Does anyone here like Leonard Cohen?

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]You don't write a lot of your own music do you? I can guarantee you that writing your own song is a lot harder than just taking an already written song and adding some stuff to it in the studio.[/QUOTE]

I've done both, and I can't say one is more difficult than the other.

[QUOTE=pigonthewing82]Did Derek and the Dominos do any other good cds besides Layla and other assorted love songs? I don't know I got into them last week.[/QUOTE]
they released an amazing live cd if you can find it. it has got claptons best playing ever released in my opinion. better than cream. better than any solo venture. better than blind faith. its simply amazing.

[QUOTE=Canadian_Guy]Does anyone here like Leonard Cohen?[/QUOTE]
hallelujah is awesome, though i prefer jeff buckleys version (stares at avatar). joan of arc is quite good as well. long story short, hes a good guy.

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[quote]WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CHIROPODIST AND KEITH MOON ?
A chiropodist bucks up your feet

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF A DRUMMER IS AT THE DOOR ?
The knocking speeds up

WHAT DO YOU CALL A DRUMMER THAT BREAKS UP WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND ?
Homeless

WHATS THE LAST THING A DRUMMER EVER SAYS IN A BAND ?
"Hey guys ... why dont we try one of my songs ?"

HOW MANY DRUMMERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB (I) ?
Just One, so long as the roadie gets the ladder, sets it up and puts the bulb in the socket for him.

HOW MANY DRUMMERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB (II) ?
Five: One to screw the bulb in, and four to talk about how much better Ginger Baker would have done it.

HOW MANY DRUMMERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB (III) ?
None, they have a machine to do that now.

AND, WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DRUMMER AND A DRUM-MACHINE ?
You only have to punch the instructions into a drum-machine once.

In the early days of his career, Elton John was approached to do background music for a movie. He wrote the music without seeing the script, so, when the previews came up, he arrived at the cinema wondering what the movie would be like. Looking around, he noticed he was sitting next to Alice Cooper. When the movie started, Elton was stunned to discover it was one of the hardest hard-core **** films he`d ever seen. Deeply embarrassed, he turned to Alice and whispered,
"Actually, I only came along to hear my music."
"Yeah, man", said Alice, "and I only came along to see my snake."


WHAT DO YOU CALL SOMEONE WHO HANGS AROUND WITH MUSICIANS ?
A bass player.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU PLAY COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC BACKWARDS ?
You sober up, your wife comes home, and your dog comes back to life.

HOW MANY FOLK SINGERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB ?
Five: one to change the bulb, and a quartet to sing about how much better the old one was.

Doctor to old guitar player wearing dark-glasses,
"Its bad news I`m afraid ... it seems there aint no cure for the summertime blues."

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THERE IS A HEAVY ROCK SINGER AT THE DOOR ?
He doesn`t know when to come in, and can`t find the key.

HOW DO YOU GET A HEAVY ROCK GUITAR PLAYER TO STOP PLAYING ?
Put some sheet music in front of him.

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOUR ROADIE IS DEAD ?
The doughnut falls out of his hand.

WHAT DOES CLANNAD MUSIC SOUND LIKE PLAYED BACKWARDS ?
Clannad music.

WACKO JOKE-O
At the end of a gruelling world tour, Michael Jackson was being chauffeured back to his ranch in a stretch limo. "You know", he squeaked to the driver, "I`ve never driven one of these, could I try it out ?". The driver could hardly refuse, so Michael settled behind the wheel, and the chauffeur climbed into the back. Excited by this new experience, Michael started to accelerate until the limo was topping 100 m.p.h., at this point he saw the flashing lights of a state trooper`s vehicle in his rear-view mirrors and dutifully pulled over. The trooper looked at Michael and stepped back, "Excuse me Sir," he said, "I`d better call this one in". The trooper radio`d headquarters: "Listen Chief, I`ve just pulled over a really important person and I`m not sure what to do." "Who is it ?" asked his chief, "not the State Governor again ?". "No, this guy is much more important," said the trooper. "More important than the Governor !" yelled the Chief, "Who the hell is it then ?" "I`m not absolutely certain," said the trooper, "but his chauffeur is Michael Jackson"


WHY IS A GRAND PIANO BETTER THAN A SYNTHESIZER ?
It makes more noise when you throw it off a hotel balcony.

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE JAMES LAST ORCHESTRA AND A COW ?
The latter has the horns at the front, and the arsehole at the back.

HOW DO YOU TURN A DUCK INTO A SOUL SINGER ?
Put it in the microwave until its Bill Withers.

HAVE YOU HEARD THAT MEATLOAF HAS CHANGED HIS NAME ?
He`s now, "The Artist formerly known as Mince"

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A ROCK MUSICIAN AND A PEP ?
Eventually a PEP matures and earns money.

WHATS THE DEFINITION OF MIDDLE-AGE ?
When all the CD`s you want to buy are on budget labels.

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SPICE GIRLS ALBUM AND A **** MOVIE ?
The **** movie occasionally has good music.
**********(thanx to Phil Spector for that one)

Two Police officers attending a suicide scene are approached by the pathologist, who, when asked whats happened, says,
"Its a strange case of nature imitating art ..... He blew his mind out in a car, he didn`t notice that the lights had changed."

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN HIPPIES HAVE BEEN STAYING WITH YOU ?
They`re still there.

WHAT DO HIPPIES SAY WHEN THEY`VE RUN OUT OF DOPE ?
What IS this awful music ?

