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It's only a 'hack' convention, to give some rigour to a session. One could just as easily 'trade eights' or more if it was agreed beforehand; there's nothing 'sacred' about it at all. Or, as in the case above with Mr Rich, the solo spot lasts until the band leader gives the signal to come back in..! For ensembles that are meeting up, maybe half-jamming, standards, a 'trade four' notion is the oil that greases the musical engine, though.

It's Work In Progress.

The last couple of years before retiring I squeezed a double pedal under my desk, with a bass drum trigger pad. I would spend the working day doing stuff (in fact, very little, being the IT Boss, so delegating what little needed doing, as all had already been done...), whilst pedalling away with rudiments, basically much like snare exercises. It lasted for over a year before the Director asked me, politely, to desist, as he felt it gave the wrong signals to some of the staff. I was getting quite good at double paradiddles, flams and the like, but complied for the sake of peace. It's a pity that the relative expertise developed in this way has not, as yet, evolved into a workable addition to my playing with the full kit. Occasional 'blast beats' (the climatic ending to RATM's Killing In The Name Of', for instance, and some moderate success adding triplet 'patters' to Buckley's 'Grace'), but not really at ease for much else. Old dog, new tricks, I suppose...

... as does Jack Casady.

I bought an item through a Chinese site, using my bank card, as Paypal was not offered. This was in October of last year. No delivery, nor contact since accepting the order (and, of course, taking the money...). My bank, Credit Agricole, have still not decided to reimburse the princely sum of 25€. I don't think they're ever going to, now, the sods.

Next week, Spoonerisms, I wouldn't shonder; after that malapropisms. Pleases precede.

Snap (well, nearly..!). Kathleen Ferrier and South Pacific in our house..! My folks didn't 'approve' either, but had to put up with my efforts on the guitar, then electric guitar, as soon as I got my first pay packets. Still, happy daze..! Incidentally, I had occasion to listen to a bit of South Pacific for the first time in decades the other day (don't ask..!). It has not aged well at all..! 'Bloomin' awful' would be about as generous as I could be with what I heard.

Good Stuff indeed..! ^^ Nice 'hats', too. With a touch more production it'd not disgrace a NIN album. I'll not declare it an automatic 'Winner of the Month', but the track that beats it will have to be very good indeed..! On another note, I may have to dip out this month. I've started, but Stuff is getting in the way (not feeling well doesn't help...). I may yet squeeze past the post, but don't hold up the voting waiting on me.

If it helps...

The playing of Jack Casady was my reference point, and still is. Firstly with the Airplane (and Starship...), then Hot Tuna. Many other fine players and songs, of course, but that's a style I gravitate to and am inspired by. For drumming, it's maybe no coincidence that my biggest influence has been Spencer Dryden, tempered since with a hefty dose of Joe Morello.

Maybe, but all too often insolvency makes it unlikely that any real money gets clawed back.

That's one heck of a list for a pub band, in my opinion. If looking for a full-time job, or career, maybe I'd agree with a lot of the points, but for 'week-end warrior' bands, for folks with a 'real' job for the mortgage, I'd suggest it's royal overkill. Is it fun..? Do you get on with the band members..? Is the gigging frequency compatible with other stuff going on..? That's about it, I'd say, for a great many of us. For a more serious gigging musician, I'd say that depping brings about the best opportunities, with the bonus of knowing exactly what the band does from having played with 'em on gigs, if a permanent offer comes up, as well as the contacts it offers. No real need to go about it like an accountant, I say. Just my tuppence-worth.

I use both Flickr and Imgur. The first for its nice album arrangement (but I have to edit the BBCode link, which is a pain...), the second for ease of linking, but has less good album stability. Imgur stores animated Gif files better, too... Hope this helps.

Good afternoon, Bob, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

For the stuff I listened to (and still do...) there was a definite 'hump' spanning '67-'69, and a few more favourites in '74-'75. That's not to say that nowt has come out in other years, up to and including present times (Gojira..? Einstürzende Neubauten..? Magma..? The list is long...), but my 'Desert Island Disks' are from my late teens. I'd take the Complete Works of Joni Mitchell as my 'luxury', though.

Fixed.

Choose a piece that you like, preferable not too 'far out', from the jazz 'standards'. Something like 'Autumn Leaves', 'Oh Lady Be Good', 'Satin Doll'... The list is long. Using the chord chart for the song, play along to a recording, playing the root note of each principal chord, on the 'One' beat of the bar. Once that's going smoothly, try slipping in a note on the preceding beat, one semitone lower, so as to climb into the root note from below. Not every beat, but now and again. Try the same thing with a semitone above the target root note, too, and mix 'em up. If you can get that to work (slowly, at first; a 'slow-down' piece of software could be useful...), then add the beats in between the 'One's, playing notes from the chord. Once this notion 'mastered' for the tune chosen, pick another tune and do the same. After about a dozen or so, you'll start to 'fly'; to be able to hear what's coming up and play whatever you feel is good, not necessarily chord tones. That's when it really starts to become fun. Hope this helps.

It's just a fit of pique from Mr Daltrey, Shirley..? A peek at the rock scene since '71 proves it. Time he got a dog to tell his stuff to; I'd suggest a Peke.

Any amp will only deliver its maximum wattage if driven at maximum volume with maximum signal. Do you often play 'full tilt' all the time..? If so, maybe it's not the rig for you. An amp delivering 130 watts into a speaker able to take 125 watts may not sound very good, either. The watts themselves are irrelevant, really; the sound of a speaker 'suffering' would normally be enough to suggest desisting. I'd say plug it in and listen; you'll soon know if it's compatible or not, and before any real damage is done. The specifications are one thing; listening is another, and is a much better test. Just my tuppence-worth; hope it helps.

That looks to be simple enough to make, custom fitted, for one's bass; it could even be made to fold up for transport with a few hinges or the like. A project there for someone..?

Interesting enough as a concept; I tried to get the 'workbook download' offer to work, but it just hung, 'Submitting'. Never mind...

Good evening, Knirirr, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

So is 'perambulator'. (... and have you been peeking through the chink in our curtains again..? You know what the judge said last time ...)