lol forget you then

and cause we need to see you play. its a video audition, if you will. also need to see your style and how you present yourself to us. image matters.

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[QUOTE=Jimbobntnr;17211695]**** no I hate Chicago.[/QUOTE]

hahahaha, you'd be so perfect for it though. it'll be like you're 20 again, playing loud angry machine music with a bunch of 20 year olds

you can be the yoda of the band giving us life advice and whatnot

i'm in no position to give advice.

Well, here are two recordings from the old band:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5747645

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5747554

(no spaces! ^^^)


God that brings back the old days...

Nas is the **** man.


[quote=FunkMetalBass;17211650]Rap has gotten such bad reputation through the mainstream hip hop and media. Listening to someone rap in a coherent, articulate matter about meaningful issues is a phenomenal experience.

Although he was fairly mainstream, old Nas was good at it. I loved his lyrics as they felt like pure poetry.

"All I need is one mic, one beat, one stage
One n**ga front, my face on the front page
Only if I had one gun, one girl and one crib
One God to show me how to do things his son did
Pure, like a cup of virgin blood; mixed with
151, one sip'll make a n**ga flip
Writin names on my hollow tips, plottin ****
Mad violence who I'm gon' body, this hood politics
Ackowledge it, leave bodies chopped in garbages
Seeds watch us, grow up and try to follow us
Police watch us, roll up and try knockin us
One knee I ducked, could it be my time is up
But my luck, I got up, the cop shot again
Bus stop glass bursts, a fiend drops his Heineken
Richochetin between the spots that I'm hidin in
Blackin out as I shoot back, **** gettin' hit!
This is my hood I'ma rep, to the death of it
'til everybody come home, little niggaz is grown
Hoodrats, don't abortion your womb, we need more warriors soon
Sip from the star sun and the moon
In this life of police chases street sweepers and coppers
Stick-up kids with no conscience, leavin victims with doctors
IF YOU REALLY THINK YOU READY TO DIE, WITH NINES OUT
THIS IS WHAT NAS IS BOUT, NIGGA THE TIME IS NOW!

All I need is one mic."


Mike Shinoda's old stuff and some of his new stuff is decent too.[/quote]

So anyways, totally checking out a Peavey Forum 5 tonight. Should be a good deal, but I've gotten finicky in my old age.

[QUOTE=Raayl;17211478]pro-music aesthetic quality

that doesnt even mean anything but nice try[/QUOTE]

you dont mean anything **** breath

[quote=PaulSimonon;17211772]Nas is the **** man.[/quote]

His new stuff is okay, but I'm reminded of Chris Brown, lyrically.

Don't get me wrong, Chris has a good voice (even without the T-Pain autotune influence) and can pump out the hip hop jamz, but aside from beating Rihanna, he's nothing special.

I'd smack Rihanna too...I like it rough. :naughty:

[quote=PaulSimonon;17211776]So anyways, totally checking out a Peavey Forum 5 tonight. Should be a good deal, but I've gotten finicky in my old age.[/quote]

If it makes you feel any better, on Friday I'm purchasing a 4-string Stingray that is left-handed.

I play right-handed.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17211717]Well, here are two recordings from the old band:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5747645

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5747554

(no spaces! ^^^)


God that brings back the old days...[/QUOTE]

yeah i remember this stuff

why did you quit this band

PS you play and look great on stage

[quote=FunkMetalBass;17211784]His new stuff is okay, but I'm reminded of Chris Brown, lyrically.

Don't get me wrong, Chris has a good voice (even without the T-Pain autotune influence) and can pump out the hip hop jamz, but aside from beating Rihanna, he's nothing special.

I'd smack Rihanna too...I like it rough. :naughty:[/quote]
Illmatic and God's Son are two of the best rap albums I've heard, regardless of the new album's quality. Fried Chicken is a pretty damn good song though, but I think it's because I like food too much.



[quote=FunkMetalBass]If it makes you feel any better, on Friday I'm purchasing a 4-string Stingray that is left-handed.

I play right-handed.[/quote]
****ing mindtrip bass, man. You'll confuse everyone. Just cutting a new nut and reintonating?