Prince Charles has given up painting, and now wishes to be addressed as,
"Prince formerly known as Artist".

WHO IS THE WORLDS GREATEST OPTIMIST ?
A banjo player with a pager.

WHATS THE DEFINITION OF PERFECT PITCH ?
Throwing Phil Collins into a skip without him touching the sides.

Oh ... and did you hear about the man who robbed a music shop,
and got caught with the lute ? [/quote]

[QUOTE]WHAT DO HIPPIES SAY WHEN THEY`VE RUN OUT OF DOPE ?
What IS this awful music ? [/QUOTE]
Not in this thread! :angry:

I've decided to get a mandolin.

[QUOTE=lunch998]I've decided to get a mandolin.[/QUOTE]

You can become the next Jpj of the 00's

Do mandolin have 4 or 8 strings?

[QUOTE=Distant Echoes]You can become the next Jpj of the 00's

Do mandolin have 4 or 8 strings?[/QUOTE]

8 strings.

Yes...i should know from watching the Zeppelin DVD on 'Going to california', but i havent popped that in for months.

Learn Battle of evermore. I learned the madolin riff on the guitar, but soon stopped because I decided to learn somethin new

[QUOTE=Distant Echoes]Yes...i should know from watching the Zeppelin DVD on 'Going to california', but i havent popped that in for months.

Learn Battle of evermore. I learned the madolin riff on the guitar, but soon stopped because I decided to learn somethin new[/QUOTE]

Do they have mandolin tabs?

[url]http://www.led-zeppelin.org/tablature/index.html[/url]

best site for Led Zeppelin Tabs anywere. Click on the song, and it has tabs for every instrument

EDIT: this is for Lunch998; not advertising

[QUOTE=Distant Echoes][url]http://www.led-zeppelin.org/tablature/index.html[/url]

best site for Led Zeppelin Tabs anywere. Click on the song, and it has tabs for every instrument

EDIT: this is for Lunch998; not advertising[/QUOTE]

Sweet, thanks. You can just call me Lunch.

can somebody tell me what scale black dog is in real fast before i leave? I plan on learning it, but the solo sounds really crazy - not in a fast way, but just everywere at the same time, so i want to really try to innovate this one from the start

[QUOTE=Distant Echoes]can somebody tell me what scale black dog is in real fast before i leave? I plan on learning it, but the solo sounds really crazy - not in a fast way, but just everywere at the same time, so i want to really try to innovate this one from the start[/QUOTE]

Can't help you, sorry.

Ill do some web browsing. I really want to find out so i can sign off and play the drums/guitar for the rest of my day off.

Today was the first day i didnt post in the Comunity thread! im really gettin the hang of not mindlessly spamming irrelevant topics

And i keep getting neg reps from a bunch of fags in the 'is classic rock becoming a trend' thread because after i cleared up my statement and said "stop neg repping me now that its a little cleared up", they thoughtd it be funny to keep neg repping me.

Ill get them emofags when they wont expect it...

Can't help you either, sorry man

I think its E minor pentatonic...just so nobody else has to clear it up

Ill probably see you all later, or if not, tomorrow!

See ya :wave:

Hey, if anyone here likes The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones would have been 63 today.


/useless random fact

Do you guys think Joe Satriani would be better with a lead singer? I mean don't get me wrong I love the all instrumentals I think it was cool and he pulled it off well, but do you think it would be better with vocals.

[QUOTE=Canadian_Guy]Hey, if anyone here likes The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones would have been 63 today.


/useless random fact[/QUOTE]

Interesting, if you like Brian Jones you should cheack out "The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Well since they dedicated themselves to him.

[QUOTE=pigonthewing82]Do you guys think Joe Satriani would be better with a lead singer? I mean don't get me wrong I love the all instrumentals I think it was cool and he pulled it off well, but do you think it would be better with vocals.[/QUOTE]
Listening to my G3 cd, he doesn't have a bad voice. He could sing for himself if he wanted to.

But I like his instrumentals, I don't really think they need vocals.

[QUOTE=unclebobscircus]Listening to my G3 cd, he doesn't have a bad voice. He could sing for himself if he wanted to.

But I like his instrumentals, I don't really think they need vocals.[/QUOTE]
really? i thought his voice was really monotone. eh. we can agree that yngwies got a better voice. amirite?

Just by listening to Black Dog I'd say it's in either the A or E minor pent (with some blues notes thrown in).

I suppose I could just look at a tab and figure it out...just a sec.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN JONES!!! (and rep to Canadian Guy for telling me)


edit- as for Black Dog, it appears to switch around between major and minor pents, I'd assume it's in A but it could also be E...it doesn't seem to have a set key, it just switches around between scales in A and E.

Brain Jones doesn't get mentioned in this thread enough.

...........Song of the Day................
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"Wasn't Born to Follow" by The Byrds

I think Black Dog is just in A minor. Zeppelin isn't the type of band that switches the entire key often.

Aw I just found out B.B. King is coming to London but I can't go.:(

My cousin is though.

Props to Badmoon for the Franklin's Tower reference in his usertitle.

[QUOTE=Distant Echoes]You can become the next Jpj of the 00's

Do mandolin have 4 or 8 strings?[/QUOTE]

JPJ? You can do better than that.

Queen rules! They are (in my opinion) the best band. I also love Led Zeppelin.

You know not to suggest somthing that has been said thousands of times, but I think the Beatles are the best band of all time. They were just the most perfect band that ever existed. (but those other bands are good too this is just my opinion)