BassTractor

[quote name='Phonder' timestamp='1451135170' post='2938466'] Thanks a lot! You're an absolute life saver! [/quote] Yes, he is. You're lucky these basses are made in Japan.

Yup. You're just being a ponce. Just like me. I'll always buy from local businesses, and have yet to order [b]anything[/b] from 46610 Besixdouze (or even planet B-612 for that matter). Seriously though, I do recognise the sentiment, and suffer way too much from it myself, but then I try to remember that that shop will hardly have the loyalty to me that I extend to them. That uses to help.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1451127121' post='2938397'] Don't worry Jack, I'll never change mine. [/quote] Edit to add that I'm happy you did away with the terrible Canon mug. Everyone knows Nikon mugs are a lot better.

[quote name='Behlmene' timestamp='1451096353' post='2938309'] Bah!! Humbug!! [/quote]

Well, I had an exciting career in death metal. *) I never had a career in hair metal. Death metal for me then. *) "career": noun(f) (plural: careers)[color=#000000][font=Cambria, Georgia,] [/font][/color][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] [color=#000000]/kəˈrɪə/[/color][/font][/size] : 1| the act of being thanked in a local band's CD booklet.

I for one am not reading this. I am writing this. That and I'm alone, and Norwegian Christmas Eve was yesterday, and the ex and kids are having dinner upstairs and I need something to keep the dark thoughts under control.

My ex gave me a great bass related pressie: She'll help me photographing the stuff, putting the ads on the web, and packing the stuff when it's been sold. but also true.

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1451036571' post='2937921'] full of ideas and initial enthusiasm but have hundreds of unfinished things. [/quote] I'm reporting you to the police for identity theft! It's a major crime, ya know! When I was in a similar situation, I made a set of rules for myself, and built a database of ideas. Good for discipline as well as relaxation.

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1450990784' post='2937757'] I'm just compelled to do it. I love listening to those bands and feel inspired and creative when I do. That's as far as my analysis goes. [/quote] I seriously dig this attitude. Know your craft, know your heart, do the work, don't overanalyse. Success with this project! Bert

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1451031924' post='2937895'] did i say minutes? i meant milliseconds [/quote] Bah! You bloody softy lefty, being way too understanding and treehuggingly tolerant! 15 milliseconds! Bop anytime for me, yes. Trad gives me the wish to die on the spot.

As soon as Motown release a Motown SR-Lambda Nova Signature, I'll start listening to them.

Aye, but most of the posts here talk about Naetharu's listening pleasure. He specifically asked about help finding something to listen to, and only added that he would like to play it later as well. I think he'll be OK with what has been proposed, and can always report back again about his findings.

In keeping this totally pc, I wish everybody a very Happy Merry Season's Christmas! (No booze or food for me though. Too close to actually reaching my december 31st weight-loss goal.)

Living in the Past! Huge class. Pure class. Great call, Neck-of-the-slightly-thinner-persuasion! Edit: I got so carried away that I totally overlooked Walk On The Wild Side. Another classic and another great call.

Since many jazz styles build on the styles that came before them, I see little harm in simply starting with very old jazz (most of it is simple music to a modern ear), and working your way through the decades. You're bound to pick up faves on the road, and could easily (with our guidance if wished for) delve deeper into the stuff you like. An experienced musical ear does not, IME and IMO, need to exclusively go for the most accessible stuff. Whilst I'd say it may be good to avoid AMM, Derek Bailey and Evan Parker in the beginning, those are in fact some of the names who drew me personally into jazz to start with. IOW there are no absolutes, and liking something is more important than understanding something (for example because it's accessible). With your background from electronica in mind: Have you heard Hooverphonic ("A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular", their first album, initially under the Hoover name) or Xploding Plastix ("Amateur Girlfriends Go Proskirt Agents", their debut)? Also, I feel a lot of acid jazz, whilst only marginally referring to jazz's structures, does convey a lot of the feel, and might be a soft way in. Look up Bubinga's recent thread on Also the elevator West Coast jazzpop on the GRP label might provide a way in. Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour are some names. Pat Metheny's "Bright Size Life" or his "Still Life (Talking)" may be of your liking. Also the pretty music on ECM, like Jan Garbarek's "Dis", "It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice" or "I took Up the Runes" might be a nice start. As to more "core" jazz, I'd dive into Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and thereafter report back here about what you actually liked of it. Both of them have vast arrays of musical styles and complexities. Some of it is dead simple and pretty. Some of it is relatively far out, but in general, if you like the generally more demanding free jazz right away, I see no reason to avoid it.

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1450293889' post='2931493'] I keep my crazy first wife in the attic. [/quote] It keeps your new wife younger, yes?

Seriously though, I was happy this came up, as I needed the reminder about cookies. Wouldn't have thought of that at all, as I've had similar problems - but they were based on difficulties whitelisting sites in AdBlock when those sites use external login sites. So: thank you for not deleting the thread.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1450379950' post='2932281'] Subliminal! Get it on the conspiracy thread! [/quote] Will do.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1450375407' post='2932217'] Tull are a winter band for me. [/quote] Ha! For me too, in that much of the stuff to me has an element of being inside the house, warming oneself close to the fireplace, drinking hot cocoa, whilst outside, cold winds terrorize the icy landscape. I've always just presumed the band's sound and folk inspirations had something to do with that, but today I see I may also have been manipulated by all the song and album titles, like all the different Christmas songs, the Christmas album, Skating Away... , Solstice Bells, Stormwatch, etc. Maybe even the snot running down his nose!

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1450287560' post='2931411'] Ring Out Solstice Bells by Tull. 1. Great tune. 2. No mention of Christmas. 3. A band totally on their game. 4. John Glascock. [/quote] Ah! It has been said. Also, it has been said better than I could've. Here it is then, and I feel it's only one of many good Jethro Tull songs with elements of Christmas and/or winter, one other being Swimming Away in the Shallow Water of the New Summer Day ... er... orwhatsitscalled. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2mh5zPj7Lc[/media]

bob hund played i Ystad. That's good enough for me. Välkommen, Pelle! Hoppast du gillar det här. Bert Obligatory attempt at Swedish: Pelle, vet du vad? Hoppas att du inte kyssar hon där Stine. Då blir jag verkligen avundsjuk! Du [b]måste[/b] älska bara mig och Båtsmann!

The New Adventures: "Come On" (Chuck Berry) has one of my fave bass intros. Here in a live version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpznlccZvCY

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1450087773' post='2929356'] No-one is ever happy with the sounds that you select. [/quote] Hahaha. So true! But... IME this by large is a capacity of amateur bands. Not science, mind, but I've received loads of this stuff only in amateur pop/rock bands (I've never been in a pro one), and never in professional jazz bands and classical ensembles. My knee jerk impression is that it may have a lot to do with the latter formations having single leaders.

Derek Birkett - Flux of Pink Indians JJ Burnell Paul Simonon Sting Colin Moulding There certainly are others I can't remember right now. ...and I'm happy the title says "fave", not "best".

There are lots of British keyboard players on gearslutz.com (formerly gearslutz.co.uk) - a vibrant site, unlike some keyboard fora of which the names escape me right now.