2019 (Bristol) South West Jam Song List Discussion

Legionreturns · May 2019

Brocco said:

@Legionsreturns - we'll have a cuppa waiting!

A?

Singular?

You'll have to do better than that dear boy!

mart · May 2019

mrkb said:

Order seems OK, but I’d be very surprised if each song can be done in 10 mins (might be better to have 15 mins per song), ...

Yes, I'm inclined to agree. I was just following the time allotted in the previous schedule (increasing it for Comfortably Numb on the basis that it is about twice as long as the others).

Funkfingers · May 2019

mart said:
Comfortably Numb ... about twice as long as the others.

Not if it is played in the style of The Ramones.

uncledick · May 2019

Noob question: For various family/health reasons I've not kept up to speed with this discussion but thought I'd come along to the @Alnico workshops which would constitute my first ever lesson (I'm only 56). Now it seems that they aren't happening, what are people expected to do whilst the playlist is being 'played'? Are there random jams? practices? other stuff?

Brocco · May 2019

The rehearsal rooms can be used for a variety of purposes - run-thru of your live room tracks with the others you will be in the band with, informal jamming, learning songs from each other, trying each others gear (with permission!), having a natter, etc.

spark240 · May 2019

uncledick said:

Noob question: For various family/health reasons I've not kept up to speed with this discussion but thought I'd come along to the @Alnico workshops which would constitute my first ever lesson (I'm only 56). Now it seems that they aren't happening, what are people expected to do whilst the playlist is being 'played'? Are there random jams? practices? other stuff?

Dude...I plan to have all the backing tracks available on mp3 player so you could jam along to those in another room, maybe with cans if you prefer...my Kemper will also be there to fiddle with....youll find something to do ;-)

spark240 · May 2019

mart said:

mrkb said:

Order seems OK, but I’d be very surprised if each song can be done in 10 mins (might be better to have 15 mins per song), ...

Yes, I'm inclined to agree. I was just following the time allotted in the previous schedule (increasing it for Comfortably Numb on the basis that it is about twice as long as the others).

Yes agreed....but we had to start somewhere to see how it all fits together...as previous Jams we will just start then get through as quick as we can...time becomes irrelevant after a while....but based on the fact that we barely have complete bands for the 2nd round of songs, we should be ok .

mart · May 2019

Ok, take 2 for my attempt at sorting the songs.

Based on the suggestions above I've pushed all the line up #2 songs to the back of the list, and I've also made a guess at filling in the critical vacancies in line up #2 songs, usually by putting the #1 volunteer in to cover for line up #2 as well (or by filling in @Funkfingers or myself for bass duties, as I think we're reconciled to being the house bassists for the day).

All of these additions are annotated with a (?), so please check through if you're unhappy about any of these. We still need a vocalist for All Right Now - I'm guessing @TimmyO could do without the pressure of us wanting him to sing it twice, and if we have an alternative vocalist for line up #2, then that person could probably also stand in for Timmy for line up #1 if required, to further take the pressure off.

I've shuffled the order a little and made sure that nobody apart from Conor and myself are doing more than 3 songs in a row. And I've changed the timings to allow 15 minutes per song (or 30 minutes for the Grateful Dead-style version of Comfortably Numb that I've pencilled in to offset the Ramones-style suggestion made above

).

Time	Song	Line Up	Drums	Vocals	Bass	Guitar 1 (solo)	Guitar 2	Guitar 3
11:00	Teenage Kicks	#1	Conor	Legionreturns	mart	mrkb	Legionreturns
11:15	Sit Down	#1	Conor	Legionreturns	mart	Legionreturns	Spark240
11:30	My Hero	#1	Conor	mrkb	mart	roberty	Spark240
11:45	Rocks	#1	Conor	mrkb	mart	MagicPigDetective	mrkb
12:00	Ironman	#1	Conor	roberty	roberty	MagicPigDetective	Spark240(?)
12:15	Motorcycle Emptiness	#1	Conor	Legionreturns	roberty	mart	mrkb
12:30	All Right Now	#1	Conor	TimmyO	Legionreturns	mart	Spark240
12:45	Be Yourself	#1	Conor	mrkb	roberty	Vibetronic	Brocco	mrkb
13:00	Rock And Roll	#1	Conor	roberty	Legionreturns	Vibetronic	Spark240
13:15	Pump It Up	#1	Conor	mart	Funkfingers	Spark240	Bernie H
13:30	Just Like Heaven	#1	Conor	roberty	roberty	mart	MagicPigDetective
13:45	Comfortably Numb	#1	mrkb	mart	Legionreturns	mart	clarkefan	Spark240
14:15	My Hero	#2	Conor(?)	Nickos236	Funkfingers(?)	Spark240	Nickos236
14:30	Rocks	#2	Conor(?)	Nickos236	mart(?)	Spark240	Bernie H
14:45	Born to Be Wild	#1	Conor	TimmyO	mart	mrkb	TimmyO
15:00	All Right Now	#2	Conor(?)		Spark240	roberty	Brocco	Bernie H
15:15	You Really Got Me	#1	Conor	roberty	Spark240	Vibetronic	clarkefan
15:30	Teenage Kicks	#2	Conor(?)	Legionreturns	Spark240	mrkb(?)	Brocco	Bernie H
15:45	Comfortably Numb	#2	Conor(?)	mart(?)	mart(?)	roberty	mrkb
16:15	Sit Down	#2	Conor(?)	Nickos236	mart(?)	Spark240	Nickos236	Bernie H
16:30	Ironman	#2	Conor(?)	Nickos236	Funkfingers(?)	MagicPigDetective(?)	Nickos236	Spark240

