The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[mutantllama]

Just messed around with my keyboard, playing it through distortion on my amp.

 

[Eligos]

Most of them don't do shit. They get what they deserve. Bassists who actually do shit get love, unless the rest of the band turns them down so they can't be heard. Honestly, whenever I see a review it seems like if the reviewer can hear bass they feel obligated to throw in a couple lines fellating the bassist. Imo inaudible-bass-following-the-guitar-line works best in most cases.

The solution is to just learn to sing while you play bass. Bassist/vocalists get mad love (Lemmy, Tom Angelripper, guy from Venom, Damnagoras on Heathenreel, Glenn Benton, etc). Man up.

Far too many metalheads don't even know what a bass guitar sounds like in a mix.

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

We have one guitar, (purposefully) and I'm a big fan of bass (purposefully), and we always make sure it's very much a part of the mix and the band (purposefully).

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Far too many metalheads don't even know what a bass guitar sounds like in a mix.

Highly doubt this.

 

[Eligos]

Highly doubt this.

Doubt away. But I've had multiple conversations with my fellows about albums with incredible bass work, they'd heard (and often owned) said albums, and had no idea what I was talking about.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

You live in CO

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

I think it's more the fact that so much music of every genre now is downplaying the instrument in the mix so much...more people likely have the *ability* to pick it out, but you on the other hand are listening as a bass player with experience listening to the bass and find more ease in following the instrument, even in a bad mix.

 

[mutantllama]

I've been getting pretty good at finding the bass.

 

[Eligos]

You live in CO

You live in MA.

 

[mutantllama]

I live in ME.

 

[genocide roach]

currently watching raw. santino marella is my fucking hero
~gR~

 

[Eligos]

Everyone loves watching oiled-down muscular guys roll around on a bouncy floor with stretchy walls.

 

[Zephyrus]

I live in ME.

Shut up and get out of my state.

 

[mutantllama]

When did your blood come to Maine?

 

[Vimana]

I am pure lakota. Get the fuck out of my country!

 

[Zephyrus]

When did your blood come to Maine?

When I offered it to the ancient gods.

 

[The Ozzman]

currently watching raw. santino marella is my fucking hero
~gR~

haha, his whole spiel is indeed one of the best I've seen in ages. I laugh my ass off every time he opens his mouth

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

You live in MA.

...populated with...more people, smarter people, etc.

 

[The Ozzman]

in before Krig says libs aren't smart

 

[Eligos]

My father just dropped a quote on me I found rather amusing. "They say if you're under thirty and you don't vote Democrat you don't have a heart, and that if you're over 30 and you don't vote Republican you don't have a brain."

... I know one Republican who finds evidence to back up his points and doesn't just spew out opinions.