SteveK

Is there a 2024 remaster/remix of the full Seven Seas of Rhye, mit vocals? All I can find on Amazon Music is a 1:17 instrumental version.

Maybe a light hearted approach is needed. Although, I've seen many bands where this would have been appropriate.

Unless you're banging tympani drums, blowing a tuba or got a violin under your chin music stands shouldn't be anywhere near the stage. It simply looks "naff"! Do your job and learn the lyrics and music. "Appearance" is hugely important in rock/pop music. If you went to see Sir Ian McKellen in a play would you be happy if the actors were clinging to, and referring to their scripts?

As others have said, stage left (assuming right-handed drummer)! It probably stems from my days playing pubs and clubs with no monitors and needing to see the hi-hat. If you're using monitors, it's not so important, but it's still nice to see as well as hear the hi-hat.

My school music lessons helped me a whole lot more than my art, chemistry, biology, algebraic, trigonometry, French, technical drawing, history lessons. I always assumed that most of the subjects are taught to expand the mind and as an introduction, in the hope that a particular subject will appeal to some students and will pursue it. I found music lessons to be quite helpful: Bass/Treble clefs; Quavers, Crotchets, Minims etc. Note names and positions on the staff. This all turned out to be very helpful in my musical life.

I agree... It's got "Hit" written all over it🤘

To be fair, you did ask😳

Prog does have more than it's fair share of whacky moments - early Genesis, anyone?😉 Although, when it comes to prog, I think the correct terminology is "whimsy"😄

Does he have any udder suggestions?

Not quite what I was expecting when I clicked on the thumbnail. Don't think I'll be adding it to my playlist😂

It was indeed, Tom Fowler👍 My bandmate (Mick) is probably as far removed as it's possible to be from a "reader". https://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Mick_Rogers

I did think of Frank, but thought it wouldn't be too long before someone mentioned him🙂 Incidentally, my band mate (guitarist) played bass with Zappa in the mid 70s, for one show in the US, when his regular bass player busted his hand😬

That wasn't my intended interpretation😕 However, threads such as this run a course of their own😂 I was thinking thinking more along the lines of something that was a little odd and zany (I hate that word😂), something a bit "out there", but maintains a level of musical integrity... question is... what "level"😂 Keep 'em coming though 😉 For the BC youngsters, here's another (what I consider) "whacky" one from my teenage years...

Not quite what I'm looking for, but interesting nonetheless😉 Thanks. I think that can safely be described as "whacky"🤪 I used to be a bit of a Chilli Peppers fan but haven't heard that before. Love Sculpture's Sabre Dance came out when i was in my early teens and learning guitar. I bought the record and managed to learn a lot of it... to a standard typical of a 13 year old wannabe😂 I probably still have it somewhere. Thanks, but not sure that will be making its way onto my playlist... just yet😉

I've long had a penchant for whacky songs or instrumentals: Tunes that have a strong element of humour and absurdity in their arrangements. A few months ago I was reminded of a wonderful (IMV) track by a band called Esperanto that I had seen in the 70s. They played an old tune called Danse Macabre, and gave it a 70s prog style arrangement. If you have any similarly "whacky" tracks, It would be great to hear them, so I can maybe add them to my playlist😉