11567 and half an hour on the six string

Today I played for 32 minutes taking my total logged time to 749:03. All together, I have played 11567 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana on Lead
2. I Miss You by Incubus on Lead
3. House of the Rising Sun by The Animals
4. The Spider and the Fly by The Rolling Stones on Lead
5. Paranoid Android by Radiohead on Lead
6. Wake Me Up (Before September Ends) by Green Day on Lead
7. Drops of Jupiter by Train on Lead

11560 and another four string session

Today I played for 46 minutes taking my total logged time to 748:31. All together, I have played 11560 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Chompers by Fang Island on Bass
2. Go With the Flow by Queens of the Stone Age on Bass
3. I Miss You by Incubus
4. In Bloom by Nirvana on Bass
5. Me and the Bean by Spoon
6. Mean Bitch by Taddy Porter
7. Outshined by Soundgarden
8. R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys on Bass
9. Rebel Rebel by David Bowie
10. Ricochet by Brian Adam McCune
11. Slither by Velvet Revolver
12. Under Cover of Darkness by The Strokes

11548 and eight on the four string

Today I played for 36 minutes taking my total logged time to 747:44. All together, I have played 11548 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana on Bass
2. The Chimera by The Smashing Pumpkins on Bass
3. Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis on Bass
4. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes on Bass
5. Thunder Kiss '65 by White Zombie on Bass
6. The Spirit Of Radio by Rush on Bass
7. Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders on Bass
8. In Bloom by Nirvana

11540 and another half a dozen songs attempted. First attempt at streaming. It went badly.

I had a second machine monitoring my feed from the game. It displayed mainly static frames, so either my windows box didn't have the performance to run Steam Rocksmith as well as OBS, or there are several other things wrong. At a first guess, all could be true.

Today I played for 20 minutes taking my total logged time to 747:08. All together, I have played 11540 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Satch Boogie by Joe Satriani on Lead
2. Boys Don't Cry by The Cure on Lead
3. Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
4. Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Lead
5. Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead
6. Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers on Lead

11534 and seven songs I haven't played in too long

Today I played for 22 minutes taking my total logged time to 746:48. All together, I have played 11534 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Funk #49 by James Gang on Lead
2. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day on Lead
3. Guns of Brixton by The Clash on Lead
4. Sore Tummy by Paws on Lead
5. Stone Cold Crazy by Queen on Lead
6. Killer Queen by Queen on Lead
7. Black Magic by Magic Wands on Rhythm

11527 and another guitar session

Today I played for 24 minutes taking my total logged time to 746:25. All together, I have played 11527 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Should I Stay by The Clash
2. Keep Yourself Alive by Queen on Lead
3. Gobbledigook by Sigur Ros
4. Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
5. Burnished by White Denim
6. Stay In by Jaws on Lead
7. X-Kid by Green Day on Lead

11506 and fourteen songs on the old guitar

Today I played for 55 minutes taking my total logged time to 746:01. All together, I have played 11520 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Sea to Swallow by Dinosaur on Rhythm
2. Use Somebody by Kings of Leon on Lead
3. The Spider and the Fly by The Rolling Stones on Lead
4. Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Rhythm
5. Mean Bitch by Taddy Porter on Lead
6. Six AM Salvation by VsThem on Lead
7. Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Lead
8. Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Rhythm
9. The Hardest Button To Button by The White Stripes on Lead
10. I Can't get No Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones on Lead
11. Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis on Lead
12. Behind Blue Eyes by The Who on Lead
13. A More Perfect Union by Titus Andronicus
14. Three Little Birds by Bob Marley on Lead

11506 and an attempt at Bohemian Rhapsody

I didn't do as badly at Bohemian Rhapsody as I expected to, but I'm still a long long way from wanting to play it regularly.

Today I played for 38 minutes taking my total logged time to 745:05. All together, I have played 11506 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
2. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Lead
3. Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Lead
4. Drops of Jupiter by Train on Lead
5. Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead
6. Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet on Lead
7. Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers on Lead
8. I Want You Back by Jackson 5 on Lead
9. Chompers by Fang Island on Lead
10. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen on Lead

11496 and back to the six string

Today I played for 26 minutes taking my total logged time to 744:27. All together, I have played 11496 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. I Want You Back by Jackson 5 on Rhythm
2. Boys Don't Cry by The Cure on Lead
3. Mean Bitch by Taddy Porter
4. Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand on Lead
5. Keep Yourself Alive by Queen
6. Love That's Gone by La Sera on Lead
7. I Can't Hear You by The Dead Weather

11489 and another bass session

Today I played for 30 minutes taking my total logged time to 744:02. All together, I have played 11489 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Run Back to Your Side by Eric Clapton
2. Jules by Seth Chapla
3. Space Ostrich by Dinosaur
4. I Want Some More by Dan Auerbach
5. High and Dry by Radiohead on Bass
6. Boss by Chris Lee
7. Wasteland by EarlyRise on Bass

11482 and a blast on the bass

Today I played for 35 minutes taking my total logged time to 743:32. I was really pleased with getting all the notes right for Angela.

