Len_derby Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Donny Hathaway - Live. Willie Weeks on bass giving a master class, including a fantastically well-balanced and tasteful solo on the final track. Quote
TheGreek Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Drizabone - Conspiracy Incognito - Always there Incognito - Surreal PIL - the greatest hits so far Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense Ozric Tentacles - just about anything (this isn't the title) For "feel" try The Cure and/or Simple Minds - great work by both Bassists!! Quote
Johngh Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 East River Drive / Stanley Clarke.................sublime Moving Pictures / Rush.......................The Gedmeister at his best In Persuit of Accidents / Level 42..................The Kingotron at his best Quote
PlungerModerno Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1341930217' post='1726381'] Essential Jaco....I posted this list on Amazon in 2002!!! [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jaco-Pastorius-must-haves/lm/CQV1MT7G3OX4/ref=cm_srch_res_rpli_alt_1"]http://www.amazon.co..._res_rpli_alt_1[/url] [/quote] Thanks for that.... Lots of the above... definitely 'Led Zep II', and 'Jaco Pastorius' - masterful and accessible (IMHO). For some old school go for Motown and Stax.... Booker T. & the MG's are masterful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._%26_the_M.G.%27s --- 'And Now!' and 'Melting Pot' are my favs. Early stevie wonder, Marvin Gaye, Otis Reading, Sam and Dave, etc. etc. Modern stuff is great too... Tool (aenima and 10,000 days), as well as Kyuss (Blues for the red sun, welcome to sky valley) See the good duck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHq4laFwAEM Quote
darkandrew Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1341953593' post='1727067'] For "feel" try The Cure and/or Simple Minds - great work by both Bassists!! [/quote] I agree - Simon Gallup of The Cure is an excellent bassist, very melodic and combined really well with Borris Williams' drums on the Disintegration album. Likewise Derek Forbes of Simple Minds - absolutely excellent bassist, great "groove" and feel (check out some of the bass parts on the New Gold Dream album, actually there's a really good youtube clip that he put up of how to play the bassline from Colours Fly). There's also a track that he recorded with Billy Currie of Ultravox and Steve Howe of Yes called India (which is on Billy Currie's first solo album) that is worth finding and giving a listen. Edited July 10, 2012 by darkandrew Quote
Sean Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Ten by Pearl Jam Regatta De Blanc by The Police London's Calling by The Clash Live in Dublin by REM - Mike Mills kicks so much ass he must have to have new boots after every song :-) Quote
gelfin Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Try a bit of Chris Squire on Yes's album, track Close to the edge ( difficult time sig). Fragile (Heart of the sunrise) Yes album, Perpetual change Quote
Hobbayne Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 The Beatles - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Paul Mc Cartneys bass work on 'A day in the life' is outstanding. The Jam - Sound Affects, Bruce Foxton really shines on this album, take a listen to 'But I,m different now, for bass class. Quote
tauzero Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Early Bowie with Trevor Bolder on bass (Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust) Early Alice Cooper with Dennis Dunaway on bass (Killer, Love it to death, School's Out, Billion Dollar Babies) Slade - around the "Cum on feel the noiz" era Early Bad Company (Bad Company, Straight Shooter) Quote
foal30 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Led Zeppelin II Miles Davis - Kind of Blue B.B. King - Completely Well Prince - Come Joni Mitchell - Mingus Charles Mingus - Blues and Roots Donny Hathaway - Live The Smiths - Hatfull of Hollow M'Shell Ndegecello - Peace beyond Passion Blue Nile - Peace at Last Quote
Bo0tsy Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Parliament - Mothership Connection or Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove, Standing on the Verge: The best of Funkadelic James Brown - Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang or Make It Funky - The Big Payback: 1971-1975 Bootsy - Stretchin' Out (in a Rubber Band), Ahh...The Name is Bootsy, Baby or Bootsy? Player of the Year, & Live in Louisville 1978 Cameo - Anthology Slave - Definitive Groove Collection The Jam: The Larry Graham & Graham Central Station Anthology, Sly & the Family Stone Greatest Hits Quote
