brettthain1

I wouldn't touch the Valvetronix range. They're really not gig-worthy. They're in the same bracket as a Line6 Spider. You could probably get manageable tones out of it for home use, but as soon as you push it to match the volume of a drum kit, then it's going to start cutting holes through glass. Nothin' by treble. Avoid.

The valvetronix range never appealed to me, I thought the vr amps would be somewhat of a 'reasonable price'.

It was either a vox or a good marshall amp, there are so many to choose from!

I suspected Oasis would figure somewhere. I liked Oasis but the whole 90's Loaded magazine LAD attitudes was shite and tiresome then and even more so now, I would lose that if I was you.

I agree with you! The lad attitude is shit and 'old fashioned'. Half if Oasis' songs are great, the one where Noel sings them, I can't stand liam and his voice, he thinks he's got something to prove, as if being a twat is his own image.

To be fair, it sounds completely shite.

Like an all in one, on stop shop for shiteness.

Hahaha, I like that!

okay mate right now I don't know what to think. My band does some oasis covers but were far from "swaggers". Your Idea of the Aberdeen music scene is unfounded and completely moronic.

I thought you said there's more to the Aberdeen music scene? This is sort of music we play, we listen to, have a laugh with. The 'swagger' is part of the 'rock n roll' vibe, we're just lads! The swagger isn't for prick-ness, it's for fun.

What sort of bands represent the "mod/rock/swagger/tunes vibe"?

It's like an all in one sort of thing we've got going on!

We do. And swag as in 'oasis swaggers' and not the 'yolo, $wag' by the way!

Never heard a band covering Arctic Monkeys in my entire life!!!

You're joking!?

Why are the Arctic Monkeys getting used as the example for shite teenage cover bands?

I think because every cunt covers them. And the 2 bands I've been in before the one I'm in now turned to listening to them non-stop and became stuck up their own arses. I'm not a fan of them. I can tolerate listening to them though!

racist and an utter cunt eh?

That's me!

I found it quite offensive actually apart from the family part but Brett ain't quite there yet.

I don't intend on being on your level of 'what the fuck!?' I'm loving how my arrogance has revelled up everybody! It's crazy!

Vintage country - sounds like a cover band. What's the difference between that and kids playing Jake Bugg or Arctic Monkeys songs?

Nothing.

Only newbies that come along and start spouting shite. We're still trying to get moon moon to start posting some stuff worth having around. On the plus side, at least you haven't closed threads you started, deleted posts making threads make no sense and hounded out our font of local knowledge (R.I.P Cool Thinker). Once you've had a hissy fit and publicly quit the board, only to come back as a new user and sold all your gear, only to try and buy it back, will you be anywhere near the annoying level of moon moon, we only keep him around due to the fact every family has one nutter, and he's ours.

What's your opinion of poker chips in guitars?

Nah I'm not on the same level of annoyance as moon moon. And I've not been on this board for long but I have heard of moon moons notorious moments!

Moon Moon hates it when a bigger troll steals his thunder, and then brandishes the "think before you write on here" line, after the limitless shite he's waffled. Incredible.

Do we need to talk about 'the scene'? It's fine. Scene is good.

Let's just let Brett and Moon Moon continue battling it out for the Unprecedented Bellend Award.

I'm only being a bellend because it's funny how I've managed to insult the users on here. You lot don't like it when a newbie comes along?

For a small town theres plenty going on in Aberdeen, seek and enjoy

A big shout out for DavetheRave for an actual reply that I was after without the negativity!

My thoughts are go to a fucking gig, you might even meet a woman.

Didn't ask for your opinion, sir. Sit back down.

The Aberdeen 'scene' is actually fairly diverse. There are plenty of electronic/dancey type bands, heavy metal, sleazy rock, indie pop, experimental stuff, acoustic loveliness, rappers, punk and a lot of shite.

Plenty if you actually looked.

Got to look harder I guess. Aberdeen's a shit city for musical success. It's ashame!

You actually want my thoughts? OK. I think that you don't try hard enough to find the music you seek, because in my experience, it's way more varied in Aberdeen than the rather dismal picture you paint in your thread opener. Last Saturday I played at Drummonds with FaR in a lineup with an indie band and an electronica duo. Then I went to see some friends in their soul covers band for a bit. The week before I was at a new venture - an opera night, kinda like an opera's greatest hits. There's all types of music out there for those willing to seek it out.

Hell, in my opinion it's more varied than what you describe at Toms.

Sort of regret asking you that now! Fuck man!

Moon Moon is turning into Jake, he's just doing it at an accelerated rate.

Seriously man, your acting like a small dog protecting your territory, barking at anything that goes past, but not actually doing anything when someone is in front of you. We need new people to visit the site to keep it getting stale, we may not agree with everything they say initially, but we will accept them eventually (your visa is still held up by you saying stupid shit).

Back on topic mods and indie bands, screamo and the state of the the scene in the 'deen ( I'm off to smack a wet fish round my head for using that).

So what's your views on the music of the mighty 'deen? That's my opinion, there are no right or wrong opinions here. Just wanted to hear other peoples thoughts!

Colin, it's been months since I've touched a drink.

True words from an A.A. Member.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3KeDwNZd71w

Yes. You've cracked it. Thanks for revealing this to me.

Any time, pal. Chart music is current music that's popular at the moment, we've established that by now. But if it wasn't for the xfactor, we'd still have a variety of genres coming in. Rock n roll is dying out, but it'll come back in!

Moaning about the charts is about as tiresome a point as you can make about music. The charts will contain a load of crap and some good stuff. Look to other sources for music and you'll find a whole lot more good music. As well as a whole lot more crap. It's the same for absolutely every genre with the amount of good stuff in the charts varying depending on trends at the time.

And comments like "music has lost touch" just make you sound like a cranky old man who thinks the only good music is the first music he got into. Music he got into because it was in the charts at the time. But of course the charts were better back then.

Nah, the way I look at it is, people are sucked into this belief that you have to go on the xfactor or bgt to make it big. 'Oh you're different from the rest because you're singing a Katy perry song and play an acoustic guitar? Go f*** yourself!'