Recent content by PowerBob

From what Ive played of Bioshock, that game was amazing. I cant wait for Guitar Hero 3 and Rockband, that will provide hours of entertainment and hours of sleep depravity. And has anyone here played The Darkness. That game was pretty damn awesome in its own right as well, plus it has Mike...

Ehhhh i say yes and no to that. True the production values have been greatly increased in the following albums, but you can heavily alter the tone of your bass by pick up selection ,where you play at etc.

That medley is actually what got me to think about this topic. I remember seeing them and being like man that was a pretty good set, I wonder what they are gonna do for the encore, and then it was like oh cool Trail of Tears and then it bust into this kick ass medley. I thought it was a good...

Exactly the way I feel. Some of the bass parts on there makes me think , is that really fitting to the song?Plus Mendez has a better tone, DeFarfalla had a real mid-rangy tone not in the good way though like Jaco Pastorius, but not many people can have Jaco's tone:p

I prefer Mendez over DeFarfalla. Mendez has a good sense about knowing when to lay back and let the song breathe and when to spice things up. DeFarfalla at times seem to over step his bounds in certain songs ,but DeFarfalla does have some sweet basslines.

I know for a while that powertabs.net took all their tabs down during the whole tabs vs the sheet music industry debacle. I started going to ultimate-guitar around that time. I think a big reason why ultimate guitar was able to go under the radar was because they are based out of russia and...

UNDER THE BLADEEEEEEEE by Twisted Sister lol

Spring 2003. Dude in high school knows I like Dream Theater so he recommends Opeth, but there was a few problems. 1. This dude really annoyed me and liked a lot of shitty bands like The Strokes etc. 2. I wasnt really into "Extreme" vocals. He let me borrow Orchid and I didnt really give...

I think one of the main reason I like medleys is the challenge of combining the parts to make on cohesive unit.

Actually your response in that thread is what got me to thinking. I dont think chrouses of the songs is really the most necessary part in a medley , I think its more the memorable sections of a song, and it doesnt have to be the most popular songs either. Dream Theater has done medleys soley out...

Anyone on the thread a fan of when bands due medleys to try and give the most bang for your buck at a concert ala Dream Theater and Rush. Ive yet to see Opeth live yet but I noticed they rarely get to an "Evening With" type of show, well at least in the US. I think that they could weave some...

Smashing Pumpkins are very overrated IMO. I dont see how you can call the band a dictatorship either. Did you personally talk to the rest of the band members and have them tell you that Mike forbids them to play anything that he tells them not to? And makes them wear tracking collars so that...

Yeah DeFarfalla does overstep his boundaries in some songs, I think thats why Mendez is a better player because he knows when to play and when not to .

It all depends on the scenario. I think all bass players should learn to play with their fingers first but also learn some pick skills. There are certain sounds you can only get from certain techniques so its good to know both. But to answer your question, I like an aggressive finger attacks...

Have you ever got into a band with an extensive catalogue and did not buy all the albums eventhough you wanted them all , only because you wanted to feel like there was still something left out there from that artist that you have not had the pleasure of absorbing just yet? Im typing this...