Blues and Jazz Off Topic/Chat Thread!

[Vagabond21]

Anyone know when gools gets unbanned?

[gopherthegreat]

its his first i think, and i estimate its been 15 days, so i'd say about 15 more days

i might be way off, though, since that was all based on educated guesses.

[Jack Off Jill]

You're company is not welcome 'round these parts.




:p:


But yeah, people need to start posting again... *tumbleweed*
:( But Dimebag, I thought were were home-boys. I thought there was chemistry between us of the non-sexual nature. And I can contribute to the talk of jazz and blues so long as the avant-garde jazz of Moondog is allowed. Plus, the Pit is boring, and the guys in Modern Rock keep talking about stuff I don't really listen to much of anymore. And I'm terrified to set foot in the metal forums. :sad: Okay, I know when I'm not wanted.. I'll be where the other outcasts that no one likes belongs. *Treads off sadly into Pop Punk and Emo.*
I like dweezil a lot. I remember seeing him play on the tonight show or some late night show. He kinda looked like he didn't want to be there which was kinda funny.
I imagine it might have something to do with the fact that he was playing for people that don't care about Zappa's music. When I saw them he had a smile on his face the entire time, especially when a guy in the audience gave him the old Missouri license plate with the word, "ZAPPA" on it.

[GnikNus]

Awesome, i saw the racs 4 days after tex, great show

[TeXaS_db]

Awesome, i saw the racs 4 days after tex, great show
really, thats cool. where were they at when u saw them?

[nightraven]

Anyone know when gools gets unbanned?
he's only just been banned. he'll be back sooner or later and b&j is where he'll go ;)

[ze monsta]

Today has been so nice. :)
I got home early and played guitar in my garden in the sunshine. :liplick:

[Beakwithteeth]

I am home sick and very bored. I also feel like a douche 'cuz I haven't posted in here in a while. I am neglecting my favorite forum in favor of the pit :sad:

[TheDev01dOne]

Today has been so nice. :)
I got home early and played guitar in my garden in the sunshine. :liplick:

Same except I didn't go anywhere. Was a pretty good birthday though, my whole day will be:

12 noon = Wake up, get new guitar case.
12 - 3 = Play guitar in the conservatory, rehearsing/writing a song for band practice.
3 - 3:30 = Rest and watch TV a bit.
3:30 - 8pm = Play more guitar inside and a bit outside and with my girlfriend playing bass, trying to write lyrics for another song.. then have dinner.

Now I'm resting after dinner while my GF gets ready and we're going out to see my friend's blues band at the pub in town.

I'm glad it was nice weather, kinda took the crapness off turning 20.

[ze monsta]

Happy Birthday, Tim!
Belatedly.

I spent most of my day playing tennis. It was awful though, I'm so useless it's demoralising to play tennis. :sad:

[theneildeal]

Happy Birthday Tim!!

[TheDev01dOne]

Thanks guys.

Always a set back, the singer for the blues band was sick so they just played acoustic songs all night. Was still good though, better than sitting at home.

Picked up a new bass amp on loan from their bass player for my girlfriend, is some big fany 280W Roland thing, weighs a tonne but the guy is selling it pretty cheap so I'll probably buy it for her as an early birthday present since she really needs one fo practice.

Now I'm trying to convince her to chuck a sicky tomorrow so she can stay home and play bass with me all day.

[Dimebag22]

Happy birthday!

Let's have a round of shots on me in celebration of Tim's birthday :p: All you bluesmen must have some bourbon kicking around somewhere

:cheers:

[sre9981]

I did some shots tonight, so I can count that as doubling as a celebration of Tim's birthday as well as celebrating my friend's birthday and "my best friend is leaving tomorrow"

[nightraven]

happy birthday.

[gopherthegreat]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=856309

:haha

[Dimebag22]

^ That deserves a 'lol wut?' pear.

:haha

[TheDev01dOne]

Pretty funny.

Strange how even in 2008 some people still don't realise that

Drugs + (insert pretty much anything here) = death.

Not CIA conspiracies.. Ah well, maybe they'll find out the same way Jimi did..

[ze monsta]

What a twat :haha

[aetherspear]

Pretty funny.

Strange how even in 2008 some people still don't realise that

Drugs + (insert pretty much anything here) = death.

Not CIA conspiracies.. Ah well, maybe they'll find out the same way Jimi did..
its more like

Drugs + (Drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs) = death.

[ze monsta]

I have band today. Gonna be fun, and the annoying as hell singer isn't gonna be there, so I'll probably get to sing.

[gopherthegreat]

its more like

Drugs + (Drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs) = death.
+1

[sre9981]

Damn woman giving me the blues -_-

[theneildeal]

He's a slovak. Soviet radiation has left him retarded and impotent.

[GD_GC]

Oye neil, ¿tú hablas español? Quiero aprenderlo, pero es muy difícil. Hay muchas cosas que neccisito aprender.

That was probably horrible grammar but yeah, spanish is the ****. I'm actually skipping spanish II at my school because I'm apparently very good at it. Someday I want to be fluent hopefully.

[Dimebag22]

I love Spanish, mostly because my family owns a house in Mexico. I want to learn it but I'm so damn lazy and impatient :p: I know how to order drinks, that's about it :haha But then again, I guess that's all you need to know, eh?

[theneildeal]

Espanol es muy facil! Y cuando lo aprendas, puedes apprender frances, italiano, portugues, y.......... rumano porque son muy parecidos!

Y una otra cosa, las espanolas son muy guapas!!

[Jackal58]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=856309

:haha
I thought that thread was the "Make up the dumbest crap you can think of thread" :mad:

[TheDev01dOne]

Espanol es muy facil! Y cuando lo aprendas, puedes apprender frances, italiano, portugues, y.......... rumano porque son muy parecidos!

Y una otra cosa, las espanolas son muy guapas!!

Taco taco burrito!

I'm hoping my band will agree to cover some ZZ Top (I Need You Tonight) which would be the bluesiest song we'd do so far. Should be awesome if they let me, I can play my Esquire then for the whole BG effect.

Apart from that, check out this horrible cover of red house..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECnqZhgNPKk

Yes, the guy plays a John Mayer signature Strat, that pretty much sums him right up IMO.

[ze monsta]

I'm knackered and it's only 3:30...god...5 hours of cricket and football. Proper football that is.

[TheDev01dOne]

I been out in the sun playing guitar, the sun drains your energy like crazy. I gotta work at 7pm I'll need a power nap before I go.

[ze monsta]

I've been playing cricket against for 4 and a half hours...so so so so so tiring. Then I played football with some friends afterwards, then went out to get something to eat with them. Good day so far, but my feet kill. It's 30 degrees celsius today. So nice.

[theneildeal]

ive been stuck inside revising for an exam that i have tomorrow morning. I can't even watch the end of the premiership!

Oh, and im sweating like a dog on crack, because its so hot here! The only justice is that my girlfriend says that the weather in barcelona is really bad!

[ze monsta]

Man U won Neil, just in case you didn't know.

[Jackal58]

It's cold and rainy here. I've managed to avoid doing anything yet today! My wife is about to drag me out grocery shopping in a moment though. When I get home my son and I are going to jam for a bit.

