timmo

Slade song marks the start of Christmas for me. I haven`t heard it yet, so it is turning out to be a late start for me, which is good.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1450212420' post='2930666']
More people knew the Yorkshire Ripper and were listening to The Bee Gees.

[/quote]You stated that more people knew the Yorkshire Ripper right there? No one knew who he was until 1981, so therefore, how would more people know him? If you had written that people knew of a man that was dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, I would have believed that.
Perhaps I should have written that most of the record buying public would have been aware of who Sid Vicious was in the late 70's,and a good proportion of people who read newspapers and watched the news would have been aware of him.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1450216113' post='2930717']
I made no mention of Peter Sutcliffe, so his charge in 1981 is irrelevant. I also made no mention of 1981.

The Yorkshire murders dated back throughout the 1970s and were reported outside of Yorkshire. I knew about them living in the midlands. Anyway, Yorkshire is a big place.and there are lots of people there. The murders were commonly known as the Yorkshire Ripper murders by 1979.

The Bee Gees in 1981 are of no relevance to The Bee Gees in the late 1970s. Why on earth have you mentioned that year?

In 1976 the soundtrack to [i]Saturday Night Fever[/i] had sold 2 million copies in the UK alone.

In 1979 The Bee Gees had their Biggest selling album for fifteen years - [i]Spirits Having Flown[/i] - selling 20 million copies worldwide and the single from that album [i]Tragedy[/i] was number 1 and also a multi-million seller. Vicious died 2nd Feb 1979; one week later The Bee Gees entered the chart at number 7 and went to number 1 two weeks later. The Bee Gees were not on the wane.

Even so, I expect only a minority could have recognised a Bee Gee and even fewer would have known that Maurice was the bassist.

I still say the claim that 'most people' knew Vicious is highly improbable.

And the audience of Basschat is certainly not most people. It's not even a representative sample of bassists.

[/quote]Point 1. You said most people knew the Yorkshire Ripper. No one knew the Yorkshire Ripper. If they did, it was most likely he would have been caught earlier if more people knew who he was in the 70`s.? Maybe they knew the name, but no one knew the person, so they could not have possibly have known in the 70`s
Point 2. I mentioned 1981 as you said that most people knew the Yorkshire Ripper, which they could not have as he was not unmasked until 1981, so as you mentioned the Bee Gee`s at the same time, which was 1981, and they were on the wane.
Point 3 is irrelevant. Just because people loved the Bee Gee`s does not mean that they knew nothing of The Sex Pistols or Sid Vicious. Lots of kids read Smash Hits, and the Sex Pistols were constantly on the news for 2 years. Sid Vicious and Jonny Rotten were probably more well known by name than any of the Bee Gees.
Point 4. I still maintain that by the end of 1979 more than 51% of the UK knew who Sid Vicious was, which would be most people
I still maintain that more people would identify Sid Vicious today , or even in 1979 than Maurice Gibb even after 20 million sales. I still say that a large proportion of basschatters know of Sid Vicious

[quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1450215283' post='2930710']
Sid was the best known bassist of the 70's. End of.
[/quote]I reckon Suzi Quatro could run him close. Maybe more for the leather jumpsuit than her bass prowess

So few people outside his area knew who Peter Suttcliffe was until 1981 and Sid Vicious had been on the news for a good 2 years, and dead before Sutcliffe was identified. So to say more people at the time knew who he was in the 70's is not really true.As millions watched the news as there weren't many channels, and the newspaper circulation was huge, I would imagine you would be living under a rock not too have heard of him. Especially if you were a music fan, which most of us on here are, which is really why I said most people
.Also. most of the population of the UK only needs to be 51%, and I would imagine that many knew who he was. Granted in a popularity poll of the 70`s, The Yorkshire Ripper could well get more hits than Sid.The Bee Gees best years were probably on the wane by 1981 so not too sure how many people were listening to them then when Peter Suttcliffe was charged. I maintain that if you showed a photo of Sid Vicious and Maurice Gibb, more people would indentify or at least recognise Sid Vicious.

