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[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1439818419' post='2845993'] Some of the worse mixes... ..have been when we've hired the P.A in. [/quote]yep, especially on multi band gigs

I don't listen to the bass drum at all, just make sure I'm in time with the song, but I'm that sort of bass player, sort of rhythm guitar on one string probably because I play with just one guitarist, as for the sound at home I don't bother too much, mainly plug straight into my computer and use headphones (the dog is a lot happier) practising is to learn the bass parts not sound good, with the band I just try and make sure I'm cutting through without booming all over the place

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1439632602' post='2844511'] EDIT: 90s, Nirvana! Hugely influential, even today. How could I have forgotten. Someone like The White Stripes have been influential, but I don't think they have been as innovative as others. There is an awful lot of their stripped down modern blues around today, however. [/quote]Yep Nirvana were influential, they in turn were influenced hugely by Punk, White Stripes were influential after there first couple of Albums, showed you didn't need a bass, bastards

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1439630008' post='2844486'] IMHO there are tons of influential artists, but you probably aren't aware of who is being influenced. Going back a bit, but look at how influential rap bands such as De La Soul, NWA, etc. were. Dance music pioneers such as Aphex Twin. They defined the sound of a large part of popular music for everyone. I'm sure there are similar bands/musicians now who are hugely influential on other artists, but I don't know who they are. Skrillex? [/quote]I take your point about rap, but it took off in the 80's, I'm no expert but it does not seem to have moved on to another level since then, but yeah I'm sure there are young bands who have been influenced by bands from the noughties, just remembered the Artic Monkeys, they've been influential I guess

everybody's influenced by somebody, if they take it to another level (not necessarily higher, the Ramones were very influential by stripping rock and roll back to the very basics) then they become influential, but I do wonder who has taken anything to another level in recent years

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1439619463' post='2844378'] I think that after a few generations many people have forgotten the importance of musical innovation, and just evaluate the music with the ears of someone from 2015. And if the innovation has been influential and lasting, then the music will sound more ordinary. E.g. anyone who thinks that The Beatles were incredibly influential then should accept that Buddy Holly and the Crickets were also very influential, as they influenced The Beatles. (Even to the point of The Beatles being a The Crickets me-too band name, but with the spelling change). [/quote]maybe I'm just getting old, but when who was the last really influential artist?in the 50's 60' and 70's they seemed to come round every few years, maybe that's because they were my formative (musically speaking) years

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1439562150' post='2843950'] Ray talks about it here wrt Riders on the Storm... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3deQXzV-qTk[/media] About 1:20 [/quote]is that hard to play on bass? I must be missing something (1:50ish)

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1439558302' post='2843903'] They used lots a bass players ... e.g. Harvey Brooks, Ray Neapolitan, Jerry Scheff, Doug Lubahn etc. [/quote]I was under the impression in the early days Manzarek used some sort of combo organ, used his feet I believe

I went off the Doors when I found out they didn't use a bass player

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1439540261' post='2843620'] You don't get left handed violins. You do get left handed guitars. That confuses me. [color=#ff0000]I think the reason there are very few (if any) left handed violins is because of the likelihood of someone losing an eye if there were any left handed violinists in an orchestra[/color] [/quote] [quote name='ben4343' timestamp='1439544148' post='2843677'] (Context: I am right handed) Long story short, if we have to learn a completely new skill set, then I think we can train our other hand just as well as our favoured hand? Or is this simply not true? (I'm happy to be corrected). Rafa Nadal is right handed but tactically plays left handed... [/quote]I take your point, I decided to learn the rudiments of drumming right handed because I couldn't be bothered to change the kit round, but would I be a better drummer if I learnt my 'natural' way, I haven't got a clue, but Macca is on record as saying he couldn't play guitar until he turned it round, so there maybe people out there who've given up playing because they couldn't master it the 'unnatural way' of doing it

[quote name='Subbeh' timestamp='1439487476' post='2843340'] The thing that puzzles me is the number of used left handed basses for sale that are reverse strung, it almost seems like a one in five ratio at times. Do some left handers prefer to play this way or are right handed players the ones setting up lefty basses like this? [/quote]I think it's lefties who learn on a right handed bass just by flipping it then buy a left handed one but have got used to the bottom E being at the bottom

yep, there's been a few threads on this subject, I'm cack handed with most things, and learnt guitar that way, thought it was cool to be left handed (thanks Macca) if I was learning now, with the benefit of hind sight I'd try doing it right handed simply because it's a lot easier getting right handed guitars and basses. Some people think it shouldn't matter which way you play, like 99.99999% of pianists, but would Macca and Hendrix have been as good if they'd learnt right handed? In fact Hendrix could play right handed but not as well.

