Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Jink

And a lunchtime session with Mr Paul Heckles.

Jink is to trick or elude.
- Charles Mackay's A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch, 1888.
Jink is used in stories about aerial combat, and has the same meanings as noted by Mr Mackay - specifically the elude part.

Recently Played

Recently I have played the following songs out of the 196 song arrangements I have been learning.

Rocksmith 2014

The Chimera by The Smashing Pumpkins.

Walk This Way by Aerosmith.

Ultra Soul by B'z.

Savior by Rise Against.

Say It Aint So by Weezer. I beat my previous overall score with 35.7%.

All songs played

This is the full list of songs that I have played on the two versions of the Rocksmith game.
The two versions of the game have different methods of calculating the scores. The original version just had the score, streak and percentage. In Rocksmith 2014 the score was dropped from the main results, and a mastery and an overall result was added.

The overall result can be over 100%, this occurs when a song is played in master mode. In Master mode, the game hides the notes you are expected to play. When you manage to successfully play the song in master mode, you have learned the song and should be able to play the song alongside a band or backing track.
SongArtist(s)PlayingScoreStreak%ageMasteryOverallLast Played
The ChimeraThe Smashing PumpkinsLead3982%24.4%07/04/15
Walk This WayAerosmithLead1366%20.1%07/04/15
Ultra SoulB'zLead2689%19.1%07/04/15
SaviorRise AgainstLead6087%20.0%07/04/15
Say It Aint SoWeezerLead6294%26.3%07/04/15
Slow HandsInterpolBass334675282%06/04/15
BossChris LeeBass373016793%06/04/15
Plug In BabyMuseBass537157191%06/04/15
SlitherVelvet RevolverBass5849112589%06/04/15
OutshinedSoundgardenBass650784289%06/04/15
Higher GroundRed Hot Chilli PeppersBass293715174%06/04/15
High and DryRadioheadBass798494987%06/04/15
BurnishedWhite DenimBass276933178%06/04/15
Number ThirteenRed FangBass426725679%06/04/15
Run Back to Your SideEric ClaptonBass509305378%06/04/15
I Can't Hear YouThe Dead WeatherBass521836787%06/04/15
Rebel RebelDavid BowieBass582374286%06/04/15
Space OstrichDinosaurBass610125181%06/04/15
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling StonesBass652806580%06/04/15
Under Cover of DarknessThe StrokesBass733685486%06/04/15
Use SomebodyKings of LeonBass10612310494%06/04/15
Unnatural SelectionMuseBass395408883%06/04/15
SlitherVelvet RevolverLead246833378%05/04/15
Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd SkynyrdLead207258597%05/04/15
BossChris LeeLead146343490%05/04/15
Space OstrichDinosaurLead286734284%05/04/15
California BrainRapScallionsLead249175486%05/04/15
Song 2BlurLead8691815797%05/04/15
OutshinedSoundgardenLead570545483%30/03/15
Good EnoughTom Petty and the HeartbreakersLead653004976%30/03/15
Six AM SalvationVsThemLead500235986%30/03/15
Well OK HoneyJenny OLead482632288%30/03/15
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny KravitzLead374244785%30/03/15
Number ThirteenRed FangLead6041312686%30/03/15
I Got MineThe Black KeysLead613975688%30/03/15
Me and the BeanSpoonLead584939387%30/03/15
Icky ThumpThe White StripesLead636107991%30/03/15
Take Me OutFranz FerdinandLead7198411686%30/03/15
I Can't Hear YouThe Dead WeatherLead755237291%30/03/15
Higher GroundRed Hot Chilli PeppersLead8869815594%30/03/15
Six AM SalvationVsThemBass839719183%29/03/15
I Want Some MoreDan AuerbachBass731753585%29/03/15
ChimneyThe Yellow Moon BandBass10148121598%29/03/15
IslandsThe xxBass9758212790%29/03/15
AngelaJarvis CockerBass11094030599%29/03/15
Next GirlThe Black KeysBass11130217797%29/03/15
Song 2BlurBass890016189%29/03/15
R U MineArctic MonkeysBass6589%38%40.5%27/03/15
Peace of MindBostonBass4583%41.0%27/03/15
Paranoid AndriodRadioheadBass4178%44%52.9%27/03/15
The Spirit Of RadioRushBass12190%66%66.7%27/03/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling StonesBass13394%51%69.7%27/03/15
Thunder Kiss '65White ZombieBass7292%68%70.2%27/03/15
My GenerationThe WhoBass9387%70.7%27/03/15
Knights of CydoniaMuseBass18392%70.9%27/03/15
Losing My ReligionREMBass6093%83.1%27/03/15
All I Wanna DoSplashBass8510413295%54%83.0%27/03/15
Every Breath You TakeThe PoliceBass14493%85%85.9%27/03/15
Black MagicMagic WandsBass19198%92%98.0%27/03/15
Blitzkrieg BopRamonesBass36599%106.6%27/03/15
Don't Look Back In AngerOasisBass7691%71.5%27/03/15
Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty and the HeartbreakersBass9494%84.9%26/03/15
X-KidGreen DayBass9894%94.2%26/03/15
You Really Got MeThe KinksBass4489%87.4%26/03/15
NowParamoreLead3188%13%13.8%25/03/15
WastelandEarlyRiseLead7072%11%13.3%25/03/15
Love That's GoneLa SeraLead200143493%24%25.9%25/03/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling StonesLead4989%43%47.1%25/03/15
Losing My ReligionREMLead7292%41%50.6%25/03/15
R U MineArctic MonkeysLead8291%45%50.3%25/03/15
All I Wanna DoSplashLead2582%13%20.6%25/03/15
X-KidGreen DayLead2076%14%21.5%25/03/15
MachineheadBushLead5594%27.8%25/03/15
Blood and ThunderMastodonLead1979%21.1%24/03/15
Satch BoogieJoe SatrianiLead1469%7%8.9%24/03/15
Black MagicMagic WandsLead255043277%25%26.0%24/03/15
GO FURTHERTak MatsumotoLead3578%14%15.1%24/03/15
HypnotizeSystem Of a DownLead2786%16.9%24/03/15
IslandsThe xxLead261174386%23/03/15
Run Back to Your SideEric ClaptonLead258872673%23/03/15
We Share the Same SkiesThe CribsLead255824093%23/03/15
Slow HandsInterpolLead9987923397%23/03/15
Do You RememberThe HorrorsLead1033262380%23/03/15
Go With the FlowQueens of the Stone AgeLead16851560499%23/03/15
Bat CountryAvenged SevenfoldLead5073%18.6%22/03/15
EverlongFoo FightersLead4588%17%27.1%22/03/15