[quote name='lefrash' timestamp='1432754458' post='2784701']
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdGPhQPATPg"]https://www.youtube....h?v=zdGPhQPATPg[/url]


A wee video ofmyg band from Austin Texas, at South by South West this year. Great fun... considerin it was at half 3 in the afternoon!
[/quote]Not my kind of music at all. It looked like you were all having a great time though. That is what it is all about

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1450184903' post='2930339']
Somebody recorded all our Troyen set at Northumbria Uni, earlier on this year.
This track, Futures Friend, although a bit cheesy is my favourite. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JicTQrRWlVM"]https://www.youtube....h?v=JicTQrRWlVM[/url]

Crazy Lady went down really well. Shame, cos I hate it
[/quote]I don`t think the sound on some of the clips did you justice. It was good though

[quote name='Palo' timestamp='1450033363' post='2929001']
Hi folks!
Here is my new video of playing in public.
Enjoy

[url="https://youtu.be/N_TogsjZch4"]https://youtu.be/N_TogsjZch4[/url]
[/quote]Nice playing.

I like Gaye Adverts tone. They were one of the better bands from the early punk scene in my opinion

The compression thread

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He isn`t getting involved as he doesn`t want to sell his gear

[quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1432836892' post='2785513']
Here is a promo-clip from one of my band gigs at the end of last year when we did a concert in tribute of Grover Washington Jr.

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3DD0UbiRrY&index=1&list=PL83iJEMd_7jyuO-wMpkpYhgOUhlE8Gwml&spfreload=10"]https://www.youtube....ml&spfreload=10[/url]
[/quote]Is that ytou on the bass? I am not really into jazz, but that was great playing by the whole band. Plus a really cool looking shirt

The postage ( I refuse to use shipping) is 10 euros unless you buy 199 euros worth, then it is free

Maybe a stupid question, but, does it stand up on it`s own when empty? I have a Warwick bag, and it is so flimsy and difficult to put a bass in compared to the other case I have.

Every time i revisit this thread, I am always hopeful there would be some decent insight. Unfortunately I feel as if I have wasted a minute or so.

[quote name='louisthebass' timestamp='1450034488' post='2929033']


Horace Panter

[/quote]Were The Specials considered punk or new wave?

[quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1450033480' post='2929008']
Nah, not really. I just think it shows a spectacular lack of imagination and I find it a bit depressing.
[/quote]From your description, it sounds like you need a lot of imagination to go to the Cavern. I remember going to Tombstone, and found out that the OK Corral had been burnt down years ago and a new replica was built. The same goes for the whole of Tombstone. I was very disappointed, and would imagine I would be the same if I went to the Cavern to be honest. At least the weather was nice in Tombstone.

[quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1450030967' post='2928954']
If people are dumb enough to stand and gawp at the Cavern that isn't really the Cavern then I guess they deserve to be exploited....
[/quote]That seems to be another of those, "I don`t like it, so no one should" comments that seems to be pretty prevalent on these boards lately. I don`t really understand why people want to go to Liverpool, but people are free to spend their money how they choose.

[quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1450030394' post='2928937']
I'm 49 (from Birkenhead) and no one that I knew around my age was really interested in the Beatles when I got into playing music in the late 70s early 80s. It was great. There was a sense of optimism and people were looking forward. Now we have this endless nostalgia BS and this whole Beatles tourism industry. Tedious.
[/quote]If it brings jobs and money to the area, then that has to be a good thing doesn`t it?

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1450007270' post='2928666']
. Bushels undoubtedly a bass player who is a household name.
[/quote] Who?

Jools Holland would be a familiar name . Dave Swift is probably one of the better known bass players on bass chat, but I bet outside bass forums, so few people would have heard of him, The same goes with Chris Squire, and virtually any other bass player . When people go to work, pub and visiting family, ask them if they know Paul Mc cartney, then ask what instrument he plays. I bet most people will say guitar..

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1449942400' post='2928270']
Stockhausen.
[/quote] Sounds like a syndrome

Perhaps the title should be household names of people who are interested and like music.

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1449940238' post='2928236']
Jack Bruce, surely.

And for those of a certain age, Jet Harris.
[/quote]Jack Bruce was a singer

[quote name='Panamonte' timestamp='1449936102' post='2928169'] That would be And, yes, XTC were definitely classed as new wave for the first couple of albums at least. [/quote]

At least I am not on my own thinking he sounds good. Not really a fan of theirs. I think Making Plans for Nigel put paid to any interest I may have had.