I'm surprised that Paul didn't know how to play bass when he joined the band...I think he's bass lines are pretty cool.

I play guitar and Paul inspired me to play bass as well. Paul= awesome

[QUOTE=guns_of_brixton]Yea, I think some Rancid song got number 1. And he was an idiot because

the Guns of Brixton> Magnificent 7> Police and Theives> London Calling> every other Punk song.[/QUOTE]


The Stranglers got #2, and the song was 3 f'ucking notes.


And they had Anarchy In The UK on there, which I learned to play on bass when I was seven.

I haven't been playing bass for to long...I want to convince my band to cover "should i stay or should I go" but they don't seem to interested.....I love playing that song.

[QUOTE=WorryRocker921]I'm surprised that Paul didn't know how to play bass when he joined the band...I think he's bass lines are pretty cool.[/QUOTE]

Yea, bassists with five times more talent that him can't come up with basslines half as good as Paul's.

[QUOTE=SlappedByTheClash]The Stranglers got #2, and the song was 3 f'ucking notes.


And they had Anarchy In The UK on there, which I learned to play on bass when I was seven.[/QUOTE]

I could play it on guitar when I was eleven. And you can hardly hear the bass in that song.

[QUOTE=guns_of_brixton]Yea, bassists with five times more talent that him can't come up with basslines half as good as Paul's.[/QUOTE]


Note: Like the bassist in Pink FLoyd, who for all of his "genius" can't write a bassline that extends beyond backing root notes.


I hate how classic rock is lorded over Punk, claiming they have more musical ability, but in reality they never use it except to create boring 132142 minute long "jams" that have no relevance in furthering the progress of music.


F'ucking homos. :angry:

Playing the root notes gets boring geez. Only good bassists can come up with funky stuff.

Thats why I suck!

[QUOTE=SlappedByTheClash]Note: Like the bassist in Pink FLoyd, who for all of his "genius" can't write a bassline that extends beyond backing root notes.


I hate how classic rock is lorded over Punk, claiming they have more musical ability, but in reality they never use it except to create boring 132142 minute long "jams" that have no relevance in furthering the progress of music.


F'ucking homos. :angry:[/QUOTE]

I couldn't have said it better myself :thumb:. Classic rock bands might have been much better musicians than punk bands, but their music isn't nearly as rellevant.

[QUOTE=SlappedByTheClash]Note: Like Pink FLoyd, who for all of their "genius" can't write a song that extends beyond abstract psuedo-spiritual lyrics and boring backing stuff, then throw in the occasional good solo.[/QUOTE]

I do like Bicycle though, but that was with their old singer, who was literally insane.

The only bassist that I really can stand from a "Classic Rock Band" was JPJ, because the line to Ramble On is f'ucking insane.(He played that crazy line with one finger!)


But other than that, Dog poo>Led Zeppelin

nah, I love the Zep

Wow. Listening to London Calling right now. I wanna get up and grab my bass and play it but I'm to lazy to take it out of the bag....

[QUOTE=SlappedByTheClash]The only bassist that I really can stand from a "Classic Rock Band" was JPJ, because the line to Ramble On is f'ucking insane.(He played that crazy line with one finger!)


But other than that, Dog poo>Led Zeppelin[/QUOTE]

I also like What is and What Should Never be.

[QUOTE=WorryRocker921]I'm surprised that Paul didn't know how to play bass when he joined the band...I think he's bass lines are pretty cool.[/QUOTE]
Paul brought a lot of the reggae influence to the band. When he wrote Guns Of Brixton he wanted it to be a punk song but he wasn't good enough to make it sound how he wanted so it came out more reggae.

The Specials tried to write Reggae songs but it was too hard, so they wrote ska instead.

thank god for lack of talent eh boys?

i havnt listen to much of the speicals..exept that song they worked with the clash on

whaaaaaaaaaaaaa? which one was that?

rudy ska

That song is okay.

3/4 of the specials songs you can name are probably covers.

that makes me sad, but they're still amazing

Little Bitch
Ghost Town
A Message To You Rudy
Free Nelson Mandela
Too Much Too Young
Blank Expression
Too Hot

I make that 3/7.

:(

::mumbles incoherently::


but the point was, i remember seeing a post in this forum a whilke back with all the specials covers, and it was a lot. most of the songs i liked were covers

Little Bitch
Ghost Town
A Message To You Rudy
Free Nelson Mandela
Too Much Too Young
Blank Expression
Too Hot
Night Klub

I make that 2/8 :-p

which for all you math savvy, is 1/4

oh btw, Coma_Girl, I was wrong about Redemtion Song, I was tihnkging of something else. The Cash/Strummer duet is great

johnny cash and joe did a duet?

Yes, they did.



And I think the world stopped and cheered when they finished their song.

ive never heard it. :(

i feel so ashamed

Yea, its weird how whoever covers Redemption Song always dies. Anyways, its an amazing cover.

what song did joe and johnny do together

Redemtion Song

[QUOTE=guns_of_brixton]Yea, its weird how whoever covers Redemption Song always dies. Anyways, its an amazing cover.[/QUOTE]
everyone dies.

But Redemption Song singers die early deaths.



And it saddens me, for I have covered that song many a time. :upset:

RIP steve

Wow, I heard that cover like..saturday on the radio. Blew my f'ucking mind. It was amazing.

[QUOTE=SlappedByTheClash]But Redemption Song singers die early deaths.



And it saddens me, for I have covered that song many a time. :upset:[/QUOTE]

We'll miss you Steve :upset:.

is the one from streetcore just Joe, or is it with Cash as well? I just heard it on the Cash box set.

wow i just downloaded cash,strummers duet..i loooooooove it, im going to show my dad it cos my dad hates strummer/clash, but loves cash..maybe he will repect joe after he hears this song

[QUOTE=TheNowhereman42]is the one from streetcore just Joe, or is it with Cash as well? I just heard it on the Cash box set.[/QUOTE]

The one on Streetcore is just Joe.

yeah, I just heard it, I don't like it as much