ChompersFang IslandLead7682%80.0%22/03/15
Where is My Mind?PixiesLead8479514596%22/03/15
Sunshine of Your LoveCreamLead594277089%22/03/15
AngelaJarvis CockerLead14221022998%22/03/15
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob DylanLead2389%15%18.6%22/03/15
Rotten AppleScreaming FemalesLead2689%25.1%22/03/15
Round and RoundRattLead4381%15%18.0%22/03/15
Heart Shaped BoxNirvanaLead5189%26.0%22/03/15
Under Cover of DarknessThe StrokesLead313025177%19/03/15
Next GirlThe Black KeysLead114630270100%19/03/15
Sweet Mountain RiverMonster TruckLead3786%18.4%18/03/15
The TrooperIron MaidenLead4184%20.2%18/03/15
Paranoid AndroidRadioheadLead5483%20.1%18/03/15
We Are The ChampionsQueenLead1984%24%26.3%18/03/15
EverlongFoo FightersRhythm2673%13.3%17/03/15
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob DylanRhythm2190%6.9%17/03/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling StonesRhythm1788%11.1%17/03/15
Brand New Kind of BlueGold MotelRhythm2679%16%22.7%17/03/15
R U MineArctic MonkeysRhythm3792%38.9%17/03/15
Love That's GoneLa SeraRhythm4592%42%50.0%17/03/15
Losing My ReligionREMRhythm3780%25.1%16/03/15
Don't Look Back In AngerOasisRhythm1254%8.0%16/03/15
You Really Got MeThe KinksRhythm1881%23.6%16/03/15
Knockin' On Heavens DoorBob DylanBass2997%82%88.2%15/03/15
Stay InJawsBass25895%94%95.9%15/03/15
Pour Some Sugar on MeDef LeppardBass10797%94%104.0%15/03/15
Satch BoogieJoe SatrianiBass13090%67%77.5%15/03/15
RicochetBrian Adam McCuneLead326214780%14/03/15
JulesSeth ChaplaLead338316367%14/03/15
Use SomebodyKings of LeonLead7374510491%14/03/15
StoneAlice in ChainsLead14/03/15
VasolineStone Temple PilotsBass9912411689%13/03/15
Good EnoughTom Petty and the HeartbreakersBass1089527993%13/03/15
We Share the Same SkiesThe CribsBass695168288%13/03/15
Rebel Rebel (Chord version)David BowieLead617112986%12/03/15
High and DryRadioheadLead733348190%12/03/15
For A FoolThe ShinsLead1471%28%33.6%12/03/15
In BloomNirvanaLead865327487%12/03/15
For A FoolThe ShinsBass2390%77.0%12/03/15
Don't Look Back In AngerOasisLead2482%24.5%12/03/15
My Own SummerDeftonesLead3285%22.5%12/03/15
Boys Don't CryThe CureBass425613381%11/03/15
Surf HellLittle BarrieBass609995185%11/03/15
Panic SwitchSilversun PickupsBass630898583%11/03/15
Cold CompanyMinus The BearBass15893%90.8%11/03/15
Peace of MindBostonLead2064%21.6%10/03/15
The Spirit Of RadioRushLead8080%25.5%10/03/15
Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty and the HeartbreakersLead1778%27.5%10/03/15
Sore TummyPawsLead3482%28.9%10/03/15
Stuck On A Wire Out On A FenceThe Dear HunterLead4888%38%53.0%10/03/15
Between the LinesStone Temple PilotsLead608949485%09/03/15
The Spider and the FlyThe Rolling StonesLead379434098%09/03/15
GobbledigookSigur RósLead4395312992%09/03/15
BreedNirvanaLead824317588%09/03/15
I Want Some MoreDan AuerbachLead866296592%09/03/15
Boys Don't CryThe CureLead981327991%09/03/15
Rock and Roll All NiteKissLead2383%18%24.0%08/03/15
ChimneyThe Yellow Moon BandLead271205379%07/03/15
BurnishedWhite DenimLead309917492%07/03/15
Play with FireThe Rolling StonesLead381273380%07/03/15
A More Perfect UnionTitus AndronicusLead4244110083%07/03/15
House of the Rising SunThe AnimalsLead4732715293%07/03/15
When I'm with YouBest CoastLead469277691%07/03/15
Surf HellLittle BarrieLead484386382%07/03/15
Plug In BabyMuseLead4912313093%07/03/15
Mean BitchTaddy PorterLead6017710788%07/03/15
Rebel RebelDavid BowieLead574288787%07/03/15
Panic SwitchSilversun PickupsLead6408913487%07/03/15
VasolineStone Temple PilotsLead9226120597%07/03/15
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling StonesLead9016710896%07/03/15
GobbledigookSigur RósBass1112786491%06/03/15
Step Out of the CarThe Boxer RebellionBass470335384%05/03/15
California BrainRapScallionsBass5598418292%05/03/15
Go With the FlowQueens of the Stone AgeBass9729316093%05/03/15
Step Out of the CarThe Boxer RebellionLead490153681%04/03/15
Love That's GoneLa SeraBass7895%86.0%04/03/15
Sixteen SaltinesJack WhiteBass13999%49%87.4%04/03/15
Stay InJawsLead2876%14%14.4%02/03/15
Every Breath You TakeThe PoliceLead5988%18.0%02/03/15
Cold CompanyMinus The BearLead8385%16%20.1%02/03/15
Brand New Kind of BlueGold MotelLead3776%24%32.2%02/03/15
Knights of CydoniaMuseLead7289%38%47.7%02/03/15
Blitzkrieg BopRamonesLead10593%75%79.7%02/03/15
Impossible DreamsVersus ThemLead6259%35.2%01/03/15
Pour Some Sugar on MeDef LeppardLead17692%58.4%01/03/15
My GenerationThe WhoLead8392%73%74.2%01/03/15
I Miss YouIncubusLead326675980%26/02/15
Unnatural SelectionMuseLead547849786%26/02/15
Sixteen SaltinesJack WhiteLead3592%34.0%23/02/15
Thunder Kiss '65White ZombieLead3682%41.5%23/02/15
WiresRed GFangLead6091%43.3%20/02/15
RicochetBrian Adam McCuneBass479073777%12/02/15
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny KravitzBass620607789%12/02/15
Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd SkynyrdBass664884584%12/02/15
Between the LinesStone Temple PilotsBass455826385%15/01/15
House of the Rising SunThe AnimalsBass1104559796%15/01/15
A More Perfect UnionTitus AndronicusBass9000313293%15/01/15
Me and the BeanSpoonBass869984387%15/01/15
I Got MineThe Black KeysBass889405187%15/01/15
Sunshine of Your LoveCreamBass583167590%01/01/15
Take Me OutFranz FerdinandBass664177086%01/01/15
BreedNirvanaBass855566190%01/01/15
The Spider and the FlyThe Rolling StonesBass842128490%01/01/15
I Miss YouIncubusBass1338243391%28/12/14
In BloomNirvanaBass741888288%28/12/14
JulesSeth ChaplaBass910017193%25/12/14
Where is My Mind?PixiesBass11301424097%23/12/14
Do You RememberThe HorrorsBass11509725897%23/12/14
Well OK HoneyJenny OBass701344887%23/12/14
Mean BitchTaddy PorterBass965955792%23/12/14

