Jim's Fred Phobia

[jimcallumuk1812]

And then Tack jumped in on Bass and the rock continued, I tried some of the AC/DC tracks for the first time (I only got the disc last week) and discovered I really like them:

Something in the Way (27) 898,312
Polly (20) 944,440
Charlene (I’m Right Behind You) (48) 488,275)
Moneytalks (40) 888,316
Girl U Want (18) 994,525
You Shook Me All Night Long (33) 999,811
Train in Vain (Stand By Me) (21) 909,217
Junkies for Fame (24) 1,231,299
Release (31) 938,785
You Got It (27) 914,308
T.N.T. (44) 914,308
The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived (50) 1,418,923

Tack had to run so we dragged VW_Fetish in to play the new Weezer tracks, no leaderboards yet for these:

Beverley Hills - 1,018,126
Let It All Hang Out – 1,048,041
(If You’re Wondering if I Want You Too) I Want You Too - 909,836

And then I called it a night as it was nearly half midnight and I’m still in work today

Keep Christmas Rocking

[jimcallumuk1812]

Yesterday “Jim’s Fred Phobia” did a quick jam with Rdominick on Vox, me on drums and Hamreus and Pickford on gtr and Bass:

Aqualung (241) 1,812,719

Not really the best song for a warm up that so I took it down a little:

Tempted (49) 863,644
Our Lips Are Sealed (7) 910,992 – TOP TEN SCORE
Sweetness and Light (12) 1,501,694

Hamreus has picked up the Toby Keith pack so I downloaded it and we tried some of them plus my favourite song off Lego and some Foo:

Beer for my Horses (16) 937,738
Crash (10) 1,108,550 – TOP TEN SCORE
How Do You Like Me Now (12) 1,068,553
Who’s Your Daddy? (13) 1,081,691
This is a Call (39) 1,194,053

Thanks for jamming everyone

Keep Christmas Rocking

[jimcallumuk1812]

A couple of big jams today. First Jesse1367 took Vox with JodyPounds and VW_Fetish on guitar and Bass and me on drums:

First some ACDC

Back in Black (37) 985,710
Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be (4) 1,557,201
Jailbreak (4) 2,501,257 – TOP TEN SCORE (that’s a very long song)

Then I got talked into playing some Iron Maiden – still not a big fan I’m Afraid

Fear of the Dark (46) 2,031,080
Wasted Years (29) 1,546,135
Can I Play with Madness (38) 1,204,582
Aces High (42) 1,128,036

Then:

Ocean Size (14) 1,020,582
Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight (12) 582,428
Crazy Tuesday (82) 564,465
Don’t Stop Beleivin’ (25) 1,226,346

I picked the next song as a joke after all the hard Maiden drumming but the guitarists were up for it so we went for it anyway and they nailed it

Green Grass and High Tides (91) 2,828,346
Hysteria (68) 1,247,821
Somebody to Love (12) 1,498,581
Smells Like Teen Spirit (no leaderboard yet) 1,322,086
A Lot Like Me (no leaderboard yet) 1,584,982
Why Go (16) 969,709

Anyway everyone else had to go so I recruited another band, Luxe took Vox and Tack and Hellstar guitar and Bass

Free Fallin’ (8) 1,445,657 – TOP TEN SCORE
Last of the American Girls (no leaderboard yet) 1,252,830
Headphones On (39) 1,228,370
Lithium (no leaderboard yet) 1,330,937
Crash (12) 960,972
Ghostbusters (20) 827,098
Time is Running Out (10) 1,056,819 – TOP TEN SCORE
Who Knew (2) 1,219,745 – TOP TEN SCORE
One Way or Another (136) 1,329,430
Thunder (3) 1,165,358 – TOP TEN SCORE
Rescue Me (16) 1,278,137
I Fought the Law (45) 704,387
Steady as She Goes (10) 1,027,975 – TOP TEN SCORE
Closer to the Heart (37) 894,700
Make me Smile (Come Up and See Me) (7) 1,434,753 – TOP TEN SCORE
Bang a Gong (30) 1,192,722
MakeDamnSure (19) 1,389,530
She’s a Hottie (21) 964,016
Ready Set Go (14) 1,371,318
Reinventing Your Exit (18) 1,427,397

Great evening’s rocking everyone – thanks for playing

[jimcallumuk1812]

Just catching up on the details of another few jams from last week. On New Years’s eve we had me on drums, Helstar and Jesse1367 on guitar and bass and Rdominick on Vox.

