Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

Buck & Roy in that format is filed under: Country Family Entertainment. I grew up in the center of the country - I know of what I speak related.

Still country!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Australian County often involves fiddles and banjos. Though the newer stuff is like rock/pop.

Yeah, a lot of what came out of gNashville the last couple of decades was like that. I like old school country and some alt.country.

 

[fasterpussycat]

LMAO! Yes I went through my phase of listening to The Cure if that is considered Goth. Actually I’ll still have a listen now and then.

I was never really into the Cure, something I'm thinking I need to rectify. I was more into Magazine and the Comsat Angels* (and Echo and the Bunnymen, early Simple Minds, Big Country), as well as the Banshees and Bauhaus. So that makes me more post punk than Goth.

[update:] * well, the first album -- it was intense, they lightened up after that and went all poppy.

 

[fasterpussycat]

I think the issue for her is that it takes far too long getting somewhere.

That's the point.

My drummer admonished me -- 'you can't have the singer hanging around for 32 bars'. Why not? She should think of something to do. Crawl into the audience and bite them or something.

 

[fasterpussycat]

Did someone say Nashville?

 

[BklynKen]

I was in a Goth band back in the old days. Sisters Of Mercy, Bauhaus, The Mission, and the Cure (to name a few) were on regular rotation in my house. I will still randomly listen to some of it today but The Cure gets the most attention from me, probably because I think of them as more than a Goth band, like Siouxsie and the Banshees they king of have their own niche.

Funny thing about Sisters of Mercy is that Andrew Eldritch always seemed to insist they weren't goth. The one time I saw them live he was wearing all white.

I played Bela Lugosi is Dead for my daughter the other day. She hated it. I like the long slow build in it.

I love Bauhaus. Interesting that Kevin Haskins said he played a bossa nova beat in Bela.

 

[BklynKen]

Cat Tail demo. Bass > HPF @ 40Hz > Cat Tail > Preamp (set for mild breakup 'dirty Bassman' emulation) > Computer. No (added) compression or EQ.

JAEbird
NR41
Orville

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That sounds fantastic in the mix.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

That's the point.

My drummer admonished me -- 'you can't have the singer hanging around for 32 bars'. Why not? She should think of something to do. Crawl into the audience and bite them or something.

Yeah, because no successful band ever had a musical intro or break without lyrics.

 

[JJR58]

Cat Tail demo. Bass > HPF @ 40Hz > Cat Tail > Preamp (set for mild breakup 'dirty Bassman' emulation) > Computer. No (added) compression or EQ.

JAEbird
NR41
Orville

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Damn girl. that is a dangerously cool groove. Nice just hearing bass and drums. All of them sound great. Kinda digging the NR41 the most.

 

[fasterpussycat]

Yeah, because no successful band ever had a musical intro or break without lyrics.

I think it was a real problem for the ex-singer. It's not as if there's a 3 minute guitar solo in every song, but it's good to take time and build atmosphere. One song she complained there weren't enough lyrics ... I dunno, work it, or keep your mouth shut for a couple of bars or something.

 

[dukeorock]

Cat Tail demo. Bass > HPF @ 40Hz > Cat Tail > Preamp (set for mild breakup 'dirty Bassman' emulation) > Computer. No (added) compression or EQ.

JAEbird
NR41
Orville

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Sounds terrific! Each bass has its own personality and they all work quite well with that setup. Well done!

Did someone say Nashville?

Warner Hodges is a pal. I can totally understand why someone would love or not love him. Seriously great player though and he’s a founding member of Jason and the Scorchers. Very iconic part of the early 80’s Nashville rock scene and at the front of the so called cowpunk movement around that time.

 

[dukeorock]

New studio monitors just arrived in great shape, despite UPS best attempts at destroying them. These are Focal Shape Twins. Still in the mid to lower mid price point at $2,500 a pair, but I like em a lot. Nice step up from my Focal Alpha 80’s

 

[fasterpussycat]

Damn girl. that is a dangerously cool groove. Nice just hearing bass and drums. All of them sound great. Kinda digging the NR41 the most.

I try.

Wanted to show my drummer what I was after and searched for 'garageband motorik drums' and found those. Real drumming, not synthetic zombie drumming. We have another six songs to learn before we get to that one.

 

[fasterpussycat]

Sounds terrific! Each bass has its own personality and they all work quite well with that setup. Well done!

Warner Hodges is a pal. I can totally understand why someone would love or not love him. Seriously great player though and he’s a founding member of Jason and the Scorchers. Very iconic part of the early 80’s Nashville rock scene and at the front of the so called cowpunk movement around that time.

Saw the Scorchers a few times in Sydney. Always liked Warner. I was on a serious jag away from post-punk which took me through the Scorchers to Green on Red, Guadalcanal Diary, Let's Active (Waters Part is just about my favourite song ever), Game Theory, Long Ryders and Dream Syndicate et al.

 

[fasterpussycat]

New studio monitors just arrived in great shape, despite UPS best attempts at destroying them. These are Focal Shape Twins. Still in the mid to lower mid price point at $2,500 a pair, but I like em a lot. Nice step up from my Focal Alpha 80’s
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Not Tannoys? Tsk.

 

[ToddOfThunder]

I was never really into the Cure, something I'm thinking I need to rectify. I was more into Magazine and the Comsat Angels* (and Echo and the Bunnymen, early Simple Minds, Big Country), as well as the Banshees and Bauhaus. So that makes me more post punk than Goth.

[update:] * well, the first album -- it was intense, they lightened up after that and went all poppy.

I hear you. I don’t even think that The Cure were really Goth. Its kinda funny, the labels that are put on bands because of their attire. Great music all around though. I listened to all of those bands and a lot of punk as well.

 

[ToddOfThunder]

I was in a Goth band back in the old days. Sisters Of Mercy, Bauhaus, The Mission, and the Cure (to name a few) were on regular rotation in my house. I will still randomly listen to some of it today but The Cure gets the most attention from me, probably because I think of them as more than a Goth band, like Siouxsie and the Banshees they king of have their own niche.

All great music that I’ll still listen to every once in a while. I can say that it influenced the way I write today.

 

[dukeorock]

Not Tannoys? Tsk.

Lived my whole life without Tannoys, so I reckon I’ll be fine
Wait, I did own a cheap pair of them years ago...terrible little things, but I’ve heard some I loved. Expensive, rare and tough to find parts for though. There’s so many great monitors these days at a lot of price points. I could’ve been perfectly happy with Adam, Hedd, Dynaudio, etc. Nearly sprung for a set of Barefoot Footprint 01’s, but the price was just outside of my comfort zone. I’m still burning in these new monitors, but so far so good. Very nice.
It’s mostly a matter of finding monitors that don’t fatigue you too much. Heck, some of the greatest records ever made were mixed on Yamaha NS-10’s. I still have a pair sitting around somewhere. Impossible to listen to for over an hour.

 

[ToddOfThunder]

That’s intense. Maybe something a little softer like The Hanging Garden...?

A Forest!

 

[PillO]

That's the point.

My drummer admonished me -- 'you can't have the singer hanging around for 32 bars'. Why not? She should think of something to do. Crawl into the audience and bite them or something.

I recommend intense staring, subtle hip movement and bass face. It will garner a reaction of some kind...

I think it was a real problem for the ex-singer. It's not as if there's a 3 minute guitar solo in every song, but it's good to take time and build atmosphere. One song she complained there weren't enough lyrics ... I dunno, work it, or keep your mouth shut for a couple of bars or something.

She could go behind the amps and have a drink or what ever it is that singers do behind the amps. Or go back to intense staring.