brick Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Hi there just need some help for Uni research, just wondering if anyone can suggest bassists or songs from the 80s pop/mainstream that use the bass as a main compositional feature rather than just a supporting instrument. I’m aware of Pino and Mark King, but was just wondering if anyone could recommend any other examples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Mick Karn (Japan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 John Taylor.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Peter Hook? Marcus Miller? (Now there's an odd partnership!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Terry Lewis (Jam & Lewis) was at the forefront of a lot of American productions that had heavy bass lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Does Phil Chen slide from the 70's into the 80's? Nick Beggs and the guy from Blondie? Norman Watt-Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel)...Sledgehammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 (edited) Arcadia (the members of Duran Duran who were not in The Power Station) released an album called "So red the rose" in the eighties sometime.... Some rather tasty fretless bass playing coutesy of Mark Egan - especially on the track "The Promise". Edited May 6, 2010 by Conan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Also John Giblin - Simple Minds, Kate Bush, phil collins plus loads of others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Look up Brit Funk bands like Freez, Incognito, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 [quote name='crez5150' post='829682' date='May 6 2010, 03:13 PM']Also John Giblin - Simple Minds, Kate Bush, phil collins plus loads of others[/quote] Including Fish's debut solo album "Vigil in a wilderness of Mirrors" Some beautiful, tasteful fretless playing that is pretty prominent in the mix - especially on "Cliche" and "Family Business". He also played on John Martyn albums - particularly "Grace and Danger". Lovely player who is very under-rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 [quote name='Pete Academy' post='829686' date='May 6 2010, 03:18 PM']Look up Brit Funk bands like Freez, Incognito, etc.[/quote] Weren't there three Es in Freeez Pete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 [quote name='Conan' post='829687' date='May 6 2010, 03:19 PM']Including Fish's debut solo album "Vigil in a wilderness of Mirrors" Some beautiful, tasteful fretless playing that is pretty prominent in the mix - especially on "Cliche" and "Family Business". He also played on John Martyn albums - particularly "Grace and Danger". Lovely player who is very under-rated.[/quote] Indeed.... and some mad stuff with Brand X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim played bass in the Housemartins. Then you had the rockers like Rick Savage (Def Leppard) and Alec Jon Such (Bon Jovi). The Smiths had Andy Rourke & The Sisters of Mercy had Patricia Morrison replacing Craig Adams who went on to The Mission. Oh & one of the fools in Bros used to mince around with a bass but that's best forgotton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Sting solo Englishman in New York, Danny Thompson with John Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Derek Forbes from Simple Minds: specifically the New Gold Dream album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Nick Beggs, Kajagoogoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Kevin Bacon of [url="http://www.comsatangels.net/sleep.htm"]Comsat Angels[/url] Alan Turton of [url="http://www.mediummedium.com"]Medium Medium[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witterth Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 (edited) Theres Bernard edwards and Robbie Shakespeare if they dont have to be British. Oh, and who ever it was that played on ABC's "lexicon of love" album, he was pretty important to the album.I dont know his name, or what happened to him/her. Edited May 6, 2010 by witterth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Steve Harris (pretty much all the Iron Maiden stuff is written by him). Geddy Lee. Ross Valory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brick Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 cheers for everyones suggestions, much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Bruce Foxton, The Jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 From NYC, Will Lee, Marcus Miller, Chuck Rainey. From LA, Wilton Felder, Max Bennett, Abe L Alphonso Johnson, Anthony Jackson. Louis J.... These guys would have been the triple scale - and some, probably - bass players of that time. I am sure I have miseed more than a few...but I'd need to check out the vinyl collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 (edited) [quote name='witterth' post='829793' date='May 6 2010, 04:41 PM']Oh, and who ever it was that played on ABC's "lexicon of love" album, he was pretty important to the album.I dont know his name, or what happened to him/her.[/quote] That was Brad Lang- great player, i think he does gigs for Barbara Dixon these days. I did a six month stint in his dad's band some time back.[Jazz Trombonist Don Lang] Neil Stubenhaus has an emense session CV from the 80's. And Nathan East did his fair share of pop and rock in the 80's. Garry Edited May 7, 2010 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Brian Ritchie - Violent Femmes (Violent Femmes) Moose - New Model Army (Thunder and Consolation) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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