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Look she can do it with a strap on as well

While this exists I am totally cool with keytars. Especially 1m27s onwards.

I tried to adapt this for my band's logo, failed (I am terrible with graphics). We are a 70s/80s jazz-rock band, yes keyboard player has a keytar. It always goes down a storm!

Agreed, well said bilbo and spectoremg. I'm not sure there were many other bands tuning a 12-string to dDgGaDeGbbee for a single song. Here's a good bit of bumph about it https://www.guitarplayer.com/technique/decoding-the-12-string-tapestry-of-early-genesis

That's pretty much what got me into the band ... that Slipperman section around 13 minutes in, wow

Some of his bass lines were rather "written by a guitarist" if you see what I mean. But that made them quirky and go places they otherwise wouldn't have done. Agreed that his bass-playing went downhill when he took over guitar duties from Steve Hackett. Anyway, still got my Shergold from when I used to do Genesis tribs, Moog Taurus just out of shot under right foot.

Is it the world's heaviest book? Buy now and save yourself £30! That's a new set of strings in the bag right there.

I too am a massively smug £18.59 early adopter. Might not be here in time for someone to buy it off me to give back as a Christmas present. Luckily I've got a birthday in mid-January

Then? L Now, XL

I lost a favourite T-shirt from Prague when I played Secret Garden Party in a downpour and had to change behind the stage. It was this "beware of tanks" shirt, bought in the alleys along the riverside near Karlov Most. Look out for one for me! (ps this wasn't taken in Prague)

Day trip to Kutna Hora for the Sedlec Ossuary if you're a fan of chapels built from the bones of thousands of Black Death victims. Otherwise there's a museum of medieval torture devices, and a museum of sex machines. Take turns guessing which one you're in as you wander around. Be sure to visit U Flecku, a bar where they brew their own delicious beer. When they start offering the walnut liqueur, refuse as it's expensive and will get you trousered in a less pleasant way than the beer. The castle is pretty good, set aside a day for a visit there and the park on that side of the river.

Go and pick it up with the understanding that you'll try it out on the day and if it's not right, then no sale.

What're you sending? Royal Mail 2nd class works a treat for me, often as fast as first.

Boom. Merry Christmas!

I've probably still got the scanned version mentioned above if anyone wants it - but I doubt that Dropbox link works. Drop me a line if you're interested. BGM are you seeing this btw

Likewise - I was commenting on the No Treble facebook about the transition and mentioned what I'd miss. (I think I've covered this here as well). The No Treble editor chimed in "Hey Tone you can get all of that on NT". I said you're right but I can't read No Treble in the bath. "You got me there pal".

Having been a PhD student myself while also holding down 4 bands, I can sympathise! I hope my comment didn't come across too priggish, but having seen you at gigs/clinics/etc over the years and on SBL geeking out on effects and hardware I was a bit surprised when your column was quarter notes on the open E string. But also as mentioned I've not actually read the mag yet, just had a quick flick through - I'm a few months behind.

I've not watched the video above, but this has got some good fact vs fiction info as well - https://www.movienco.co.uk/news/bohemian-rhapsody-the-real-story-vs-the-film/ and also https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/freddie-mercury-queen-biopic-bohemian-rhapsody-movie-fact-check-746195/ ....Mostly regarding that the band didn't split up, Live Aid wasn't a reunion, etc etc.

I liked Bob Geldof and the hilarious David Hepworth next to him in the "Giz yer feckin money" scene. And spotting who's who at Live Aid - eg a mostly hidden David Bowie very early on, Dire Straits finishing Sultans Of Swing as Queen silly billy around in their caravan, and apparently the U2 drummer somewhere to be seen as well. As others have said the Live Aid sequence is goose-pimple good.

I've received my first copy of the "new" BP (ie the USA version). Haven't read it yet but first impressions on a flick-through were (a) more text (b) more pics in reviews and (c) Steve Lawson is massively underused. And of course where's my full song transcription boo hoo.

Do you think you'll play sitting down, or standing up with a strap on?

Did everyone spot the pre-bald Tony Levin lurking in the back with Steve Gadd in the 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover clip?

Corsica at Elephant & Castle Omeara in Borough sometimes the Vaults under Waterloo station does stuff, but that tends to be corporate hires these days Somerset House in the summer

Bestial Cluster by Mick Karn