First gig with my new band tonight

[fender3x]

P.S. some of the other 'old men' around here may not be so deferential.

You might be surprised. I am old. I play 12 bar blues. I try to be deferential. I have had 4 teenagers. Believe me, I can live with the fact that what I like is not everyone's cup of meat. I don't need my deference to anyone else's taste to be reciprocated (referencing, once again, the teenagers). I am pretty sure that deference is a part of how I got old.

[wazkelly]

Hi Sonic, totally agree with positive energy only or no comment at all.
The electronic drums pic was just for laughs and hope no offence was taken and apologize if there was.
Cheers Waz

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[fender3x]

* 4 teenagers does not put you in the old category. 4 grandchildren are more likely to do that but old is really just a state of mind.

I didn't say they were still teenagers... The oldest is now 30. They were at their most unfiltered critical at that age. I am pretty sure that living through their teenage years is also part of what made me old.

Funny that you say it's a state of mind... One reason for building instruments for me has been to get them lighter. For me it's not just a state of mind, but also a state of back ;-)

I agree with 100% of the rest of the post, BTW

[fender3x]

Hi Sonic, totally agree with positive energy only or no comment at all.
The electronic drums pic was just for laughs and hope no offence was taken and apologize if there was.

I did not see this as a critique of the drummer. Also, Colin nailed it about the recording. Drummers are often the only member of the band who doesn't have a volume control. Nothing very unusual about other's adjusting to his/her volume. I just bought a better amp to be able to keep up with my son. I used to play with a buddy who had one of those electronic kits because he could not play in his apartment on a regular kit. One thing I learned from him is that he may turn it down at his house, but at the gig he can also turn it up ;-)

[McCreed]

FWIW, I thought the "I'll let you guys get back to your 12 bar blues." comment was pretty snarky.

I think diminishing someone else's music with your 12 bar blues comment is exactly what you were railing against after taking offense to another's criticism.

How many great pop, rock, country songs follow a I - IV - V format??? They may not all be 12 bars or straight up blues, but that progression is a template that is the DNA of western popular music. Any of your songs ever fit that progression?

I have written, recorded and performed my own music for many years, and yes, it is definitely rooted in blues, but goes on from there. It's about how it's played, what it says, and less about the number of bars.

And believe me, not everyone can play blues. It ain't just notes.

[fender3x]

FWIW, I thought the "I'll let you guys get back to your 12 bar blues." comment was pretty snarky.

I don't disagree. But the blues has survived racism, appropriation and segregation. It'll survive a little snarkiness. Just grist for the mill.

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[DrNomis_44]

Cheers for posting the videos and pics, I just checked-out a couple of them, I always enjoy checking-out new local live bands, I liked the performances, I'm seriously thinking of moving to Shark Bay where my mum lives, while I was looking after her while she recovered from her operation, she and I were talking about a lot of music-related stuff I could do after the move, she mentioned to me that she's a bit of a Rolling Stones fan, and said that it would be cool if I learnt how to play the song, Brown Sugar, cause lots of people would like it, so, that got me thinking, maybe I could see if I could get a live band together and do some live gigs in Shark Bay, would be cool, my mum also mentioned that there are a few people who would love to learn how to play the guitar, I thought those were some pretty cool ideas, we'll see how it pans-out.