Jape

A present when I got into the office. This makes the total number of eggs I've received this year to be one.

This is the word from April 1st - I wasn't at work that day.

It means to jest; to cheat; to mock; to laugh at. This word, and its derivatives japer, a buffoon, japery, buffoonery, and japeworthy, ridiculous, are of common occurrence in Chaucer. "Thus hath he japed thee for many a year."
- Charles Mackay's Lost Beauties of the English Language, 1874.

I don't know if I should worry, but I do use jape from time to time. Perhaps I should start using it more "jolly japes".

Recently Played

This morning I have played the following songs out of the 196 song arrangements I have been learning.

I'm not 100% convinced that my total play times are calculating accurately, but don't have the time to check the calculations out for the moment.

Rocksmith 2014

Love That's Gone by La Sera.

Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones.

Losing My Religion by REM.

Stay In by Jaws.

All songs played

This is the full list of songs that I have played on the two versions of the Rocksmith game.
The two versions of the game have different methods of calculating the scores. The original version just had the score, streak and percentage. In Rocksmith 2014 the score was dropped from the main results, and a mastery and an overall result was added.

The overall result can be over 100%, this occurs when a song is played in master mode. In Master mode, the game hides the notes you are expected to play. When you manage to successfully play the song in master mode, you have learned the song and should be able to play the song alongside a band or backing track.
SongArtist(s)PlayingScoreStreak%ageMasteryOverallLast Played
Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd SkynyrdLead205098597%30/03/15
BossChris LeeLead146343490%30/03/15
Unnatural SelectionMuseBass289304276%28/11/14
Space OstrichDisonaurBass610124081%20/11/14
Space OstrichDinosaurLead286734284%30/03/15
Higher GroundRed Hot Chilli PeppersBass293713774%29/03/15
OutshinedSoundgardenBass619504289%28/11/14
SlitherVelvet RevolverBass5849112589%28/11/14
Under Cover of DarknessThe StrokesBass542455486%24/11/14
Plug In BabyMuseBass428935591%28/11/14
Use SomebodyKings of LeonBass10612310294%24/11/14
California BrainRapScallionsLead249175486%23/03/15
SlitherVelvet RevolverLead246832978%23/03/15
Slow HandsInterpolBass334675282%15/01/15
I Can't Hear YouThe Dead WeatherBass413894877%01/01/15
Run Back to Your SideEric ClaptonBass457665078%25/12/14
Run Back to Your SideEric ClaptonLead258872673%23/03/15
We Share the Same SkiesThe CribsLead255824093%23/03/15
Good EnoughTom Petty and the HeartbreakersLead653004976%30/03/15
BurnishedWhite DenimLead309917492%07/03/15
IslandsThe xxLead261174386%23/03/15
Love That's GoneLa SeraLead200143493%24%25.9%07/04/15
ChimneyThe Yellow Moon BandLead271205379%07/03/15
Six AM SalvationVsThemLead500235986%30/03/15
BossChris LeeBass344166793%12/02/15
BurnishedWhite DenimBass273213178%29/03/15
JulesSeth ChaplaLead338316367%14/03/15
I Miss YouIncubusLead326675980%26/02/15
Number ThirteenRed FangBass426725679%15/01/15
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling StonesBass575636580%25/12/14
RicochetBrian Adam McCuneLead326214780%14/03/15
Rebel RebelDavid BowieBass560644286%28/12/14
Between the LinesStone Temple PilotsBass455826385%15/01/15
Where is My Mind?PixiesBass11301424097%23/12/14
Under Cover of DarknessThe StrokesLead313025177%19/03/15
Six AM SalvationVsThemBass839719183%29/03/15
The Spider and the FlyThe Rolling StonesLead379434098%09/03/15
Well OK HoneyJenny OLead482632288%30/03/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling StonesLead4989%43%47.1%07/04/15
Play with FireThe Rolling StonesLead381273380%07/03/15
Sunshine of Your LoveCreamBass583167590%01/01/15
RicochetBrian Adam McCuneBass479073777%12/02/15
