I've read his detailed replies and thought no more of them, no slight intended. They are always informative and entertaining. I would be glad to sign a petition for his exalted elevation.
1,801 2018-02-04 11:21:24
Re: Peatle For Chordie Historian! (24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
1,802 2018-02-03 21:20:57
Re: Now For Something COMPLETELY Different (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i thought she'd never ring that bell for the second time....magic
1,803 2018-02-03 21:15:20
Re: "New Music" Well-Played..... (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
thanks Bill. i can see you haven't been wasting your AWOL time from Chordie? another funny part is the passers by when they're playing on the streets...wondering what the dickens they are doing...ha, ha...love it.
1,804 2018-01-30 20:23:10
Re: Let it be goodbye (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
i just had a quick listen and it's in Bb. i caught some of the chords but i'll need more time to work them all out.
must say Kenny did a great job of performing the song, and of course great writing.
1,805 2018-01-30 10:27:42
Re: Let it be goodbye (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Powerful words my friend. Pity we haven't heard from Kenny AKA kap54 for quite a while.
You have an excellent voice which I'd like to hear on a recording of this song.
1,806 2018-01-28 11:55:13
Re: The Solo (8 replies, posted in Poems)
"hoping that he'd play the solo as he'd done in his dream"....wow, done that been there worn the tee shirt out!
so true to life. whenever i've premiered a new song "live" and there's a solo first thing is remembering the words then remembering the first note of the solo that i'd worked out. often (in battlefield conditions) the panic that you've come to the solo can catch you unawares so i've played; the wrong string, the wrong note or even the wrong key or a solo from another song....! so this quite apart from the fact that it's a cracking bit of writing, is so true to life.
i read in the Beatles autobiography that when they started out (Sutcliff on bass) McCartney had a guitar solo to play and i believe the nerves got the better of him. it happens to the best of us.
1,807 2018-01-27 09:55:46
Re: earth.... (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Excellent first effort, it could almost be a song? Or maybe a lament! The powers that be would rather make money than save the world for our and their children's future....when will it end? Keep em coming.
1,808 2018-01-25 18:23:38
Re: Rush is Done (3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
I've seen some concerts on the box and was mightily impressed, but never bought any albums... maybe I should have.
I will look them up on YouTube. Sad day.
Elton John, Niel Diamond and Rush, 2018 hasn't started that good?
1,809 2018-01-25 11:40:41
Re: How Do We choose a Guitar? (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Almost all the above.
My 15 year old grandson got a bass for Christmas all that mattered was it was black. I wasn't consulted! So I've given a few tips.
My 16 year old grandson wants to buy a guitar from his part time earnings and he has asked my advice. He obviously can't afford a name guitar and I've told him to check out music shops to see what looks, feels and sits nicely on his body
He's thinking about getting one from Amazon due to the price so he may go that way, I suppose he can always send it back if it's just a box!
My first few guitars were all cheapies, but they did the job even though I couldn't bend the strings or hold them down past the 8th frett.
1,810 2018-01-23 20:04:40
Topic: Neil Diamond (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i've never been a big fan still it's sad when an artist of his standing decides to retire due to Parkinsons.
77 tomorrow, just want to wish him a happy birthday and long retirement. though he said he intends to continue writing and recording .
1,811 2018-01-23 09:32:54
Re: How Many Guitars Do You Really Need? (31 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I wish I felt the same way as you guys about guitars. To me a guitar is like a car....gets you from A to B. Don't get me wrong, I love most of my guitars, there's a certain black one that I panic bought...urgh! So it sits upstairs gathering dust. It looks pretty, but....
My Crafter I need for recording.
My Tanglewood for pleasure.
My Telecaster for stage and also recording.
My non-descript 12er also recording.
My Wilson bass...ditto
My 72 Strat comes out now and then for enjoyment along with my Fender F90 acoustic.
I have no plans to buy more, but never say never. I fancy a gold top LP but they're far too expensive.
As they say about alcohol; let's hope enough comes before falling over
1,812 2018-01-22 20:53:53
Re: Æthelflæd''s Requiem (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
trevor, i have no idea of what you mean by "cancerian" or "sublime messages", but i'm with you all the way. i find it difficult to believe in any kind of divine being when you see all the death and suffering that's been caused in the name of "God" of any religion.
