spongebob Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 [url="http://www.nme.com/news/mc5/62118"]http://www.nme.com/news/mc5/62118[/url] Sad news is the death of MC5 bassist Michael Davis. May not be a household bass name, but I'm sure many of us (me included) are big fans of those classics he had a part in creating...'High Time' for me is a brilliant record. There's quite an MC5 reunion going on up there - we've lost Rob, Fred, and now Michael. Sad loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 The MC5 were an incredibly important band and Davis was a huge part of that. A sad loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK Jale Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Really sad about this. A few years ago, a mate called and said ‘Michael Davis is in town, he needs a spare bass. Take him yours, you'll have a good time.’ So I went along to John Henry studios and met Michael and the MC5 (okay, the MC3 by this time really), all rehearsing for a gig at the 100 Club with Lemmy, Dave Vanian, and other guests. They were nice: I'm met Kramer before. Then I got the bass out, and Michael didn't know or care that it was a Squier JV. All he knew was that it was a sunburst Precision with a tortie guard. He goes 'Wow, man, Jamerson! That's amazing!' And he was running around to all the band saying 'Look! Just like James Jamerson!!' So I sat in a corner and listened to the rehearsal, and later on Michael's wife ghosted me into the gig, and it was bonkers. And Michael used the bass for the encore, probably just to make me happy, and he was such a sweet, cool guy, and I'm so sad to hear that he's gone…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpeg.795def0f48febb3d6ebc9016d16df248.jpeg)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.