This was a great setting to get some practise on the 7D and its manual focusing. What a cool moment with fantastic players! The fiddle solo at 2:40 is so sweet! Vocals: Annie Sellick, Tom Sturdevant Guitar: Richard Smith, Pat Bergeson, Tommy Emmanuel Violin: Aaron Till Double Bass: Charlie Chadwick Drums: Tom Giampietro
Author: Saendar
Duration: 256
Published: 2010-07-13 17:18:57
CAAS: Annie and the Hot Club jam in the green room
MIDRANGE – The Band MIDRANGE is a Rock and Roll, Bangalore based band. The band plays music from the classics of the early 1970′s to Modern Progressive Rock. The members have been strongly influenced by the likes of The Beatles, Deep Purple, Rolling Stones, Uriah Heep, Doors, Pink Floyd, Santana, AC/DC, Scorpions, Aerosmith, Guns ‘n Roses, Queen, to name a few, apart from their own compositions. The band was formed in 1988 as “APOCRYPHA”, with Tony (Bass/Vocals), Ajit (Keyboards), Dominic (Drums/Vocals) and Angelo (Guitars/Vocals). The band played at many clubs, pubs and live gigs, also on Television (Doordarshan) and Radio. We had renamed ourselves “MIDRANGE”, as people had difficulties pronouncing “APOCRYPHA”. In 1992, the band changed its name to “MIDRANGE” to reflect the kind of music played, which was a combination of soft to hard. The band had a small change in the line up with Tony being replaced by Sarat (Bass), Sidney (Vocals), Ajit (Keyboards), Dominic (Drums/Vocals), Angelo (Guitars/Vocals). The band continued to perform at the local circuit, also the band played at the Bangalore Golf Club, RSI, ASMT, KMC Greens (Manipal), Anna Stadium (Ooty), SSIT (Tumkur). Interviewed & had their own compositions played on FM91 radio and so on. The band had begun to compose their own music since 1996, their music had various reviews in leading publications and the members of the band were also interviewed and aired on the SITI channel TV. Also the band has composed Jingles on …
Author: fa1705
Duration: 268
Published: 2010-07-16 12:41:19
Midrange – Cocaine – At Kyra, Bangalore
It never hurts to go take some lessons,
If nothing else it will open your mind to New music ideas.
Sometimes its also Necessary to get your mind primed by
some fresh ideas, Or new material.
I Think anyone of any skill level should take some upgrading
to thier Playin styles and or abilities.
You upgrade your car,
You upgrade your house , appliances,
So why not upgrade Yourself..
Or at least your bass playing, It never hurts to
Pick up some great stuff, From a Talented instructor, I love
When Good bass players teach me Cool Stuff on the bass.
Thats a huge benefit and having them there to
Show you till you get it right, Kinda helps too. I Cannot think of
A better way to improve your playing,Adding Grooves and Riffs to
Your Personal Arsonal of Bass Moves, Shuffles, Grooves,
Never Hurts.
These investments in your bass playing future are the best
thing you can do for your playing life ,
These set your tone
for your reputation, of style ,
The Funk and The Smooth flo,
The Boogie,
And mostly Your Very Groove….
The one nobody else can do.. just like you.
And Nobody playing any instrument is Ever Too Good…
And for that Reason
We all keep playing ,
Day after Day Year After Year,
Reward
Or No Reward , We Play. Thats It.
So do it the very best only you can. And getting Fresh ideas .
From a Qualified Pro Is ,Doing it the best you can. Besides Actually
Doing the part about learning and
Practice, Thats is on you,
And you can pickup local lessons, Depending On Your location
to a bigger city, Should Be not much of a problem.
And its a fairly inexpensive, For 200.00 you
can get a pretty good Tuneup on your bass playing,
Thats about 6 – 10 hours of lessons, And take a tape recorder
to your lesson, If Your Instructor Does not mind,
“Tell Him You Are Not Going To Market, The lessons.”
It just really helps to tape the lesson, if its only 1 hour lesson
Then you can take it back home,
And go thru it again and again.
It works Great for learning what you were taught.
later
……..peace….
