Recent content by Joel Walter

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    Where do you stand?

    Improvising would be an overly-generous term; we are under-rehearsed.
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    Where do you stand?

    I know the drummer very well. But we’re playing a new song or three almost every time we get together (usually one or zero run-throughs), or else one that we haven’t played for a year. If I *see* in his knee or ankle that he’s decided to go for an offbeat of 4 or 2, I can do it with him and I...
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    Where do you stand?

    Agree 100%. I can’t always hear the kick or hi-hat the way I want, but if I can see them, I have a better chance of locking in.
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    NBD - New Jack Casady color!

    The bass is beautiful; the girlfriend is awesome.
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    What bass lesson or tip changed your life.

    Very helpful thread. Thanks to the OP.
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    Bohemian Rhapsody-- yes or no?

    New to TB and a pretty Medium Queen fan. I’ve seen it twice, mostly because my wife is a Major Queen fan. I went the second time because I perceived a lot more attention to detail from the musical standpoint than we usually see in movies like this. First, the story: it was a good story, but...