Western Jam 7th October 2023 @ Firebird Studios, Bristol

mrkb · July 2023

I’d be happy to guitar and sing basket case

roberty · July 2023

mrkb said:

I’d be happy to guitar and sing basket case

Sounds like I'm on bass again

mrkb · July 2023

roberty said:

mrkb said:

I’d be happy to guitar and sing basket case

Sounds like I'm on bass again

Or I could do drums, I’m easy

roberty · July 2023

mrkb said:

roberty said:

mrkb said:

I’d be happy to guitar and sing basket case

Sounds like I'm on bass again

Or I could do drums, I’m easy

Quite happy playing bass. I don't get many chances to :-)

stratman3142 · July 2023

I've updated the song list to reflect the past few posts and added Basket Case and Beat It. Both are tuned to Eb standard, so we'll have to check the key and detune if necessary.

I've put down 2 run-throughs of Basket Case.

One run-through of Basket Case is with @mrkb on Vocals, and also guitar with @Brocco, in which case we need just a drummer to complete the line up.

The other run-through of Basket Case is with @mrkb on drums, in which case we just need Vocals to complete the lineup. I'm guessing @mrkb won't want to do drums and vocals.

I'm assuming we need Lead guitar on Beat It, if anyone fancies having a go at the EVH solo. We also need a drummer.

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fastonebaz · July 2023

@Vibetronic, oooh you could have a crack at the obscenely OTT solo I wrote for Basket Case

roberty · July 2023

@fastonebaz that is flipping epic. Glad I'm sitting down

stratman3142 · July 2023

@fastonebaz, you should come to the jam and play it yourself.

roberty · July 2023

Thanks @stratman3142 dilligent as usual

Vibetronic · July 2023

fastonebaz said:

@Vibetronic, oooh you could have a crack at the obscenely OTT solo I wrote for Basket Case

Haha, that’s a wicked solo and I’m certainly not going to try and copy it!! I’ve been playing this song in covers bands almost since it came out so not volunteering for that reason too

fastonebaz · July 2023

stratman3142 said:

@fastonebaz, you should come to the jam and play it yourself.

I'm not able to I'm afraid

fastonebaz · July 2023

Vibetronic said:

fastonebaz said:

@Vibetronic, oooh you could have a crack at the obscenely OTT solo I wrote for Basket Case

Haha, that’s a wicked solo and I’m certainly not going to try and copy it!! I’ve been playing this song in covers bands almost since it came out so not volunteering for that reason too

I cover it in my band too, fun song to play.

bobblehat · July 2023

Happy to sing and play Rhythm guitar on the other run through of Basket Case.

stratman3142 · July 2023

bobblehat said:

Happy to sing and play Rhythm guitar on the other run through of Basket Case.

That gives one complete line-up for Basket Case.

Updated list below.

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guitargeek62 · July 2023

Put me down for rythm on La Grange and Call Me The Breeze please, I’ll be there - my first ‘live’ jam in about 8 yrs

*edit* and bass for For Whom The Bell Tolls please, and for either of the two above if that helps fill them out instead of a second guitar?

*double edit* what’s with the double-entries on some songs btw?

stratman3142 · July 2023

guitargeek62 said:

...*double edit* what’s with the double-entries on some songs btw?...

The double entries allow for more than one run-through of the same song, with some changes to who's playing in the various roles.

It's just intended to be a rough indication, because, on the day, we can chop and change roles as much as we like, once we've got enough people to actually get through the song. Any song entries that don't get enough roles to get through the song will be dropped as we get closer to the date.

On that point (based on your post above), I've now got you down to play rhythm guitar on one run through of 'La Grange' and 'Call Me The Breeze' and also included another entry with you down on bass. There are are now double entries for those two songs, as obviously you can't play both guitar and bass.

I've also added you on bass for 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'.

As we get closer, there are various people that can jump in on either guitar or bass, where those roles need filling, or if someone drops out. I'm holding off at volunteering for more roles at the moment, because I don't want to over commit to learning masses of songs, where someone else might be able to fill that role.

Hopefully that makes sense

btw. We just need a Vocals for 'Call Me The Breeze' to have a full line-up to get through that song.

Updated song list below:

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Brocco · July 2023

Apologies if I have missed it, but do we have a confirmed venue?

Neilybob · July 2023

Brocco said:

Apologies if I have missed it, but do we have a confirmed venue?

Not yet but happy to discuss what people prefer.

mrkb · July 2023

I’d prefer Factory as the back line equipment was better, and room acoustics were easier to prevent feedback, but understand that it can’t be booked until 4 weeks before and might not be free.

bobblehat · July 2023

We just need a Vocals for 'Call Me The Breeze' to have a full line-up to get through that song.

I'll have a bash at singing this one . Never heard it before but seems simple enough.

stratman3142 · July 2023

I'll update the list as soon, as I can. Bit busy at the moment.

Brocco · July 2023

@stratman3142 please could you add me as rhythm on one of the run throughs of Just What I Needed

stratman3142 · July 2023

Here's an updated song list based on updates from @bobblehat and @ ;;

So we've now got a full line up for one run through of Call Me The Breeze. Also, there are a few options for multiple run throughs of Just What I Needed.

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Neilybob · July 2023

Top job @stratman3142 ;

bobblehat · July 2023

stratman3142 said:

Here's an updated song list based on updates from @bobblehat and @

So we've now got a full line up for one run through of Call Me The Breeze. Also, there are a few options for multiple run throughs of Just What I Needed.

https://i.imgur.com/7lByOql.png

Put me down for Rhythm guitar on Call me the breeze too .There's not a huge amount of singing so it will give me something to do while the other two are noodling away

guitargeek62 · July 2023

^ in that case I’ll just cover bass on it and we can do the single playthrough

stratman3142 · July 2023

guitargeek62 said:

^ in that case I’ll just cover bass on it and we can do the single playthrough

A kind offer. But we need multiple run throughs of some songs to fill out the day. If we don't get any other takers, I'll play bass on one run through, so you can have a go at guitar.

Brocco · July 2023

Throwing my hat in the ring for rhythm on Hard To Handle

stratman3142 · July 2023

Brocco said:

Throwing my hat in the ring for rhythm on Hard To Handle

I've added you to the list. I've just doubled up the rhythm guitar role on Hard To Handle, to avoid writing out the same song too many times. So we can either do multiple runs throughs or have multiple rhythm guitarists

depending on how we feel at the jam.

I've put @bobblehat down on rhythm guitar on Call Me The Breeze. I've also added myself on bass on one run through, so @guitargeek62 can have a go on guitar and bass if he wants to.

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

guitargeek62 · July 2023

I'm happy to give Symphony a try on bass to fill that one out. The lines seem easy enough although I don't know the song too well - good thing I've got a couple of months to learn eh?

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