vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
Dunwich Dynamo - a bike ride through the night.
Any other musician cyclists?
- Thread starter Wayne Tully
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Dunwich Dynamo - a bike ride through the night.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
When I heard your band I was trying to remember the name of Mafro's ska band! Small world.
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Wayne Tully
Senior Member
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
Nah, I do know Martin (a.k.a Marf) well too.
It was Morgan's Puff Adder.
How do you know the guys?
I've owned a guitar for about 10 years but motivation to play and learn comes in fits and starts for me. I used to play with a few mates in a badly soundproofed garage which was fun and we could have a good crack at a few Greenday songs, nothing too complicated but then I moved away and don't play very often. I think playing with others is a really good motivator to keep learning. I'll have a shred at something and my wife says "hey that's such and such a song..." and I'm amazed that what I'm playing is actually recognisable so I'm motivated for a couple of weeks before it drops off again. The biggest step forwards recently is acquiring a piano through the family. Up until recently I have been learning to play a few tunes on the guitar rather than actually learning music which is what I should have done to start with and I have found with the piano and a few good music books its opened up a whole new world of understanding of how music is created and its that understanding rather than simply being able to play a tune which is keeping me going with learning at the moment
Just had a thought about having a jam with others, part of the reason why I haven't bothered is because I assume everyone is way better than me so I would just annoy them by always making mistakes. I'm pretty useless playing lead parts but I can happily do simple rhythms as long as the chords aren't too exotic. Interestingly I was talking to a guy at work who is pretty handy musically and he advised that I should really make the effort to find some people to play with, people focus too much on being the lead guitar and thrashing out face melting solos and if they can't do that they think they aren't very good (my case I think!) when you can make just as good a contribution if you can hold a steady rhythm and know a few chords.
JohnC60
Active Member
Another brass bander here - Eb Soprano cornet, Bb Cornet, Flugel horn and I've still got my original trumpet from my 12th birthday. It will be 41 in three weeks time! Like my cycling I gave up playing for a long time and only came back to it in 2008. To anyone who's thinking about it - Do it! Learn an instrument and join a group of other like minded people, it's the best experience you'll ever have out of the saddle!
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
I am neither a cyclist nor a musician
I ride a bicycle a lot, I own several, and I play electric bass, ditto. But I rather eat worms than be either.
I ride a bicycle a lot, I own several, and I play electric bass, ditto. But I rather eat worms than be either.
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Wayne Tully
Senior Member
Ah yes MPA, I used to gig a lot with Los Salvadores and 7 Day Conspiracy who have member from MPA and Martin.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
I kinda know the 7day blokes, which band were you in?
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Wayne Tully
Senior Member
The Plan, don't play much anymore, most of my playing now is covers for money.
Were you in a band around here?
on the road
Über Member
I can play guitar, couldn't afford lessons so I taught myself.
I've got a keyboard and can play it just a tiny bit, I keep saying I'm going to learn to play it properly but I never seem to get round to it.
I've got a keyboard and can play it just a tiny bit, I keep saying I'm going to learn to play it properly but I never seem to get round to it.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
Nah, I'm from Ipswich but made friends with loads of Sittingbourne folk through the old PunkNews.co.uk forum.
Cyclopathic
Veteran
- Location
- Leicester.
Because as we guitarists know, bass is the easiest instrument to play.
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Because as we guitarists know, bass is the easiest instrument to play.
What's that got do with me?
