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thebass
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Username: thebass

Post Number: 258
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 2:08 pm:   Edit Post

Yes, Alembics can even sound evil. Here's the evidence: http://www.myspace.com/panspark. The 1st two songs "Kein Schritt zu weit" and "Tiefenrausch" are recorded with my Orion-5 fretless and I am just recording further ones. I hope you like the german lyrics.
stickk
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Username: stickk

Post Number: 5
Registered: 4-2009
Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 12:13 pm:   Edit Post

I wouldn't really call that "metal", I'd call that "alternative-rock".
mike1762
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Username: mike1762

Post Number: 299
Registered: 1-2008
Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 4:53 pm:   Edit Post

Das ist gut!!! I probably screwed that up... my last German class was over 20 yrs ago.
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 1439
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 - 1:04 am:   Edit Post

Hi Werner, do you mean to say you subjected my poor Elan bass to heavy rock!!!!!

hahaha, I like the first song best.
Forgive my ignorance of that genre of music but the only German rock band I've heard before is Rammstein and their album Mutter and i can hear some similarities in the band sound. I may be wrong but that is my limited knowleged of that genre.
Especally Lass Mich Los
Dien Kaltes Hertz


Jazzyvee
blackelan
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Username: blackelan

Post Number: 85
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 - 3:19 am:   Edit Post

I think us Metal guys are starting to scare the other Alembic club members. ;)
57basstra
Senior Member
Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 887
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 - 9:31 am:   Edit Post

Question?

Is AC/DC Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Something Else, Strictly AC/DC and nothing else matters?
....I have had bands I played in (back in the day) literally fight over the definition of genre of AC/DC music...

Discuss..........
thebass
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Username: thebass

Post Number: 261
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 - 10:41 am:   Edit Post

@jazzyvee: no, your Elan never had to suffer ;-) That was recorded with the Orion 5 String Fretless I bought from brother Davehouck. And ... beeing compared to Rammstein... that's not the worst.

@stickk: you might be right. I am not very good in classifying our music.

@mike: That was perfectly right. :-)

In case you would like to brush up your german (might work as a good ice breaker meeting ladies at next Oktoberfest ;-) :

Dein kaltes Herz - Your cold heart

We did this song for a german initiative against sexual child abuse. It tries to give an impression of the feelings of an abused child. This is no easy stuff.

Lass mich los - leave me alone

After a long lasting love with a bitter end you still have a lot of feelings for your former love which you want to leave behind you ... but you still can't. That's about it.
goop
Junior
Username: goop

Post Number: 50
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 - 1:46 pm:   Edit Post

re ac/dc...

i believe any great band is truly unclassifiable, as they incorporate a wide array of musical influences. eg beatles, stones, zepplin, etc.

i dont believe ac/dc is a great band but generally speaking, i would classify them as hard rock, moreso than heavy metal, although heavy metal would not be inaccurate, just less accurate.

i guess this then begs the question, what is the diff between hard rock and heavy metal.

the answer of course is...satan. didn't you guys watch tenacious d?

Colin
goop
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Username: goop

Post Number: 51
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 - 1:57 pm:   Edit Post

hey, i used to like this band called saga. they are a toronto band from way back. they became pretty popular with their 2nd album around 1980. a few years ago i wondered whatever happened to them and discovered they are huge in germany and still going strong with something like 14 albums.

then again, david hasslehoff was a huge musical success in germany. at least they know their cars.

colin
jerryme
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Username: jerryme

Post Number: 79
Registered: 1-2008
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 - 2:17 pm:   Edit Post

Another Colin.... Just like the Heads... Weir everywhere. Colin
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 7959
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 - 6:21 pm:   Edit Post

Jason; this is just a guess, but I suppose it could be the case that we were listening to stuff like Blue Cheer before you were born. Hee hee !!
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 7960
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 - 6:27 pm:   Edit Post

Werner; glad you're putting that beautiful fretless to good use!
blackelan
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Username: blackelan

Post Number: 87
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 12:24 am:   Edit Post

Wow, Dave that video appears to have some sort of primitive analog device for playing music off of what appears to be disks made of vinyl?

I have never seen anything like it, you guys must be old. :-)

j/k
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 7968
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 6:44 am:   Edit Post

Or as Hendrix might say, we're "experienced".
fc_spoiler
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Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 867
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 8:32 am:   Edit Post

Who?

blackelan
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Username: blackelan

Post Number: 88
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 6:30 pm:   Edit Post

I think "Who" is a band the old guys listen to and that Hendrix fellow that Dave mentions I think is a member here at the Alembic club. They are probably are all very "Experienced".

:-)
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 7969
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 7:26 pm:   Edit Post

Not too far off thread, I did find quite interesting an interview with Lars Ulrich that I saw last night. He apparently lives in the San Francisco area.
57basstra
Senior Member
Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 894
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 8:02 pm:   Edit Post

Don't make too much fun of the "aged"....
...it happens before you know it..
..words of wisdom from "The Boss"

"Glory days well they'll pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl's eye
Glory days, glory days"
blackelan
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Username: blackelan

Post Number: 89
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 9:13 pm:   Edit Post

Jason Newsted has or had a house in Walnut Creek in a regular neighborhood. Lars and James have the crazy mansions in the North bay with cannons and stuff like that in the front yard.
Kirk has or had a house in Pacific Heights in SF. They have bought and sold their homes so many times I dont really know where they all live today.

Dont take the old guy jokes personal I will be 30 next month so I will be joining the ranks with you old guys.

(Message edited by BlackElan on April 29, 2009)

(Message edited by BlackElan on April 29, 2009)
57basstra
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Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 895
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 10:00 pm:   Edit Post

hieronymous
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Username: hieronymous

Post Number: 589
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 11:29 pm:   Edit Post

My buddy miraculously got moved up to the front row for the Dalai Lama's recent talk at the Greek Theater in Berkeley - right in front of James Hetfield and his family! We are both in our mid-30s - well, I'm closer to 40 - but he couldn't help but gloat! ;)

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