Thunderbird Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Listened to a few of there tracks on Youtube as I had not heard of them before not really my cup of tea all the songs sounded pretty much the same and bored me after a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LayDownThaFunk Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Saw them last April (or May) in some tiny venue in Leceister before they blew up. Great gig and tickets were only £7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1425541527' post='2708260'] They've got a guitarist hidden backstage who uses a load of pedals to make it sound like he's playing a bass..... [/quote] Yep, he's using a music stand too. As soon as I noticed I left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 left thumbs Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Someone recommended I check out royal blood middle of last year I liked them. Did start to wonder why all the gigs on YouTube always consisted of the same songs, got the album anyway Some of the album tracks ain't as good as the singles I saw them in Newport too, the drums sounded really good In all honesty if there was a secret guitarist back stage They would have sounded better than they did The octave up stuff through the guitar amps, the distortion wasn't the best, And it overpowered the low end the drummer going for walkabouts, pointing at the singer like hes some sort of god, was taking the piss a bit. I still like them a lot, and think the singles are great but in all honesty I regretfully have to say my first experience of them live left me underwhelmed Look forward to seeing them again in the future in a smaller venue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Ms Phil is raving about them so I had a listen. Don't do a lot for me, but then again, I'm a miserable old git! All very clever, but I find it boring, but if they can sell records against the latest manufactured popsters, good luck to 'em. At least they can actually play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Ben Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 It is very samey, but they do that thing really well, will be interesting to see how they can change it up on a second album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammers Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 [quote name='Old_Ben' timestamp='1425630209' post='2709134'] It is very samey, but they do that thing really well, will be interesting to see how they can change it up on a second album [/quote] I gotta agree, I think the 2nd album will make or break them. Personally think they should just bite the bullet and get a full time guitar player and/or keys, the extra dynamics will do a world of good for there sound I reckon... much like the synth parts with DFA1979. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben4343 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I'm a fan. I admit the album doesn't grab me in the same way some others do, but I find it very listenable, for the technical side if not exclusively the music. I enjoy hearing what he does, and figuring out the way he does it (I was familiar with octaving a guitar down, but POGing your bass up?! Witchcraft!). If nothing else, I wouldn't have discovered BassChat if it wasn't for googling 'Royal Blood effects', and now I'm completely hooked on learning about bass effects, new rigs, the best way to hook up to sound desks, trawling the basses which come up for sale... So I guess I have Royal Blood to 'thank' for that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 [quote name='ben4343' timestamp='1425633642' post='2709179'] I'm a fan. I admit the album doesn't grab me in the same way some others do, but I find it very listenable, for the technical side if not exclusively the music. I enjoy hearing what he does, and figuring out the way he does it (I was familiar with octaving a guitar down, but POGing your bass up?! Witchcraft!). If nothing else, I wouldn't have discovered BassChat if it wasn't for googling 'Royal Blood effects', and now I'm completely hooked on learning about bass effects, new rigs, the best way to hook up to sound desks,[b] trawling the basses which come up for sale... So I guess I have Royal Blood to 'thank' for that...[/b] [/quote] You won't be thanking them, trust me. Trawling the for sale pages of Basschat does you harm, it gives you GAS and GAS is an evil mistress Oh good grief I've just seen a lovely p bass for sale...oh the pain and misery, will it never end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 [quote name='Sammers' timestamp='1425632506' post='2709163'] I gotta agree, I think the 2nd album will make or break them. Personally think they should just bite the bullet and get a full time guitar player and/or keys, the extra dynamics will do a world of good for there sound I reckon... much like the synth parts with DFA1979. [/quote] Thing is tho where would you fit a guitar in there sound? Stop the octave up bass thing? Then it's not royal blood any more, its a three piece playing standard rock songs, as I'm guessing you would have him just play bass? The sound they want is what they have, The riffs can't be the most complex due to the pitch shifting that's happening. Also of course there singles are stronger than som of the album tracks but I think they are all decent tracks, and I'm not sure I truly understand the comments about tracks sounding the same? I wouldn't say ten ton skeleton sounds like little monster? But anyway i saw in a interview when some one asked where they go from here the singer said " I dnt know more amps? " but he was referring to his own setup not another member. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LayDownThaFunk Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 If they stick as they are for the second album then they will have very limited success in the future; it could break them. What they should do is what took the Black Keys 8 or 9 albums to work out - you'll never be a festival headline band unless you have a backing band. If they keep the bass and drum duo as the main attraction but work it round a full backing band then I could easily see them playing arenas in the next 3-5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammers Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1425636818' post='2709216'] Thing is tho where would you fit a guitar in there sound? Stop the octave up bass thing? Then it's not royal blood any more, its a three piece playing standard rock songs, as I'm guessing you would have him just play bass? [/quote] But why limit themselves to 2 instruments for the sake of preserving a very one dimensional sound? (IMO of course). I just personally think they've got much more in them than the whole octave, signal split, bi-amping thing ..but what do I know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Got a gig next week and the singer wants to have a go at Figure It Out by RB. That's the only track of there's I've heard, decent enough, though I thought the Brit Awards video he sent me was much better than the album version, just sounded clearer on the bass. It's making for some interesting playing; as he's playing bass like a guitar, it's pushing me in a different direction to how I'd normally play bass which is a good learning exercise if nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluxe65 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 new Royal Blood Fender video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ga9abW_i0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_m Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 And now the ultimate accolade, an RB tribute band courtesy of our local serial-band-former Hector... [url="http://www.gigwise.com/features/99281/royal-blood-tribute-band-interview#.VRWD510Q7VA.facebook"]http://www.gigwise.c...10Q7VA.facebook[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subbeh Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Saw them at the Wolves Civic at couple of weeks ago and they were great.Their live sound lacked nothing, was a really good set and Ben on drums was fantastic, all the talk about the band seems to be about the bass but his drumming lays a great foundation for Mike to do his thing on bass. Definitely worth seeing if you get the chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin8708 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Well , screw all the nay sayers , I think these guys are great . Two local ( ish ) lads with a different take on how to make good music , I wish them the best of luck . Much rather listen to them than the predigested drivel that passes for music these days . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 can't really get into them i'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroydiamond Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I cannot seem to listen to much else since I picked up their album last week. Love this band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I think one thing that has been overlooked is that the singer has a decent voice, and that is the thing that comes across to people who hear them on the radio or don't register or care that it's just two guys making all that sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 They're ok for a few songs, after that my attention drifts. They have some good, catchy songs however, they don't bowl me over. A drummer the other night was surprised I wasn't a huge fan of them the other night. "...but it's just a bass player and a drummer!" I had noticed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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