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OK, when I was a laddie it was Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Maiden, Motorhead etc. Now we've got Chili Peppers, RATM and (to me great surprise) Stereophonics creeping in. (Dakota... always bloody Dakota!) So... what are the criteria for a band or song to be included in a classic rock set? How long does the band or song have to be around? Where do we draw the line, if at all? Spice Girls? Is classic rock just whatever the band playing the set decides it is? Rhetorical question, I guess, but it's Sunday and I'm sat here waiting for the washing machine to finish its grim task....

or infamous, maybe?...

Amen to that, sir! The last album 'Shade' was a stormer too!

The music is written by myself and the guitarist, the lyrics and vocal melodies by the singer and the drummer, who is also a singer. A song started by me tends to be more bass-oriented, so maybe more 'adventurous' bass-wise then one started on guitar, but that may change depending on what we think the song requires. I guess I use the techniques I know, while anything new I've learned may be phased in and used once I get fluid with it. Some stuff I might not use at all if it doesn't 'fit' with what we do. Learning songs by other bands is good for increasing my knowledge and technique, which in turn can also lead to new ideas for songs. I'm quite happy to learn stuff just for the sake of learning...

Good call. I love Got The Time, both on bass and guitar... I'm a crap guitarist but I like to pretend!!

My mum and dad got me a set of Status Hotwires and Riverside's 6 CD back catalogue. Happy days!! 😎 EDIT - also bought myself a Source Audio C4 last week!

I don't play covers live, but I have resumed learning some just to push my knowledge and technique. I've been returning to my youth and last week I re-learned Wrathchild by Iron Maiden - quite simple apart from a couple of fills that needed a couple of sessions to bed in. Currently trying to learn Rush's The Analog Kid. Whoa... that's a different ballgame. Couldn't find a tab for Guitar Pro, so I'm transcribing one onto GP7 from a YouTube channel. The first riff was enough to tax me - I've got it up to about 92% of max speed while remaining reasonably fluid. It's going to be a while, but that's what I wanted - to stretch my playing. Otherwise, I don't learn much and end up playing similar things all the time. So... anyone else learning a particular song, whether it be for live, for playing, or for the hell of it?

Riverside have been one of the best discoveries of 2019 for me...

Not really new year resolutions as I've already started, but.. learning more covers to extend my technique, and learning Spanish.

I try and avoid NYE gigs. Did it once in The Lugger in Penzance. 3 hours in a brightly lit function room playing to grannies dancing with their toddler grandchildren while mummy and daddy get sh*tfaced in the bar next door. It was a long, sober night.... I'd rather jam with my friends down in my mate's barn conversion miles from anywhere.

When I used to mod on another forum, alternative accounts were known as 'sock puppets' and got shut down, and the offending member warned.

Have a good one!

Leprous are fantastic, and Baard Kolstad is excellent!!

"Jaco only needed 4"

Let me get my note book and a pen....

Always rounds for me - I like a bit of zing too. I play a fair few long notes which sustain longer with rounds, and some arpeggio stuff up the dusty end which sound a lot better to me with rounds.

Surprisingly good gig at Charlie's Bar in Redruth. Saturday before Xmas is usually a bit of a lottery as lots of people go out on the Friday and get absolutely leathered. Good turnout last night though, partly due to the remnants of an outdoor event up the road passing through. We also had the obligatory loud, p*ssed bird who continually asked for Blink 182 covers and didn't shut her gob for the entire 5 hours we were in the pub. I don't know where she got the energy!

File under 'Iconic'. Technically not that good, but brings something to the party somehow... I lost interest after they discovered the concept of the arena anthem. I don't blame them one bit, but the stuff I've heard since just didn't tickle my nads in the same way as earlier stuff.

The only xmas songs I would ever consider would be Kevin Bloody Wilson's little ditties.

I'm waiting til the girlyfriend comes round tonight before I go for full viewage. She loves Vulfpeck and she'll be all over this like John Prescott on a pork pie.

I went on stage in shorts like that, I'd be kicked out of my band! 😂

Not sure what this is, but our guitarist showed it to us last night.... sort of goes from the ridiculous to the sublime and back again.... I'm still lost for words.... 👽

A couple of weeks ago I had a very fortuitous suggestion from my tablet while surfing youtube at some ungodly hour before work. I stumbled across a Polish band called Riverside. This will be old news to many, I'm sure. However, I found them to be right up my street... if I had to liken them to other bands, I would say that it's like Tool, Porcupine Tree and Pink Floyd had a baby. That might not all be apparent from one track, but there is a great whole gig to be had if anyone is interested. Suffice it to say, I've ordered their back catalogue for myself....

Bloke gets onstage around 2:45.... Maynard dispenses some Jitsu and continues to sing while having the guy locked down....

Me too. Bad a55 groovage!! 🤩