Eldon Tyrell

I prefer the original, tbh. I wanted to say something about the picture, but then I googled the guy and found out that he is still alive and living in Scotland. So, don't want him to visit me here in Leics, esp. not in his fav outfit 😉 https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/06/jesse-rae-interview

This looks better

Ok, the album got released in October 81, but hey, that's almost 82 and it is my thread, so I can do whatever I want anyway, right 😁 Always loved this bassline. We gonna party till the dawn comes!

Nice, but it somehow reminded me of another song, but had to google it this time, tbh:

Yes, finally someones mentions Rush. Always impressed by Geddy playing bass, keys, synth and singing! I also like the little Spinal Tap reference 🙂

Bruce Foxton was quite open about the influence: "My older brother Derek had been an original mod, and was always playing Motown stuff. He had a Four Tops album on a reel-to-reel, which was a tape you could record over. So when I was learning guitar, I actually taped myself playing over Walk Away Renee. Derek was really annoyed! But all this goes in, subconsciously, and I rediscovered it through Paul. The Malice bassline is very similar to You Can't Hurry Love by the Supremes, but it worked. When we hit that groove, you couldn't stop your foot tapping." https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/12/how-we-made-town-malice

Here we go 🙂

Nice, getting strong Motown vibes. Sounds somehow familiar.

Ok, I just finished listening to the Head Hunters album. I had heard the first song (Chameleon), did not like the Watermelon Man and Vein Melter songs much, but "Sly" is KILLER 🤩

BTW, in the interview, Freddie mentions that he came up withe the bassline while practicing. Maybe I should practice more 😉 He also mentioned that the whole song is built around the bassline (and there is no guitar). Cool stuff.

Ok, while watching the interview with Freddie Washington (BTW, I did not have Freddie on my radar, but he has a great groove and comes across as a super nice and cool dude), he was playing this song he played bass on for Herbie Hancock. Ok, it is from 1980 and not super complex, but I really like the groove and is on a Jazz album, so, I guess, I should check out more Jazz. Maybe I am old enough now 😉

Yes, I was a kid in 82 and not into Jazz. Now, I am an adult and, well, still not into Jazz 😁

Also worth checking out:

Ok, I have to admit, this IS a great bassline and probably one of the best, maybe even the best "slap" bassline of 1982 🙂

For me, it is not only the greatest bassline of 82, but of the whole 80s, and, I know some/most of you will disagree, one of the greatest of all time. I am an 80s kid, so I am obviously biased 😉

New Spector custom shop collection (for Guitar Summit in Mannheim this weekend). Not sure about these, a bit of a gamble 😉

Well, they are still active, so they have definitely survived 😁

Instead of your "recall" strategy, I think it would be easier to go for a "recognition" approach and show the general public, when stopped in the street, photos of bands and ask them to identify the bass player in each. They would then go for the one they have never seen before, the one that somehow does not seem to fit in (e.g., stands in the corner, looks bored, not as flamboyant as the lead singer or lead guitarist etc). Should work well! However, it probably won't work if you show them photos of bands with a keyboard player as these would then be the odd ones out as shown in the exhibit below 😉

Today, I came across this nice long interview with Stuart and PJ. Great to see them again. They talk about their new line of acoustic guitars and basses (Esopus), but also about the history of the Spector brand, share some anecdotes (incl. skull shaped inlays made out of the bones of Tibetan monks!) and show some cool basses (including the March 77 prototype of the NS-1, the 75 SB-1 that preceded the NS-1 and the first NS 5 string (look at the pickups!). Cool stuff 👍 https://www.fugu.com/Pages/Players/VideoPlayerFull?enc=kGmw4xfyQX4VbI%2fOEJzlA%2flA1nLJbSTYiIQgXDtnwaE%3d

LP should have recruited this bloke instead 🙂

Cool interview with one of my heroes. Check out Jerry's answer to "how many guitars do you own, Jerry?" (44:09). Priceless 😁