Which Album?

[Cosmo Valdemar]

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Edited 19 hours ago by Cosmo Valdemar
Misunderstood the post

[dclaassen]

Return to Forever “Romantic Warrior”, Dixie Dregs “Night of the Living Dregs“, Atlanta Rhythm Section “Champagne Jam”.

[BlueMoon]

All American Alien Boy - Ian Hunter.
 

Jaco handled the bass duties with a wide range of styles. I don’t particularly like Ian Hunter, but this album just hits the spot for me every time I listen to it.

[Dazm66]

Quadrophenia. IMO Entwistle’s finest (recorded) hour. 

[BigRedX]

I buy/listen to albums because I think the songs are good and not for any particular instrument.

 

The only time I have bought albums for a particular instrument was in the late 90s when I bought the entire Led Zeppelin back catalogue so I could make my own set of John Bonham drum samples and loops. As a listening experience I found it unrelentingly dull apart from In Through The Out Door which made me realise why they had signed The Pretty Things to their Swan Song Label because the music Led Zeppelin were producing at the time, sounded to me like a second-rate version of Silk Torpedo and Savage Eye. Once I had grabbed all the audio I needed I sold the CDs. I think I used some the samples on a couple of songs my band was writing at the time. I've probably still got them in folder on a hard drive somewhere.

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by BigRedX

[PawelG]

Not an easy task… I’d go with Erykah Badu Live album with Hubert Eaves IV on bass. 

[Rich]

15 hours ago, tauzero said:

One featuring the fretless work of either John Giblin or Pino Palladino. I'll go with Fish's Vigil in a wilderness of mirrors with John Giblin

Superb choice, sir. JG's work on that album is utterly glorious. 

[ezbass]

16 hours ago, tauzero said:

One featuring the fretless work of either John Giblin or Pino Palladino. I'll go with Fish's Vigil in a wilderness of mirrors with John Giblin, although I'd also be tempted by a Paul Young album.

 

13 minutes ago, Rich said:

Superb choice, sir. JG's work on that album is utterly glorious. 

I shall have to check that out.

[Rich]

34 minutes ago, ezbass said:

 

I shall have to check that out.

Here's an example - 2:23 to 3:15, an absolute masterclass. 

 

https://youtu.be/hqWdNSDc-uc?si=IIO-yhPChaDf07tc&t=143

[Jackroadkill]

16 hours ago, Jackroadkill said:

Probably The Clash's London Calling.  The bass sound of Guns Of Brixton is worth the price of entry alone.

 

What a difference 16 hours makes - I've been listening to Vengeance by New Model Army this morning and Stuart Morrow's bass playing is crazy, frenetic, odd-sounding and chuffing brilliant.

[ezbass]

51 minutes ago, Rich said:

Here's an example - 2:23 to 3:15, an absolute masterclass. 

 

https://youtu.be/hqWdNSDc-uc?si=IIO-yhPChaDf07tc&t=143

I've been doing a swift surf through the tracks on Spotify and it really is a Fish/Giblin album. State of Mind reminds me of Mick Karn.

[ezbass]

I didn't want to suggest it as it's one of my top ten albums of all time and it's easy to have an inflated memory of it, because of its importance. But, being on Spotify for the Fish album, I ended up playing No Parlez by Paul Young. It's the reason I picked up a bass in first place and re-listening to it today, but with a critical ear, it still holds up; Pino on fire!

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[NancyJohnson]

20 hours ago, Mrnace said:

If there was 1 album you'd buy/listen too just for the bass, which one would it be?

 

Shudder To Think - Pony Express Record.

 

Stuart Hill is a freaking god.  In the pocket.

 

 

[2pods]

"Grace and Danger" John Martyn for John Giblin, and "No Parlez" for Pino

[dudewheresmybass]

today that choice would be The fragile art of existence by Control Denied

Quite simply the epitome of fretless playing in a metal context.

Tomorrow may be something totally and completely random

[FiFoFum]

Dating myself here (chronologically, not romantically) - McCartney's sublime counterpoint in Sgt. Pepper's blew me into the world of beautiful, Bach-ish bass!

[Old Man Riva]

Bowie's 'David Live'.

 

Herbie Flowers effortlessly covers a multitude of styles within the same gig, not only serving each song superbly, but also adding his own Herbie vibe to proceedings. 

 

The original mix is the one to go for vs. the latter remixed version, where the bass is often buried in the mix.

 

Either that or 'New Gold Dream...'

Edited 2 hours ago by Old Man Riva

[Frank Blank]

Empires and Dance - Simple Minds

 

All (well, most) of the songs are built around Derek Forbes' brilliant driving bass lines, it's my second favourite album of all time but that disheveled bar steward with the moist towelettes, @upside downer, beat me to it.

 

If I were wearing a cravat and monocle and perhaps sporting a cane it would be Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Japan

 

 

[paul_5]

As a few of my favourites have already been listed I’ll go for Bloodsugarsexmagic by RHCP.

 

phenomenal playing by flea throughout!

[SteveXFR]

5 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

As a few of my favourites have already been listed I’ll go for Bloodsugarsexmagic by RHCP.

 

phenomenal playing by flea throughout!

 

RHCP at their absolute best. Funky, great songs, interesting, original, utterly meaningless lyrics. The only similarity in their later stuff is the lyrics. 

[snorkie635]

The Band's Last Waltz album. Rick Danko and (mostly) his Gibson Ripper. What's not to like?

[Frank Blank]

1 minute ago, snorkie635 said:

What's not to like?

 

Cheese footballs, just sayin'

[terryj]

Rumours Fleetwood mac

[snorkie635]

4 minutes ago, Frank Blank said:

 

Cheese footballs, just sayin'

Handy at half-time though.