I think I'll ask them "What's the best bass for country?" Because I so want to get the gig. I'll drop everything & move to PA.
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Well, yeah the whole thing's hilarious, but:
The Dead play(ed) a whole bunch of classic country songs: Hank Sr. "You Win Again," Merle Haggard "Mama Tried," Marty Robbins "El Paso" and "Big Iron," Johnny Cash "Big River," and on and on. Some quite straight, and a few, in their own wacky psychedelic way. And they wrote a few straight country tunes of their own ("Mexicali Blues...").
The Dead play(ed) a whole bunch of classic country songs: Hank Sr. "You Win Again," Merle Haggard "Mama Tried," Marty Robbins "El Paso" and "Big Iron," Johnny Cash "Big River," and on and on. Some quite straight, and a few, in their own wacky psychedelic way. And they wrote a few straight country tunes of their own ("Mexicali Blues...").
And yet, Nick Beggs is a monster with Steven Wilson...
Oh, I'll agree 100% with you on that. (And Hank Sr. wrote some classics to sure.) But the Dead covering some of the numbers in the classic country songbook still doesn't make them a "country" band by the standards the language of that ad seems to be making a claim for.
But I was never a genre snob. I'll confess I like Randy Travis. And that an originals band I was in back in the '70s did a speed-metal cover version of Ghostriders in the Sky mixed in with the theme songs for Wild Wild West and The Magnificent Seven that always went over well. Especially with the punks. Guess a catchy song is a catchy song regardless of its genre.
Who said Philly isn't a country town?
I like how they seem to think people who have different political views than they do are special little snowflakes, but they are the ones who can't work or deal with any bassist who isn't pretty much just like them.
...Can't imagine why they are having such a hard time.
...Can't imagine why they are having such a hard time.
Country music, Pennsylvania? Ha ha ha ha h
a ha! You guy are too much.
Mmmhhh - once you leave suburban Philadelphia, the Midwest begins. But Philly isn't Nashville, not that many Country venues, & the ad didn't mention travel.
I didn't realize the Grateful Dead were Country. A Dead set list would open up a few more venues.
Would love to have someone go to a rehearsal & report back.
I got scouted for a gig by an Obama-hating country picker. Lost the gig when I said I was basically a communist.
Nick Beggs is a monster, period (so is John Taylor)
Most people don't want their kids running and crying when someone hurts their feelings by calling them names. Unless it's legit character assassination. But hey whatever
Also, I did hear someone involved in that community actually refer to themselves as a special snowflake so that's the knowledge I was going off. Sorry if I offended you somehow.
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I still remember the 1st time I heard Kajagoogoo: intro had potential [one hit wonder, maybe 1 day I'll take the time to listen to the album], up to about the first 40 seconds, then it's downhill. Maybe someone can do a remix, keep the intro & rework it from there.
WHERE ARE THESE SPECIAL LITTLE SNOWFLAKES?!?!
Despite there being a clear self separation between this poster and a large part of the country, I'm almost more insulted that he thinks there's a bass player out there that:
1. Knows the whole Nashville songbook
2. Understands theory at an advanced level
3. Is under 45 mins away from him
4. And somehow doesn't have a current gig
That person does not exist. If you know how to play, and you know all the tunes, and you're not a d***, you are working. Straight up. You aren't waiting for this waffle to save you from your misery of sitting at home sulking by the phone. And the fact that he is going to hire a bassist with the clear mindset that he is the best thing since sliced bread, the savior of someone's gigless woes, and the king of all things country is insulting to say the least. Be thankful for the good band mates you get, and maybe he won't be stuck trying to find replacements for members who refuse to put up with his s***.
1. Knows the whole Nashville songbook
2. Understands theory at an advanced level
3. Is under 45 mins away from him
4. And somehow doesn't have a current gig
That person does not exist. If you know how to play, and you know all the tunes, and you're not a d***, you are working. Straight up. You aren't waiting for this waffle to save you from your misery of sitting at home sulking by the phone. And the fact that he is going to hire a bassist with the clear mindset that he is the best thing since sliced bread, the savior of someone's gigless woes, and the king of all things country is insulting to say the least. Be thankful for the good band mates you get, and maybe he won't be stuck trying to find replacements for members who refuse to put up with his s***.
Ray Charles had 2 C+W double-albums, & the Eagles definitely listened to Country; go to San Fran & ask around if any of these artists were Country.
The larger point is if you're playing the Grateful Dead, and you complain about snowflakes who can't take a joke, then you may need to listen to the live recordings, you may be missing something.