[Dimebag22]

Well I woke up early today, to go to work. I got to work by 6:30, turns out we're not working today cause the course still has snow on it. Call up my boss, "Oh shit, sorry. I thought I called you'

:haha Anyways, it's good to get up early once in a while. I would still be sleeping right now if I hadn't. Now I'm gonna go get a new tire for my bike cause I popped mine last summer :p:

[gopherthegreat]

guise, should i get a fender deville, or a fender blues deluxe? im having trouble deciding

[ze monsta]

I want a Blues Deluxe...

On an unrelated note, this looks beautiful.
http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0139312380

[gopherthegreat]

i dont like the pick guard on that, but it is a nice lookin guitar

[betavertion]

Hey guys :)

Someone who knows what you can play after this: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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----------------------------------------------2----2----4----4----2----2---
----2----2----4----4----2----2----4----4---0----0----0----0----0----0---
----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----------------------------------

to make it sound cool?

I really like the rhytm :)

[ze monsta]

^ B7 or a B, because that is in E and it's a simple 12 bar riff. 1-4-5: E A B.
:)

[betavertion]

I don't understand anything of that :P

I've been playing guitar for like, 3 weeks now, and i'm only playing and learning at home.

[gopherthegreat]

Hey guys :)

Someone who knows what you can play after this:

to make it sound cool?

I really like the rhytm :)
E again, then B, then A, the E

edit: E is the first chord you were playing, A is the second one you were playing, and B is with the root on the second fret of the 5th string

[ze monsta]

I was gonna say, you need a teacher. :p:
Seriously, this isn't an insult or anything of the sort, but having a teacher when you're starting out is such an incredible help. Even if it's just to learn the basics and get a rough idea of theory. Then you go off and learn songs and **** by yourself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues
Read through that, and see if it helps you musically at all.

I've gotta go have dinner though, I'll be back to help shortly. :)

MONSTA EDIT:

E again, then B, then A, the E

edit: E is the first chord you were playing, A is the second one you were playing, and B is with the root on the second fret of the 5th string
That's what I meant. I assumed you had got passed that. :o

[betavertion]

ze monsta, i think i love you. :P

I'm searching for a teacher close to me. I've been playing songs after tabs, and i haven't practiced anything else.

btw, ty gopherthegreat :D

If you've noticed my english isn't that good, it's 'cause i'm 14 years old and from Denmark. :)

[ze monsta]

Oh, Ok.
Well, I think it's rather good!
I'm 13 and from England.

And I'm pretty sure you don't love me. :haha

[betavertion]

Yeah, my mom is trying to find a teacher for me :)

Oh, only 13? Cool.

I do love you :D

[ze monsta]

Yeah, I've been playing since I was about 8 or 9.

[Dimebag22]

I don't understand anything of that :P

I've been playing guitar for like, 3 weeks now, and i'm only playing and learning at home.
Startin' them blues early, eh? Good man!

Read this. (http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showpost.php?p=14064537&postcount=9)

It's kinda like a mini lesson I typed out for blues beginners ;)
Hope it helps.

[gopherthegreat]

you've posted that so much :haha

i think you should make it into a thread and have it stickied

[aetherspear]

so I've been going on a crazy vinyl hunt as of late, here's a few I've gotten

Roland Kirk-Volunteer Slavery
RL Burnside-first recordings
Little Sonny (Terry)-all electric
Brownie Mcghee
Count Basie at Montreaux
Sun Ra at Montreaux
Culture-Cumbolo
Lee Perry-Upsettas

and some others that I cant remember or havent listened to yet. Now I just need a better turntable.

[GD_GC]

you've posted that so much :haha

i think you should make it into a thread and have it stickied

Why don't we make a beginner blues help thread? That would be pretty badass.

And I just relized that I've been posting here less and less latley. The blues duels just died, and this forum is starting to be dead again. I'm gonna start posting more again, and we should get the duels going!

[Dimebag22]

Why don't we make a beginner blues help thread? That would be pretty badass.

And I just relized that I've been posting here less and less latley. The blues duels just died, and this forum is starting to be dead again. I'm gonna start posting more again, and we should get the duels going!
I was totally thinking that dude. I'll start up a thread seeing if people are interested in writing a couple things about some blues theory. That would be so damn badass dude.

Yeah man, post more!! :p: You need to get the final round of blues duels up, I miss them :(

[Dimebag22]

Here's what I was thinking.

Just any random blues theory you can think of, hit me up and I'll add it to the list. People can sign up for a certain thing, and write a mini lesson.

We could have:

12 Bar Blues:
Intros, Turnarounds, Endings:
Blues Scale:
Improv Tips:
I7-IV7-V7:
Eight Bar Blues:

Let me know if you want something added to the list, and I'll probably start up a sign up thread.

[aetherspear]

Maybe do a Play like the Greats section or something?? just have licks and tips to play like SRV, BB, etc...

[Vagabond21]

I could use some improv tips. This is why...

Not tryin to change the subject but my search for a band is over. I've finally found one. My first band is called "Dead Key" (not too crazy about the name). I put an add on the internet and they answered.

I play lead and we have a gig coming up saturday. Here are some songs we're playing:

Cocaine blues and Gods gonna cut you down by Johnny Cash. (More of a blues rock version of each)
Down by the river- Neil Young
Who do you love - George Thor/Bo diddley
Babe I'm gonna leave you- Zep

I didn't pick these songs (since I came into the band kinda late) but they're def not bad ones to play. I basically Improv for the solos and just add little fills here and there. I can hold my own but I'm def. not amazing. IMO my solos sound a little to bluesy and not enough rockish? Any help or tips would be appreciated.

[Thefallofman]

I could use some improv tips. This is why...

Not tryin to change the subject but my search for a band is over. I've finally found one. My first band is called "Dead Key" (not too crazy about the name). I put an add on the internet and they answered.

I play lead and we have a gig coming up saturday. Here are some songs we're playing:

Cocaine blues and Gods gonna cut you down by Johnny Cash. (More of a blues rock version of each)
Down by the river- Neil Young
Who do you love - George Thor/Bo diddley
Babe I'm gonna leave you- Zep

I didn't pick these songs (since I came into the band kinda late) but they're def not bad ones to play. I basically Improv for the solos and just add little fills here and there. I can hold my own but I'm def. not amazing. IMO my solos sound a little to bluesy and not enough rockish? Any help or tips would be appreciated.
Johnny Cash didn't write Cocaine Blues or God's Gonna Cut You Down. ;)

[nightraven]

Here's what I was thinking.

Just any random blues theory you can think of, hit me up and I'll add it to the list. People can sign up for a certain thing, and write a mini lesson.

We could have:

12 Bar Blues:
Intros, Turnarounds, Endings:
Blues Scale:
Improv Tips:
I7-IV7-V7:
Eight Bar Blues:

Let me know if you want something added to the list, and I'll probably start up a sign up thread.
that sounds like an awesome idea. shame i have no clue about blues theory in this detail :(

[Vagabond21]

Johnny Cash didn't write Cocaine Blues or God's Gonna Cut You Down. ;)

OK

We're basing it off of the Cash version though.

[betavertion]

The noob is back! :D

Could someone explain to me, how to play this? I mean, in which pattern do i play it?

EDIT: Meh, it looked weird.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/blues_scales.html

I'm talking about the blues scale in A :)

[theneildeal]

So ive just aced an exam!

In the spirit of british competitiveness, **** you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! except Eric









Yeah so anyway, my next exam is on the 29th may, so i have many days to waste away. Life is good. I think that ill find a job

[TheDev01dOne]

Start at the 5th fret on the low E string.. That is an A.. your root note.. then play upwards along the low E string until you get to the 17th fret.. then you're back to A and you've played 1 octave of the scale..

