For those about to chat...

Knifey Spoony

Another guitar player as well, but play a bit of drums as well. Never got anything together for a band, so just play for myself.

ConstantLove

Temple of the chat king .

Links234

any tips or tricks to learning a song by ear? I'm trying to do something at the moment, but it seems incredibly hard

ConstantLove

Dont stop trying is all i can say

Links234

that's definitely good advice, I'm full of persistence

ConstantLove

Just listen to the song many times and play the notes you believe or hear a right.Try until you do it.I sometimes use a recorder to hear myself

Mr. CooL ICE

Yeah, have an album recorded and released. I don't want to create unnecessary pimpage here though






Ahem

dodderangler

Anyone know when Metallica are back in Ireland?

scudzilla

dodderangler wrote: »

Anyone know when Metallica are back in Ireland?

Thursday

Passenger

dodderangler wrote: »

Anyone know when Metallica are back in Ireland?

Are they due back? Or even on tour?

dodderangler

Passenger wrote: »

Are they due back? Or even on tour?

Don't know
I missed the last gig was pretty sick for few weeks
Seen 06 and 08 and guess just miss them lol

black_frosch

Links234

So guys, been practicing some scales, trying to learn 3 note per string patterns.

Hopefully this works well, I think my scales have been fairly bad

Knifey Spoony

I should really get back into learning scales myself. Managed to learn the pentatonic, blues and major scales and then got lazy. I really should go back and learn some new scale and general music theory. Although, scales were fairly handy in getting use to moving around the neck of the guitar.

Passenger

There's no substitute for practice. If you want to get to Carnegie hall and all that.

Links234

oh absolutely, I try practice scales to a metronome once I've got the fingers right

Links234

this morning....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Q7TlcXLJ0

slavetothegrind

i am trying to practise but i get distracted so so easily and end up widdling away

I need discipline

if only they sold it in bottles.........

Links234

slavetothegrind wrote: »

I need discipline

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtw4NVMDCYg

:pac:

Links234

slavetothegrind wrote: »

i am trying to practise but i get distracted so so easily and end up widdling away

but seriously, I get the same way myself, I get distracted constantly.

the trick is when you're practicing, set yourself a goal and keep at it until you've reached that goal no matter how many times you get distracted you keep coming back to that goal until you've achieved it. it doesn't have to be anything big either, your goal can be just to learn a new part of a song you're working on or something, practicing a scale until you get it right, it can be anything no matter how small as long as you keep at it until you get it.

so sometimes it might take me ages to do something 'cos I keep getting distracted, but I'll keep plugging until I have it done

try that. set yourself a goal, and try to achieve it no matter how many times you get distracted

Links234

this chat thread ain't so lively as chat threads on other forums, anyone think we can give it a shot in the arm?

Sugarlumps

I play drums have so for 20 years. Played in a number of bands over the years. Jamming with a bassist at the moment, call ourselves Stereo Nazis. Recorded an ep in February entitled American Girls Love Anál.

Passenger

Links234 wrote: »

this chat thread ain't so lively as chat threads on other forums, anyone think we can give it a shot in the arm?

Sure why not. R&M probably doesn't have as much traffic as other forums. Or does it?

Anyway, what's everyone's plan for the weekend?

Links234

Passenger wrote: »

Sure why not. R&M probably doesn't have as much traffic as other forums. Or does it?

Anyway, what's everyone's plan for the weekend?

It's probably got enough traffic alright, and the way I look at other forums, chat threads seem to attract more traffic anyway so it's probably worth a try

My plans are probably burgers and beer with my girlfriend on friday, do nothing on saturday and then head home to the family sunday and get takeaway or something. fairly boring. would've loved to see Scar Symmetry in Dub on sat, but lacking the funds. I'd say they're awesome live not a huge fan of the pint though

Passenger

Links234 wrote: »

It's probably got enough traffic alright, and the way I look at other forums, chat threads seem to attract more traffic anyway so it's probably worth a try

My plans are probably burgers and beer with my girlfriend on friday, do nothing on saturday and then head home to the family sunday and get takeaway or something. fairly boring. would've loved to see Scar Symmetry in Dub on sat, but lacking the funds. I'd say they're awesome live not a huge fan of the pint though

Wouldn't mind seeing them myself. Ah the Pint is grand. They've improved the PA now. I was there for the Wacken competition on Sat and the sound was very good. The staff are grand and the pints are decent enough. I'm debating whether or not to go to the Shoctopus album launch in the Button Factory tomorrow night. Thing is everywhere will stop serving at 12 or before it.

Links234

Passenger wrote: »

Wouldn't mind seeing them myself. Ah the Pint is grand. They've improved the PA now. I was there for the Wacken competition on Sat and the sound was very good. The staff are grand and the pints are decent enough. I'm debating whether or not to go to the Shoctopus album launch in the Button Factory tomorrow night. Thing is everywhere will stop serving at 12 or before it.

