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[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1465630622' post='3069711'] [b]Hubris + Hutzpah[/b] .... if anybody is looking for a new band name (1% royalty non-negotiable) [/quote] But what if you were to spell Chutzpah correctly?

Looks pretty good. For metal.

Hubris is always followed by Nemesis. Does that help at all?

Tried listening to that cut of Get Down On It ... I have no clue which of the sounds was supposed to be a 'tenor bass', something of an oxymoron I'd have thought.

http://youtu.be/WSN_DrkF5tM

Come on Barbie, let's go party ...

Is that being stated as a fact or merely an opinion?

Or check your band's bank balance, then change the name to Til Dawn Broke.

So essentially they heard his song [i][b]Photograph[/b][/i], and they thought, "[i]Wow! That's [b]Amazing[/b]![/i]"

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1465467240' post='3068453'] Both the videos were recorded with your Zoom Q2. [/quote] Oops.

[quote name='zbd1960' timestamp='1465416499' post='3068098'] Very good sound on that - I pushed the output from the PC through an external DAC connected to hi-fi, very good bass. [/quote] Silvie does all the band videos for the bands I play in. That camera she uses has an excellent microphone, and always does justice to the sound of the band.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1465465405' post='3068421'] Amazing how he came up with the Strat, just like that, fully-formed and apparently out of nowhere! [/quote] ??? I always thought the Strat was the bastard love-child of a Precision and a Telecaster ...

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1465463202' post='3068375'] Just to say, if people would like to continue this discussion, I'm really enjoying all these old clips of The Who... [/quote] Oi! I told you - check out Felix Pappalardi!

I recently auditioned for a band called Dusk Til Dawn. They were dreadful.

Nothing you can "do" about it unless you have actually copyrighted or trademarked the name, but TBH it's not a problem that's going to last long ... if it's causing you grief as the well-established band can you imagine how hard it's going to get for your teenaged girly competitors? If they're trying to get gigs then they'll soon discover that they're invisible on Google because searches will find you instead; if they're not trying to get gigs then they'll implode soon enough anyway. Chill. Before we named our band, we held off using Junkyard Dogs because there were two other bands using that name or something very similar. One (Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs) is based in the West Country and the 'Hobo Jones' bit meant that there was little risk of overlap. The other (Junkyard Dog) was a well-established band based IIRC in Leeds and with a big internet presence, which mean that Google was always going to find them first. Then Junkyard Dog announced that they were breaking up and quitting, so we grabbed the name and started gigging in London. They re-formed a year or so later, but by then we were an established band in London and there's been precisely one occurrence of confusion between the bands in the last five years.

That many keys needs a board ...

Was it you who left the stains?

[quote name='Sonic_Groove' timestamp='1282216915' post='929651'] Many years ago Fairbourne railway station (the one at the end, in the estuary!) with the tide coming in (how will we get our gear out?) & then the drunken singer decides to start throwing fireworks at the audience!!! [/quote] Never saw this thread at the time, which is a pity because the Fairbourne railway was created by my stepfather and built by him and a large team of volunteers, and in those days (i.e. "many years ago" as at 2010) he still owned and operated it.

As always when this topic comes up, I'm gobsmacked at the number of Basschatters prepared to lecture us all on how you shouldn't rehearse, or need to rehearse, unless you're introducing new material. I can only assume that you all hate your bandmates. The key bit of that last sentence was 'mates'. They don't have to be your friends but [i][b]By God![/b][/i] does it make it easier when they are. For me, Tuesday night is the night when I hook up with the Junkyard Dogs and we have some fun. We play some songs, have a cuppa, play some more songs, go to the pub, talk bollocks, part as friends. If I thought that was too "stale" I wouldn't be axing rehearsals, I'd be checking the availability of nearby therapists ...

