RhysP Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 36 minutes ago, drTStingray said: For the uninitiated, Mark King was originally a drummer - worked in a London music shop (Macaris says @Bean9seventy) - the IOW stuff predated this AIUI. It was only when someone pointed out to me he was playing drums on bass that I suddenly got the principle. He borrowed a Gibson (EB2?) bass for their first recording session doing Love Meeting Love. The band I was in at the time covered that song (I think the keyboard player had a 12” single of it). MK was turned on to the Jaydee Supernatural bass by Gary Barnacle’s (sax player who played with them and recorded with them - did lots of sessions in the 80s) brother’s white Jaydee. If you buy Stuart Clayton’s excellent tab/manuscript books on Level 42 there’s a lot of info on the band history and Mark’s instruments. The first person I ever saw using a Jaydee was Steve Barnacle when he was in Rick Wakeman's band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleat Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Have I fallen into some sort of worm hole and emerged into an alternate reality or is this just some bad nonsensical nightmare featuring Mark King? 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Bean9seventy said: i might as well be a time traveller since few people were even born in the 70s the IBM they talk about was from 1975 ? ,, which is a year before 1976, a big year in america because it was exactly 200 years old, 1776 - 1976 CMOS U.S So windows 11 wants a new TPC & also change the Bios from "Legacy" to E1 / ? jOHN tALL bUTT tr? This you, baby? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 2 hours ago, RhysP said: Macari's has been closed for a while now, it's not a recent thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 58 minutes ago, Bean9seventy said: we do noy buy "return to forever" or the missuagusghoo orcrester ,, thats college talk ,, their way of trying to steal the crown ,, it was born on the dance floors thanks tho All dance music is born of the streets, on the dancefloor. That is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, drTStingray said: At least they didn’t move to Kansas City, and can still employ the services of a milkman if they so desire. I heard the sun went down on that milkman... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 The only beef I've had with Level 42 not being on the level is that time I had to return a misplaying copy of "Guaranteed", only to find that it certainly wasn't guaranteed. I could not get an exchange nor a refund. Then I realised the true colours of this situation, I'd be stuck with this coaster forever now. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean9seventy Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 54 minutes ago, Doddy said: I didn't say that Marcus was a household name in '78 (or even now). What I'm saying is that his session career was well underway at that point, so wasn't unknown around the NY studio scene. I don't think it's fair to say he'd be unknown if it wasn't for a couple of guys in the London scene. M8 ? 1978, in the UK LONNIE LISTON SMITH was a band DJs gave out to their fans as wild cards on white promo labels ,, there was no talk about marcus miller , until the great threshold of 1980 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean9seventy Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 26 minutes ago, NikNik said: This you, baby? i have no recollection of 1982 bar a football match 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 This thread is like trying to do a Rubik’s Cube on acid whilst riding a rubber roller coaster,,, 1 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 20 hours ago, Rich said: You’ve caused me to have to change my t-shirt after covering it in coffee, through laughing. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean9seventy Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, ambient said: You’ve caused me to have to change my t-shirt after covering it in coffee, through laughing. 4th time, it also includes why very few early UK street funk bassists never had, or would go near a Fender Bass ,, how at 1st ,, The face of Brit Funk was never Fender, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Bean9seventy said: 4th time, it also includes why very few early UK street funk bassists never had, or would go near a Fender Bass ,, how at 1st ,, The face of Brit Funk was never Fender, I'm sure I've seen these clues in The Times' Cryptic Crossword before. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi 2 kenobi Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 41 minutes ago, Bean9seventy said: M8 ? 1978, in the UK LONNIE LISTON SMITH was a band DJs gave out to their fans as wild cards on white promo labels ,, there was no talk about marcus miller , until the great threshold of 1980 Dude, Marcus was a major player already in 1978. Maybe not in the UK but in in the NY session scene. Where it mattered. In 1980 he was playing with Miles!! He did not come from nothing. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 OK! F*#k it! Somebody give me the red pill! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, obi 2 kenobi said: Dude, Marcus was a major player already in 1978. Maybe not in the UK but in in the NY session scene. Where it mattered. In 1980 he was playing with Miles!! He did not come from nothing. Good luck getting that over to Cryptic Meg. I believe Lonnie Liston Smith met Marcus during Jingle sessions or some club gig, mid 70's. Marcus was certainly known in New York during the mid to late 70's. He played on this (1978) and I believe he wrote it in 1975: Edited December 27, 2021 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, obi 2 kenobi said: Dude, Marcus was a major player already in 1978. Maybe not in the UK but in in the NY session scene. Where it mattered. In 1980 he was playing with Miles!! He did not come from nothing. That's college talk! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 48 minutes ago, Bean9seventy said: i have no recollection of 1982 bar a football match I lost a new pair of Ski gloves in a bar before a gig i thT year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 39 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: This thread is like trying to do a Rubik’s Cube on acid whilst riding a rubber roller coaster,,, Riding and rubber? Brrr!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, Bean9seventy said: 4th time, it also includes why very few early UK street funk bassists never had, or would go near a Fender Bass ,, how at 1st ,, The face of Brit Funk was never Fender, Was Jonny Rocco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 47 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said: OK! F*#k it! Somebody give me the red pill! If this goes on much longer I'll want a cyanide pill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Wibble! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grimalkin Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Rarely is the question asked: Is our bassists learning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 2 hours ago, NikNik said: I heard the sun went down on that milkman... Not before they’d been ,,Livin’ It Up,, extensively 😂 coincidentally containing one (some) of the best bass parts known to mankind 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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