I'm not entirely sure people would want to look at me for 6 months of the year

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 15:45, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I can second this

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 15:46, Reply)

*shakes fist*

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 15:47, Reply)

*inserts tamborine*
hey your band is sounding sweet!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 15:51, Reply)

is that a genuine compliment or part of the gag?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 15:52, Reply)

I haven't actually listened in a while, thought it was pretty good when I did
Last.fm has been rocking my world today, and I've been massively productive as a result.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 15:54, Reply)

we've got our new recordings up on myspace
have a listen. always good to get feedback.

I wish I could listen to music. I've had a frustrating day today, not quite had enough info or finished models to actually complete any tasks. most annoying
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 15:55, Reply)

Why can't you listen?
We have a lot of analysts here, and so they need music to keep them sane and it's not really fair to not let anyone listen.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 15:57, Reply)

a little while back an edict came down from above
apparently it doesn't look professional enough, and management want people to engage more with their colleagues.

the main ones of us who suffer are the modellers because we spend a lot of time working on our own, buggering about with lots of data and hearing everyone else in the large open plan office babbling inanely at each other is quite distracting.

To be honest though, my boss isn't in a lot and I'm sat in a dark corner so I could probably get away with it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:03, Reply)

I listened to your band
ask me what I think of them
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:01, Reply)

what do you think?
bearing in mind that incredibly negative comments won't bother me
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:06, Reply)

Why assume that it would be negative?
I was going to say that although it pained me to admit it, you're an exceptional bunch of musicians, and that 'Morning Ecstacy' (spelled incorrectly for a girl's name, I presume?) was a particular favourite.
There was another song I really liked too (not Megatron, which was alright, but not ball-grabbingly good), and your video was rather enjoyable too.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:09, Reply)

I wouldn't put it past you to give comedy feedback
as it is though, thanks and I appreciate it.

Ecstasy and Breakfast should be spelt right, and chances are it's not on there because our drummer can't spell, although, his wife is called stacey....

it was named such because we are really shit at naming songs and the chords are mainly E and B.

megatron generally works a bit better live really. bit more dynamic.

which video was it? the one with the bear, or the one with the dancing girl?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:13, Reply)

Dancing girl
Who I fell in love with a bit, despite the fact that her dancing is shit
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:15, Reply)

she is a really nice girl.
our singer's ex.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:17, Reply)

I'm sure she is
and that's why I fell in love with her a little bit.

Seriously though, I was going to say that dumber than the average bear were going to be my new favourite band, but that would be all gay and stuff.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:19, Reply)

understandable
she has a very pleasant voice as well, which would only compound matters were you to meet her.

that would be gay. also, I don't really think we are good enough to be anyone's favourite band.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:21, Reply)

You don't think so?
I think you're a pretty talented, well-polished outfit. Other friends of mine in bands have either sounded shit live, or really bad when they've tried to record their music.

Saying that, I haven't heard you live, you may be shit.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:23, Reply)

we are tight when we play live, and generally much better suited to live than recording
we cock up some, but are good at covering it, and improvising.

I think it's the songs themselves that aren't so good. the ones on myspace are among the best, but some of them tend to be a little samey in places. That might just be my perspective though, because of the sort of music I listen to.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:25, Reply)

You might be right
but I really liked 2 of your songs, that's significantly more than anything I've heard on the radio in years
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:28, Reply)

glad to hear it!

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:29, Reply)

Okay, who are you and what have you done with Bert?

( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:21, Reply)

I'm still Bert
I have to balance out the hate sometimes
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:24, Reply)

Blind is really rather good, well done you
I would like to see more legs apart metal guitar style playing though!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:24, Reply)

blind is a really old one
I'm working on the look. I have a habit of being almost motionless, but as I get better at guitar solos I feel obliged to move more.

one day I'm going to open my eyes and find I've been playing a solo for 5 minutes with a foot on a monitor
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:26, Reply)

FUCK YEAH
It's what Guitars are for
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:27, Reply)

I'm getting there :-)

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:28, Reply)

This^ a little bit
I was only going to suggest cranking up the bass and distortion just a fraction though
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:26, Reply)

I've got a different amp since that recording was done, so things sound a bit different.

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 16:27, Reply)