Hi Guys,
First of all, sorry for the long radio silence again.
Things have moved on with Jake’s Last Fandango. But, where to start? We have tales of another imploding drummer, gigs …….. Read on, dear friends, read on ….
So, the old bassist m…
So, now the vile spectre of Covid seems to be retreating, it’s time to get the new band going. Jake’s Last Fandango will have their inaugural meeting in the pub (or rather outside the pub) to drink beer, talk music and generally start building band …
I loved Keef’s autobiography, but I did find it seemed to jump about chronologically. Probably just a feature of his addled mind! Ronnie Wood’s autobiography gives an interesting counterpoint - the same events from a different perspective
Annoyingly, my son got given an old Yamaha four track by the school a few years back and I never took the opportunity to do that before we dumped it because he never used it.
So, stand by for tales of my ham-fisted attemps at recording. Luckily, my oldest son is quite an accomplished producer so hopefully he can help a bit.
I have had multi-trackers before.
Years and years ago, before digitals had even been discovered…
So, lockdown goes on and there’s nothing I can do to further the new band. I’ve decided I need to put together some arrangements for the new band, so some sort of multi-track recording is needed. My laptop is pants, and the business can’t afford to …
Thanks for the nice welcome back, guys!
The latest chapter is that I decided to sell my black biker jacket. Decided I was too old for it.
WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING??!?
Cancelled that at the last minute. You're never too old for a black leath…
Hi, Guys! How are you all? Sorry I've been a bit quiet. You will all, no doubt, be totally indifferent to hear I'm still alive!
Thought it'd be good to carry on my witless comentary on my life as a musical nonentity.
Since I last posted my band…
I agree a lot of tab is pants. You have to be careful where you get it from and, as you say, use your ears. I've seen people on YouTube giving tutorials on how to play things and it's clearly not how it was originally played. U2's Vertigo is a ca…
My only comment is that sheet music for rock songs can be misleading. My understanding is that the process starts with a piano player listening to the song off the record who writes the piano score. This will have an approximation to the bass note…
I was having a hair cut the other day and the girl said to me, "I don't know why the Americans are so obsessed with our royal family. i don't even know who their king and queen are!"
I saw an interview with Robert Plant and he raved about them, He described it as Led Zeppelin I. they ahve a couple of songs, Flower Power and Black Smoke Rising which are far more melodic, and less Led Zeppelin=y. I actually hope they move furthe…
Rant away, Megi, rant away. I was working on Bournemouth Seafront yesterday and there was a dodgem car set-up that was playing constant Rock 'n' roll, but not the good stuff (so maybe not, strictly speaking, R 'n' R) but when you listen back to tha…
This song is not their best composition, but I'd say that Rock 'n' roll and Black Dog are both similar examples of Led Zeppelin songs where the guitar riff drives the whole song and the vocals are more of a chant over the top. They Have an EP out o…
The whole purpose of pop music is to annoy the previous generation. People of our age (I get the impression we're all folks who've been around the block a few times) aren't meant to get it, and part of the irritation, to me, stems from the younger …