Posts by James Brown

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My Guitar, My Friend

by Tallon in

one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

reaching for my old companion.

James Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcvQW4zu40Q

Another example of Bonham not nailing good times bad times.

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My Guitar, My Friend

by Tallon in

one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

reaching for my old companion.

James Brown

I suspect that zeppelin recorded Good times bad times to a click track without the drums or they used the drums with a simple bass beat.

Then Bonham went over and over and dubbed the bass pedal without playing with his hands.

I say that because zeppelin was famous for doing that sort of thing and they never played the song live which means they couldn't play it live.

When I make recording If I want a fancy drum beat which people do not usually want in popular songs. I record the drums than go back over and hook up my double bass pedal and people think I am Bonham.

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My Guitar, My Friend

by Tallon in

one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

reaching for my old companion.

James Brown

I started out as a drummer in the 5th grade.

I had set of Ludwig drums.

I was playing in wedding bands Polkas and standards in elementary school back in the 60's when people had bands at there weddings.

Good times bad time has some excellent drumming.

I have played it many times in my bands as a bassist and guitarist with many drummers.

Some of the best drummers in Tampa Bay.

No one plays it like Bonham and the only people that notice that are 10% of the drummers in the crowd.

You don't even know if Bohham recorded it in one track or used multiple tracks.

Zepplin was known for layering and multiracking. If I layered and multitracked the drums I could make a close approximation to Bohnam.

There are no live recordings that I can find of good times bad times which tells me Led zeppelin could not pull the song off live.

There is the beginning of good times bad times on a live recording of communications break down. Bonham does not nail it.

I could play that as well as all the drummers I have played with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v12inxfdSeQ

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My Guitar, My Friend

by Tallon in

one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

reaching for my old companion.

James Brown

http://blogcritics.org/the-beatles-many-drummers/

The beatles had at least 6 drummers.

They had 4 drummers while they had Ringo.

They replaced Ringo for one major tour.

The movie spinal tap is a parody of the rock and roll music business. They had 10 drummers in spinal tap.

In my most successful band During the course of 1 year playing every weekend and sometimes 3 days a week. We used 6 drummers and 3 singers.

The bass player, me, and 2 guitarist played every show. We all had steady day jobs except for 5 of the drummers.

In a 50 year music career from the time I was 13 to now age 63. Every band I have been in has always had multiple drummers.

I don't think any band want's to have more than one drummer.

It is just the nature of the beast.

To have a band you have to have several people that can make music. When you loose them you loose the band. And then after you have people that can make the music. You need someone who can keep a beat.

A band can replace a drummer on the fly. You can't do that with a guitarist, bassist or singer.

I have my own recording studio. I can listen to any song and sit down and play the drums right after listening to the song.

You can't do that with the guitar or bass. It might take hours to copy a guitar solo or bass part.

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My Guitar, My Friend

by Tallon in

one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

reaching for my old companion.

James Brown

I myself am the second bass player in a popular local band.

When the first bass player has another gig or commitment they call me.

And I slide right in singing and playing with no practice.

I have a folder with all their songs and they use me once or twice a month.

And in that band which I have been playing with for over 20 years. There are probably 10 drummers and 5 bass players that I know of.

I have 5 local bands that I fill in for. From singing, playing guitar or bass sometimes even keyboards.

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My Guitar, My Friend

by Tallon in

one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

reaching for my old companion.

James Brown

If you have a band you got to have 3 or 4 drummers and 3 or 4 bass players

That's one hell of band. I have drummed in many bands as the solo drummer, usually with one bass player, never two, and never another drummer except for maybe a little percussion added here or there by the guy with little to do, often the guy on keys or another guitarist. Nearly all the bands I listen to have one drummer and one bass player

I have to say you haven't spent much time in the trenches. Or in fact you are a drummer. One who hangs out with musicians.

You don't have 3 or 4 drummers and 3 or 4 bass players at the same gig. You have a rolodex of musicians who can fill in. You only have 1 drummer and one bass player at a show.

I have never been in a successful money making band that only had 1 drummer.

And I have been playing since the beatles came out.

There have been bands like the grateful dead and alman brothers that would show up with 2 drummers. I guess they figured having 2 one would always show up and be there.

If it is a successful band the person or management running it. Has back ups for everybody.

I guess what I am saying is of all the people that hang out with musicians. Drummers are the least reliable for various reasons. And you need to have a number of them in your rolodex if you want your band to be known as a dependable band that doesn't cancel gigs.

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How are you with your temper?

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

let's be honest everyone has their limits, their breaking point.

personally i try to remain placid when provoked, but on occasion i can loose it.

the last time i lost it was when chelsea came to watford and some chelsea supporters had some how got tickets and were sitting in the home end.

