...from playing bass guitar. We've a series of gigs over the next couple of months, and more in the pipeline, so I've been practicing a lot over the last few days. Right now my fingers hurt so I'm typing gently.
Got to get my stamina (staying power?) up to scratch, the last thing I want is for my hands to cramp up on stage. I don't use a plectrum, just my digits, and some songs are a relentless top-speed thrash! I love it but the 6 fingers I use to play (4 left hand, 2 right) are growing thick calluses. Not like the old days when I had to trim my finger-ends with a razor blade, but enough so I notice a diminished sense of touch. It's strange what we do to ourselves for fun!
What am I learning? I'll post them here, mainly for myself so I can easily fire them up and play along. This is why my fingers hurt:
Joey Ramone - What A Wonderful World
Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize
Bad Company "Can't Get Enough" Live 1974
Friday 30 July 2010
I'm just taking a break...
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the video doesn't do them justice, but I loved Bad Company.
Most L.Ps contain a few good songs and the rest of the numbers are just fillers, but I loved every single track on my Bad Company LP. There was not a single duff song on it !!!
You are right Duncan the video is crap and does not do them justice. BC came from good stock and kicked ass.
I posted that recording because the bassline has a few licks which are not in the studio version, but I'm playing it my own way now anyway!
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