SpondonBassed

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1496463538' post='3311619'] you made tea come out of my nose [/quote] Glad to be of service. I hope your breakfast is uneventful otherwise. PS; Just read your side panel. My apologies. With the time difference in mind I'd like to change my response; I hope you didn't squirt tea all over the barbie. I hate soggy shrimp.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1496422011' post='3311346'] Absolutely nothing like stalking... [/quote] Of course not.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1496407680' post='3311177'] S'good, and still funny, but parody of the sort can only be produced [i]after [/i]the original, not before, the point being that Sgt Pepper's was there [i]first[/i]. The mockery (and tributes...) came afterwards, when it's too late; [size=5]the ground had already been broken[/size]. There are many pianists that perform some piece or other 'in the style of' Handl, Mozart, Prokofiev then Bartok (other composers are available...). Entertaining, but those composers are still as great, simply because they created their own recognisable style, as did the Beatles in their own domain. [/quote] I thought it was wind that had been broken shortly after Ringo had picked up a large paper bag...? I really like the Rutles. I need my bumps felt.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1496412169' post='3311247'] Bin there. Dun that. I was playing with a Spanish singer-songwriter, experienced musician, good guy. I was on DB and I was really, really struggling with my intonation. It didn't matter how hard I concentrated, I was always off-pitch with his guitar. We played our first gig together and it was the same problem throughout. As a newbie to DB I just assumed naturally it was down to my playing. At the next rehearsal I played with a Korg Pitchblack permanently on so I KNEW I was playing the right notes, and I challenged him instead. We checked our tuners. Mine was set to 440. His was set to 432. He never came up with a convincing explanation for that ... [/quote] There ought to be a topic about that whole 440Hz vs 432Hz thing...

[quote name='NewDad' timestamp='1496403801' post='3311104'] Not long ago, I heard the bass player of a 60s cover band play a whole set with his A string tuned to Bb. It was gut-wrenching to hear (and Waterloo Sunset excruciating). I was about to tell him but realised no one else was noticing. The crowd was dancing, singing along and clapping. Not a furrowed brow in the house. I left it 'til the break. Any similar observations? [/quote] If punters like the sound of Shane McGowan's singing then your tale does not surprise me. [attachment=246506:ShaneMcGowan.png]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1496401156' post='3311067'] And it can also be called networking. Bands have a very short memory so you have to keep your name at the top of the list. [/quote] That's a much friendlier way of putting it. I was interested to hear Blue got his band by this method because a lot of this topic is about a sort of join-by-numbers method of finding your next band that is, frankly, idealistic. I'd say we are likely to be successful in finding a compatible band with a combination of networking and the sorts of checklists suggested by the more experienced players who have collated a representative sample over the years. Personally I favour networking, in real life you understand, but I am in the early stages of it. In the last year I have made a couple of useful contacts and it is encouraging me to continue where previously JMB and the like didn't work for me all that well.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1496397915' post='3311038'] I'll see your Nirvana/Astley, and raise you a Seven Nation/Eurythmics: [/quote] Not mine, no sir. It was suggested above by another kindly member.

[quote name='Yukimajou' timestamp='1496391640' post='3310962'] You like musical crossovers? You got it: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN75im_us4k"]https://www.youtube....h?v=NN75im_us4k[/url] You only get a link I'm afraid as I can't seem to embed You Tube videos. [/quote] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN75im_us4k[/media] Fixed. I just took the "s" out of "https". Thanks but I said crossovers not mash-ups. Playing songs out of their expected genre in other words. Mash-ups, whilst being quite clever Trevor, are not something I'd spend much time with. PS; Is it me or does Rick Astley get extra stick on this forum?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1496337276' post='3310695'] I specifically persued my band, went to their gigs. I introduced myself and let them know I was interested and available. Turned out an opportunity was in the near future. Blue [/quote] That's interesting. A bit like stalking. Although we have laws to prevent that, I can see that stalking could well be the way that many players got into their bands. It's a fine line between that and being a groupie however.

I can see YT completely replacing the Curriculum Vitae in the not too distant future. There's [i]that[/i] much BS on there.

