Let's spread some musical misinformation

[-Asdfgh-]

Canadians don't hate American musicians, it is just that their songs don't sound right once played 50% in French as required by Canadian law. Neil Young moved to the US because he refused to play half of each song in French.

However, in Ontario it is easy to get songs to rhyme:

One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow, eh.
One man and his dog, eh
Went to mow a meadow, eh

 

[eyeballkid]

Robert Plant reported that he had to have Jimmy Page in the band because "he was the best damn French kisser I ever had!"

 

[ZenG]

Typical Canadian jam-session conversation:-

bassplayer:- 'What key is that in?"

guitarist:- "Eh?"

bassplayer:- "A?"

guitarist :- "No...D.."

bassplayer:- "Eh?"

guitarist:- "No!....D!"

bassplayer:- "Oh...o.k....D"

guitarist:- "Eh?"

bassplayer:- " You're asking me??...you said D!!!!"

 

[PillO]

Robert Plant reported that he had to have Jimmy Page in the band because "he was the best damn French kisser I ever had!"

An often told story, however in reality, Jimmy Page replaced George Fichus and JPJ replaced Bruce Fern. Robert Plant did not want the band to be perceived as 'Botany Rock'.

 

[PillO]

Typical Canadian jam-session conversation:-

bassplayer:- 'What key is that in?"

guitarist:- "Eh?"

bassplayer:- "A?"

guitarist :- "No...D.."

bassplayer:- "Eh?"

guitarist:- "No!....D!"

bassplayer:- "Oh...o.k....D"

guitarist:- "Eh?"

bassplayer:- " You're asking me??...you said D!!!!"

True Canadians can tell the difference between "A" and "eh" by intonation. It is the root of the Canadian affectation for saying "oout". But some conversations are confusing: is this played in A? No, in E eh. My old band played it in D eh.

 

[5StringBlues]

A is also this man's favorite key.

 

[GBassNorth]

Typical Canadian jam-session conversation:-

bassplayer:- 'What key is that in?"

guitarist:- "Eh?"

bassplayer:- "A?"

guitarist :- "No...D.."

bassplayer:- "Eh?"

guitarist:- "No!....D!"

bassplayer:- "Oh...o.k....D"

guitarist:- "Eh?"

bassplayer:- " You're asking me??...you said D!!!!"

I think there's a South Park episode in there my friend.

 

[PillO]

I think there's a South Park episode in there my friend.

Phase 1 - Play bass
Phase 2 - ?
Phase 3 - Profits

 

[Arion]

St. Alphonso made his pancakes using yellow snow.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

If you take all the delay effects out you will find that the first three albums by U2 are just the hits by The Shadows that The Edge learned as a boy.

 

[PillO]

If you take all the delay effects out you will find that the first three albums by U2 are just the hits by The Shadows that The Edge learned as a boy.

Not quite so complex

 

[eyeballkid]

"Bono" is Gaelic for "Bollocks"

 

[PillO]

"Bono" is Gaelic for "Bollocks"

I thought it was pronounced "bozo"

 

[GBassNorth]

I thought it was pronounced "bozo"

That's his real name. He changed it later in life when he started loosing his hair.

 

[eyeballkid]

Speaking of hair, Robert Plant's long locks are actually a weave made from his unnaturally long pubic growth.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Speaking of hair, Robert Plant's long locks are actually a weave made from his unnaturally long pubic growth.

And Kate Bush is the weaver, for obvious reasons. She's had plenty of practice.

 

[PillO]

And Kate Bush is the weaver, for obvious reasons. She's had plenty of practice.

Kate Bush is the stage name of Katherine Merkin.

 

[ZenG]

To get "twang" you need to temper your strings.

Heat them up on an openflame forge pit to 800 degrees F until they are cherry red.....then immediately drop them into a large bucket of cold fresh water.

( Wear safety goggles...because you never know..)

 

[PillO]

To get "twang" you need to temper your strings.

Heat them up on openflame forge pit to 800 degrees F until they are cherry red.....then immediately drop them into a large bucket of cold fresh water.

( Wear safety goggles...because you never know..)

This, just like boiling strings, is best done while the strings are on the bass and under tension. It prevents your instrument from ever going out of tune.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

The banjo is not, as is commonly believed, a musical instrument, but was developed as a method of scaring birds away from crops.

Similarly the viola is actually not part of the violin family, but was created to scare unwanted cats away from gardens by making the noise of a cat being tortured. For all the ridicule they come in for, viola players are actually playing them correctly when a section of violas is out of tune.