I am a Rock (still no leaderboard here – what is going on?) 787,340
More than a Feeling (349) 1,119,535
Pork and Beans (8) 1,071,862 - TOP TEN SCORE
Promised Land (98) 1,019,064
The Final Countdown (15) 1,303,182
Dig (7) 1,392,461 - TOP TEN SCORE
Under Pressure (25) 846,491
The Sounds of Silence (no leaderboard) 816,971
The Kill (131) 1,226,255
Summer of ’69 (5) 1,392,908 - TOP TEN SCORE

Then on Saturday Rdominick was back on vox and Jesse on Guitar with Fishheadstewy taking the Bass spot:

Sons & Daughters (51) 1,355,642
Dirty Little Secret (32) 1,250,433
Moonage Daydream (27) 1,366,842
I’m so Sick (90) 736,411
Re-Hash (24) 650,780

Jesse had to go so Tack took over on lead:

Should’ve been a Cowboy (9) 1,296,061 - TOP TEN SCORE
Time we Had (40) 1,053,518
People Got a Lotta Nerve (6) 851,888 – TOP TEN SCORE
Valerie (12) 1,150,344
Magnetic Baby (89) 752,180
Breakout (12) 1,249,764
The Hand that Feeds (135) 927,184
Shining Star (48) 463,265
Once in a Lifetime (23) 842,913
Suffragette City (57) 1,285,537
Kids in America (402) 1,349,081
I.V. (757) 548,924
Tangled Up in Blue (483) 1,383,870

Well that’s the end of my holidays off work – here’s to many more jams in 2010

Keep Rocking

[jimcallumuk1812]

A couple of jams yesterday, we started with me on drums, Fishheadstewy on Vox, Pickford on bass and Hamreus on guitar:

Beetlebum (3) 1,567,936 – TOP TEN SCORE
Big Bottom (15) 829,571

Hamreus and Pickford switched and it was time for some Foo:

My Poor Brain (10) 1,320,604 – TOP TEN SCORE
Wind Up (6) 1,043,074 – TOP TEN SCORE
Up in Arms (1) 927,750 – NUMBER ONE SCORE
February Stars (10) 1,079,882 – TOP TEN SCORE

Hamreus had to go and I couldn’t find another Freddy guitarist (apologies to Tack and Hellstar who offered their services after we filled up again) so Pickford dragged in another guitarist he knew and we carried on with Pickford staying on Bass:

Bad to the Bone (24) 1,708,477
Dirty Pool (17) 1,840,439
Ever Fallen in Love (18) 1,230,687
Heatseeker (11) 1,547,606
Whole Lottta Rosie (10) 1,682,738 – TOP TEN SCORE
Toxicity (77) 799,601
This is It (13) 926,237
Supersonic (Oasis) (9) 1,206,956 – TOP TEN SCORE
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (43) 1,462,910
Hier Kommt Alex (7) 1,763,050
I’m Cryin’ (13) 1,295,206
In Dreams (19) 688,022

Thanks for jamming everyone

Keep Rocking

[jimcallumuk1812]

Several weekend jams starting with a big one on Friday with Fishheadstewy on Vox, VW_Fetish on Guitar and Tackhead on Bass:

