NJE Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Hello, I have recently picked up a EUB and I have started looking around for song to play along with and learn, to get myself into the instrument. I am not a massive Jazz fan so I have been looking for 'Pop' music with double bass parts or songs that could be played on double bass quite easily. Now by 'Pop' I mean fairly contemporary, commercial music. To give an example, I am a big fan of Seth Lakeman so I have been listening to his bass player a lot, I have also been listening Christian McBride's playing on the Live DVD Sting did in Tuscany. I know other bands like Mumford and Sons have a double bass player and whilst they are not pop in the same vein as say Kylie, they are a 'Popular' band and are played on Radio 1 etc. So can anyone maybe suggest some bands or songs to check out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Love cats - The Cure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Guillemots? Skip to 1:10... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EaAYi64Rpo[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Kirsty Mc Call - In These Shoes. some nice EUB here. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E7wHBG3WWo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E7wHBG3WWo[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Lisa Hannigan. A lot of old ska is on double bass (Skatalites, Byron Lee, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 It also depends on your definition of pop. Does it go as far back as Johnny Cash and 'Fulsom Prison Blues' etc? I assume probably not. I know this is not a chart-topping band, but my previous band Rattlin Bone got me into DB playing and the lines are very easy and quite poppy. They are generally blues progressions - here's a free link http://rattlinbone.com/2011/the-life-and-death-of/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Ones that spring to mind are Soul Coughing, Ben Folds and Red Snapper. Some examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihZlQOaR8b8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VULBO_pYl18&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLDBE09C00843DF8AD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1338894178' post='1680587'] Guillemots? Skip to 1:10... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EaAYi64Rpo[/media] [/quote] LOVE THAT!! heard the band name before but never heard them, Love her too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Eliza Dolittle , her bass player uses upright almost exclusively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bassman Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) My Guy - Mary Wells - 1964 plus a few other Mowtown hits - Heatwave - Bby Love James Jamerson double bass Edited June 5, 2012 by Mr Bassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1338895500' post='1680643'] It also depends on your definition of pop. Does it go as far back as Johnny Cash and 'Fulsom Prison Blues' etc? I assume probably not. I know this is not a chart-topping band, but my previous band Rattlin Bone got me into DB playing and the lines are very easy and quite poppy. They are generally blues progressions - here's a free link [url="http://rattlinbone.com/2011/the-life-and-death-of/"]http://rattlinbone.c...e-and-death-of/[/url] [/quote] Will have a listen, Johnny Cash is pretty much contemporary. I have seen Rattlin Bone stuff before, will check it out agin now I have upright though. [quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1338897398' post='1680703'] Eliza Dolittle , her bass player uses upright almost exclusively. [/quote] Good Stuff, youtube-ing now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Imelda May http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZucJAkzCNq8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) [quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1338897398' post='1680703'] Eliza Dolittle , her bass player uses upright almost exclusively. [/quote] Indeed. And I played DB on a track on her first album... Edited June 5, 2012 by jakenewmanbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassInMyFace Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 sorry to do this to you all but a fairly horrible song from x factor reject olly murs. DB sounds alright tho. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3EG4olrFjY&ob=av2e"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3EG4olrFjY&ob=av2e[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Am I the only one who likes to try out on the upright the easier basslines I learn on bass guitar? Pop or rock, or whatever I've been learning at the moment, I will try just for fun, unless the bassline's too fast or jumps around the fretboard too much for my present skills. Edited June 5, 2012 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah thomas Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I try things out on an electric piano first, to get the sound in my ears. Then my dodgy intonation doesn't mislead so much. NJE - you might like a listen to Skinny Lister, recently signed by Sunday Best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCgv6ruGCB4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAkDfQXj6b4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Caro Emerald: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcQtvM82MdQ& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumble Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1338899153' post='1680749'] Am I the only one who likes to try out on the upright the easier basslines I learn on bass guitar? Pop or rock, or whatever I've been learning at the moment, I will try just for fun, unless the bassline's too fast or jumps around the fretboard too much for my present skills. [/quote] +1 I'm (slowly) working my way through the transition from tab to notation and I find it easier to work out the lines on the bass guitar, to get them in my fingers/brain, then try out on DB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Yep, I'm another who works out bass lines on electric, then transfers to DB. Its just easier (for me anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1338899153' post='1680749'] Am I the only one who likes to try out on the upright the easier basslines I learn on bass guitar? Pop or rock, or whatever I've been learning at the moment, I will try just for fun, unless the bassline's too fast or jumps around the fretboard too much for my present skills. [/quote] I do that and I find what's most interesting about it is that, often, I'm really not going to play exactly the same on the upright. It's likely to be simplified and to contain more open strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1338933076' post='1681446'] I do that and I find what's most interesting about it is that, often, I'm really not going to play exactly the same on the upright. It's likely to be simplified and to contain more open strings. [/quote] Yup, but that happens to me on the HB, which looks and - more importantly - sounds much more like a double bass than my NXT. On the latter, too many open strings sound as bad as they do on bass guitar, due to the type of strings it's got on and its passive electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1338933435' post='1681453'] .. too many open strings sound as bad as they do on bass guitar ... [/quote] I actually really like open strings, I don't think they sound bad at all, and play them a lot, seems odd not to, but on fretless or upright I use them even more as an intonation reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-basser Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKy6MWS2iws&feature=related[/media] Some of Admiral Fallow's stuff is double bass and pretty poppy Edited June 5, 2012 by d-basser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1338933661' post='1681457'] I actually really like open strings, I don't think they sound bad at all, and play them a lot, seems odd not to, but on fretless or upright I use them even more as an intonation reference. [/quote] They don't necessarily sound "bad" but they muddle the sound when you play a lot of them in succession (E and A for instance, etc.). The same doesn't seem to happen on a DB. My NXT, however, has reference dots on its fingerboard so I try to fret the notes when possible. Edited June 5, 2012 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1338933661' post='1681457'] I actually really like open strings, I don't think they sound bad at all, and play them a lot, seems odd not to, but on fretless or upright I use them even more as an intonation reference. [/quote] Dig. I also really love the idea of Ed Friedland's "open string bounce" - good way to move quickly up the neck! (Edit - not that Ed was the first or only guy to think of this, just he has a good name for it) Edited June 5, 2012 by Hector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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