Play it like that a few times until you know what the notes should sound like.. Then you can try playing it in different positions, and using different strings and you'll know if you're playing the right notes or not.

Basically if you start from an A and end on an A, that is 1 octave, but there are endless different ways to play it.

That TAB thing, fretoard map, whatever you want to call it, just shows you every note in the scale, not what order to play them in, but if you're improvising over the key of A, any of those notes will sound fine.

Its hard to explain in typing Lol

[betavertion]

I'm starting to understand it now.

Thank you, TheDev01dOne :)

[GD_GC]

So ive just aced an exam!

In the spirit of british competitiveness, **** you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! except Eric









Yeah so anyway, my next exam is on the 29th may, so i have many days to waste away. Life is good. I think that ill find a job

:haha


And on topic, I would love to write a lesson on a 12 bar blues, the blues scale, improv tips, or anything else you guys need.

[betavertion]

Please do! I'll be more than happy, if you did.

[Dimebag22]

So ive just aced an exam!

In the spirit of british competitiveness, **** you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! except Eric









Yeah so anyway, my next exam is on the 29th may, so i have many days to waste away. Life is good. I think that ill find a job
Why only Eric?! :sad:


Oh and yeah, I'll start up a sign up thread for the beginner blues theory to see who is all interested. :)

[theneildeal]

Get ready to be jealous.........


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23rd June: Eric Clapton gig in Nottingham


28th June: John Mayer gig in Manchester!!!









I need to change my trousers.....

[Firebread]

Get ready to be jealous.........


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23rd June: Eric Clapton gig in Nottingham


28th June: John Mayer gig in Manchester!!!









I need to change my trousers.....

I'm coming. I'll hide in your massive suitcase.

[GD_GC]

Get ready to be jealous.........


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23rd June: Eric Clapton gig in Nottingham


28th June: John Mayer gig in Manchester!!!









I need to change my trousers.....
:eek: you lucky bastard!

[Jackal58]

Get ready to be jealous.........


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23rd June: Eric Clapton gig in Nottingham


28th June: John Mayer gig in Manchester!!!









I need to change my trousers.....

Pffftttt. Been there. Done that. But I wanna do it again. :cry:

[Dimebag22]

:cry:

That is all I have to say.

[Goldenad]

Neil i think i can beat that:

22 may - eric clapton in New Jersey
12-15 june - Bonnaroo music festival: including bb king, derek trucks w/ susan tedeschi, back door slam, and tonsss of other non blues artists (in Tennesee)
2 july - john mayer in wisconsin
15 july - john mayer in new jersey

gonna be a packed summer :)

[theneildeal]

hmm, thanks for pissing on my bonfire!

[Dimebag22]

Neil i think i can beat that:

22 may - eric clapton in New Jersey
12-15 june - Bonnaroo music festival: including bb king, derek trucks w/ susan tedeschi, back door slam, and tonsss of other non blues artists (in Tennesee)
2 july - john mayer in wisconsin
15 july - john mayer in new jersey

gonna be a packed summer :)
*Buys gun*

*Tracks IP Address*

Better watch your back buddy.
:p:

[TheDev01dOne]

Neil is that JM gig in Manchester sold out or not released yet?

Do want!

[Vagabond21]

Neil i think i can beat that:

22 may - eric clapton in New Jersey
12-15 june - Bonnaroo music festival: including bb king, derek trucks w/ susan tedeschi, back door slam, and tonsss of other non blues artists (in Tennesee)
2 july - john mayer in wisconsin
15 july - john mayer in new jersey

gonna be a packed summer :)

Goin to bonnaroo eh?

Stop by and we can jam. ( I live in TN)

Wait... ummmm I feel kinda weird for saying that.

[nightraven]

i'm going to manchester around that period. no money for concerts though :(

[Vagabond21]

Come over. We can have a UG jam and eat delicious southern food.

edit: all 3 of us i mean

[theneildeal]

Neil is that JM gig in Manchester sold out or not released yet?

Do want!


no idea. check the manchester academy website

[ze monsta]

Get ready to be jealous.........


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23rd June: Eric Clapton gig in Nottingham


28th June: John Mayer gig in Manchester!!!









I need to change my trousers.....

**** off, Neil! :p:

:haha

I'm seeing Clapton and Mayer on the same day!!! :p:


http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=30645067
Son House, aged 103. :haha

[theneildeal]

you're going to the hyde park gig???

damn, i see that advertised at the station every day and it makes me want to go so much....


well, i guess that by not going, i can maintain that ive never been a Sheryl Crow gig.


20 years, 10 months and proud

[theneildeal]

Ohhhhhh, i just ventured into the pit, and there's a thread about a user who's got terminal lung cancer, and will die within 3 weeks. I had to stop myself from saying "if you smoke, i have no sympathy for you, and you're getting what you deserve", but i thought that it was a bit harsh.

But if you've been given 3 weeks to live, surely you would be in a hospital/hospice and wouldn't have access to the internet, right? I usually have no qualms about saying what im thinking to someone, but in this case, it would be a bit bad to say "i call bull****"

[TheDev01dOne]

Lol yeah If he can compute then surely he would be out getting laid or something and not playing on UG.

Apparently the Manchester John Mayer gig is sold out. That blows, I never even knew about it.

[theneildeal]

i saw it by chance! i got a junk email from ticketmaster and happened to give it 2 seconds of my time

check ebay for a ticket. they're all standing only tickets, so all the tickets should be similar prices. I paid £25 for mine, so im sure that you can find one for £30

[theneildeal]

if not, he's playing birmingham within a few days, and you don't live that far away

[Jackal58]

Ohhhhhh, i just ventured into the pit, and there's a thread about a user who's got terminal lung cancer, and will die within 3 weeks. I had to stop myself from saying "if you smoke, i have no sympathy for you, and you're getting what you deserve", but i thought that it was a bit harsh.

But if you've been given 3 weeks to live, surely you would be in a hospital/hospice and wouldn't have access to the internet, right? I usually have no qualms about saying what im thinking to someone, but in this case, it would be a bit bad to say "i call bull****"
He's been in pain for some weeks now. I talk to him almost daily. It's the real deal. :sad:

[ze monsta]

you're going to the hyde park gig???

damn, i see that advertised at the station every day and it makes me want to go so much....


well, i guess that by not going, i can maintain that ive never been a Sheryl Crow gig.


20 years, 10 months and proud

Yeah, me and my brother are going. :liplick:

Hopefully/probably EC n JM will get up and jam together.

I'm looking forward to seeing the Robert Randolph and the Family Band as well.

[Vagabond21]

He's been in pain for some weeks now. I talk to him almost daily. It's the real deal. :sad:

I don't want to sound tacky or whatever but...

How will we know when he dies?

[Jackal58]

I don't want to sound tacky or whatever but...

How will we know when he dies?
Dunno.

[theneildeal]

Lol yeah If he can compute then surely he would be out getting laid or something and not playing on UG.


Yeah, i think that i had 3 weeks to live, i wouldn't be spending ages on UG. Id make one quick announcement in the blues and jazz forum, and then do things in my real life, like jump on a plane to Hawaii, spend a day playing the most emotional blues jam i can, shag a few lasses, get completely pissed etc. Also, seen as i would die soon, id be tempted to beat a homeless guy to death. Lets face it, no one will miss him, and you've basically got a "do what you want" card!