Iron Maiden-
It isn’t an understatement to say that Iron Maiden is now on a pedestal of its own. After more than three decades as a band, the group still manages to sell albums and and inspire numerous novice bands and performers.
To date, Iron Maiden is credited for having sold records numbering 75 million. Because of their enduring music and pronounced influence, they have been deemed worthy of occupying a spot on the Hollywood RockWalk. As proof of its widening scope of influence, the group continues to be notably featured in movies, games and songs by other artists.
Band History
It hasn’t always been smooth sailing for Iron Maiden especially when it comes to band lineups. Steve Harris started the group in 1975, taking the name from the iron maiden torture tool featured in The Man in the Iron Mask. Harris who is the bassist and studio keyboardist is joined by guitarist David Murray as the only two members who have endured the longest with the band.
Presently, band members include Bruce Dickinson on lead vocals who is joined by Janick Gers on guitar; Adrian Smith on backup vocals and guitar and Nicko McBrian on percussion and drums. Michael Kenney takes on the keyboards for live performances. Former members include Dennis Stratton, Dennis Wilcock, Paul Day, Paul Di’Anno, Clive Burr and Doug Sampson. As with many other bands, not all former members left in good standing with the group. Some had to be forced out or had to leave due to professional altercations.
Albums Released
Iron Maiden has had an outstanding thirty releases spanning more than three decades of their music career.Most people who listen to them are not even that old,30 years of recording is alot more than many other of the die hard bands, Of this number, fourteen are studio albums, four are EPs, five are compilations and seven are live Their work has led to the band’s inclusion in numerous charts and lists including the Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement, the VH1 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock and the MTV Top 10 Greatest Heavy Metal Bands of All Time.
Just to describe a few of the 14 studio albums released in the three-decade long career of Iron Maiden:
• Iron Maiden (1980)- This is the eponymous debut album of the band, which contains classics like The Phantom of the Opera, Sanctuary and, of course, Iron Maiden
• The Number of the Beast (1982)- Widely considered as one of the most influential albums in the heavy metal genre, it is also the band’s highest-selling album with worldwide sales of over 14 million, not to mention that this is also the debut of Bruce Dickinson as lead vocalist
• Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)- Probably the most lyrical of the group’s body of work, it centers on topics like mysticism, prophecy, reincarnation and the afterlife
• The Final Frontier (2010)- This is the band’s latest and fifteenth album slated for release in late summer and is gearing up to be yet another reason to worship at the altar of the Iron Maiden
This band has totally stood the test of time, Nobody can deny that fact ..There is simply no way to sink Iron Maiden. With their outstanding work and huge following, it’s likely they will get enshrined in music immortality or at least in thousands of Musical minds all over the globe.
Well I Played With My Mexican Buddies Again Last Nite, Sorry no film that I know of. But sure had a great time.
More fun this time around because I Already knew what T F To expect,As i played with them one time b4
Anyway I Still advise to all players of any skill level explore other types of Music And Art.
It improves What you do as a musician every time you venture out.
here is a link to the type of music I did last night but not the same band music mexicana
Sta Low ThePlayer
Originally, we wanted to do “Every Day I Have The Blues”, then Tommy came up with “Twisted” and that made me think of that old “Route 66″. That’s a jam! That’s Jazz! I mean Blues. Get the kicks … Fritz-Henssler-Haus, Dortmund/Germany, August 2005. Annie Sellick – vocals Pat Bergeson – electric guitar Tommy Emmanuel – acoustic guitar Feel free to comment! See my channel for CDs and tour dates and subscribe to my videos, if you like them! www.anniesellick.com http www.tommyemmanuel.com Footage provided by Uli Erbach.
Author: anniesellick
Duration: 383
Published: 2008-09-06 07:16:31
Tommy Emmanuel, Pat Bergeson, Annie Sellick: Blues & Jazz
The Voices In My Head
When It Comes To Music, What Part Of The Song Sticks In Your Mind ?
Is It
The Catchy Words Or Harmony’s ?
Or Is It The Driving Rhythm Section ? For Me Its Either Or,
And I Think For how many people you ask ,
You Might Get that many different answers.
