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[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1499276476' post='3330492']... it's absolutely not suitable for that pic!... [/quote] S'not stopped you before. ... ... (Nor others here, n'est-ce pas, Lenny..? )

[quote name='Mickyk' timestamp='1499269379' post='3330429']... Will let you all know how this story unfolds. [/quote]

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1499258844' post='3330322']...Am I wrong? [/quote] It may take some time for the new formation to become familiar. It may be wise to change nothing (anybody...) until you've all become more accustomed. It's pretty sterile trying to sound as you all were before. An option, if anyone insists, is to use the DFA knob, either on the bass, the amp or a pedal. Astute miming can convince some psychologically that things are greatly improved with its use. Just my tuppence-worth.

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' timestamp='1499258302' post='3330317']...the electronics inside will have to dissipate (15-9)V * 1Amp... [/quote] Maybe, but not necessarily, if it's switching. Our RC 'plane motor controllers supply the Rx and servos using this technology, so it's very common, very miniature and very inexpensive these days to do things that way, and the output voltage is then independent of the load. A more passive system wouldn't be able to assure that.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1499253843' post='3330269'] Never heard of them either [/quote]

Stage presence is part and parcel of the actor's attributes, and can be learned by anyone; the techniques are all there. Theatre schools, drama classes, actor studios, dance lessons... That's the way to acquire those skills, assuming them to be important enough in the first place.

[quote name='MrDaveTheBass' timestamp='1499252965' post='3330258']...Where can I get an invisible bear? [/quote] It's behind you..!

[quote name='Yank' timestamp='1499244764' post='3330189']...But then they don't make signature drum sets. [/quote] Not many, certainly, but some, just the same... [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Drums-and-Percussion/Pearl-Chad-Smith-Signature-Drum-Kit-Limited-Edition/A5F"]Chad Smith ...[/url] [url="http://www.musiciansfriend.com/drums-percussion/tama-stewart-copeland-signature-drum-set"]Stewart Copeland ...[/url] [url="http://www.soundattak.co.uk/drums/acoustic-drums/pdp-daru-jones-new-yorker-signature-drum-kit-gold-black-sparkle-detail"]Daru Jones ...[/url] Païste used to market a very excellent set of cymbals (the 'Seven Sound Set'...), signature Joe Morello. When I'm rich, I'll indulge...

I'm a drummer. I moved from the UK to France in the mid-'70s and was immediately called upon to join variety bands touring the West of France. There was a fair mix of musical styles, including for many a very strange (to me, at the time...) genre called 'musette', which is basically light, jazz-based popular songs from pre- and post-war, relying heavily on the accordion (Think Edith Piaf..?). Not a musical form with which I was familiar, with its own foibles and techniques, much decried by the musical snobs at the time as being very much 'old-hat', 'boring', 'stale' (and many other derogatory French terms...). I had to pick up the idiom sharpish; I started off using a soft 'disco' shuffle to cover my ignorance and went from there. As long as the (packed...) floor was dancing, it only got better and better. Similarly when I was offered a role in a Caribbean band, drumming beguine, calypso and other exotic rhythms. The learning curve is quite steep, but really makes one focus, and once the basics of the style have been absorbed, there's great pleasure to be had in expressing oneself in a foreign vocabulary. I'd say take the plunge, at least as a trial, and enjoy the (initially bumpy...) ride; there's little better way of progressing whilst having a blast. Go for it.

Michael Jackson's compilation album follow-up to 'Bad'...

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1499204663' post='3329998']... Is that the one?... [/quote]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1499197439' post='3329924'] Never heard of him. [/quote] Too young, I suppose.

T'ain't even a race, you old fool..! (Well done just the same for participating, 'ropey' or not... )

[quote name='Rick05' timestamp='1499190862' post='3329869']...[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]we would really love to hear any feedback on the songs...[/font] [/quote] Be careful what you wish for..? Just a rapid run-through, so not an in-depth critique, but there's a general trend, to me. Firstly, congratulations on getting all of that down in the first place; a lot of work has gone into the composition and arrangement of those tracks. No, that's not the end of the Good News; the bass playing is absolutely fine throughout (or, at least, all the parts I listened to...), so no worries there. I'd say the same of the drumming, but that brings me to the harder part: the mix. Guitar-heavy, with a very uneven treatment of the vocals, which, although in the vein of the music, varied from low, almost inaudible to raw squealy aggression. Probably fine in the context of a 'live' presence, but difficult to listen to, I found. Muddy, hidden-away drums, with little 'sparkle'; a shame as he's playing 'em well. I think you'd have trouble doing these 'live', unless the singer happens to be a good guitarist too (maybe the case..?). There, that's enough for now, but I'll repeat that you're all to be applauded for the fine effort, and regret that, to me, it doesn't do itself justice in the recording/mixing/mastering department. Good, then, could do better. Bravo. Edit: I've removed your redundant topic, as requested.

[quote name='jacko' timestamp='1499181903' post='3329765']...to stop the speakers farting to death. [/quote] That was their 'technical advice', in exactly those terms..?

I'm not sure that going up or down a tone would bring a Barry White tessiture into Robert Plant territory. I quite understand the different 'voices' we're born with; how does that square with a singer wanting to lower (or raise...) a semi-tone or so..? We're not discussing the same thing, here, I think.

There are probably fewer singers than even bass players who have had any formal training in their chosen discipline, and thus do not have the technical know-how as to how to use their instrument (the voice...). [i]Good [/i]singers can, indeed, choose the range in which to perform, and match their voice to the song (within limits, naturally...). Lessons would solve most, if not all, the issues one has with many singers, I reckon, but try convincing some of 'em of that..!

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1499173811' post='3329678']...but goes bananas when I make a brew... [/quote] I recommend Earl Grey, much better flavour than bananas (although a twist of lemon makes the cuppa perfect...).

In winter, beware just the same of plugging a radiator into the same outlet. There's a couple of kilowatts in that one apparatus. Just sayin'.

[quote name='azfatboy' timestamp='1499102819' post='3329196']...To understand what Mike Kerr is doing with his bass and with his pedals (it's hardly a static setup), all while singing, and to not at least admit the difficulty and uniqueness--seems to be purposefully wearing blinders whether one finds the music itself appealing or not... [/quote] I've no issues with the difficulty nor uniqueness of his prowess, but don't take those alone to be top criteria, that's all. Keith Emerson was skilled in wedging daggers into his keyboard, a quite unique feat at the time, but it didn't make his music more or less valid, just a (good...) showman's trick. I think the same of this bloke's dual-amp rig, which, for however technical it may be, is only putting out distorted bass lines. I'm quite certain that the trombone player is not to everyone's taste (I've heard better, myself...); I was just pointing out that being a 'one-man band' is not as new or original as all that. Keyboard players, for instance, have been doing that since J S Bach and before. Hats off to the fellow for doing his thing; I'll not be vying to copy his pedal-board, and will pass on the CDs. My loss, certainly.

Hmm... Not as easy as I thought. Still, after some reflection and a couple of false starts, here's... [url="https://soundcloud.com/dad3353/slow-slow-quick-quick-stop"]Slow, Slow, Quick Quick Stop. ...[/url] ... for your edification and delight. Enjoy.

[quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1499070371' post='3328876'] Hmm Ed shows why - Eminem excepted - white people, and especially white Brits, should never try rapping... [/quote] Can they still try to play the blues, though..? Or jive dance..? Pick cotton, maybe..?

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1499028643' post='3328739']... Regards Richard Bowtie [/quote] Nice one, Dickie..!