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once I get them from Kim I’ll get the raw files over to @TTony , I’m sure we can make them available to anyone who wants them!.
you can all have a crack at mixing as well it’s good fun!!!!!
@munckee | @TTony | @slacker | @McToot | @MtB - all learning to fly!
@poopot | @Jonathangus | @Bridgehouse | @munckee | @MtB - Comfy numb..
https://i.imgur.com/st1G7yV.jpg
Secondly @Rabs took this one on my phone for @TTony and I to use for the cover of our album of duets, working title is "ttony and mme - the drugs really don't work" but if anyone ahs any better suggestions let me know : )
https://i.imgur.com/6KT9gJA.jpg
I am always surprised at these Jams (Quad and Water Rats) with people who step up, play well and then in this thread or the post Quad one, admit that they havent played much. Respect.
There wasnt anyone who played badly and the way people adapted to playing with 'strange' people exceeded a lot of bands I've played in (and left). I've played in bands where people are unprepared, or egotistical.
I was a pleasure to play for you lot in rehearsal or recorded and also have people play for me. Both the times I sang I was supported by a good band. So thanks.
It only needs someone to casually say on the day "that was brilliant - I'm so glad I came" or "I didn't think I'd be able to do that" and the effort is worth it.
I wish more people who were nervous or under confident would take the plunge and come and give it a go - nearly everyone I speak to at jams says they have surprised themselves, and nobody regrets turning up..
In the actual room when playing I could barely hear the singers, nor could I hear my own guitar very well. I made what I assume is a rookie mistake of standing in front of my amp and facing poopots amp, I heard his guitar really clearly.
@mtb definitely saved my hearing with the ear plugs though thanks for that.
I've been playing live in a mix of bands with a mix of instruments for 25+ years, and I'm still learning lots. I find the most difficult thing to balance is monitor levels for your own instrument versus everyone else - as a bass player hearing the drums is essential, but being able to get a good groove on with rhythm guitar and knowing where you are in a song at any point is vital too.
I've also learned that on stage it never sounds the same as out front. In fact, it sounds wildly different at different places on stage - just walking around the main room on Saturday showed just how different it sounds in different spots..!
I'm guessing that no one in the building that day plays together on a regular basis if at all?... Myself and Matt are in a band and we gig regularly and meet up every couple of weeks with our bass player and singer to run through new stuff and we both know Bill from old, but apart from us three, how many of you actually have met each other before? let alone played with each other before!!!!.
Performances as good as they were from a group of guys that only met that day?... Brilliant!... cant say anything more tbh!
For those of you who have never played with others before, my experience (I am a quarter step ahead as I've done a few months Rock Project and a couple of micro-gigs) is that's it's usually easier than on Sunday. You usually know the players at least a little, have had some jam time, and most importantly when you see a smiling audience you realise they're there for fun not to criticise, it's a big relaxer. They're on your side, and they care more about groove than perfection. People love live music.
Havent played with Bill for nearly a decade... One of the best gigs we ever did was with him on bass (I say on bass loosely-He had a bass with him)...
Small venue 100 people or so... Soundcheck was at 5pm... No Bill... 6pm...Still no Bill... 7pm... Better ring Bill... No answer... Due on at 8.30...
8.25pm and Bill shows up... absolutely drunk as can be, been at the football all day and was steaming...
It became very apparent very quickly that despite his reassurances of "I'll be fine" he really wasn't... but we went with it anyway. The crowd just joined in with the fun and got him drunker and drunker. At one point he had at least a dozen full pints sat around his amp... He was dropping notes, playing the wrong song, even playing between songs etc etc... but it remains to this day one of the best and funniest gig experiences I've ever had...
After we loaded out he came up to me and asked "what time do we go on?" when I told him we'd done the gig his response was "great, how did i play?"
We (current band) still go back to that venue 3 or 4 times every year!...
Entertainment wins above perfection every time!!!!!
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Well it is kind of cool... It says that the owner has monetised it.. So we are now helping the bands that we pay tribute to make money.. Ok it will probably only amount to about 10p but still.. We are contributing in our own small way
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