Lord Sausage

Anyone else just plug in, fiddle with eq, then play. I really don't think about an overall tone to have all the time. Just a tone de jour really!

No one! Never really cared. Just care about the notes really! Tho to be fair Duff's sound at the beginning of Right Next Door To Hell on Use your Illusion 1 is the reason I picked up a bass. So nearly one!

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1414613733' post='2591437'] Always a bridesmaid..... [/quote]You were the bride last month you brazen hussy!

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1414608183' post='2591329'] Would you like the address of an audiologist..? [/quote]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1414607248' post='2591305'] I was looking for something wooly for Xmas. [/quote]well done, sir!

Why thank you very much. Eloquently put. Was what I was aiming for. All my melodies are tuneless by the way

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1414573747' post='2590728'] I've read the article again, and can't see where she says this? She quotes RD saying it, and then goes on to say why he's talking bollocks. [/quote][quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1414573747' post='2590728'] I've read the article again, and can't see where she says this? She quotes RD saying it, and then goes on to say why he's talking bollocks. [/quote]I didn't mean she did. I said she was talking as much as Daltrey. The bollocks Daltrey was talking was about music needing angst and purpose.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1414581113' post='2590863'] Hmm. You've not read yours yet..! [/quote]ha ha!

I must say these are all good critiques of the work.

I'm on a mini tour in November. We have a day off in Wimbledon on the above date. Do any BC'ers have a gig on that night as some of the band will be going out that night?

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1414541660' post='2590587'] Pseudo intellectual pretentious bollox, if you ask me. Which you didn't [/quote] Ha ha. i was just gonna say the exact thing. That she is talking as much bollocks as Daltrey. Music doesn't have to have angst and purpose to be valid.

It's between two entries for me,Bilbo's and alibabu. When i look at the picture i get a sense of sadness from the robot. Also the overall colour of the for painting gives a moody vibe so i went for what i think captured that the most. ( I just noticed when i came to write this that alibabu had voted for me, this is a genuine vote, not just cos he did for me haha)

[quote name='alibabu' timestamp='1414438161' post='2589300'] I had a hard time choosing between several thought-through and well produced entries this month. Bilbo's composition skills should be well known to all that have been following these competitions for a while, just as much as Skol's pro quality productions. But since the essence of this competition is making music that matches a picture, I had to go with his Lordship the Sausage this time. Excellent production with lots of layers that blend well, and makes repeated listening interesting. I especially like the subtle "pulse" that drives the piece forward without taking too much place in the mix. [/quote] Thank you very much kind sir.

[quote name='alibabu' timestamp='1414567697' post='2590651'] Hi! It is obvious that you guys know what you are doing. The song list is varied with a good mix of old goodies and new stuff, the piano player doubling as as a sax player works well, and at least most of the time, you sound tight and well rehearsed. One major issue though, is that I would try to improve the audio on the video. It sounds like it is a single mic (maybe stereo) recording, with auto gain (or really high limiting/compression going on), which is ok for recording speech, but a real pain to listen to for music recordings. Preferrably, I would like to hear a multitrack recording, but a decent stereo recording can also be achieved with a couple of good mics and a digital recorder. But no auto gain please:-) [/quote]yeah, what he said!

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1414282573' post='2587931'] I met Ian at the Hippodrome shows... [/quote] He's a good lad Ian, good singer too. His other big love apart from musical theatre........Rugby!

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1414141027' post='2586257'] Wow. Just wow! [/quote] [quote name='ead' timestamp='1414152538' post='2586454'] Respect [/quote] Cheers!

I've been friends with the guitarist in my band for about 20yrs. one just over one just under. With the one just under, every band I've ever been in since meeting him has contained both of us. The other guy has been in and out of bands I've been in and we've both always worked together in professional shows (musical theatre). The singer is an ex girlfriend from about 15 yrs ago and my wife's best friend. The drummer is a guy with worked with over the last few yrs, owns a studio and rehearsal room. We all get on great, it's not been together long in it's current state with drummer drummer and 2nd guitarist but it's fast becoming the best band I've ever been in.

