Too Many Notes

LumpyGravy · #1 06-09-2007, 09:22 PM

I once played with a band. It was just finishing up the night. The girl that plays the gig asked me to sit in. She said she likes to see me play. Well, there was also another guitarist and vocalist playing with me. We played songs like Mustang Sally and Stormy Monday. Me, being the crazy, spaced out player I am was throwing in all kinds of fills, trill, and spills. I heard the drummer yelling my name. Between songs we suggested I have to watch him. Now, he's just playing really simple ****, few accents and no rolls. So, after the set, he starts giving me this ****,that I need to watch him(when, I can feel his energy and know he exists onstage). I was also told I play too many notes. I just told him that is how I play. Jesus Christ, Mustang Sally???? Boring to me. Then he started giving me more ****. He once told me he admires Tery Bozzio. So do I. Have you ever seen that bastard play?? Killer,all over the place. So, I was a little perterbed. I said, Why don't you play more like Bozzio?? Why not? So after turning down the bassists gear, I just left shaking my head at him. Since then, I hear he wants to apologize. I can hear that. But WOW!!

ibnzneksrul · #2 06-09-2007, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LumpyGravy

I once played with a band.

Kinda obvious why it was just once.

LumpyGravy · #3 06-09-2007, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ibnzneksrul

Kinda obvious why it was just once.

That is one more than you have played in

Higgie · #4 06-09-2007, 10:06 PM

Maybe you WERE playing too many notes.

ibnzneksrul · #5 06-09-2007, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by LumpyGravy

That is one more than you have played in

You sure about that?

LumpyGravy · #6 06-09-2007, 10:12 PM

Maybe, but the audience thought it rocked. My current bands, and yes ibnzneksrul I play in multiple bands, don't ever bitch about how I intepret songs. I am not a note for note player. I play what I feel. Maybe ibnzneksrul you should come to one of my gigs and see for yourself. And Higgie maybe you should come into a pub where I am playing.

Steve · #7 06-09-2007, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by LumpyGravy

I was throwing in all kinds of fills, trill, and spills.

In Stormy Monday????

LumpyGravy · #8 06-09-2007, 10:17 PM

well ibdode I saw your profile. You have a lot of influences that I have. Don't know your caliber, I can't insult you, but I do have a 23+ yrs exp. I have also grabbed influences from the vault, ala Billy Sheehan, Flea, Jaco, Michael Manring, and Joey DeMaio to drop a few names. I love the players you listed, but keep up with the times. Their is a lot of music out there, and furthermore, by the looks of how many posts you do, you don't seem like you play a lot as it is.

LumpyGravy · #9 06-09-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve

In Stormy Monday????

Not like you think,although, that would be something to see. Funny! I think what pissed off the drummer was Play that Funky Music.
I don't believe in playing note for note beacause it makes me feel like a machine.

ibnzneksrul · #10 06-09-2007, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by LumpyGravy

well ibdode I saw your profile. You have a lot of influences that I have. Don't know your caliber, I can't insult you, but I do have a 23+ yrs exp. I have also grabbed influences from the vault, ala Billy Sheehan, Flea, Jaco, Michael Manring, and Joey DeMaio to drop a few names. I love the players you listed, but keep up with the times. Their is a lot of music out there, and furthermore, by the looks of how many posts you do, you don't seem like you play a lot as it is.

Wow. You must be waaaaaay better than me. That is, except for the "too many notes" thing. Thanks for the gig invite, but no thanks. Bassists who constantly overplay are boring IMO.

LumpyGravy · #11 06-09-2007, 10:29 PM

I don't overplay. I do augment. Are you one of those TAB reading types? If so, YAWN!

Cerb · #12 06-09-2007, 10:47 PM

It seems to me that you have a bit of an attitude problem as it is, regardless of who your influences are or how many notes you were actually playing.

There's no purpose in coming onto Talkbass just to insult people.

Steve · #13 06-09-2007, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LumpyGravy

I don't overplay. I do augment.