[gopherthegreat]

id be tempted to beat a homeless guy to death. Lets face it, no one will miss him, and you've basically got a "do what you want" card!
:mad:

edit: i just remembered, my guitar teacher told me to get into jazz. any suggestions on were to start? the only guys i have are stochelo rosenberg and django reinhardt

edit numero 2: im intrigued by free jazz, because of listening to greg ginn a lot, so suggestions for that are nice

[theneildeal]

wes montgomery is a great place to start

Also, check out Al Di Meola. He influences a lot of shredders, so not only will it help to improve your knowledge of jazz, you'll get very fast soon!

[gopherthegreat]

shred bores me, though

[Jackal58]

shred bores me, though
Al Di Meola will not bore you. He's amazing.

[theneildeal]

its not shred. its fast jazz. think about santana, but a lot better. thats al di meola

[Jackal58]

edit: i just remembered, my guitar teacher told me to get into jazz. any suggestions on were to start? the only guys i have are stochelo rosenberg and django reinhardt

edit numero 2: im intrigued by free jazz, because of listening to greg ginn a lot, so suggestions for that are nice
Another guy to give a listen to is Stanley Jordan. He has a very unique sound and style about him.

[Jack Off Jill]

:mad:

edit: i just remembered, my guitar teacher told me to get into jazz. any suggestions on were to start? the only guys i have are stochelo rosenberg and django reinhardt

edit numero 2: im intrigued by free jazz, because of listening to greg ginn a lot, so suggestions for that are nice
John McLaughlin. His work with Miles Davis isn't the best starting point unless you already like jazz, so check out his work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Also, try listening to his work with Shakti. If you're a fan of Santana, he did an album with him at some point in time, though I don't think its his best work. Fans of Black Flag HAVE to like his music. They just have to.

....also, Moondog. Just because he's so damn cool. Also, Frank Zappa's Wakka Jawaka and Hot Rats albums.

[RHCP94]

:mad:

edit: i just remembered, my guitar teacher told me to get into jazz. any suggestions on were to start? the only guys i have are stochelo rosenberg and django reinhardt

edit numero 2: im intrigued by free jazz, because of listening to greg ginn a lot, so suggestions for that are nice
Joe Pass? He's extremely well respected in the jazz community. I guess the album that is most normally suggested is Virtuoso.

[TheDev01dOne]

Check out this youtube video.. Crazy slide solo..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNLWJOtYMuw

Jeff Lang is an aussie singer songwriter guitar player, plays more modern folky stuff these days usually acoustic. Had some crazy chops back then though. Very 80s clothes and hair. I'm guessing he like Rory Gallagher a fair bit.

[Jackal58]

^ Quite enjoyed that man. Thanks. And btw they were both pretty good.

[gopherthegreat]

ok, ill check out:

Al Di Meola
Joe Pass
John McLaughlin
Moondog
Stanley Jordan

thanks everyone :cheers:

[meh!]

George Benson would do you know harm, the man is classic.

[Jack Off Jill]

ok, ill check out:

Al Di Meola
Joe Pass
John McLaughlin
Moondog
Stanley Jordan

thanks everyone :cheers:
I'm going to warn you ahead of time, you might not like the 'dog. I just like to take any opportunity I can get to bring him up in conversation so he gets more fans.

[gopherthegreat]

I'm going to warn you ahead of time, you might not like the 'dog. I just like to take any opportunity I can get to bring him up in conversation so he gets more fans.
ya, im not really liking this. obviously a talented guy, though.

[Jackal58]

ya, im not really liking this. obviously a talented guy, though.
Ya Moondog's a little bit "different" I'll give you another one to try. Gentle Giant. Kind of a jazz/psychodelic/rock fusion band that make no sense the first time you listen to them

[Jack Off Jill]

Ya Moondog's a little bit "different" I'll give you another one to try. Gentle Giant. Kind of a jazz/psychodelic/rock fusion band that make no sense the first time you listen to them
:heart: Hell yeah! I love Three Friends. Its their only album I have, though. :( But you know, I don't think moondog is that out there, unless you hear his songs with birds squawking and what not. I like his percussion stuff, and the melodies he wrote were really cool. Trees Against the Sky and Witch of Endor are some of my favorite songs, up there with Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone.

...Does Can count as jazz? They're kinda like Greg Ginn.

[Jackal58]

Moondog's just an acquired taste I think. Kinda like Zappa.
And how long have you been on my lawn. :) I just noticed that. :haha

[gopherthegreat]

i already know gentle giant. i love them.

[TheDev01dOne]

Sweet I'm downloading the new (old) Satan & Adam album, it's all Live recordings from the streets of Harlem that pre-dates any of their studio stuff. Willing to share if anyone wants it and has Soulseek or lives in postal distance..

[Jackal58]

i already know gentle giant. i love them.
Well then I'm sorry I wasted your time. :mad:
:haha Dude I'm impressed. Most people I know have never heard of them.

To TheDev01dOne. Never heard of them. I shall give them a listen. Thanks.

[Beakwithteeth]

I just found a cool band, not really blues but I think some of you guys might like 'em.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0rMQrEa9r0

[Jack Off Jill]

I just found a cool band, not really blues but I think some of you guys might like 'em.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0rMQrEa9r0
Your avatar confused me.

[nightraven]

i haven't listened to blues in several days :eek:

[ze monsta]

^ You freak.
I'm so bored...

[Jack Off Jill]

^ You freak.
I'm so bored...
You could always try to write some kind of Ludacris cover for Go To Sleep Ho, but make it bluesy. That will kill some time.

Edit: Don't worry fellas, I'll be out of here soon enough. I wander in and out of off topic threads.

Also, Jackal I've been on your lawn for about a week and a half since the thread where I brought up the squirrel thing. Alternatively, WiggyisGreat is pushing my baby carriage across your lawn, and I think George is mowing your lawn.

[ze monsta]

^ That meant jack **** to me. :)
And I have stuff to do, but I'm just not in the mood for anything.

[nightraven]

i'm going to go and continue sanding my guitar down. project is still going on! you can add my myspace and check the blog, which has all the details on it ;)


(i.e. go 2 mah profielz)

[ze monsta]

I don't have myface, but I'll check it out. :)

MONSTA EDIT:

I can't check it out. :p:

Copy and paste some pics s'il vous plait.

[gopherthegreat]

so far the jazz i've downloaded is joe pass, ornette coleman, and wes montgomery. thanks guise.

[Jackal58]

Also, Jackal I've been on your lawn for about a week and a half since the thread where I brought up the squirrel thing. Alternatively, WiggyisGreat is pushing my baby carriage across your lawn, and I think George is mowing your lawn.
I saw Wiggy's :). I'll have to go look at Georges. He was excited that I told him he could mow it until he found out I have 4 acres to cut.

[Jack Off Jill]

I saw Wiggy's :). I'll have to go look at Georges. He was excited that I told him he could mow it until he found out I have 4 acres to cut.
One of these days, I really am going to find your house and hang out on your lawn for about a week. I'll have a cooler, and a lawn chair, and an umbrella. And a big stereo system, blasting music. And I'll be a bad influence on the kids by walking around in my underwear. (I get the feeling their dad does this often, though. All dads do.)

[ze monsta]

^ Epic sig.

[nightraven]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t151/nickorly/IMG_0412.jpg
one side is done. that's the latest photo i have. i'll take more later tonight, maybe. i've done the surface of one horn, some primer is still on it, i'll take it off soon. also started the other side, approx 1/5th down to wood. it's really tedious and i'm covered in blisters.

