andy67 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) Yes I have to admit to being a fan of Wet Wet Wet. I recall hearing Sweet little mystery for the first time whilst attending Easter Road to watch Hibs play. It was August 87 and the song was played during the half time break. I instantly thought what a great song but check the groove in the bass line...nothing fancy just grooving. Anyhoo, skip to April 9th 2011, through the letterbox drops a parcel from Amazon for my missus, she opens it...and hands me The Very Best of Wet Wet Wet and says "surprise!" Very nice of her indeed I thought. I am currently sitting with my five year old son Adam listening to the album (CD if you wish) and fair enjoying it although my music loving son is a bit perplexed and having difficulties coming to terms with daddy liking pop! So, onto my point! I really think Graeme Clarke should have a mention on here because he is a great bassist, very tight, soulful, grooving and thinks about his lines within the song. Big thumbs up from me Graeme, hope all goes well in your next enterprise. Andy Edited April 9, 2011 by andy67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Graeme playing his P-Bass on the breakthrough hit 'Wishing I Was Lucky' was a glorious sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 A stunning tone he has. Listening to it now you can hear how clean and full it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Didn't they record an album in Memphis with the soul alumini? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 They did, it was called the Memphis Sessions. Information at a minimum though: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Memphis_Sessions"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Memphis_Sessions[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Marti Pellow was great in the Jeykll and Hyde musical! Great band! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 One of the best pop bands Britain has produced. All good musicians and singers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 i've got a couple of albums somewhere, behind the zappa and prog rock, ya know, since we're sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 The first big concert I went to was Wet Wet Wet when I was about 12 or 13. It was a great night. I only really went because we got free tickets,but I loved it and went and got all their albums.....on tape. They've got some brilliant tunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Marty Pellow always seemed to look smug. Kudos to Mr Clarke though, some tip top poptastic plonking. I wonder what he's doing these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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