How was Your rehearsal last morning or night ?

[Franticsmurf]

2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

They walked out surrounded by a thick mist.

Rehearsal rooms with their own weather systems. 🙂

[dmccombe7]

22 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Just got in from a rehearsal with the classic rock band. For some reason my fretting fingers just wouldn’t work on some songs this evening, no idea why as other more complex passages were fine. Still a great time though, and as not a gigging band I’ll not waste any sleep over it.

I had that with my plucking fingers at last gig on just one song that i've been playing for past 6yrs (Ballroom Blitz mid section where bass ties in with drums)

I ended up having to ad-lib it as best i could. Its not even a fast or hard part. I just couldn't get it right in my head.

Old age doesn't come itself @Lozz196. That's my excuse anyways. 😂

Dave

[dmccombe7]

22 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Just got in from a rehearsal with the classic rock band. For some reason my fretting fingers just wouldn’t work on some songs this evening, no idea why as other more complex passages were fine. Still a great time though, and as not a gigging band I’ll not waste any sleep over it.

What kind of classic Rock songs you doing @Lozz196 ?

Dave

[Lozz196]

9 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

What kind of classic Rock songs you doing @Lozz196 ?

Dave

Well for starters we’re instrumental Dave, but we do the below, a few modernish songs in there:

 

AnimalDef Leppard

Devils Bleeding CrownVolbeat

This CorrosionMaryslim

Holy DiverDio

Out in the FieldsThin Lizzy

Live and Let DieGuns n Roses

RunawayBon Jovi

It's my lifeBon Jovi

Wayward SonKansas

Highway StarDeep Purple

Tarot WomanRainbow

Dazed and ConfusedLed Zepplin

It's so easyGuns n Roses

The Gates of BabylonVolbeat

Next to YouThe Police

JailbreakThin Lizzy

Hazy Shade of WinterThe Bangles

From out of NowhereFaith No More

Pump it UpElvis Costello

StargazerRainbow

Black NiightDeep Purple

CarsNine Inch Nails

Fool for your lovinWhitesnake

[dmccombe7]

11 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Well for starters we’re instrumental Dave, but we do the below, a few modernish songs in there:

 

AnimalDef Leppard

Devils Bleeding CrownVolbeat

This CorrosionMaryslim

Holy DiverDio

Out in the FieldsThin Lizzy

Live and Let DieGuns n Roses

RunawayBon Jovi

It's my lifeBon Jovi

Wayward SonKansas

Highway StarDeep Purple

Tarot WomanRainbow

Dazed and ConfusedLed Zepplin

It's so easyGuns n Roses

The Gates of BabylonVolbeat

Next to YouThe Police

JailbreakThin Lizzy

Hazy Shade of WinterThe Bangles

From out of NowhereFaith No More

Pump it UpElvis Costello

StargazerRainbow

Black NiightDeep Purple

CarsNine Inch Nails

Fool for your lovinWhitesnake

Some cracking songs in there. 

Kansas, DP, Rainbow and Whitesnake being my favoured ones.

Dave

[Lozz196]

3 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Some cracking songs in there. 

Kansas, DP, Rainbow and Whitesnake being my favoured ones.

Dave

Mine too, well thought out bass lines that really add to the songs and are really interesting to play.

[dmccombe7]

41 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Mine too, well thought out bass lines that really add to the songs and are really interesting to play.

Makes you work for your money on the night. 😂

I used to play in a "Friends of DP" tribute and we covered any band that was directly linked to DP which allowed us Rainbow, Whitesnake, DP and even Sabbath thru Dio. Loved playing Stargazer, that was one of my all time favs. So much energy and emotion in that song for a bassist. IMO of course.

Dave

[Stub Mandrel]

7 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Sabbath thru Dio.

 

And Gillan!

[dmccombe7]

38 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

And Gillan!

Oddly enough we didn't do any Gillan songs altho we did talk about Ted the Mechanic.

Dave

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

Oddly enough we didn't do any Gillan songs altho we did talk about Ted the Mechanic.

Dave

 

Some mighty Gillan tracks, but I was thinking of Born Again.

[dmccombe7]

3 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Some mighty Gillan tracks, but I was thinking of Born Again.

Altho i saw them with Bernie Torme and John McCoy i cant say i was a big fan of them. 

