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Little Book of Ska - now plus gig vid!


hiram.k.hackenbacker
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I'm going to be depping for a friend next weekend in his Ska band. It's not exactly my comfort zone in terms of musical genre, but I've had a tremendous amount of fun learning the set over the last week or so. I'm aware I seem to be the person who can't bring himself to say no to a gig. I swore after learning two hours of 80's classics late last year I would never put myself in that position again, but here we are. A few notes for each song and the setlist on the front. My little book of Ska.



I'm really looking forward to the mid-week rehearsal now I've cracked it and the gig should be a hoot!

Now I just have to find myself some Ska uniform.

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I play in a Ska band and play quite a few of those tunes. It formed about 9 months ago and like you I was just throw in the deep end. Remember, bass in ska is the heart of the song so turn up the bass end and turn up the bass.

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[quote name='Mr Fretbuzz' timestamp='1411369706' post='2558715']
I'd love to play that but a set list would take me a month of Sundays to learn unfortunately and I can't transcribe so unless I could find the bass score I'd be stuffed :-(
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The set does seem quite daunting on the face of it, but there are songs like The Prince which is a three note shape in the three positions of a blues scale and take no effort to learn. There are others. Tom Hark - basically another three note shape in two positions. A Message To You Rudy - a single five note shape. Stand By Me - five notes again etc etc. Admittedly the harder ones like Poison Ivy do tip the scales back the other way a bit, but that's the fun of it for me. Can't wait.

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[quote name='Raslee' timestamp='1411412952' post='2559331']
Great set list, played a lot of them tracks too, love Nightboat to Cairo...but what no Ghost town :)
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Yes, good call. Not really my place to shout about which songs to do as I'm only depping, but I will mention it to the guys. They have just added Night Club though, but that was only on Tuesday so a bit late in the day for me.
I was quite hoping I might be able to persuade them to do Time For Action (Secret Affair) but that hasn't happened yet either.

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[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1411413892' post='2559347']
Yes, good call. Not really my place to shout about which songs to do as I'm only depping, but I will mention it to the guys. They have just added Night Club though, but that was only on Tuesday so a bit late in the day for me.
I was quite hoping I might be able to persuade them to do Time For Action (Secret Affair) but that hasn't happened yet either.
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I was just about to say "it only needs Nite Klub now" and lo and behold it appears! Great set list - I'll come & see you if you're anywhere near us.

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[quote name='tredders' timestamp='1412072909' post='2565287']
Sounded good to me! Looks like it was an enjoyable gig.
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There was a very good on stage sound which was extremely helpful bearing in mind I had only rehearsed once with them. You can't see from this camera, but I was smiling all the way. It's just such fun to play.
[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1412098550' post='2565655']
Looks like it was a good crack. I wouldv`e watched the whole gig if it was all recorded
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I'm going to try and find if the source has any other songs recorded. It do have a pre-gig photo as well. I'll try and get that uploaded.

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[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1411332183' post='2558547'] I'm going to be depping for a friend next weekend in his Ska band. It's not exactly my comfort zone in terms of musical genre, but I've had a tremendous amount of fun learning the set over the last week or so. I'm aware I seem to be the person who can't bring himself to say no to a gig. I swore after learning two hours of 80's classics late last year I would never put myself in that position again, but here we are. A few notes for each song and the setlist on the front. My little book of Ska. I'm really looking forward to the mid-week rehearsal now I've cracked it and the gig should be a hoot! Now I just have to find myself some Ska uniform. [/quote]


I bet you'll have fun!

My first experience with ska was when a drummer friend of mine asked me to come along to a rehearsal for a new band he was forming with a few other guys and they didn't have yet a bassist. I didn't know much about ska, I had rarely listened to any ska, it was not my thing... and every practice was such a mood lifting experience! Great fun. :)

edit: I just realised the date of the original post! :lol:

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