A Clean Shot (22) 1,495,149
Andres (4) 1,096,862 – TOP TEN SCORE
Hells Bells (19) 1,388,733
Liar (It Takes One to Know One) (33) 924,083
Cups and Cakes (6) 356,412 – TOP TEN SCORE
Highway to Hell (17) 947,449
Heartbreaker (26) 1,229,043
Breed (32) 1,517,535
Dead on Arrival (109) 985,463
Bullets and Guns (19) 1,119,749
Day Late Dollar Short (34) 1,612,958
Fire Your Guns (51) 558,527
Pride and Joy (22) 1,126,856
Smokin’ (66) 1,242,460
Blew (5) 1,072,362 – TOP TEN SCORE
Inside Out (20) 1,253,879
On a Plain (17) 1,207,334
Shoot to Thrill (31) 1,589,330

Tack had to run so Hellstar joined us for a quick set:

Kryptonite (21) 1,604,060
Limelight (100) 1,283,588
She’s Fetching (12) 914,137
Sundial (13) 955,957

Then we all had a break for a while and later played a very brief set with Tack, Helltstar and Fishheadstewy:

Entangled (25) 956,443
Heroes (22) 1,141,288

I made a terrible job of Heroes so realised I was getting to tired to drum so called it a night. On Saturday Fishheadstewy was back on Vox with Hellstar and Mareus alternating guitar and bass:

Mississippi Queen (47) 609,749
E-Pro (342) 732,714 – I find this song ridiculously hard even though it’s a very low tier
Heroes (10) 1,384,913 (I had to redo it after messing it up the previous day) – TOP TEN SCORE
I Love this Bar (14) 1,297,223
Give You Hell (no leaderboard) 828,763
Livin’ on the Corner of Dude and Catastrophe (29) 1,097,754
Attack (72) 905,453

Then I had to go as I’d arranged to play Little Big Planet online for a bit

So on Sunday we had Tackhead on Vox and BlackCherry831 and VW_Fetish guitar and bass:

Cry Lonely (9) 1,119,268 – TOP TEN SCORE
Good Time (7) 1,549,265 – TOP TEN SCORE
Rockaway Beach (13) 1,156,021
The Gambler (17) 997,426
What’s it Feel Like to be a Ghost? (20) 1,035,780
Tom Sawyer (original version) (111) 848,759
Jane Says (18) 1,403,083
Love Struck Baby (19) 877,348
Oceans (19) 661,372
Thanks You Boys (36) 111,597
Garden (33) 1,086,024
Lazy Eye (171) 1,664,261
Moving to Seattle (57) 929,924
Summertime Rolls (9) 823,759 – TOP TEN SCORE

A mighty weekend of rock

Thanks for jamming everyone

[jimcallumuk1812]

Played some of the new DLC (well last week’s but we only got it yesterday in the EU) and some other stuff last night – still no leaderboards for newer DLC – anyone know what’s going on with this?

I was on drums as always, VW_Fetish and Pickford on guitar and Bass and Jesse1367 on Vox

Band on the Run (no leaderboard) 1,599,506
High Voltage (18) 2,603,328 – another ACDC track that really goes on a bit
Gonna See My Friend (11) 920,732
I Told You So (5) 1,786,863 - TOP TEN SCORE
Idiot’s Rule (16) 675,451 – I’m still trying to find a Jane’s Addiction track I like, still haven’t yet
Love My Way (no leaderboard) 1,150,985 – had no idea what this song was then played it and remembered it from the 80s – its awesome
Tell Me (14) 934,941
I Will Not Bow (28) 775,301
Jet (no leaderboard) 1,410,634
My Curse (61) 977,025
Volcano (19) 1,106,171
Thunderstruck (46) 1,473,282
Take the Money and Run (53) 796,368
Sing the Changes (no leaderboard) 1,293,665

Thanks for jamming everyone

[jimcallumuk1812]

A Beatles jam last night for me, Rdominick on Vox and Hamreus and BlackCherry831 on guitar and Bass:

