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[quote name='bubinga5' post='951861' date='Sep 10 2010, 02:35 PM']ive never heard Peter Hook play...is he any good??[/quote]

He's a very different bass player who revels in playing in more of a baritone guitar range. Some people hate it, some love it. As far as I'm concerned he's an innovator of post-punk and dance music who was part of a very important time of popular music history.

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[quote name='risingson' post='951866' date='Sep 10 2010, 02:39 PM']....He's a very different bass player who revels in playing in more of a baritone guitar range. Some people hate it, some love it. As far as I'm concerned he's an innovator of post-punk and dance music who was part of a very important time of popular music history....[/quote]
Does that mean no?

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[quote name='chris_b' post='951873' date='Sep 10 2010, 02:43 PM']Does that mean no?[/quote]

It means that it's up to you whether you like him or not, doesn't it. He's never going to be up there with the technical greats of his time but it shouldn't detract from the fact he was an important figure in Manchester back in the day.

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I think Peter Hook is great although never high enough in the mix on a lot of songs. Listen to the song All The Way from the Technique album to hear what he does. A mix of root for the verse and bass melody for everything else.

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[quote name='risingson' post='951875' date='Sep 10 2010, 02:45 PM']It means that it's up to you whether you like him or not, doesn't it. He's never going to be up there with the technical greats of his time but it shouldn't detract from the fact he was an important figure in Manchester back in the day.[/quote]
i dont think you need to be "up there" to be a good player...you just have to like it...

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[quote name='chris_b' post='951882' date='Sep 10 2010, 02:55 PM']I only posted that because you seemed to be having a Melvin Bragg moment!![/quote]

Ha, the old Manchester/Hacienda music scene is really interesting to me and often gets overlooked as important hence the answer.

[quote]i dont think you need to be "up there" to be a good player...you just have to like it...[/quote]

That was my point really. Noticed from other posts you're a big fan of a lot of funk and groove stuff so maybe it might not be up your street, but hey, worth listening anyway isn't it! :)

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[quote name='bubinga5' post='951886' date='Sep 10 2010, 02:56 PM']Linus who is that beauty in your avatar? sorry off topic..[/quote]

Thats Yvonne Strahotski. She is stunning in every way :) Rumour is, she fancies the arse of me but I am yet to get confirmation on this fact from her people. So until then, I'm playing hard to get :rolleyes: :lol:

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[quote name='bubinga5' post='951861' date='Sep 10 2010, 02:35 PM']ive never heard Peter Hook play...is he any good??[/quote]

I bet you have heard Hooky play because unless you've been a hermit for the past 30 years, you'll have heard some Joy Division or New Order.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='951954' date='Sep 10 2010, 04:07 PM']There's no great technical virtuosity to what Hooky does, but stylistically he's an innovator. I think that makes him good.

Jon.[/quote]

Well put. I agree.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='951954' date='Sep 10 2010, 04:07 PM']There's no great technical virtuosity to what Hooky does, but stylistically he's an innovator. I think that makes him good.

Jon.[/quote]

He's also pretty unique-sounding, which can't be said for most virtuoso bass players.

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Hooky was on telly the other night, you probably all saw it, but due to his unique playing style he now has issues with regard to his back. So perhaps he might shorten his strap. :)

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