[quote name='Wylie' timestamp='1438991795' post='2839334'] It's simple: If you weren't there, you can't get it. The music is only part of it. [/quote]being born in 1952 I was there, and at the time to was convinced it was a musical masterpiece, it was only a few years later that I came to the conclusion, that in my view, it wasn't, I'd been taken in by all the hype,

[quote name='indiegrungesound' timestamp='1438985476' post='2839293'] Each to their own, but I love "Sgt Pepper's..." if only for "A Day in the Life"! [/quote]not all Peppers is bad, I don't think Keef was saying that, I too like a day in a life and the Sgt Peppers reprise (it rocks) can't stand Mr Kite When I'm 64 and that bloody Harrison Indian thing, not keen on With a Little Help Fron My'Friends either, although I do admit to the hairs on the back of my neck standing up when Ringo joined Macca on stage recently to sing it

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1438905829' post='2838657'] Both of those songs are part of the Englishness of The Beatles. They are essential to the perfection of Revolver. [/quote] [quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1438950093' post='2838911'] That and For No One are the best songs on the album! [/quote] [quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1438977180' post='2839201'] Agreed.. For me it's [i]the[/i] Beatles album. [/quote]I was expressing a personnel opinion, I didn't expect everybody, or perhaps anybody to agree with me, for the record I think Yellow Submarine is a joke/comedy/childrens song, and Rigby is a Macca/Martin classical recording and to paraphrase Mr Richard(s) makes it a mish mash of an Album, IMO

revolver would have been perfect if they'd left off Yellow Submarine and Eleanor Rigby

about the only time I throw my toys out of the pram was when we were playing an 'away gig' and we agreed to have a tenner each (out of band funds) towards the petrol, then the drummer and guitarist shared a car (without telling me or the singer) and still wanted their tenner each for petrol, and couldn't see why I was pissed off

good singers and front person's are rare beasts, if she's good enough be very careful, sometimes you just have to put up with it if the gigs are good enough, our singer leaves all the packing away to the rest of us, we prefer getting home after a gig he wants to stand at the bar chatting to everybody, it's what he does well TBH, we put up with it, oh, and he gets most of the gigs

he also says Bill Wyman's the best bass player he's ever worked with, not sure I agree with that. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3186264/Keith-Richards-slams-Beatles-Sgt-Pepper-s-album.html

I would have to agree with him, my least favourite Beatles album

[quote name='MarkW' timestamp='1438727725' post='2836811'] I must admit I have never been able to stand Cilla Black's voice, and have often used the fact that my father-in-law thinks she's fantastic as the absolute benchmark of his abject lack of musicality. Seriously, I've heard more melodious noises when I've trodden on the cat. [/quote]While it is true she'd never have won X Factor, just like Paul Weller, Mark Knoffler etc, her voice had character, which is far more important, you always knew it was Cilla, I couldn't stand her TV shows either

big Beatles fan, just the right age (old) they were special, progressed from being a boy band, because unlike most of the others they wrote their own material, then continued influencing others for nearly 10 years. Having said that they did have the piece of luck that all artists need if they're going to 'make it', they were in the right place at the right time.

here's a recent thread that might help you out http://basschat.co.uk/topic/248509-beginners-guide-to-home-recording/page__fromsearch__1 personally I'm perfectly happy using audacity for knocking up demos, combined with the Hydrogen drum machine, and it doesn't cost a penny

cash cash cash, just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me, why do you want a bank account?

it's old farts playing that the young aren't interested in, they want to see bands of their own age group playing, understandable