Dave

[Leonard Smalls]

Had a rehearsal booked today. Message from drummer saying he's put his back out, then singer messages saying she's dribbling with cold...

But we went ahead anyway - I got the album drum stems on the laptop, plugged it into the PA and we did a 2 basses and guitar rehearsal.

And it was excellent! We've ironed out some of the niggles between the 2 basses, and new guitarman now has all structures, and can do the widdley bits with me and solos that fit over funky slap stuff. So extremely worthwhile - should now be fine for Rebellion with 3 more full band rehearsals and warm-up gig to go.

 

[Lozz196]

2 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Had a rehearsal booked today. Message from drummer saying he's put his back out, then singer messages saying she's dribbling with cold...

But we went ahead anyway - I got the album drum stems on the laptop, plugged it into the PA and we did a 2 basses and guitar rehearsal.

And it was excellent! We've ironed out some of the niggles between the 2 basses, and new guitarman now has all structures, and can do the widdley bits with me and solos that fit over funky slap stuff. So extremely worthwhile - should now be fine for Rebellion with 3 more full band rehearsals and warm-up gig to go.

 

Excellent, quite typically although I’m now back as a stand-in for Knock Off they don’t have Rebellion this year so won’t get the chance to see you there, am sure our paths will cross soon tho.

[Leonard Smalls]

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

they don’t have Rebellion this year

First time y'all haven't done it for ages! 

[Chienmortbb]

On 21/06/2025 at 13:07, dmccombe7 said:

Makes you work for your money on the night. 😂

I used to play in a "Friends of DP" tribute and we covered any band that was directly linked to DP which allowed us Rainbow, Whitesnake, DP and even Sabbath thru Dio. Loved playing Stargazer, that was one of my all time favs. So much energy and emotion in that song for a bassist. IMO of course.

Dave

Did you do the Burn era? IMHO one of the best Rick albums ever and the best DP

[dmccombe7]

8 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

Did you do the Burn era? IMHO one of the best Rick albums ever and the best DP

We did Burn which is / was one of my fav DP songs to play. Also Stormbringer (also the name of the band)

Copy of band set list from 2012.

Dave

Set List #1 - Ivory Blacks 20.7.12.docx

[WalMan]

We still roll out Stormbringer at selected gigs.
 

I would have said we don’t do much DP, but expanded out to associated bands over the years we have actually done quite a few

[asingardenof]

Bit late as our rehearsal was a week ago Sunday. We had two new songs to learn, Shout and Somewhere In My Heart, and we pretty much nailed it. Hoping to get another rehearsal in before our gig, but it will depend on how Mrs asingardenof recovers from her c-section. Having a rehearsal two days after baby 2 was born wasn't the plan, as the due date was two weeks afterwards.

 

Before we started our keyboardist, who has suffered from a few health issues (both mental and physical) mentioned that he would see how the next couple of gigs went before deciding whether to pack it in at the end of the year. He has though recently stopped smoking (though started vaping) and was looking better than I've seen him for a while, and he seemed to be having a great time, so we'll see how it goes. I'm not sure what that would mean for the band, because he's a founding member from many years ago, as well as a friend of the singer and drummist, so I suspect that if he goes then the band will fold. If that does happen I doubt our singist and drummist will be particularly keen to start a new one, so depending on what our guitarist might want to do I could be looking for another band after Christmas. Ho hum.

[Stub Mandrel]

4 hours ago, asingardenof said:

Bit late as our rehearsal was a week ago Sunday. We had two new songs to learn, Shout and Somewhere In My Heart, and we pretty much nailed it. Hoping to get another rehearsal in before our gig, but it will depend on how Mrs asingardenof recovers from her c-section. Having a rehearsal two days after baby 2 was born wasn't the plan, as the due date was two weeks afterwards.

 

Before we started our keyboardist, who has suffered from a few health issues (both mental and physical) mentioned that he would see how the next couple of gigs went before deciding whether to pack it in at the end of the year. He has though recently stopped smoking (though started vaping) and was looking better than I've seen him for a while, and he seemed to be having a great time, so we'll see how it goes. I'm not sure what that would mean for the band, because he's a founding member from many years ago, as well as a friend of the singer and drummist, so I suspect that if he goes then the band will fold. If that does happen I doubt our singist and drummist will be particularly keen to start a new one, so depending on what our guitarist might want to do I could be looking for another band after Christmas. Ho hum.

 

Congratulations on the offspring!