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generally the stuff I like is rocky stuff with a good melody line, which is why I can't stand any form of rap, it's just chanting to a drum beat with no melody line to it, I know some of the poetry is clever, but I'm not a fan of poetry either

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1414313830' post='2588011'] *Like* I've never really understood the hate for U2 or Bono, or any band really. U2 are fairly limited musically but good at what they do. They turn out a couple of good songs every album and over the years that's a fair no of good songs and gives a lot of people pleasure. Very few bands really change their style much over the years so why do they get criticism more than others? Preaching? Well which of us doesn't know how to put the world to rights and is reluctant to express an opinion? At least the guy cares and is prepared to put his fame on the line. I'm sure I'd sound a bit of a dick if everything I said was recorded, played back and picked over. As for Jools interviews, well they are always like that, aren't they? What were they going to say? "It's a piece of p**s, we can go on churning out this stuff forever". [/quote] got to agree with everything you say there, there's way to much dislike for bands because they are successful, lets face it it's just jealousy, which one of us wouldn't love to be in their position? you might not like their music but as I said earlier it wouldn't do for us all to like the same thing, I can respect someone's music without actually liking it, it's difficult sometimes though, f**cking hate rap

thanks to this thread I've just watched it on the i player, not a big U2 fan but compared to some of the dross around they sounded pretty good to me, thought the Slaves were like a breath of fresh air, but as ever it depends on your own tastes, wouldn't do for us all to like the same thing would it?

I always think a boost of around 400hz give a well defined bass sound without getting boomy,

not a farewell tour then, for the best possible reason [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29727632"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-29727632[/url]

anything by the Ramones. Does the Beatles 'She's a Woman' have one of the worst rhymes in Rock and Roll history? My love don't give me presents I know that she's no peasant. Where's was Lennon's sardonic wit when the cack handed one wrote that little gem

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[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1413572336' post='2579808'] Now you mention it, I have to admit that after plugging in the USB stick (and, folks, this is not a standard off-the-shelf USB memory stick chucked in as an afterthought, but a properly customised design piece in its own right - I've not seen anything like it before but it's very cool indeed!), I did sit back and read through the gatefold sleeve plus insert while listening to the music, so yes, a bit more ritualistic than my usual practice of playing a new CD while doing something else. I really hope he idea catches on! [/quote]so what we need is a tiny little memory stick in a bloody great 12" x 12" gatefold sleeve, with insert, job done, maybe if they's made CD's 12" we wouldn't be having this discussion now

must admit I get very bored just sitting and listening, like to be doing something else as well even if it's just reading the paper, listening while driving is quite pleasant, as is cycling with my mp3 player on, though a tad more dangerous, but I like to live life in the fast lane or in this case on the cycle track

well I must admit I do prefer putting vinyl on a turntable to inserting a CD but I thought it was just a nostalgia thing, perhaps not, the artwork on a CD is pretty sh*tty and none existent on downloads

just read this, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2796510/return-record-vinyl-set-sales-1996-sales-expected-past-one-million-mark.html although I've got a turntable I've not bought vinyl in years, is it nostalgia or is there something in it? I can't really comment on the sound quality, although CD's do sound better these days now I've got a 3-4K Hz drop off in my hearing

pretentious crap, mind you I could only listen to the first minute, does it get any better?

[quote name='Bassjon' timestamp='1413218108' post='2575975'] Have a go at Saw Her Standing There by Beatles - great fun walking bass line! [/quote] and bloody difficult to do properly, for me anyway

of course you enjoyed playing it, it's one of the great rock and roll songs, don't assume there's loads more like that out there, to paraphrase Bill Clinton, "it's all about the song stupid" I'm not calling you stupid btw just trying to make the point that truly ground breaking great songs don't come around that often, as Chuck himself proved by using the same formula on dozens of his own songs

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1412761441' post='2571649'] That's interesting - I always thought it was very loud high frequencies that did for you. [/quote] I was surprised as well

trouble is 99% of musicians don't use them till the damage is done, I've a big hole around 3-4K Hz, as well as tinnitus in one ear, the audiologist reckoned it was the lower frequencies that do the damage I use the music safe ones, I've told our younger than me guitarist and singer to wear ear plugs before the damage occurs, do they listen, do they f**k

I do 1 or 2 open mics a week, but I take along my acoustic guitar and sing, I very rarely see a bass player, but there again I don't do Jam nights (which are totally different from open mics, IMO) they always seem to degenerate into an orgy of blues guitar playing, with the bass player doing endless 12 bar turnarounds, not my cup of tea at all.

[quote name='bassmachine2112' timestamp='1412617619' post='2570460'] They are fabulous little things aren,t they. 6 squid off fleabag-bargain and a DI box as well [/quote] £6? somebody better tell this bloke, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BEHRINGER-BDI21-Bass-Amp-Modeler-Preamp-DI-Box-/181183164721?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a2f5bb131

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1412505561' post='2569370'] Not only did the singer come in early for the second verse in the recording studio, they left it in the finished version, which is still class [media]http://youtu.be/D2zWXpdZo8g[/media] [/quote] works thought doesn't it? I've always thought he meant to do it, In the band I play in we had a similar thing on a track we did, we did a long outro with the intention on fading it out, so we didn't know when to stop, after about 2 minutes the drummer decided to finish it by doing a out of time roll and crashes on the cymbals, sounded like a drum kit falling down the stairs it sound so good we left it in!

you do know you'll probably change your mind in a few months don't you?

just bought an acoustic guitar of ebay, UPS picked it up from the sellers place (Whitley Bay) on Monday at 12.15 it was delivered to me near Nottingham at 10am the next day and it was still in tune! So it's not all bad news on delivery companies

intonation on basses is well overated, or I could just be tone deaf :-)

does a right handed (I'm cack handed) encore I found leaning against a dustbin count?

sounds like you've been a bit of a pain in the arse to me, perhaps you're taking being Sting a bit too far, a well oiled crowd normally means a good gig, if song selection is right, most gigs are where drink is involved so occasionally a drunk goes over the top, learn to deal with it, it comes with the territory

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1411326252' post='2558479'] i know he uses a Shuker [/quote] he does now, back then he used, the now famous, hand painted green P bass that he broke in half and never quite managed to get 'that' tone again