Western Jam, Saturday 2nd October, 2021 -- Factory Studios, Bristol

Funkfingers · July 2021

Right. Butt kicked. Put me down for bass guitar on I Wish and Just What I Needed. (The latter begins on E.)

Next step, I have to nominate two songs.

Brocco · July 2021

Seven members have now recommitted to this event, so we just need a few more to make this event viable. Could those who are definitely out please kindly confirm that, so we know for sure where we are.

Vibetronic · July 2021

Brocco said:

Seven members have now recommitted to this event, so we just need a few more to make this event viable. Could those who are definitely out please kindly confirm that, so we know for sure where we are.

Still up for it mate

Vibetronic · July 2021

Also happy to second, and do main guitar/backup on Rainbow and Kiss, and backup on Faster Pussycat and Joe Jackson

Legionreturns · July 2021

Ok chaps. As suspected, this is looking increasingly unlikely for me I'm afraid.

I've got barely any time off even over the summer holidays and will definitely be trying to have a full rest week before hitting the busy autumn and winter season in schools.

There's a very slim chance I might be available at short notice, in which case I might rock up, sling you some money and have a jam in the second room...but it's extremely unlikely.

Also, just by way of feedback, and echoing other comments, I'm not hugely inspired by a lot of the songs being outliers/ niche personal favourites.

In my experience of running many of these jams, they tend to work better if the songs are generally quite well known.

That's absolutely not a criticism, just an observation that it could also be putting others off.

spark240 · July 2021

Legionreturns said:

Ok chaps. As suspected, this is looking increasingly unlikely for me I'm afraid.

I've got barely any time off even over the summer holidays and will definitely be trying to have a full rest week before hitting the busy autumn and winter season in schools.

There's a very slim chance I might be available at short notice, in which case I might rock up, sling you some money and have a jam in the second room...but it's extremely unlikely.

Also, just by way of feedback, and echoing other comments, I'm not hugely inspired by a lot of the songs being outliers/ niche personal favourites.

In my experience of running many of these jams, they tend to work better if the songs are generally quite well known.

That's absolutely not a criticism, just an observation that it could also be putting others off.

I think I agree with Legion, whilst I have proposed a couple of my faves I appreciate they may not be for everyone, so song choice is a difficult one, I think maybe we need to stay very mainstream?

Legionreturns · July 2021

@spark240 I think for me, if I have to jump on YouTube/ Spotify and listen to a song 20 or 30 times for familiarisation before I can even think about learning it, that's quite off putting.

At least with well known songs, you'll have an idea of what it should sound like before you start breaking it down.

Vibetronic · July 2021

spark240 said:

Legionreturns said:

Ok chaps. As suspected, this is looking increasingly unlikely for me I'm afraid.

I've got barely any time off even over the summer holidays and will definitely be trying to have a full rest week before hitting the busy autumn and winter season in schools.

There's a very slim chance I might be available at short notice, in which case I might rock up, sling you some money and have a jam in the second room...but it's extremely unlikely.

Also, just by way of feedback, and echoing other comments, I'm not hugely inspired by a lot of the songs being outliers/ niche personal favourites.

In my experience of running many of these jams, they tend to work better if the songs are generally quite well known.

That's absolutely not a criticism, just an observation that it could also be putting others off.

I think I agree with Legion, whilst I have proposed a couple of my faves I appreciate they may not be for everyone, so song choice is a difficult one, I think maybe we need to stay very mainstream?

yeah you're totally right. I for one always pick stuff I like with the hope it's relatively well known, but outside of a particular niche it really isn't. I know that, and yet I still do it. It could have been worse, it could have been Winger.

So we can scrub Get the Funk Out and Hot For Teacher off the list - replace with You Really Got Me (Kinks/Van Halen, 5 chords, nice and easy and we did it last time) plus Johnny B Goode

Those should be ok for people just to turn up and play I hope, with little/no prep?

Funkfingers · July 2021

There are no end of three- and four-chord tricks that can be knocked into reasonable shape in under half an hour. Stooges, Pistols, Stones, Dylan, that sort of thing.

Legionreturns said:

have a jam in the second room

This is more where my head is at.

I would be happier plonking away at unrehearsed noises and/or helping people with running repairs or set-ups.

Legionreturns said:

Also, just by way of feedback, and echoing other comments, I'm not hugely inspired by a lot of the songs being outliers/ niche personal favourites.

In my experience of running many of these jams, they tend to work better if the songs are generally quite well known.

That's absolutely not a criticism, just an observation that it could also be putting others off.

I am not criticising the song choices either. What I am doing is admitting that I am too lazy to learn and practice some of them into presentable shape.

Some times, the music in a song is very simple but the feel needs to be right. I do not want to disappoint other participants by ruining their song choices.

Brocco · August 2021

@spark240 - I take it that you are reconfirmed (certainly hope so)? How about Nick and Bernie?

nickp · August 2021

I'll be there - reconfirmed

spark240 · August 2021

Brocco said:

@spark240 - I take it that you are reconfirmed (certainly hope so)? How about Nick and Bernie?

I’ll check with the guys, we may still need to tweak the song list and drop in a couple of more familiar tracks ?

Brocco · August 2021

spark240 said:

Brocco said:

@spark240 - I take it that you are reconfirmed (certainly hope so)? How about Nick and Bernie?

I’ll check with the guys, we may still need to tweak the song list and drop in a couple of more familiar tracks ?

Yep, we may well need to tweak the song list based on the consensus of those who recommit, but the immediate priority is to establish that this remains a viable event (currently we have 9 members who have recommitted). Am I counting you in Tim?

mrkb · August 2021

Unfortunately I'm going to bail on this one, Ive now got a support gig the weekend before that I need to learn 12 songs for, so cant take on learning anything else until that event is done.

Brocco · August 2021

calling @roberty, @HCDavies @Handsome_Chris - it would be extremely helpful to know if you are recommitting to the jam?

spark240 · August 2021

Brocco said:

@spark240 - I take it that you are reconfirmed (certainly hope so)? How about Nick and Bernie?

Myself and Nick are currently on….bernie will be in France so bit of a trek

Brocco · August 2021

spark240 said:

Brocco said:

@spark240 - I take it that you are reconfirmed (certainly hope so)? How about Nick and Bernie?

Brocco said:

@spark240 - I take it that you are reconfirmed (certainly hope so)? How about Nick and Bernie?

Myself and Nick are currently on….bernie will be in France so bit of a trek

beautiful, many thanks for confirming

Brocco · August 2021

that's eleven of us now, with a few more responses still to come in, so believe we can definitely consider this event "ON"

There is a discussion to be had to finalise the tracklist, and perhaps we can start the refinement process by asking those who can play drums or can sing to nominate tracks in the seconded and non-seconded lists that they would be happy to be in the house band for (we can drop any tracks that don't attract both a drummer and a vocalist).

There are also still some track nominations to come in (you know who you are)...

nickp · August 2021

Now we have had confirmations maybe it' time to fill my paypal account back up, especially as I have accidentally bought a guitar........nick@paulleys.co.uk - it £15 each I think (it was £155) so we might have some left over for pop and candy if we are
lucky.

I'm looking forward to this as i'm as rusty as feck (assuming you can get rusty fecks) and haven't played for months as personal circumstances have gone all a bit wobbly

HCDavies · August 2021

Hi guy's sorry not been here for a while, sadly I can't re confirm at this moment. Family issues have to come first.

I wish you all the very best.

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