All together, I have played 11482 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

Songs attempted today were:

1. 21 Guns by Green Day on Bass
2. Dust in the Wind by Kansas on Bass
3. Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac on Bass
4. Keep Yourself Alive by Queen on Bass
5. Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet on Bass
6. We Share the Same Skies by The Cribs
7. Angela by Jarvis Cocker
8. High and Dry by Radiohead
9. Go With the Flow by Queens of the Stone Age on Bass

11473 a blast on the bass

Today I played for 26 minutes taking my total logged time to 742:57. All together, I have played 11473 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Number Thirteen by Red Fang
2. Between the Lines by Stone Temple Pilots
3. Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet on Bass
4. Sea to Swallow by Dinosaur on Bass
5. Me and the Bean by Spoon
6. Under Cover of Darkness by The Strokes
7. Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots
8. Well OK Honey by Jenny O

11466 on Chippie Friday

Today I played for 114 minutes taking my total logged time to 742:31. All together, I have played 11466 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. I Can't get No Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones on Lead
2. Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Rhythm
3. Do You Remember by The Horrors on Lead
4. A More Perfect Union by Titus Andronicus
5. Rebel Rebel by David Bowie on Lead

11461 and another half hour on the guitar

Today I played for 33 minutes taking my total logged time to 742:08. All together, I have played 11461 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. The Spider and the Fly by The Rolling Stones on Lead
2. Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Lead
3. Use Somebody by Kings of Leon on Lead
4. Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Rhythm
5. Mean Bitch by Taddy Porter on Lead
6. Drops of Jupiter by Train on Alt L
7. Outshined by Soundgarden on Lead
8. Six AM Salvation by VsThem on Lead

11453 and another disappointing session on the guitar

Today I played for 30 minutes taking my total logged time to 741:35. All together, I have played 11453 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Lead
2. Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
3. Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead
4. Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers on Lead
5. Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet on Lead
6. Drops of Jupiter by Train on Lead
7. Number Thirteen by Red Fang on Lead
8. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Lead

11445 songs attempted on Rocksmith.

I had an attempt on an acoustic guitar last night to play a couple of songs, I still really need the music in front of me to play. Or (lots) more practice on a small selection of songs.

Today I played for 28 minutes taking my total logged time to 741:05. All together, I have played 11445 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Love That's Gone by La Sera on Lead
2. Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand on Lead
3. I Want You Back by Jackson 5 on Lead
4. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Alt L
5. Boys Don't Cry by The Cure on Lead
6. Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Rhythm
7. Where is My Mind? by Pixies on Alternate Lead
8. Song 2 by Blur on Lead

11437 And a blast on the bass

Today I played for 38 minutes taking my total logged time to 740:37. All together, I have played 11437 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Baba O'Reilly by The Who on Bass
2. Behind Blue Eyes by The Who on Bass
3. Between the Lines by Stone Temple Pilots on Bass
4. We Share the Same Skies by The Cribs on Bass
5. Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Bass
6. Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Bass
7. Sixteen Saltines by Jack White on Bass
8. Where is My Mind? by Pixies on Bass
9. Surf Hell by Little Barrie on Bass
10. Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz

11417 another wet lunchtime

Today I played for 40 minutes taking my total logged time to 739:59. All together, I have played 11427 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Three Little Birds by Bob Marley on Lead
2. Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
3. Number Thirteen by Red Fang on Lead
4. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Alt L
5. I Want You Back by Jackson 5 on Lead
6. Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand on Lead
7. R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys on Lead
8. I Can't get No Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones on Lead
9. Love That's Gone by La Sera on Lead
10. Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Rhythm
11. Drops of Jupiter by Train on Alt L

11416 On a wet and car-less Friday

Today I played for 30 minutes taking my total logged time to 739:19. All together, I have played 11416 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

This was the first time I've attempted the Alternate Lead for Boys Don't Cry and I was reasonably happy with the result.

Songs attempted were:

1. The Spider and the Fly by The Rolling Stones on Lead
2. Use Somebody by Kings of Leon on Lead
3. A More Perfect Union by Titus Andronicus
4. Mean Bitch by Taddy Porter on Lead
5. Boys Don't Cry by The Cure on Alternate Lead
6. Rock and Roll All Nite by Kiss on Lead
7. Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Lead
8. Six AM Salvation by VsThem on Lead

11408 and a session on the guitar

Today I played for 33 minutes taking my total logged time to 738:48. All together, I have played 11408 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.

I currently have about an hours worth of songs I want to focus on learning, so I should cover them all once a week, and allows me to practice some of the other songs as well. We'll see how that goes.

Songs attempted were:

1. Stay In by Jaws on Lead
2. Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Lead
3. Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
4. Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Lead
5. Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers on Lead
6. Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet on Lead
7. Drops of Jupiter by Train on Lead
8. California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Lead
9. Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Rhythm

11399 and a four year anniversary at work

To celebrate my four year anniversary working for more-or-less the same company, the boss bought pizza. You have to be quick in this office to get a pic of untouched pizza!

Today I played for 19 minutes taking my total logged time to 738:15. All together, I have played 11399 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

1. Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Rhythm
2. Where is My Mind? by Pixies on Rhythm
3. Stay In by Jaws on Lead
4. Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
5. Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Rhythm

11394 and today is new tent day!

My new tent and awning has just arrived. I want to go out and play!

Today I played for 27 minutes taking my total logged time to 737:55. All together, I have played 11394 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends.
Songs attempted were:

• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Rhythm
• Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley on Rhythm
• Stay In by Jaws on Lead
• Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Lead
• Where is My Mind? by Pixies on Rhythm
• California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas on Lead
• Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones on Rhythm

11387 and another half hour on the guitar

Today I played for 31 minutes taking my total logged time to 737:28. All together, I have played 11387 songs, mainly on the Rocksmith games although some have been either solo practice or with friends. Songs attempted were:

• You Really Got Me by The Kinks on Rhythm
• Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet on Lead
• Cold Company by Minus The Bear on Rhythm
• Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers on Lead
• Next Girl by The Black Keys
• Well OK Honey by Jenny O on Rhythm
• Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones on Lead
• Unnatural Selection by Muse on Lead