I Want to Hold Your Hand (120) 817,302
Think for Yourself (32) 587,291
Taxman (162) 607,278
Here Comes the Sun (288) 771,798
Sun King / Mean Mr Mustard (18) 772,412
Polythene Pam / She Came in Through the Bathroom Window (26) 646,438
Good Morning Good Morning (177) 696,879
Twist & Shout (84) 949,088
Wait (43) 569,616
Michelle (125) 541,709
Norwegian Wood (19) 483,231
Back in the USSR (478) 623,858

I’m starting to worry about the lack of a new DLC announcement for The Beatles – we need Revolver and Magical Mystery Tour

Thanks for jamming everyone

Keep Rocking

[jimcallumuk1812]

Managed to get a jam in before I went out to Salsa last night. Fishheadstewy took vox and Hamreus and Hellstar guitar and Bass:

Song 2 (15) 621,220
Sister Europe (no leaderboard) 1,037,612
Body I Occupy (16) 1,452,692 – an odd mix of a terrible song with a fun drum chart
Devour (87) 900,540 – hated this one
Alabama Getaway (164) 1,346,782 – at Star’s request
Adam’s Song (no leaderboard) 1,054,810 – very undertiered on drums, seemed very hard for a tier 3
Are You Gonna Be My Girl (71) 1,474,761
Best of Me (13) 967,586
Any Man of Mine (8) 1,213,240 – TOP TEN SCORE
Christian’s Inferno (no leaderboard) 1,353,091

Hope fully get some more jams in over the weekend – I’ll be around most of Saturday if anyone’s about

Keep Rocking

[jimcallumuk1812]

Several jams for the Fred Phobia yesterday. First up was me, Rdominick on Vox, Hellstar and Hamreus on guitar and Bass:

Mountain Song (239) 1,139,150
She’s Country (7) 965,895 – TOP TEN SCORE
Blitzkrieg Pop (55) 953,405
Ghostbusters (16) 1,105,548
Grace (9) 703,122 - TOP TEN SCORE
Hello There (397) 523,568

However we were having some connection issues so had to stop the jam early before someone threw a PS3 out the window. The internet seemed to have calmed down later so me, Fishheadstewy on vox and Hellstar and Icculus1097 on guitar and bass:

Breakdown (no leaderboard) 797,538
Build a Bridge (no leaderboard) 980,706
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (42) 555,127
Too Much Time on my Hands (10) 1,320,791 – TOP TEN SCORE
The Jack (22) 1,276,911
Lisztomania (no leaderboard) 774,387
Why Do You Love Me (35) 1,506,641
not sure what we played here but I think it was a Tom Petty track 1,220,594
The Diary of Jane (10) 1,061,261 – TOP TEN SCORE
Girls Who Play Guitars (21) 964,050

Icculus had to go so SKK817 took over on Bass

Closer (20) 990,740
Feeling This (46) 656,485
Who’s Going Home with You Tonight? 1,278,742
Dirty Little Secret (48) 1,231,826
Detroit Rock City (123) 667,403
I Miss You (no leaderboard) 1,109,087
Any Way You Want It (214) 1,119,649
This is War (no leaderboard) 863,901
Smooth Criminal (219) 937,737
Savior (46) 1,121,575
Real World (23) 1,264,044

FHS had to run so SKK817 took over on vox and Waaaaatsuppppp came in on guitar and bass

Zero (38) 874,577
Call Me When You’re Sober (44) 905,671
Bad Reputation (123) 1,195,943
Monkey Wrench (62) 1,741,023
Night Lies (196) 1,164,636
Pleasure (Pleasure) (105) 1,039,858

Thanks for jamming everyone

Keep Rocking

[jimcallumuk1812]

I’ve been crazy busy the last two weeks – away with work a lot and trying to get out on the mountain bike again now all the snow’s gone so I didn’t get a chance to write up Saturday’s jam and I haven’t had a chance to do the latest challenge scores yet either. I should be on top of that by the weekend hopefully.

