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[quote name='Oldboy' timestamp='1475857811' post='3149329'] My fave Beegees video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpEkugItKQI [/quote] Go to Youtube and look for 'Stevie Riks'. Bee Gees misheard lyrics, very funny.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1475847100' post='3149201'] I was delving into the recesses of my memory for that one. I must have Maurice mixed up with one of the others. [/quote] Easily done. The teeth all look the same

Seems that Alan Kendall and Dennis Byron both auditioned at the same time. http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/web-exclusive-bee-gees-guitarist-alan-kendall-recalls-his-audition/13594

Yes, he played some good lines and certainly powered their Disco tracks along. I was recently reading about a Guitarist who played with them for about 8/9 years, called Alan Kendall. It seems he played a big part in their Disco period, studio, live and broadcast. Agreed, there is always something new popping up about the Bee Gees. I thought they were great.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1475788546' post='3148852'] He co wrote it with Quincy. [/quote] He co-arranged with QJ and Jerry Hey, but wrote the song/tune. That aside, just a terrific album all around with some top, top playing and singing. Terrific assortment of musicians and vocalists, they all played their part. https://www.discogs.com/Quincy-Jones-The-Dude/release/320334 Classic Rob Temperton. http://youtu.be/dfzs00EuWMg

I thought it was a Rod Temperton tune?

Good stuff, Paul. Voted and lobbed in a Tweet for free.

Yes. Will be getting that during the day with the crossgrade discount. I tend to get most of my stuff from JRR. https://www.jrrshop.com Usually an extra 10% off, as well as their discount prices. You just get the license and download from the vendor site. I get most of my VSL stuff from them, because VSL charge Euros. Even if there is a deal on at VSL with discount for their existing customers, JRR always match + the 10% (great company and in $ of course) Looks like around £73/74.00 from them as well, even at the worst currency rate (no VAT with them either, although I always pay through Paypal). https://www.jrrshop.com/checkout/cart/ EDIT: Time & Space have always done good deals, yet I always seem to forget about them.

[quote name='lowland' timestamp='1475739260' post='3148283'] Agreed, lojo - the cadence at 3.53 is pure Heatwave IMO. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIx_HbmRnQY"]https://www.youtube....h?v=xIx_HbmRnQY[/url] [/quote] He also drops in a bit of a teaser for that sequence at 1:45 [quote name='ians' timestamp='1475697004' post='3148116'] his presence seemed to be everywhere....amazing songwriter....simple hooks, great arrangements...clever stuff.[/quote] All very true.

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1475690146' post='3148031'] Sweet freedom, etc....absolute genius ! [/quote] Yes, that one always goes under the radar because Michael McDonald was such a prolific writer himself. http://youtu.be/U-xetxYwyak Just so many, and I seemed to have liked them all over the years. I was really into his music. Another classic. http://youtu.be/aevz1jqG3SY

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1475226083' post='3144114'] Just realised nobody name checked Bert Weedons book. [/quote] Dear old Bert. I did many a gig/show for him. I don't think I ever heard him talk about that book once to musicians. Although on stage, he didn't stop going on about it to the audience. Bless him, he was a rather pleasant chap.

Oh dear. Seriously Terrific musician and writer.

I use TouchOSC on iPad Air 2. This is with Cubase 8.5 and Studio One V3. It works an absolute treat with them. You can create custom maps, but if you look on the net there are plenty of folks uploading their maps for use with various DAW's. Once you get the hang of it, it is pretty easy to create maps for yourself. My maps are mostly aimed as a MIdi controller for CC#'s, along with Key switch maps. I have the basic transport stuff for Audio, but you can pretty much create anything you want for your work flow. Highly recommended, but you would more than likely need the larger screen tablets for the real estate. EDIT: I nearly forgot. Lemur is also a serious app for controlling, both on Android and iOS. https://liine.net/en/products/lemur/

[quote name='LITTLEWING' timestamp='1475523521' post='3146667'] And don't get me started on Andrew Gold's bleedin' Lonely Boy........... [/quote] Haha...Yes, no cowbell on the first two bars.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1475519569' post='3146603'] Or Neil Young [/quote] Or anyone... https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/501/versions

Not really a problem for me. With my high action they usually hand it straight back.

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1475421776' post='3145766'] I've made a start using a lovely bass whammy pedal. Expect Big Rock! [/quote] A bit of Skullduggery going on here. You seem to have made a head start.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1475352399' post='3145360'] What happened there? That was Dad's quote! [/quote] Not sure...

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1475346857' post='3145297'] Of course, if no-one is listening to the drums, it's irrelevant, I suppose. [/quote] One always listens to the Drums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjNsiK_f6bQ

[quote name='Deerhunter1331' timestamp='1475335697' post='3145160'] Thanks! Lets just hope that I can at least keep up with the rest of them. [/quote] Are you the only Bassist signing up? If not, sit in on a couple of sessions and watch, if you are feeling nervous. That way you can judge if you think you are up to scratch with the rest of them, and above all, handle the arrangements sight reading wise.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1475334178' post='3145143'] Same as my chart then, with the anacrusis of three 8th notes. [/quote] Yep, plain as daylight on your chart.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1475329050' post='3145092'] For the count-in, it's 'One, Two Three Four and...', all come in on the 'Four and...'. The 'problem' is in the drums, of course, as there's a switch of emphasis early on. During the opening guitar solo riff, the drums are playing the snare on the fore-beat, except for the very first 'One...', which is bass drum. Once the vocals come in, they revert to the 'normal' back-beat. There are no hidden bars, nor 'slippage', it's only the drums that need to worry about the timing, as the bass, guitars and vocals are all keeping the same emphasis throughout, starting on the 'Four and...'. Here's a drum score, if it helps (Download and save as 'All_Alon_The_Watc_Hend_Drum.pdf'...) ... [attachment=229057:All_Alon_The_Watc_Hend_Drum.pdf] [/quote] Just had a listen - On that intro bar, the pick up with Bass, Guitar and Drums starts on the 'and' or 'up' of three. So a count of 1.2.3 should work. If everyone was to come in on four, they will be a 8th/half a beat out. Even without listening to the above track, the Drum chart you posted is pretty much the same as the one I posted - Starts on the 'and of three', unless we taking at cross purposes? If so, ignore my drivel.

It's all in the off beat. The intro pick up bar starts on the 'and' of three. You are more than likely hearing the first chord/notes as a down beat (or your guitarist is), in fact it is on the up beat. The two links below explain the whole thing. The Snare starts playing four in the bar when the (intro} Guitar solo starts, that don't help things. I suppose Mitch Mitchell thought he was stamping some Motown or Jazz on it. That Tambourine banging out 16's along with a Vibraslap, sure makes it all sound 'Four Bars From Mars'.... Acoustic Gtr chords. [url="http://www.guitarplayer.com/rock/1136/youre-playing-it-wrong-all-along-the-watchtower-intro--tab/25732"]http://www.guitarpla...ntro--tab/25732[/url] The drum intro, also where the Bass gtr should be playing. [url="http://www.drummagazine.com/lessons/post/analysis-of-the-trickiest-drum-intros-on-record/"]http://www.drummagaz...tros-on-record/[/url]

Well done Mornats, good stuff. Congrats to all, plenty on offer.

[quote name='julesb' timestamp='1475086350' post='3142977'] I'm listening to it now and I think everyone on here should as well type bump [/quote] Yes, I agree, well worth a listen.