Favorite Gear (bass) (bass, jazz, punk, shows, classic)

mr dave · 04-01-2009, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DMBassDude

Perhaps we can just keep talking here and completely ignore that lol

yeah the instruments sub-forum is pretty relaxed.

as for korn i'll always remember the time they aired a video on beavis and butthead

beavis chokes himself or something and has a long stream of consciousness rant about the band. like a moment of clarity that could only last one breath haha.

mr dave · 04-01-2009, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ElephantSack

Hey, thanks a lot, man. Pantera was a very transitional inspiration for us. We actually used to be a classic rock cover band, playing 4 hour shows when I was 11-15. It definitely helped to develop necessary chops and hand strength. But then Pantera, Rage Against the Machine, Alice in Chains and puberty took over, and we went in our own direction with our original material.

I hear you on the whole genre-trap folly. That's always been a trap that we've been wary to avoid. Our full-length should demonstrate that pretty well. And I've always been grateful for bands that have had the guts to expand their repertoire regardless of initial scene notoriety. A good example I think is Between the Buried and Me.

Shit, we're getting totally off-topic here, aren't we? You think we start another thread?

holy crap hehe that's pretty nuts. i went through the whole classic rock phase too when i started out. there's nothing wrong at all with starting out there. like you said, great foundation hehe.

it's not so much of a genre trap that i was commenting on so much as a competitive philosophy. the whole 'most challening riffs you can imagine' isn't necessarily a bad thing so long as you're able to recognize that complexity for the sake of complexity becomes rather boring to most listeners. i'm not hearing anything close to it yet, just pointing out a potential obstacle further along the path.

ElephantSack · 04-01-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

holy crap hehe that's pretty nuts. i went through the whole classic rock phase too when i started out. there's nothing wrong at all with starting out there. like you said, great foundation hehe.

it's not so much of a genre trap that i was commenting on so much as a competitive philosophy. the whole 'most challening riffs you can imagine' isn't necessarily a bad thing so long as you're able to recognize that complexity for the sake of complexity becomes rather boring to most listeners. i'm not hearing anything close to it yet, just pointing out a potential obstacle further along the path.

Yeah, I hear ya. Even I can only listen to so much sweeping arpeggios and blast beats and bass tapping before I lose interest.

A balance between challenge, feeling, rhythm, intensity and subtlety, melody and harmony are always something I look for. That and originality and honest dedication are paramount. Any band that just writes songs to try to sell them I can usually see through in a heartbeat. Not to say that all rock stars are generally stupid, but if they're not, they're using their intelligence in a terrible, perverted way.

What was it that Hunter Thompson said?

"The music industry is a world where thieves and whores rule and good men are left to die in the street like dogs... There's also a bad side."

mr dave · 04-01-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ElephantSack

What was it that Hunter Thompson said?

"The music industry is a world where thieves and whores rule and good men are left to die in the street like dogs... There's also a bad side."

that's a very good quote hehe.

i've never been directly involved with it but i've had family members who've danced with that devil which afforded me with a rather unique perspective on the violent relationship between art and business.

so long as people are willing to support the cult of personality and celebrate celebrity it's going to continue perpetuating itself. the individual's revolution might not be televised but their violation most definitely will, and most of them will be begging and pleading to be picked first.

DMBassDude · 04-01-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ElephantSack

What was it that Hunter Thompson said?

"The music industry is a world where thieves and whores rule and good men are left to die in the street like dogs... There's also a bad side."

How true... my band just started this year and we're already damn close to booking our first gig. we must be serious assholes then

mr dave · 04-01-2009, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DMBassDude

How true... my band just started this year and we're already damn close to booking our first gig. we must be serious assholes then

congrats on your first gig (potentially). now if you were shopping around for a record deal then yeah you might be in a band of douchebags

. getting a gig after a few months isn't a bad thing hehe.

DMBassDude · 04-01-2009, 08:16 PM

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congrats on your first gig (potentially). now if you were shopping around for a record deal then yeah you might be in a band of douchebags

. getting a gig after a few months isn't a bad thing hehe.

Thanks man

anyways, we'd post our shit but we're all computer dumbasses.

DMBassDude · 04-01-2009, 09:18 PM

I don't know how many times I've posted this, but this is easily the coolest bass ever. I dream of this thing.

ElephantSack · 04-01-2009, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

that's a very good quote hehe.

i've never been directly involved with it but i've had family members who've danced with that devil which afforded me with a rather unique perspective on the violent relationship between art and business.

so long as people are willing to support the cult of personality and celebrate celebrity it's going to continue perpetuating itself. the individual's revolution might not be televised but their violation most definitely will, and most of them will be begging and pleading to be picked first.

How very, very true.

ElephantSack · 04-01-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DMBassDude

I don't know how many times I've posted this, but this is easily the coolest bass ever. I dream of this thing.

Mang, that's old-schooly. And don't feel bad about having your first gig within a year of forming a band. Around here (SC), where bands are a dime a dozen, you'll have some bands getting together to play shows after their first month of practice.

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