The Music Thread

Centerpiece said:
Any musicians on this thread?
Instrument(s)?
Singer perhaps?
Do you read music or play by ear? Both?
Write music/compose?
Studied or self-taught?
Still in a band/ever played in a band?
Where did you get the talent (mother or father or both... perhaps neither)?
If we started your car and turned on the radio to the station it's on right now - what would we hear?
Were you a "band nerd" in middle/high school, or are/were you strictly a 4 chord Charlie on guitar?
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Primarily a bass player, but also enjoy playing guitar.
Used to read music, now play by ear and/or chord charts
Write a bit, but mostly colloborating. Since COVID, I've gotten back into recording with a couple of bands from my younger days. We pass tracks back and forth adding parts. Also, have traveled to Nashville a couple of times in the last few years to record new music with a band I toured with during college. That has been a blast. We have 8 songs in the can and trying to get back together one more time to finish an album.

Just in the last 6mos. I joined a band locally after having not played regularly in a band in 10yrs. First gig at the end of the month.

My dad was also a bass player. He passed away about 1yr after I started playing. I think his passing was something that really focused my attention to music.
 
bassydude77 said:
Primarily a bass player, but also enjoy playing guitar.
Used to read music, now play by ear and/or chord charts
Write a bit, but mostly colloborating. Since COVID, I've gotten back into recording with a couple of bands from my younger days. We pass tracks back and forth adding parts. Also, have traveled to Nashville a couple of times in the last few years to record new music with a band I toured with during college. That has been a blast. We have 8 songs in the can and trying to get back together one more time to finish an album.

Just in the last 6mos. I joined a band locally after having not played regularly in a band in 10yrs. First gig at the end of the month.

My dad was also a bass player. He passed away about 1yr after I started playing. I think his passing was something that really focused my attention to music.
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Cool stories. Sorry about your dad. :cry: I really like the bits about recording - with today's Pro Tools and such, emailing each other files to add your parts to the tracks - and then emailing them back. Amazing to think about - considering how it used to be.

Yes, COVID brought about a lot of interesting stuff in our lives... some good things in the midst of all that horror. I used that time to dive back into my roots, musically. I had forgotten and lost touch with so much stuff (so many bands and artists) - it's been a pleasure to delve back into all that stuff. This music thread helps bring back some memories too. Kudos to @BluHevn for starting this thread.

Do you play double bass too, or prefer e-bass? I'll bet you got a cool Fender P bass don't ya?
Are you in N.C.? East or West?

Final question: What plans do you and the band have for the album once it's finished in Nashville? Produce some LP's or CD's? Or simply release it digitally to all the platforms available?
 
It's a drizzly day in the Peoples Republic of Carrboro and the Southern Part of Heaven so for those who share my mellow mood, enjoy Milt Jackson and the great Oscar Peterson

Stick around for my favorite jazz artist, Bill Evans, if you are in the mood...

 
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nashcounty said:
My favorite Rolling Stones album, Exile On Main Street, was released May 12, 1972. This is the first song on the album.

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I learned the second song - Rip this Joint - recently when trying to learn open-G better. Love this album. Love the Stones, especially the Mick Taylor years.
 
Centerpiece said:
Cool stories. Sorry about your dad. :cry: I really like the bits about recording - with today's Pro Tools and such, emailing each other files to add your parts to the tracks - and then emailing them back. Amazing to think about - considering how it used to be.

Yes, COVID brought about a lot of interesting stuff in our lives... some good things in the midst of all that horror. I used that time to dive back into my roots, musically. I had forgotten and lost touch with so much stuff (so many bands and artists) - it's been a pleasure to delve back into all that stuff. This music thread helps bring back some memories too. Kudos to @BluHevn for starting this thread.

Do you play double bass too, or prefer e-bass? I'll bet you got a cool Fender P bass don't ya?
Are you in N.C.? East or West?

Final question: What plans do you and the band have for the album once it's finished in Nashville? Produce some LP's or CD's? Or simply release it digitally to all the platforms available?
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I don't play double bass (played a little in high school), but never owned one. Just not something I want to have to drag around. Not to mention they are a workout on the hands...I do have a couple P-basses. A 79' that was my first bass. Dad found it in a pawn shop in Morganton in 1991 or 92'. A few years ago I bought a 77' Fretless. Lived outside of NC for 20yrs now, but grew up near Hickory.

We thought we would just put the new album up on digital platforms and "re-release" our original album from 1998 to digital at the same time. It has just been so much fun to reconnect.

What about yourself?
 
bassydude77 said:
I don't play double bass (played a little in high school), but never owned one. Just not something I want to have to drag around. Not to mention they are a workout on the hands...I do have a couple P-basses. A 79' that was my first bass. Dad found it in a pawn shop in Morganton in 1991 or 92'. A few years ago I bought a 77' Fretless. Lived outside of NC for 20yrs now, but grew up near Hickory.

We thought we would just put the new album up on digital platforms and "re-release" our original album from 1998 to digital at the same time. It has just been so much fun to reconnect.

What about yourself?
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I’ll hit you up with a PM
 
bassydude77 said:
I don't play double bass (played a little in high school), but never owned one. Just not something I want to have to drag around. Not to mention they are a workout on the hands...I do have a couple P-basses. A 79' that was my first bass. Dad found it in a pawn shop in Morganton in 1991 or 92'. A few years ago I bought a 77' Fretless. Lived outside of NC for 20yrs now, but grew up near Hickory.

We thought we would just put the new album up on digital platforms and "re-release" our original album from 1998 to digital at the same time. It has just been so much fun to reconnect.

What about yourself?
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Sent you PM
 
Crane Wives this Friday, then I need to figure out what my summer priorities are.

Potential shows include Mannequin Pussy, Band of Horses, Silversun Pickups, Neko Case, Nathaniel Rateliff, Flipturn, Dispatch...

Anyone have good live experiences with these bands?
 
One of my favorite memories is the day my five year old daughter and I sang along with this while driving around Henderson during a snow storm with the top down on my 1968 Camaro. She says it is one of her best memories, too.

 
One of the more interesting days I ever had listening to music was the day I was on the far side of Durham and my CD player broke. This was about 25 years ago and where I was the only reasonable choice was WDBS, I believe it was at the time. It was during exams and the DJ hadn't studied studied. He set things up so that for about five hours there was a back and forth rotation of Frank Sinatra followed by Johnny Cash. It made for a nice day.
 
Pet Sounds was released May 16, 1966. That's Brian Wilson's dogs Banana and Louie barking at the train.

 
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