1 Topic by crossroads (edited by crossroads 2008-07-25 08:29:46)

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Topic: White Room

I hope you will forgive a little self promotion.

My band is White Room,a three piece power trio, based in the West Country U.K.We don't have a website just yet.Fourteen months ago I was a driver/ roadie for my guitarist. When his new band first met ,the bassman didn't turn up.So I was given the job; although I had never picked up a bass before....

We are almost ready to gig ,having changed drummer and booted out some tracks so we could accomadate JB stuff.I thought that the forum may be interested in the genre of music we are doing, so here goes , this is our set.....

Bridge To Better Days   - JB
So Many Roads
One Of These Days
Sloe Gin

I'm a Mover               - Free
Fire And Water
Riding On A Pony
All Right Now

Tattoo'd Lady            - Rory Gallagher

************
Waiting For The Bus       - ZZ Top
Jesus Just Left Chicago

Messin' With The Kid      - Rory

Like A Hurricane           - Neil Young
Cortez The Killer           

Badge                                   - Cream
Deserted Cities Of The Heart
Crossroads
White Room

**************encore (who are we kiddin')  ******
Comfortably Numb      - Pink Floyd
Tush                          - ZZ Top


Be grateful for any thoughts and especially any suggestions for pub/festivals /venues in the Wiltshire region and 100 miles radius ,that would book our band.

No Ordinary Joe
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Re: White Room

Hey cool man we have a lot of covers in common your band and mine...listen to our rendition of tush

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=i-PngSA-LVw

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Re: White Room

Sixxpm wrote:

Hey cool man we have a lot of covers in common your band and mine...listen to our rendition of tush

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=i-PngSA-LVw

Whahay ! , You sure capture the spirit of ZZ !

- Spielberg won't be losing any sleep over the camera work , though !

No Ordinary Joe
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Re: White Room

Hé Hé hé thanx

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Re: White Room

Thanks Shredderman - I'll give you a 'heads up' if we ever play at Mr Kyps.

Bournemouth was firm 'crossroads territory' in the'70's.

If we ever play down your way I'll have to get one of those T Shirts with 'Tell Your Mum I Said Hi ! ' on it.

No Ordinary Joe
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Re: White Room

cool choice of songs.  in my opinion comfortably numb is really out of place in that setlist, but it probably doesnt matter.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fCdNsm7gvu8

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I might keep you satisfied

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7 Reply by crossroads (edited by crossroads 2008-07-31 15:43:11)

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Re: White Room

suhl wrote:

cool choice of songs.  in my opinion comfortably numb is really out of place in that setlist, but it probably doesnt matter.

Suhl ,

Thanks for your feedback - this is what I wanted.

Yes I agree , Comfortably Numb is not in the Genre at all.It is a legacy of the taste of our previous drummer and my guitarist's prog rock roots.It is a very effective number for our band - the Gibson really sings.

We intend to only play it as an encore- to bring the audience down and to play something different and interesting - before ripping them up again with our 'stomping'finale - Tush


We'll have to see if that works.

No Ordinary Joe
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yeah sounds cool.  i love the fact that cortez the killer is in the set.  brilliant song, perfection

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fCdNsm7gvu8

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Re: White Room

RS:
Thanks for the email.  I like the set list...not so ordinary.  Sounds to me like your job is to keep that drummer honest...can he count to four? big_smile

I'll email you back today with my thoughts.  What bass are you playing now?

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10 Reply by crossroads (edited by crossroads 2008-08-01 10:16:58)

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bigjeffjones wrote:

RS:
Thanks for the email.  I like the set list...not so ordinary.  Sounds to me like your job is to keep that drummer honest...can he count to four? big_smile

I'll email you back today with my thoughts.  What bass are you playing now?

rockonbassdawg
gladyoulikedmyvids  http://www.youtube.com/jjeffj008
BJJ

The drummer is a top man. An old boy who was a session man in the mid- late Sixties. Toured as support to Yes around Europe.Played with Alan Bown for 9 months.Alan Bown had played out in Hamburg on the same stages as the Beatles and Tony Sheridan .When he formed his own group it was one of those groups who had people go through it who made their names elsewhere .For eg.John Helliwell - Supertramp, Jess Roden ,Gordon Neville - Elton John Band ,Mel Collins - King Crimson/Alexis Korner .Jimi Hendrix once watched Alan Bown when he came over to the U.K. and liked Bown's version of "All Along The Watchtower" and went on and made his version as a consequence.So we have some legacy there.This may explain why we have to lift all his gear in.Of course, he now has a free bus pass, hearing problems and tennis elbow but yeah , he can just about count to 4 o.k. !!

Drummer test - What comes after 4 ?
Answer -           1.
Pass - 10/10 , you are a drummer.

No Ordinary Joe
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Re: White Room

Thats a sweet setlist.....I'm a Neil Young freakazoid!!...throw in some "Cowgirl in the Sand" and I'll do some cart wheels...best of luck to you Crossroads

Dave

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Re: White Room

crossroads wrote:
bigjeffjones wrote:

RS:
Thanks for the email.  I like the set list...not so ordinary.  Sounds to me like your job is to keep that drummer honest...can he count to four? big_smile

I'll email you back today with my thoughts.  What bass are you playing now?

rockonbassdawg
gladyoulikedmyvids  http://www.youtube.com/jjeffj008
BJJ

The drummer is a top man. An old boy who was a session man in the mid- late Sixties. Toured as support to Yes around Europe.Played with Alan Bown for 9 months.Alan Bown had played out in Hamburg on the same stages as the Beatles and Tony Sheridan .When he formed his own group it was one of those groups who had people go through it who made their names elsewhere .For eg.John Helliwell - Supertramp, Jess Roden ,Gordon Neville - Elton John Band ,Mel Collins - King Crimson/Alexis Korner .Jimi Hendrix once watched Alan Bown when he came over to the U.K. and liked Bown's version of "All Along The Watchtower" and went on and made his version as a consequence.So we have some legacy there.This may explain why we have to lift all his gear in.Of course, he now has a free bus pass, hearing problems and tennis elbow but yeah , he can just about count to 4 o.k. !!

Drummer test - What comes after 4 ?
Answer -           1.
Pass - 10/10 , you are a drummer.

I have a deaf drummer also.  He's as big a jerk as I am.  We were once at the local bucket o blood watching this metal rock bassman play a solo at a blues jam and he says to me, at the top of his lungs..."...can't he find the note he wants?  The right note has to be somewhere on that axe."

I fell on the floor helpless and just brayed.  All the blues brothers laughed like hell and all the metal heads flexed their tatoos and scowled, which made me laugh even more.

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