bubinga5 Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 Everytime i hear this track im amazed at Pino's bass playing... hes got the most amazing way of putting the best groove together with some killer note choices and fills, with flawless timing.... i think he has such an impact on this tune.. if i aspire to any bass player, its Pino P..oh and Meshell..... perfect tasteful bass playing.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY5jB5p8GGo Quote
lapolpora Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 Hi Bubinga5, Are you going to see MeShell at the Jazz Cafe in London on the 18th or 19th November? Quote
bubinga5 Posted October 16, 2011 Author Posted October 16, 2011 i wasnt aware of it dude... would love to though. Quote
Chris2112 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) I love Pino's playing on this track. It was the first bassline of his that I learned. Sadly, once the awesome intro is over it descends into typical Go West fare (ie. pap). Edited October 16, 2011 by Chris2112 Quote
chardbass Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Amazing lines- all his Go West lines have amazing nuggets of bass loveliness. I've seen Go West on a number of occasions over the last few years and all the bass players (great gig to have) have strayed very little from the original lines. Some great stuff around in the 80s- well played, incredibly produced. Go West, Scritti Politti etc. Great musos- Alan Murphy (RIP), Pino etc. Heard a great one the other day which sums him up- "If you've got 2 gigs, and Pino's got 2 gigs, Pino's got more gigs" Quote
Chris2112 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Alan Murphy was in Level 42 in the late 80's, wasn't he? Quote
Kiwi Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Yes he was drafted in and seemed to really gel in the band. BTW, I have a live track of Go West doing Ball of Confusion and Pino just kills on that number. In fact the bass lines on a lot of Go West songs are highly highly under rated IMO. Just try playing along to We Close Our Eyes... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjEyOc6B3g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjEyOc6B3g[/url] Quote
lowdown Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) [quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1318725966' post='1405670'] Scritti Politti [/quote] Great band, even had Mr Miller & Miles Davies [Oh Patti] playing on a couple of tracks. Really nice tunes. A Bassist called Graham Edwards also did his bit with Go West live . [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mMoeWkDhqA[/media] Garry Edited October 16, 2011 by lowdown Quote
markstuk Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I spent many a happy evening at the Cricketers watching Alan in SFX in the early 80's... [quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1318726147' post='1405672'] Alan Murphy was in Level 42 in the late 80's, wasn't he? [/quote] Quote
Guest McBass Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1318729647' post='1405681'] Yes he was drafted in and seemed to really gel in the band. BTW, I have a live track of Go West doing Ball of Confusion and Pino just kills on that number. In fact the bass lines on a lot of Go West songs are highly highly under rated IMO. Just try playing along to We Close Our Eyes... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjEyOc6B3g[/media] [/quote] If the live version of Ball of confusion is off Bands and Crashes, it's Graham Edwards that's playing bass. Quote
Guest McBass Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLh51rZBT3A&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLh51rZBT3A&feature=related[/url] Alan Murphy's solo on this is mental. Quote
lowdown Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [quote name='McBass' timestamp='1318765132' post='1405865'] If the live version of Ball of confusion is off Bands and Crashes, it's Graham Edwards that's playing bass. [/quote] Sure is, and a very fine Bassist he is. Garry Quote
Guest McBass Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Yes [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1318766001' post='1405882'] Sure is, and a very fine Bassist he is. Garry [/quote] I know him very well, he now lives in LA. He has a production team called The Matrix, who have written and produced for Avril Lavigne and Korn...amongst others. Quote
risingson Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) I'm a bit guilty of loving this song as well as Pino's playing! He's my favourite player, but I'm a bit of a sucker for the overproduction on 80's tunes like this one. Mostly because of GTA Vice City. Edited October 16, 2011 by risingson Quote
lowdown Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) [quote name='McBass' timestamp='1318766479' post='1405890'] I know him very well, he now lives in LA. He has a production team called The Matrix, who have written and produced for Avril Lavigne and Korn...amongst others. [/quote] A couple of Musicians i know relocated to LA, and mentioned he was there or had been there. I did not realise he was involved in that though. Great stuff and good to hear. I see you are in Aberdeen - do you know a Keyboard player called Irvin Duguid ? Garry Edited October 16, 2011 by lowdown Quote
Guest McBass Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1318770710' post='1405965'] A couple of Musicians i know relocated to LA, and mentioned he was there or had been there. I did not realise he was involved in that though. Great stuff and good to hear. I see you are in Aberdeen - do you know a Keyboard player called Irvin Duguid ? Garry [/quote] Hi Garry, Yeah he co wrote most of the hits off Avril's debut album. No man...good keyboard players are like unicorn poop up here lol. Do you have any links for him? Cheers Rod Quote
lowdown Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [quote name='McBass' timestamp='1318771156' post='1405974'] Hi Garry, Yeah he co wrote most of the hits off Avril's debut album. No man...good keyboard players are like unicorn poop up here lol. Do you have any links for him? Cheers Rod [/quote] Rod He is on tour with 'We will rock you' at the moment. I think in Bristol at the moment. I know Irvin well, although i have not seem him for a while, I did 'JC Superstar' with him a few years back - great fellow. Catch him on Facebook. If you can't get in touch with him, i will dig out his number and PM. [url="https://www.facebook.com/irvin.duguid"]https://www.facebook.com/irvin.duguid[/url] Garry Quote
Guest McBass Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1318772078' post='1405986'] Rod He is on tour with 'We will rock you' at the moment. I think in Bristol at the moment. I know Irvin well, although i have not seem him for a while, I did 'JC Superstar' with him a few years back - great fellow. Catch him on Facebook. If you can't get in touch with him, i will dig out his number and PM. [url="https://www.facebook.com/irvin.duguid"]https://www.facebook.com/irvin.duguid[/url] Garry [/quote] Cheers Gary, I found him on FB, looks like he lives in Glasgow now. R Quote
Kiwi Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 [quote name='McBass' timestamp='1318765132' post='1405865'] If the live version of Ball of confusion is off Bands and Crashes, it's Graham Edwards that's playing bass. [/quote] Thanks for that Quote
waynepunkdude Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Good bass playing but the song is awful. Quote
Dave Vader Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1318729647' post='1405681'] Yes he was drafted in and seemed to really gel in the band. BTW, I have a live track of Go West doing Ball of Confusion and Pino just kills on that number. In fact the bass lines on a lot of Go West songs are highly highly under rated IMO. Just try playing along to We Close Our Eyes... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjEyOc6B3g[/media] [/quote] Have just learned this for my 80s tribute band I play in. It was a lot harder than I expected. Was that Pino then? Every time a hard one comes up it's one of his (for want of a better phrase) Quote
Kiwi Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Seems like a keyboard composed bass line to me, don't think its a pino original. Quote
Green Alsatian Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Aye, it's synth bass on that one - I remember reading somewhere it was a Roland Jupiter 8. Quote
Dave Vader Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 That's why it's got those bloody Ebs on it then. And why it makes no sense... (actually it does, but it takes a while to figure it) Quote
garryc300 Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Go West were the best band I ever seen live...Graham Edwards on bass and the late and great Alan Murphy on guitar. the entire band were top notch session players and this was the moment I kinew my destiny was to be a Status Graphite bass player Quote
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