Frank Blank

It must be a particular skill of mine, they tore me a new one within an hour!

True. Which is why you put in the occasional appearance... 😉 Yes, Basschat is a real exception to most forums that collapse into nasty abuse at the drop of a hat. I lasted a day on TalkBass before I was hounded off for asking a beginners question. I was worried initially that BC might be the same but it really is exactly the opposite. December 11th 2014 was my first post and I'm still here, daily, thoroughly enjoying it.

Thanks for this, an excellent listen. 👍

According to an interview I read (from years ago) with other members of Japan, Karn would turn up at rehearsals, usually late, when the band had worked out a new song. Karn would respond with a bass line that would often have very little to do with the music. Apparently he would often just read the working title of the song and write his bass line in response to that. It infuriated the band because they would often have to rewrite or start from scratch to build the songs around Karn's bass lines because they were so good.

I am sure Karn was an influence on Pino, no bad thing obviously, it's how most of us start out, listening to and emulating, to some extent, players who inspire us. I have maybe overstated my case because both Pino and Giblin are superb. I personally prefer Karn but that's down to all sorts of stuff to do with Japan and the times when I was listening to them. Karn seems (to my ears at least) to have developed a very unique style that I cannot hear in anything that precedes him (perfectly happy to be directed to anything that might be an influence on him, apart from Jaco, who I can't stand for more than thirty seconds).

Oh I'm sorry Sir, I was only aiming for nine minutes maximum 🤣

C. Because he had more originality than both Pino and Giblin put together?* *just my personal opinion of course

I feel particularly lucky to have seen Japan twice, both times at Hammersmith Odeon in 1981 *christ...* I still listen to Modern English, the support band for the first gig. Just reminiscing to myself really, nothing to see here...

Any excuse...

☝️ actual genius.

It might not brie the same person, edam well should be but we need to tread Caerphilly.

I thought it was an udder disgrace.

Tessa Pollitt Jah Wobble Mick Karn Derek Forbes Jean-Jacques Burnel Tina Weymouth Paul Raven Aston "Family Man" Barrett

I absolutely agree, which is why I want a gravestone just like Patrick Caulfield...

Exactly this ☝️. I use a QSC K12.2 and my duo partner uses a K10.2, both sound superb.

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