The Rising Sun in Sudbury Hill - remember it? In theory it's now my local. Erm ... oh no it isn't. It's now a truly godawful combination of atrocious pub, service-free curry house, and flophouse of the worst possible sort, masquerading as a 3-star family hotel. Here are the last two years' worth of reviews from Hotels.com, unedited and unexpurgated. Most of the clients seem to have been Irish, Polish, Indian or Middle Eastern so much of what follows was written by people so appalled and offended that they were prepared to struggle through writing in a foreign language to leave their opinions. Most recent first: [color=#0000ff]Worst hotel I've ever stayed in by some distance!! If this is what hotels.com promote I shall never use them again. Avoid this place like the plague or in all probability you'll contract the plague. The place is filthy.[/color] [color=#008000]Very rude staff and hidden prices were introduced at the time of check in[/color] [color=#0000ff]I got to the hotel and I was told my booking was not available. I was offered another room and asked to pay the difference. I wasn't happy, but I had no choice.There was also no proper car park. We had to park in a block of flats. Carpet was filthy, There was so many cracks on wall, Bed was outdated, Curtains was hanging out of the track, also coming in through a restaurant to get into the hotel wasn't nice. Bathroom was dirty and had stain in the bathroom and towels on the floor. To make matter worst, The light switch went off in the morning. We stayed in room 007. I wish I had read other reviews prior to booking. Please stay well clear.[/color] [color=#008000]On arrival found the hotel very basic like somebody had turned an every day bedroom into a hotel room there were no room keys as the previos people had left with them .when we came back to our room in the evening to relax it was like sleeping above a night club .Not somewhere i would recomend to anybody[/color] [color=#0000ff]On arrival at hotel after a day's work and booking a en suite room Went straight to the shower No hot water I complain he said he would fix for the following day after having a look at it Same problem second and third day He told me to use the one down the corridor I'm a big fella and the towel supplied only went half way around me very embarrassing[/color] [color=#008000]Maybe one of the worst I have ever stopped in stayed 2 nights and both nights we had no hot water in are room. The carpets were mucky through out the hotel.[/color] [color=#0000ff]It was dirty and noisy. The black carpet on the stairs was once probably red, and this is just the beginning. When I arrived I had to wait for several minutes before someone came for the check out. They were very rude and they kept talking to each others in Indian so I couldn't understand a single word, in the end they just gave me the keys and a remote. They asked me 10£ for insurance (nothing about it was mentioned when I booked the hotel), but gave me a room where the door was already broken. Luckily I managed to be very careful with it and I didn't break it completely, but a more distracted person would probably break the door. So I had the impression that it was a trap placed there to keep people's money. The bathroom didn't even have a proper floor, there was a sort of red/brown partially stripped concrete instead. The toilet, the sink and the tub were yellowish and I don't think they have ever been properly cleaned. It was Friday, and they organised karaoke in the restaurant downstairs. It was extremely noisy and inappropriate, I needed some sleep because the day after I had to sit an important exam, and they went on until 2.30 am. I don't think they should organise this kind of events since the structure is not isolated. I ran away at 7 in the morning and I hope I will never see that place again.[/color] [color=#008000]Dirty room,no staff,No room service,dirty carpet,Smell,Dirty carpet on stairs.[/color] [color=#0000ff]Poor organising, when I got there my room was a tip. They put me in another room, then next day at 3pm I got a phone call saying you need to move all your stuff out or of will do it to the tip room. at no point did any staff say once we clean the tip room you need to move back into it. No head board on bed, bed condition was poor, noise from live band down stairs makes sleeping difficult[/color] [color=#008000]The shower screen was filthy. The electrical socket outlets were damage/not working, there were extention leads trailed across the floor(risk of trips!) The other end of the extension lead was left coiled up(risk of fire!) There was no fan in the bathroom. The bed was uncomfortable, woke up with stiff joints(I'm 28 and very active) There was a further charge for the room key(refundable, but still!) Only paid £55 for the night but that is no excuse for poor maintenance and poor hygiene!![/color] [color=#0000ff]I never see a dirty Hotel like befor in my life, the was very dirty, the bouthroom didint had light, the stears was very dirty.