nowhere did I say we don't do songs 'just because someone doesn't like it'. There's a process with both originals and with covers but, in the end, if someone is not satisfied for whatever reason, then we don't go ahead - all-for-one and one-for-all. If someone were to be so childish as to go 'Na na I'm not doing that' then they wouldn't be with us for long. [/quote] No, but people in the thread had said that. Also, the bit of my post which you quoted said [quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1420396364' post='2648864'] That's a load of bollocks about if one person doesn't agree then you don't do it! Grow up, it's just a song. It's not like you're asking them to be injected with ebola. In our band if someone suggests something we learn it. We see if it works well to decide whether we keep it. I find it incredibly pathetic when people won't play songs cos they don't like them or the band. Childish! [/quote] Then you said [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1420404849' post='2649059'] It's actually more like having a grown up discussion, trying out the song, having a further grown up discussion, and having a vote if necessary. It's wholly the opposite of childish. We did once experience a childish person but they are no longer with us. [/quote] So obvioulsy i assumed you were talking about not doing a song because someone doesn't want to and saying it wasn't childish. i even mentioned the bit about trying it out being similar to what i said. And was i misunderstanding you!

It's like a cross between 70's fusion and the demo's you get on Korg synths. To be honest i loved them demos when i was a kid. Tight playing, great musicianship,not my thing. When i first heard them blown away but after a bit thought this is a bit samey. It also sounds like that japanese drag bass player music.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1420405271' post='2649065'] I think you'll get away with that once or twice but after a while people can think they are bored with this. I don't want a band going through the motions just because they get paid, personally. If it is not fun too often, for whatever reason, that is the route to a tired old unit...and even if the bands members stay, they might stay because they find the money useful. The hardest thing about a band is change...and it is just easier to do the same old thing... which is why most bands should quit..certainly after 5 years...give or take, IMO. [/quote]Yeah, you'll get bored of playing songs you like and end up hating them. Why is change so difficult though. just learn new tunes!

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1420404849' post='2649059'] It's actually more like having a grown up discussion, trying out the song, having a further grown up discussion, and having a vote if necessary. It's wholly the opposite of childish. We did once experience a childish person but they are no longer with us. [/quote]That's isn't not doing a song just because someone doesn't like it. Isn't the thing you said pretty much the same thing i said in the middle of that quote, or am i misunderstanding your post!

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1420403318' post='2649032'] I wouldn't expect to force someone to play a song but I would hope they'd give it a go and see if it works. After all, you can all be keen to do a song and it just doesn't work. Playing bass in an Abba tribute was an educational experience in terms of only playing what you love [/quote] Playing Abba stuff got me into them. I got a gig playing take that, abba and some other pop stuff. Not really my bag at the time. But after that gig I appreciated it loads more and actually got into it!