Mykesbass Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 OK, seen many examples of amazing technique then getting shot down in flames complaining of the lack of feeling in the playing but let's have your top examples of that magical, mystical quality, Feel, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thisnameistaken Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3t9htxbIAc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3t9htxbIAc[/url] (Sly Stone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray5 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Michel Colombier - "Dreamland" (feat. Jaco Pastorius) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodster Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 It may be synth bass but hey, what a groove....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crez5150 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv_UUIvKT-k&feature=related"]Maceo - Cold Sweat[/url] Edited March 9, 2010 by crez5150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 Not my usual thing, but this is what I had in mind - no great Funk & Groove (although those posted are very tasty) just holding down a solid riff with some occasional decoration, letting the others get out there and make fools of themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Stingray5' post='768764' date='Mar 9 2010, 03:12 AM']Michel Colombier - "Dreamland" (feat. Jaco Pastorius) [/quote] Best best best album in my collection. And, I think there are MAJOR differences between feel, groove and riff... I don't get some of these examples... have to say. Edited March 9, 2010 by JTUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 [quote name='silddx' post='769887' date='Mar 9 2010, 10:59 PM'] [/quote] Bang on the money - and a great track to go with it. 1982 - now they all want to speak like that - scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jerry_B Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 [quote name='JTUK' post='769898' date='Mar 9 2010, 11:06 PM']And, I think there are MAJOR differences between feel, groove and riff... I don't get some of these examples... have to say.[/quote] How so? Surely groove and riff are part of the feel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 [url="http://www.last.fm/music/Galliano/_/Jus%27+Reach"]Galliano - Jus Reach[/url] (solid stuff from Ernie McKone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Meshell Ndegeocello.....Feel dont come much better than this IMHO [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VeqnL9IO-0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VeqnL9IO-0[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 [quote name='Jerry_B' post='769936' date='Mar 9 2010, 11:51 PM']How so? Surely groove and riff are part of the feel?[/quote] I know this is always going to be SO subjective, but I'm of the opinion that "feel" really counts when all the other elements are not there - someone just holding down a really simple I V or a walking bass but making it sound just right and being "in the pocket. So far, it's the reggae examples (plus Zappa) that are doin it for me - not to take anything away from the groove based examples but perhaps in those cases the feel is not the key element. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Rubber Shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 [quote name='Mykesbass' post='770870' date='Mar 10 2010, 08:11 PM']I know this is always going to be SO subjective, but I'm of the opinion that "feel" really counts when all the other elements are not there - someone just holding down a really simple I V or a walking bass but making it sound just right and being "in the pocket. So far, it's the reggae examples (plus Zappa) that are doin it for me - not to take anything away from the groove based examples but perhaps in those cases the feel is not the key element.[/quote] I always see feel as the bass player chucking his all into what he's playing - be that riffs, or whatever. This is why I posted a Lightning Bolt tune - the bass player (the band is just him and a drummer) puts in 100%. Simple enough riffs perhaps, but it's the overall feel and drive that makes it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathpanda Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Personally I think there's 2 different types of "playing with feel", first off is playing riffs and melodies that you can tell come straight from the soul ( k, maybe not that, but I hope you get the idea), and secondly there's really feeling the beat and playing dead on time, even if it's strange phrasings, syncopation and all that. Take Jaco for example, to the average listener some of his phrasings might sound out of time and strange, but after a while you can really start feeling it. Both at the same time is a massive bonus though haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 But Jaco's stuff sounds dead to me. Sure, maybe it's technically good but to my ears it doesn't really set off any fireworks. So 'feel' is really always going to be relative to one's own tastes. I've heard fretless playing that gets my synapses zapping, and none of it's any of Jaco's stuff. Each to their own though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 [quote name='deathpanda' post='771101' date='Mar 10 2010, 11:28 PM']Personally I think there's 2 different types of "playing with feel", first off is playing riffs and melodies that you can tell come straight from the soul ( k, maybe not that, but I hope you get the idea), and secondly there's really feeling the beat and playing dead on time, even if it's strange phrasings, syncopation and all that. Take Jaco for example, to the average listener some of his phrasings might sound out of time and strange, but after a while you can really start feeling it. Both at the same time is a massive bonus though haha.[/quote] +1 Good post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 Missed such an obvious one - Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone - 7 minutes, competing with strings, five or six different voices, a harp, kitchen sink, heavy delay trumpet and yet the same repeated 4 notes just make the whole song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) I really like the feel Marcus Miller gets on the fretless Bass solo around 02:45 on this track. Really lyrical... Its an oldie, i think he was about 20 when he recorded it. Garry Edited April 19, 2010 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 [quote name='Stingray5' post='768764' date='Mar 9 2010, 04:12 AM']Michel Colombier - "Dreamland" (feat. Jaco Pastorius) [/quote] My best best best album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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