Just Like every song is different, Everyone listens to songs differently also.
Do You Ever Hear A Song or even part of A Song, Then You Just Cannot Get It Out Of Your head ?
This happens to me on regular basis, Usually I Wake up that way in the morning.
No Kidding at least 6 days a week I Have a Song Of Some Type In My Head When I wake up.
Some Times Its Just A good rhythm,
Like A Strong Bass Beat With A Solid Drummer,
In fact These Rhythms Stick with me longer than the catchy vocals do, The
Vocals I Can get rid of by just listening to another song,
This Seems to help get the voices out of my head
If You Know what I mean.
You cannot convince me that man was not suppose to have music in our lives.
At least in my life and I’m sure there are many people just like me,
People who are surrounded by music all the time, Music that no body else can hear.
I Probably should not admit this , I `ll Get myself locked up in the nut house.
But This Has Gone On All My Life. And I’m No Longer A Young Man. Mid Fifty’s
Just Imagine how many songs I Could not get rid of in all those years.
Like A Ongoing Radio Station In my Head.
Sometimes These Songs Have No Recognizable Tune To Them, At Least That I have heard before .
They Just Come Out Of The Blue.
And I’m Sure This helps me in my Bass Playing And Song writing. It Makes It
Easy Sometimes To Come Up With A Bass line Rhythm Or A Beat for a
new song We are working on.
People Say What Is That Bassline You Are Playing?
I Say I Don’t Know It Just Popped Up.
Actually Its Been There All Along, I Just did not know when it was coming out.
I Really do get a bunch of really great bass lines this way.
Trouble is I don’t always remember them for very long ….don’t know why.
I have tried many things in the past,
Like keeping a small recorder next to my bed or close by,
That way at least I could hum the rhythm into the recorder
or I pod some thing like that.
Or I Have kept blank tab paper laying around to
Jot down the tab too any cool rhythms that may present themselves.
But this is very time consuming, And not always convenient to just tell people to :
“Hold Everything I Have To Write This Tab Down “
But usually if its a pattern I really just cannot let go of, And many are
Hopefully I can find a few minutes to just pick up my Bass and go over the line a few times, Kinda perfect it as I go , For me this really helps to preserve the bassline
in my mental hard drive. And satisfying a equation that for some reason my mind feels the need to tackle. Like obsession or addiction I guess.
That must sound strange to somebody outside looking in ,And its real difficult to put into words.
But music has a direct link to my brain, And I feel music affects me differently than average people (whatever average is ). Its maybe like this for
many musicians not sure, I can only speak for myself,
But there are definitely some special receptors in my brain that relate just to music.
Its like scratching a itch, Don’t know why but I need to do it kinda feeling.
But I do not see why I would be some extra special case.
Please tell me others have these same things happen don’t they ?
The Hard Part is getting my fingers to do what my mind is hearing.
And I Know I cannot be the only person that has this Special Jukebox Brain.
Its Actually very interesting.
So If You Are One Of My Relatives Or One Of My Friends,or my Wife,
And It Seems
Like I’m Not Paying Attention To What You Are Saying To Me, I’m really not trying to ignore you,I just cannot help it Its the Music again.
Don’t Worry I’ll Be Back Right After This Next Song
-(*!*)-.
When It Comes To Music, What Part Of The Song Sticks In Your Mind ?
Is It
The Catchy Words Or Harmony’s ?
Or Is It The Driving Rhythm Section ? For Me Its Either Or,
And I Think For how many people you ask ,
You Might Get that many different answers.
Just Like every song is different, Everyone listens to songs differently also.
Do You Ever Hear A Song or even part of A Song, Then You Just Cannot Get It Out Of Your head ?
This happens to me on regular basis, Usually I Wake up that way in the morning.
No Kidding at least 6 days a week I Have a Song Of Some Type In My Head When I wake up.
Some Times Its Just A good rhythm,
Like A Strong Bass Beat With A Solid Drummer,
In fact These Rhythms Stick with me longer than the catchy vocals do, The
Vocals I Can get rid of by just listening to another song,
This Seems to help get the voices out of my head
If You Know what I mean.
You cannot convince me that man was not suppose to have music in our lives.
