Cat Burrito Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Probably somewhere between The Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo and the OST of The Banana Splits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 The nearest I can think of is these two... Led Zeppelin - II Miloopa - Unicode But it's not entirely accurate as I could just as easily say LTJ Bukem - Journey Inwards & Kurt Elling - Man In The Air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) ermmm... Oh, I know: [attachment=126733:Be-Bop-Deluxe-Live-In-The-Air-A-518569.jpg][attachment=126734:murmur.png] Edited February 3, 2013 by rushbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Best of Motown double CD boxset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Violent Femmes - Hallowed Ground Ozric Tentacles - Live Underslunky Try as I might, I can never shake off the influence these two albums have had on me. They are probably part of my DNA by now, the first cuts are the deepest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 It would have to be Hawkwind: [i]Space Ritual [/i] and King Crimson: [i]USA[/i] (or other live recordings of the John Wetton era) for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Live at Leeds - The Who Made in Japan - Deep Purple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 The Jam - All Mod Cons. Another one who has been influenced by Bruce Foxtons plectrum powered lines. And The Beatles - Revolver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) I was going to vote Setting Sons, but as Bruce Foxton's had several mentions I'll go for: 1 No More Heroes - Stranglers 2 English Settlement - XTC Edited February 3, 2013 by simon1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiloco Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Rush: Hemispheres Death: Individual thought patterns (Allan Holdsworth: Live in Japan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassection Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Two albums you've never heard of! 1. Rock Pit - High and Mighty Color 2. Seeds of Hope - SiM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowender Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 The YES Album Motown's Greatest Hits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judo Chop Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I wouldn't say my choices sum my style up because I steal little tricks and techniques from almost everything I listen to The Stone Roses- Turns Into Stone and a load of assorted Beatles songs because that's what got me interested in playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 It's really interesting seeing what people are coming up with here This is a tough though, I guess these two albums have had the greatest influence on my playing Tool - Aenima For the melodic style of the bass parts that move the songs to new places. Dysrhythmia - Barriers and Passages For the aggressive bass tone and rhythms. ... I wish I was half as good as those players though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looper Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 First one's easy; Band of Gypsies-Hendrix. Second one would be more in terms of style than ability; Led Zeppelin(1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 [quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1359964607' post='1962477'] I wouldn't say my choices sum my style up because I steal little tricks and techniques from almost everything I listen to [/quote] Same here. But as I tend to wear my bigger influences on my sleeve... and maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lizard Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Mine would have to be two very different albums - Jamiroquai - Return of the Space Cowboy and Capdown - Pound for the Sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 There is some hallowed bass playing on this most individual of Stranglers albums. Both Hugh and JJ site it as their favourite (although JJ puts The Raven on an equal footing): Also, on a more recent note, Hugh plays with a wonderful bass player nowadays. An american called Steve Fishman who lays down some wicked grooves, sometimes with fingers, sometimes with a plectrum, on this 2012 album by the old codger. Both of the above is how I try to play bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 [quote name='Stan_da_man' timestamp='1359924267' post='1962194'] Chili Peppers - By The Way. The album (and song) that got me into bass playing. Still a big influence on how I play. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking. Someone told me once after one of my very first gigs that I played like Eric Avery from Jane's. Told the guy I never heard of him and them! Got the album the week after and became a fan. [/quote] Were you aware that Flea said he heard Eric Avery and it made him realise he was overplaying so he revised his style for BSSM to make his bass lines simpler but with more rhythmic impact? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) Mine change from time to time, and I think I'm developing my own approach finally, with volume pedal and soundscape type stuff as well as the usual pumping bass lines. Big influences on my approach to harmony and bass line construction are .. Way beyond my capabilities but I find endless inspiration from Scott Thunes on Zappa's Make a Jazz Noise Here .. I lent this to someone years ago and never got it back. Nevertheless, its force remains very strong in me, Ani Das is a great bassist and musician with a very strong bass philosophy. ADF's Rafi's Revenge Edited February 4, 2013 by silddx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I don't think I could distill my playing style down to only two albums. My style is a miss-mash of all sorts of things (mostly from the late 70s and early 80s) and depending on what type of music I'm playing different influences become more prominent. Plus at the time when my playing was most directly being influenced by what I heard, I was mostly listening to and playing synthesisers, so the albums that have had the most impact on have I play may well have no bass guitar on them at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Ramones Solid Air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumps Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 In the early days Infectious Groves- Sarsippius Ark Metallica- Black Album/ or earlier stuff. When I first picked up bass I was a metal purist, I still like the music but after overdosing on this music I now wanted to play more melodic bass lines. Nowadays Air-Moon safari Ill Communication-The Beastie Boys Both albums delivery beautiful bass lines & I just think these are more what I play now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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discreet Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1359975785' post='1962627'] Ani Das is a great bassist and musician with a very strong bass philosophy. [/quote] He certainly is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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