Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Hmmm... Tricky one. I think the style I have developed as a player can be most clearly traced from: The Who - Live at Leeds Black Sabbath - Master of Reality. In that, as hard as I try, I always find myself running about on little flights of fancy. Works well with one guitar player though, and I seem to have got away with it so far! There are countless other massive influences on my playing, but none so clearly apparent as these two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wriggers Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1359924899' post='1962212'] Sadly, I have only one, but it does sum up my playing adequately: "The Hissing of Summer Lawns", not the most famous one, but the one by The Royal Society for the Preservation of Public Greens and Parks [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wriggers Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1359925781' post='1962227'] Hmm. Tough one but it's probably... [/quote]Me likey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Bit of a mishmash for me too, but the nearest 2 are: Public Image - PiL Ah, the name is Bootsy Baby - Bootsy's Rubber Band And there's hints of Dreamscape - Jamaaladeen Tacuma. But obviously not as good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) I'm not a complicated man Edited February 4, 2013 by Ian Savage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1359974857' post='1962608'] 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] From watching Funky Monks is appears that Rick Rubin tamed the Flea for that album too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I had to think quite hard about this but I think these are a fair representation; Robben Ford & The Blue Line (1st album) The Royal Scam - Steely Dan I so wanted to be able to cite an album with Pino on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 [quote name='simon1964' timestamp='1359931614' post='1962343'] English Settlement - XTC [/quote] Totally, utterly blinding (double) album! And I really can't find two that sum me up as a player. I just sound like "me". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 For me its probably Dookie by Green Day and Appetite by GnR. Our guitard reckons I play like LoMenzo but I dont hear it TBH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Discharge's WHY, Strangler's Black and White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 A farewell to kings and Back in black (surprised that hasn't been mentioned yet). This is an interesting thread,because it's not necessarily the albums which most influenced you, but the ones which best reflect how your playing style turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Too many really , but two....................? Ok, two that won't have been mentioned but contain some really tasty playing of the fretless persuasion "Grace and Danger" John Martyn and "Welcome To The Cruise" Judie Tzuke Of course around the same time I was absorbing Level 42 (first), Little Feat etc...but that's two I took a lot from via John Giblin, and the ever tasteful Mo Foster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 The Yes Album - for showing that bass players don't need to stand at the back and look miserable Hejira - Joni Mitchell - see point A, and add - sometimes they don't need frets either I've stuck one of Chris Squire's runs from 'Yours is no disgrace' into god knows how many other songs, and Jaco's minimalist phrasing sets the bar into which I regularly crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzbass2000 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Ramones The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizznit Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) I have had to think quite hard about a reply to this thread! Its quite difficult as I have played in jazz/funk bands and rock bands, so there are two sides to me. I guess the following albums reflect closely to my playing style... Risqué - Chic (my funky side) RATM - RATM (my naughty side) Bernard Edwards is not at all surprising to me as he is my all time favourite player and I always aspire to sound as tight as he did on Risqué, but Tim Commerford comes to mind when I think about my aggressive rock playing. My tone and style is quite similar when I want to put my foot down in a rock band. I modelled myself on the self titled Rage Against The Machine when I was in my first rock band and I always think about that album if I need to play angry! Edited February 5, 2013 by shizznit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 The stranglers -rattus norvegicus Deep purple-burn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 The Yes Album and Wishbone Ash - first 4 albums. Chris Squire and Martin Turner inspired me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Symphony X - Paradise Lost Prog metal awesomeness. Obviously I'm not as skilled or creative as Michael Lepond, but the first time I heard him I identified a lot with his style. Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine Just because the nasty clanky tone on that album has really inspired me over the years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 The Jam - All Mod Cons. UFO - Obsession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 These two probably sum me up... Iron Maiden - Powerslave Dave Lee Roth - Eat em and smile. (Although I'm not suggesting I can play all of Billy's crazy stuff on this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggiesnr Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Jack the Lad - Old Straight Track (you can play jigs and reels on a bass, and I still keep trying) Pentangle - Basket of Light (a very young Danny Thompson proving that root/fifth is not the only way to play folk) Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 [quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1360078393' post='1964470'] [/quote] We have a winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 As far as my playing when given a bit of freedom and not just required to play stuff note-for-note-ish for my covers band, these two have been my biggest influences... RHCP -Live At Hyde Park (Flea. The bass version of I Feel Love is brilliant. Lots of overplaying and unnecessary fills throughout the album. Love it.) Sun -Force of Nature (bit obscure, had to order the LP from the States, but easily some of the filthiest 80's slap-funk basslines and overall grooves I've ever heard) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Weather Report- Black Market Marvin Gaye- whats going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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