1,813 2018-01-22 20:47:15
Re: Take My Photo Reporter. (9 replies, posted in Poems)
wouldn't it be nice to spend the summer in one hemisphere then migrate to the other hemisphere for the summer there? it's brass monkey weather here at the moment. as the Eagles said in Desperado...."the sky wont snow and the sun don't shine" it hardly ever snows in Llanelli.
i've experienced the OZZY summer a couple of years back; 40 degrees in the shade, great for the tan
but i suspect slightly cooler in NZ?
personally, i never read the papers or seldom watch the news, i check the internet for what interests me, like Llanelli SCARLETS beating Toulouse last saturday, that's news you want to hear any time of year.
having said all that, what a great piece of journalism, better than the trash the papers put out.
1,814 2018-01-22 10:26:35
Re: Sheriff Of Lonesome (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Yes, more like a narrative or preface to a novel than a poem. That matters not a jot. It's interesting and informative and leaves you waiting and wanting the next installment.
Fine work, let us know when it's up on YouTube or SoundCloud
1,815 2018-01-22 10:18:16
Re: Æthelflæd''s Requiem (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
It's a shame that some cretin has to spoil a good thread with mindless spam. Keep up the replies guys....one day we'll beat this thing
1,816 2018-01-21 18:28:41
Re: Æthelflæd''s Requiem (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Trevor, this is great! The only improvement I can imagine is a solid drum beat on the second half maybe 2 minutes in. A nice rip roaring guitar solo about the last third. Other than that I think you've nailed it.
For those that don't know, Aethelflaed was Alfred the greats daughter, I think?
I see you've taken Open Your Eyes down...shame, I know I'm at fault...sorry. listened to that also, and it's a fine song recorded in a Simon and Garfunkel style, with a Bob Dylan-esque vocal performance. Anyone that haven't listened to these two tracks should do so...you won't be sorry.
1,817 2018-01-21 10:24:33
Re: Super Moon (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Very atmospheric. Loved the jazz chords. I actually thought you were playing an electric piano? By the end I could tell it was guitar finger plucking.
Well done, it would be nice to see the words cos I always seem to get them wrong as in "return to Sindy" or correctly "return to sender"
Good song well performed.
1,818 2018-01-20 10:45:47
Re: Jesus Is My Hero (18 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Out of 9 new posts this morning, this is the only one that's not spam
1,819 2018-01-15 10:15:05
Re: The awakening (21 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Being a Celt, or at least Welsh, it's quite possible that your forefathers pushed mine out of what's now called England. How could events that happened 1500 years ago cause offense? It's all part of this countries colourful past.
If you're referring to the religious aspect? Religion along with politics is a taboo subject here so don't worry about it.
1,820 2018-01-14 10:38:43
Re: The awakening (21 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Really enjoyed that,well done. Took me back to my folk music days in the 60's. I'm guessing you've been reading Bernard Cornwell books too? They're brilliant.
Good song well performed
1,821 2018-01-13 19:27:16
Re: chicken or egg? (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
hey thanks for thinking of me Peatle. i have seen this one before, until i saw this i never realised that Ringo was a lefty....
if you dig deeper you can find Ringo's live band search all starr band, he gets some big names playing with him and doing some of their own stuff.
1,822 2018-01-12 23:42:22
Re: Thank you and all the best (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Well said Peatle. It is such a shame that some musos feel that they are so far above the (possibly) less talented that they cant bring themselves to even offer help, assistance or conversation to us less fortunate.
C.G. I hope you find a place where the standard is equal to your own.
1,823 2018-01-12 10:46:12
Re: Clapton, Hearing Protection (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Like Phill, I usually don't usually play loud enough to need plugs, and play more acoustic than electric. Having tube amps with a power soak circuit really helps, to dial in a nicely saturated tone without high volume. However, I do a fair bit of wood-working with power tools, and use quality hearing and eye protection at all times. High speed motors (thickness planer, jointer, router, etc.) produce high frequencies than can do a lot of damage.
I was a health and safety guy when I was working in a factory and attended many hearing courses so as it turns out deep bass notes, sounds or machine rumbles cause more damage to hearing though high frequencies are as bad. Imagine how the kids of today with their 200 watt speakers in the boot (trunk) of their car will fare when they get into their 60's?
1,824 2018-01-11 10:45:54
Re: Clapton, Hearing Protection (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I don't play loud enough to warrant using plugs these days though I do suffer with tinnitus, I put that down to working in noisey factories for twenty odd years obviously the rock bands during the 70s had nothing to do with it?
1,825 2018-01-10 18:32:58
Re: I'm back (17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Welcome back. Good to see you posting again.