Losing My ReligionREMLead7292%41%50.6%07/04/15
High and DryRadioheadBass709594684%29/03/15
Well OK HoneyJenny OBass701344887%23/12/14
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob DylanRhythm2190%6.9%17/03/15
A More Perfect UnionTitus AndronicusLead4244110083%07/03/15
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny KravitzLead374244785%30/03/15
Step Out of the CarThe Boxer RebellionBass470335384%05/03/15
Take Me OutFranz FerdinandBass664177086%01/01/15
I Want Some MoreDan AuerbachBass731753585%29/03/15
Don't Look Back In AngerOasisRhythm1254%8.0%16/03/15
House of the Rising SunThe AnimalsLead4732715293%07/03/15
GobbledigookSigur RósLead4395312992%09/03/15
Boys Don't CryThe CureBass425613381%11/03/15
In BloomNirvanaBass741888288%28/12/14
Where is My Mind?PixiesLead8479514596%22/03/15
Sunshine of Your LoveCreamLead594277089%22/03/15
Step Out of the CarThe Boxer RebellionLead490153681%04/03/15
Surf HellLittle BarrieLead484386382%07/03/15
When I'm with YouBest CoastLead469277691%07/03/15
Song 2BlurLead8691815797%23/03/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling StonesRhythm1788%11.1%17/03/15
Plug In BabyMuseLead4912313093%07/03/15
Song 2BlurBass890016189%29/03/15
Unnatural SelectionMuseLead547849786%26/02/15
Next GirlThe Black KeysLead114630270100%19/03/15
VasolineStone Temple PilotsBass9912411689%13/03/15
Stay InJawsLead2876%14%14.4%07/04/15
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny KravitzBass620607789%12/02/15
JulesSeth ChaplaBass910017193%25/12/14
R U MineArctic MonkeysLead8291%45%50.3%25/03/15
The Spider and the FlyThe Rolling StonesBass842128490%01/01/15
Mean BitchTaddy PorterBass965955792%23/12/14
House of the Rising SunThe AnimalsBass1104559796%15/01/15
ChimneyThe Yellow Moon BandBass10148121598%29/03/15
BreedNirvanaBass855566190%01/01/15
California BrainRapScallionsBass5598418292%05/03/15
EverlongFoo FightersRhythm2673%13.3%17/03/15
IslandsThe xxBass9758212790%29/03/15
Rebel RebelDavid BowieLead574288787%07/03/15
Good EnoughTom Petty and the HeartbreakersBass1089527993%13/03/15
NowParamoreLead3188%13%13.8%25/03/15
GobbledigookSigur RósBass1112786491%06/03/15
WastelandEarlyRiseLead7072%11%13.3%25/03/15
Every Breath You TakeThe PoliceLead5988%18.0%02/03/15
Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd SkynyrdBass664884584%12/02/15
Mean BitchTaddy PorterLead6017710788%07/03/15
AngelaJarvis CockerBass11094030599%29/03/15
Next GirlThe Black KeysBass11130217797%29/03/15
A More Perfect UnionTitus AndronicusBass9000313293%15/01/15
Between the LinesStone Temple PilotsLead608949485%09/03/15
Cold CompanyMinus The BearLead8385%16%20.1%02/03/15
Surf HellLittle BarrieBass609995185%11/03/15
AngelaJarvis CockerLead14221022998%22/03/15
Number ThirteenRed FangLead6041312686%30/03/15
OutshinedSoundgardenLead570545483%30/03/15
I Got MineThe Black KeysLead613975688%30/03/15
Panic SwitchSilversun PickupsLead6408913487%07/03/15
Me and the BeanSpoonBass869984387%15/01/15
Round and RoundRattLead4381%15%18.0%22/03/15
Do You RememberThe HorrorsBass11509725897%23/12/14
Rebel Rebel (Chord version)David BowieLead617112986%12/03/15
Satch BoogieJoe SatrianiLead1469%7%8.9%24/03/15
Sweet Mountain RiverMonster TruckLead3786%18.4%18/03/15
Me and the BeanSpoonLead584939387%30/03/15
Panic SwitchSilversun PickupsBass630898583%11/03/15
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob DylanLead2389%15%18.6%22/03/15
I Got MineThe Black KeysBass889405187%15/01/15
Bat CountryAvenged SevenfoldLead5073%18.6%22/03/15
Paranoid AndroidRadioheadLead5483%20.1%18/03/15
Peace of MindBostonLead2064%21.6%10/03/15
The TrooperIron MaidenLead4184%20.2%18/03/15
Ultra SoulB'zLead2689%19.1%30/03/15
My Own SummerDeftonesLead3285%22.5%12/03/15
High and DryRadioheadLead733348190%12/03/15
Rock and Roll All NiteKissLead2383%18%24.0%08/03/15
All I Wanna DoSplashLead2582%13%20.6%25/03/15
SaviorRise AgainstLead6087%20.0%30/03/15
Walk This WayAerosmithLead1366%20.1%30/03/15
