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Sound brilliant, MrT!!

Oh no that sounds nasty You'll have to wear shades and try to look like some old Blues icon.

Not long to go now, folks! Here's the latest list: 1. Tayste - 1970's Ampeg B-15, 3 Overwater Originals (5 string, 4 string, 4 string fretless), Fender Pawn Shop Mustang, full pedalboard. 2. 64k - Fender Jazz (Modern Player), Roland GR55. 3. tauzero - Tecamp Puma 900, TC RS112 (if there's room for more cabs), Sei 5-string everythingless, Warwick JD Thumb 4-string, Antoniotsai 5-string, probably a couple of Zoom things (B3 and/or MS60B) 4. seashell - Fender P and possibly Ibanez SRX300 5. cheddatom - providing the venue! 6 Ian Savage - to be confirmed 7. ubassman - to be confirmed 8. Bassman Sam - PM for transport share from Crewe/Norwhich 9. Eboclive - 6 string Yamaha TRB, 5 string Wal. PM for transport share from Tamworth 10. Nibody - to be confirmed 11. chrismuzz - to be confirmed 12. pantherairsoft - Roscoe LG 13. Men Imitating Machines - Special Appearance! Hoping some of those 'tbc's' will turn into 'confirmed' soon!

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1374748863' post='2152680'] How literally? This could end very badly with a song like Longview... [/quote] Precisely my fear!!

Oooh what fun!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1374703922' post='2152308'] I think as well, the thing with this is when you play said "young music", don`t play it trying to be young, play it being you. [/quote] This is absolutey true, and I think really explains why some performers seem to get away with it and others don't. I can be 'me' doing Teen Spirit, or any amount of angry shouty stuff. It was just that I thought I'd have difficulties with the dozy teenage w***er attitude.

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1374569451' post='2150129'] Some nice sounding gear here, can't wait! If you're interested, there's a little video tour of the studio here: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8spYxvWHAEo[/media] [/quote] There's windows and daylight!! And radiatiors! Luxury!

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1374685328' post='2151889'] You are probably too old to stand up and rap like a gangstar to your hommies other than that anything goes! [/quote] Oh God yes. Nothing worse than Dad (or Mum) rap. Even when done as comedy it often falls flat.

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1374666771' post='2151486'] Actually it is two words but it doesn't mater that much. Dirnt who plays bass is 41, so far from a teen himself. [/quote] Ha ha, I just assumed I'd got it wrong! (You'd think it doesn't matter, but I was just trying to stay one step ahead of the army of pedants on here! ) Well if it's still good enough for Mr Dirnt, I'd better embrace it then. So to speak.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1374666513' post='2151483'] Hang on a minute . Are you telling me that there are people writing hit songs about being a lazy teenager and lying around and w***ing ? If I had known that at the time I could have been the Cole Porter of my generation ! [/quote] Well I guess there was 'Pictures of Lily' for a previous generation. Not you of course Dingus, you are much too young for that!

[quote name='mikegatward' timestamp='1374666092' post='2151473'] They're just songs, not personal statements [/quote] That's very true, but I tend to be sort of 'living the lyrics in my head' when I'm performing. (Hope that doesn't sound too pretentious for a newbie who only does jam nights! ) So I'm kind of adopting a demeanour that goes with the song. It's really difficult to explain and probalby completely un-detecable by anyone in the audience! It could stem from being a actor first and foremost I suppose.

[quote name='mikegatward' timestamp='1374666092' post='2151473'] And I guess 20th Century Boy is very last century now [/quote] Lol, I hadn't thought of that! My other band does 20th Century Boy - the lyrics are a bit nonsensical anyway!

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1374665551' post='2151457'] Greenday still do it and they are old. [/quote] Interesting. I know virtually nothing about them. I see from your post their name is all one word Living and learning, lol

[quote name='Dandelion' timestamp='1374665501' post='2151455'] "I hope I die before I get old" [/quote] That one's out of the question for me anyway, cos I could never manage the bass solo!

I'm 20 years older than the rest of my band (the better band of the two I'm in). This is fine by me as I think most music deals with universal and ageless themes of love/loss/parting/anger/frustration and general madness. I don't feel awkward about it, even though I am older than Drummer's mother. But now they want to do Longview by Green Day. I wasn't familiar with it, but at first I thought 'ooh good, this has an interesting bass line' But now I'm wondering if I'll look a bit ridiculous stood there while they're all singing about teenagers lying around w***ing. (Not that the rest of them are exactly teenagers though!) When it comes to this bit, I think I will look more like the mother in question: 'My mother says to [url="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/greenday/longview.html#"]get a job[/url] But she don't like the one she's got' So this has got me thinking .. are there any songs you can't get away with after a certain age? Or is it OK as long as you're not actually singing the lyrics? I'd be intersted to hear what the rest of you think.

Updated list 1. Tayste - 1970's Ampeg B-15, 3 Overwater Originals (5 string, 4 string, 4 string fretless), Fender Pawn Shop Mustang, full pedalboard. 2. 64k - Fender Jazz (Modern Player), Roland GR55. 3. tauzero - Tecamp Puma 900, TC RS112 (if there's room for more cabs), Sei 5-string everythingless, Warwick JD Thumb 4-string, Antoniotsai 5-string, probably a couple of Zoom things (B3 and/or MS60B) 4. seashell - Fender P and possibly Ibanez SRX300 5. cheddatom - providing the venue! 6 Ian Savage - to be confirmed 7. ubassman - to be confirmed 8. Bassman Sam - PM for transport share from Crewe/Norwhich 9. Eboclive - 6 string Yamaha TRB, 5 string Wal. PM for transport share from Tamworth 10. Nibody - to be confirmed

Many thanks Sylvia Also thanks to mods for pinning the thread.

[quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1374432272' post='2148682'] I say, I say, I say. What do call a guitarist with no nose??? [/quote] Anything you like, he can't hear you? Oh hang on, that's a drummer with no ears! I don't know, Mr Adams, what do you call a guitarist with no nos?

I thought that was lovely. Thanks to the OP for posting.

So far it's looking like 1. Tayste - 1970's Ampeg B-15, 3 Overwater Originals (5 string, 4 string, 4 string fretless), Fender Pawn Shop Mustang, full pedalboard. 2. 64k - Fender Jazz (Modern Player), Roland GR55. 3. tauzero - Tecamp Puma 900, TC RS112 (if there's room for more cabs), Sei 5-string everythingless, Warwick JD Thumb 4-string, Antoniotsai 5-string, probably a couple of Zoom things (B3 and/or MS60B) 4. seashell - Fender P and possibly Ibanez SRX300 5. cheddatom - providing the venue! 6 Ian Savage - to be confirmed 7. ubassman - to be confirmed Not a huge crowd yet! Perhaps we need to put it in our signatures to publicise it for a bit?

Gotta love the Quo. 'Down down'is one of the best songs for headbanging to ever.

I've always been a huge fan, long before I ever dreamed of playing bass myself.

Missed it. Did he play or was it an interview?

[quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1374084242' post='2145165'] I'll be playing it by ear as to whether I can get, doing a 'take-it-as-it-comes' summer holiday this year so don't know when I'll be in the country - if I am I'm there! And Shell, car-share sounds good to me [/quote] OK Ian, I'll PM you nearer the date. :-)

I can do either