Western Jam 11th February 2023, Firebird Studios, Bristol

stratman3142 · January 2023

Vibetronic said:
Yep fine to ditch that choice of mine. I won’t have a lot of time to learn the others I’m doing I don’t know so well, and it’s one less for our recovering drummer!

Here's an updated song list.

Tush still needs a singer and a drummer, but apart from that we have enough roles to do the others. Anyone can still put their name down for a song with a full line-up (in advance or on the day) because we can do multiple run-throughs.

**Image removed. See more recent post for the latest update of the song list**

Jonathangus · January 2023

@roberty - Is Firebird confirmed? If so, might want to update the the thread title, @Neilybob .

roberty · January 2023

Jonathangus said:

@roberty - Is Firebird confirmed? If so, might want to update the the thread title, @Neilybob .

Good point. It was verbally confirmed over the phone but I haven't received the invoice yet. I will chase

Neilybob · January 2023

Jonathangus said:

@roberty - Is Firebird confirmed? If so, might want to update the the thread title, @Neilybob .

Great shout.

Will do once confirmed.

roberty · January 2023

Firebird is confirmed. I'll do the numbers in a bit

Neilybob · January 2023

roberty said:

Firebird is confirmed. I'll do the numbers in a bit

Thanks Rob

Title updated and webpage link added to the first post on page 1.

Brocco · January 2023

question for @roberty
Will there be space at Firebird for all the kit we brought last time or will we need to limit the amount of gear we bring?

roberty · January 2023

Brocco said:

question for @roberty
Will there be space at Firebird for all the kit we brought last time or will we need to limit the amount of gear we bring?

The room is massive so we can fit an awful lot in there. We might need some chairs tho. There's no sofas

Neilybob · January 2023

I’m absolutely GUTTED but I must pull out of this jam!

Last week I blacked out and was rush to hospital. I had heart palpitations which has caused my black out and I’ve been put on bed rest for a while. Also my driving licence has been suspended pending further review.

I will update any details required on this thread and hopefully I will make the next one.

mart · January 2023

Neilybob said:

I’m absolutely GUTTED but I must pull out of this jam!

Last week I blacked out and was rush to hospital. I had heart palpitations which has caused my black out and I’ve been put on bed rest for a while. Also my driving licence has been suspended pending further review.

I will update any details required on this thread and hopefully I will make the next one.

Sorry to hear that, really hope you're feeling 100% soon.

stratman3142 · January 2023

@Neilybob really sorry to hear that. Take it easy and I hope you get better soon.

Jonathangus · January 2023

@Neilybob - sorry to hear that. Rest up, chap.

roberty · January 2023

@Neilybob omg I'm so sorry mate. Hope you're up and about again soon

roberty · January 2023

Okay I have paid the deposit. Is this everyone?

@spark240

I'm already down for 13 songs so I'll wait until the end to plug in any gaps if needed

mrkb · January 2023

roberty said:

Okay I have paid the deposit. Is this everyone?

@jonathangus
@onlyonebradders
@vibetronic
@roberty
@stratman3142
@mart
@Brocco
@mrkb
@bobblehat
@spark240

I'm already down for 13 songs so I'll wait until the end to plug in any gaps if needed

Im not sure how to answer that question Rob - yes Im on the list

roberty · January 2023

mrkb said:

roberty said:

Okay I have paid the deposit. Is this everyone?

@jonathangus
@onlyonebradders
@vibetronic
@roberty
@stratman3142
@mart
@Brocco
@mrkb
@bobblehat
@spark240

I'm already down for 13 songs so I'll wait until the end to plug in any gaps if needed

Im not sure how to answer that question Rob - yes Im on the list

Lol this is why I don't organise things

stratman3142 · January 2023

I'm on the list and coming to the jam.

Brocco · January 2023

@Bennyboy-UK how is your recovery coming along?

Bennyboy-UK · January 2023

Brocco said:

@Bennyboy-UK how is your recovery coming along?

Hey, hiya!

I’m a lot better than I was - taking it slowly and not overdoing anything.

