Old Man Riva

Some great tracks mentioned so far. To add.. Standing in the Road - Blackfoot Sue What's the Colour of Money - Hollywood Beyond Soul Train - Swansway Breakin' Down - Julia & Company John Wayne is Big Leggy - Haysi Fantazee Ever So Lonely - Monsoon

Another one for AC/DC in 1978 (Coventry Theatre). And again another one for Slade - the annual Birmingham Odeon Christmas gigs after their 'comeback' at Reading (in 1979 I think).. Noddy Holder used to do the same thing each year: "Is it loud enough?" "No" "Turn it up Charlie.." And Charlie turned it up. Thanks Charlie..

Sadly no room for vinyl these days so have ripped CDs to my iTunes on my laptop and transferred the music to an iPad/iPod. I can then play either of these through a Marantz CD player which is part of a Hi-Fi set up (an old NAD C350 amp through a set of B&W 685 speakers - recently upgraded from B&W 300s that I'd had for 13 years). For the car it's the iPod through a USB interface or Radio 4.. It's fine for me and I really enjoy the whole 'shuffle' approach to listening to music - i.e. one long random playlist - but have challenged myself to listening to albums in their entirety, with no skipping allowed. Not many albums where I'm not tempted to skip a track or two if I'm honest..

Just bought a Lakland Bob Glaub PJ Bass off Mikkel. Bass arrived from Denmark today via UPS tracked courier, on time, packaged with great care and perfectly matching the description as set out by Mikkel in the original Basschat ad. With excellent communication throughout (both email and telephone) Mikkel was an absolute pleasure to deal with and I wouldn't hesitate for a second recommending him as someone to have complete trust in, whether buying or selling. Thanks Mikkel and good luck with the house project!

Ah, okay.. I wonder whether we'll hear the upbeat Hunky Dory-style track at some point in the future?

Thanks for that.. Have you come across part two?! Can't find it on YouTube

I've had a set of Bose Quiet Comfort 2 headphones for a while now and have found them to be great for planes, trains and automobiles etc.. That said, they're the chunkier ones and I now wish I'd bought the lighter version (which I think they've since discontinued). Recently bought a set of Sennheiser IE80 in-ear headphones, which I can't recommend highly enough - fabulous sound overall with a rich warm bass and whilst they're not noise cancelling keep out a fair bit of external noise. They were £169 from Richer Sounds which, whilst still expensive for a set of in-ears (IMO), was a bit of a bargain..

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1457030649' post='2994690'] Sly & the Family Stone had a dig at Motown's copying of their psychedelic soul style in their song 'Hot Fun in the Summertime': "I 'Cloud nine' when I want to" referencing the Temptations song [/quote] They also referenced a number of their own song titles in Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)..

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1457040720' post='2994820'] Brilliant. Think I have a new favourite band! [/quote] It's a shame as one of the guitarists (non singer in the live clip) and drummer have left since the last album so not sure who they've been replaced by or how it will sound now. That single is ace, mind..

I love them. The track (new single) is funkier than their previous stuff, which also has that slightly retro feel without ever sounding derivative (that said, it can be fun playing 'spot the reference' with their music). They're really good players - the bassist plays/sounds a little like Chris Squire to my ears - and the 'D' and Corsicana Lemonade are both well worth a listen.. A couple of other things they've done.. (prev. single and a live instrumental - with a nod to Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac?) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4_fy9DMR0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4_fy9DMR0[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKMIDHUwHmM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKMIDHUwHmM[/url]

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1456682127' post='2991363'] I think that the bass player is normally subtly grooving it looks cooler than jumping around doing solos then not being sure what to do with yourself for 2 verses on guitar, but I'm someone who also enjoys defensive tactics in football [/quote] So Franco Baresi playing a bass would be your ideal?! I'd go with that..

