Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread Pt. 44 Magnum.. the big boys. - Page 12

Niff · #**221** 01-22-2013, 04:01 PM

21st Century Schizoid Maaaaaaaan..

the lyrics in that song are either ridiculously prophetic or that **** has been going on a long time.

**bassboysam** · #**222** 01-22-2013, 04:03 PM

Got offered a show at The Hop in Spokane WA. would love to go but that is a long trek.

Any of you guys have any distro contacts?

Niff · #**223** 01-22-2013, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bassboysam

Got offered a show at The Hop in Spokane WA. would love to go but that is a long trek.

Any of you guys have any distro contacts?

i know of someone who does.. i would not personally be interested in one until songs were 100% concrete versions and we'd done all the fun self releases new bands get to do.

Lazarus.Bird · #**224** 01-22-2013, 04:08 PM

Thanks for the suggestions Tony I'll check that out!

Corey Y · #**225** 01-22-2013, 04:15 PM

Aw crap, it just dawned on me that it's almost time to start coming up with a band name. The worst, that's what that is.

**LOCOPELAND** · #**226** 01-22-2013, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bassboysam

Got offered a show at The Hop in Spokane WA. would love to go but that is a long trek.

Any of you guys have any distro contacts?

Get yourself a show in Seattle and I'll be there!

swspiers · #**227** 01-22-2013, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird

Like 7 years ago I downloaded their whole discography. 21st Century Schizoid Man is one of my favorite songs ever. Unfortunately the rest of that album just sounds kinda like the Beatles... haha. What more stuff is like 21st Century? With the breakdowns (that song basically invented death metal breakdowns), insane walking bass lines, synchronized horn sections, and just heavy as hell riffs. I honestly never got much further. Every time I listened to another song I didn't really like it and just put 21st Century back on.

Laz,

Crim needs serious listening. Fripp is insanely influential in all sorts of genres.

I suggest any Crimson album from 1984 back. We all have our favorites, but the heavy fans usually favor Larks Tongues in Aspic, Starless and Bible Black, and Red. The line-up has John Wetton on bass and Bill Bruford handling the drums. Insane rhythm section!

Even without chemical or herbal help, if you listen to any of these with headphones and you're in the right frame of mind, you can trip pretty heavily. Especially Larks Tongue's.

Another, more 'recent' disc is Discipline. Much more modern with freaky effects, especially from the amazing Adrian Belew. It's still almost 30 years old, but f'it. Anything after Red is new.

And screw the vinyl. Red, Starless and Bible Black, even ITCOTCK is available on DVD-Audio, and the mastering blows away any CD or analogue mastering that was ever done.

For intense, heavy live stuff, find the Great Deceiver box set.

Anywaym get past 21st Century and go to Epitaph and In the Court of the Crimson King. And f' that Beatles comparison. Lennon/McCartney couldn't come up with those two songs with all the acid on the planet! Poseurs!....

Niff · #**228** 01-22-2013, 04:20 PM

^tis a terrible decision making process. even worse when you have to change it later.

on my ebay scouring at work today, i've come up with a question and a statement:

- anyone tried one of those Buddha Machine 4s?
- those Eclipse preamp pedals from the crazy russian dude (beta lead AND beta bass) are now pre built and listed on ebay, if you guys wanted to mc_muench-ify your rig.

swspiers · #**229** 01-22-2013, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Corey Y

Aw crap, it just dawned on me that it's almost time to start coming up with a band name. The worst, that's what that is.

There it is. Ha ha! 'The Worst'. Or you could make it Wurst, which is german for sausage.

Corey Y · #**230** 01-22-2013, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by swspiers

There it is. Ha ha! 'The Worst'. Or you could make it Wurst, which is german for sausage.

There's no way "The Worst" isn't already a band name. I'd wager cash on that one. I imagine hundreds of would be rockers snickering while imagining the intro "Hello...we're The Worst".

You also just unintentionally reminded me that I made it through autumn and most of winter without cooking beer bath brats. Which is an oversight that I should rectify this weekend.

swspiers · #**231** 01-22-2013, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Corey Y

There's no way "The Worst" isn't already a band name. I'd wager cash on that one. I imagine hundreds of would be rockers snickering while imagining the intro "Hello...we're The Worst".

You also just unintentionally reminded me that I made it through autumn and most of winter without cooking beer bath brats. Which is an oversight that I should rectify this weekend.

glad I could help!

mc_muench · #**232** 01-22-2013, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Niff

- those Eclipse preamp pedals from the crazy russian dude (beta lead AND beta bass) are now pre built and listed on ebay, if you guys wanted to mc_muench-ify your rig.

I highly recommend his stuff, though I havent tried any of the other stuff, if its anything like my eclipse its a great alternative to the real boat anchors. I just wish the eclipse had a DI.

http://correctsoundcustom.com/

**bassboysam** · #**233** 01-22-2013, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Niff

i know of someone who does.. i would not personally be interested in one until songs were 100% concrete versions and we'd done all the fun self releases new bands get to do.

do you mind sending me a PM the contact info? looking to see if we can get some of vinyl distributed.

Ron Now · #**234** 01-22-2013, 04:56 PM

Possibly controversial opinion but "the power to believe" is my favorite Crimson record. Prog at it's finest. Saw them on the corresponding tour back in 2003/4 mind blowing.

Road Bull · #**235** 01-22-2013, 05:06 PM

For sure. Me too! Lots of venues here in Seattle.

OldCrow · #**236** 01-22-2013, 05:21 PM

Rye whiskey is awesome.

Mattosaur · #**237** 01-22-2013, 05:31 PM

Since we're kind of on the topic, how many of you guys do the business/booking end of the band? I don't think it will be me 100%, but I suspect I'll be doing a significant chunk of it. That's never really been my role before, though, so I'm picking up lots of this as I go.

I was just curious how many of you guys were active in the biz end of things.

**bassboysam** · #**238** 01-22-2013, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattosaur

Since we're kind of on the topic, how many of you guys do the business/booking end of the band? I don't think it will be me 100%, but I suspect I'll be doing a significant chunk of it. That's never really been my role before, though, so I'm picking up lots of this as I go.

I was just curious how many of you guys were active in the biz end of things.

I do most of it for us.

demon666 · #**239** 01-22-2013, 05:34 PM

It's usually me or the other bass player. Most of the time it's just us out and running into people and getting asked if we could play something. It helps to have been in the scene around here forever and also be friends with almost every bartender in town.

Niff · #**240** 01-22-2013, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bassboysam

do you mind sending me a PM the contact info? looking to see if we can get some of vinyl distributed.

i just had a chat with him and he didn't have much of a hand in the distribution deal - just the production deal, so unfortunately i don't think he'll be of much help!

that poses an interesting question though - who in the thread has had a distribution deal? i know they can be incredibly varied on paper. i've only come into contact with digital distribution deals, never the fine print on physical copies.

i imagine they would change wildly from the norm in this genre too.