[quote=Raayl;17211788]yeah i remember this stuff

why did you quit this band

PS you play and look great on stage[/quote]

The guitarist of the band (aka Fat F**k) quit, took $300 from the band fund, and personally cancelled all of our shows. We decided from there to just keep FH&G broken up.

They got back together a couple months later with a new bassist. :upset:

I never cared for our singer anyways. Great public presence, great attitude, mediocre vocalist. The songs were fairly basic and not fully matured, and the guitarist didn't like my style of writing. He freaked out when he watched these videos and saw my use of the diminished 5th as a passing tone ("Until Death" Chorus). When recording that song for the EP, he kept stopping and telling me to re-record without the out-of-key note. The song took me 3 hours to lay down with all of the arguing until I finally just decided to give up and do it his way.

And thanks, I really try to put on a great show and keep the energy up. Playing-wise, this was one of my favorite shows. I really felt spot-on that night.

yeah your singer kind of sucks lol

[QUOTE=Raayl;17211351]no it isnt lol if you cant listen to it without it making your ears bleed then it defeats the point there is NO reason to be anti-high quality cept if you're trying to rationalize and justify your crappy band's recordings[/QUOTE]

Danny was right, I'm not anti-high quality. I love listening to music with great recording quality and a perfect mix. Listening to Tool and Battles, for example, is just incredible. Firstly, because the music is awesome, but the recording quality and mixing and all that, the production, definitely makes listening to these bands... I don't know... explosive. Like when Parabol switches into Parabola, holy sh[size=2]it[/size]...

But then again, I love listening to old Black Flag, Bad Brains, and Minor Threat recordings despite the awful quality because the songs still are wicked. I listen to low quality bootlegs of Brainiac shows because I love hearing the songs live, and, unfortunately, I'll never have the chance to see them perform. And I get to hear some "new" songs that they never got to record.

I've always held this position that recording quality doesn't really matter, good music comes first. It doesn't hurt to have a high quality recording, but it doesn't bother me if it's not high quality.

So stop putting words in my mouth, Sally.

im watching all the videos of the bands that play this venue

and they're all pretty good but dude where is the theater. i guess im just gay like that, i need some theater. with starsmog i plan to pretend im paralyzed from the waist down. do some sets in a wheelchair. (im pretty good in a wheelchair) and then of course stand up halfway through the setlist. lmao i used to do crap like that with my band in highschool.

i like how you interact with the singer though that's cool. bands need to do that. otherwise it seems kinda bedroomy.

[quote=PaulSimonon;17211797]Illmatic and God's Son are two of the best rap albums I've heard, regardless of the new album's quality. Fried Chicken is a pretty damn good song though, but I think it's because I like food too much.

****ing mindtrip bass, man. You'll confuse everyone. Just cutting a new nut and reintonating?[/quote]

Really? I haven't listened to them in their entirety, but I heard a couple songs that didn't impress me at all.

I'm not sure yet how I want to go about it. I could put it right back up on talkbass as there are a couple people who would gladly buy it off me, and then turn around and use the profit to buy a righty stingray (btw, I'm getting the lefty for only $500).

I've been heavily considering doing a setup and playing it reversed. I'm afraid the knobs might get in the way though.

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17211817]Danny was right, I'm not anti-high quality. I love listening to music with great recording quality and a perfect mix. Listening to Tool and Battles, for example, is just incredible. Firstly, because the music is awesome, but the recording quality and mixing and all that, the production, definitely makes listening to these bands... I don't know... explosive. Like when Parabol switches into Parabola, holy sh[size=2]it[/size]...

But then again, I love listening to old Black Flag, Bad Brains, and Minor Threat recordings despite the awful quality because the songs still are wicked. I listen to low quality bootlegs of Brainiac shows because I love hearing the songs live, and, unfortunately, I'll never have the chance to see them perform. And I get to hear some "new" songs that they never got to record.

I've always held this position that recording quality doesn't really matter, good music comes first. It doesn't hurt to have a high quality recording, but it doesn't bother me if it's not high quality.