[quote name='grandad' timestamp='1496170642' post='3309341'] Looks like a good read. [url="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/culture/books-roots-radicals-and-rockers-how-skiffle-changed-the-world-by-billy-bragg-f3vvwm9cn"]https://www.thetimes...bragg-f3vvwm9cn[/url] [/quote] Probably but the website teaser put me right off. I like Billy Bragg. I especially liked his duet with the late Kirsty McColl on her cover of his song New England. Both had an indefinable edge to their singing that made you want to listen. You can keep the book though.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1496350133' post='3310806'] Jasper Carrot is from Birmingham, not Liverpool. Another internet myth. [/quote] There is also the myth that JC is a comedian. Just saying.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1496349805' post='3310800'] Damn. He still sucks. [/quote] You're not overly fond of skiffle then?

[quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1496353338' post='3310847'] No, there's a simpler way than that. Just bit-torrent directly onto twitter via ps3 link downloaded from iplayer streamed via podcast direct to ipad [/quote] Hahahahahahahaha! I don't know why I didn't see that, it was staring me in the face. I love musical crossovers. Music you think you know seen from someone's else's fresh perspective.

[quote name='Chezz55' timestamp='1496317518' post='3310430'] Sorry but ..................................... I didn't rate Sgt Pepper then and I don't rate it now. I never came to grips with all the fuss and hype, and I still don't. For me the best thing to come out of Sgt P is Joe Cocker's Woodstock version of "With A Little Help From My Friends". Chris. [/quote] Interesting. I like Joe Cocker usually but that cover sounds awfully laboured to me. Just shows how tastes vary.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1496316467' post='3310416'] ...All in all, it's a nice listen with the exception of [i]Within You Without You[/i]. It just ruins the flow of the album and had my finger hovering over the fast forward botton. Shockingly awful. [/quote] I used to think that way. It grew on me however and I found a love for George Harrison's work generally.

Happy birthday Andy. May you enjoy many more. I saw elsewhere that your young 'uns have a great grandmother to visit, high street robberies allowing. That's special. My dad was 50 eleven days after I was born. I was lucky to know my paternal grandfather as we all lived in one house for a time. Grandad taught me to ride a bicycle. I seem to be in the minority here in that I identify more with the older generations. Now that I am in my fifties life is a lot easier for me.

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1496289905' post='3310211'] oh yeah, thanks for this,I am not a big RHCP fan, but I mostly love Flea's lines He even made Alanis Morrisette sound OK. [/quote] Alarmist Marmoset? [attachment=246397:AlarmistMarmoset.png]

I was five when it came out but I only really "discovered" it aged 14 or so. I still love it. I want the new 5.1 Blu Ray audio but I can't afford the whole deluxe box set just for that one disc.

Well done for giving it a go. I think that sometimes we have to push ourselves outside of our own personal taste to please the punters. I know it's only a jam but it's always good to round off the repertoire.

[quote name='JimBobTTD' timestamp='1496118452' post='3308856'] I have counted with him (1-2-3-4; 1-2-3-4) and he is mostly ok with it. I think he understands them but has a bit of anti-elitism in him that makes him reject music theory. There have been times when I have been unable to remain diplomatic and pedagogical and I have reminded him that he has the easiest part of the songs to learn. I am starting to think the same. But with a gig in three weeks (and I shall be away on business for two), we do not have the time to do this. Thanks for the comments. Any more ideas about how he can be taught? [/quote] Get him to practice clapping and counting the ones to a metronome. He's GOT to know where the one is.

[quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1496078778' post='3308621'] Dandelion wins with 'The Champagne Charlies' who are performing their maiden gig this Thursday! Cheers all for some cracking suggestions [/quote] Good one! Have a great time.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1496040692' post='3308218'] My band has a customised Diva meter, the scale goes from zero to Haan. Considerable experience went into the calibration of the unit. [/quote] Janita?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1496042770' post='3308235'] I've been through the diva thing once. It's stupid, nobody has time for that sort of BS. Blue [/quote] That comment measured roughly three Careys on my divometer. [attachment=246184:1Carey.png][attachment=246183:2Carey.png][attachment=246182:3Carey.png]

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1431218243' post='2768974'] I'm thinking that as well. Had my BB425 been made by Fender then it would probably be branded a Squier of some description. I like the fact that everything made by Yamaha is branded a Yamaha. It goes to show that from the bottom to the top of the range they obviously stand by everything they make and that's why we haven't seen a "XXXX by Yamaha" range [/quote] I haven't tried one yet. I like that you can buy a good Japanese guitar and not try to hide the fact that it is Japanese by slapping the F word on it.