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Let's spread some musical misinformation
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If you can't find your air guitar, use blacklight and hairspray.
The upright bass is called "double bass," because it replaced the octobass, which is twice the height of an average adult.
AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams was a professional didgeridoo player before picking up the bass.
The upright bass is called "double bass," because it replaced the octobass, which is twice the height of an average adult.
'Meteor" Crater in Arizona is misnamed, because it was no meteor that caused it. It resulted from an octa-b player dropping the bass...[/QUOTE]
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Truth! Paleo-musicologists are unearthing fossilized evidence suggesting that the bassist may have fallen along with the octobass:
The upright bass is called "double bass," because it replaced the octobass, which is twice the height of an average adult.
The bigger problem with the octobass was the tonal range. The highest note it could produce was A(0), so very little of the music produced on it was audible. In college level music courses, students would be tested with an oscilloscope as the professors could not hear the music being played.
For this reason, many elephants choose to study & later teach octobass.
Nobody takes elephant music seriously. Just a lot of trumpets blowing and the dancing is just stomping around.
Yes, it's only rock n' roll but I like it
It is said that Camille Saint-Saëns, after encountering an elephant musician at the local zoo, was inspired to write this:
Groups having colours in their name means the lead singers have signed an agreement not to wear too much makeup on stage.
Without colours--they can wear all they want.
Without colours--they can wear all they want.
Truth! Paleo-musicologists are unearthing fossilized evidence suggesting that the bassist may have fallen along with the octobass:
Those are by far the best head phones to use for rock music!
Hendrix believed that if he burned his Fender Strat guitar a Gibson Firebird guitar would rise from the ashes.Indeed! Instead, it's caught...fire:
In the MTV unplugged heyday many top bands did special acoustic rearrangements of their top songs. Eric Clapton's Layla is probably the best known but there were others. Here's one done by Led Zeppelin...
Indeed! Instead, it's caught...fire:
Yeah, I can see performers ... warming to the idea.
Got problems cutting through the mix? Then this gadget is exactly what you need!
The only factor in amplifier volume is weight. The heavier the amplifier, the louder it is. This is why tube amps are louder than solid state amps of similar power.
