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Sound of Contact is Phil Collins son Simon on drums and lead vocals and he's good. Arjen Lucassen has his own project band called Ayreon but its not really my taste but Lost in New Real is a concept album with 50% his own songs and 50% as covers by Floyd, Hawkwind and various other bands with his own unique take on it. Rutger Hauer did the narration on the album but i won't tell you anymore. I really like the lyrics on some of his songs. Dave

That's who he reminded off. Cheers for that Mickey. Dave

If looking for ideas have you heard of these bands :- Starcastle - from back in the 80's. Kind of Yes type sound but more commercial. Sound of Contact - Dimensionaut is one of my fav Prog albums. Arjen Lucassen - From the Lost In The New Real album my fav track is A Hundred & Sixty Four but few others on this that could be interesting for you as a prog fan too. Not trying to give you work there Rob. Was only if looking for other avenues and ideas altho i'm sure you already have plenty. Dave

No complaints here Rob.

I know the feeling. I'm getting to that stage too. Have to admit it does change your image. I'm that used to seeing you with long hair and cowboy style hat or as Gene Simmons. I guess we all have to grow up at some point in our lives. Dave

Looks like a couple of good venues there. I see you've bitten the bullet and had a haircut by looks of it. Very smart looking @cetera. You suit that look too. Dave

Jings not listened to that in a long time Rob. How good were Rush back then. Dave

That's a good description as i think i have noted that too with some D Class amps altho my Mesa seems to be ok. Our drummer reckons its more down to your ears getting used to the tone that you don't notice it so much until you take a break and come back to it. As a night develops i find myself wanting tweak things a bit even tho the sound check and start of the gig itself sounded great. Not sure if its maybe down to drummer playing harder during the gig and others tweak their volumes to match whereas i tend to set my volume and leave it if possible but sometimes i do have to turn up a bit and all of a sudden my tone returns to normal. Its all very weird. I played thru a Hartke stack with an LH500 and 2off 15" cabs and i was very impressive with it. Really nice clear tone with a touch of growl that i really liked. Dave

Its nice when you come across a bit of kit that just does what its supposed to do with no fuss. 👍 Dave

Had the Shure wireless for a couple of years now and had a SmoothHound before that for few yrs. Probably about 5-6 yrs Daryl. Wearing platform boots on stage is hard enough and tripping over leads on stage was an issue at the start of the Glam thing so decided to try wireless and love it. The Shure GLXD is an amazing bit of kit. Never had any issues with it at all. Having the built in tuner as a floor pedal makes it very handy. If the transmitter ever fails at a gig you just plug a lead into the receiver and its just like any other foot pedal which is a good back up. Its probably the one bit of kit i would most recommend these days. Very impressed with Shure quality. Dave

First gig since 2nd Jan with the Glam band at a fantastic venue Dalkeith Miners Club. No pics as yet but here's the stage pic from last time we played here. Sound guy was saying ticket sales in general have been low and some are just paying on the night. He said 100 tickets sold plus they expect 30-50 paying at door. Looked a bit empty when i went in to get changed for the set but it got busier after the first few songs and was a decent crowd for the 2nd set. Dancers on most of the songs tonight which was good. Audience reaction was good and a few T shirts sold too. Club aren't advertising the gigs so thats not helping fill the place. They put an advert up on their FB page an hour before the doors opened and that was the first advert since start of January for our gig tonight. All in all it turned out a good wee night altho the guy that paid us said the treasurer didn't want to pay the full amount because it wasn't full. The other committee guys over-ruled him. Not our fault they didn't advertise the gig at all. What do they expect. Shame as its a cracking big club that can hold 500-600 at a push. Typically we get 200-300 at our shows but tonight i reckon 150. This was the decider for me whether i would stay with the band a bit longer and i have to admit i had a great time and i think i will miss it so i'm now really struggling to make up my mind. Band have said if i have doubts about leaving to just take my time and have a decent think about it. Anyways my gear tonight was my usual Sandberg VM4 into Shure Wireless, Keeley Comp, Mesa TT800 Boogie channel, Mesa 210/115 cabs with my fav bass Fender Geddy Jazz as a back up. Was gonna use it but i changed the strings to Elixirs yesterday and i found the neck had bowed a little so i need to straighten that out. Meant the string height in middle of the neck felt high even tho it wasn't a lot. Maybe it was just in my head. LOL Outfit first set was a nice sparkly purple jacket with matching satin trousers and platform boots. 2nd set was a matching light blue and silver jacket and trousers with my trusty platform boots. Dave

Slow down and take your time. Thinking about where you're going at all times certainly helps me Daryl. Dave

We finished tonight at 11:15pm and on the road 12:00pm altho heavy fog in Edinburgh was slowing me down a bit but cleared when we left Edinburgh area home for 1am. Just backline for us tonight so it was a really fast clothes change then gear packed and loaded.. Dave

Superb choice Rob. Fantastic band. My fav track at the moment from FM is Its Begun to Rain Live at the Agora version. Dave

Think taking on the 2nd band from scratch was just a bit too much but there were other factors that now seem to be poor communication within the band. Just got a bit pissed off with it all and having the extended break since last gig just made it worse. On average we only do 1-2 gigs a month with Nov & Dec being busier. Will see how it goes tonight and on that i better go get started on sorting my gear into car. 👍 PS i think i might be a bit older than you. 65 this month but still feel 30 ish Dave

First gig tonight since 2nd Jan with the Glam band at Dalkeith. Large venue with big raised stage area, lights and PA all there. Still not sure whether i'm retiring or not. Band were a bit gutted and disappointed when i told them especially weird when we met at a rehearsal. They've asked if i had any doubts whatsoever then hold off and they'll wait until i'm 100% sure before looking for a replacement. I expect i'll know for sure after the gig tonight whether its still for me or not. The extended break since New Year has allowed me to do other hobbies and have really enjoyed the break from it all. Dave

Nice one. I'm not jealous at all. Have fun at your gig tomorrow and let us all know how things go. Got my first gig of the year tomorrow. Looking forward to getting back out again. Try and get some vid clips, that would be great. Dave

WOW who does that. Had you any idea at all that things weren't quite right. ? Hopefully you get another band with higher morals than that. Dave

Like that idea. Covers most that a SE would need. 👍 Dave

that's a nice wee bassline going on there. Like that Rob. Dave

You will now be a man on a mission. Dave

No s*** were you taking the p*** there Dave

Think he's still doing the Thin Lizzy shows after he quit Black Star Riders. His sister is married to Supertramp drummer. Dave

Yep done that too. Usually the kitchen sockets in a club are fine. Dave

Where was that ? I remember playing a wee support slot with Status Quoiing at a club in West End Glasgow possibly out towards Paisley area that had a Db monitor. Mic was at far end of the hall. I just put a cover over the mic and no-one was any the wiser. Dave