I don't know, I've found the stage hard to see in the Pint, when we went to see Alestorm there it was awful. The sound was grand, and it was a good gig, but couldn't really see much and a friend of mine who's a good bit shorter couldn't see a thing. I don't know if that's changed since the last time we were there, but after some gig, we were just sitting on the edge of the stage. If the place is anyway packed, you either have to be right up front or rather tall to see much I find.

Wouldn't the button factory turf everyone out long before 12 anyway?

Passenger

Links234 wrote: »

I don't know, I've found the stage hard to see in the Pint, when we went to see Alestorm there it was awful. The sound was grand, and it was a good gig, but couldn't really see much and a friend of mine who's a good bit shorter couldn't see a thing. I don't know if that's changed since the last time we were there, but after some gig, we were just sitting on the edge of the stage. If the place is anyway packed, you either have to be right up front or rather tall to see much I find.

Ah. Well that's understandable. But there's little they can do about that. I seem to enjoy the gigs there though I am taller than most.

Links234 wrote: »

Wouldn't the button factory turf everyone out long before 12 anyway?

Aye, I meant that I'd like to make a night of it, y'know.

Angron

Most of the shows I go to these days are in the Pint, when I started going most were down in Whelans.

Lawrence1895

Links234 wrote: »

this morning....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Q7TlcXLJ0

I have the video tape

Links234

Passenger wrote: »

Ah. Well that's understandable. But there's little they can do about that. I seem to enjoy the gigs there though I am taller than most.



Aye, I meant that I'd like to make a night of it, y'know.

I know, nothing to be done there, just why I think the Pint sucks half the time I'm tall enough myself, but even I have trouble seeing the stage if it's busy.

slavetothegrind

how many does the pint hold?

This weekend some much needed band practise, and some goal setting in my own practise( ahem)

might just catch shoctopus tomorrow night, hope they get a good crowd.

Links234

No idea how much it holds, it was a grand place for having drinks, was there after Dimmu played and it was a great night but for gigs I'm just not a fan.

GLaDOS

slavetothegrind wrote: »

might just catch shoctopus tomorrow night, hope they get a good crowd.

They usually get a decent bunch, but it's been a while since they played so hopefully it's not reduced. Playing on a Thursday mightn't help either...

Knifey Spoony

Anyone a fan of craft beers here? Iron Maiden have gone and brewed their own ale:

http://www.ironmaiden.com/trooper--a...s-brewery.html

Looks like Bruce himself is very involved in this and that it's not simply a "slap the Iron Maiden logo on any old swill and make as much money as we can" beer. I'll be very interested in trying this when it comes out.

Actually, anyone ever try any of the Motorhead or AC/DC wines?

Links234

I do like my craft beer I have to admit, so wouldn't mind giving it a go at some point!

blastman

AC/DC have released a beer, too, no idea what it's like, though.

dodderangler

blastman wrote: »

AC/DC have released a beer, too, no idea what it's like, though.

I'd say it's 'hard as rock' so 'have a drink on me'

Passenger

As much as I love a nice craft beer, when a band slaps heir logo on it I am immediately a little iffy. Saying that I'd taste it for sure.

Knifey Spoony

I would have thought the same as well, just a way for the band to make more money from their fans. But, Bruce seems to be a "real" ale fan, so this might just turn out to be very drinkable. Then again, I will try any drink at least once.

Can't wait until the weekend now, gonna let my inner beer snob out and sample many fine craft beers at the Franciscan Well's beerfest.

Links234

I wouldn't knock it just 'cos it's got a band's name on it, I remember the Monty Python beer being pretty nice. I'd preferably like to try it on cask when I'm over in London again though

got 2 Hobgoblin in Aldi for tomorrow evening

Angron

Yay, my ticket for Slayer arrived today

Passenger

Denny M wrote: »

Yay, my ticket for Slayer arrived today

My Mastodon and Queensryche tickets arrived today too. Though Queensryche is now rescheduled for October.

Passenger

black_frosch

Passenger wrote: »

Making fun of Black Metal is unfunny.

Passenger

black_frosch wrote: »

Making fun of Black Metal is unfunny.

But the pic isn't making fun of Black Metal. It's a collection of image cliches that somebody who knows little about Black Metal would assume about someone that does listen to Black Metal.

Angron

I like black metal, and 3 of those things apply to me :P

Links234

I don't think liking black metal has anything to do with being right wing/racist sure, there's some nutcases like Varg but they're few and far between.

also, how can you not make fun of black metal? it practically invites you to take the piss!



Happy easter!

Beruthiel

The Gazette coming to Europe in September!! \0/
This makes me mega happy.

Links234

Beruthiel wrote: »

The Gazette coming to Europe in September!! \0/
This makes me mega happy.

Ooooooooooooh!

think we'll get a UK date?

Beruthiel

Links234 wrote: »

think we'll get a UK date?

No idea.
I'll happily take Paris, Toulouse and Munich.