Brand New Kind of BlueGold MotelRhythm2679%16%22.7%17/03/15
Icky ThumpThe White StripesLead636107991%30/03/15
Don't Look Back In AngerOasisLead2482%24.5%12/03/15
X-KidGreen DayLead2076%14%21.5%25/03/15
You Really Got MeThe KinksRhythm1881%23.6%16/03/15
Use SomebodyKings of LeonLead7374510491%14/03/15
The Spirit Of RadioRushLead8080%25.5%10/03/15
We Share the Same SkiesThe CribsBass695168288%13/03/15
Losing My ReligionREMRhythm3780%25.1%16/03/15
Take Me OutFranz FerdinandLead7198411686%30/03/15
We Are The ChampionsQueenLead1984%24%26.3%18/03/15
Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty and the HeartbreakersLead1778%27.5%10/03/15
Rotten AppleScreaming FemalesLead2689%25.1%22/03/15
Black MagicMagic WandsLead255043277%25%26.0%24/03/15
Heart Shaped BoxNirvanaLead5189%26.0%22/03/15
The ChimeraThe Smashing PumpkinsLead3982%24.4%30/03/15
Sixteen SaltinesJack WhiteLead3592%34.0%23/02/15
Sore TummyPawsLead3482%28.9%10/03/15
EverlongFoo FightersLead4588%17%27.1%22/03/15
Brand New Kind of BlueGold MotelLead3776%24%32.2%02/03/15
I Miss YouIncubusBass1338243391%28/12/14
Say It Aint SoWeezerLead6294%26.3%30/03/15
MachineheadBushLead5594%27.8%25/03/15
Impossible DreamsVersus ThemLead6259%35.2%01/03/15
BreedNirvanaLead824317588%09/03/15
GO FURTHERTak MatsumotoLead3578%14%15.1%24/03/15
For A FoolThe ShinsLead1471%28%33.6%12/03/15
I Can't Hear YouThe Dead WeatherLead755237291%30/03/15
VasolineStone Temple PilotsLead9226120597%07/03/15
I Want Some MoreDan AuerbachLead866296592%09/03/15
Thunder Kiss '65White ZombieLead3682%41.5%23/02/15
WiresRed GFangLead6091%43.3%20/02/15
HypnotizeSystem Of a DownLead2786%16.9%24/03/15
In BloomNirvanaLead865327487%12/03/15
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling StonesLead9016710896%07/03/15
R U MineArctic MonkeysRhythm3792%38.9%17/03/15
Boys Don't CryThe CureLead981327991%09/03/15
Go With the FlowQueens of the Stone AgeBass9729316093%05/03/15
Higher GroundRed Hot Chilli PeppersLead8869815594%30/03/15
Knights of CydoniaMuseLead7289%38%47.7%02/03/15
R U MineArctic MonkeysBass6589%38%40.5%27/03/15
Slow HandsInterpolLead9987923397%23/03/15
Peace of MindBostonBass4583%41.0%27/03/15
Blood and ThunderMastodonLead1979%21.1%24/03/15
Do You RememberThe HorrorsLead1033262380%23/03/15
Stuck On A Wire Out On A FenceThe Dear HunterLead4888%38%53.0%10/03/15
Love That's GoneLa SeraRhythm4592%42%50.0%17/03/15
Pour Some Sugar on MeDef LeppardLead17692%58.4%01/03/15
Paranoid AndriodRadioheadBass4178%44%52.9%27/03/15
My GenerationThe WhoLead8392%73%74.2%01/03/15
Blitzkrieg BopRamonesLead10593%75%79.7%02/03/15
The Spirit Of RadioRushBass12190%66%66.7%27/03/15
For A FoolThe ShinsBass2390%77.0%12/03/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling StonesBass13394%51%69.7%27/03/15
Thunder Kiss '65White ZombieBass7292%68%70.2%27/03/15
Knights of CydoniaMuseBass18392%70.9%27/03/15
Love That's GoneLa SeraBass7895%86.0%04/03/15
My GenerationThe WhoBass9387%70.7%27/03/15
Sixteen SaltinesJack WhiteBass13999%49%87.4%04/03/15
Don't Look Back In AngerOasisBass7691%71.5%27/03/15
ChompersFang IslandLead7682%80.0%22/03/15
Knockin' On Heavens DoorBob DylanBass2997%82%88.2%15/03/15
Cold CompanyMinus The BearBass15893%90.8%11/03/15
All I Wanna DoSplashBass8510413295%54%83.0%27/03/15
Losing My ReligionREMBass6093%83.1%27/03/15
Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty and the HeartbreakersBass9494%84.9%26/03/15
Every Breath You TakeThe PoliceBass14493%85%85.9%27/03/15
Stay InJawsBass25895%94%95.9%15/03/15
You Really Got MeThe KinksBass4489%87.4%26/03/15
Go With the FlowQueens of the Stone AgeLead16851560499%23/03/15
X-KidGreen DayBass9894%94.2%26/03/15
Pour Some Sugar on MeDef LeppardBass10797%94%104.0%15/03/15
Black MagicMagic WandsBass19198%92%98.0%27/03/15
StoneAlice in ChainsLead14/03/15
Blitzkrieg BopQueenBass36599%106.6%27/03/15
Satch BoogieJoe SatrianiBass13090%67%77.5%15/03/15

