HairyScaryMark

Signed and in my opinion there's much more of a case for Moorings having a 3am licence than there is for a Casino to have a 5am licence.

i concur, if you are entering from train/main doors then apart from maps there's no real indication of the shops hiding out the back, and again, why would you bother going out there to window shop when the weather is crap, for a brand new shopping centre it is a bit weird. Also Next seems to be the perfect short cut through the centre from that side & using the stairs to get up & down rather than going to the ones beside the lifts.

what a heap of crap i'm on about today, off for lunch.

This surprised me also. Perhaps they believe they will benefit from the customers who use the parking but surely considering the scale of the project it would have been more sensible to have some form of indoor walkway from the rest of the shopping center.

Have to admit I expected it would be a bit bigger after hearing people claim it would be 'the biggest in Scotland'.

Got my ticket a while back, this will be my 4th year and HairyScary will definately be there as always.

Will I? I am not entirely sure. Good chance I will go but not yet decided.

Sounds a lot better than throwing eggs at old ladies when they refuse to give out money or sweets.

I'm rather happy with my Fender Super Champ XD. In my opinion there is greater clarity and less mud in the sound than you get with the Peavey Classic 30 anything by Laney or in the current marshall range, although they are good amps also. It really depends what sort of sound you want.

Fender Blues Junior and Blues Deluxe are also nice amps but the sound is a quite differnet from the Super Champ and they are greater price. You really have to try them out yourself.

I've heard good thing about Blackstar amps and Orange Tiny Terror also.

I know many others disagree but but I've always thought a 2x12" combo kind of defeated the point of having a combo (portability). 2x12" will have more bottom end than a 1x12" in the same room but it wont when you put a mic infront of one speaker on a recording or a at a gig.

Where are you rehearsing and what system are you using? From my experience with bands rehearsing at Toms (and myself rehearsing) it helps loads if everyone just turns the hell down

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Not only will it damage your ears less. You will actaully get greater vocal clarity through your microphone as you wont be picking up everyone else in the room to the same extent.

Jethro Tull, ELP and Yes are the bands that really do it for me. Got a few King Crimson CD's also and like them.

Listened to a fair bit of Ozric Tenticles, Greenslade, Colloseum, Gryphon, Kansas, Tangerine Dream and various others and liked them also.

Never been into Pink Floyd or Genesis as much, although i've tried they just seem like a different type of prog from the one i'm into. I like them, just not as much.

I stuggle to comment on this from a personal perspective as playing an instrument predates me having a genuine interest in listening to music. When I started taking it more seriously then I heard different things in the music that weren't obvious before. Now I may be able to hear chord progressions, imaagine how it would be written down and identify concepts in the music. This sort of depends how switched on I am when I istening however.

I still appreciate a good song although my idea of what makes a good song may have changed to some extent.

On the other side of things, some stuff seems to have been concidered 'musician music'. Particualrly that with fast complex grooves and strange harmony etc. Music is such a big part of our lives and we're generally used to hearing standard 4 beats in the bar stuff with convential harmony that when someone plays something with odd measures or more complex harmony it instantly makes us pay attenention and follow it with a larger part of our brain. It isn't that this sort of music is in any way better, it just has more for us to pay attention to and analyse, which is exciting to a lot of musicians. A lot of people instantly switch off when they hear this type of stuff and I guess this is the difference.

There are former decades where much of the stuff we now think of as 'musician music' had a mainstream following and large parts of the world where it still is conciedered mainstream among non-musicians also.

A bit late now but is there a reason why it isn't listed in the calender on this website?

Also, I should be there.

I was there on Friday

Much better than when the rock night was downstiars (ironically upstairs from this).

Much more spacious, has a few differnet areas although all with the same music. Didn't take too long to get served at bar (unlike previously when it was in other floor), the music was better than what I remember at other floor also but i've only been there once since it moved so too early to say. Also a good amount of seating and an ok dance floor.

Only bad thing is my friend managed to lose 3 pints after putting them down on 3 seperate ocasions and I managed to lose a jumper. I'm hoping the jumper will turn up again.

Got to Pittodrie on Saturday night to find it was closed due to running out of beer.

Couldn't make it on Thursday or Friday due to other plans.

You want to know what fucking monitors they have and you expect me to be able to answer it? phone hen you fuckwit, he's being paid to answer your question.

People being akward twats = people attempting to give you a straightforward answer based on experience and then having further questions asked about something they have no professional tie to.

It was a perfectly valid question. If you don't have the information required to answer it, then don't. Stop being a nasty little poo head.

How much is (on average) it for a pint at this?

I seem to recall it was ranged between 1.10 - 2 for a half pint. Most were about 1.30 and you usally got more than a half pint.

The sheets of beer tokens were divided up with the smallest denomination to being 5p so generally everything can be paid with exact 'change' with the tokens and I think change might be given, i can't remember.

At the end of the festival you can donate any remaining beer tokens to some charity.

Some of the stuff runs out before the end but even then there is still going to be more than you can realisticly try.

I've been the last two years.

You pay 5 for a glass which lets you go in on all 3 days if you want and 5 for tokens. You can buy aditional tokens also.

Generally you don't order a pint of anything as there is so much try and the 'half pint' tends to be a good bit more than a pint.

I never noticed anyone ridiculously drunk or making a nuisence of themselves and there is a good bit of banter to be had. You generally don't over indulge to the extreme as you want to enjoy what you drink and some of the stuff is quite heavy going.