Funkfingers · May 2019

Uh-oh. Once again, somebody has pencilled me in to play bass guitar on songs that I have never knowingly listened to in my life. The words train and wreck spring to mind.

roberty · May 2019

Funkfingers said:

Uh-oh. Once again, somebody has pencilled me in to play bass guitar on songs that I have never knowingly listened to in my life. The words train and wreck spring to mind.

Happy to take those two @Funkfingers , already doing one on bass and the other on guitar so won't be taxing

roberty · May 2019

Looks good @mart - one thing though, are we going to let Conor go to the toilet?

Funkfingers · May 2019

roberty said:

Funkfingers said:

Uh-oh. Once again, somebody has pencilled me in to play bass guitar on songs that I have never knowingly listened to in my life. The words train and wreck spring to mind.

Happy to take those two @Funkfingers , already doing one on bass and the other on guitar so won't be taxing

Thank you muchly.

Even with the best will in the world, I am unlikely to learn songs at short notice - especially for no fee.

This is where sight reading would be advantageous. Too bad that I can not.

Funkfingers · May 2019

roberty said:

Looks good @mart - one thing though, are we going to let Conor go to the toilet?

Between every song on the list, there will be a change of personnel, checking of tuning, control settings and levels. This will be Conor’s opportunity to nip out for toilet, rehydration or nicotine breaks.

There should also be intermittent breaks for those operating the recording equipment. Hence, another break for Conor.

spark240 · June 2019

@mart ; - If you change the running order on the Google sheet, I can print a load off next week?

mart · June 2019

spark240 said:

@mart ; - If you change the running order on the Google sheet, I can print a load off next week?

Ok, but I don’t think I have edit permission. @mrkb are you the one to grant me permission to edit the google sheet?

mrkb · June 2019

mart said:

spark240 said:

@mart ; - If you change the running order on the Google sheet, I can print a load off next week?

Ok, but I don’t think I have edit permission. @mrkb are you the one to grant me permission to edit the google sheet?

Yes, can you request access through the googlesheet - don't know how todo this directly.

mart · June 2019

mrkb said:

mart said:

spark240 said:

@mart ; - If you change the running order on the Google sheet, I can print a load off next week?

Ok, but I don’t think I have edit permission. @mrkb are you the one to grant me permission to edit the google sheet?

Yes, can you request access through the googlesheet - don't know how todo this directly.

Ok, I've just done this. Thanks.

mrkb · June 2019

mart said:

mrkb said:

mart said:

spark240 said:

@mart ; - If you change the running order on the Google sheet, I can print a load off next week?

Ok, but I don’t think I have edit permission. @mrkb are you the one to grant me permission to edit the google sheet?

Yes, can you request access through the googlesheet - don't know how todo this directly.

Ok, I've just done this. Thanks.

Ok, have added you to the editor list.

mart · June 2019

Thanks to @mrkb for editing rights. I've now changed the google sheet to reflect what I suggested above.

spark240 · June 2019

mart said:

Thanks to @mrkb for editing rights. I've now changed the google sheet to reflect what I suggested above.

Ok, I will hang on till later in the week for late changes then print a load off.

Brocco · June 2019

here is a link to some videos of our drummer Conor in action:

http://youtube.com/channel/UCqCPbGHcAuthbc9s_ihFp3SA/videos

Funkfingers · June 2019

"This channel does not exist."

Brocco · June 2019

oops - please try searching youtube for Conor Ross Harrington instead which should work

Funkfingers · June 2019

Here's one.

Brocco · June 2019

having just listened to Conor's Everlong cover I think we are in for a drumming treat on Saturday!

mrkb · June 2019

Brocco said:

having just listened to Conor's Everlong cover I think we are in for a drumming treat on Saturday!

Yep, I’m impressed, but he doesn’t have much of an “old man rock” 4/4 vibe, will he be able to dumb it down for us

uncledick · June 2019

Brocco said:

having just listened to Conor's Everlong cover I think we are in for a drumming treat on Saturday!

I'd be up for doing Everlong. Love it.

Funkfingers · June 2019

mrkb said:
he doesn’t have much of an “old man rock” 4/4 vibe, will he be able to dumb it down for us

I would be interested in an improvisational blast. Hopefully, that will purge Conor's sophisticated compound time signature drumming urges and he can concentrate on laying down the greasy, danceable grooves.

uncledick · June 2019

Just heard that my daughter's been taken ill and is having tests for some strange problem. I'm gonna have to give this one a miss which is a real shame. Have a great time and make every note count.

Brocco · June 2019

@uncledick - take good care of your daughter - there will hopefully be another Bristol Jam in the future and it goes without saying that we hope to see/meet you at that one.

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