Monday, April 6, 2015

Bank Holiday Monday

70 minutes of Bass playing today on this beautiful bank holiday. But now... Time to go out and do something less productive.

I've recently obtained a 15m snake so that I can get my mixing desk a little further from the noisy bits of a stage. I spent an hour or so yesterday testing all of the channels and trying out the various options for feeding monitor speakers.

I know that all my plans will change once I face a live setup, but should have a few sessions to practice before a live gig, and thankfully in the same room as the performance.

Recently Played

Recently I have played the following songs out of the 196 song arrangements I have been learning.

Original Rocksmith Game

Outshined by Soundgarden earning 65078 points beating previous best score of 61950.

Slither by Velvet Revolver earning 53297 points.

Plug In Baby by Muse earning 53715 points beating previous best score of 42893. I got a new best streak of notes right with 71 correct.

Slow Hands by Interpol earning 33214 points.

Boss by Chris Lee earning 37301 points beating previous best score of 34416.

Space Ostrich by Dinosaur earning 57566 points. I got a new best streak of notes right with 51 correct.

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chilli Peppers earning 27063 points. I got a new best streak of notes right with 51 correct.

Under Cover of Darkness by The Strokes earning 73368 points beating previous best score of 54245.

Use Somebody by Kings of Leon earning 100970 points. I got a new best streak of notes right with 104 correct.

I Can't Hear You by The Dead Weather earning 52183 points beating previous best score of 41389. I got a new best streak of notes right with 67 correct. I improved on my overall playing and gained 77% right.

Run Back to Your Side by Eric Clapton earning 50930 points beating previous best score of 45766. I got a new best streak of notes right with 53 correct.

Burnished by White Denim earning 27693 points beating previous best score of 27321.

Number Thirteen by Red Fang earning 42406 points.

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones earning 65280 points beating previous best score of 57563.

Rebel Rebel by David Bowie earning 58237 points beating previous best score of 56064.

High and Dry by Radiohead earning 79849 points beating previous best score of 70959. I got a new best streak of notes right with 49 correct. I improved on my overall playing and gained 84% right.

All songs played

This is the full list of songs that I have played on the two versions of the Rocksmith game.
The two versions of the game have different methods of calculating the scores. The original version just had the score, streak and percentage. In Rocksmith 2014 the score was dropped from the main results, and a mastery and an overall result was added.

