Rudi

what if... Chumbawamba got knocked down, and enjoying the public attention, stayed down until being stretchered off? what if John Sebastian (Loving Spoonful) got told to get off his lazy fat end and quit daydreaming?

I was low when I said that. Certainly not my usual sunny self. So you are correct. I sometimes dislike other peoples preconceptions about us. We all have preconceptions, but when you are confronted with... 1/ Those that think you are there to support a singer, and nothing else. 2/ Guitarists that think I'm not trying hard enough if I dont play fast & technically. 3/ Venue owners that are tin-pot Hitlers and think they can ban you from the whole parish if you don't kiss their ass. 4/ and there's probably a number 4 too. 5/ ...maybe even a number 5. What I like? The simple pleasure of phrasing 3 notes in such a way that moves me.

I like & dislike nothing. I feel nothing at present.

Rob, Your link isnt working (for me anyway). I just found this one that seems ok

All About the Bass - Meghan Trainor I've played this tune. Strange but true

Cruel Sister - Old Blind Dogs The song is best remembered as performed by Pentangle, but I found this version which is a lot less sombre. Old Blind Dogs are a Scottish outfit.

Yes me too.

More like a keyboard from the playing style and sound of it.

oh yeah..! I messed up. Tom's was Heep. I suppose I should now eat Humble Pie?

I dont need no doctor - (Uriah Heep) Humble Pie

Ringo has said that he didnt think so. As best I can recall he said "When you are derelict in any kind of way, the music is pretty sh1tty". Undoubtedly it has inspired some artists. Some of the Grateful Dead were changed positively by LSD, but when they (or the 'family') gave LSD to Peter Green (according to Peter himself) it ruined him. Peter was a sensitive and I believe more 'fragile' person. His fall from music and society was a massive personal tragedy and a huge loss for the rest of us. I consider Peter Green the finest electric blues player of them all. By contrast, I have to admit that my favourite player of all was the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, who abused LSD and all manner of drugs massively. Robby Robertson song 'Somewhere Down the Crazy River' is about this subject. It essentially says that drugs can be creatively inspiring but warns of serious danger also. Having said that, how many people that do drugs of any kind do so as 'an experiment' or to become 'creatively endowed'? They use them to get off their face, and I feel very disenchanted with all recreational drugs now. I am just not interested.

Yes it is. I got it when it was new. What some folk might not realise is that the vinyl sleeve had a visual reference to the title (Stand Up) when you opened it. The band stood up as you opened it like a pop-up book. Cheesey but pertinent!

Dire Wolf - Grateful Dead

Well Ive heard worse abuse towards musicians. But anyone who says that has serious ego issues. Once after a gig we were divying out the money and a girl nosey-ed in and said of the singer "He should get more than you, because he's the one with the talent". What a kick in the cogs that was to the other six of us! From then on, when beginning the 2nd set, I made a point of announcing "Will the musicians and the singer please return to the stage".

Man Smart (Woman Smarter) - Bobby & the Midnights

BTW, I found it amusing that this came from Micheal Caine because not so long ago he was in everything going. It didnt seem to matter if there was no artistic merit to the movie. As a major movie star, he was also a bit of a tart. . I do actually like Michael, but 'artistic integrity' ? Well, perhaps when he was younger.

Ive seen this with young hopefuls. I seen one seize on the phrase 'You've got to show you want it' and not look past the literal meaning. I was told the same thing when I went for my karate dan grading. I understood that it meant demonstrating commitment. The commitment of course, must already be there. There will always be individuals who will devote themselves wholeheartedly into their chosen art. However I think there will be far fewer of them from here on. How many people want to become good musicians, but lack the discipline to practice. Everything is becoming faster and easier, but there are no shortcuts to learning skills. Its not just about 'today's culture' though. In my teens I recall a fellow student remark that he wanted to be a major artist, but didn't want to spend 10 years getting there (WTF?!). When someone speaks to me after a gig about playing guitar, there is a familiar theme. "Ive got a '(insert guitar model)' and I really want to play, but I dont have the time to practice". I usually say something like "well you have a life to lead, why be like us sad acts and spend hours fingering a piece of wood eh?". But in point of fact I actually enjoy practicing. I dont have a routine, and usually have no idea what I'm going to do when I reach for the guitar, but always find something interesting before very long. Maybe that not practicing, but it serves the same purpose. By now, the precedent is established, young people can see easily enough that there are celebrities that are well known for nothing. They have no special skill or talent. Just as everybody now wants to be on a stage. No one wants to be in the audience. So there is karaoke, and open mic sessions where grim faced singer/players take it in turn to get up & perform, but they dont listen to each other, and once they have performed, they leave! We need much larger stages. We should just tear out the seats where the audience used to go.

Rainbow - Robert Plant

low hanging fruit has lost its flavour. Thanks for noticing man!

Other than the last few minutes, I felt no affinity to David there. He's an artist that I never connected to. The keyboard player in the band have 'almost' quit sees him as a major icon, and grieved when he died. So he's got something real about him, but all I see is cosmetics and style. My loss.

Pink Moon - Nick Drake

Just came across this. Its a wonderfully grooving jam with just a couple of fellows. I had to share it with someone.

Wondering - Webb Pierce

20th Century Boy - T Rex

Pilgrim - Eric Clapton