SteveXFR

Wind in the ego a bit. You're just making yourself look a bit of a tool

Apologies for my misunderstanding

Some of them actually could play (Clash, Damned and Stranglers) and generally those still going really can play now. I saw UK Subs recently supporting Bad Religion and they're seriously good now.

I didn't support the postal strikes until I saw an interview with the boss of Royal Mail. What a thoroughly horrible bloke with a terrible attitude towards his employees.

Whatever you do, don't get an isobaric cab and expect light weight and good sound because you'll get neither. The 212 is very punchy though. I had a 115 which sounded very deep and was loud but a little mushy. I'm currently using a 410 which sounds spot on but it weighs as much as a cow.

Be quiet and drive - Deftones Metal bands are more polite

Back to school - Deftones Great band, terrible song.

Mmmmmmoooootttthhhhhheeeeeeerrrrrrr - Danzig

To Sirrus - Gojira

I don't know who I am - The Cribs

You're doomed - Andy Swedlove

Sitting on the Dock of the bay - Otis Redding

Weeble wobble - Eliminate

Vibrator - Motorhead

Sputnik - Public Service Broadcasting

Road to Hull - Chris Rea

Start - The Jam

Seems like a perfect reply

Sex Pistols were the manufactured boy band of punk, not really the place to look for what punk was about. For most punk was an escape from a depressing time, a community of like minded people and music which gave an output for built up frustration and anger. Punk existed in New York quite a long time before it started in London. The name punk was first used in a fanzine in NY. The London scene definitely does not represent the world of punk.

Most punks aren't in to the whole sex pistols anarchy and tartan trousers thing that was just a small part of the genre. Punk existed long before that in America. I don't think Stooges ever mentioned anarchy. Most punk bands were in it for the music and there's lots of sub genres with different sounds. Something like Rancid is a whole different musical world to Sex Pistols. Have a listen to something like Maxwell Murders by Rancid, it's certainly not the root note, slightly out of time bashing that you'd hear from Sid Vicious.

Now I understand. You're one of those people who thinks what doesn't fit your personal taste is just bad. Punk and metal are definitely about music. Metal in particular is often incredibly technical (nu metal and hair metal excepted) and a lot of punk, especially ska punk is pretty complex.

Like I said, If you're getting the right sounds, why would it matter how you get them? Lemmy, like all metal musicians are aiming for a sound which you may not consider quality but many others do. I think Lemmy's bass lines were often pretty much perfect for Motorhead's punk/metal crossover sound so where's the lack of quality? As for not being influential. Motorhead are listed as influences by nearly every major metal and heavy rock band including Foo Fighters and Metallica

Lemmy made a huge amount of money writing and playing music that millions of people enjoyed and travelled the world playing to enormous crowds and has influenced probably the majority of metal bands who came after. Id consider that to be a fairly accomplished bassist. Does the actual technique used really matter if the sound that comes out is good? As far as I'm concerned that's the ultimate aim of playing any musical instrument. I agree, learn the right techniques to start with but maybe later do what works best for you to get the sounds you want.

Disinformation - Ministry