People get jealous of anyone who's better looking than they are, basically.
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ponchonlefty
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i figured it was something like that. i get that a lot.People get jealous of anyone who's better looking than they are, basically.
ponchonlefty
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i could see if they just posed and had no playing ability. letting someone be the singer just because they own
the pa system is crazy. but having a talented player in a band is a no brainer.
the pa system is crazy. but having a talented player in a band is a no brainer.
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It's a zoo and it's a blast.
armyadarkness
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EGGSACTLY!!!
I suspect that Ian Hill has led a very happy, fruitful life... as a complete nobody, who is best friends with and has 24/7 access to the most famous musicians of the last 60 years.
You could literally have front row seats to a Judas Priest concert, leave the concert, go to Arbys, and he could hand you your order at the drive-though window, without you recognizing him.
I've even played a few JP songs onstage many years ago, but Rob Halford is the only name I knew to be associated with that band.
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armyadarkness
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The Guitar players for JP... Glen Tipton and KK Downing, were just about as famous as a guitar player could possibly get.
Bass players and drummers just werent noticed until Flea, and unfortunately Pete Wentz (who was a substantially better hotdog boiler, than notable bassist).
I could walk in to a room with 100 random people in it, and ask: What famous bass player recorded the Bassline for the Police's "Roxanne", and if two people knew the answer, I'd eat a lightly seasoned turd.
armyadarkness
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Fuck it! Lets pack up our shit and tour the USA with our upright acoustic rendition of the JP catalogue! Honestly, I think we'd be selling out venues by the end of the first month. We just need a guitarist. I can easily handle the vocals and kazoo. This is far from my worst idea.
armyadarkness
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But enough about Motley Crue, how's the Pontiac coming?
armyadarkness
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Not in 1960-1980 it wasnt.
ponchonlefty
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been cleaning the shop,hurt my back and trying to get the nerve to go back out there. the firebird is ready to crank and listen to that sweet sound. gotta finish the 6 speed pressing gears off and replacing them with new. nothing special. i decided to replace the main shaft it has about .025 run out from the chipped gears. i could straighten it but found a new one cheap. should be like new when done.
ponchonlefty
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true. now you got those that can fix your singing.
Maybe so for those in your generation, and they did sell a metric shit ton of records, but almost no one in the scenes around me at that time listened to that type of music at all. It's actually something I wouldn't mind revisiting and looking to steal some stuff from, so I like your idea about doing an off kilter tribute thing. Touring, not so much though. I haven't been to a legit concert in about 4 1/2 years, and if I ever do go to another one it'll have to be in just the right venue. No idea what that might look like though, in all honesty. I only go to bars these days to play music and we don't even have a viable indoor rock venue around here anymore, the one I used to mix in got sold and is going to be some kind of uptown hotel/spa thing now. I recently was pitched on mixing some outdoor festival shows next year, without having to do any substantial grunt setup/teardown work. Between that and some potential new playing projects I've been working towards, maybe some more joy from music will come back into my life. It's ironic, as my playing has never been better and I seem to be getting a lot more respect from the pros around here that I admire the most. But those guys are all playing for chump change now, like I used to, which is only OK if it's original stuff I love, otherwise I'd rather just give it away at open mics occasionally when I feel like it.
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Pilgrim
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Hmmm. Bass players of my generation...?
Chas Chandler
Jack Bruce
James Jamerson
Carol Kaye
The Duck
John Lodge
John Paul Jones
Jerry Scheff
Ronnie Wood
Bill Wyman
Some guy named McCartney
Peter Cetera
John Entwhistle
Ray Brown
Charles Mingus
Jack Casady
Some guy named Jaco
Bootsy Collins
I think there were some good ones in there.
Chas Chandler
Jack Bruce
James Jamerson
Carol Kaye
The Duck
John Lodge
John Paul Jones
Jerry Scheff
Ronnie Wood
Bill Wyman
Some guy named McCartney
Peter Cetera
John Entwhistle
Ray Brown
Charles Mingus
Jack Casady
Some guy named Jaco
Bootsy Collins
I think there were some good ones in there.
ponchonlefty
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i think so too. even i recognize the names. heavy hitters. from the stuff i seen here i think we got some on this forum as well. i haven't seen all of you guys.
Yep, and my list would be 2-3 times deeper, easily. But a lot of those would be jazz players many here probably aren't super familiar with. Jaco was arguably only the third best bass player in Weather Report according to me, for instance.
ponchonlefty
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different styles really doesn't make a better player. at least you cant judge from it. i think imagination is needed along with skill should be part of the equation yes?
Sethdusith
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If she was a small time YouTuber playing their favorite old songs, they'd love her lol. Until she was famous for it. It's the duality of manPeople get jealous of anyone who's better looking than they are, basically.
ponchonlefty
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some are afraid of success others are pissed the some have it. its the crabs in the bucket experiment.
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Some call it the duality of man. I call it small-dick energy
