What are you listening to right now?

[MothMan]

Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It

 

 

[EssentialTension]

 

[EssentialTension]

 

[ubit]

Listening to this after watching "The Take" on Netflix. Really enjoyed the movie and at the end I was thinking that sounds like Idris Elbas voice. I looked it up and it grows on you.

 

 

 

[Leonard Smalls]

Bit of ol' time Ozzie rock:

 

 

[NancyJohnson]

T-Rex.  I haven't listened to Tanx in a long time, so that's on now.  Electric Warrior after that.

[Reggaebass]

Cruising through Snaresbrook listening to John Holt 

 

[nekomatic]

On 15/11/2021 at 15:06, nekomatic said:

Part one of Carla Bley as Composer of the Week on Radio 3

 

They're starting with her '50s to '70s free stuff but hang in there, it'll get tunefuller 😎

Part two. Some excellent Steve Swallow action and a majestic version of Reactionary Tango. And some proper big band funk to finish with!

[MothMan]

UNKLE - Rabbit In Your Headlights

 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

8 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Bit of ol' time Ozzie rock:

 

Oi! I resemble that remark!

[Stub Mandrel]

8 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Bit of ol' time Ozzie rock:

 

 

 

Actually we can learn a lot about stagecraft from that video.

 

1... if you are four-foot eight surrounded bi six-footers don't stand with your feet a yard apart.

 

2... Mullets - just say no.

[Bassfinger]

Im enjoying this at the moment. Very cleverly written.

 

 

[StickyDBRmf]

UNKLE. Cool. Thanks.

[Kiwi]

I'm on a late seventies binge this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

[Sonic_Groove]

10 hours ago, Kiwi said:

I'm on a late seventies binge this morning.

 

When I first started playing this was on TOP or OGWT to me at the time Greg was the epitome of "a bass player" I wanted the doggy pilot jacket the 8 string Alembic & everything (I think I thought I could sing like Greg then too!!!) Fortunately for me when I could afford the Flying Jacket I got a classic like Keith's -- And I have never seen a real Alembic 8 let alone tried one

[RhysP]

10 minutes ago, Sonic_Groove said:

 

When I first started playing this was on TOP or OGWT to me at the time Greg was the epitome of "a bass player" I wanted the doggy pilot jacket the 8 string Alembic & everything (I think I thought I could sing like Greg then too!!!) Fortunately for me when I could afford the Flying Jacket I got a classic like Keith's -- And I have never seen a real Alembic 8 let alone tried one

They actually had Greg's Alembic 8 string for sale in Andy's in Denmark St. many years ago.

It was a beast!

[Reggaebass]

11 hours ago, Kiwi said:

I'm on a late seventies binge this morning.

 

 

I remember seeing this on top of the pops when I was a kid , I didn’t know it was an 8 string and thinking about it, it was the Bassline that stood out for me 

[Reggaebass]

26 minutes ago, RhysP said:

They actually had Greg's Alembic 8 string for sale in Andy's in Denmark St. many years ago.

It was a beast!

Can you remember how much it was 🙂

[Sonic_Groove]

6 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Can you remember how much it was 🙂

As it was "The Pirate Bass" from His pirate period 🙄 Probably 30 pieces of silver? !!! Lol 😂

[Kiwi]

1 hour ago, Sonic_Groove said:

When I first started playing this was on TOP or OGWT to me at the time Greg was the epitome of "a bass player" I wanted the doggy pilot jacket the 8 string Alembic ... And I have never seen a real Alembic 8 let alone tried one

Like most 8 and 12 strings, they're very much a one trick pony and really suit power trios otherwise they just compete with too many other instruments. The serial on Greg's bass was 791300 and mine is 791309.  Given they both have graphite necks, they're practically sisters.  Alembic sold quite a few of them to Canada as the necks could cope with the sub zero to room temperature fluctuations a lot better than wooden necks at the time.

[Sonic_Groove]

9 minutes ago, Kiwi said:

Given they both have graphite necks,

Didn't know it was Graphite! Bugger I really want one now!!! 🤣

 

Kiwi I don't want to derail this thread but are there any pics of yours in another ?

Edited November 19, 2021 by Sonic_Groove
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[RhysP]

36 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Can you remember how much it was 🙂

There was no price on it, and even though they begrudging let me have a fondle of it for a few minutes they just said "You can't afford it" when I asked how much it was.

[Reggaebass]

Out of curiosity I looked up the charts for then , I think ELP got to no2, but I also remember Peaches by the stranglers 

[bartelby]

Wayne Adams and Iggor Cavalera's rather noisy project: Petbrick

 

 

[Reggaebass]