So stop putting words in my mouth, Sally.[/QUOTE]punk isnt bad recordings its a production style

and i hate punk so much

[quote=Raayl;17211820]im watching all the videos of the bands that play this venue

and they're all pretty good but dude where is the theater. i guess im just gay like that, i need some theater. with starsmog i plan to pretend im paralyzed from the waist down. do some sets in a wheelchair. (im pretty good in a wheelchair) and then of course stand up halfway through the setlist. lmao i used to do crap like that with my band in highschool.

i like how you interact with the singer though that's cool. bands need to do that. otherwise it seems kinda bedroomy.[/quote]

In all honesty, that stage was pretty rickety. I didn't feel comfortable moving too much on it. I agree with a bit of a theater influence, it's something I'd like to do with my new band. It's something we'll have to discuss though as I'm not really sure what needs to be done and we really only have access to some basic lighting and a truss. It'll get better though.

Yes, you absolutely MUST interact with the rest of the band. You are playing with them for the audience, not showcasing yourself as an individual.

That wheelchair bit is awesome, not gonna lie. Keeps the eye, as well as the ear, entertained.

[QUOTE=Raayl;17211826]punk isnt bad recordings its a production style

and i hate punk so much[/QUOTE]

No, those were broke kids writing great music who couldn't pay for a sick studio to record in. NOFX, Rancid, and tons of punk bands have high quality recordings because they do have money and label support.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17211843]In all honesty, that stage was pretty rickety. I didn't feel comfortable moving too much on it. I agree with a bit of a theater influence, it's something I'd like to do with my new band. It's something we'll have to discuss though as I'm not really sure what needs to be done and we really only have access to some basic lighting and a truss. It'll get better though.

Yes, you absolutely MUST interact with the rest of the band. You are playing with them for the audience, not showcasing yourself as an individual.

That wheelchair bit is awesome, not gonna lie.[/QUOTE]

im talking like legit selling it too, IE telling the venue im handicapped, setting up the soundstage for it, etc.

good way to secure gigs too no venue wants to turn down a quaddie

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17211849]No, those were broke kids writing great music who couldn't pay for a sick studio to record in. NOFX, Rancid, and tons of punk bands have high quality recordings because they do have money and label support.[/QUOTE]

jordan and myself are broke kids and we make high quality recordings

production style

[quote=Raayl;17211851]im talking like legit selling it too, IE telling the venue im handicapped, setting up the soundstage for it, etc.

good way to secure gigs too no venue wants to turn down a quaddie[/quote]

That's horrible...but awesome.

Ever get stiffed out of your cut because you faked handicappiness?

Have you ever fallen asleep with your head on the return/enter key?




I have.

[QUOTE=Raayl;17211852]jordan and myself are broke kids and we make high quality recordings

production style[/QUOTE]

Technology has advanced a lot in the last 20-30 years. It's much easier and more cost-effective to produce quality recordings at home.

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17211887]Technology has advanced a lot in the last 20-30 years. It's much easier and more cost-effective to produce quality recordings at home.[/QUOTE]

lol yeah exactly so whats your band's excuse?

[QUOTE=Raayl;17211916]lol yeah exactly so whats your band's excuse?[/QUOTE]

You're so obvious. Next shot, please.

Now that we got rid of that dead weight... what's happening anyone?

I just ate a pack of Fruit-tella and a bottle of lucozade. Sugar rush uyfolutfouot7fvgoltgv

nice one.

i had my last final today ... got a show tonight at the best venue in town headlining. woot woot good day!

I try not to consume much sugar.

[QUOTE=:amaze:;17211984]nice one.

i had my last final today ... got a show tonight at the best venue in town headlining. woot woot good day![/QUOTE]

Sweet. Did you guys book the show yourselves, or was the show given to you by someone?

I've got a show this Friday, which should be pretty good.

And we're playing one of the best venues in the city in 3 weeks. The thing everyone always mentions about this venue, not that I really care, but I suppose it's kind of cool, the Rolling Stones played there. I was stoked at a show I played a few weeks ago because it was at the last place At The Drive-In played in Toronto before they broke up.