Recent content by FerruleCat

On the day we were closing on our previous house, I had such severe flu that I could not see straight. Everything was spinning, and it was hard to stay awake. Apparently they brought me the papers in bed and I signed them. I vaguely remember a disembodied voice saying the agent was waiting out...

1) Change the band name to Cinder Jesus. 2) Quit... unless doing free extra work for numbnutzes brings enough fulfillment to make up for the rest. 3) Don't worry about being petty and uptight; some of us are... and that's OK.

"You didn't state what your tone goals are, so I can't advise you." Alternately... "What's wrong with the forum rules you have now?"

"They are dinky and feel really cramped" was presented as an informed opinion, not as a lack of understanding. That presentation determined my reading of the OP. I dont see how talking through the points would change the experiences that led to the original opinion. But if I misread the...

"Help me understand" = passive-aggressive trolling.

My theory is that it had a shameful existence as a pseudo-EUB bolted to a stand.

The bolt threads into the little hole where my hope for humanity used to be.

I saw Broken Bells live a couple of years ago. The lineup was full of multi-instrumentalists, and they rotated duties. They used three different basses, and it was a case study in tone. One was full and clear; another was warm and thumpy, and the third was fairly nasal (in a good way, and my...

The Bunkers were OGs, yo.

2017 is all about the woodshed for me, both with bass and guitar.

With George Michael's passing, I was remarking to the wife that a good name for a GM/Wham tribute band would be Guilty Feet.

This has surely been linked upthread, but this is probably my favorite power pop song:

Even the Ramones strayed into power pop: Plimsouls: Another descending line from the Minders- great bassline: Teenage Fanclub: Moondogs: And the template from Big Star: EDITED to remove Squeeze. Great stuff, but not quite power pop.

They both have above-average avatars, though.

IMO, Linnin is often more brief and to the point in his recommendations, while JimmyM tends to elaborate a bit more. While brevity is often a virtue, I perceive the elaboration as more convincing. So I give the edge to JimmyM insofar as being a bit more convincing constitutes a more effective...