James Brown

I try not to get into positions where I will be provoked.

I avoid confrontations.

If I have to get into them, someone will probably say, I lost my temper. They may or may not be correct.

On the other hand. I worked as a deputy sheriff at the county jail dealing with prisoners all day.

And at times they would zealously provoke me.

I can say I never lost my temper doing my job at the jail. If I had to fight someone or discipline someone, I never lost my temper.

Maybe because everything I did was on video. And I had to write a report regarding everything I ever did and then the brass would compare my report to the video. So I knew I couldn't loose my temper or I would loose my job. And I wanted the retirement.

I have had urine and feces thrown at me and people swing at me, I have been called every name prisoners can think of, and I never lost my temper.

I try to avoid confrontations. Because, I know to the extreme they lead to a fight and fighting leads to jail. And I worked in the jail and I don't want to go there.

I will fight to protect myself from being attacked or harmed but I will avoid heated arguments that lead to fighting.

I have enough martial arts and police training that I can look at someone and tell whether I can beat them or not.

And if I can beat them they might know it to and shoot or stab me first. I don't need that.

And I know where I live in Florida if you end up fighting someone on the street probably both parties are going to jail. What do I need to fight someone for?

I can tell by looking at them whether I can beat them or not. I don't need to go to jail, pay for a lawyer and get a criminal record.

Florida is a state where many people have concealed weapons permits. And If a person feels threatened they can shoot you and probably get away with it.

So that is a good reason for me to control my temper.

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My Guitar, My Friend

by Tallon in

one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

reaching for my old companion.

James Brown

I love guitars. I know I have 50. I might have 60. I haven't counted them in a while. I got all kinds Rickenbackers, Les Paul's, SG, Firebird. Lots of fenders. Gretsch. Ibanez's, Takamine. Peavey, Burns. Epiphone, Lots of bass guitars. Hoffner.

If I had to get rid of them all and go down to one. It would be a fender Stratocaster. I have a lot and have built a few. Very Sturdy they can take a beating not like a Gibson or a Rickenbacker. You drop a Gibson or a Rickenbacker you can spend a thousand dollars getting the neck repaired. If you drop a fender probably nothing will happen and if you do ruin the neck you can buy a new one for one hundred dollars on eBay.

Hendrix played a strat Beck and Clapton play strats. Satriani played a strat before he got sponsored by Ibanez. Ibanezes are very good guitars also. My latest acquisition was a Fender Flea Jazz bass.

Before that a Gretsch electromatic hollow body .

I try to play for an hour a day. I have a lot of recording equipment. I will record all the side instruments and then record vocal and lead guitar to all kinds of songs. Any song that catches my fancy.

And then I have a library of 100's of rock classics that I can go over whenever I want.

I make the recording and leave the lead guitar and vocal off. Then I can jam out on any song that I am in the mood for.

Or if I get a gig. I have 100's of rock songs already recorded and I can just pull up the tracks and refresh myself on my parts.

I used to play a lot of gigs in my 20's thru 60's but Now that I am retired and don't need the money, I spend more time playing soccer. Soccer is less aggravating more peaceful and less stressful.

Playing music is peaceful and relaxing but playing music for money is more stressful than soccer.

At least that is how it has been for me for the last few years.

If you have a band you got to have 3 or 4 drummers and 3 or 4 bass players.

Then I sing and play guitar.

Or I just advertise my services on Craig's list. And be a hired gun and let somebody else have the stress.

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I believe in Evolution and that God created life

by Crabby in

anyone else also hold this view or understand it at least, or do you feel the need to argue that both can in no way coexist?.

James Brown

I do not know how we got here.

I have a number of opinions.

My first choice is that God made us.

But it is hard to argue and prove that from the bible alone.

I know we adapt if you want to call that evolution. But I do not believe in unguided evolution.

My second opinion is that we are in a computer program or simulation.

Then I have a whole lot of other opinions based on various things.

The oldest text know to man the Sumerian text have pictures hieroglyphics of space men and space ships.

I think they are probably true. But that just pushes the God issue back farther.

Hopefully, this earth is a stopping point or training ground on life's journey

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Why Are You Here?

by Believer in

i'm wondering why believers remain members of this forum which is clearly hostile to believers.

as one member said, nonbelievers pounce on any semblance of belief like piranhas on prey.

as former jws we should have had our fill of judgmental know-it-alls, but here we are.

James Brown

I come here because I was born in and raised a JW. In a way this is my original tribe which I had to escape from.

I appreciate the different directions we have moved in. They say one man sharpens another.

The common denominator we all have in common interest me.