Let's spread some musical misinformation

[IamGroot]

Dutch classical musical instructors are required by law to use metronomes during instruction. Thats why Eddy Van Halen is such a killer guitarist. Also, the guy in Focus.

If you have really good sense of time, the dutch call you a "mierrenneuker" which means "Aunt Fokker", a beloved easy going person.

 

[IamGroot]

Songs faster than 208 bpm are referred to as supermetronomic. The original intent was intended to keep guitarists out of jam sessions. Then Charlie Christian showed up playing "Air Mail Special" at 230 bpm and the metronome barrier was broken with a sonic boom.
Certain bass players like Jeff Berlin are referred to as transmetronomic. They play real fast, but their speed has never been verified by a metronome.

Several pedals are now available to assist musicians in going supermetronomic.

 

[IamGroot]

One of the most important concepts in music is time signature. Music with multiple time signatures are more valuable to collectors. Vegans prefer songs that are meter free.

3/4 was originally invented for white people funk dancing.

Duets are often played in 6/9. The goal is for both players to finish at the same time.

Cut time is not widely used in Europe and Australia.

Americans get confused with meter as they prefer to use feet.

Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis preferred time of 16 or less in the denominator.

11/8 is widely used by Guitarist for recitals at Guitar Center.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Dutch classical musical instructors are required by law to use metronomes during instruction. Thats why Eddy Van Halen is such a killer guitarist. Also, the guy in Focus.

If you have really good sense of time, the dutch call you a "mierrenneuker" which means "Aunt Fokker", a beloved easy going person.

There isn't a guitarist in Focus. That's all just Thijs yodelling.

 

[PillO]

In the 1988 presidential election, Hulk Hogan was narrowly defeated by George HW Bush. Hogan's campaign was wholly based on his music video.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

There isn't a guitarist in Focus. That's all just Thijs yodelling.

Sure, Jan Akkerman mimed the guitar, but that was just so Keith Emerson, who can't play keys, flute, and yodel the apparent guitar part all at the same time didn't feel too inadequate.

 

[IamGroot]

Music has been around for at least 41,000 years based on paleolithic bone flute discoveries.

Bass did not appear until 1950.

 

[IamGroot]

There is no music, only sound.
John Cage

There is no John Cage music.
Stefan Gruet

There is no John Cage
God

 

[mikeoso]

"God is dead" Nietzsche
"Nietzsche is dead." God

 

[LowRick]

Nietzsche by the way was also the soul source of the "Rock 'n Roll is dead" theory of which there are several threads here on TB still... Basis for this theory was that he didn't hear any and he was heard saying: "i don't hear Rock 'n Roll and therfore it is not... and i think i am right and therefore i am..... right?!" Other, later philosophers theorised later that this might have been the case because when he died August 25 of the year 1900, there was no Rock 'n Roll yet.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Music has been around for at least 41,000 years based on paleolithic bone flute discoveries.

Bass did not appear until 1950.

And oddly rock and roll didn't appear until the the 50s either.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

"God is dead" Nietzsche
"Nietzsche is dead." God

"Rock and roll is dead" Everyone apart from Brian Setzer

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Nietzsche by the way was also the soul source of the "Rock 'n Roll is dead" theory of which there are several threads here on TB still... Basis for this theory was that he didn't hear any and he was heard saying: "i don't hear Rock 'n Roll and therfore it is not... and i think i am right and therefore i am..... right?!" Other, later philosophers theorised later that this might have been the case because when he died August 25 of the year 1900, there was no Rock 'n Roll yet.

It's because they hadn't invented teenagers as the numbers 13-19 were only introduced after WW2. Well, that's not strictly true as Germany had big stocks of those numbers in 1945 and they were released to the USA along with plans for rockets and fast jets at the end of the war. Von Braun himself brought over a large stock of 13s in 1945, hence Apollo missions started at 10 to try and use up some of the glut of teens.

 

[foal30]

In the 1988 presidential election, Hulk Hogan was narrowly defeated by George HW Bush. Hogan's campaign was wholly based on his music video.

The big mistake was using an Electric Guitar
Many analysis believe Hogan would of won if he campaigned with this:

 

[foal30]

Bush only won the primary after it was exposed his opponent Garry Hart was banging his Secretary in the Bahamas

They returned after the hullabaloo died down

A reporter asked "Why did you knock boots with your Boss who was married...?"

"Well my Hart is for Bush, but my Bush is for Hart" she replied

Classic CIA doubles with from Bush...

 

[jamro217]

Most emergency musical instrument clinics advertise in time signatures. This is for desperate, panicking musicians needing urgent instrument care. Not having to read, just recognize time signatures saves, uh, time. Ever need to have the neck reset between songs at a gig due to an inebriated, clumsy patron attempting to dance too close to your bass? No sweat, pick up the pieces, run outside and look for a 7-11 or a store that says open 24/7. The 7-11 does good repairs and has better coffee than other places, but the 24/7 bass emergency rooms never close and pipe in the gorgeous melodies of 101 Strings. This is meant to comfort you, because with only a half dozen at the most at your disposal as a bassist, you'll have plenty left over. "Now relax, it'll be fine in a minute... See? Good as new. Do you want the old one back or do you wish to donate it to the research center? Donate it? Thank you. That goes to Dr. Schecter…"

 

[jamro217]

For many of us TB'ers the only Dutch we understand is "Dutch oven".

That, and Dutch Schultz. He was the German sergeant on Hogan's Heroes who used to say "I see nothing, I know nothing." John Bonner was great in that role.

 

[PillO]

Most emergency musical instrument clinics advertise in time signatures. This is for desperate, panicking musicians needing urgent instrument care. Not having to read, just recognize time signatures saves, uh, time. Ever need to have the neck reset between songs at a gig due to an inebriated, clumsy patron attempting to dance too close to your bass? No sweat, pick up the pieces, run outside and look for a 7-11 or a store that says open 24/7. The 7-11 does good repairs and has better coffee than other places, but the 24/7 bass emergency rooms never close and pipe in the gorgeous melodies of 101 Strings. This is meant to comfort you, because with only a half dozen at the most at your disposal as a bassist, you'll have plenty left over. "Now relax, it'll be fine in a minute... See? Good as new. Do you want the old one back or do you wish to donate it to the research center? Donate it? Thank you. That goes to Dr. Schecter…"

Indeed, the Average White Band wrote an ode to emergency musical instrument repair shops - Pick Up the Pieces

 

[Pops OB]

The Average White Band got its name from Eggshell White that everybody was using to paint their rooms.

 

[Jay2U]

In the 1988 presidential election, Hulk Hogan was narrowly defeated by George HW Bush. Hogan's campaign was wholly based on his music video.

Misinformation 1: I never met Hulk Hogan.
Misinformation 2: Hulk Hogan does NOT play the bass.