Anyway Saturday saw me, Fishheadstewy on Vox and Hellstar and Pickford on guitar and Bass tackle the tracks below:

1901 (no leaderboard) 1,173,137
A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) (no leaderboard) 1,397,286
2 Minutes to Midnight (71) 1,382,521
Run to the Hills (185) 470,178 – I really can’t play that
21st Century Digital Boy (48) 933,790
ABC (18) 1,099,602
Swing (9) 905,396 – TOP TEN SCORE
Rock Your Socks (20) 1,004,622
School’s Out (37) 637,624
Queen Bitch (9) TOP TEN SCORE

Pickford had to go and VW joined us but we only got to play one before FHS had to run:

Nightwatchman (no leaderboard) 1,184,583

I’ll be around more soon

Keep Rocking

[jimcallumuk1812]

A few jams in the last few days. After a three piece QP jam on Sunday me, Hamreus and Jesse1367 played a few of the instrumentals:

Testify (SRV) (29) 752,457
Lenny (30) 476,619
Master / Slave (9) 319,306 – TOP TEN SCORE

We then tried YYZ and I failed utterly

Yesterday Fishheadstewy took vox and BlackCherry831 and new Freddy BlazesRB guitar and Bass:

Doll (20) 295,028
Walking After You (16) 1,080,837
Force of Nature (20) 877,727
Got Some (14) 802,481
See You (62) 379,759 – I just cannot get the swing beat in this song at all
Welcome to the Neighbourhood (323) 646,335
Dig (21) 1,054,182
East Jesus Nowhere (55) 864,363
A Favour House Atlantic (81) 861,742
Enough Space (41) 462,421
Speed of Sound (10) 541,362 – TOP TEN SCORE

The rock continued a little later with Rdominick on Vox, VW_Fetish and BlackCherry 831 on guitar and Bass

Band on the Run (no leaderboard) 1,143,628
Electric Version (47) 1,112,562
Epic (92) 1,388,165
Shackler’s Revenge (393) 636,745 – does anyone actually enjoy playing this song?
Point of No Return (19) 693,057
Teenage Riot (393) 1,688,120

Thanks for jamming everyone

Keep Rocking

[rdominick]

Thanks for putting up with my busted voice, y'all. I wish winter would be over and I could lose this lingering cold-ish throat malaise. Sigh.

[jimcallumuk1812]

The Fred Phobia were jamming on Saturday with me on drums as usual, Emissary123 on vox, Hamreus and Eric_1963 on guitar and bass:

Claudette (18) 899,090
Countdown to Insanity (8) 1,579,313 – TOP TEN SCORE
Get Your Rock On (6) 1,026,868 – TOP TEN SCORE
Miss Independent (29) 986,325
Johnny Guitar (14) 1,127,025
Blood Doll (20) 1,010,152
Crawl (46) 621,891 – despite this being pretty easy on drums the triple kicks kept throwing me for some reason
Had a Dad (18) 1,025,583
There’s No Other Way (17) 719,699
Sir Psycho Sexy (25) 1,541,406
Juke Box Hero (29) 945,450
Lounge Act (7) 1,155,000 – TOP TEN SCORE
Mean Woman Blues (17) 813,350

Great jam everyone, really good to get to play with Eric and Emissary123 again – it’s been far too long

Keep Rocking

[jimcallumuk1812]

Got a jam in last night with me on drums as usual, Edisinsane on Vox and Hellstar and Corndog90 on guitar and Bass:

Can’t Stop Rocking (6) 1,603,973 – TOP TEN SCORE
I’m Eighteen (18) 1,076,881
Behind Blue Eyes (54) 633,792
The Feeling (127) 820,206
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures (143) 1,064,653
Snow (Hey Oh) (117) 1,697,639
Funk #49 (38) 1,024,918
Bang a Gong (42) 1,069,269
Critical Acclaim (95) 1,232,669
New Wave (26) 959,268
Bounce (63) 1,001,723
Dreaming of Love (20) 1,057,982
Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) (25) 859,169
Live Forever (22) 1,650,532

Great jam everyone

Keep Rocking