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1410002944' post='2545292'] I know cabaret can be looked down upon in music circles sometimes but this lady is in my view worthy of the highest accolade, she has one of the most incredible voices I've had the pleasure of performing with. I'm doing 3 nights (2 to go) with her at the Hippodrome Leicester square. I'd say come down but it's sold out already, no surprise she is a staggeringly good singer but also very musical and lovely AND humble with it. A total winning combo. For the impatient amongst you the music starts around 3.30 [media]http://youtu.be/TiOPigCwYlc[/media] [/quote]I was introduced to her by Ian Stroughair who has a caberet show in the West End. I worked with him on a tour of RENT he was Angel. She'd done a gig or gigs with him. He was totally amazed by her, I've never had someone enthuse abut someone so much. He showed me some stuff it was amazing!

I'd demand my money back, false advertising! Seriously tho, good news!

This rock masterpiece http://youtu.be/WEyMd4qK_Nc

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1413413506' post='2578138'] I bought a bridge and some tuners from Lord S. All is well, and I'd have no problem dealing with him again. Thanks mate [/quote]Cheers Mate!

Every guitar part played by Izzy Stradlin on Guns n roses records

[quote name='lefrash' timestamp='1414000763' post='2584732'] Doing that though would make you the dick, not the singer/guitarist. As others have said, not all musicians have a grasp of (even basic) theory, it doent make them bad people (or bad musicians). If I'm ever in that situation i always take 'key' as being short hand for the first chord. I know its not right, and I know quite often its not theorically correct, but I just get on with having a bit of fun playing tunes in front of folk without going all muso on them. [/quote]Respect!

On a tangent a lecturer i had at college used to play with Sonny Boy Williamson. They found out what key the tune was in by watching which pocket he pulled a harmonica out of!

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1413988615' post='2584460'] A few arguments have been expressed in this thread that I'd like to counter! Jake said way that out of his students, the worst musicians have been the ones that only knew tab, so therefore he blames the tab. This does not make any sense. It is a valid observation, but there is no direct cause and effect link here. Tab, and dots are just methods of representing music and have nothing to do with the skill or theory knowledge of the musician. There are people who only read tab yet have a lot of theory knowledge, and people who can read notation but that's all they can do. Another point that is repeated is that with tab, you don't know what notes you are playing, and notation offers a much richer experience with being able to visualise harmonies and intervals etc. It's true that many players don't know what notes they are playing, but that has to do with them, not tab in itself. Both systems can easily be 'read' if the reader is used to them. Because I am used to tab, I instantly know that number 7 on the A string is an E. Whenever I see a number 2 frets higher on the next string up I immediately see that as a 5th. Looking at a solo I can visualise a box shape from the numbers and see what scale is being used. It's just a different way of writing down the music and whenever you get used to either system it is easy to extract musical information from it. Another point is that some don't like being told how to play, and prefer to choose which string/fret to use themselves. Tab users have just as much freedom to re-interpret the notes. Whereas a notation reader would look at the position of the dot in the stave, work out it's an A, then choose where to play it; I see a 2 on the top line, work out that's an A, and instead play it as if it were a 7 on the next line down if I want to. Except I find the tab way far quicker since I don't need to convert the number to a note unless I really want to. I have a lot of respect for people that can read proper notation (when they aren't slagging off tab that is!). But in my opinion, as a musical notation format, the only advantages it offers are: - Rhythmic notation: Essential in a situation where you are expected to sight read having never heard the piece - which takes serious skill, so kudos to Bilbo. However the lack of rhythmic information in tab is not a problem for most, as when you are simply trying to learn a piece of music, your ears are far better at learning rhythms than your eyes. - Easier sharing between other musicians. Although in this day an age, any musical notation software can easily convert to or from tab. Also, in a lot of the situations I've played in, if I had to share music I had written to a guitarist in the band, I would need to use tab, so it also depends on the situation. [/quote] Ain't that the Truth! Awesome post, kind of ends the debate for me!