[Dimebag22]

^Sexy

[ze monsta]

Are you sanding it by hand? :eek:
What colour is it gonna be?

[Beakwithteeth]

Your avatar confused me.

I thought it was time for a change, I want something better than what I have now but I can't find anything.

[nightraven]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t151/nickorly/tortoiseshell.jpg
or
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t151/nickorly/bluewithtortoise.jpg

:)

i have to do it by hand, i've been advised not to use machines in case i mess it up :\

[ze monsta]

Is that where you're going to put the pup selector? usually they are lower down.

I think the red one looks pretty nice, did you think about cream/off white?

And finally, please please please, single coil neck pickup. :cry::cry::cry:

[theneildeal]

looking at those, the pickup selector is too close to the strings, so you'll knock it when you're playing. I agree with ze monsta because the red one is nicer, but it would look better with a cream scratch plate.

For me, blue guitars aren't nice. Ive yet to see a nice blue guitar.

[nightraven]

lol idk about the proportions, it was with kisekae. all the controls will be in the right place, dw.

i really want the HSH configuration because i've already got singles everywhere on my real strat and i want a different tone on this one. :]

[ze monsta]

http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0139312380
That's a pretty cool colour imo.

[nightraven]

yeah i was thinking about that, it doesn't look nice with a rosewood fretboard though, or with humbuckers :p:
i have to have a rosewood board since it's the only one i can find that fits. i don't want to have to sand the pocket down and have to drill more holes etc. besides, it saves me money.

[sre9981]

I want a Jaguar or Jazzmaster, why do they have to be so expensive...

[Highbinder]

Guys, I'm GASing for an acoutic archtop. Or maybe a vintage ES-135/140.

Something like..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200223695453

So. Beautiful. I love vintage guitars, I think I'm going to start haunting guitar/pawn shops to try and find a local one. Its such a pity that they're that much harder to find here in the UK than in the US

& OH NOES I thought I cured my GAS when I bought my strat :eek:

[ze monsta]

That's like my dream guitar... :cry:

I'd kill for one.

[theneildeal]

and only £160??? i shouldn't have just spent my remaining student loan on stocks

[Highbinder]

I know I know!!

Alternatively, something like a Godin 5th Avenue;

http://www.guitar.co.uk/documents/2403/2403-large.jpg

Wouldn't mind a vintage ES135, either, or a vintage Silvertone archtop.

Or if I had the money, an Eastman..

*sigh*

[jimmyjimjim]

Wow, just saw BB live last night in Portland. Fifth row (great christmas present)!! Horn section was great, bass and drums great, singing/guitars great. I really liked BB's rhythm guitarist Charlie Davis; he was quite versatile. However, BB's talking sometimes really slowed the pace of the show. He was very funny and a great talker, but it draged on for a bit. But when he sang and played it was game on.

[Pink Zeptallica]

I envy you. Where was he playing? I wish he'd come to perth before it's too late.

[theneildeal]

ive never got into BB. but part of me wants to see him live before its too late, in case i get into his music later on

[Highbinder]

ive never got into BB. but part of me wants to see him live before its too late, in case i get into his music later on

Theres something about BBKing that makes me unable to listen to more than two or three of his songs at a time.

[meh!]

It's because BB King, however much we all love him, only has one lick :p:

His voice is where it's at for me.

[Jimmy94]

New gear pics! These are of the Hagstrom Viking I got a month or so back. Finally got access to a camera.

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/281/hagstrom001si9.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5914/hagstrom003dh2.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2042/hagstrom009qs3.jpg

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6088/hagstrom013vc3.jpg

[jimmyjimjim]

I envy you. Where was he playing? I wish he'd come to perth before it's too late.

He was in Portland, Maine. From his site, it says his next show is in Iowa. Not sure if he's doing any more international tours :(

[ze monsta]

Both Jimmys, you are incredibly lucky.

@highbinder:

The Godin 5th Avenue was released at NAMM wasn't it?
I'd love one of them. I thought that when I saw it, beautiful guitars.

http://a635.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/101/m_e064b9374be832f233a800d931c82fba.jpg

:liplick: :liplick: :liplick:

[Jackal58]

New gear pics! These are of the Hagstrom Viking I got a month or so back. Finally got access to a camera.

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/281/hagstrom001si9.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5914/hagstrom003dh2.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2042/hagstrom009qs3.jpg

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6088/hagstrom013vc3.jpg
Gorgeous man. I'm jealous :sad:
Well not really but that is a nice lookin' guitar.

[TheDev01dOne]

Damn nice guitar Jimmy but cut those string ends off, uglying up the place!

Anyway I got Adam Gussow's book 'Mr Satan's Apprentice' for my birthday, I'm about halfway through it and it's awesome, reallly well written and not boring at all. Also got the 'new' Satan and Adam album he's just released of live songs just recorded of them busking on the streets of Harlem. It's really good, not the greatest sound quality but some of the guitar parts Mr Satan is playing are just mind-blowing, sounds like at least 2 guitarists, if not 3 or 4 sometimes.

I'm bored, someone talk blues with me..

[Jimmy94]

I'm too lazy to cut them off!

[TheDev01dOne]

Lol I dunno why it just always annoys me when people have string ends hanging off their guitars everywhere. Really is a beautiful guitar though, sounds great too from the videos you posted of your jam session.

[Beakwithteeth]

That is a nice guitar. I love those guitars just because they are called vikings (not to mention they are sexy as hell)

I also agree with the thing about the strings :p:

[Highbinder]

Both Jimmys, you are incredibly lucky.

@highbinder:

The Godin 5th Avenue was released at NAMM wasn't it?
I'd love one of them. I thought that when I saw it, beautiful guitars.

http://a635.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/101/m_e064b9374be832f233a800d931c82fba.jpg

:liplick: :liplick: :liplick:

I know, they're gorgeous, right! Even the black ^ looks nice, tho' to me the oil finished (whats the name) really clinches it for me. And at ~£300 from Thomann its not a bad price, either!

[nightraven]

http://cgi.ebay.nl/LACE-SENSOR-GOLD-PICKUPS-3-PAK-21073-White_W0QQitemZ150247605743QQihZ005QQcategoryZ22670QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i want i want i want i want i want.

i'm going to get lace sensors instead of humbuckers on the strat. thought you'd all be relieved :p:

[theneildeal]

ive just nailed Embryonic Journey by Jefferson Airplane. It's such an amazing and beautiful song.

Plus, lasses love it because it was the song that was played at the end of the last Friends episode!

[TheDev01dOne]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=f816HjURyVc&feature=related

How did they both know to play mary had a little lamb at the end? Awesome video.

[theneildeal]

firstly, what a bad way to end a song! They must have spoken about it before because its not the kind of thing that you both play without discussing it. I got the feeling that Mayer was holding back in that song, because he could have really done a great solo, and the song needed one. I suppose out soloing Buddy Guy isn't something that you should do!

I'm sure that you've all seen the Wangcaster, and wanted a move hand up and down it, but we all know that its a one-of-a-kind. Well, i was looking at some of Doug Carver's other guitars, and they are incredible. http://www.carverdoug.com/guitars.html I looked at the price, and they're only $800-$1500! I could get a cheap Squiere Strat, send it over to him, and get a SRV/Me version of this for £500:

http://i30.tinypic.com/25asto8.jpg

Can you imagine my handsome mug on that?!!

