Hell, the bassline to Barney Miller is about as recognisable as Good Times.
As much as I like his music I can't agree with Mike Oldfield as a 'good' bass player while he was in The Whole World, technically yeah but he overplays all the time, like a guitarist who is slumming it, mind you he wrote some wicked bass parts for his solo stuff.
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:00 (four years ago) link
We should have a list of least awesome baselines. Like "Runnin' with the Devil."
― Josh in Chicago
roger waters to thread
― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:07 (four years ago) link
Greg Norton too, I know Dü are sacred cows but he was a bad bass player.
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:14 (four years ago) link
A few years ago in work, chatting with my team about music and someone mentioned The Who. A guy in my team, not a big music fan and not really part of the conversation says "My uncle is in The Who". "Yeah sure" was the general response, we asked him his uncle's name: "Pino". I hadn't heard of him and had to Google him.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:27 (four years ago) link
Pino is fantastic
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:55 (four years ago) link
it's funny, Norton is really great now, he had this mathy jazz group with a NY jazz guy and his new power pop thing is really tight
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:59 (four years ago) link
He stopped jumping around as much I think :)
― Maresn3st, Friday, 20 March 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
i remember seeing the Replacements reunion and Tommy and Paul were so pro and I realized oh yeah these guys have like 30 years more practice
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 20 March 2020 00:40 (four years ago) link
some favorites i haven’t seen mentioned:
johnny dyanicecil mcbeewillie dixonandrew bodnarjimmy blantonchuck rainey
― budo jeru, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:33 (four years ago) link
pino did some great work with d'angelo too
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 20 March 2020 01:34 (four years ago) link
CHRIS SQUIRE
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 20 March 2020 01:45 (four years ago) link
yes!
― budo jeru, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:48 (four years ago) link
Tony Levin
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 20 March 2020 02:19 (four years ago) link
i was thinking of levin as the only often fretless guy i was aware of, then looked and heard about chapman stick and decided i should stay in my lane which is like pit row.
― blather rinse repeat 2020 (Hunt3r), Friday, 20 March 2020 02:23 (four years ago) link
He has plenty of incredible fretted bass parts as well
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 20 March 2020 02:38 (four years ago) link
https://www.fretlessbass.com/levin-tony/ He big-ups Pino, but also Carles Benavent, who I don't know. Chick Corea guy?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 20 March 2020 03:27 (four years ago) link
Kinda nuts to see him do this while talking:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6wEAzKVhWE
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 20 March 2020 03:33 (four years ago) link
There's so much sick playing on the King Crimson concert videos from the 80s.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 20 March 2020 03:48 (four years ago) link
Now it's Friday and I've finally had a beer...
Ric GrechAndy Fraser
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 20 March 2020 20:24 (four years ago) link
Keith Olsen from the Music Machine, who passed away a week and a half ago. (Became famous producer.)
― timellison, Friday, 20 March 2020 21:15 (four years ago) link
Chris Hillman
Top Ten in roughly chronological order:
Jimmy BlantonCharles MingusOscar PettifordJames JamersonScott LaFaroPaul McCartneyJohn EntwistleRon CarterBootsy CollinsLarry Graham
― birdistheword, Friday, 20 March 2020 22:57 (four years ago) link
Oh snap, you know who I just learned about? Jimmy Johnson! Played a lot with James Taylor, but may be best known as the guy who helped create the 5-string bass. You'd think James Taylor would be the wrong place for some bass virtuoso, but I guess he goes along with the likes of Nathan East as incredible dudes anchoring bland acts. Anyway, his credits range from Roger Waters to Alan Holdsworth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IxDJcBZvA8
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 June 2020 17:23 (three years ago) link
wow I never thought about who invented the 5 string
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 1 June 2020 21:07 (three years ago) link