Roland Rock Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1362686709' post='2003442'] Thinking about it , lot of the greatest players are so distinctive in their styles that you couldn't really say that were varied . Was Jaco varied ? You hear the same licks time and again in his playing and he fits them in to different musical situations . He only ever played like Jaco . Was James Jamerson varied ? He did one thing , i.e be himself with that signature sound and that approach , and did it very well in any situation . I suppose that if you have a significant style then variety is less important , or even something to be avoided . [/quote] I'd say that how that player arrives at that style is partially down to how varied they were in their formative years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) [quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1362508599' post='2000477'] Not sure i see the point of all this "pseudo-worship" of how brilliant variety is, and isn't it all so great. [/quote] Me neither, in fact my listening taste is pretty much limited to melodic/classic rock with a few irrational random exceptions. I've actually played, and enjoyed playing in, in a variety of styles but most of it I'd never bother to listen to other than to learn the songs. Edited March 7, 2013 by bassman7755 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I play loads of different crap - some of it quite well... Done musicals, fashion shows, tribute bands, prog/progressive stuff, backed Blues artists, dinner jazz, funk/disco bands, classic rock etc... and you try telling the young people of today, they won't believe you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I started my musical career playing rhythm guitar for a Glenn Miller tribute band at school. Since then it's been mainly rock bands of varying degrees of heaviness (generally at about the aluminium level, some as far as iron), a soul band, a folk metal band, and it's culminated in the current set of bands: Covers band 1 - rock, tending towards the blues side, mostly pre-80s, mainly covers but some originals Covers band 2 - rock, with slight indie slantings, even spread from 60s to current Club band - mainly 60s, 70s and 80s, some more recent Ceilidh band - mainly 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s, some more recent Acoustic duo (me on guitar) - all sorts of stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I forgot my guitarless celtic disco punk band from 1981. I'm still baffled as to why it never caught on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I've done: Metal/nu metal covers Punk originals Various rock/pop covers bands Other projects (inc. Kinda world music/jazz but I was playing guitar) Folk/pop originals Pit band for professional pantomime (2 years running) Hard Rock/metal originals (underlying through most of the previous too) Rock covers Soul choir + Probably more I can't remember at the moment! As long as I like the music (or it's well paid!), I'm up for anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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