John Taylor Duran Duran

[stewblack]

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1324472' date='Aug 2 2011, 04:27 PM']Keeping on the 80s theme, Mick Karn has to make an appearance.[/quote]
Oh without a doubt - nice one.

[Chris2112]

[quote name='stewblack' post='1324477' date='Aug 2 2011, 04:28 PM']BTW did Mr Taylor play an Aria back in the day or is that my old man's memory playing tricks?[/quote]

He did. He has a Peavey signature model these days IIRC, and he was playing Kubicki Ex Factors for a while too. They sounded bloody great!

[Mike Brooks]

Sound of Thunder from the first album is worth a listen, all the usual favourites from Rio, Tiger Tiger, So Misled and Proposition from Notorious, a couple of nice lines on the Liberty album and Nice from Astronaut, all good contenders

[chardbass]

Great idea for a feature.
Rio all the way for me- he was a big influence on me, and that line introduced me to right hand ghosting way before I knew who Jaco was.

[risingson]

View to a Kill is a brilliant, brilliant bass line, the way he moves under the chords and manages to pedal interestingly over that C is very clever playing indeed.

[noelk27]

[quote name='stewblack' post='1324477' date='Aug 2 2011, 03:28 PM']BTW did Mr Taylor play an Aria back in the day or is that my old man's memory playing tricks?[/quote]
Well, after playing Rickenbacker and Wal he endorsed Aria (APII SB and RSB models) until '84. Thereafter he's used Kubicki (Factor), Steinberger (XQ), Warwick (Streamer), MusicMan (Stingray), Spector (NS2 - I think), and Peavey (various models) electrics (although almost certain I've missed one or two electrics), as well as a Carruthers EUB and Yamaha and Guild acoustic basses.

[jasethebass]

My favourite to play is Come Undone. Bit of a wierd chord structure and note choice. For upfront high in the mix it has to be Save a Prayer.

[Lfalex v1.1]

[quote name='daveybass' post='1324343' date='Aug 2 2011, 03:10 PM']Would be tempted to throw in View to a Kill as well..best Bond theme and a great basline to boot.[/quote]

Really?

I'm rather fond of "The Living Daylights" (A-Ha) The drumming's amazing (if it isn't sequenced!)

Seems like most of us have a copy of Rio at home (the album), then!

[Lozz196]

[quote name='noelk27' post='1324678' date='Aug 2 2011, 06:49 PM']Well, after playing Rickenbacker and Wal he endorsed Aria (APII SB and RSB models) until '84. Thereafter he's used Kubicki (Factor), Steinberger (XQ), Warwick (Streamer), MusicMan (Stingray), Spector (NS2 - I think), and Peavey (various models) electrics (although almost certain I've missed one or two electrics), as well as a Carruthers EUB and Yamaha and Guild acoustic basses.[/quote]
And a Les Paul bass in The Neurotic Outsiders. Fairly sure it was a Gibbo.

[lowdown]

[quote name='steve-bbb' post='1324423' date='Aug 2 2011, 03:59 PM']just a thought ....

Andy Pask[/quote]

+1
Been a very, very busy session player in this country for ages.
And of course co wrote the TV theme tune for 'The Bill' as well as playing Bass on it.



Garry

[Chris2112]

The 'Overkill' theme tune for The Bill is awesome. Classic fusion-y stuff.

[noelk27]

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1324769' date='Aug 2 2011, 07:00 PM']And a Les Paul bass in The Neurotic Outsiders. Fairly sure it was a Gibbo.[/quote]
Well remembered that man! He used a Les Paul live around the time of "Feelings Are Good ..." also.

[stewblack]

God but you guys know your stuff.

[phil.i.stein]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1324293' date='Aug 2 2011, 02:28 PM']Planet Earth or Girls on Film.

Original and best.[/quote]
and seconded. also 'notorious'. simple but great.,,oh and 'union of the snake'..

Edited August 2, 2011 by phil.i.stein

[stewblack]

I think I might expand this and do an hour 'bass special' for the station. There's plenty of airtime given to guitarists and singers but never enough exposure to the great bass players. I sense a new thread coming on. It could easily turn into a series, I mean there's an hours worth of Jamerson, Macartney, Babbitt and Entwhistle alone and that's just four off the top of my head from one decade.

[bassatnight]

from 7 and the ragged tiger - shadows on your side

[stewblack]

[quote name='bassatnight' post='1325767' date='Aug 3 2011, 03:30 PM']from 7 and the ragged tiger - shadows on your side[/quote]
Thank you...

[Monckyman]

Leigh Gorman.
Turned me on to the plectrum.

[GBass]

New Religion

[Thunderthumbs]

Aside from any one particular track, I once saw a very small Duran Duran gig, one of those announced secretly on the day and all that, at the International 2 in Manchester back in the 90s.

It was at the time when the line up was Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Warren Cuccurrullo & Steve Ferrone.

To be honest, I wasn't a fan of theirs up to that point, but it was a fantastic gig, and opened my eyes to how many really good tracks they've recorded over the years, and JT's a far better bass player than I ever gave him credit for.

[Rich]

My three favourites are Rio, New Religion, and Last Chance On The Stairway.

[Yoda]

I'd need to dig out Rio to have a listen...

From memory I'd say the whole damn album! The bass was the main reason I liked a lot of Duran stuff...and still do

[lojo]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1324293' date='Aug 2 2011, 02:28 PM']Planet Earth or Girls on Film.

Original and best.[/quote]


Agree ^

And if you are trying to get people to really notice bass, best choose a hit everyone knows rather than an album track I guess

Sounds great, do you know what other bassists you will feature, also can this be listened to online ?

[GBass]

[quote name='Mudda' post='1326268' date='Aug 3 2011, 10:51 PM']I'd need to dig out Rio to have a listen...

From memory I'd say the whole damn album! The bass was the main reason I liked a lot of Duran stuff...and still do [/quote]

I couldn't agree more!!

[Clarky72]

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1312307372' post='1324678']
Well, after playing Rickenbacker and Wal he endorsed Aria (APII SB and RSB models) until '84. Thereafter he's used Kubicki (Factor), Steinberger (XQ), Warwick (Streamer), MusicMan (Stingray), Spector (NS2 - I think), and Peavey (various models) electrics (although almost certain I've missed one or two electrics), as well as a Carruthers EUB and Yamaha and Guild acoustic basses.
[/quote]
[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1312311612' post='1324769']
And a Les Paul bass in The Neurotic Outsiders. Fairly sure it was a Gibbo.
[/quote]

There was also the Roland G77 for the Big Thing era too...