Lord Sausage

I've started practising again after realising i'm not as good as i thought i was, and my timing had become a tad sloppy as i took it for granted. Thus has given me huge desire to play again.

You'll be ruining Kits song with Jaco esque bass lines before you know it!

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1372859658' post='2130804'] Thaks, I do mate, and I play guitar, bugger about with drums, and now beatboxing Jake has made music theory fascinating to me, I always thought it would be, like maths, you just need the right teacher. [/quote] [quote name='charic' timestamp='1372859775' post='2130807'] Actually music theory and maths is a pretty good comparison I've never found it interesting personally but I've got enough to get by should I need it and know enough to learn more by myself if I am so inclined. It's a good place to be. I did hit a point where I couldn't "let go" and think outside of the theory I knew which turned into a problem for a good while though [/quote]I always found it was just like maths, just a beautiful and creative maths.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1372859511' post='2130797'] If you want to get your head around musical theory without it seeming incredibly dull I recommend taking up keyboard as a side hobby mate. The bass is a great instrument but it isn't a visual one. When you have those keys in front of you something just clicks IMO [/quote]I think it's the other way round. You always know how far a certain interval is away on bass, when playing keyboard you have to think within what key you are in. IMO. Luckily i was academic at school and blessed with a good memory so theory wasn't to difficult.

I had a few lessons of jake at college when was about 18. He won't remember me. In my youthful arrogance i stopped goin because i didn't feel i was learning anything. I had been learning theory (jazz) and reading from the day i started with my first teacher. I found myself doing spider patterns and being given and basic techniques things that i thought i was above. At the minute i've had to disassemble my playing and start from the beginning to iron out bad habits and i'm doing all that stuff again. So i wish i'd stayed around a bit longer. I'm not trying to dis him but at the time i didn't find the lessons very inspiring, unlike my previous teachers, but now i'm older i've realised you can always learn of great players which undoubtedly he is. He's probably much better since then and i know i'm worse. That's why i've started again. Luckily thru years of theory that i've constantly learned (being a geek for info, like a human Johnny 5 from short circuit) and stuff i learned at uni I'm in a position to teach myself and it's just technique i need to work on. but the first place i started was with the spider thing he showed me.

Well I didn't want to say anything!

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1371976570' post='2120148'] Exactly, his soloing tended to be "Key Change, some tricks, widdle, widdle" with little regard for the tune. Astonishing when I first heard it but it got a bit samey. But his rhythm playing has always been great, and a bit different to what everyone else would do. [/quote] With him tho its wasn't tricks and widdle. That was the way he played. That style became tricks and widdle. He had the two most important things as a player, Fire and his own voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atSdjLb0T14&feature=share&list=LLgYzsqgCK5pF8t2MrgdJVEA That is all!

http://youtu.be/kyXz6eMCj2k

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1371909642' post='2119454'] Fireball [/quote]respect!

House of Fun, Grey Day-Madness

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1371907753' post='2119424'] When the Levee Breaks... [/quote]Thats's gotta be the winner!

Can't believe I'm going to say this but.......The Final Countdown by Europe

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1371821055' post='2118509'] Instead of playing the root and the 5th below, try using the 5th above..... [/quote]Madman!

When i hit a rut, I either try to find new music and listen to it. Or listen to genius original music by someone else. I was in a rut recently and listening to Making Mirrors album by Gotye thru headphones just totally inspired me. Also, sometimes i pretend the bass is another instrument and play brass type phrases. And finally i'll ask the band to indulge me and just go crazy and practise playing all kinds of mental sh*t just to break down creative doors, so to speak!

Actually Boy george on elton john is the funniest!

The Noel one's are class. I love him, his music's ok but i prefer his wit. i like the DLR one too!

Also i suppose how you define bad depends on your standards. What you consider bad or good. If i make just one mistake i consider the gig as jus ok.

I've been playing 20 yrs and i still have them. i just did a Uk tour of RENT and one of the nights I had a complete sh*tt*r, couldn't shake it. Not Good!

That's mad, i was just thinking about what to do with my used sets of strings

Not saying the guy who wrote the OP is crap by the way.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1371373985' post='2112974'] Crikey. So he may even have re-done the bass himself? There's no way I would pay for a recording and not be there for the tracking and mixing. Of course I don't know the full details but whatever the situation, it certainly sucks giant hairy moose balls from your point of view. You're probably a well-adjusted and reasonable bloke, but in this situation I'd go crazy apeshit bananas and start throwing poo around. YMMV. Maybe just talk to him in a calm and measured way about it and see what he says? [/quote]I know a producer who re-does parts without telling bands and most don't notice. He doesn't like his recordings going out with crap playing on so he just overdubs the parts himself.

It may not be suitable for everything but god i love this sound. It's the reason why i started playing. I heard it and thought what is that noise. I was 14 and it just rocked me. Sounded so filth and menacing so i found out what it was and started playing. http://youtu.be/6IamlIGPNCU

In terms of Modern pop. Gotye is great. Ignore the big hit and listen to album tracks. Killer and original!

No, there has been other great pop music/bands as well as the beatles that have led to this point. Fleetwood Mac, Beach Boys, etc etc. There was loads of great pop in the 70's and 80's that didn't sound like the beatles. It's just all turd now!