At least in my life and I’m sure there are many people just like me,
People who are surrounded by music all the time, Music that no body else can hear.
I Probably should not admit this , I `ll Get myself locked up in the nut house.
But This Has Gone On All My Life. And I’m No Longer A Young Man. Mid Fifty’s
Just Imagine how many songs I Could not get rid of in all those years.
Like A Ongoing Radio Station In my Head.
Sometimes These Songs Have No Recognizable Tune To Them, At Least That I have heard before .
They Just Come Out Of The Blue.
And I’m Sure This helps me in my Bass Playing And Song writing. It Makes It
Easy Sometimes To Come Up With A Bass line Rhythm Or A Beat for a
new song We are working on.
People Say What Is That Bassline You Are Playing?
I Say I Don’t Know It Just Popped Up.
Actually Its Been There All Along, I Just did not know when it was coming out.
I Really do get a bunch of really great bass lines this way.
Trouble is I don’t always remember them for very long ….don’t know why.
I have tried many things in the past,
Like keeping a small recorder next to my bed or close by,
That way at least I could hum the rhythm into the recorder
or I pod some thing like that.
Or I Have kept blank tab paper laying around to
Jot down the tab too any cool rhythms that may present themselves.
But this is very time consuming, And not always convenient to just tell people to :
“Hold Everything I Have To Write This Tab Down “
But usually if its a pattern I really just cannot let go of, And many are
Hopefully I can find a few minutes to just pick up my Bass and go over the line a few times, Kinda perfect it as I go , For me this really helps to preserve the bassline
in my mental hard drive. And satisfying a equation that for some reason my mind feels the need to tackle. Like obsession or addiction I guess.
That must sound strange to somebody outside looking in ,And its real difficult to put into words.
But music has a direct link to my brain, And I feel music affects me differently than average people (whatever average is ). Its maybe like this for
many musicians not sure, I can only speak for myself,
But there are definitely some special receptors in my brain that relate just to music.
Its like scratching a itch, Don’t know why but I need to do it kinda feeling.
But I do not see why I would be some extra special case.
Please tell me others have these same things happen don’t they ?
The Hard Part is getting my fingers to do what my mind is hearing.
And I Know I cannot be the only person that has this Special Jukebox Brain.
Its Actually very interesting.
So If You Are One Of My Relatives Or One Of My Friends,or my Wife,
And It Seems
Like I’m Not Paying Attention To What You Are Saying To Me, I’m really not trying to ignore you,I just cannot help it Its the Music again.
Don’t Worry I’ll Be Back Right After This Next Song
-(*!*)-.
The early Bass Guitar. Was and still is a work in progress, Many different configurations have come and gone,
And many different ways of playing and tuning have been tried and used. 1 string,2 string,4 and 5 and 6 all the way to 8 or 9 strings.Have been adapted.
Different tunings and even DeTunings.
De-tuners, are mechanical devices operated by the thumb on the fretting hand that allow one or more strings to be quickly de-tuned to a different pitch. Usually 1 or more notes up or down so if the de-tuner was on a certain string you could take it up to 2 strings in pitch
Normally de-tuners are put on a 4string on the E string when you flip it or release it it drops the E string to a D.
Allot Of this type of playing was used in the Mowtown days .Back When the Styles Of The electric Bass Guitar Were first being developed.
After All the Electric Bass Guitar Is very young in age compared to most of other instruments.The First Electric Bass Guitar Arrived around 1949,
But Did Not Really take ,The Concept soon became a great addition to any Band by filling in without a big bulky bodied Bass Viola or even the giant tuba.Then using The electric Bass Guitar,for the new rock n roll sound really took hold in the mid fifty`s .
When rock n roll began to be firmly planted on the Live stages of America,So did the Electric Bass Guitar ,At first mostly just because the size of the huge Bass Viola`s Were just so cumbersome ,
And expensive, Many Rock n Roll bands could not afford a big Bass Viola,And many were shared between bands, or even Record companies might own one Upright Bass to be played by many Musicians.
And availability of the Bass could have been a good reason many bands gladly grabbed on to the new Electric Bass Guitar.