[TheDev01dOne]

A guy on the Telecaster forum does carved guitars too, he's done some good ones of springsteen, keef, roy buchanan.. I'll see if I can find pics.

www.roofologist.com seems to be his website, pretty good painter too! My puter is ****ing up so I can't post pics.

I wouldn't really want one though, better off spending the money on a good playable guitar than a fancy looking one.

[theneildeal]

I understand what you mean. It would look great, but it wouldn't play well, and also, i wouldn't want to damage it! But im the kind of guitarist who's sentimental about guitars. I could never sell one of mine!

[Jackal58]

You guys have been strangely silent lately.

[Dimebag22]

^Yeah, really.

So I'm thinking of spending most of my work money that I make this summer on a new guitar and amp. A Fender Twin http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0215700000 amp and selling my Hot Rod, and then a Gibson ES-355 or something in that same range. :) Hopefully I have enough money to get all that. :)

[ze monsta]

...Feckin' hell. That's a lot of cash.

I've been listening to Brendan Benson loads recently, and The Soledad Brothers. If you've never heard them (even though I've been shouting about them in every thread) listen to these!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0aZ7HfA0ElI&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YOG7Z7-T0QE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yyJ0vsJMx4Q&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zlFolYM4C3M&feature=related

[Dimebag22]

Yeah dude it's gonna be around 4-5 grand for all of that. I'll probably make that during the summer though :D

[Jackal58]

Ya but you'll have some gear that will last you a lifetime.

[ze monsta]

^ Exactly.

[nightraven]

you could, uhh, buy me some lace sensors with the left over money? ;)

[ze monsta]

Kris, did you think about saving up for a 57 Twin, or even a Virbroverb? :haha

But on a more serious note, why not get the Twin Reverb?

[theneildeal]

ill have a rolex if you're offering

[Jackal58]

I'll buy your counterfeit Rolex. Do you accept counterfeit cash?

[ze monsta]

I'll have a Rolls Royce if you're gonna shell out on Neil! :p:

[TheDev01dOne]

Could you not get an awesome Matchless or Soldano or (insert other nice ''booteek'' amps here) for only a little more than a Twin? And the obvious question, have you ever used a Fender twin? Can your mind comprehend how loud and clean those mofos are?!!!

I'd totally spend as much as possible on some killer amp and then decide on a nice guitar with what's left.

I still want to buy a Matamp damnit but they have like a 9month waiting list so by the time I got it it would almost be time to go back to Aus. :(

So I've decided to ignore my gear buying impulses (which I usually indulge happily) as hard as it is.. And just wait until I get back to Aus, then go GAS crazy on a killer amp and some sort of semi or hollow electric.

Not buying guitars makes me a sad panda.

[gopherthegreat]

me and some friends went to see indiana jones (which i didnt wanna see in the first place), but when we got in, the only seats left were the front row. so naturally we went in a different theatre to see speed racer.

some parts had me in tears from laughter.

[TheDev01dOne]

I wanna see this 'Doomsday' film, looked goo from the Ads.. And dying for the new Jack Black, Kung Fu Panda movie, that'll be hilarious.

[TheDev01dOne]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YQJuwJeTQk8

Awesome Aussie blues. Ian Collard is like my harmonica God.

[ze monsta]

I wanna see this 'Doomsday' film, looked goo from the Ads.. And dying for the new Jack Black, Kung Fu Panda movie, that'll be hilarious.
+100

It's half term, so I'm gonna have to check them out. :p:

And that video is ****in' great!

[Dimebag22]

Kris, did you think about saving up for a 57 Twin, or even a Virbroverb? :haha

But on a more serious note, why not get the Twin Reverb?
I was gonna go for the Vibroverb and not get the ES, but I fucking love ES's so I thought that I would stick to a cheaper amp. Plus the Twin that I'm looking at is pretty sick. I played it at Long and McQuade a couple times and it was amazing. The cleans were crystal clear and the OD channel is crunchy but also produces a sick smooth blues overdrive. I played it for like an hour straight. :p: And I don't like how the Twin Reverb has no overdrive channel. And I've played it a couple of times and I didn't really like it that much to be honest.

Oh and the Twin that I'm looking at has a switch to 1/4 the power output so I can keep it at 25watts for my room and 100watts when I gig. :)

[Goldenad]

so i got to see clapton on thursday night here in new jersey and it was absolutely stellar. he played a practically perfect show that was focused mostly on blues tunes, and not his boring light rock songs that most of the public knows. doyle bramhall II played guitar along with him and was really great. i have the crossroads dvd that bramhall played on and there is no doubt hes gotten exponentially better since then. the rest of the band was wonderful as well, pino palladino(from the john mayer trio) was on bass. although claptons electric guitar playing was absolutely phenomenal, i think his most impressive song of the night was his acoustic 'driftin blues' which he did solo. god can that man play the guitar. also, little wing was incredible and i was super happy to hear it since thats my favorite song. what is even more exciting is im seeing john mayer twice this summer and the black keys in august.

yeahhhhhhhhh

EC Band Lineup:
Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
Doyle Bramhall II - guitar, backing vocals
Chris Stainton - keyboards
Pino Palladino - bass
Ian Thomas - drums
Michelle John - backing vocals
Sharon White - backing vocals

Setlist:

01. Tell The Truth
02. Key To The Highway
03. Hoochie Coochie Man
04. Little Wing
05. Outside Woman Blues
06. Double Trouble
07. Don't Knock My Love
08. Drifting
09. Rockin' Chair
10. Motherless Child
11. Travelling Riverside Blues
12. Running On Faith
13. Motherless Children
14. Little Queen of Spades
15. Before You Accuse Me
16. Wonderful Tonight
17. Layla
18. Cocaine

Encore:
19. I've Got My Mojo Working (with Robert Randolph)

Support Act:
Robert Randolph & The Family Band

[theneildeal]

that sounds incredible. im going to see him as well, so i know what to expect! i'm glad that he played some robert johnson songs! It will be great if Pino is playing as well. He's such a good bassist!

[Dimebag22]

Dude that is sick! I wish I could have seen Clapton. I'll probably catch him some other time later though.

[Beakwithteeth]

Holy **** dude, that's awesome. You got to see Clapton AND Robert Randolph, that sounds like a bitchin' show.

[TheDev01dOne]

And you didn't bootleg this show why??

Now that I know how easy it is to record gigs I plan on recording and archiving as many as possible of all the future gigs I ever go to.

I've probably said it before but I don't think Clapton is that good of a guitar player, there are certainly a lot of better players, and he's never been the greatest singer either, I like and respect him more just as a personality and kind of a spokes-person who helped bring blues into the mainstream to get the respect it deserved. And also who, IMO through his always discovering/playing with new young players, keeps driving it forward and is a pretty big figure-head in general as a blues guy.

That is my Clapton theory.. I find his guitar playing a bit samey and boring these days but his passion and love of blues and his amazing personality and using his fame to keep the blues alive and progressing earns him truckloads of respect from me, probably more than if he was just a great player.

[Dimebag22]

So what do you people think about the Gibson ES-339. It's like the 335, but it's a lot smaller and more compact and it has a slimmer neck. I really like it! :) I tried it out today at the store and it sounded great too.

