The German Side of Prog

Ijon Tichy wrote: clarkpegasus4001 wrote: Ijon Tichy wrote: Stuart "Stu" Hamm is an american bass player-guru especially known for his artistic tapping technique. He worked with Steve Vai, Frank Gambale and others, made several solo albums. Mostly fusion stuff, but that album I menchant, his first , featuring Allan Holdsworth a.o., is worth to check out. As for Philip Dick 's Novels.   Hi, yes I know who Stu Hamm is, I don't have anything by him, but i've seen a lot of him playing on Youtube, he's a very good player although he uses tapping a lot which is a technique I actually don't like much. It's Philip Dick who I havn't heard of. You 're right. Put on that album after a couple of years. Too technical. But because you pick the Rick:  Do you know Hellmut Hattler and Kraan? Cool Kraut-Prog-Jazz (just invented that term)

Let me see now......Hellmut Hattler? mmmm' oh, yes! the blonde haired guy with spectacles? Only what i've watched on Youtube. He is a good player. He had a natural Ricky in the very early 70's which i'm sure was a 4000 bass with an added humbucker at the neck, Martin Turner from Wishbone Ash has one of those (since been made to look like a 4001). Hellmut later used a 4001 which had an added pick up in the middle, very unusual ! I think he uses something that resembles a Precision now in white that has two pick ups. How do you describe their music? from what I recall it sounded a little bit like Focus only with psychedelic/jazz  influences? I havn't heard them for a long time, i'll look them up on Youtube when I have the time, not now though as just got back from playing a gig myself, it's 2.30am and i'm very tired!   PS: I disaprove of modding Ricky basses!! that's a sin!


Edited by clarkpegasus4001 - February 25 2011 at 20:34

clarkpegasus4001 wrote: Ijon Tichy wrote: Stuart "Stu" Hamm is an american bass player-guru especially known for his artistic tapping technique. He worked with Steve Vai, Frank Gambale and others, made several solo albums. Mostly fusion stuff, but that album I menchant, his first , featuring Allan Holdsworth a.o., is worth to check out. As for Philip Dick 's Novels.   Hi, yes I know who Stu Hamm is, I don't have anything by him, but i've seen a lot of him playing on Youtube, he's a very good player although he uses tapping a lot which is a technique I actually don't like much. It's Philip Dick who I havn't heard of.

You 're right. Put on that album after a couple of years. Too technical. But because you pick the Rick:  Do you know Hellmut Hattler and Kraan? Cool Kraut-Prog-Jazz (just invented that term)

All this time I thought I was the only member here from Germany.

I know PKDick too but have no idea of that other stuff. Is it on youtube... Hitch Hikers is and its wonderful

Ijon Tichy wrote: Stuart "Stu" Hamm is an american bass player-guru especially known for his artistic tapping technique. He worked with Steve Vai, Frank Gambale and others, made several solo albums. Mostly fusion stuff, but that album I menchant, his first , featuring Allan Holdsworth a.o., is worth to check out. As for Philip Dick 's Novels.

Hi, yes I know who Stu Hamm is, I don't have anything by him, but i've seen a lot of him playing on Youtube, he's a very good player although he uses tapping a lot which is a technique I actually don't like much. It's Philip Dick who I havn't heard of.

Ijon Tichy wrote: Yeah, great TV series, though my voyages are better and more completely descibed  in my "Star Diaries". Highly recommended! Funny that so much prog fans also love SF and vice versa. Sure, both has much in common. Would be a nice new forum topic. Lot of prog is inspired by SF. Just now Stuart Hamm's great  fusion album "Radio free Albemuth" comes to my mind, a Philip Dick hommage. Mr 4001 might know!

Nope! i'm afraid not

clarke2001 wrote: Welcome the site! Ijon Tichy...great, great username! Most likely you'll meet two of our Baldie Girls (also from Germany) on this forum...they'll recognize it too!

Yes, Ijon Tichy, I was about to post a comment on that... but I thought the non Germans on this site would not understand it. I love the series, too .
For those, who do not know: it is a science fiction TV series inspired by a story from Stanislav Lem. In the form of humor it is a bit similar to Douglas Adams the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

clarkpegasus4001 wrote: Formentera Lady wrote: clarkpegasus4001 wrote: Hi and welcome to the forum. As you are from Germany, have you heard of a band called Lake? and if so do you like them? or am I the only one around here that does! No you are not. You have not asked me, yet! I am a Lake fan. They are from my hometown Hamburg, where I was born. Great band. I would call it 'westcoast' rock, in the style of Eagles, The Little River Band and Crowded House. If you like Lake, check out also the other artists from Hamburg:  Elephant and Ian Cussick. Oh, sorry about that! Isn't Alex Conti from Berlin? Great band anyway!

Yes, Conti is born in Berlin, but he did a lot in the music scene of Hamburg.


Edited by Formentera Lady - February 22 2011 at 18:14

Welcome the site!

Ijon Tichy...great, great username! Most likely you'll meet two of our Baldie Girls (also from Germany) on this forum...they'll recognize it too!

Hi I am into Krautrock, Kraftwerk and Rammstein too - German rock rules!