Paul S Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I am still trying to broaden my horizons and listen to as much bass playing in as many styles as is possible but there is a heck of a lot of stuff out there and without a guide to seperating the wheat from the chaff could spend a lifetime listening to the wrong music. Everyone has their favourite things - so, my question to the panel is - if you had to choose one track by one artist that defined his playing style what would it be? Which Marcus Miller? Which Jaco? Which Bruce Foxton? I have a few pets of my own but I know them already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killstarz Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 [quote name='Paul S' post='665067' date='Nov 25 2009, 01:48 PM']I am still trying to broaden my horizons and listen to as much bass playing in as many styles as is possible but there is a heck of a lot of stuff out there and without a guide to seperating the wheat from the chaff could spend a lifetime listening to the wrong music. Everyone has their favourite things - so, my question to the panel is - if you had to choose one track by one artist that defined his playing style what would it be? Which Marcus Miller? Which Jaco? Which Bruce Foxton? I have a few pets of my own but I know them already [/quote] oooh, good post...i'll be back in a bit with a list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Signature Tracks - a selection to get us started Jaco – A Remark You Made and Havona (off Weather Report’s Heavy Weather) also Donna Lee and Portrait of Tracy off ‘Jaco’ Stanley Clarke – Silly Putty (off Journey To Love) Billy Sheehan – Shy Boy (off Dave Lee Roth’s ‘Eat Em and Smile’) Geezer Butler – N.I.B (off Black Sabbath) Steve Harris – Phantom of the Opera John Patitucci – Got A Match (Chick Corea’s Electric Band) Marc Johnson – Acknowledgement (off Bass Desires) Paul Chambers – Dexterity (off Chambers’ Music) Dave Holland – Four Winds (off Conference of the Birds) Jimmy Johnson – Grasshopper (Wayne Johnson’s ‘Grasshopper’) Anthony Jackson – Why Not? (off Michel Camilo’s ‘Suntan’) Jimmy Haslip – Ninos (off ARC) Ron Carter – Footprints (off Miles Davis ‘Miles Smiles’) Marcus Miller – Run For Cover (off David Sanborn’s Straight To The Heart) Mark King – Hot Water (Level 42) Pino Palladino – Wherever I Lay My Hat by Pal Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Geddy - Freewill Scott Thunes - Big Swifty Chris Squire - Tempus Fugit Roger Waters - Echoes Vivian Weathers - Wan Fi Goh Rave Count Dubulah - Eyeway Souljah Sting - Walking on the Moon Aston Barrett - Exodus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Just a few I can think of now....... Jaco Pastorius-'Havona'(Weather Report) Marcus Miller -'Panther' Stanley Clarke - 'School Days' Victor Wooten -'Sinister Minister' (Flecktones) John Patitucci-'Got a Match' (Chick Corea Electrik Band) Jimmy Haslip- 'Jacket Town' (Yellowjackets) Willie Weeks -'Voice Inside(Everything is Everything') (Donny Hathaway) Jeff Berlin - 'Joe Frazier' (Bruford) Nathan East - 101 Eastbound (Fourplay) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Percy Jones - Nobody Goes To Sweden or Wal To Wal off Brand X - Product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethox Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 John Enwtistle - The Real Me Bruce Foxton - Funeral Pyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 James Jamerson- for once in my life-Stevie -heard it through the grapevine ( Gladys Knight version ) + 1000s more!! David Dyson- quickwitted Victor Wooten- u cant hold no groove Jaco- Barbary Coast Larry Graham- thankyou for letting me be myself again Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Forgot Bootsy- Sex Machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killstarz Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 (edited) whilst not some of the most well known or technically best bass players there has ever been, but some of my personal favourite players. Audioslave - Broken City [b]Timmy C[/b] Not the most technical of players but always puts down a solid bassline. Does what all good players do and serves the song. Rancid - Maxwell Murder [b]Matt Freeman[/b] Not one of his more melodic offerings but the bass solo is awesome. Probbably one of my favourite bass players ever. Exaclty what a punk bass player should be in my opinion. I love his style of playing. Quite Firm - [b]Laurence Cottle[/b] Somebody on here turned me on to him and I downloaded both of the free albums off of his website. I had never really heard much of this type of music but I was in awe from the first note!! Incubus - Battlestar Scralatchtica [b]Dirk Lance[/b] Im not the biggest incubus fan but I love dirk lances playing style, especially in this song (suppose you could call it a bass instrumental, kinda?). He always seems to find the perfect groove. Love it! Less Than Jake - History of a boring town [b] Roger Manganelli[/b] One of