hiram.k.hackenbacker

Aah, condescension 😂 I just don't buy the 'my taste is better than your taste' schtick, which is very much how you've come across. By your own admission, it's all subjective. You can't force people to like what you like and they're not wrong to like things you don't. I'd still be interested in hearing a Top 10 from you (or 20 - go as far as you want). Not because I want to knock it, but because it might lead me to listen to things I haven't heard. I wonder how many people commenting negatively actually voted. I know the P word is forbidden, but it is a bit like moaning about whichever party is in power when you haven't even voted. It's not going to change.

So you’re saying a shit band band doesn’t feature on a list of bands voted for by people with insufferable musical taste?

I do find that a bit odd, but as has been highlighted already, no Living Colour or no Fishbone either 🤷‍♂️

Just realised - no Gillan or Ian Gillan Band 😮

Well, something unexpectedly heartwarming has come of this. @NancyJohnson - I can confirm I have now listened to one complete Alter Bridge album. I had no idea where to start. I couldn’t have named one song by them. So, I started at the beginning with One Day Remains. I get halfway through it whilst doing the housework (go me!) and my son comes downstairs to take the dog out for a walk. Now, my lad has never been heavily into anything music wise. He’s been to see Baby Metal with his mates and Kiss with both his aged parents. There have been a few others, but that’s about it. I don’t think he’s ever seen the same band twice. Anyhoo, I pause the Echo Studio to see him out with the dog and he says “I can’t believe you’ve stopped that - Broken Wings by Alter Bridge”. Honestly, you could have knocked me over with a feather 😂. As for me, yeah it’s OK. I really like the title track. There was one other that really stuck out to me. I’ll have to give it another listen. I’ll try and get through some of their other albums.

I don't disagree regarding the bands you've mentioned. I'm a big Primus fan and bought LC's Vivid on day one, but have any of them written anything better than Stargazer, Stairway to Heaven or Bohemian Rhapsody? I think not. It was mentioned earlier that voters had up to 3 (I think) choices. It really doesn't explain how a lot of the very weak material got in at all. I mean Teenage Kicks - WTF? No Greta Van Fleet I notice 😂. No Blackberry Smoke. No Zappa either, which is criminal given what is in there. My next gigs are Kurt Elling at Ronnie Scott's followed by The Aristocrats. Music is the best!

Whilst I'll try not taking offence as I do listen to Planet Rock, what songs should replace them in your opinion?

@rwillett - Don't want to mess with your numbers, but I just noticed #97 Paint It Black is shown as being released in 1996 😬

The song is in there, just not by Thin Lizzy 🤷‍♂️

More than happy with Bo Rhap at #1, although #1 and #2 could easily be reversed. How is Thunderstruck the best that AC/DC has to offer?

Very interesting @rwillett. Thanks for crunching the numbers. I’m not surprised that the likes of Queen, Sabbath and Zeppelin are leading the way. It would almost be wrong if they weren’t there. I’m not knocking the content of the list because I do genuinely love most of what’s on it, but it can be summarised thus (IMHO)…. Clutch (at present) have only one song in there - Electric Worry. It’s the song everyone who doesn't really know them, knows them by. It’s OK, but the band are far far more than that. I will be stunned if any other of their songs are in the remaining 70 or whatever we’re up to now. It is what it is. Love the music, ignore the list.

It can't be anything else but that - can it? Listeners voting for their favourite songs. The very definition of subjectivity. I quite like it, even if some of my favourite bands aren't in there. There's quite a few I've not heard before, so I'll be checking them out. There's also quite a few I would never listen to again and I'm quite glad I've dodged them.

It is….

Been a staple of our set for ages. I’m fairly sure Cover Solutions did a tab version of it which should still be on You Tube. I believe that’s where I learn it.

It was Peach Guitars in Colchester. Not a dedicated bass store obviously, but a good selection and great staff.

There is a heck of a lot to unpack there. There are things I like in a bass that have no bearing on whether it's actually good or not. I'm partial to binding, lollipops, matching headstock and a slim neck with a smooth satin finish. I also like a sparkle paint job, but these things are irrelevant if I don't like playing it. You only have to look at some of the sale threads to realise that. I sat down with a bunch of new Fender Custom Shop basses the other day. I think I tried five in the end. The one I really liked the look of was the one I liked least in hand. The best one didn't have binding, lollipops or flashy paint, but wow! What a bass! Given your list of pro's and con's, there's compromises that need to be made unless you go the CS route. Here are 3 of the ones I tried.

Show is SOLD OUT and I now cannot go due to my fathers worsening health. It’s the final date of the European Tour and I’m hugely disappointed not to be there. Seems a shame to waste the ticket.

To be fair to Guitar Guitar, they do offer that on certain instruments too.

The one shown on their web site looks fine. But it would, wouldn’t it? https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/250312438273008--cort-space-4-star-dust-black

Surely the thing that IS wrong with it is that it doesn’t look anything like the one pictured on their web site when you bought it?

Apologies - I saw my drummer friend last night and we were talking about both the drum and bass series’ that Sky produced. I mentioned about the Neil Peart thing and he said it wasn’t Neil Peart after all, it was Cozy Powell that wasn’t mentioned. A slightly less glaring omission, but as we know from the bass series, only a small percentage of known players get mentioned.

Yes, 100% agree with this 👍

I’ve just finished watching it. I really enjoyed it and thought the final episode was the best. In the scope of basslines that are great, it actually covers little ground, but I can see potential in a further series.

I cannot be in a band environment than even has this relatively minor level of toxicity. It saps any level of enjoyment out of it for me. I’d have to find something else.