If you could play bass in any band...

[BigRedX]

Like Nige I am already the bass player in my current favourite band.

However back in the early 80s when I first started gigging, there was another local band that I would have given anything to be the bassist for. Their music was awesome - a hybrid of the best bits of Joy Divison/New Order and Simple Minds - and their bass parts were front and centre in the mix both live and on record. I had recording of one of their gigs on cassette and had just about played it to death playing along learning the parts (something that I had never done with "proper" bands). I dropped numerous hints that if their bassist couldn't do a gig for any reason I'd be more than happy to step in and help them out, this was a close as I was going to get to playing with them. Then out of the blue the bass player quit the band ...and they replaced him with someone else (not me). I took my revenge by nicking their keyboard player for my new band, and they split up shortly afterwards.

Edited April 6, 2013 by BigRedX

[xilddx]

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Stop being so smug lol....behave yourself.
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If I had to pick another, and providing I'd had the educashum, it would have to be Zappa's bands, any line up from early '70s to '88 would do

[Highfox]

For me it would be the Clash.
Don't think I'd do a good a job of it as Simmo tho! lol
Making any kind of music with Strummer post Clash would of been great as well.

[krysh]

I am in my favourite bass playing band, too.

[ezbass]

Robben Ford band. Eric Johnson band. 80s Paul Young. Rio era Duran Duran. Peter Gabriel band. Steely Dan.

[Noah Deere]

Queens of The Stone Age

[dincz]

Almost any other than the alleged band I currently play with. It's a musical desert over here and I don't have choices. Beginning to doubt that playing with anyone is better than not playing

[arthurhenry]

Any band playing six nights a week for decent money.

[Roger2611]

Stiff Little Fingers, The Jam or The Dream Disciples

[bertbass]

Deep Purple and or The Who.

[bremen]

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If I had to pick another, and providing I'd had the educashum, it would have to be Zappa's bands, any line up from early '70s to '88 would do
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Beat me to it.

Or Steel Pulse, that would be nice.

[xilddx]

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Beat me to it.

Or Steel Pulse, that would be nice.
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OOOH! Good call!! Me, it would have to be Linton Kwesi Johnson '80s / '90s, or maybe one of Adrian Sherwood's bands.

Edited April 6, 2013 by xilddx

[chris_b]

If I could go back 40 years and replace Duck Dunn or John McVie, or these days, Dave Swift, I'd be a happy bunny.

[bremen]

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OOOH! Good call!! Me, it would have to be Linton Kwesi Johnson '80s / '90s, or maybe one of Adrian Sherwood's bands.
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Tackhead!

While were in the area of AS and Denis Bovell...the Slits? That would have been scary fun.

[D.I. Joe]

The White Stripes

[marcus bell]

Level 42
Jamiroquai
Steely dan
Chic

[flyfisher]

I'm sure it's a given that we'd all like to play in our favourite band but, for me, the ultimate fantasy would be to have played at some of the milestone gigs. So, off the top of my head:

Woodstock - playing with Santana, The Band, The Who or Jefferson Airplane
IOW - playing with Jimi Hendrix
The Beatles at Shea - just to have been there
Queen at Live Aid
Playing to 1m+ people with the Stones in Rio
The Wall - with Roger Waters in Berlin (er, OK, we'd have to fight over the bass parts )

I think that would be enough for a decent memoir.

[toneknob]

Bowie 1976-81

[discreet]

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...the Slits? That would have been scary fun.
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I don't mind fantasising about being in certain bands, but I won't entertain the idea of a sex change to enable it!

[Cyrene]

Mogwai or Crippled Black Phoenix.

[keeponehandloose]

early Ramones, just for the sheer energy.

[Clarebear68]

Duran, Janes Addiction, Radiohead, Stone Roses or The Smiths

[LiamPodmore]

A female fronted pop/punk band, so Paramore, We Are The In Crowd, Tonight Alive, etc... Well, either one of those or Shinedown.

Liam

Edited April 6, 2013 by LiamPodmore

[bremen]

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I don't mind fantasising about being in certain bands, but I won't entertain the idea of a sex change to enable it!
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Budgie, the drummer, was fully equipped with meat&2 (presumably).

Anyway, if Space Chick is allowed to be in Jamiroquai, I'm allowed to be in the Slits. So there.

[discreet]

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Anyway, if Space Chick is allowed to be in Jamiroquai, I'm allowed to be in the Slits. So there.
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You're welcome! I've met VA, and [removed on legal advice].

Edited April 6, 2013 by discreet