my influences when I first started playing (although I don't, and never have played ska/punk). Some awesome ska playing, just a shame about the sh*t tone. I can kinda look past that though because I like his playing so much. Edited November 25, 2009 by Killstarz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Geddy Lee - Circumstances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Flea - Soul To Squeeze and Sexy Mexican Maid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 As per the 50 basslines thread... Neat Neat Neat - Captain Sensible (on a Hofner Violin IIRC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 John Myung - Scarred, Metropolis pt.1, The Dance of Eternity, Lines in the Sand Geddy Lee - Malignant Narcissism, YYZ John Patitucci - Scophile, Imprint, Theme and Variations for 6 string bass, Sister Sadie (GRP Big Band) Pino Palladino - I'm gonna tear your playhouse down (Paul Young) Tony Levin - Biaxident, Osmosis, Universal mind (all liquid tension experiment) Michael Manring - The Enormous Room, Selene Trip Wamsley - Huevos con Dios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 Good Lord, I actually know one or two of those, too! Please keep them coming and I'll print off and plough through the list. Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 [quote name='thumperbob 2002' post='665136' date='Nov 25 2009, 02:40 PM']James Jamerson- for once in my life-Stevie -heard it through the grapevine ( Gladys Knight version ) + 1000s more!![/quote] Hahaha, I started thinking about Jamerson and hit the same problem - too many great lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 [quote name='Eight' post='665442' date='Nov 25 2009, 06:42 PM']Hahaha, I started thinking about Jamerson and hit the same problem - too many great lines.[/quote] I think too many people worship technical gods like Jaco, Wooten, Miller and forget its all about the music!! Jamersons bass lines are world famous- who cant forget you cant hurry love, get ready- and on and on and on. The average man off the street can, not just bass players. If you listen closely to most of them tunes they are genius!! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 [quote name='thumperbob 2002' post='665554' date='Nov 25 2009, 08:23 PM']If you listen closely to most of them tunes they are genius!![/quote] In total agreement with you there. I've really developed a love of Motown recently. The more I've looked at Jamerson's work, and the overall way those songs are done, the more I realise how brilliant they actually were. Of course this isn't news to this forum, but it is news to me since I never quite 'got' Motown before. I still don't quite get the super-tech players but maybe that'll come too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 JJ Burnel-Walk on by or Tank Norman Watt-Roy-has to be Hit me with your rhythm stick! Stuart Morrow (New Model Army)-Vengeance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude_b Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Some slight deviations from above - going only for quite famous players: Jameson - What's Going On? (Marvin) Jaco - The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines (Joni Mitchell) Paul McCartney - Day in the Life (Been relistening to The Beatles a lot lately and think he is quite underrated as a bass - sounds as if he's playing classical (piz) bass on electric on some of the Sgt Pepper era stuff.) Larry Graham - The Jam (Graham Central Station) Bootsy - Soul Power or maybe Hot Pants (Jame Brown) Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower Bernard Edwards - Good Times (Chic) Norman Cook - Praise You (well it was probably done electronically but it is a good bassline and he is a pretty famous bass player) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lylodile Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Flea- Power Of Equality & Blackeyed Blonde (RHCP) Larry Graham- Pow (Graham Central Station) Louis Johnson- Get On The Floor (Michael Jackson) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickH Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 R.E.M.s Mike Mills - Losing My Religion from Out Of Time, and It's The End Of The World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine) from Document Another (IMO) greatly under-rated bassist. Not flash but really groovy and just what the song needs each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Barry Adamson on Magazine's 'The Light Pours Out of Me' (from the Real Life album) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Dennis Dunnway on almost all of the 'School's Out album by Alice Cooper.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robocorpse Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Nobodys mentioned Les Claypool yet !!! "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver" (with apologies to King Crimson!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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