bnt Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 [url="http://www.crystalair.com/content.php?id=1B200809008"]Link[/url] [quote]"If you don't include the second guitar, who's going to go out and buy it just to play bass?" asked Tony Levin of the progressive rock band King Crimson. "Hell, I remember back in the '80s I had a bloody time getting Robert [Fripp] to shell out for my actual bass. But I finally convinced him that Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part III) would make no musical sense without one. "We were such pretentious assholes," he added.[/quote] Oh dear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuseMatt Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 (edited) [quote]Squire was even more adamant, insisting that Rock Band players need to understand that "the bass is the backbone of any rock composition" - and to prove his point, he proceeded to play the entire bassline to the 22-minute Yes song Gates Of Delerium, explaining his musical choices as he went along. Then the CAP News reporter's head exploded from boredom.[/quote] Edited September 14, 2008 by MuseMatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Almost up to Daily Mash levels of piss taking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Hehe, that was pretty entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 "That the fookin' drummer and guitarist can do whatever the fook they want" Chris Squire's got a Manc accent now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 What a dribbling bag of sheeite. [quote]including a bass guitar [with the game], but we didn't think people would want to pay an extra $15 just for that," admitted Alex Rigopulos, co-founder and CEO of Harmonix, creators of Rock Band. "Mainly because standing there fake-plucking a plastic bass for hours would probably [b][i]make your head explode from boredom[/i][/b]." ...and to prove his point, he proceeded to play the entire bassline to the 22-minute Yes song Gates Of Delerium, explaining his musical choices as he went along. Then the CAP News reporter's [b][i]head exploded from boredom[/i][/b].[/quote] Oh dear. The CAP 'News' reporter seems to have lost his metaphor dictionary. Wannker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Captain, I have reason to believe that the spoof detectors have failed, or that anyone who reads this thread is having an American sense of humour transplanted into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 tough crowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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