We’ve been pretty ill in the house since then,

I am enjoying a bout of food poisoning at the moment which is horrible and my wife has just finished a dose of covid.

I should be in good enough shape for the jam unless anything else happens! - let me know what I need to pay.

and I’ll await the plague of bleeding frogs that’s doubtless on the way…

Pretty miserable couple of months so far!

Brocco · January 2023

Neilybob said:

I’m absolutely GUTTED but I must pull out of this jam!

Last week I blacked out and was rush to hospital. I had heart palpitations which has caused my black out and I’ve been put on bed rest for a while. Also my driving licence has been suspended pending further review.

I will update any details required on this thread and hopefully I will make the next one.

so sorry to hear this. don't be tempted to take any short cuts with your treatment!

roberty · January 2023

Bloody hell @Bennyboy-UK what a palaver. Glad to hear your situation is improving

stratman3142 · January 2023

As @Neilybob will sadly be unable to make it, we need to rethink the song list a bit. There's an updated list at the end of this post.

Get well soon @Neilybob

Die Laughing (Therapy)
Any takers for bass on this one?

Jailkbreak (Thin Lizzy)

He was down for 2nd guitar on Jailbreak, which I believe he suggested this as a song. I wonder whether we should drop it, to ease the load on @onlyonebradders and @roberty who are already heavily loaded. Also, it would save me from learing it (which I haven't played before) and possibly free me up to fill some of the other gaps.

Be Yourself (Audio Slave)

Any takers for lead guitar on this? Could you cover the guitar parts @Brocco as you're already down for 2nd guitar, and it's mainly one guitar on the original as far as I can tell. Or would you prefer to stick to 2nd guitar in a support role, in which case we need someone for the Lead guitar slot

Spread Your Love (BRMC)

Any takers for bass on this one?

Gold On The Ceiling ((The Black Keys)

Any takers for bass on this one?

**Image removed. See more recent post for the latest update of the song list**

Jonathangus · January 2023

I can probably chug some power chords on Jailbreak. It's about my level.

Jonathangus · January 2023

Also does anyone fancy providing some BVs on Let's Dance? As parts of it are quite high and I may need to pause for breath/decide which octave to sing it in.

mrkb · January 2023

Jonathangus said:

Also does anyone fancy providing some BVs on Let's Dance? As parts of it are quite high and I may need to pause for breath/decide which octave to sing it in.

I might be able to - will check out how difficult it is to drum and sing backing at same time.

onlyonebradders · January 2023

Happy to take under the bridge from Mark for drums as know it already. Also happy to lose a few as struggling a little with practice at the mo. So if therapy and audioslave are postponed to next jam I’m happy.

mrkb · January 2023

I could probably get a good drum backing track (with a 2 bar count in) created for therapy and audioslave tracks if needed. Not as good as having real drums but better than nothing. If people want to do it I’ll see what I can find.

stratman3142 · January 2023

mrkb said:

I could probably get a good drum backing track (with a 2 bar count in) created for therapy and audioslave tracks if needed. Not as good as having real drums but better than nothing. If people want to do it I’ll see what I can find.

Let's see if we get a taker on bass for 'Die Laughing (Therapy)' and lead guitar for 'Be Yourself (Audioslave)'.

I'm going through some of these songs at the moment, but don't want to overcommit at this stage because I've got stuff to work on for my band as well.

stratman3142 · January 2023

Jonathangus said:

I can probably chug some power chords on Jailbreak. It's about my level.

@onlyonebradders are you still OK to do Jailbreak? No problem if not.

@Jonathangus do you want to play Jailbeak on your own or with me? Now I listened to it properly I've realised it's quite straightforward, but I'm happy to bow out.

Btw. @roberty and @Jonathangus, I assume it will be the album version (just over 4minutes) rather than the shorter single version. Also, I'm assuming it will be in F# which is a semitone higher than the original sounds, as they're tuned down a semitone on the original.

roberty · January 2023

@stratman3142 okay so not detuned but played in the same position

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