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[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1370946549' post='2107716'] The difference is, a half century after the fact, a generation far removed from the hype is listening to and enjoying this. Why is that? Oh yeah....it's good. [/quote] But they're not screaming at it, are they - they're listening to it. The ability to make teenagers scream and the quality of the music are totally unrelated - it's just that in this case, as it happens, the band had both. [quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1370950358' post='2107763'] Excluding all enjoyable aspects from it doesn't make it more artsy. It just makes it less good. [/quote] Do you scream and wet your knickers when you're enjoying yourself?

My friends and I were well into the long hair hippy/rocker/dope scene at the time - that was exotic and magical as well as deeply anti-establishment, and a world we aspired to join. Punk to us was just ugly and stupid. I was born about five years too late, I think.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1370877477' post='2106739'] Not necessarily - I was a teenager at the time & I didn't get it at all. It just seemed like another fad to me, like Rollermania a few years previously. [/quote] +1 I was 16 in 1976 - I thought it was all sh*te.

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1370875940' post='2106711'] It was more about trousers than anarchy. [/quote]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1370872368' post='2106636'] Personally I'd prefer a bass player to be in tune and playing something that sounds good... [/quote] You snobby elitist.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1370652657' post='2104109'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So what do you reckon punk is?[/font][/color] [/quote] (in its original and purest form) Music played by people who can't play, and don't care, for people who can't tell, and don't care.

Saw Mari Boine and band last week. Fabulous gig. Guitarist and drummer played sitting down, bassist, trumpet player and Ms Boine stood. Last month, I went to see Lau at the Union Chapel - all 3 sit to play (guitar/vox, violin, accordion). Given the choice, I'd opt for sitting, but it depends a lot on the genre and general vibe of the gig (and available stage space). EDIT: it occurs to me that at both the gigs I mentioned, the audience were seated too - I wonder it it's less appropriate to play sitting if your audience is standing??? Just a thought. Though the Proms would suggest that this shouldn't be taken as a general rule.

Nice one, thanks for posting.

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1370441202' post='2100893'] Though the II V 1 progression comparison was pretty funny. [/quote] [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1370441769' post='2100908'] What is funny about the II V I progression? I've never found it funny, or indeed very interesting. [/quote] [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1370442680' post='2100929'] Please do expand on this. The funny bit i mean. [/quote] I suspect it's the idea that the II V I progression is in some way particularly characteristic of jazz - it's one of the simplest and most common progressions in western diatonic music (and therefore also common in jazz, especially the kind based on "standards"). But I could be wrong. And I'm not taking sides. In fact, I was never here. You've not seen me, right? EDIT for thread relevance: yes, the doc looks very interesting. Thanks for posting.

I've sung avante-garde opera in the shower, but only when the water suddenly runs cold.

For me, weight is just as important as pickup configuration, neck dimensions, scale-length etc when choosing a bass. Think mine is about 8lbs - I wouldn't go much above that (but then I'm a nine stone (ish) weakling ). You're never going to play your best on an instrument that you're not physically comfortable with.

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1370343528' post='2099304'] Is it just me that is slightly [s]disappointed with [/s] relieved at the content of this thread. [size=4]From the title I expected photographs of a bare legged Bilbo, or at least in a kilt or something.[/size] [/quote] [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1370343528' post='2099304'] And Bilbo, bring back the carrots! [/quote] I suspect he'll have to prise them from Skank's cold dead hand.

Keep the motor, and you could have your own Leslie-style cabinet, with fast and slow spinning options.

Yes, I find simplifying my setup if anything more satisfying than adding to it. Instrument-wise I'm down to: - 1 acoustic guitar - 1 electric guitar - 1 bass guitar - 1 ancient electric piano (+ small slightly less ancient MIDI sound module) - 1 synth - 1 piano accordion - 2 melodeons/diatonic accordions (one 2 row for morris, one 3 row for playing at home) Like Nige I have vastly simplified my recording setup too, which now consists of a laptop, interface, small mixer plus phones / mics and monitors. I have no instrument amps at all.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1369334431' post='2088002'] Hallå harsta'gøtten! Velkomm til BC. Mine Nårsk ær nått så bra såm jur Engelsk, menn jai hoppast du will trivast hær ( ... og nå får vi se åssen disse folka greier seg med gogel trens let. ). [/quote] [i]Howdy harsta'gøtten! Welcome to BC. My Nårsk ary reached the end so good Saam udder English, men jai jump you will thrive army (... and now we'll se how these guys manage with Gogel Trens look.: Lol:).[/i] Not very well apparently. Welcome Magne. I'm off to see your compatriot Mari Boine in London next week. And I've just had a hot dog in Skandi Kitchen. So that's my Scandophile credentials established .

[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1369302080' post='2087420'] Getting paid to play bass is a terrible job. 1. You can be a session musician but you might be asked to play with one of those dreadful bands that appear on 'Later'. 2. You can play weddings or cruise ships but you'll have to play things like 'Eye of the Tiger' or something by Coldplay. 3. You can teach but you feel suicidal after the first month. Get a proper job. [/quote] Brilliant.

I remember hearing Ginger Baker appear on a Radio 4 chat show that featured a range of guests from different fields. Having interviewed Baker, the presenter moved on to talk to a distinguished scientist about cosmology. As soon as the big bang was mentioned, Ginger storms in ranting on about how he can't understand how anyone could be so stupid as to believe in such a ridiculous idea as the big bang..."I mean, where was this big bang...". The scientist remained polite and unphased and even attempted the impossible task of trying to explain the big bang to Ginger. I so wished he had instead replied to Baker's outburst with "yes, well that's why I'm a professor of astro-physics and you hit things with sticks for a living".