[ze monsta]

^ No one has enough cash here to be interested in them. :haha

I went to the guitar store today, mainly to get a new lead, but truthfully because I wanted to raid the acoustic section again.
I have this thing about being far too shy to play the electrics, but being extremely content with the acoustics. Took a tuner and put the resonator (that was in some kind of hybrid of open D and Open E :haha) and put it in Open G. It's the sex. But there was one downfall, the nicest acoustic I've ever played, a LAG guitar had been sold! :crys: It sounded so sweet.

http://www.lagguitars.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?GUID=8f991326-eac2-4054-add5-7796130cb7ae
That's it, it looks great as well.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Clapton. Hopefully Mayer, Clapton and Robert Randolph will jam on something! Not sure about Sheryl Crow, however. Women. :rolleyes:

[theneildeal]

My minions, the time has come, once again, to vote in the UG awards. Now i think that we should choose one person from the Blues & Jazz forum to win everything, so that we get some much needed attention. I nominate myself for this role.

User Of The Year - theneildeal, because, well, vote for me

Chat***** Of The Year - theneildeal

Veteran User Of The Year (must be 2001-2005) - theneildeal

n00b Of The Year (May 2007 - May 2008) - well, ok, i can't win that, so vote for someone else

Most Attractive Male User - theneildeal, but you don't need my persuasion for that!

Most Attractive Female User - Dimebag22

Funniest User - theneildeal

User With The Best Advice - theneildeal

Friendliest User - theneildeal

Darwin Award - theneildeal, because im proof that natural selection works

Biggest Cam***** - theneildeal. what's a cam*****? Maybe it's cum*****, because if so, the award is in the bag!

Biggest Grammar Nazi - theneildeal

Biggest Ego - theneildeal, i think that this is a given!

Biggest Troll - ColdGin

Biggest Elitist - theneildeal, because i'm better than you

User You'd Like Banned Forever - Zappp, because lets face it, that would be funny

Spammer Of The Year - theneildeal, because this is probably considered spamming

Best UG Couple - theneildeal and ColdGin. Oh, the discussions that we've had. Him PMSing, me defending my American dreamboat.....

Best "Retired" User - ill probably retire soon for academic reasons, so this is your last chance peeps

Best Avatar - theneildeal. its great because it tells you how to spell my name, and it shows you what i would look like if i were a black middle aged sax player

Best Signature - theneildeal. my brokerage skills can make you money, so think about that when you vote for me.......

Best Username - theneildeal, because im the real deal. awww yeah dawg!

Best Guitarist - theneildeal, well im not, but it would be great to win

Best Bassist - theneildeal, i can play a few riffs

Best Vocalist - theneildeal, although one listen of my songs will make you think otherwise

Best MSPaint/Photoshop Skills - theneildeal, but don't ask to see my art

Best UG Club - The Neil Deal Appreciation Club. Can someone make that?

Best Threadstarter - theneildeal

Worst Threadstarter - theneildeal, because it would be great to be at both ends of the spectrum

Most Frequent - theneildeal, because im frigging addicted

Most Improved - theneildeal, because i was a pitmonkey....... and now, im a smart, sophisticated blues and jazz fan, whose only dance move is clicking his finger and saying "mmmmm, that's good jazz"

Most Likely to Become Famous (for any reason whatsoever) - theneildeal. Those of you familiar with the name Jerome Kerviel will understand why

Most Likely to Become a Serial Killer - theneildeal, because i really don't like the general public, in an Alan Partridge-esque kind of way

Most Annoying User - theneildeal, because this post is a perfect example of my personality: arrogant annoying lovable git

Biggest fag/gay/homosexual/one that is not a heterosexual - theneildeal. Why not?!

It's a shame that there isn't a modesty award.....

http://i31.tinypic.com/elcx8m.jpg

So yeah, vote for me!

[nightraven]

vote me for chat*****! :(

[ze monsta]

Neil, there are a few I will vote you and ColdGin for! :haha

[theneildeal]

haha, nice one! i love the way that you've emboldened biggest ego!

Right, i reckon that it will take 10 people to vote like that for me to sweep the awards!

1. Ze Monsta
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Roll up, roll up, and vote for me!

[Dimebag22]

I voted you and ColdGin for best UG couple :p:


Then I voted ColdGin for most likely to become a serial killer because I think he's gonna track me, you and Gus down and kill us all :p:

[theneildeal]

haha nice. Me and Coldgin do make a great couple! but seeing as you've got some blank nominations, put my name in them!!! go one! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ill be your fweind........

[ze monsta]

:haha

I got some awesome music today, and clothes for a matter of fact.

A Muddy Waters CD, with all the great songs on it. And "The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble" album, which is great, loadsa good live stuff on it.

Wow, Kris. Sanctus Ignis voted you best guitarist. Not bad, mate. ;)

[Dimebag22]

Wow, Kris. Sanctus Ignis voted you best guitarist. Not bad, mate. ;)
And Jackal58 and SomeoneYouKnew ;)


Vote for me for best guitarist! :p:

[ze monsta]

Nah, Eric is better than you. ;)

:haha

[Dimebag22]

:sad:

[ze monsta]

I'm half being serious, half not. I don't think your bad (duh), but I actually really like Eric's guitar playing! :haha

Perhaps it's time to have another listen of your stuff! :)

[ze monsta]

I have a random question for people here, if you could grow up living with one bluesman in your house, who would it be? I think it would be awesome to grow up like that. Pure awesomeness.

It'd have to be Blind Willie McTell for me, he was for real. Or Son House/Booker White.

[theneildeal]

BB King, because he's big, black, and shexy

[Dimebag22]

Ether BB King or Clapton.

Most likely Clapton though because his music got me into the blues.

[ze monsta]

BB King, because he's big, black, and shexy
Did I vote you biggest fag? :p:


MONSTA EDIT:

Bell Street Blues by Blind Willie McTell is such a song for Goolz, Braedon and Kris.
Download it bitches. ;)

[TheDev01dOne]

I have a random question for people here, if you could grow up living with one bluesman in your house, who would it be? I think it would be awesome to grow up like that. Pure awesomeness.

It'd have to be Blind Willie McTell for me, he was for real. Or Son House/Booker White.

Howlin' Wolf for sure, just to get him to crush my enemies with his enormous hands. :haha

Seriously though either The Wolf or Muddy Waters either would be awesome.

[Jackal58]

Albert Collins. Sense of humor ftw.

[Thefallofman]

After seeing BB live, I have to say him- as cliche as that may be. That man is the best storyteller I've ever heard.

[ze monsta]

^ I hate you, in the nicest way possible. :livid:

[ze monsta]

Some of you might be interested in this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b008hs1m.shtml?order=aztitle%3Aalphabetical&filter=category%3A100006&scope=iplayercategories&start=1&version_pid=b008hs17

[nightraven]

"Sorry, this programme is only available to play in the UK" ****ing brits :'(

[ze monsta]

Ouch, sorry guys. If you can't see it, it's about "The Pink Floyd Story", it's really really good. I'm gonna download it later, and I'll see if I can send it to some of you who want it. :)

[theneildeal]

pffh, pink floyd are boring. they're like an older version of radiohead

(although ive only listened to one or two songs from each band!)

[ze monsta]

Pfffft, Floyd are awesome. BBC iPlayer is being a bitch, so I can't download it. Hard luck. It might be on youtube.

I think we should vote phrase of the year as "awesome". Just to annoy Big Boy.

[Dimebag22]

Pink Floyd is the best band of all time!

I saw Roger Waters live and it was so amazing. Best experience of my life! :)

[betavertion]

Pink Floyd is the best band of all time!

