Newfoundfreedom

OK I finally came up with something that the rest of the band like. There are no other bands with the name, and even the .com, Facebook page, Instagram etc are all available. Happy days!

To be fair, the "intro" was never part of the original song. The sped up version was used on an advert, which made the song famous, but pretty much no one had ever heard the original version. So they presumably made the best of the situation and cashed in by releasing the single with the sped up version as an into so people would recognise it. Who can blame them really.

Will do mate. 😉

Wow. That's exactly the song that popped into my head, and was going to be my response, before I even opened the thread. Brilliant minds and all that.

I think it's for slicing eggs.

Quick heads up if anyone else is interested. There's a black Friday sale on today with 30% of all courses. I've just bought the Basic Fundamentals course for £35 instead of the usual price of £50. I'm looking forward to getting stuck in now.

Sexy Badger

They called it Anarchy. It still makes me cringe. It was the late 80's and we were all into heavy metal. But even then the whole Anarchy thing, and name, had been beaten to death.

Yup. That's exactly what happened in my previous band. Sadly I can't now remember the "better" name. Lol

I tried that. Debbie Does Dallas is taken.

I used to have this debate with my ex guitarist all the time. He said the band name wasn't important at all. I personally think it's massively important. Especially in this day and age of social media, trying to get an original Facebook page, Instagram, web page, email, etc. OK, granted, the music is first and foremost. But if you pick a crap name, once you get our and about, you're pretty much stuck with it. Maybe I'm just paranoid. I missed a practice with the first band I was in, and they picked a name while I was away, which I absolutely hated, but they'd already painted the bass drum skin and everything. I used to cringe every time anyone asked me what our band was called.

I actually like Thunderpaws. 😂😠

We're recently an all originals band, having separated from a couple of former member who were only interested in doing covers. So everything I think up that comes from our lyrics just sounds pretentious. Maybe it's just a psychological thing. Even then, almost anything I've tried has been taken.

Just taken this minute in my office. I love the sunburst version, and anyone who's worried about the depth of sound from a short scale. These things sound like thunder!

You just think you've got one. Do a quick Google search and it's already been done. There's nothing new under the sun. (Yes I checked, under the sun had been taken) It's so difficult to find something original that reflects the type of music you're doing, and the kind of message you want to present, without being trite or cheesy. Suggestions welcome.

I like this one of myself and my good lady wife, who happens to be the lead singist.

I've got one. Superb little basses.

We auditioned a Belgian drummer once. He was cr@p! I had to message him and tell him in the most polite possible way that we didn't require his services. He spent the next couple of months telling everyone he met, that he hated the English, and sl@gging off the whole Bitish nation, including the Queen. I didn't even know she was in a band. They're a strange breed. (Drummers not Belgians)

Better than being asked to be the guitarist. 😂

It's difficult to be objective when it's not really your thing, and this is definitely not my thing. As said above, it's definitely got a Jamiroquai vibe to it. Which is another band that's not really my thing, but I quite like in moderation. I would say the same about this band. If all their stuff had this kind of vibe I would tire of it pretty quickly, which is a personal taste thing and not necessarily a criticism of the band. Having said that, I like this track. It's got a cool, laid back feel, and a catchy chorus. It's the kind of thing I would tap my feet to on the radio, and maybe sing along with in the chorus, but I wouldn't go out and buy. I think the above criticisms of the singer are a bit unfair. I personally don't think there's anything wrong with his voice, and it suits the style of music, but the vocals could be much better processed. They come across as a bit "raw" if that makes sense. This track would certainly be enough to pique my curiosity and go and see what else they'd got if they were playing local.

I used to have a constant debate with my old guitarist about covers vs originals. Nothing wrong with doing covers, but I much prefer the creative process of writing and creating original music. He just couldn't get his head around the fact that I wasn't interested in "pleasing a crowd", and for me, the enjoyment came from the creativity involved. He would say I only wanted to play what pleased me and not the crowd so I was being selfish. I would argue that he only wanted to play covers to get the adoration of the crowd, therefore it was him being selfish. Hey ho. Perhaps both were true.

I've never played or learned any of the above.

I don't know much about 6 stringed instruments, but I believe that style of guitar was called a Teletubby or something like that.

A picture of an a$$ with daft hair in sunglasses? No problem!

Ah good old Wakey. My old stomping ground. I used to go there pretty much every weekend in my early teens, jumping on the train from South Elmsall. I went to college there and also worked there for a while. Had many good night out in the town. I even had my 18th birthday party at Rooftop Gardens on 10p a pint night. Good times!