SteveXFR

I just sold all my gear. Where was the international music media interest in my stuff?

I guess if you're in a punk covers band, you'll mostly be playing to punk fans who know a lot of the more interesting stuff whilst in a party covers band, you'll mostly be playing to drunk people who wouldn't notice if you only played Mustang Sally & Wonderwall alternating all night

One of my mates wanted to start a 70's punk covers band but wanted to just do the big hits (god save the queen, anarchy in the UK, rock the kasbah etc). I think it would have been much more fun to do the less obvious ones. Submission by the Pistols, Anti Pope by The Damned and Dirt by Stooges plus some GBH, UK Subs and Angelic Upstarts

I watched a covers band at a local event recently and three songs in, me and my mate managed to successfully predict ten songs that were in the rest of their set. So many covers bands all play the same songs. Be less predictable, choose something different. I must have heard dozens of bands play Hey Jude, Freebird, Purple Haze (badly) and God Save The Queen by the Sex Pistols.

That's pretty good. I shall have a listen to more of them

Beelzedub - Orbital

Angel of death - Slayer

Picture - Nickelback Dreadful song.

Bristol was heroin capital of the UK in the 90's, not the 70's

This discussion has wandered a little off topic

Ryanair and Pick N Mix. Will you also be dining at the prestigious Wetherspoons restaurant? You're really living the billionaire lifestyle.

Sadly you don't get much for a squid

Poundland have pick n mix

Try BHS. The one between Woolworths and Blockbuster video is the best one.

Village People?

A couple of them had drug problems in the past (before the band). They are now very much against drug use.

Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz

Dopesmoker - Sleep

They look like what they are. They've not had easy lives, they have had addictions and personal problems. Music was their recovery and it's transformed their lives. They're now living their dream, touring the world, selling out big venues, headlining festivals, selling number 1 records

I would think it's exactly the review Idles want

I just saw an article from GB News about Idles set. They're not fans, who'd have thought it? Absolute fury about the anti monarchy chant (even though GB News hate Charles) and the dinghy and ceasefire displeased them greatly. I get the impression Idles my not be upset about this review. The writer seems to think politics in music is a new phenomenon (it goes back at least 100 years) and exclusively liberals (Ted Nuget, Kid Rock & Jason Aldean are liberals?)

Mannequin Pussy are excellent. A lovely bit of 90's style alt rock with a fair hint of grunge and even the odd bit of New York hardcore

I missed all that! I used to think Dev wasn't much good as a bassist, he never plays anything particularly interesting. With everything else going on, his metronome like timing and simple root notes are exactly what the songs need.

I saw a bit of them. Bland, lifeless and lower and slower than the original versions. I don't think any of them sang on the original recording. The band were doing a decent job.

Wasn't he playing Jazz basses?