Skol303 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Probably a bit leftfield for some tastes, but I'd recommend checking out 'Solo Electric Bass 1' by Squarepusher. http://warp.net/records/releases/squarepusher/solo-electric-bass-1 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Solo-Electric-Bass-1-Squarepusher/dp/B002DU7OA4 Quite different to the usual suspects; I personally like it a lot. But you may well hate it! Quote
Bassman Steve Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Either of the two UPP albums - staggering bass playing from Stephen Amazing. As a bonus there's plenty of Jeff Beck guitar as well. Quote
dmccombe7 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 [sup]Evripedes Evripidou[/sup] [sup]Incognito [/sup] [sup]Jeff Berlin[/sup] [sup]Percy Jones[/sup] [sup]Sandin Wilson[/sup] [sup]Jimmy Haslip[/sup] [sup]John Giblin[/sup] [sup]Bassist with John Martyn - might be Danny Thomson ?[/sup] Quote
Cameronj279 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1342011107' post='1727965'] [sup]Evripedes Evripidou[/sup] [sup]Incognito [/sup] [sup]Jeff Berlin[/sup] [sup]Percy Jones[/sup] [sup]Sandin Wilson[/sup] [sup]Jimmy Haslip[/sup] [sup]John Giblin[/sup] [sup]Bassist with John Martyn - might be Danny Thomson ?[/sup] [/quote] Alan Thompson. He done a guest lecture at my college. Thoroughly nice guy and was brilliant on both bass and guitar. Quote
dmccombe7 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1342013610' post='1728064'] Alan Thompson. He done a guest lecture at my college. Thoroughly nice guy and was brilliant on both bass and guitar. [/quote] Alan Thompson. That's the name i was looking for. Thanks. Would have checked when i got home and looked at the albums. Dave Quote
4 Strings Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1341929544' post='1726368'] Or John Giblin. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) is no slouch either. 'Motown' tracks will almost certainly have great bass playing on them - James Jamerson, Carol Kaye, Bob Babbit etc... [/quote] Earth Wind and Fire has Verdine White, learnt a lot from him. Depends what you're into, really, but you should certainly be familiar with Mark King, Jaco, Stanley Clarke, Pino, Entwhistle, Jamerson etc. even if you're not really into those genres. 'Nard Edwards is one of the easily missed sleepers, along with Norman W-R, and, though I can't think of his name, the bass player in Bob Marley's Wailers. Be interested to know which Motown tracks Carol played on. Quote
Hobbayne Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) [quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1342046784' post='1728861'] and, though I can't think of his name, the bass player in Bob Marley's Wailers. [/quote] Aston Family Man Barrett Edited July 11, 2012 by Hobbayne Quote
Thunderthumbs Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1341939833' post='1726639'] Donald Fagens Nightfly album has some pretty tasty playing and i have always liked Marcus Millers stuff with Grover Washington. Yep, its all middle of the road but the playing is clear, defined and tasty (all IMHO of course) [/quote] Nightfly.....Fantastic album all round, and great bass playing on every track. An album [b]everybody[/b] should have a copy of. Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) Er, no mention of Geezer Butler? I could listen to his bass work on Heaven and Hell (the album) for days on end... Edited July 12, 2012 by bluejay Quote
4 Strings Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1342046906' post='1728866'] Aston Family Man Barrett [/quote] Thanks, I think he's amazing. Listening to him proves to me that I don't really understand reggae, can learn a lot from him. Quote
4 Strings Posted July 12, 2012 Posted July 12, 2012 [quote name='Thunderthumbs' timestamp='1342048081' post='1728894'] Nightfly.....Fantastic album all round, and great bass playing on every track. An album [b]everybody[/b] should have a copy of. [/quote] Abraham Laboriel on most, if I remember correctly. Definitely a player for the collection, also for his live performances if you want to see pure joy as a change from gloom and deth, youtube's a good start. (Any bass player used by fagen is going to be worth listening to). Quote
dmccombe7 Posted July 13, 2012 Posted July 13, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1342095890' post='1729455'] Er, no mention of Geezer Butler? I could listen to his bass work on Heaven and Hell (the album) for days on end... [/quote] One of his best albums IMO. Very under-estimated bassist. Trevor Bolder from the Uriah Heep Conquest album. Great sound and brilliant bass playing. Saw them live and Trevor tripped backwards during his bass solo and never missed a note. Brilliant. Dave Quote
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