The overall result can be over 100%, this occurs when a song is played in master mode. In Master mode, the game hides the notes you are expected to play. When you manage to successfully play the song in master mode, you have learned the song and should be able to play the song alongside a band or backing track.
SongArtist(s)PlayingScoreStreak%ageMasteryOverallLast Played
Sweet Mountain RiverMonster TruckLead3786%18.4%18/03/15
Blood and ThunderMastodonLead1979%21.1%24/03/15
OutshinedSoundgardenBass619504289%06/04/15
SlitherVelvet RevolverBass5849112589%06/04/15
Plug In BabyMuseBass428935591%06/04/15
SlitherVelvet RevolverLead246833378%05/04/15
Slow HandsInterpolBass334675282%06/04/15
BossChris LeeBass344166793%06/04/15
I Miss YouIncubusLead326675980%26/02/15
RicochetBrian Adam McCuneLead326214780%14/03/15
Between the LinesStone Temple PilotsBass455826385%15/01/15
RicochetBrian Adam McCuneBass479073777%12/02/15
Unnatural SelectionMuseLead547849786%26/02/15
EverlongFoo FightersRhythm2673%13.3%17/03/15
NowParamoreLead3188%13%13.8%25/03/15
WastelandEarlyRiseLead7072%11%13.3%25/03/15
Between the LinesStone Temple PilotsLead608949485%09/03/15
OutshinedSoundgardenLead570545483%30/03/15
Bat CountryAvenged SevenfoldLead5073%18.6%22/03/15
The ChimeraThe Smashing PumpkinsLead3982%24.4%30/03/15
EverlongFoo FightersLead4588%17%27.1%22/03/15
I Miss YouIncubusBass1338243391%28/12/14
WiresRed GFangLead6091%43.3%20/02/15
ChompersFang IslandLead7682%80.0%22/03/15
Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd SkynyrdLead207258597%05/04/15
BossChris LeeLead146343490%05/04/15
Space OstrichDisonaurBass610124081%06/04/15
Space OstrichDinosaurLead286734284%05/04/15
Higher GroundRed Hot Chilli PeppersBass293713774%06/04/15
Under Cover of DarknessThe StrokesBass542455486%06/04/15
Use SomebodyKings of LeonBass10612310294%06/04/15
California BrainRapScallionsLead249175486%05/04/15
I Can't Hear YouThe Dead WeatherBass413894877%06/04/15
Run Back to Your SideEric ClaptonBass457665078%06/04/15
Run Back to Your SideEric ClaptonLead258872673%23/03/15
We Share the Same SkiesThe CribsLead255824093%23/03/15
Good EnoughTom Petty and the HeartbreakersLead653004976%30/03/15
BurnishedWhite DenimLead309917492%07/03/15
IslandsThe xxLead261174386%23/03/15
Love That's GoneLa SeraLead200143493%24%25.9%25/03/15
ChimneyThe Yellow Moon BandLead271205379%07/03/15
Six AM SalvationVsThemLead500235986%30/03/15
BurnishedWhite DenimBass273213178%06/04/15
JulesSeth ChaplaLead338316367%14/03/15
Number ThirteenRed FangBass426725679%06/04/15
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling StonesBass575636580%06/04/15
Rebel RebelDavid BowieBass560644286%06/04/15
Where is My Mind?PixiesBass11301424097%23/12/14
Under Cover of DarknessThe StrokesLead313025177%19/03/15
Six AM SalvationVsThemBass839719183%29/03/15
The Spider and the FlyThe Rolling StonesLead379434098%09/03/15
Well OK HoneyJenny OLead482632288%30/03/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling StonesLead4989%43%47.1%25/03/15
Play with FireThe Rolling StonesLead381273380%07/03/15
Sunshine of Your LoveCreamBass583167590%01/01/15
Losing My ReligionREMLead7292%41%50.6%25/03/15
High and DryRadioheadBass709594684%06/04/15
Well OK HoneyJenny OBass701344887%23/12/14
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob DylanRhythm2190%6.9%17/03/15
A More Perfect UnionTitus AndronicusLead4244110083%07/03/15
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny KravitzLead374244785%30/03/15
Step Out of the CarThe Boxer RebellionBass470335384%05/03/15
Take Me OutFranz FerdinandBass664177086%01/01/15
I Want Some MoreDan AuerbachBass731753585%29/03/15
House of the Rising SunThe AnimalsLead4732715293%07/03/15
GobbledigookSigur RósLead4395312992%09/03/15
Boys Don't CryThe CureBass425613381%11/03/15
In BloomNirvanaBass741888288%28/12/14
Where is My Mind?PixiesLead8479514596%22/03/15
Sunshine of Your LoveCreamLead594277089%22/03/15
Step Out of the CarThe Boxer RebellionLead490153681%04/03/15
Surf HellLittle BarrieLead484386382%07/03/15
When I'm with YouBest CoastLead469277691%07/03/15
Song 2BlurLead8691815797%05/04/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling StonesRhythm1788%11.1%17/03/15
Plug In BabyMuseLead4912313093%07/03/15
Next GirlThe Black KeysLead114630270100%19/03/15
VasolineStone Temple PilotsBass9912411689%13/03/15
Stay InJawsLead2876%14%14.4%02/03/15
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny KravitzBass620607789%12/02/15
JulesSeth ChaplaBass910017193%25/12/14
R U MineArctic MonkeysLead8291%45%50.3%25/03/15
The Spider and the FlyThe Rolling StonesBass842128490%01/01/15
Mean BitchTaddy PorterBass965955792%23/12/14
