Frank Blank

Well this week I enjoyed Nérija very much (bass player was playing a Shine bass that sounded great), lovely to hear some current jazz, particularly liked the track Last Straw. Enjoyed Metrenomy too for no particular reason.

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Yeah, oddly enough I’ve learned that lesson...

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Genius indeed, Monk is one of my favourite musicians simply because sometimes he sounds so disjointed and dissonant but it always swings like a really big swing with a heavy thing swinging on it. What a dude.

Some of the synth parts, oddly enough, remind me of the Tom Tom Club, she rocks the house two times..!

Stefano Pilia and the saxophonist from Polar Bear. Sony RX100, no idea of settings.

Sorry, an obscure quote from Mystery Science Theatre 3000, essentially I’m agreeing that Jaco demonstrated rather than played sometimes.

He did ‘present’ like a mandrill.

What better introduction to Basschat!

This is because Sleaford Mods and Richard Dawson, between them, give all the social comment you need, while mainstream music has become (some might argue again) das opium des volkes.

Which is why I actually pay attention to this thread, when the moaners start moaning about an act I start listening exactly because they all sound like my Dad who moaned about Bowie, Roxy Music, Sparks in particular and M with Pop Muzik. Naturally he hated anything punk. What in particular set me off on this relationship with this thread was the negative reaction to The Good, The Bad & The Queen after their appearance on Jools Holland, I didn’t pay that much attention when they were on but all the negativity made me watch again, loved it. As far as I’m concerned all the ‘they can’t play/sing/ it’s a racket/lift music/noise’ grouchy Dad brigade can keep the moans coming, one of the better indicators of quality in my book.

As am I, really digging this.

I think the first side of this album is one of the greatest pieces of rock music there is.

⬆️ This! I played standard 34” scales for decades when all the time I should have been playing short scales, I didn’t even know such a thing existed, then the first time I played one I was kind of half elated that suddenly I could play so much better than before and also gutted because I’d wasted so many years playing the wrong sized instrument. I think the important thing, especially when starting out, is to try everything...

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Bollards! With a bit of notice I’d have gone to this.

Hi Paul. After trying out many short scales I finally discovered the basses built by our own @Jabba_the_gut which suit me perfectly.

The ramp on your Rob Allen is mad.

What a great song, what a great band, proper. Perhaps the greatest first verse in music, ever... I'm a human fly I spell (it) F-L-Y I say buzz buzz buzz and it's just because I'm a human fly and I don't know why I've got 96 tears and 96 eyes ..genius.

Some great bass, some fine flute, some Dizzy G, man they swing.