I like the comment: [i]So a capo is to make a guitar have less notes? Why dont they just make the guitars with shorter necks?[/i]

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1368190071' post='2074272'] I have tried some very expensive basses, and 95% of them I find I prefer my bargain Ibanez! Equally, if I had a bass worth in the thousands, I'd be terrified to take it out of the house and gig with it!! [/quote] This. A few years ago I "upgraded" from a cheapie Peavey Milestone III to a Japanese Fender Aerodyne bass. It was no better an instrument, though cosmetically it looked flasher. Sold it again and stuck with my Peavey.

[quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1367580977' post='2067160'] I go see ballet a fair bit - watching the dancers and the orchestra - and my first thought is often 'Christ - I could never do that'. But that's just not true. If I put the hours in that those folk do in the ways that they do it of course I could. [/quote] Oooooh, I feel a bet coming on... [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1367580977' post='2067160'] Put them on a stage in a boozer full of scrotes on a Saturday night and get them to do what I can do well and they'd probably crap themselves.[/quote] That's a bit like saying "That Einstein bloke was a bit clever, an all, but could he install a gas cooker? Could he f***."

One of the best bands I've seen live in recent years is Lau. They have great stage presence, and a great rapport with the audience, and have won "best band" several years on the trot in the BBC Folk awards. But, to look at, they're just three blokes dressed in their everyday clothes sat on chairs (admittedly Martin Green rocks around on his like a demented muppet when the mood takes him). It's their musicianship and personality that makes their gigs great events, not theatrics or costumes. On the other hand, without theatrics and costumes, our morris band would be entirely pointless. So it's horses for courses, really. Some genres are all about the music, others are all about the show, and some are a bit of both. Generally, I think, the more substance the music has, the less important the theatrics are.

I bought the solo LP way back because I played bass and I thought I ought to check it out. I didn't really like it, but back then LPs were expensive, and having bought one you tended to persevere with it a bit. I never really got into it though. I quite like some of Jaco's stuff, and there's a couple of tracks that still set my foot tapping (can't remember any names), but most of that American jazz/funk stuff just bores me. It doesn't matter how good a player is if the material they play isn't your cup of tea. I really don't care how good/innovative Jamerson was, because I have no interest in the kind of production-line pop he played on. If that's your thing, then I suppose you'll appreciate him more. [quote name='EMG456' timestamp='1367367167' post='2064874'] One of a kind and my greatest bass hero. [/quote] I used to have musical heroes. But then I grew up.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1367333936' post='2064354'] I admit I could spend a whole day fly-fishing, but I certainly couldn't spend [u]every[/u] day fly-fishing. [/quote] Reminds me of a story I heard years ago (possibly by PG Wodehouse???) Apologies if I get some of the fishing terminology wrong. Country squire arrives at the Pearly Gates and is welcomed by St Peter. "I won't be much trouble", he says, "if you could just find me a nice stretch of river with a few trout in, that'd do me nicely. Fishing's the only the thing I've ever really cared about, don't y'know". "Ah", says St.Peter, "come with me, I think we have the very thing for you", and he leads him through the gates and at length they arrive at an idyllic river scene, with soft grassy banks, beautiful trees for shade, set in glorious rolling countryside. "This is perfect!" exclaims the squire. "Glad you like it", says St Peter, and hands him the most exquisite rod he's ever seen. The squire handles it admiringly, feels the free-running reel, the perfect balance of weight and elasticity, and prepares to cast. The moment his line hits the water, a magnificent specimen of trout takes the bait, and after a few minutes of playing him, the squire reels him in to his landing net. "Fabulous!", he thinks, and prepares to cast again. Once again, no sooner has he cast his line than another huge trout is caught on the hook. Again, he carefully reels in his catch. "Well I never!", he says to himself, "I've never had a day like this in all my life!". His third cast and fourth cast are met with further instantaneous successes, and when his fifth cast has the same result he feels just a trace of annoyance. After a dozen catches, he is starting to get a bit fed up. He turns to St Peter and says, "look, old chap, if it's all the same to you, I think I'll try a bit further along, and see what it's like there". "I'm sorry", replies St Peter, "I'm afraid you have to stay here until you've caught them all". "Oh hell" says the squire. "That's right" says St Peter.

[quote name='Lee Carter' timestamp='1367337115' post='2064407'] A Morris band!! Don't you have to re-tune every time you hit your guitars together? [/quote] Re-tune? That would imply we've tuned in the first place. [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1367337604' post='2064413'] Might join a morris side, what's the dough like? [/quote] We get the occasional free beer. Actually, we do get some paid gigs, but the dosh goes into general side funds and pays for stuff like rehearsal space, publicity materials and the squire's yacht.

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1367330024' post='2064272'] I have a wish list of a bunch of guys, probably enough for 2 and a half bands, all knowing the same set, and claiming to be the same band (mostly deppy types) who can throw a line-up together on short notice, not have to turn up if they don't fancy it and still keep a full schedule without upsetting anyone. Preferably all multi-instrumentalists, so that switching is easy, and all able to sing well enough to cover pubby things. That way commitment isn't an issue, and the whole thing is relaxed and nice. It will never happen though. [/quote] Except for the bit about singing, and the fact that it's guys [b]and[/b] girls, that's pretty much the way our morris band works.