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I stuck it for the first few minutes but could take too much of Ms Stone. Never have understood why her and soul are ever mentioned in the same sentence. Can't say i'm a fan of Ruby Turner's singing either so off the TV went.

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1419986726' post='2644711']
He just always looked and sounded genuinely dangerous, it wasn't an act.
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That was the general look at the time and he didn't ever look that dangerous to me but that's maybe because i saw The Stranglers so many times in pubs and before the hits.
He didn't look anywhere near as menacing to me as Strummer, Brilleaux or Sean Tyla when they were on stage on the pub circuit in the 70s.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1330529028' post='1558904']
I've decided. The Stranglers were Prog Punk.
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Sounds about right to me. There were never a punk band that's for sure and they will always be simply a very good pub rock band to these ears and with the fierce competition at the time that's a compliment.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1420037141' post='2645056']
One of the reasons we love JJ's playing of course is the fact he's high in the mix, it's just so refreshing to hear a bass that's not buried below drums and guitar
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I can't remember how high he was in the mix around 1975/76 down the Nashville Rooms, Hope & Anchor etc but it was usually so loud you had to point at the the beer tap to get them to understand what you wanted to drink.

A friend of mine is involved with this project so i thought i'd post a link as it may be of interest to some on here.

https://www.crowdshed.com/projects/midnight-of-my-life-a-new-short-film

The best moments for me was seeing JJB with The Stranglers every other Thursday in summer 1976 for free down the Nashville Rooms.

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Here's a thread from a year ago...........

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/200974-bass-centre-bill-wyman-bass/page__p__2004011__hl__wyman%20bass__fromsearch__1#entry2004011

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[quote name='scalpy' timestamp='1419791423' post='2642739']
way more informative is chuck rainey's, but he talks about music making not playing.
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No real surprise there. Rainey is a legend who has performed on thousands of sessions and with most of the greats over six decades. A much different bass player as well.

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1419714100' post='2642200']
It went for 78 quid some one did well
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......and it all happened nearly three years ago.

I must point out that although i posted two examples of Funk i am fully aware that there are many more examples of that genre and not just the two i posted.

P.S. We also found out some time ago that it wasn't actually Funk that the op was after anyway.

Jaco. The old lady down my street with the poodle that she puts a tartan coat on hasn't even heard of him.

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[quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1419538523' post='2640778']
Reminds me a little of Vulfpeck
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For some reason i always feel like doing this whenever i see that All About That (Upright) Bass video.

http://youtu.be/i8IbvVTXOIo

[quote name='cybertect' timestamp='1419202867' post='2637636']
I wouldn't disagree

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That's a Duesy!!!

[quote name='Drax' timestamp='1419200654' post='2637606']
when people talk about 'white man funk', they're the benchmark.
Actually not too far from a lot of current function bands.
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That's a very good point. I really like that comparison.

[quote name='Bobthedog' timestamp='1419201098' post='2637615']
Duffy does a pretty good version in the soundtrack for The Boat that Rocked.
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To me that's the sound of a singer shouting it instead of singing it with the emotion the original had.

No Funkapolitan fans out there then?

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1419196415' post='2637538']
I do intend to YouTube the hell out of him to find more. I'm just wondering which tracks in particular may have inspired my fellow basschatters...

A title change methinks!..
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Good luck with your search. Anthony Jackson has played on hundreds of sessions over the years and albums some of which would have used more than one bass player which makes it harder to work out who played on what.
In the early Sigma Sound Studios days he played on numerous Philadelphia International and Gamble & Huff sessions including The O'Jays, Three Degrees, Billy Paul, MFSB and many more. Of course he's played on sessions by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, Ashford & Simpson, Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Madonna, Simon & Garfunkel etc but he can be heard on some great albums by Lee Ritenour, Al Di Meola, Norman Connors etc etc.
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http://youtu.be/3-MRnhWcImE