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#64,941
dukeorock said:
It could be argued that the Sex Pistols were the greatest boy band fabrication of em all (or was it the Clash?), but Lydon appeared to know what was going on. They were interesting, original and made one iconic record before Lydon blew it to bits.
Or I have no idea what I’m talking about, which is likely :)
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I'm in a Pistols tribute and our last gig was filled with kids between 18-25 that knew every word of the songs, except the two B sides we do. Ironically, this is the most stable and mature group of guys I have ever played with.
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rodv66 said:
I'm in a Pistols tribute and our last gig was filled with kids between 18-25 that knew every word of the songs, except the two B sides we do. Ironically, this is the most stable and mature group of guys I have ever played with. View attachment 2900081
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Sweet! Are you Sid or Glen?
 
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willsellout said:
yep those Peaveys are great. I've owned the 4 string versions. Their Dynabass' are great as well as the TL-5's. All awesome. I don't need a 5'er really. Im not playing out at all. I have two basses that I play in my other room and do some recording with. That's it. I think once I retire and am able to start playing with people I will start thinking quite a bit harder on a new bass purchase. For now I think I'm going to order some Thunderbuckers and install them in my baby with some upgraded electrical components and a good shielding job.
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Understandable - although I own and play a bunch of basses(including a Gibson T-bird) that cost considerably more, the 3 US Peaveys I own(Fury, Foundation, and Foundation 5) all have seen gig time, with the Fury and Foundation 5 having seen quite a bit of it... The bonus is that I have around $500 into all 3 combined - and all came with hardshell cases...
 
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dukeorock said:
Could be one of the advantages of being a living legend...ain’t nobody gonna tell him how to dress or act. I sure wouldn’t anyway...dude is one of my all time heroes and one of the few people I got totally star struck over when we met.
ShackShakers did a 5 week tour in Europe supporting Robert Plant, who turned out to be about the coolest guy ever. He once asked me, “Is there anyone you’ve never met that you wish you could?” I figured Jimmy would be coming to one of the shows, or something. My response was “I’d love to meet Jeff Beck.” A week later, at the London gig, a crew guy grabs me and says “Robert wants you to come to the green room.” I walk in and there’s Jeff Beck. It was all I could do not to go all Chris Farley on him! He was super nice. Later saw a little piece in the press where Jeff said he’d been to a Legendary ShackShakers gig and that we were “a cross between early Yardbirds and the Sex Pistols.” I have no idea what that even means, but it’s so cool to get props from your heroes.

All that to say, Jeff Beck can dress however the fvck he pleases :)
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I think that's the best thing I've read all week.
 
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dukeorock said:
Messing around with strings again...trying Chromes on the Cataldo with the ‘66 pickup. Wish the girl would wake up so I can fire up the amp :)
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Well, If you'd let her get some sleep at night... ;)

Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
Sounds like you can get two birds stoned at once in that predicament… just fire up the amp. :D
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Too funny, Vince!

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As a 5 year old kid watching The Beatles on the Sullivan show was a flash point for me. I of course had no idea what they were doing, just that I had to do it. As I entered my teens I discovered bands of my own, Slade. Mott The Hoople, Alice Cooper Group, Wishbone Ash, Badfinger, The WHO, Kiss, Dirty Tricks, Cheap Trick, The Hunt, Crack The Sky, Bowie, New York Dolls. Black Sabbath, Rush etc. I also dug back and studied the founders of Rock and Roll, Berry, Little Richard, Elvis, Haley, and many others. Punk hit in '76 While I was working at the House of Guitars. I bought the first Ramones album as soon as it came out and I was hooked, I loved the stripped down arrangements and short songs, been a big fan ever since. We got all the new punk records in some good, some interesting others outright aweful. The Sex Pistols Nevermind the Bollocks was one of the best. Loud, raw and sething. British punk was very different than the American verssion. The Brits were pissed off big time at everything.
While I loved some early punk I decided I was definitely more of a hard rocker than punk.
 
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Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
Sounds like you can get two birds stoned at once in that predicament… just fire up the amp. :D
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Ha! Naw, she’s been pulling a lot of overtime at work and this is her only day off. Plus, she never complains when I’m up all hours recording or whatever. I kinda owe her a solid or two
 
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godofthunder59 said:
As a 5 year old kid watching The Beatles on the Sullivan show was a flash point for me. I of course had no idea what they were doing, just that I had to do it. As I entered my teens I discovered bands of my own, Slade. Mott The Hoople, Alice Cooper Group, Wishbone Ash, Badfinger, The WHO, Kiss, Dirty Tricks, Cheap Trick, The Hunt, Crack The Sky, Bowie, New York Dolls. Black Sabbath, Rush etc. I also dug back and studied the founders of Rock and Roll, Berry, Little Richard, Elvis, Haley, and many others. Punk hit in '76 While I was working at the House of Guitars. I bought the first album as soon as it came out and I was hooked, I loved the stripped down arrangements and short songs, been a big fan ever since. We got all the new punk records in some good, some interesting others outright aweful. The Sex Pistols Nevermind the Bollacks was one of the best. Loud, raw and sething. British punk was very different than the American verssion. The Brits were pissed off big time at everything.
While I loved some early punk I decided I was definitely more of a hard rocker than punk.
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Great that you’re so open minded about music, Scott! Solid list of influences too!
 
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dukeorock said:
Great that you’re so open minded about music, Scott! Solid list of influences too!
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I love all kinds of stuff, Motown, 50s Do wop, big band. Jim Croce (big personal favorite ) anything Ian Hunter solo career. I have even taken to listening to Sinatra on Sunday mornings. In the 80's and 90's I found a few bands to love, The Alarm and Midnight Oil two of my favorites from those years.
 
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godofthunder59 said:
I love all kinds of stuff, Motown, 50s Do wop, big band. Jim Croce (big personal favorite ) anytime Ian Hunter solo career. I have even taken to listening to Sinatra on Sunday mornings.
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I once heard it said, “The more you love music, the more music you love.” I buy that :)
And yeah, Ian Hunter is a genius
 
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godofthunder59 said:
As a 5 year old kid watching The Beatles on the Sullivan show was a flash point for me. I of course had no idea what they were doing, just that I had to do it. As I entered my teens I discovered bands of my own, Slade. Mott The Hoople, Alice Cooper Group, Wishbone Ash, Badfinger, The WHO, Kiss, Dirty Tricks, Cheap Trick, The Hunt, Crack The Sky, Bowie, New York Dolls. Black Sabbath, Rush etc. I also dug back and studied the founders of Rock and Roll, Berry, Little Richard, Elvis, Haley, and many others. Punk hit in '76 While I was working at the House of Guitars. I bought the first Ramones album as soon as it came out and I was hooked, I loved the stripped down arrangements and short songs, been a big fan ever since. We got all the new punk records in some good, some interesting others outright aweful. The Sex Pistols Nevermind the Bollacks was one of the best. Loud, raw and sething. British punk was very different than the American verssion. The Brits were pissed off big time at everything.
While I loved some early punk I decided I was definitely more of a hard rocker than punk.
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Me in 76 try to decide if I am a punk or rocker.
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#64,959
dukeorock said:
I used the girls car for something the other day (heater isn’t working in my truck) and she had Never Mind The Bullocks as well as a Ramones best of loaded in. Those are really well crafted songs, I think. I also think the guitar tone is stellar
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Love Jones guitar work! Punk with a Les Paul=perfect combination.
 
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