all y'all - I've been goofing around with CISCO VoIP and SIP and stuff...
it's been fun... no lie... lol

1 - try figuring out the melodic parts first and then developing the chord progressions... you'll find that there are lots of possiblities, some possiblities don't have to come from the same key... different progressions will give the same melody very different dynamic posibilities..

2 - try figuring out a nice progression and then build a melody inspired from there... don't only use the scales obvious to the given key... each chord came belong to a number of keys.. this will provide some unusual undiatonic options and twists to your melody.... so not only thinking within the box.. think outside too..

3 - try developing a setion of music based around a sound... like a guitar doing something unusual with a phaser or delay.. this can trigger lots of intreesting ideas...

4 - try coming up with a small motif and find out just how many different ways you can re-spin it... as a lick, a melody, a theme, a riff, the basis for a chord progression, a bass line, an inner voice within the chord progression, a counter - point etc...

what I'm trying to get at is.... there's mre than one way to skin a cat....
so skin it many ways...

I remember seeing a tuition vid of hers.... setting a metro and thinking of it ticking on 2 and 4 like a snare drum.. to make it 'swing'....

nice tits too..

so bro... what is your day job??

personally... I hope that it is not my finest.. but that there is better to come..

Slansh - I had a copy of the Berlin version of the Cm prelude on cassette... which obviously died years ago....
do you know what Berlin album that track comes from.. I think it's about time that I got it on CD...

and more than anything... I really loved the keyboard solo...

somewhere, deep deep in my archives is a transcription I did of the whole thing... bass and keyboard parts including the solos....
I then programed it into Cubase on my Atari [including the bass and keys solos] 'cos the tape was dying and I somehow needed to keep a record of it..
I used to love playing along to it....
the sense of satisfaction making it to the end without goofing up was amazing
I used to play the keys part, then the bass solo, then the keys solo, then the rest of the keys parts.....

very very tough... but amazing..

yes I've heard them and enjoyed them greatly...

so I can't really say if this was his compositional peak...
I mean fuck how would you determine that??

I think my favourite Bach works are:
the Harpsichord concerto's [all 6 of them.. and on harpsichord not piano - which is how you hear most recordings.. and piano is just not the same]
'm particularly fond of concerto's 1 and 6
Toccata und Fuga Dm BWV565 - simply awesome..
Toccata, Adagio nud Fuga in C BWV 566 [I think] - the Adagio sections is without doubt in my view one of the sadest pices of music writen ever but anyone... it makes my hair stand on end and my eyes water..
Cm Prelude from The Well Tmpered Clavier Book 1 [I think] which is the one me and Slansh have been talking about...
Toccata, Passacaglia und Fuga in Gm - again... unbelievably sad.... [brThe ]Lute suites - all of them... awesome...
oh yeah.. and the Itallian Concerto in F... [I think that's what it's called... my brain is a bit messed up right now...

Bach is da man.... the first jazzer... and one of the first shredders...

Jazzzzzzzzzy

"i met this wonderful girl tonight, we both share the same political views...and she's a blonde!"

Dude why does it not suprise me that she's blond?

This is too funny.

Hello Satchland !!! I`m not feeling well since yesterday. A Liver crisis put me on the bed :-((. Probably something that i ate :-((. Take care friends. See you later :-)

Cuthbert1776

"A national ID card will have the same effect as gun control laws: criminals will ignore it, while law abiding people lose freedom"

While I have nothing to hide from our federal government, and would "apply for that card", you bring up a interesting point here. Criminals will ignore it and the politicaly correct county judicial system will not be able to enforce compliance.

Why they have to make the Grammys such a commercial show???? Tribute to Ray Charles...give me a break...!!

Now it just about who throws more money at videos and more TV time....

cuthbert: i did not understand your post.

Namm Man: I love blondes.

michelle: hell yeah, Pantera! I love korn too though. I'm so tired. I was sleeping non stop for the past 7 hours.

bahduh: hey man, zenfish refuses to sell me ganja :(

ANGIE READ- Hi! How are You? Hope really well! Yes, i was brought up on classical music, and it hasn't left My spirit throughout my 2 year Musicial journey! I listen to classical more than anything to be honest! I am glad you Like that "ode to joy" it is one tune i could hear, and play forever! Anyway, hope your day is going well!..................................ZENFISH- Yesn Alvin Lee, is one of the player's i have been stdying up on, That and Albert Collin's, and Howiln' Wolf! Very nice stuff! Sory to hear about the rain. hope it clears up soon!..........................MICHELLE- What's up? Hope Your doing alright! Catching up on post's id a full time Job! Hee! Hee! Take Care.................................SteveeT- Yeah, That system just Kick tail! Plaing live is awesome!! :-)............................BAUDHUH- Yes, i look forward to our live talk's! I will be waiting1 God Bless!

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Steven C.

civgeek (happy birthday), VFRrocker, Cuthbert1776, Jazzy...and anyone else I may have missed.....thanks for the lists. There were a few I'd never heard of but for the most part they were all good.

I'm seriously considering retiring from playing gigs....I can't seem to get into the right situation. The two guys (father & son) that I play with now are doing it solely for the $$$....which is great I'm not complaining, but I still play for the love of music. And on top of that we are expecting a baby within the next 3 weeks and these guys are booking solid without any consideration for the time I'm going to need bonding with my daughter. A week after she's due..they got us booked for a two-nighter...I'm pissed !

I ran into a very old friend yesterday from Newfoundland, Canada's most easterly maritime province. We "lovingly" refer to the inhabitants as Newfies, and they are the butt of many a Canadian joke. Anyway he sez "Mike, I am gonna teach you how to speak Newfie, there are ONLY four important words"

"The history of Newfoundland is closely tied to the sea and more importantly the fish and mammals found there. The WHALE for instance provided meat and many other by-products such as OIL. Newfies cannot live on seafood alone so dried salt BEEF was prepared and stored for the long winter months until such time as the halibut and cod could be HOOKED again." Therefore the four important words:

Whale----oil----beef----hooked

Say em in order together as fast as you can......"