Then We needed a Bass Amp as it was soon learned,Regular Guitar Amp Speakers were just not going to hold up to the lower Octave of the Bass.
Around the time of the mid 50`s to early 60`s. Electric Bass Guitars started to be seen more and more , Played by Rock and Motown and R and B Groups Then early 60`s came Elvis, The Motown Crowd, And Bands like The Birds And Lil Richard, Chuck Berry , Ike Turner were some of the very first acts to feature a full time Electric Bass Guitars in the lineup..
With the mid to late 60`s and on to the Seventies ,came the British Invasion, And not just the Beatles,Although Paul McCartney was probably the first really followed and famous Bass Guitar Player.There were many others. The Stones,The Who, Cream,Led Zeppelin,Doors,Hendrix,In fact The whole genre of the Blues owes a great part of its sound to the Electric Bass Guitar.
So with all that said and much much more not said,The Electric Bass Guitar Brought to us by Leo Fender In 1951 was not just A great invention by Fender but proved to be a very Important part of American Music. And at such a young age The Electric Bass Guitar is for sure Here To Stay…….. (*!*) Learn To Play …And Play For Keeps..
Changing pickups on your Bass Guitar can actually change your old Bass Guitar into something brand new if you plan ahead,And know what you are looking for.Maybe you have a favorite that’s old or just does`t sound good anymore,Or maybe you have a bass that just never did sound good.Don’t be so quick to discard that bass guitar at least not the body just yet.
Ever consider changing the electronics and make that weak tired sounding bass guitar sound like a 8.0 on the richter scale.? Well you can and a hell of allot cheaper than buying a brand new bass.
Parts are more and more,Easy to come by these days,They are making reproduction parts,And new old parts,And creating brand new gadgets at record speed and less expensive than ever. What used to be custom shop is now order ready right off the Internet Tone boosters ,Preamps, Pickups,Piezoes, ,Tone Cutters,special effects that make guitars and basses sound like a whole orchestras,Have flooded on to the Internet market. Just shop around you can can load your Guitar or Bass with the electronics of the most expensive models out there, And may I add with out breaking the bank.
You can make a old jazz bass`s active,By just changing that little chrome piece of your pickguard,You can get a new one with everything on it,Vol,Tone hi ,Tone med,low already installed on the pick guard,For starting at about 45.00 bucks,How about those old pickups?
Now you can hot rod your old Japanese Basses you have hung onto for all these years,Like the Univox`s, and those Supro`s ,Harmony`s get em out of the closet, Put new life in them.
You can replace your alnico`s brand new for less than 50.00 bucks.
Gibson Bass Pickups try brand new humbuckers just like the thunder birds starting at 40.00 dollars.J Bass pickups brand new Active set of j bass pickups for a hundred bucks. Music Mans change out the old dead reproduction pickups on the imitation music mans that are out there change them out for the real thing 60.00 each.
Got a Beatles Bass copy laying around? How about putting some real hofner style chrome pickups on it starting at $30.00 each, or you can get the hofner control plate with active electronics,The little plate with the slide switches and knobs on it ? Up grade with active electronics starting at about $105.00.
Many companies make new hot and active pickups for the factory Fenders ,Music Man,Ric’s,Hofners,And all the copies you can name, all you got to do is decide what you want.
And for the most part,No need to cut or router your guitar body,The new pickups come ready made to go right in where the old pickups came out.Just a little soldiering, And even some others are soldier free,You just twist the wires together away you go.
There are other modifications you can do too really change your Bass Guitar
You might have already seen these Roland makes a few models, It calls for changing the electronic pickup plus playing through a special preamp,But the sound is nothing but amazing,You can actually produce horns,violins, unbelievable bass guitar sounds right from your 4 string bass.And much much more. Its incredible start sounding like White Album or Yellow Submarine.
I Wont even get into effects loops,And those type of recorded effects,That is a whole different bag of strings there. But by just changing the pickups and adding preamp,You will be shocked to see the improvements you can make to a tired old Bass Guitar.