[/color] [color=#008000]Shocking. Very dirty carpets were filthy room was filthy beds were filthy sheets filthy bathroom stunk staff unhelpful[/color] [color=#0000ff]There was blood on the carpet and the room had not been cleaned in a very long time.[/color] [color=#008000]I stayed 23/24/05/2015 for two nights. Good neighbourhood. Hard bed very dirty carpet. Pillows and mattress are seemed from 1920. Totally worn out. Found two big black insect in bath tab. There were tea bags sugar but no cattle after asking RECEIPTION they advised to take water from toilet. Ordered breakfast down it took like you have ordered a evening meal. After such s long time came dirty omlate never derv in 61 yrs. totally rubbish[/color] [color=#0000ff]This was by far the most vile, filthy, unhygienic excuse for a hotel I have ever experienced. I paid for 2 nights and MANAGED to stay 1. Firstly, when I went into my room it was pitch black as the curtains weren't drawn. I attempted to draw them and they fell off the window. With daylight, there were cigarette burns everywhere in the carpet, cracked and damp walls and it was generally a horrific mess! Secondly, I noticed the presentation was gloomy and dirty. Everywhere I looked, there was dust and cigarette burns. Furthermore, at night when we were TRYING to sleep, directly underneath our hovel of a room, was a very loud a wild party until early hours of the morning. I was rudely awoken at 3am by the fire alarm to which nobody reacted except us. At 6am, we woke up for work and we had noticed the electric had blown. Following this, we turned on the shower to notice it was only producing cold water.[/color] [color=#008000]I have never had the misfortune to stay in such a dirty and poorly maintained hotel in my life. The stained carpet that lead to upstairs, the staned and torn carpet in the room was just the start of it. The staff were not overly helpful or interested in our welfare either. The wall and carpet stains in the room were without a doubt bodily fluids, the dirt and stains in the bathroom were unacceptable. The only saving grace was the sheets were crisp and clean! We chose not to take breakfast on the grounds the kitchen will have same hygiene standards.[/color] [color=#0000ff]Hotels own website,describes it as unique, excellent customer service with luxury to make your stay as memorable as possible. Does the local council not have a trading standard department? This is one sad hotel, where i felt more like a intruder than a paying guest. The furniture and carpets look like they come out of a skip, and i dont think the antique curtains and mattress would meet current fire regulations. Wouldnt stay here again. I would advise people to do there homework before booking any hotel online.[/color] [color=#008000]Very noisy traffic function room loud music the shower was very dirty not been cleaned for ages properly bed linen clean but bed broke do not stay here health warning[/color] [color=#0000ff]The dirtiest hotel I have ever slept in, we were only using it for the bed but the room itself was disgusting. It's cheap for a reason.[/color] [color=#008000]This was the most awful hotel I have stayed in. Booking through this website seemed to cause the reception staff great confusion and the person had to constantly ask advice. I had to wait while they checked and double checked my booking and tried to charge me £20 over what I had booked on this site. I complained and showed them the confirmation email. They were still disbelieving and mumbled to each other.The room was disgusting! It was filthy. The walls were incredibly grubby. There was a desk but no chair so I had on work on the bed which was very uncomfortable. The en-suite was very badly fitted and although fitments were clean the walls and skirting boards were disgusting. The window was also broken so I had enormous amounts of traffic noise and was extremely cold. Dreadful experience.[/color]

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1465301122' post='3066893'] 2U gives much more internal space (not just twice as much!) [/quote] Is this a Zen thing?

[quote name='cliffyspliff' timestamp='1465289625' post='3066733'] It must be light and preferably 1u. [/quote] You don't mention whether it must also be cheap. Light + powerful + 1U + good performance + cheap is hard to achieve. If you're not shaving the pennies, then the Powersoft Digam range are pretty much as good as it gets, and tick every box you can imagine.