Leonard Smalls

You can spend a lot of time looking up all the bass players mentioned on here! I, for instance have no clue about many 70s US or even British rock bassists, and I haven't really got much interest because I tend not to like most of the music wot they have Dunn.. I spose you could call that wilful ignorance! However, there's a whole genre of music (and by extension, bass players) that is just completely dismissed on BC - jazz! So there's amazing players that the majority on BC would have no clue about (too many notes, sounds like a typewriter falling down the stairs, it's unmusical etc) such as Shahzad Ismaily, or Fima Ephron, or Kim Baker, or Erik Sanko, or Paul "Tubbs" Williams...

We had one on Sunday, and our other bass player remarked afterwards that he'd had a health check at work and they'd noticed a deterioration in his hearing, and wondered if he had any ideas why that might be the case... He pointed out to me that he had earplugs, and duly showed them to me. You could see by the perfect winding of the string joining 'em they'd never been out of the box!

One of my favourites... But this is him in the mid-90s, probably last time he used the Steinberger (at least that I've seen!): And when I first discovered him - I was looking for funk records in Leeds as I was DJing. There was no means of finding The Funk via radio, or TV or music press, so guess work was usually the way forward. And this import (twas about £8, in 1984!) ticked all the boxes! Though I found when listening that it was deeply unsuitable for a funk disco, and it took me about 3 years to actually be able to listen to it!

Star Trekkin' - The Firm

If the Kids are United - Sham 69

Nun of the Above - Duran Duran

Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy

Stutter Rap - Morris Minor and the Majors

S-s-s-single Bed -Fox

Hell Hole! - Spinal Tap

Yes! And Michael McIntyre.

Toast - Streetband (Paul Young!)

Rump it Up - Elvis Costello

I don't have a problem with Wetherspoons as such, just with its owner... Similarly, when I saw the Smiths in 1985ish at Leeds Uni I couldn't get past Morrisey and his gladioli. But then what do I know, I like avant-jazz and occasional slap bass!

Road Hogget - John D Louder milk

The answer is always Torte! Especially if that's preceded by the words Schwarz, Walder and Kirsch...

In One Ear - Cage the Elephant

Blockheads... - Ian Dury and the Blockheads

We Built This City! - Starship

Me in Lille recently having a hard-earned espresso - I'd been pushing my mother about in her wheelchair for miles and didn't get a single step for it wot with my hand not moving!

Fight 4 Your Right - beastie boys

Aye! We've played there a number of times. And you can park right outside!

Hell-o! - Lionel Ritchie

Night Goat - The Melvins

Is Mick There? - Department S