wateroftyne

[quote name='Protium' timestamp='1322249100' post='1448689'] Where has the blue theme gone? [/quote] It was a bit too saucy for the kids, apparently.

[quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1322230269' post='1448293'] Geddy's playing?? I think he continues to contribute colour to the songs the way he always did. As Rush has evolved he has evolved into more of an all round musician than his original 'bass player who sings'. I'm all for that. The song comes first. Always the song. [/quote] I actually think the song comes second with them these days...!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1322173061' post='1447673'] I'd love to hear that re-mixed with bass & drums significantly further forward in the mix. [/quote] Yes - that would be nice.

[quote name='cd_david' timestamp='1322172403' post='1447660'] [media]http://youtu.be/hOPxZ5NF-aM[/media] [media]http://youtu.be/KYVbekOQCYs[/media] Heres 2 that I think are brilliant but have the flamenco and chordal work all over them but still full of energy and drive. [/quote] Ah - I forgot about Driven. OK.. Driven it is. Freeze though... I've just had another listen in case I'm missing anything, but that song to me is everything I don't like about a lot of the stuff of this era. A load of snippets pro-tool'd together, with Geddy awkwardly trying to fit a melody around it. Bleh.

Cheers, all! It's great fun to do live. It's pretty uncharacteristic of the rest of the album...

I can... I created this thread on it.

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1322155728' post='1447376'] Yes, his playing and tone has changed, as have the band. But imagine how boring it would be if they still dressed flowing robes and sounded like they did in 1977? [/quote] But imagine how great it would be if the songs from the last three albums had bass parts that didn't sound like phoned-in afterthoughts..!

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1322151308' post='1447289'] I have a theory that a lot of famous bands/artists have too many people around them telling them everything they do is great and they start believing it. A lack of criticism and self regulating crap filter ends up with poor output. [/quote] That could well be the problem in this case, IMO. [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1322150436' post='1447276'] Or harmony. Their songwriting is very poor these days. I don't like his vocal melodies, the awful mixing and mastering. There's no sweetness to their songs anymore, no energy, no beauty. They seem to have so little to say.[/quote] Yep - Geddy's vocal phrasing is slapdash... and they don't write songs any more. They assemble licks in ProTools.

There's just no [i]melody [/i]in the lines anymore. Come on, Geddy... sort it out!

I ran my Focus for years with Sansamp and EBS pre's. It was fine, it did the job well, but it missed the oomph of latter-day switching amps. It reminded me a bit of the RH450...?

That is SO cool.

First of all, I love Rush, and like a sheep I'll always buy everything they release. But.. I'm struggling to think of what Geddy's last [i]great[/i] bass part was. Y'know the sort... Marathon. Turn the Page. Digital Man. Freewill. By-Tor. Distant Early Warning... before everything got buried under chords and flamencoesque clattering. I think it's Alien Shore off Counterparts: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E0RrVXy9Uw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E0RrVXy9Uw[/url] Prove me wrong, people! What great lines have I overlooked from Test For Echo, Vapour Trails and Snakes and Arrows?

Thank you

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1322134238' post='1446872'] One new feature could help you here: Hide any signatures that are too large. [i]*hides Bilbo's signature*[/i] [/quote]

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1322136095' post='1446919'] Damn, that's annoying. I only like mobile view if it gives an advantage (which in many cases it doesn't). I guess I'll just have to either use another browser just for basschat or go into the settings every time I visit. [/quote] There's a 'full site' button at the bottom. That seems to drop a cookie which keeps it in full site mode. As it 'appens, I really rate the mobile site anyway. I can't see me shifting to full site too often.

Just a thought - I don't know how relevant it is to most, but.. Since the upgrade I can follow a thread just by reading the torrent of reply notifications I get in my inbox. I don't really have to visit the site, which in turn means there's less chance to get involved in other threads, etc...

I've not really noticed any change as I tend to stay out of off-topic. It's the same old stuff over and over again.

Hi folks Been in the studio recently with one of my bands... here's a tune from it, which is pretty rocky for me. Recorded on my fretless P. I wasn't around for the mix, so I couldn't fight it's corner. it speeds up like a bugger, but we decided to free this one from the tyranny of the click, because of the nature of the tune. I think it works... [url="http://soundcloud.com/wateroftyne/hm"]http://soundcloud.com/wateroftyne/hm[/url] And here's a sampler of some other tunes... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOwyM1pLZE0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOwyM1pLZE0[/url]

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1322087494' post='1446488'] For me the feel of Bass Chat has certainly changed in recent times and not for the better. Ironically I guess it's due to it's success and growth. [/quote] To be fair, there's a thread along these lines every year or so.

if you want controversial tittle-tattle, there's always the Daily Mail.

If you discount a bass because of how it plays, without taking into account a decent setup.. you might miss 'the one'.

From a PM exchange this afternoon: [quote]I used to be called Howard the bass player until folks heard me play. Now i'm just Howard.[/quote]

Disney music? Soul-less? Never! The Princess and the Frog, anyone? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbAW_x177lo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbAW_x177lo[/url]

[quote name='PauBass' timestamp='1322036828' post='1445588'] Tried that and still not working. With Firefox everything works fine but not with Chrome, I can't even reply to posts [/quote] Hmmm... time to start disabling toolbars and plugins, I think. Failing that.. reinstall...

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1322036034' post='1445577'] I saw Genesis supporting Lindisfarne at Birmingham Town Hall but top of the bill were Van Der Graaf Generator. [/quote] Ah, the Six-Bob Tour. I wish i'd been around in those heady days...