Roaccutane and the guy that wrote the list of side effects - I did not expect paper-thin, bleeding, peeling fingertips when I read "peeling palms".
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Things bassist hate.
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Roger on that dude! Carl Radle knew right where to place EACH CAREFULLY CHOSEN NOTE!
*Drummers who can't keep a steady tempo
*Other musicians who feel that they have to play all the time
*Singers who say.. "Oh it's easy.. the bass just goes.. da daaa da dada dad da da da dernk dernk derrrennk." No charts.. no cd or mp3... nada...
*People who mess with your gear without asking..
*Keyboardists who won't respect the bassline with their left hand.. or foot pedals in the case of a Leslie...
*Other musicians who feel that they have to play all the time
*Singers who say.. "Oh it's easy.. the bass just goes.. da daaa da dada dad da da da dernk dernk derrrennk." No charts.. no cd or mp3... nada...
*People who mess with your gear without asking..
*Keyboardists who won't respect the bassline with their left hand.. or foot pedals in the case of a Leslie...
Guy kept talkin' about slappin' the bass. All they did was play stuff by Rush. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe Geddy Lee ever played slap
When people say 'Slappa the bass after I come off stage'
My drummer when writing songs not listening to what I'm saying and coming in the next day and doing what I asked him to do previously and saying 'You never told me to just play the hight hat'
When people say bass is strickly ryhthm.
Soundmen not getting the bass out loud enough to the crowd
What I do like though
That as a bassist personally I know more people come up to me after a gig then the guitarist and say how much they liked it.(The guitarist has a big ego, But even he admits that a really impressive bassist is more impressive than a guitarist)
Getting my name shouted during a bass solo!
That chicks look at bassists fingers
My drummer when writing songs not listening to what I'm saying and coming in the next day and doing what I asked him to do previously and saying 'You never told me to just play the hight hat'
When people say bass is strickly ryhthm.
Soundmen not getting the bass out loud enough to the crowd
What I do like though
That as a bassist personally I know more people come up to me after a gig then the guitarist and say how much they liked it.(The guitarist has a big ego, But even he admits that a really impressive bassist is more impressive than a guitarist)
Getting my name shouted during a bass solo!
That chicks look at bassists fingers
I only got through the first five pages, but couldn't help but notice there were few dislikes about bass playing. How about bassists who cannot swing, who play the root or 5 almost exclusively despite the style of music being played, who can't keep time unless there is a strong drummer, etc. Personally, most annoying is musicians who don't listen to each other and play off each other. And Nancy Grace.
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i'm playing in my church where they alternate between 2 drummers every other week. There's this drummer who plays everything heavy, everything to him must be played hard and fast.
to hell with tht man, every song has it's tempo and feel to it. I practised hard for that bass riff for that song and all is wasted just because the drummer feels like playing another tempo and feel, it makes the bass riff totally unable to fit in.
Getting raped by my guitar players pet Pug! The dog will simply not leave me alone until I "give'm some loving".
Dude, your dog smells like it just injested a dried monkeys a$$!
Then followed it up with some rancid cat food and chewed on Madonna's old gitch ... oh the joys of rehearsing in someone else's home!
Fishheadjoe
Dude, your dog smells like it just injested a dried monkeys a$$!
Then followed it up with some rancid cat food and chewed on Madonna's old gitch ... oh the joys of rehearsing in someone else's home!
Fishheadjoe
Musicians that count themsleves in. My guitarist does this when he starts a song alone. "Who are you talking to?" I ask.
Musicians who count in way too fast. My drummer and I know that on the one song where the guitarist counts in our band we will ignore everything he says except the "four" and play it at the correct tempo.
Musicians who count in every song "One....two....one, two, three, four..." Just count to four and get to the song! On the songs I count in I use a simple "three, four" count in. It always works. If you can't come in that quickly on a song we've played a hundred times you need to practice....or pay attention. It ain't Mozart...
Musicians noodling between songs.
Musicians talking over each other during between-song banter. Listen first....speak only if appropriate.
Musicians who make annoyed faces when something goes wrong. Keep a poker face on, make a mental note and discuss after the set. Or if it's way too obvious to hide from the audience, laugh it off and move on.
Musicians who count in way too fast. My drummer and I know that on the one song where the guitarist counts in our band we will ignore everything he says except the "four" and play it at the correct tempo.
Musicians who count in every song "One....two....one, two, three, four..." Just count to four and get to the song! On the songs I count in I use a simple "three, four" count in. It always works. If you can't come in that quickly on a song we've played a hundred times you need to practice....or pay attention. It ain't Mozart...
Musicians noodling between songs.
Musicians talking over each other during between-song banter. Listen first....speak only if appropriate.
Musicians who make annoyed faces when something goes wrong. Keep a poker face on, make a mental note and discuss after the set. Or if it's way too obvious to hide from the audience, laugh it off and move on.
People who have no awareness that they're in the way when you're trying to move gear and get set up changing between bands then get pissed when you kindly ask them if they can move 2 steps over.
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Musicians at open mic/jam nights who inform everyone else the key of the song. They just assume that the bassist will automatically know.
Female vocalists at open mic shows who insist on performing some song that was the third track on the second side of an obscure Reba album from 1981. But she assures you that it's a simple country tune, just get her started. And then when asked in what key she performs this easy opus the response is, "Oh, the same as the record of course."
Female vocalists at open mic shows who insist on performing some song that was the third track on the second side of an obscure Reba album from 1981. But she assures you that it's a simple country tune, just get her started. And then when asked in what key she performs this easy opus the response is, "Oh, the same as the record of course."
Especially if it's popular song that the band doesn't play.
How about the band member who insists on talking to the crowd between songs yet does it in a low volume, fast mumble. And into the same microphone that is set for their very strong vocals.
SPEAK UP and ENUNCIATE dangit.
I hate onions.
I used to hate guitarists in general but that's kind of mellowed lately. Some people have this problem where everything they say is important to them and should therefore be important to everyone in earshot. Well, I've learned that some guitar players are the same way. They think that every single note that comes out of their amp is REALLY important and that everyone else should give a damn even if it's just horrible.
I've been very fortunate lately to meet some guitarists that are polar opposites of the kind that I just described. They don't overplay. They give the parts that other musicians play room to breathe. They're really good and musically educated at that. They know the theory and language of music so it's easy to communicate with them. I wish all guitarists were like that.
But more than anything, I really hate onions.
I used to hate guitarists in general but that's kind of mellowed lately. Some people have this problem where everything they say is important to them and should therefore be important to everyone in earshot. Well, I've learned that some guitar players are the same way. They think that every single note that comes out of their amp is REALLY important and that everyone else should give a damn even if it's just horrible.
I've been very fortunate lately to meet some guitarists that are polar opposites of the kind that I just described. They don't overplay. They give the parts that other musicians play room to breathe. They're really good and musically educated at that. They know the theory and language of music so it's easy to communicate with them. I wish all guitarists were like that.
But more than anything, I really hate onions.
+1 on that one! They think it sounds "HUGE" but sounds closer to a fly in a beer can....
emac.
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queevil said:
I'm with you 100% on onions. Despise them and I hate that restaurants think they have to put onions in EVERYTHING!
I also hate the current wave of insurance commercials, especially the idiot Flo ones.
Oh, and I hate Stuart "Crazy Eyes" Scott and his lame schtick.
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