Mick Maverik

Just found a page with clips of Marty's forthcoming solo album "Loudspeaker": Marty Friedman - Loudspeaker

The album came out in Japan a couple of days ago, but there has been no word on the worldwide release yet. You'll find the sound clips if you scroll down. (WMA / Real - format)

Andy

Link:

Rock N' Roll, gotta love it

Haven't been listening to these guys in ages, just watched this, made remember why they're the best fuckin' band in the world.

Andy xx

I really can't agree with this.

Let me put it like this. We have all been going to concerts/gigs etc for years. We might even walk into a bar if we happen to be walking past and hear a band playing.

Scenrio - So your fav band comes to a venue near you' date=' you go to hear them. They play several of the songs off their first two albums. Great, these are the songs you like best and you know the words and the general feel of the song. However, they also play a few songs off their new album which you've not yet had the chance to buy. Ok you think, these seem ok, I could maybe get to like that. Which ones did you like to listen to best? I would say the older ones which you already knew. The general public are also like this. They want to hear songs they know or are familiar with.

Bands are about what you like doing. Some people want to make a statement, and other don't. To say that covers are tiresome, and that original material is not is just a load of rubbish. Original material is like every other part of music, is just a matter of taste.

I think there is plenty space for all types of bands, cover, tribute and original.

I heard something recently that made a lot of sense and it's this. To play in a tribute band is as hard as it gets because the people coming to hear you play know what the original songs sound like, and expect to hear those songs played as they are on the album.

I've heard original bands play songs live that barely resemble the album version. Now at times this can be great, but on other occasions it can be very, very tiresome.

Covers are a great starting point to greater things. It's possible that 99.9% of people start this way.

What was the first tune your learned to play...a cover or an original?[/quote']

"The general public are also like this. They want to hear songs they know or are familiar with."

Couldn't give a toss what the general public think, what matters is whether learning covers, or building on original ideas is the best starting point for a band.

"I think there is plenty space for all types of bands, cover, tribute and original."

I agree, but if you are planning on playing originals, like the good man Bob said, why waste a lot of time and effort reeling off covers when you could be getting everyones' creative juices flowing?

"Covers are a great starting point to greater things. It's possible that 99.9% of people start this way."

That's fair enough, but it'd seem that I'm one of the 0.1% that prefers to get the ball rolling with an original idea.

"What was the first tune your learned to play...a cover or an original?"

The first thing I learned to play was a random bunch of chords slapped together by a mate to help me get started. I then learned Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry & Tenacious D - Tribute, got bored off my ass, so started writing original material. But that's what I learned as an individual, what's important is what the band does as a unit. I believe the best way for a band to get started is for someone to bring in a riff or an idea, and have the band build upon it.

My 2 cents, Andy

As well as trying to put a band together, I'm up for grabs as well. Dying to get gigging so I'll try my hand at just about anything at this point: Punk, Rock, Indie, Celtic anything along those lines I can handle.

I've been playing for 4 years now and have a wide range of influences: from Wolfstone to Guns N' Roses to Megadeth to Sheryl Crow to Mozart to The Ramones etc etc

PM me if interested

Cheers, Andy

Hey, my last band didn't work out, but I'm planning on getting something new going ASAP. I have 5 songs finished musically, and 2 completely finished with lyrics (but everyone is welcome to add their own input to the proceedings). I have a Bass player onboard already, and am currently trying to decide whether to take on a 2nd Guitarist or not.

I'm hoping to be gigging soon-ish, and I want the atmosphere to be laid back, and for everyone to have a laugh.

PM me for more details.

Andy

"also if your just starting a band how could you have your own songs?"

By writing them.

I'm in 100% agreement with this. Covers become very tiresome, very quickly. Writing songs as a band is a good way to get a feel for how everyone plays, and it also gives everyone a sense of involvement and achievment right from the start.

Andy

Quite catchy, I like it.