House of the Rising SunThe AnimalsBass1104559796%15/01/15
ChimneyThe Yellow Moon BandBass10148121598%29/03/15
BreedNirvanaBass855566190%01/01/15
California BrainRapScallionsBass5598418292%05/03/15
IslandsThe xxBass9758212790%29/03/15
Rebel RebelDavid BowieLead574288787%07/03/15
Good EnoughTom Petty and the HeartbreakersBass1089527993%13/03/15
GobbledigookSigur RósBass1112786491%06/03/15
Every Breath You TakeThe PoliceLead5988%18.0%02/03/15
Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd SkynyrdBass664884584%12/02/15
Mean BitchTaddy PorterLead6017710788%07/03/15
AngelaJarvis CockerBass11094030599%29/03/15
Next GirlThe Black KeysBass11130217797%29/03/15
A More Perfect UnionTitus AndronicusBass9000313293%15/01/15
Cold CompanyMinus The BearLead8385%16%20.1%02/03/15
Surf HellLittle BarrieBass609995185%11/03/15
AngelaJarvis CockerLead14221022998%22/03/15
Number ThirteenRed FangLead6041312686%30/03/15
I Got MineThe Black KeysLead613975688%30/03/15
Panic SwitchSilversun PickupsLead6408913487%07/03/15
Me and the BeanSpoonBass869984387%15/01/15
Do You RememberThe HorrorsBass11509725897%23/12/14
Rebel Rebel (Chord version)David BowieLead617112986%12/03/15
Satch BoogieJoe SatrianiLead1469%7%8.9%24/03/15
Me and the BeanSpoonLead584939387%30/03/15
Panic SwitchSilversun PickupsBass630898583%11/03/15
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob DylanLead2389%15%18.6%22/03/15
I Got MineThe Black KeysBass889405187%15/01/15
Paranoid AndroidRadioheadLead5483%20.1%18/03/15
Peace of MindBostonLead2064%21.6%10/03/15
The TrooperIron MaidenLead4184%20.2%18/03/15
High and DryRadioheadLead733348190%12/03/15
All I Wanna DoSplashLead2582%13%20.6%25/03/15
Walk This WayAerosmithLead1366%20.1%30/03/15
Brand New Kind of BlueGold MotelRhythm2679%16%22.7%17/03/15
Icky ThumpThe White StripesLead636107991%30/03/15
X-KidGreen DayLead2076%14%21.5%25/03/15
Use SomebodyKings of LeonLead7374510491%14/03/15
The Spirit Of RadioRushLead8080%25.5%10/03/15
We Share the Same SkiesThe CribsBass695168288%13/03/15
Losing My ReligionREMRhythm3780%25.1%16/03/15
Take Me OutFranz FerdinandLead7198411686%30/03/15
We Are The ChampionsQueenLead1984%24%26.3%18/03/15
Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty and the HeartbreakersLead1778%27.5%10/03/15
Rotten AppleScreaming FemalesLead2689%25.1%22/03/15
Black MagicMagic WandsLead255043277%25%26.0%24/03/15
Sixteen SaltinesJack WhiteLead3592%34.0%23/02/15
Sore TummyPawsLead3482%28.9%10/03/15
Brand New Kind of BlueGold MotelLead3776%24%32.2%02/03/15
Impossible DreamsVersus ThemLead6259%35.2%01/03/15
BreedNirvanaLead824317588%09/03/15
GO FURTHERTak MatsumotoLead3578%14%15.1%24/03/15
For A FoolThe ShinsLead1471%28%33.6%12/03/15
I Can't Hear YouThe Dead WeatherLead755237291%30/03/15
VasolineStone Temple PilotsLead9226120597%07/03/15
I Want Some MoreDan AuerbachLead866296592%09/03/15
Thunder Kiss '65White ZombieLead3682%41.5%23/02/15
In BloomNirvanaLead865327487%12/03/15
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling StonesLead9016710896%07/03/15
R U MineArctic MonkeysRhythm3792%38.9%17/03/15
Boys Don't CryThe CureLead981327991%09/03/15
Go With the FlowQueens of the Stone AgeBass9729316093%05/03/15
Higher GroundRed Hot Chilli PeppersLead8869815594%30/03/15
Knights of CydoniaMuseLead7289%38%47.7%02/03/15
R U MineArctic MonkeysBass6589%38%40.5%27/03/15
Slow HandsInterpolLead9987923397%23/03/15
Peace of MindBostonBass4583%41.0%27/03/15
Do You RememberThe HorrorsLead1033262380%23/03/15
Stuck On A Wire Out On A FenceThe Dear HunterLead4888%38%53.0%10/03/15
Love That's GoneLa SeraRhythm4592%42%50.0%17/03/15
Pour Some Sugar on MeDef LeppardLead17692%58.4%01/03/15
Paranoid AndriodRadioheadBass4178%44%52.9%27/03/15
My GenerationThe WhoLead8392%73%74.2%01/03/15
Blitzkrieg BopRamonesLead10593%75%79.7%02/03/15
The Spirit Of RadioRushBass12190%66%66.7%27/03/15
For A FoolThe ShinsBass2390%77.0%12/03/15
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling StonesBass13394%51%69.7%27/03/15
Thunder Kiss '65White ZombieBass7292%68%70.2%27/03/15
Knights of CydoniaMuseBass18392%70.9%27/03/15
Love That's GoneLa SeraBass7895%86.0%04/03/15
My GenerationThe WhoBass9387%70.7%27/03/15
Sixteen SaltinesJack WhiteBass13999%49%87.4%04/03/15
Knockin' On Heavens DoorBob DylanBass2997%82%88.2%15/03/15
Cold CompanyMinus The BearBass15893%90.8%11/03/15
All I Wanna DoSplashBass8510413295%54%83.0%27/03/15
Losing My ReligionREMBass6093%83.1%27/03/15
Mary Jane's Last DanceTom Petty and the HeartbreakersBass9494%84.9%26/03/15
Every Breath You TakeThe PoliceBass14493%85%85.9%27/03/15
Stay InJawsBass25895%94%95.9%15/03/15
Go With the FlowQueens of the Stone AgeLead16851560499%23/03/15