QFT! :)

[ze monsta]

My brother saw Pink Floyd are Live 8....for free. :cry:

I'm watching a concert from Gilmour's On An Island tour. :)

[nightraven]

dinosaur jr have a concert soon. i want to go. who's traveling all the way to holland to go with me?

dinosaur jr > pink floyd. :) :)

[theneildeal]

dinosaur jr > pink floyd. :) :)
you're probably right

[GD_GC]

Pink Floyd is pretty decent. I like them much more when they are doing bluesier stuff like Money and Time. David Gimour is a beast though, no doubt about that.

[ze monsta]

I like their earlier stuff like Arnold Layne and Bike. I'm impressed by the more avant - garde stuff as well.

[theneildeal]

well, maybe they are just a band that i can't get into. Just like BB King. Cannot bring myself to liking him!

*Neil prepares himself for flameage*

[Jackal58]

Pink Floyd is still one of the best shows I've ever seen. Bein' old does have a few advantages. I also saw Roger Waters a couple months before Kris did and it was the next best thing to seeing Floyd.

[ze monsta]

I've seen The Australian Pink Floyd, that Gilmour booked for his 50th (or was it 60th?) birthday party. They were ****ing awesome, my dad said that it might have been the best show he's been to, and he saw Thin Lizzy 3 times in their prime and he's seen Yes, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters etc.

[gopherthegreat]

i voted kris best guitarist, and neil and coldgin for best couple.

[Jackal58]

I've seen The Australian Pink Floyd, that Gilmour booked for his 50th (or was it 60th?) birthday party. They were ****ing awesome, my dad said that it might have been the best show he's been to, and he saw Thin Lizzy 3 times in their prime and he's seen Yes, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters etc.
They've toured the States a few times. Have been hesitant to go for fear of being disappointed.


I'm not answering Gopher I don't want to set a precedent.

[theneildeal]

neil and coldgin for best couple.

it started out as a piss take, but i think that we might win it!

keep your votes coming peezizzles

[theneildeal]

i have just voted:

best couple - me and coldgin
best username - suckmahballs, because you can't beat a name like that!
best guitarist - Kris, because apparently he's doing pretty well in that!

[Beakwithteeth]

I tried to vote for all people from Blues and Jazz (only in the flattering categories though).

Though I did vote Neil as biggest fag...:haha

[theneildeal]

wow, i think that i actually will win the fag award! if that doesn't make me a man, i don't know what will!

[Beakwithteeth]

I think rabidguitarist is winning the fag award, in fact I was damn close to voting for him because in a thread one time he talked about how he shaves his ass o_O

[theneildeal]

haha, i wouldn't begrudge him victory then!

[Beakwithteeth]

So let's say I was gonna buy some Charlie Parker, what album would be the best to get?

[ze monsta]

I'm not gonna vote in the best guitarist because I'm stuck between Eric, Kris and Dreadnought.

[theneildeal]

take a different route..............and vote for me

[ze monsta]

Uhh, no.

I am so, like, over you. :haha

I wouldn't wanna jump in to ColdGin's place, ya know.

[theneildeal]

oohhhh so its like that, is it????? mmmhmmmm dawg, i am giving your avatar the evils!

[ze monsta]

Dontcha be hatin on Blind Willie McTell, he could navigate his way around the new york subway by clicking his tongue and using the reverberations to find where he was. BITCHED.

I conclude:
Blind Willie McTell > Neil

[Beakwithteeth]

Dontcha be hatin on Blind Willie McTell, he could navigate his way around the new york subway by clicking his tongue and using the reverberations to find where he was. BITCHED.


:wtf:

Is Blind Willie McTell batman?

[theneildeal]

Dontcha be hatin on Blind Willie McTell, he could navigate his way around the new york subway by clicking his tongue and using the reverberations to find where he was. BITCHED.

I conclude:
Blind Willie McTell > Neil

pffh, i can navigate my way around york with my eyes close singing smack my bitch up

beat that!

[ze monsta]

Neil you are so immature. :rolleyes:

[gopherthegreat]

Neil you are so immature. :rolleyes:
but ur 13 and hes almost 21 lolololololololol

[ze monsta]

Oh the irony! :p:

[Beakwithteeth]

but ur 13 and hes almost 21 lolololololololol

:haha

[GD_GC]

Out of all of the Blues and Jazz guys getting nominated in the Awards thread, I am getting no love :sad:

[TheDev01dOne]

Anyone know Chris Whitley? He's quite a damn good slide guitarist and singer songwriter, bluesy stuff but he's released some other more grungey/alt albums too.. anyway if anyone's interested look for his album "Dislocation Blues" that he made with Jeff Lang just before he died, some damn good songs and great slide playing and just a good album in general with 2 awesome musicians.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6NH9h7r3vQ

That's one of the songs from the album, obviously Chris is not there as it was after his death but its even better on the album.

Anyway yeah just thought someone might be interested, he seems to be kinda abscure. Check out Jeff Lang too, he pwns.

[GD_GC]

Anyone know Chris Whitley? He's quite a damn good slide guitarist and singer songwriter, bluesy stuff but he's released some other more grungey/alt albums too.. anyway if anyone's interested look for his album "Dislocation Blues" that he made with Jeff Lang just before he died, some damn good songs and great slide playing and just a good album in general with 2 awesome musicians.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6NH9h7r3vQ

That's one of the songs from the album, obviously Chris is not there as it was after his death but its even better on the album.

Anyway yeah just thought someone might be interested, he seems to be kinda abscure. Check out Jeff Lang too, he pwns.

Sweet video man! Some damn good slide playing.

:cheers:

[sre9981]

I am gassing so hardcore over guitars right now... I want to sell my acoustic and buy another (I do not like mine anymore). I want a tele, a semi-hollow, another squier to paint and put in lipstick pups

lordy...

[Dimebag22]

Out of all of the Blues and Jazz guys getting nominated in the Awards thread, I am getting no love :sad:
I voted you best guitarist :heart:


:p:

[meh!]

I just voted my self for a lot of tihngs.

My memory isn't up to remembering UG names

[theneildeal]

you can vote for yourself??

[meh!]

aye

[Pink Zeptallica]

I like their earlier stuff like Arnold Layne and Bike. I'm impressed by the more avant - garde stuff as well.

Somebody has their echoes album.

[ze monsta]

I don't actually! :p:

I just don't know much of their early stuff, most of the stuff I know (other than Animals, Dark Side, The Wall, the Pulse DVD, and Wish You Were Here which are all around my house somewhere) is from listening to them on Youtube. When I say the more avant - garde stuff I mean like Set the controls, Astronomy Domine, Interstellar Overdrive, Jugband Blues (which isn't really avant-garde just a little bit crazy). So yeah, there ya go! :p:

[ze monsta]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=842971

One of the best threads ever :haha :haha :haha

[theneildeal]

so i was in the library yesterday, and went to take a leak. on the wall, there was a poster saying "killer coke. each one is filled with greed, theft and murder", and someone had written underneath "how do you get those in a can??"

i was laughing so much throughout the day that i couldn't concentrate on my work

damn graffiti!

[ze monsta]

Lol, my brother has a thing about hating coca-cola company as well. :rolleyes:

[theneildeal]

but at the end of the day, everyone knows that coke is bad for you, and that they "exploit" poor countries' resources, but everyone still drinks it. Every major company in the world has exploited/is exploiting poor countries' resources.

[ze monsta]

Yeah I know, I had a coke 5 minutes ago actually. :haha