All About That Bass
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Topic: All About That Bass
Posted By: Atavachron
Subject: All About That Bass
Date Posted: July 13 2015 at 18:39
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It is popular music's unsung hero, the true foundation, overshadowed by the romance of the guitar, power of the drums and glamour of the voice. Jazz, Vocal Pop, Swing, Big Band, even Electronic, certainly Prog, the four-stringed fat man is always there laying the ground ~ the oomph ~ for our favorites. Without McCartney's bass the Beatles would've been little more than a tinny and puerile boy band; without Waters, Pink Floyd wouldn't have worked; without JPJ Led Zeppelin burns and crashes, U2 sounds amateurish, and Yes, well... In fact the most common bass lines are still heard today and provide the so important contrast between what is actually music and what is actually not-so-much. Show your love, newly found appreciation, or befuddlement of the bass in all its forms - - ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 13 2015 at 19:12
 Don't know if it's still available but if you find a copy somewhere, do not hesitate. Great read. ------------- |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: July 13 2015 at 19:15
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I like the bass to be up front making it's presence known. I want it to get the same consideration as the guitar and keyboards. But it's up to the player to push the limits of the instrument and show that it's more than just part of the rhythm section.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 13 2015 at 19:20
Check - ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Barbu wrote:Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: July 13 2015 at 19:39
| On the song Valentine from her last released album Idler Wheel, Fiona Apple used acoustic bass for a sort of melodic interlude. That is ubiquitous of course in jazz but hasn't been done in pop/rock for a long time. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 13 2015 at 21:26
ahhhh.. intesting topic David.   when Mick was a little tyke.. he had this stuff pumped into his head by his mother..probably while still in the womb.. and definitely afterwards best rhythm there known to man there. Papa Zita Benjamin and James Jamerson. and thus a love affair was born.. with the music. .and with the Funk Brothers.. and the bass guitar. so when I expressed a love of music and wanting to play.. my mom got me my first instrument.. a bass guitar and that was all she wrote for me. I did learn and get quite good on other instruments.. I suppose I did have real talent when younger.. but it was always the bass I loved. and this is mandatory for any well rounded music lover.. and especially bassists as it does concentrate on James Jamerson.  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: July 13 2015 at 22:08
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Love bass, both as rhythm and as a lead instrument... ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: July 13 2015 at 22:28
Bass is my favorite instrument, and I'm proud to play it!  ------------- "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?" |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: July 13 2015 at 22:50
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Love the bass, play it myself and I've always had a good ear for it. Treat yourself to these amazing bass tracks: Amazing space rock: Kick-ass thrash metal: All I can say, that bass at the beginning: |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 14 2015 at 01:27
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Certain grounds I hear repeatedly in all kinds of music; I hear the 1-4 interval in everything from Ragtime to Beatles to 20th Century classical/pop. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Disparate Times
Date Posted: July 14 2015 at 09:04
| Popular music from the 90s went away from keyboards as they were looked at as cheesy, sadly nowadays the keyboards have replaced the bass in popular music. I think their a lot more great bass players than guitarists historically though. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: July 14 2015 at 20:37
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Two words, Hadrien Feraud. |
Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: July 15 2015 at 04:28
^Amazing tracks, everyone! Really great to hear this with my morning with my coffee  .One of my favorite (and most inspiring players for myself, personally) bass players, Jeroen Paul Thesseling: Personal fave: ------------- "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?" |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: July 15 2015 at 06:38
| Reading some interviews with Joni Mitchell she seems to have spent most of her classic period trying to persuade bassists to play things they didn't want to play. The bass on Koenjihyakkei's Angherr Shisspa is really astonishing. |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: July 15 2015 at 07:20
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It's an intrument I enjoy listening more than playing
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Posted By: Palliams
Date Posted: July 15 2015 at 07:38
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Great topic, I'm a huge fan of bass. Geddy Lee probably gets my nod and I find Riverside's Mariusz Duda playing to be influenced by the former which for me, makes Riverside extremely enjoyable.There is one song in particular down the years that always blows me away, however I have never seen any comments anywhere about it - Has anyone listened to Why (Extended) on the 2003 remaster of Uriah Heep's Demons & Wizards album? I believe it to be one of the most perfect & unique usages of bass as a lead instrument. It is phenominal and I'm just wondering if I'm the only person who thinks this!?? |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: July 15 2015 at 07:51
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Greame Murrey from Pallas is a favourite of mine -------------  
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Posted By: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: July 15 2015 at 09:10
Last piece from the DVD- Night School: An Evening With Stanley Clarke & Friends |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 15 2015 at 11:22
| I love the bass work on Triumvirat's Illusions On A Double Dimple's two suites, especially, duties shared by Hans Pape and Helmut Koellen. Up front. |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: July 15 2015 at 11:40
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As far as hard rock goes, Billy Sheehan is incredible when playing bass like a lead guitar. He has many videos on YouTube including live performances, interviews and demonstrations.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 15 2015 at 13:37
This is at Musicians Institute in L.A., I recognize the stage. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: July 15 2015 at 18:06
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Two more words, Richard Bona. |
Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: July 16 2015 at 04:54
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Another classic Thesseling piece, this time off Pestilence's groundbreaking 1993 release (and my personal favorite prog death album of that era) Spheres: ------------- "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?" |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: July 16 2015 at 06:27
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: July 16 2015 at 14:55
Since someone already posted Richard Bona, I'll go a different route. I'm not a fan of this style of metal, but this bassist has some comPLETELY undeniable chops which I am equally comPLETELY jealous of:  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 14 2017 at 04:49
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 14 2017 at 05:17
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Love everything about this. Charlie Hadens bassplaying of course - but I wouldn't care as much if it wasn't for the interplay. It was just the first tune that came to mind: ------------- 
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Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: September 15 2017 at 01:19
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Are people forgetting "The Ox" and how his bass playing impacted on The Who's music ...moreso than what McCartney ever did in regards to the Beatles "sound" (IMHO...apart from Paperback Writer). Entwhistle took bass playing to another level in the '60s....just watch "The Kids Are Alright" doco. The bass stands out on all Who compositions...thundering mostly. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: September 15 2017 at 03:42
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I like the bass work of Patrice Congas on the two solo albums of Christian Boulé. Here an example from each album: -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: ProfPanglos
Date Posted: September 18 2017 at 16:37
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Eberhard Weber. Pendulum would be my album recommendation... Philippe Bussonnet. (Magma, One Shot) Many great bassists out there - and like someone mentioned in the above, Riverside's Duda has great skill - but the two above stand out to me as above and beyond all others.
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Posted By: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: September 18 2017 at 17:00