Rick never exhibits the knowledge, so there is no way to tell whether you or I are correct.
That, in a nutshell, was the impetus behind me writing my initial remark on mansplaining, which has since avalanched a bit…
Sorry… especially to the OP 
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I may be accused of mansplaining but in truth I am not often cognizant of a person’s gender when discussing something. All my sisters have a PhD, MD, or both so to me there’s never been a doubt which gender got the better of the brains genes (and I’m youngest)
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I almost forgot what this thread was about and i’m just as guilty 
. It’s like every thread should just be moved to the lounge after 10 replies or 1 from @howard
Some/most times it’s hard to stick to the topic when people have interesting thoughts to share. As long as people don’t read past the 2nd post they’ll be fine 
When people on reddit ask about bass courses i always recommend bassbuzz and i always say what a great community there is here 
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I considered that being on topic @Barney
After all the discussions about the term “mansplaining” I had to google the term. I have heared and seen it before, also being used in German discussions (can’t remember any Dutch discussions though).
From Wikipedia I gather that the core meaning is: “when a man takes a condescending tone in an explanation to anyone, regardless of the age or gender of the intended recipients”.
The condescending nature of a statement seems to be key…
It’s great that nobody here is ever guilty of that 
On a side note: I find it sexistic to only attribute “mansplaining” to men only. Women should have the right to make the mistake of mainsplaining too … and some surely do!
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Whilst you’re in the mood for using Google; look up “the patriarchy’ and maybe understand the context of mansplaining within that system.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. But I have cleared my statement with my gf (she is the boss!) and she said it’s ok
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Only if you agree to call them Loretta and that in principle they have the right to have babies.
Can we please get back to the music stuff? 
Yeah, it’s crazy. I think it was Victor Wooten who was being interviewed about his playing. He said he tries to never play the same song the same way twice. I do it too when we’re performing. It’s the only time I can get away with throwing in an extra this or that and changing it up on the fly, without getting ribbed about it. Guitar players give me the stink eye and smile when I do it.
I just spent $40 on his book. I wish it comes with an accompaniment Audio. 
I tend to think it’s a bit OCD to insist on any ‘right way’. If I listen carefully to any track I hear variations. For example the same bar in one verse might have a very slightly different pause than in a different verse. It doesn’t really make a difference unless you listen exceptionally closely. Equally many players will play a song differently live as compared to in the studio. Additionally when a pro does a cover they will always change it and give it their own spin; otherwise what’s the point?
So why should we be any different? Play it the way you feel it and enjoy it!
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Hey @Al1885 , I think I spend $11.99 a month for the Premium Spotify. Just finished the Victor Wooten audiobook (actually ended it early), and now starting Michael McDonald. Nice to have them read by the musicians and to move from computer to phone.
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Never played in an orchestra have you 
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Even there the conductor will do their own interpretation and many/most soloists will improvise their own variations (I remember a radio announcer over here, after playing a piece, saying something along the lines of “And that was Nigel Kennedy playing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons…with a few extra notes”. In fact classical music has a long history of improvisation, complete with improvisation battles (I believe Beethoven was particularly good at these).
But yes, if you have 100 people on a stage all playing instruments together then some discipline is required. But equally if you listen to the same orchestral piece being played with three different conductors/orchestras then then you will hear three different versions of that music. So, ultimately, even in the realm of orchestral music, I’d argue very strongly that there is no one right way; just many different interpretations.
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I saw Vivaldi and the Four Seasons performed by the Academy of Ancient Music once, which is an ensemble that uses period correct instruments, and they explained that original Four Seasons had entire sections where the original score was like “add violin here”. The guitar parts were not scored at all and meant for improv. So Nigel’s improv was what the composer intended.
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