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1456434626' post='2989099'] I thought it was ok, but a very bland reading of Life on Mars? to be honest. I thought Lorde got more comfortable as the song progressed, but the overly emotive breathing and bizarre over-enunciation sounded pretty amateurish, and her voice couldn't quite go deep enough to pull off the choruses. The real mistake though came from Earl Slick. The guitar bridge between the first chorus and second verse was a total trainwreck. He repeated the first lick twice and got thrown off by the underlying chord progression; like a musical carpet being pulled out from under him. This was followed by various fret squeaks and scrapes, culminating in him finally catching up with the 2nd (undermixed) guitarist and still somehow messing it up. His choice of tone, a very bright and fizzy Strat sound, didn't serve the song at all. I saw some criticism of this online today, but it was strongly rebuffed by those that simply pointed out that Slick was in Bowie's band and therefore incapable of making mistakes. My thoughts are simply that Slick didn't record or perform with Bowie during the period Life on Mars was composed, recorded or part of his live set. Mick Ronson had quite an orchestrated, legato guitar approach (which sounded slightly antiquated by the end of the Ziggy period) , whereas Earl Slick had a scratcher, fidgety guitar approach that was more heavily reliant on effects and textures. Bowie claimed he had 'found his Jeff Beck' when he discovered Ronson, whereas Slick was part of a bigger band that had moved away from roots-rock element of the Ziggy-era live band. I believe Slick has absolutely every right to participate in a Bowie tribute, and is no lesser a musician or 'Bowie person' in that regard. Simply put, his approach to guitar doesn't work so well with reproducing Ronson's parts. This is possibly why the Ronson-era tracks on the David Live album sound so different. The other thing to consider is that Slick didn't want to be, or wasn't allowed to be, anything like the visual focalpoint that Ronson was, so a lot of casual observers may have been wondering why a mystery guitarist was playing such an idiosynchratically re-worked guitar part on what was, otherwise, a fairly straight reading of Life on Mars. I would personally have preferred to see Adrian Belew up there, but that is just my opinion. Gail Ann Dorsey seemed to nail everything, but she was down in the mix. A shame as she is a brilliant player. I noticed that the audio mix went to pot when Lorde sat down on the piano stool, as her mic was picking up a lot of drums from the pianist's monitor. She also got a bit of feedback as well. This was the UK's high profile send off to Bowie, but it seemed sloppy, stilted and a little under-rehearsed in my opinion. There were technical and musical issues that should have been ironed out well in advance in sound-checks and rehearsal rooms. I'm also not impressed that this has been turned into some sort of Gaga vs Lorde pissing match. A poor effort, in my opinion. Adele blew everybody else away at the Brits, in my opinion. [/quote] Really interesting and informed points, but a harsh analysis of Earl Slick, in my humble opinion. I really love his playing on David Live for the fact that I feel it nails Mick Ronson's Aladdin Sane era guitar parts perfectly and also actually adds something to tracks like Width of a Circle - and let's be honest, anyone up against Ronson has a challenge on their hands to say the least. David Live has been trashed over the years but I feel it stands up as a terrific live album in terms of it being a perfect snapshot of where Bowie was at that point in his career - finally laying Ziggy to rest and moving on to new (more soulful) areas (i.e. next up, Young Americans). Earl Slick's playing (to these ears at least) gives it a renewed energy. I've a lot of time for Earl Slick for the way he goes about his business as a hired hand and what he has added to the Bowie sound over the years. On a similar note, someone was telling me only today to look out for the Nile Rogers/Lady Ga Ga tribute, in terms of it being horribly off piste in content, approach and Rogers' guitar sound/playing on anything non-Let's Dance. And if we're talking guitarists interpreting Mick Ronson's parts I'd say that Adrian Belew (as great as he is) served up some horrible examples on the Sound and Vision gigs with respect to Ronson era tracks. This would make for a great 'pub' conversation back in the day..!

Something that's often overlooked when it comes to Freddie Tavares is that he had absolutely nothing to do with the 1970s pop act Tavares.

I went to Liverpool/Anfield once in the 80s as an away fan. Got chased all over the place back to Lime Street. No amount of Beatles trivia/admiration I spouted forth seemed to placate the (red) locals.. As soon as I mentioned a Flock of Seagulls, well that was a different story..

[quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1455385217' post='2978702'] I do have the original knackered pot. I would rather have a replacement pot than go to all the hassle of getting a pot refurbished just to retain value. Why in all seriousness should a bass be worth any less because a small worn out electrical component is replaced? [/quote] Why should a toy car be worth more if it's still in its original box? It's just the way it is.. In your case, if it doesn't bother you (and you're not thinking about future resale value - in the much longer term at least) chuck the knackered component in the bin, replace it and have fun playing the bass...

It was probably the trembling excitement at having a '63 Jazz on there that sent it into a bit of a tizz..

