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They go up to grade 8. I think NIB and Welcome To Paradise are definitely very easy compared to other grade 7 tunes such as Hysteria

Tell her you've decided as a band that it's time to become a Cannibal Corpse tribute band. Ask her whether she knows the lyrics to "I c*m blood" and "Relentless Beating". If that doesn't work, tell her you've reconsidered and decided a Kid Rock tribute is the future and ask how her racism skills are.

A mate of mine worked with the Proclaimers once. According to him, they are seriously toxic brothers who absolutely hate each other and are absolute corn holes to work with. He was also not a fan of working with Chemical brothers but I don't think they are actual brothers.

The sub harmonic is good as long as you keep it around 3 o clock

It confused me for a while.

Try the shape button, it makes a huge difference to the mids. Is it an ABM600? The older ABM500 and other earlier models are quite different.

She can play Orion and Pulling Teeth really well but doesn't want to use them because she thinks they've probably heard them both dozens of times. Same for the Tool songs she knows. I'm not so sure, I think they'll have heard them played badly dozens of times so would be more impressed by hearing them played right.

I'm quite surprised NIB by Black Sabbath is grade 7. It's a lot easier than anything else on the list. Even the bass solo at the start is dead easy.

The grades are used as a measure of performance difficulty in more formal lessons. There are exams at each level. I believe there are certain criteria which define what is required at each level. It goes up to grade 8. From memory, grade 1 is very basic with simple rhythms and straightforward note patterns. As you progress the grades, the rhythms get more complex and techniques such as slap and tapping are introduced and the songs get more challenging. It's about performance of covers, not music theory.

Thanks. I'm surprised there's a couple on there I can play. I've never done grades and kind of assumed grade 7 was much higher than I could play.

That's him

That's the badger.

It's a different professor now, I forget his name but he was in quite a successful 90's rock band. We visited last month and its a beautiful place and the facilities are amazing. We left with me wanting to sign up! We live in Frome, not far from Bath so we know the city.

It's Bath Spa she's applying to, the commercial music course. She was going to go with Orion by Metallica or Hysteria by Muse but thought they've probably heard those dozens of times so wanted to play something different. My suggestion was Maxwell Murders by Rancid but she says it's too Ska to show what she wants to do.

I suggested that one. I learned to play it. It's a bit of an endurance test.

She's applying for a commercial music course. I think Dream Theater might be a bit too prog. The audition is supposed to reflect what the applicants most enjoy. Maiden is good though

The offspring (my daughter, not the terrible pop punkers) is working on a uni audition and needs a few grade 7 recordings and she wants one of them to be a metal piece to show what she loves most. Any suggestions for interesting, preferably not prog metal bass lines? Edit : needs to be 4 string and preferably not involve tuning below C#

I had not heard this before but just had a quick listen. I like it and requires further listening.

Their riffs are filthy. Are sticks in Kent different to sticks from elsewhere?

They are amazingly good live. I have never seen anyone else play drums and sing to such a high standard. I will definitely see them again next chance I get

Is this better or worse than a drunk punter at a gig coming up and asking to play guitar with you for a song? I think it possibly is just because Mrs keys should know better and is (I assume) sober.

How about some Neds Atomic Dustbin covers for a bit of two bass action? A compromise to keep everyone happy.

What has been your favourite band discovery this year? New or old band but new to you. For me it's Brutus. I saw them at Arctangent festival and they blew my mind. Interesting and original metal music. The singer/drummer is one of the most talented people I've ever seen live and the rest of the band are great as well.

I bought the Ibanez SRMS805 bass which was my best. I do kind of wish I'd bought a BTB805MS for the better pickups. I got rid of Orange Terror bass amp because it was terrible

My first ever gig (earlier this year) was in Barnstaple, a metal night at the Golden Lion. There seems to be a lively scene there.