Andy

By no means terrible, but I wasn't too impressed. I mean it isn't awful, just kinda run of the mill? Didn't grab me. Sorry lads. Try make better use of the two guitarists? By this I mean: try not to have the two guitars playing the same part all the time. Get some chords in behind the lead guitar parts, and try playing a combination of single notes with the corresponding power chords etc? It'll add a bit texture and beef up the sound a bit. Just my 2 cents. Good luck anyhow

Andy

hi' date=' struggling to find models for thursday morning. If anyone fancies a new hair do and are available on thursday morning at 9a.m let me know. Every thursday at Dare salon we have training for all stylists. it's free!!!![/quote']

Could you give me a total glam metal hair cut? If so, I'm sooo there! Even just something really rock n' roll would suffice! Get back to me ASAP

Andy

this won't sound anymore believable than richard's answer but it's the truth. he sprayed a mtv camera crew with a syringe of his own blood.

*recoils in horror* ....

Am I the only one that doesn't really view this as a big deal? I mean yeah it's a little bit scaffy, but it's hardly anything to shout about?

Andy

yea no point taking the moral high ground and listening to it on it's own merits eh?

Yes, agree 100%. Clever lad

Andy

P.S. To give Chairlie his dues, well done on this one

I wasn't expecting that.

Yawns... well we are all ill educated cretins, if we were to endorse this in the slightest, it would marr Stripey's delusions that he has any shred of artistic credibility.

Love Andy

Do it! X-Box's are shite! GameCube's are decent. But a PS2 is definately the best option!

Andy

I've been growing my hair for about a year and a half now. I just decided to leave it the fuck alone, and I feel it's long enough. Anyone know any good places in town to get it cut into a kinda style? It's pissing me off at the moment, as it's just a mass of hair! I want to keep it long, but I want it to be a bit more manageable and look the shit! Anyone recommend any hair dressers in town??

Andy xx

Hey, I'm supposed to be travelling down to Plymouth to meet up with a few friends down there at the beginning of June. Anyone know the best way for me to get down? Cheap flights etc? Any info would be much appreciated!

Andy

Fucking meaningless inane drivel' date=' for children and the braindead.[/quote']

Haha shut up you old tart. I thought it was quite enjoyable. I went in, not expecting that much, and was pleasantly suprised to find I quite enjoyed it.

Andy

i barely ever drink' date=' and if i do i usually go a bit too far and drink far too much like i did last wednesday [/quote']

Yeah I used to be guilty of this, but I've decided just to chuck it all together now. 3 weeks in and I feel great for it.

Andy

england is a pretty dung country. anyone fancy a 'fuck the english' thread so we can share our reasons why?

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Nah man, I bought into all the "fuck the english" shit when I was a kid. But nowadays, I'm very much of the opinion they're no different than anyone - some of them are sound as fuck, some of them are dicks. The above idea wouldn't serve to create anything, other than a pointless relay of racist insults being tossed back and forth.

Andy

Well, the quality of the recording is shite, but I'm sure you're well aware of that. The quality of the tune however is a very different story. There's some pretty bad ass riffage in there. The band sound tight as well. I think with a quality recording, this would sound the dogs bollocks.

Andy

Well I'm big into my cock rock haha, but I want to do somethin totally different with this. Basically just stuff along the lines of James Taylor, Eva Cassidy, etc. Just acoustic Guitar & Vocals.

Andy

I dunno mate, I'm not that great a singer, I don't have much of a range, and I just prefer to work with someone else - I think it brings out the best in me.

Andy

Hi, I'm currently in a couple of up and coming bands just now, but I'd really quite like to get a few gigs in quite soon, and would also like to be playing live as much as possible.

I'm basically looking for a like-minded singer / song-writer (who preferably can play some Guitar as well, but not essential) to write some originals and play live at open mic sessions and the like. This wouldn't be a serious project, but just a sort of fun thing on the side. I have some acoustic tunes written that I probably won't get to use with either band, so would like to put them to some use.

Cheers, Andy

Sorry there mate. Good luck anyway

Andy

It's literally 2 mins round the corner from The Moorings. Theatre Lane is the name of the "street". But anyway, I'm afraid to say, it looks like it has fallen through completely. The other two guys aren't able to commit, so I've taken another offer. Sorry there man, and good luck finding something yourself.

Andy

Looking to move in early June. But need an answer as early as next week. I know it's a little short notice, and a bit of a shot in the dark, but you get if you don't ask.

Andy