dmccombe7 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, MGB said: This is just such a great musical album with all players being in topform but for me as a bassplayer Jeff Berlin stood out even more. +1 on this album. Saw bass playing in a different light when i heard this. Was lucky enough to see Jeff Berlin with John McLaughlin back in 80's. Been a fan of Jeff's since. Can't play like him but i can dream a lot. Dave Edited September 24, 2019 by dmccombe7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 As a young scrote for me it was 3 albums that did it; Rattus Norvegicus (Stranglers), New Gold Dream (Simple Minds) and Sulk (Associates). All having upfront and melodic basslines that really underpin much of the tunage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Yep to the Rattus Norvegicus, and most Rush stuff, lots of bass driving the songs. Slightly more subtly, Lizzy's stuff is a favourite, too. Solo bass albums? I've bought a few and got rid: a bass solo'ed is like a comedian explaining comedy: instructional, and occasionally interesting, but not the point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christhammer666 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 hearing Rexs bass on far beyond driven by Pantera. i already had a bass but never really paid any attention to it until i heard that album 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: +1 on this album. Saw bass playing in a different light when i heard this. Was lucky enough to see Jeff Berlin with John McLaughlin back in 80's. Been a fan of Jeff's since. Can't play like him but i can dream a lot. Dave was that with Trilok Gurtu on percussion? I caught that tour in Leeds - would have been 1987 or 8 I believe. had bought the tickets thinking it would be jonas Hellborg on bass but was more than blown away when jeff played joe frazier. back on topic, the first album brought out by a bassist that I really noticed was Squire's fish out of water. Then Jaco Pastorious'eponymous debut and Stanley's I wanna Play for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Was that very tour. I just couldn't remember the percussionists name but he had a weird set up and seemed to kneel if i remember right. Was a terrific night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Stan the man - School days and that 1st solo (brown cover). It isn't my playing, but showed the variety of possibilities. Level42 helped me to find several instrument details like different string gauges. All records, where bassist is that magical ingredient that makes the arrangement work. Take the bass away and the song is lifeless. All players that play only the right notes in right places. They don't need to play every note but are able to simplify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Many albums have made a big impact on me musically of the years... but the first album that really changed the way I thought about bass was 'Eat Em & Smile' by David Lee Roth... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Cest Chic I wore this old vinyl copy out I bought in 1994. I bought it from an old crumbling record shop in Blaydon it still had the plastic and original price tag on it. Bernard and the band were just the pinnacle of tight funky playing. I always thought to myself why does no one realise how great these guys were. 20 years later everybody finally realised. Guess daft punk must have been thinking the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 This: And this: And this: Oh this: This too: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1974 - I was Seventeen when the 'Back To Oakland' (TOP) album came out, I went straight out and bought a copy. Still one of my favourite albums to this day. Rocco's Bass playing just blew me away at the time (as did the terrific arrangements). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepb24 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Again not a bass album as such but Hooky's work on " Closer" certainly had some effect on me...I actually had that before "Unknown Pleasures" ( and, strangely, some time before I ever heard LWTUA or Transmission as well...), knew I was hearing something special even then 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 4 hours ago, YouMa said: Cest Chic I wore this old vinyl copy out I bought in 1994. I bought it from an old crumbling record shop in Blaydon it still had the plastic and original price tag on it. Bernard and the band were just the pinnacle of tight funky playing. I always thought to myself why does no one realise how great these guys were. 20 years later everybody finally realised. Guess daft punk must have been thinking the same. I bought Sister Sledge “We Are Family” in the very early ‘80s. Plenty of people realised how good Bernard and the boys were at the time.😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Again, not bass albums, but 'The Comforts of Madness' and 'In Ribbons' by the Pale Saints were a big influence on my playing. Household names ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, davepb24 said: Again not a bass album as such but Hooky's work on " Closer" certainly had some effect on me...I actually had that before "Unknown Pleasures" ( and, strangely, some time before I ever heard LWTUA or Transmission as well...), knew I was hearing something special even then Being born in '73 I was too young to appreciate Joy Division when they were around. I got into them in my early teens through New Order and JD's Substance was the first album that really made me think about the bass, that and Power, Corruption and Lies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepb24 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, Maude said: Being born in '73 I was too young to appreciate Joy Division when they were around. I got into them in my early teens through New Order and JD's Substance was the first album that really made me think about the bass, that and Power, Corruption and Lies. Lol I'm a few years older but just missed JD, my school class was very much rock/metal, no problem there but I was the only Status Quo fan and got laughed at for having their name down one strap of my rucksack and OMD's on the other...honestly did not get the connection between JD and New Order for quite some time either... :-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A. Smalls Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) Not bass albums strictly, but the bassists were certainly a driving force in the bands that made these records: Rob Wright (NoMeansNo), Mike Watt (Minutemen), David Wm. Sims (Jesus Lizard). It was a revelation when I found this stuff - bass mags at the time only seemed to go on about Stanley Clarke or Jaco Pastorious. I know they're great players and all, but their smooth waffle meant nothing to me (and to be honest, it still doesn't). I did however eventually find Charles Mingus, and that felt good. Edited September 24, 2019 by D.A. Smalls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Has to be Jaco Pastorious' eponymous album. That blew me away as a teenager. There's shid on there that I still can't play to this day. 2nd up would be Level 42's The Early Tapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 As well as Bootsy this had a definite influence on me, though it's only a lowly single! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 20 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: As well as Bootsy this had a definite influence on me, though it's only a lowly single! The first two Bauhaus albums were (I was going to say influential, perhaps not the right word) eye-openers for me in a kind of ‘sonic palette’ way, what was actually possible with guitar, bass and drums. Excellent albums and a great live band especially around the time of Mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: great live band Indeed! Saw them a number of times, and even attempted a Daniel Ash hairstyle using gallons of hair lacquer. Due to my rather flyaway barnet this was doomed to failure, especially as, being Oop North it was windy and rainy 90% of the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 For me, at that age, the ones that stood out specifically for bass, and in terms of sound and presence more than pure technical skills, would have been Introduce Yourself by Faith No More (and to a lesser extent The Real Thing) and Live & Cuddly by NoMeansNo (actually from the tour of Wrong, as selected by @D.A. Smallswhich I now listen to far more frequently) Never really been a fan of solo/instrumental bass albums. the only ones I bought back then (in fact the only ones I've ever bought) were the first couple of solo albums by Stuart Hamm, and only then because I'd been dragged along to see Joe Satriani on the Surfing With The Alien tour, Stu was playing bass, and his bass solo was the only remotely entertaining part of an evening of remorseless widdling. But I found the albums to be pretty dull AOR, and only really liked Moonlight Sonata on Radio Free Albemuth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 This was another of my most influential bass albums: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, 4000 said: This was another of my most influential bass albums: WITC was an awesome tune and I loved that bassline. I recall the promo vid where the bassist had a Wal and a Trace rig and thought the tone was ace. Wasn't so sure about his shorts, though..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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