@SeventhMagpie @venetianblond I’m playing more, but really, no. As usual, new-years resolutions just set me up for failure.😕

@Devils_Rancher But then, the year has not ended yet. ;)

@SeventhMagpie true🙂. I spent an hour working on Yes songs last night - my tribute band is trying to record a proper demo & last week’s practice was a bit of a train wreck. Felt good to sit with the headphones on, & you asking actually spurred me to get up off my butt.

@Devils_Rancher That's great! Half a year ahead, lots of things can be done. Don't give up just yet. :) Finding time to practice can be tough, I know that first hand. But even 15 minutes is better than nothing. Although a whole hour is much better than 15 minutes, of course. :)

@SeventhMagpie Playing the bass also takes physical conditioning - it’s a somewhat athletic instrument, especially on these 15-minute-long songs.

@Devils_Rancher Sounds like a challenge. ;)

@SeventhMagpie Heart of the Sunrise is exhausting. We can usually only practice it maybe 3 times in an evening before my forearms give out.

@Devils_Rancher Do you always pay it whole during practice? If so, it might not be the best way. Break it in pieces, determine which one need closer attention, and practice this piece separately. Then run the whole song in the end of practice session to see the result. Such approach will be more productive and less tiring.

Do you maybe record something? :)

@SeventhMagpie yeah, we do both - work on sections then tie it all together. We record everything just in case we get something good.