A Birthday Night Out

Guitar

Last night I went to O'Connells in Middlesbrough to catch an open mic night. As always the standard is very high there, and it is heartening to see that very experienced musicians make mistakes in songs.

The people playing were: Ian Swinburn, Andy Brewster, Claire Louise, Andy X, Marie Marx, Ste, Jacob Lynch, Jim Hayden, Dekker and Andy Houghton playing. Ian, Andy B and Claire Louise did a second set (and Claire and Andy B sneaked in an extra unplugged song while the bar staff were trying to get us to leave).

These are my results for the last two lunchtime practice sessions, I'm unlikely to get an evening session in before next week as it's a little hectic at work and I'm spending as much of my free time working on coding problems.

I played 9 songs for 37 minutes, having played Pour Some Sugar On Me twice. I am learning 77 songs and have played for a total of 170 hours 18 minutes with 9829 hours 41 minutes to go before I reach the point at which you are supposed to become an expert at an activity.

It has been 45 days since I have played all 77 songs I have been practising. It will take 4 hours 45 minutes to play through them all in one session.

Improved Songs

Pour Some Sugar on Me, Losing My Religion, Knights of Cydonia, and Stay In.

Playlist

Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones: Equalled previous Rocksmith 2014 mastery of 76.2%.

R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys: Equalled previous Rocksmith 2014 mastery of 39.7%.

Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard: Equalled previous Rocksmith 2014 mastery of 58%. Beaten last streak with a streak of 176 notes.

Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones: Equalled previous Rocksmith 2014 mastery of 43.3%.

Losing My Religion by REM: Equalled previous Rocksmith 2014 mastery of 41.5%. Beaten previous Rocksmith 2014 overall of 40% with 41%.

Knights of Cydonia by Muse: Equalled previous Rocksmith 2014 mastery of 40.9%. Beaten last percentage of notes right with 89%.

Love That's Gone by La Sera: Equalled previous Rocksmith 2014 mastery of 22%.

Stay In by Jaws: Equalled previous Rocksmith 2014 mastery of 14.4%. Beaten last streak with a streak of 28 notes.

Full song list

Song	Artist(s)	Latest Score	Latest Score	Streak	Percentage	Mastery	Overall
Number Thirteen	Red Fang	60413	55138	126	86
Panic Switch	Silversun Pickups	64089	56316	107	87
Play with Fire	The Rolling Stones	38127	37536	33	80
Plug In Baby	Muse	49123	45477	130	93
Rebel Rebel	David Bowie	57428	34305	87	87
Run Back to Your Side	Eric Clapton	15203	12552	26	71
Slow Hands	Interpol	97817	89685	233	97
Song 2	Blur	81736	74838	154	97
Step Out of the Car	The Boxer Rebellion	49015	45545	34	81
Sunshine of Your Love	Cream	53003	4015	62	89
Surf Hell	Little Barrie	46204	41421	63	82
Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	18085	18085	85	97
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	68009	57180	116	86
The Spider and the Fly	The Rolling Stones	37943	34566	40	98
Under Cover of Darkness	The Strokes	37320	37320	21	46
Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	73745	65554	104	88
Vasoline	Stone Temple Pilots	92261	85419	205	97
We Share the Same Skies	The Cribs	25261	25261	40	93
Well OK Honey	Jenny O	48263	30646	22	88
When I'm with You	Best Coast	43703	41947	76	91
Where is My Mind?	Pixies	80569	79351	104	92
Blitzkrieg Bop	Ramones			92	88	75	79.7
My Generation	The Who			83	89	74.1
R U Mine	Arctic Monkeys			58	86	45	50.3
Pour Some Sugar on Me	Def Leppard			176	92	58
Paint It, Black	The Rolling Stones			46	89	43	44.9
Losing My Religion	REM			71	86	41	43.9
Knights of Cydonia	Muse			67	89	38	40.9
Stuck On A Wire Out On A Fence – Orange	The Dear Hunter			24	71	38	39.7
Everlong	Foo Fighters			44	87	27.1
Love That's Gone	La Sera	20014		24	88	23	25.9
Rock and Roll All Nite	Kiss			21	76	18	22.7
Black Magic	Magic Wands	25504	25504	19	77	21.7
The Spirit Of Radio	Rush			23	67	21.2
You Really Got Me	The Kinks			37	89	21.1
We Are The Champions	Queen			19	84	20.6
Don't Look Back In Anger	Oasis			23	77	20.5
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	Bob Dylan			23	89	15	18.6
Round and Round	Ratt			28	79	15	16.1
Stay In	Jaws			28	76	14	14.4
All I Wanna Do	Splash			25	80	13.5
Now	Paramore			30	88	12	12.5
Between the Lines	Stone Temple Pilots	58501	53866	87	85
I Miss You	Incubus	29963	24127	39	79
Outshined	Soundgarden	51098	51098	54	83
Ricochet	Brian Adam McCune	30587	29127	30	80
Slither	Velvet Revolver	24683	23956	29	78
Unnatural Selection	Muse	53483	40310	97	86
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Rolling Stones	90167	71777	108	96
A More Perfect Union	Titus Andronicus	42441	42441	100	83
Angela	Jarvis Cocker	142210	142210	229	95
Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz	28317	24414	47	85
Boss	Chris Lee	13398	12913	34	90
Boys Don't Cry	The Cure	98132	79417	79	91
Breed	Nirvana	81565	81565	58	82
Burnished	White Denim	30404	29683	74	92
California Brain	RapScallions	24917	23065	54	81
Chimney	The Yellow Moon Band	27120	27120	53	79
Do You Remember	The Horrors	103326	84248	23	80
Go With the Flow	Queens of the Stone Age	168515	107870	541	99
Gobbledigook	Sigur Rós	43953	38498	129	92
Good Enough	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	65300	29427	26	72
High and Dry	Radiohead	73334	71906	81	90
Higher Ground	Red Hot Chilli Peppers	88698	84526	155	92
House of the Rising Sun	The Animals	47327	23352	152	93
I Can't Hear You	The Dead Weather	69137	69137	63	88
I Got Mine	The Black Keys	56416	53291	56	88
I Want Some More	Dan Auerbach	86629	81671	60	92
Icky Thump	The White Stripes	59203	59203	79	89
In Bloom	Nirvana	81993	81993	74	87
Islands	The xx	23519	18564	43	86
Jules	Seth Chapla	30147	27941	63	75
Me and the Bean	Spoon	57060	46945	93	87
Mean Bitch	Taddy Porter	60177	49723	107	88
Next Girl	The Black Keys	113578	106341	191	99
Six AM Salvation	VsThem
Space Ostrich	Disonaur	20546	20546