What is this? It's as if every guitar player these days has this misconception that if a bass line is not loud and obnoxious and complicated it's not good. Not only that, but they seem to think that if you do make it loud and obnoxious and complicated it is good.
This is not the case!
First off, where does this even come from? Does a slappy bass line equal talent in these people's uninformed minds? Slapping and plucking is easy. It just takes a little bit of aggression on the bassist's part. Don't get me wrong, I love slapping and plucking. It sounds cool, it is fun. However, it is not the only thing you can do on a bass.
Mellow bass lines can sound so cool. Just simple, calm notes can really make a song. And sometimes just really simple ones are all you need, to pull the song together and give a thump, you know? Bass solos, as well, do not have to be ridiculous! Solos can totally rock without being stupidly slappy.
Plus, most of the time, when a guitarist decides to pick up a bass and spank it, what he believes to be cool slapping and plucking is actually just annoying. And loud. And obnoxious. And it lacks everything that defines good bass playing.
Man. Guitarists simply need to learn that they are, in fact, guitarists and not bassists, and that if they do decide to pick up a bass, to shut up with spanking it and actually play it.
22 November 2008
21 November 2008
Old Posts = Bad Posts (as in don't read them)
I was just looking over all my old, old posts, and even those not really so old, and I realise how much I can change in a little while. I really have changed. Don't read my old posts. they're dumb.
And right now my dumb cat that is more like a dumb dog is sitting on my lap, covering my in hair and drooling all over the place! Does anybody else's cat drool? Am I the only one who has to suffer through cat saliva leaking all over your already hair-encased garments? Goodness! My cats are so dumb.
OK. I should really be going to bed, because I have dance in the morning because my crazed dance teacher doesn't know when to call it a snow day.
just thought I would throw in a picture of my beast. Little Clara.
To my Ghosts
Gollllllllllly it's been a while. I haven't been on the computer in a while.
I finally succumbed to getting an iPod. What am I saying succumbed? I've wanted an iPod for a while, but it's just such a typical thing to have hanging from your ears, you know?
Anyway, so I got an iPod. I got a shuffle because I don't need a billion songs or videos or whatever else it is technology has to offer in order to further handicap our social skills and I like the convenience of it. Plus it's cheap.
My stupid failure of a computer took like an hour to get thething connected and functional, and when iTunes finally started working it wouldn't play my files, which took me about another half hour to figure out. Goodness. Eventually, after my computer decided it was ready to put music into my fresh little gadget, I disconnected it from the computer and accidentally dropped it on the floor, where I rolled over it with my computer chair with a deafening crunch and a dramatic spewing of iPod ingredients about my feet.
Ha ha, just kidding. But I did accidentally drop it on the floor.
In less exciting news, my nonsexual love and I went to go see Quantum of Solace, and some of it was confusing because we failed to see Casino Royale before, but it was a good movie. Filled with wonderful mindless violence, explosions, gunfights and everything else action film, just my kind of thing. Plus there is always the actor-with-the-ridiculously-perfect-and-supremely-hot-body perk.
Good show!
Plus it was with Katelyn so it was much more entertaining than it would have been with, say, my aunt Kim.
Ooh, this is bringing back weird memories and such of my cousin Garrett.
Anyway! OK. I totally forget where I was going with this, but whatever. I should be going to bed soon anyway. Hm. I just thought of how my music teacher gave me another sesame snap today and it made me want some sesame snaps. I'll have to buy some tomorrow.
Good night, ghosts.
I finally succumbed to getting an iPod. What am I saying succumbed? I've wanted an iPod for a while, but it's just such a typical thing to have hanging from your ears, you know?
Anyway, so I got an iPod. I got a shuffle because I don't need a billion songs or videos or whatever else it is technology has to offer in order to further handicap our social skills and I like the convenience of it. Plus it's cheap.
My stupid failure of a computer took like an hour to get thething connected and functional, and when iTunes finally started working it wouldn't play my files, which took me about another half hour to figure out. Goodness. Eventually, after my computer decided it was ready to put music into my fresh little gadget, I disconnected it from the computer and accidentally dropped it on the floor, where I rolled over it with my computer chair with a deafening crunch and a dramatic spewing of iPod ingredients about my feet.
Ha ha, just kidding. But I did accidentally drop it on the floor.
In less exciting news, my nonsexual love and I went to go see Quantum of Solace, and some of it was confusing because we failed to see Casino Royale before, but it was a good movie. Filled with wonderful mindless violence, explosions, gunfights and everything else action film, just my kind of thing. Plus there is always the actor-with-the-ridiculously-perfect-and-supremely-hot-body perk.
Good show!
Plus it was with Katelyn so it was much more entertaining than it would have been with, say, my aunt Kim.
Ooh, this is bringing back weird memories and such of my cousin Garrett.
Anyway! OK. I totally forget where I was going with this, but whatever. I should be going to bed soon anyway. Hm. I just thought of how my music teacher gave me another sesame snap today and it made me want some sesame snaps. I'll have to buy some tomorrow.
Good night, ghosts.
12 November 2008
A long conversation with my soulmate
The following is my nonsexual love Katelyn. I love her dearly. This is sort of my post dedicated to her.
She lives in the moment, you know?
What is your name?
katelny
Have you ever had a pet fish?
yes i overfed it and it died
Do you have any weird friends?'
i dont have any normal friends
Are you slowly drifting away from someone close?
yes.. very unfortunate
When will be your next kiss?
i donno i dont plan ahead
Who was the last person you gave up on?
i dont give up...hehe
what do you want in your life right now?
bed
whats your favorite thing to have on your bed?
me sleeping
do you tend to make relationships complicated?
hm
what is the last thing someone bought you?
milkshake :) i love you callie
when you sleep do you dream about heroin addicts?
all the time
i don't expect you to be entertained by the following.
Katelyn = katelyn
neon = me
Katelyn says:
hedd
neon says:
HEAD
neon says:
i ave a head
Katelyn says:
i have one to
neon says:
why, that EXCELLENT neews!!!!!!!!