I don't know guy, to each their own, different strokes and all that. I wasn't there.

It does appear that you got under the drummers skin and pooched his grove which to me would be kind of an uncool thing to do at someone elses gig as a sit in.

I've been on every end of that equation at one time or another. The guy that overplayed, the guy that invited the sit in that went bad, the guy that had to deal with the sit in that went bad, so I don't want to throw any rocks. It's a pretty uncomfortable place for everyone.

I had that Wild Cherry tune shoved down my throat last night and I butchered it too. I hate that friggan song.

LumpyGravy · #14 06-09-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Cerb

It seems to me that you have a bit of an attitude problem as it is, regardless of who your influences are or how many notes you were actually playing.

There's no purpose in coming onto Talkbass just to insult people.

Sorry Cerb, I didn't come here to insult. But if someone gives me a little tude, I will give it back. So what else do you want to tell me??

LumpyGravy · #15 06-09-2007, 11:00 PM

Steve, I do believe I upstaged him, but not intentionally. I have sat in with him and members of his band quite a few times. He is actually find of , sort of a friend. We drink together. The bassist loves my ****. I do admit to "showing off" a bit. She's a good friend and I can do that. Funky music is a "lipstick" song for sure. That is why I took it elsewhere. It seems people here would just play that song as it was tabbed. That is been done. I hate repition. The band I play in feels the song and takes it into space. It lets us all create something, I know I learn **** while doing that.

Johnny Crab · #16 06-09-2007, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve

I had that Wild Cherry tune shoved down my throat last night and I butchered it too. I hate that friggan song.

+1
I double-dislike it because I vividly recall losing VERY fun rock gigs in the 80's to "disco".

It got called out a few weeks back so it came out. Actually it was funny to play.....and watch the dance floor(where to look when a song is not your favorite). Our drummer is a jazz drummer/lover so he laughs at it too....and looks at the dance floor.

Joey3313 · #17 06-10-2007, 12:30 AM

It sounds to me that you are a showoff with no sense of time.

Congrats. You may as well play guitar.

Munjibunga · #18 06-10-2007, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by LumpyGravy

I once played with a band. It was just finishing up the night. The girl that plays the gig asked me to sit in. She said she likes to see me play. Well, there was also another guitarist and vocalist playing with me. We played songs like Mustang Sally and Stormy Monday. Me, being the crazy, spaced out player I am was throwing in all kinds of fills, trill, and spills. I heard the drummer yelling my name. Between songs we suggested I have to watch him. Now, he's just playing really simple ****, few accents and no rolls. So, after the set, he starts giving me this ****,that I need to watch him(when, I can feel his energy and know he exists onstage). I was also told I play too many notes. I just told him that is how I play. Jesus Christ, Mustang Sally???? Boring to me. Then he started giving me more ****. He once told me he admires Tery Bozzio. So do I. Have you ever seen that bastard play?? Killer,all over the place. So, I was a little perterbed. I said, Why don't you play more like Bozzio?? Why not? So after turning down the bassists gear, I just left shaking my head at him. Since then, I hear he wants to apologize. I can hear that. But WOW!!

Lowner? Is that you?

Coelho · #19 06-10-2007, 01:20 AM

I think you have to separate the things... Your desire to spit notes and a band situation.

Take a look at my myspace page (in my signature below). There are 4 songs there.

One is my solo stuff. Can't have more notes than that.

Number 2 and 3 is my band in the early 90's. A lot of space for "pyrotecnics" but the song is still more important.

Number 4 is a rehearsal with a regular rock/pop band. I do the same thing during the damn entire song. Very few notes...But it is all good, it is not in the notes, it is in the groove.

I played w/ a jazz singer around 94, she had a song were I would almost sleep. Only root notes every 5 seconds or so... But it was the most apropriate to the song.

Bruno.

godspeed68 · #20 06-10-2007, 01:37 AM

im not normally one to talk ****, but all of this talk about upstaging and playing all kinds of fills, trill(s), and spills during a song like mustang sally leads me to believe your playing sounds like your alias.