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Has anyone mentioned Floyd live. Is that one drummer and one musician (percussionist) Dave

Neil Peart had 2-3 different kits live. Does he count as 2 drummers ?

If one misses a beat the other covers it. Failing in unison is something they should aim for then no-one will even notice. Think i may have contradicted myself there. If they both have double bass drums they can play quadruplets on bass drums dead easy.

Nah its to make sure all the drummer failings get covered over.

Aye me too and staying in flats we never had any complaints from neighbours. Must have been good then

Watch it.......our drummer was one of those drummers in Glitter Band during 90's. Even had lessons from Mick Tucker (Sweet) when they were younger. Then there's Genesis with Phil Collins and Chester Thompson. Dave

I did and moved to Scotland to get away from the noise.

That's a small car

Just ordered that album @Bilbo. Thanks again

Don't think I've ever been lucky enough to have had a great deal like the ones listed so far. Dave

Don't stifle the bass, move house. I'm not in Edinburgh so its def not me. Dave

Now that's a stadium bass rig if ever i saw one. Does the Fork Lift Truck come with it Dave

Did actually notice you hadn't been commenting much but assumed you were busy doing building work on the house. That sounds pretty horrendous. No idea what the Gall bladder does and i shall now google it. Hopefully you are now doing well and making a full recovery minus a couple of spare parts. 👍 Keep us posted on the recovery and remember we are all one big "happy" family on BC looking out and caring for each other as families do. Dave

That just put me in the mood for some of this. One of the few "punk" albums i bought. Well ahead of its time i always thought.

Very nice indeed and what's your opinion on it so far @ClassicVibes ? Dave

Brilliant. Thoroughly enjoyed that. Old Rog is wearing well tho. He still has an issue with Dave even after all this time. Shame Dave

My Specsavers appointment was cancelled due to Covid

Ach you huvnae changed at all. Got a mate lives in Oban. His wife used to be head of schools in Argyle if i remember right. Drinks in Ollies behind the Hotel at pier (think it used to be Caledonian Hotel.

You should wear a mask if going out Dave

Fantastic band

I think i get what you are saying @Bilbo. When you study any bassist they tend to use many of the same fills or chops. Anything i've tried from CS is not super difficult to play when i break it down. Probably much the same for Jeff Berlin. If i break it down i can manage to play most of the runs he does. Where i suffer and fall by the way side is the stamina to keep up with them. I can do each section after a bit of work but trying to play the full song i struggle with probably because i'm not playing as often as them and my technique isn't as honed as theirs. I'm a fan of Berlin, i find his technique very flowing. It comes across as very natural probably because he's been playing the same chops for so long and for me he excels at it. The big thing for me with CS (and i'm not a big YES fan) is that he came up with those bass lines. I couldn't. I simply don't have that ability to think up amazing bass lines the way many of the great bass players do. Maybe because i've mostly played in cover bands. I can't copy people like Alan Caron as i've never really mastered slap style. I dabble with it. Whether we find a bassist musical i think is down to personal taste. I listen to Geddy, Squire or Entwistle and they have an aggression whereas Berlin i find keeps the same level in all his playing and it sounds more "flat" but it suits what he does. Then again maybe i've picked you up wrong No matter what i'm really enjoying and appreciating all the work you're putting in for us 👍 Dave

Thanks @Bilbo Really appreciate many of your posts. I'm not a sight reader but can work my way thru it in my own time. I add that to listening to the song and it works for me. Was never a huge Yes fan but i liked CTTE and Going FT One because of how the bass fitted around the music. I don't use a pick so this makes the challenge more enjoyable trying to get CS sound from my fingers. If Geddy can do it then it can be done. Dave

I've been listening to this album last couple of days

That was the cheapest one.