One thing I must mention … I Dont want someone to get started then find out I did not mention a important factor.All preamp systems well most of them anyways,Take a nine or two nine volts batteries,Too deliver the juice it takes to run a active preamp or pickup system.Sometimes its necessary to put a hole in your Bass Guitar Body to install the battery holder. But you can get lucky,I put A 9 Volt Active System in a old Passive Jazz Bass of mine and with the new mini pots being so small,I Was able too fit my new battery that i never had before, right inside the existing cavity already in the Bass Body. So you can look for parts that will work with your situation and save alot of work or trouble if you are not sure about doing these kinds of modifications to your guitars.And if you are uneasy about modifying one of your Bass`s take it to your favorite music store,Don’t ruin your Bass, Trying something you are not comfortable with doing as far as modifying body`s and carving on your Guitars, a little slip or wrong calculation could be devastating.
This article is not about making any kinds of commisions on Bass Parts or trying to earn points with any supplier ,its just as it appears information you can use,So I am not reccomending any certain parts or company to buy your
new bass parts from just do a search online or go to your favorite Guitar Store and explain what you want to do,You should have no trouble getting hooked up and on your way to a better sound,Out That Old Bass.
Sta Lo
Life In The Bass Lane
For Jim Croce A Musical Career Meant Many Days And Long Nights On the road. Alot Of Out of the way College Campuses
in small towns. On September 20 1973 in Natchitoches La.
The Small Plane not unlike hundreds he and his band used
to get from gig to gig. Somehow caught a tree at the end of a dark runway. The Little plane got hung up crashed and killed the whole band. What A Sad day for music.
No Body could know what this world would be like had Jim
Croce Been alive all these years. But we do know something
This Man Wrote and sang some great music. In His time he had his share of great songs. Remember Time in a Bottle ?
Operator ? Leroy Brown ? I still love those songs today. And Always will, Although when I hear this music I only Think About Jim Croce, And how sad is it he is not still here. What A GUY.
I Got A Name
Like the pine trees linin’ the windin’ road
I’ve got a name, I’ve got a name
Like the singin’ bird and the croakin’ toad
I’ve got a name, I’ve got a name
And I carry it with me like my daddy did
But I’m livin’ the dream that he kept hid
Movin’ me down the highway
Rollin’ me down the highway
Movin’ ahead so life won’t pass me by
Like the north wind whistlin’ down the sky
I’ve got a song, I’ve got a song
Like the whippoorwill and the baby’s cry
I’ve got a song, I’ve got a song
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
If it gets me nowhere, I’ll go there proud
Movin’ me down the highway
Rollin’ me down the highway
Movin’ ahead so life won’t pass me by
And I’m gonna go there free
Like the fool I am and I’ll always be
I’ve got a dream, I’ve got a dream
They can change their minds but they can’t change me
I’ve got a dream, I’ve got a dream
Oh, I know I could share it if you want me to
If you’re going my way, I’ll go with you
Movin’ me down the highway
Rollin’ me down the highway
Movin’ ahead so life won’t pass me by
: : : : : : : : : : : : :
If I could save Time in a bottle
If I had a box just for wishesAnd dreams that had never come trueThe box would be empty Except for the memory Of how they were answered by you..
CHORUS:But there never seems to be enough timeTo do the things you want to doOnce you find them
I’ve looked around enough to knowThat you’re the one I want to goThrough time with
/ / / //
The first thing that I’d like to do
Is to save every day’Til Eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I’d save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you
(Repeat Chorus)”
Enjoy Jim Croce every time u get a chance it will change your Day -(*!*)-
Life In The Bass Lane
I Was recently listening to the Blues Brothers On You Tube, And By The Way I never saw the whole movie
Just Clips of it along with the music, I have heard most all the tracks though. I Was listening to Baby Caught The Cady , Man Those Are Some Killer Blues Bass Lines, If You Really Listen Closely This Bassist is good. If You Get A Chance check it out in fact here is the link to the you tube page With This Song.
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What Do You Think ? A Simple 12 bar blues pattern, But Listen to all the traveling this bassist does.
Maybe I Am having a idiot day,But I Was Impressed With The Blues Bass Line MySelf
Just A tHOUGHT.…………………………………………… -(*!*)-
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