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Let's spread some musical misinformation
- Thread starter pklima
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I stand corrected. That makes a lot of sense, and probably why Geddy is so wealthy - probably payments from ELP, Genesis, etc. for the 74-77 period after information on the new system leaked out.
Are you sure it wasn't because the change of status of Canada with respect to the Queen, which I think happened in 77?
I stand corrected, I humbly apologise.
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Tab was invented by the same IBM 1401 Computer that came up with the soft drink, and it was called such because the lethargic symphoney musecisions were too busy drinking sodas during rehearsals and couldn't follow the sheet music whilst sneaking sups of soda whenever the conductor wasn't looking. That was also how the expression "keep Tabs on someone" was introduced, as the conductor had to keep "tabs" on the music stands of the players who were too wacked out on Tab to read standard notation. About this time, caffeine free TaB was introduced...
Sting, being from Newcastle, used to smoke Tab.
Kazoo tabs are in binary code. 1 represents on, 0 represents off.
Geddy continues to collect royalties on 7/4. He is generous with his wealth; he has not raised Alex Lifeson's rent for more than 2 decades.
The Constitution Act (Canada) and the Canada Act (UK) were passed in 1982. However, Canada retained the Queen and her heirs as monarch separate from her role as monarch of the UK.
The patriation of the Canadian constitution however was the direct result of musical events in 1980. First the riot at Exhibition Stadium when Alice Cooper failed to appear and later the riot in Milwaukee at a Black Sabbath show convinced Canadian lawmakers and the public that Canada must control its own destiny to prevent delays associated with investigating rock stars that allegedly caused riots. Because the Queen is a huge Alice Cooper fan, the royal assent required to investigate a musician has never been granted.
And by Queen, we mean Freddy, Brian, Roger and John. Of Course, May currently handles most ceremonial duties now that Mercury has passed...
Highly recommend for the real history of the British Rock Zombie invasion. Just read it.
I hear the Queen is a Queen fan and regularly has Brian May on her roof to play guitar and use the telescope (better hair than that xylophone bloke). Roger Taylor's only any good for gardening and Prince Philip can't stand John Deacon.
Although the halibut drum system can be reconfigured depending on the size of the venue. In short, it can be scaled.
Fred Durst is Eminems functionally retarted younger cousin, and sings with an earpiece thru which Em feeds him all his lyrics, True Story.
Heavy Metal and British politics have long been intertwined. Iron Maiden was named after Margaret Thatcher.
During the Ted Heath administration many songs were rewritten, e.g. Eight Days a Week was rewritten and released as Three Days a Week and was available for purchase on Mondays, Wednesdays (mornings only, half day closing) and Friday. Taxman was released as "(The very nice) Taxman (thanks Ted)"
The Clash were originally to be named "The Crash", based on Topper Headon's prediction in mid-'70s of the British Pound (£) collapsing in the late '70s and sending the UK into a pre-Millennium recession on par with the scale of The Great Depression in 1930s North America.
While there was financial upheaval, it didn't measure up to Headon's prediction of epic proportions. So it was close but no cigar, and the band changed its name once everyone in it realised their eye-colours all "clashed" with the drapery of their practice space.
While there was financial upheaval, it didn't measure up to Headon's prediction of epic proportions. So it was close but no cigar, and the band changed its name once everyone in it realised their eye-colours all "clashed" with the drapery of their practice space.
Must be about time for The Crash, er, Clash to reform in time for a Brexit tour?
The are rumours, by the way, that The Fields of the Nephilim are to release a new single 'Last Brexit for the Lost'
When there are two guitar players in a band, they both have to be right or left handed. Otherwise their playing will be in counter-phase, eliminating one another.
Which is why there are rarely 2 guitar players in bands. No one would hear them telling the bassist to turn down.