At the end you can vote for your favourite beer.

Last year there was about 80 Beer/Ales and and about 10 ciders. This year there will be more. There are some things in bottles but never seen anyone try them.

There is also a ridiculous amount of men with beards.

Aberdeen Grampian & Northern Isles CAMRA - The Campaign For Real Ale

Gizmo

Tiggy (Gizmo's sister)

Odo the Chameleon just after I got him last Friday.

I think he was maybe meaning no point buying a 100 watt stack in anticipation of playing Wembley if you are just going to be jamming at Tom's, at least that's what I took it to mean.

Exactly. It is also quite possible that you would enjoy your giotar tone more from something smaller (and usuaully cheaper) that you can run at sensible volumes more easily.

Another suggestion that I haven't noticed yet is Orange Tiny Terror (either combo or mini head).

Also, Unless I've missed it the OP hasn't really told us his budget or wherever he plans to use it.

Have to say I favour the advice to save up your money for something good quality and preferably a valve amplfiier.

Some of the things mentioned are not particularly good value for money, in my opinion and also not that good quality (i.e Line 6 Spider).

I got a Fender Super Champ XD (small valve combo) which goes for just over 200 and it sounds as good as many bigger amps i've tried and not even comparible with the likes of Line 6. The other thing i've found since getting this is my playing has came on due to increased clarity from this amplifier and I've stopped fantasising over gear as much as I am more interested in playing.

Blackstar also do some small combo amps as well as some heads which are comparible in price with some of the things mentioned here.

Ih it really depends what you need it for i.e to use at gigs? practice in bedroom? band practice etc?

I repeat this advice to some people also, "don't buy equipment for a gig you don't have yet",

I also would advise against buying gear which you have no way of transporting.

Some people have mentioned Marshall DSL but I have to say I haven't been that impressed by anything in current standard range of Marshall. It's not that they are bad I just don't find they really compare with many of the older models or classic re-issues or amplifiers from other companies.

If you can travel to Glasgow or Edinbugh I find the shop 'guitar guitar' has a very good selection of amplifiers.

To be honest, it's relatively silly to bother playing other cities until you've honed your craft within aberdeen and managed to attract a few people to your gigs that aren't just your mates.

Seen a fair bit of that about. Even bands that don't attract many mates along to gigs in Aberdeen and very few genuine fans will go and book 'tours'. It might be fun for them so if they want to do it, people are willing to put them on and their expectations are in line with reality (playing to people who don't know who they are or playing to 0 people), so be it. I do however think it is quite silly.

There is no problem with people stating their opinions however simply 'slagging off' and being 'harsh' is not a good way to put across views.

Everyone likes bands that other people would not understand your fascination with but it's better if people respect that you like differnet things etc.

That was amazing.

No I don't recall I did. What a funny question. Again his youth shines through his second post being that we would have to deal with that fact he likes the band when clearly no one else does. He's young, he's defending his thoughts and what he likes. Sure he'll be arrogant and who wouldn't blame him with guys like you.

Point him in a different direction or perhaps get him to check out similar better bands.

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I think people are being overly harsh on this thread. Everyone likes differnet stuff and there shouldn't be a problem with this.

People who assume everyone drives and arrange to meet in places which you can't realisticly get to without a car. Then sound shocked that someone might not actually have a car.

'Motorists' also tend to get on my nerves. I think speed limits tend to be there for good reason and there is clear evidence to point to speed as a major cause of accidents.

Also peopple who syncronise their dress sense for nights out (usually women who scream a lot). Doing this is an unforgivable crime and they tend to intimidate innocent bystanders. Some of them even lack basic knowledge about what they are wearing. For example I came across a set of women in their late 20s on holiday who claimed to be Brownies, when they were quite clearly Guides.

Hen Nights should also be banned or tightly regulated. This would sort out much of the above problem also

I've been told of a course at a college in Glasgow which you can do part time apparently. I don't know much more than that though unfortauntly.

Also, just so you know, I don't really use the graphic EQ. I have the amps EQ flat, always, and when i need a tiny extra bit of whatever, I add it with the graphic, but as I say subtlety is the key.

Also, why would you remove below 60Hz? Are you talking for recording purposes or in a live setting?

I only ask because you will find that most bass cabinets are tuned so that they begin to roll off below 40Hz, this is because 40Hz is the first harmonic on the E string I believe.

On recording most deffinately but even live sitaution frequencies that low can result in mud but it depends on many things. And there can be a competition with kick drum in anything less than about 200-300. I personally find that bass guitar is not as much about 'bass' as it is 'cutting through' and gaining a nice overall sound which sits well in the mix. I am not an expert however, this is just been my experience of it. Jazz Bass with no EQ is a useable sound in my opinion (when played well).

Who pays for the cost of policing such marches?

As far as I am aware, The Scottish Executive allocates money to local policing authorities who get to decide how to spend it. Aberdeen City Council does not pay for policing.

edit: not sure how accurate my description is but the fact remains that Aberdeen City Council does not pay for policing.

Scottish Executive: Web site currently unavailable.

As for the 'democratic right' - does anyone genuinely believe that the goons behind 'anti fascism' and 'anti racism' are interested in democracy?

Cloud, do you actually try to offend people?

Referring to people as 'goons' becuase they oppose facism and racism in a way that you have not done is hardly fair or balanced. I also wasn't aware this was the theme of the May Day March in Aberdeen.