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1454773736' post='2972881'] Love the bass line. a better (imo) take on Chrissie Hyndes's record. [/quote] I like both, but The Pretenders' version shades it for me, due in no small part to James Honeyman-Scott's guitar solo..

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1454756418' post='2972623'] Absolute shi*e live though. Was persuaded to spend some hard earned cash to go and watch her Karaoke show - basically her singing along to backing tracks. Loads of people walked out during the gig. I was hoping for a bit of Sly and Robbie but was more like Mr Blobby. [/quote] Which is a shame as she's good with a live band.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crsb7fdWflU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crsb7fdWflU[/url] Always find it odd when an artist like her chooses to do the PA gigs rather than the full live set - I know costs and the audience she's playing to are contributory factors but any live stuff I've seen with her in a band context has been excellent - quite edgy and she feeds off the band..

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1454710349' post='2972394'] This was all a bit of smoke & mirrors to get past the Musician's Union, who insisted that the musicians got paid to re-record the track, so as soon as TOTP had booked the acts the record companies rushed to recording studios, would set up, the MU rep would turn up, see everything being done as per their agreement, at which point the plugger would take the MU guy to the pub, and when they returned a nice freshly copied tape would be handed presented to the rep and used on the BBC. I had a big run in with the BBC, Sony Music and a very well known manager over a set of tapes that were supposedly "live at the BBC" but which Sony paid a musicologist who proved the tracks were the original masters. The BBC were furious, and denied this could have possibly happened, and yet it was a well known practice throughout the industry. [/quote] Ah, the old 'tape swap' days.. Honestly, they should have just got the 'tape swap' band in... it always took a fraction of the time and sounded exactly the same. Ahem..

As per the blurb on the video it's the lost version... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16280335 Sounds good and live to me. In fact it sounds ruddy marvelous..! What a band..

[quote name='Jebo1' timestamp='1454177545' post='2967320'] It looks nice, but I'd stay away from something that has had that many changes, unless of course it plays incredibly and you're not worried about the resale value, or purchasing it an investment. [/quote] I'd agree with this assessment.. For investment purposes (and you'd probably have to wait a good while these days to see a decent return on most vintage instruments purchased at today's prices) then it's probably not the right bass to go for. If, however, you're after a 60s Fender bass and don't mind if it's been modded/changed and it feels and sounds great and is what you're after and you're not purchasing as an investment then it's certainly worth considering. If it's the bass I think it is it has also been in The Bass Gallery (may still be on their website?). The refin is very well done (whoever refinished it used the gold undercoat which Fender did around that time on the CAR finishes - along with silver, in some cases) and it played nicely and sounded like a 60s P-bass would/should. If it were me, and I was after a vintage Fender vibe, then I'd opt for an instrument that was from that period and had been modded etc. over a CS model (and this is nothing against CS models), but it's different strokes for different folks. In terms of price, I'd say it's on the high side for what it is - and consider that, if it's a commission sale, you'll be paying circa 20% more than you would if buying from the owner direct. I was always led to believe that anything refinished would be broadly worth half of a similar unfinished instrument - Andy Baxter has a lovely '66 P-bass up for sale at the moment for £4,500 and, whilst it's a three-tone sunburst model and custom finishes generally fetch more, this probably gives you an idea of what you should be paying (and, again, bear in mind that there is probably movement on Andy's price).. That said if it's something that you love and you can afford it (and you're not looking for an investment piece) then there are worse things to spend money on..

There were some great/diverse singles in the 80s.. From 1982.. http://youtu.be/45yGLHNvv9s I did want to paste Party Fears Two by The Associates from the same year but couldn't find the single version online.

Impossible to name just the one, and agree with a lot that have been mentioned (Frankie, ABC, Human League, Talk Talk, Scritti Politti), but getting it down to albums by UK artists where there isn't a track I'd skip/lift the needle on I'd go with these three... A Walk Across the Rooftops - The Blue Nile Bummed - Happy Mondays New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) - Simple Minds And if it were open to all artists (i.e. not just UK) it'd be Sign o' the Times by Prince..

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1453314679' post='2958393'] Apologies if this has already been posted.... this is a fantastic tribute! [media]http://youtu.be/d7zldvlHh94[/media] [/quote] It took me until about half way through to work out what was going on! There seems to be universal love and appreciation towards him since his demise, which is lovely..