Ciccone Youth - The Whitey Album
Dinosaur Jr. - Dinosaur

[swervedriver]

Well... Ki.

And moar anti-allergy pills.

Ki

I should invest in some allergy pills. I decided to have a sneezing fit this morning instead of sleeping in.

[EphelDuath666]

pre-ordered Ki too....

and bought a shitload of CD's at a festival...not an enjoyable festival...where I helped a friend sell CD's and merch. I'm too lazy right now to write it all up so I'll edit this post at some point, heh.

and I ordered several movies a few days ago too...I think Saw 5, Storm warning and american history x were among them.

Batman Anthology DVD (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin) < obviously inferior to the new Batman films but Batman & Robin is so awful that its entertaining
Underworld - Second Toughest In The Infants
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads

Underworld - Second Toughest In The Infants
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads

Shweet. Good CD's, those.

I bought some picks somewhat recently. 1.26mm, 1.52mm, and two 3.0mm. I'm trying to decide which one is right, and how to use it.... since I've never used a pick before Not really planning on being a picker, but it's good to be versatile and know how to do as much as you possibly can, ya know.






Except slapping.

Slapping can add a nice texture to music if used correctly.

Picking on bass is great, especially for metal. I think it gives the bass a stronger tone that finger playing doesnt give. Now for bands like Opeth and such, picks are a no no.

Most of my songs are recorded with using a pick to play bass...but I use the same 1mm nylons I use for guitar lol.

Slapping can add a nice texture to music if used correctly.

Picking on bass is great, especially for metal. I think it gives the bass a stronger tone that finger playing doesnt give. Now for bands like Opeth and such, picks are a no no.

Most of my songs are recorded with using a pick to play bass...but I use the same 1mm nylons I use for guitar lol.

If Tony Levin is slapping, or someone else respectable, who hasn't just been sucked into the undertow of Flea... I can deal with it. The Crimson song "Sleeples" is a great example of appropriate slapping which adds texture like you said. However, it's ubiquitousness and use in poor contexts has made slapping really really ... grating. It'd be ok if it would die and then come back in 10 years. This is all just my opinion, no one take offense.

About picking: picking is a perfectly acceptable and useful technique. I have nothing against it, just most of the song I've learned are by non-pickers*; and since I learned finger-style, that's my staple.

Oh! About Opeth - I think that Mendez fellow is really classy. I find it refreshing that he uses fingers with a 4-string jazz bass for some songs. You don't see that too much in metal.




* Except Justin Chancellor.

I've never ever seen Mendez use a pick, and the signature Fender jazz bass is definitely his favourite, only seen him play with that and some blue ish 5-string. Speaking of slapping, he does that with a 5-string on Night and the Silent Water. It was awesum live.

System Of A Down - System Of A Down
Matisyahu - Youth

Underworld - Second Toughest In The Infants

Pearl's girl is sort of neverending win.

^
Yes, very much so. Wasn't that on the soundtrack of that movie The Saint, or something like that? I believe that was the movie.. Odd choice of song for a film

Ordered this:

Lovely "Victorian Eclectic" (Purple) paint for Prex's boudoir. Looks mahvallous! We were tremendously pleased.

SOrry, back to the bass thing - I've never played bass with a pick. It genuninely has never occured to me to do that. Wow. xD