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Saturday gig report

Discussion in 'Bass Humor & Gig Stories [BG]' started by godofthunder59, Jun 24, 2019.

  1. Jun 24, 2019 #1
    godofthunder59

    godofthunder59 Life is short, buy the bass.

    Feb 19, 2006
    Rochester NY USA
    Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
    My Who tribute Who's That at Lakesiders (formerly the Penny Arcade in Rochester NY) The nice weather and the jazz festival downtown impacted out attendance but we didn't let that keep us from rocking out. A few oppsies but overall I am pretty pleased with this performance.
     
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  2. Jun 24, 2019 #2
    BassCliff

    BassCliff

    May 17, 2012
    The Wild Wild Upper MidWest
    Hi!

    That's a fun rockin' good time. Cool. Do you guys play a 90 minute show at gigs like this?


    Thank you for your indulgence,

    BassCliff
     
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  3. Jun 24, 2019 #3
    bound'n'blocked

    bound'n'blocked

    Jan 25, 2010
    Grayson, KY
    Great tune! Looks like it was a fun time. The light in the stage right almost gave me an epileptic seizure, but that was a great looking show..

    BnB
     
  4. Jun 24, 2019 #4
    LBS-bass

    LBS-bass

    Nov 22, 2017
    Back in my happy place
    Nice Ox impression there! You clearly put your work into that, and it shows. Good job; thanks for sharing!
     
  5. Jun 24, 2019 #5
    WI Short Scaler

    WI Short Scaler

    Jun 13, 2018
    Central WI
    Damn fine playing, cool show, upbeat and fun, what's not to like? Like the bass tone too. :thumbsup:

    Thanks for sharing.
     
  6. Jun 24, 2019 #6
    dragon68

    dragon68

    Jan 25, 2016
    Rochester, NY area
    You don't mention the band name or the venue, neighbor.

    EDIT: Thanks, @godofthunder59 for the clarification. I didn’t realize somebody finally opened up the old Penny Arcade. Lots of good memories of that place!
     
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  7. Jun 24, 2019 #7
    godofthunder59

    godofthunder59 Life is short, buy the bass.

    Feb 19, 2006
    Rochester NY USA
    Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
    This show was three hours!
     
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  8. Jun 25, 2019 #8
    BassCliff

    BassCliff

    May 17, 2012
    The Wild Wild Upper MidWest
    Hi,

    Yeegads! One long set? That takes some endurance.


    Thank you for your indulgence,

    BassCliff
     
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  9. Jun 25, 2019 #9
    godofthunder59

    godofthunder59 Life is short, buy the bass.

    Feb 19, 2006
    Rochester NY USA
    Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
    I used to go see Talas there back in the 70's and tons of other great bands both national and local. It's tough to fill the place these days but we keep getting booked there, it's still a thrill to step on that hallowed stage.
     
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  10. Jun 25, 2019 #10
    godofthunder59

    godofthunder59 Life is short, buy the bass.

    Feb 19, 2006
    Rochester NY USA
    Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
    We did take a break, unfortunately the minute you take one you lose people. 90 minutes is ideal for a tribute but the booked us for three hours so three hours of The Who it is!
     
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  11. Jun 25, 2019 #11
    SteveHeissner

    SteveHeissner

    Jun 10, 2007
    Gaithersburg, MD
    Scott Dasson - KING T-BIRD! Awesome clip. John Entwistle would be proud, no doubt. Rock on.
     
  12. Jun 25, 2019 #12
    Rogatien

    Rogatien

    Mar 18, 2019
    Canada
    Great clip man!!! You guys were rocking!! Wow, 3 hours, that's a long gig, I can't remember the last time I played that long. In my neck of the woods they want 2x 60 minutes (tribute bands) and I'm cool with that. And yes, taking a break nowadays is not the best idea: back in the days people would stay there and wait for you but now the minute the band stops, people have all kinds of reasons to leave. With my +LIVE+ tribute band, the more and more we look to book gigs early in the evening, say from 9 pm to 11 pm, it seems (older) folks appreciate that a lot better. Long gone are the days where you'd finish your last note around 2:45 am!!!

    Keep on rocking man!!! Thanks for the clip!!!
     
  13. Jun 25, 2019 #13
    Bunk McNulty

    Bunk McNulty It is not easy to do simple things correctly Suspended Supporting Member

    Dec 11, 2012
    Northampton, MA
    Agggghh...I've turned off ad blockers and I'm still getting "Cannot load Facebook SDK. Disable any adblocker or tracking protection and try again." (FWIW: I played at the Penny Arcade about a million years ago, right up by the lake. I don't suppose Ronnie's Suburban is still in business, down by RIT?)
     
  14. Jun 25, 2019 #14
    ZAR14

    ZAR14

    May 15, 2016
    Cleveland,OH
    Sounds good.
    For me personally, when a band labels itself a "Tribute" Band, I expect them to be "Spot On", both Sonically and Visually....
    With the rise of the "Tribute Band" scene, I've found the a large percentage of them lack in both areas....
    Just doesn't do it for me...
     
  15. Jun 25, 2019 #15
    DirtDog

    DirtDog

    Jun 7, 2002
    The Deep North
    Well done!
     
  16. Jun 25, 2019 #16
    godofthunder59

    godofthunder59 Life is short, buy the bass.

    Feb 19, 2006
    Rochester NY USA
    Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
    To each thier own , cheesy wigs and costumes don't do it for me and in the tribute biz there is a backlash against this very thing. Sonically I'll put Who's That up against any Who tribute. We do live versions of songs mainly bassed on 69-75 performances. My rig is very close to Entwistles '69-70 setup and my basses are spot on. My mode of dress is culled from various Entwistle ensembles this night it was his patches denim jacket, some nights it's fringe others black leather, most of wich comes out of my personal wardrobe. The guirarist is wearing a realtivly accurate mundane Pete outfit, the drummer a tshirt Keith was known to wear and our singer Mike well he's the best singer I have ever worked with in 40 plus years in this biz, I don't think a curly blond wig is going to make him sing better. Most tributes are cheesy cardboard cutouts both sonically and visually, given one or the other I'll take sounding the part any time. I've heard criticism that our "Pete" wasn't doing the windmill the other night, he hurt his shoulder about a month ago doing just that. You just can't please some people. Thank you for your critique though.
     
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  17. Jun 25, 2019 #17
    ZAR14

    ZAR14

    May 15, 2016
    Cleveland,OH
    And thats where we see thing differently. IMO, if someone is going to tag themselves a "Tribute", I expect the whole experience, Sonically and Visually. And more times than not the majority of tribute bands miss the mark in one or the other if not both departments.
     
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  18. Jun 25, 2019 #18
    dragon68

    dragon68

    Jan 25, 2016
    Rochester, NY area
    I used to go see Ice Water Mansion, Cheater, Rock Candy, and I even saw John Valby there in 1994.
     
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