NancyJohnson Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 TPOH? Jeepers, I haven't thought about them in a long long time. Just downloaded 'I'm an Adult Now'. We used to cover this years ago! Thanks for nudging my memory! P [quote name='Alien' post='26273' date='Jul 2 2007, 10:56 PM']And the best two, for my money. Mine would probably be The Pursuit of Happiness - Johnny Sinclair (nothing special basswise, just really well written songs with intelligent lyrics) Morphine - the late Mark Sandman. Two strings and a slide, and one of the most amazing sounds ever. Andy[/quote] Quote
NancyJohnson Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='26346' date='Jul 3 2007, 08:14 AM']If I play by the rules and choose one only... Cheap Trick - Tom Petersson However, I really dislike virtually everything that they've done since Dream Police![/quote] All Shook Up (which followed Dream Police) was OK...it's certainly better now than it was in 1980...TP left after this one and it also coincided with the band losing their way a little, but you should check out the Silver and Metro live albums and more importantly the current Rockford CD. It's a real return to [early] form. P Quote
Rich Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 Well just to be difficult, my favourite 'band' is any line-up of Mike Stern's live quartet... so the bass player(s) is any one of Lincoln Goines, Jeff Andrews, Alain Caron, Anthony Jackson, Vic Wooten... for me, Caron is the pick of the bunch. [i]Genius.[/i] Quote
Phaedrus Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 (edited) Some favourite bands, not necessarily because of their bass players: Pearl Jam - Jeff Ament Crowded House - Nick Seymour Jellyfish - bass by either Andy Sturmer or Roger Manning Rush - Geddy Lee Yes - Chris Squire Genesis - Mike Rutherford Led Zeppelin - John Paul Jones Rage Against The Machine - Tim Commerford It Bites - Dick Nolan Peter Frampton - Stanley Sheldon There are of course many, many more bands and artists I love. Mark Edited July 3, 2007 by Phaedrus Quote
lowhand_mike Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 [quote name='BlueBear' post='26228' date='Jul 2 2007, 09:02 PM']Wonder Stuff - Rob "Bass Thing" Jones & Paul Clifford[/quote] +1 on them 2 but prefered Paul. anyhoo my fav that i always seem to return too is Faith no More, bassist is Billy Gould very talented and they kinda started that alt rock stuff way back but thta wasn't all they played such a mix of styles it shouldn't work but so does. Quote
artisan Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 (edited) [quote name='andy_$$' post='26163' date='Jul 2 2007, 06:42 PM']At the moment I'm listening to a lot of Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Norman Watt Roy is a genius! Andy[/quote] he's a real nice bloke too,i've met him 3 times when we supported Wilco Johnson at Fibbers in York. as for favourite band/bassist Cream Jack Bruce RHCP Flea Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Iron Maiden Steve Harris Edited July 3, 2007 by artisan Quote
Johnny Wishbone Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 Erm.... RATM/Audioslave - Tim Commerford Soundgarden - Ben Shepherd/Hiro Yamamoto Black Sabbath - Geezer Butler Hundred Reasons - Andy Gilmour Stone Temple Pilots - Rob DeLeo Led Zeppelin - JPJ Metallica - Jason Newsted/Rob Trujillo/Cliff Burton (all brilliant bassists in their own way) Faith No More - Billy Gould RHCP - Flea Alice In Chains - Mike Starr/Mike Inez Queens of the Stone Age - Nick Oliveiri/Josh Homme Pearl Jam - Jeff Ament Not necessarily my favourite bassists, but a good number of them in there. Quote
Pikefloyd Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 My top band; Pink Floyd (Roger Waters, Guy Pratt - more recently) Guy Pratt is great on Bass, but recently saw Roger Waters live and his sound is the classic Floyd sound. I think David Gilmour also played bass on some of the tracks in studio Quote
jacko Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 At one time I'd have gone straight for Yes and Chris Squire and admit to listening to precious little else. Nowadays I listen to too many different genres to have a favourite 'per se' but the band I listen to most when I want to relax is James taylor's. Bass player either leland sklar or jimmy johnson. Miles comes a close second, my favourite era being the Ron carter years. Quote
Johngh Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 RUSH - No question, I've been a fan ever since 2112, and how they get the sound they do live with just 3 of them is amazing, yes I know there are a lot of samples triggered by foot control etc, but its still impressive. Geddy is amazing, and makes it look a piece of piss, which its not ! Quote
Rich Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 [quote name='Phaedrus' post='26378' date='Jul 3 2007, 10:18 AM']It Bites - Dick Nolan[/quote] Good call! What a superb band, especially live. Quote
warwickhunt Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 [quote name='NancyJohnson' post='26364' date='Jul 3 2007, 09:46 AM']All Shook Up (which followed Dream Police) was OK...it's certainly better now than it was in 1980...TP left after this one and it also coincided with the band losing their way a little, but you should check out the Silver and Metro live albums and more importantly the current Rockford CD. It's a real return to [early] form. P[/quote] I have those recordings and unfortunately I can't decide if it's the commercialised (over)production that I dislike or the fact that the sound has evolved into keyboards and schmaltzie/generic rock guitar sounds. Either way I rarely (if ever) play anything post Dream Police (regardless of bassist), even All Shook Up... and the Rockford CD was relegated to the back of the rack after the first airing! Still my favourite band purely for those early recordings and everyone should listen to the debut album at least once, if only to show that 'I want you to want me' isn't the be all and end all of Cheap Trick. Quote
Tinman Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 All time favourite band? Genesis (who, strangely enough I shall be seeing tomorrow). Mike Rutherford IMO is an amazing player when he wants to be, he just needs to put down that damn guitar. Quote
john_the_bass Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) fave band are weezer - matt sharp era (ie when matt sharp was playing the bass!!) can't say i've ever listened to his playing in much detail, i just like the band and the blue album is still probably the best in my opinion Edited July 6, 2007 by john_the_bass Quote
wmsheep Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 in no particular order (well, apart from the 1st one) It Bites - Dick Nolan Pink Floyd - Roger Waters Deep Purple - Glenn Hughes & Roger Glover Whitesnake (pre 1987) - Neil Murray Saxon - Steve Dawson, Nibbs Carter Quote
wmsheep Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 [quote name='Rich' post='26579' date='Jul 3 2007, 04:35 PM']It Bites - Dick Nolan Good call! What a superb band, especially live.[/quote] Funny, I`ve seen Francis Dunnery live about a dozen times now (and will see him again a couple more later this year once he pulls his finger out and gets the gig dates arranged for the Welcome to the Wild Country tour - only 16 years after the album was released ), but have only seen IB live once, and even then that was at a Francis Dunnery Fan convention. Quote
niceguyhomer Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 I'm lucky - I like any good music and have hundreds of favourite bands - top 3 would be; Beatles - Paul McCartney Steely Dan - various Toto - Mike Porcaro Quote
neilb Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 [quote name='artisan' post='26418' date='Jul 3 2007, 11:23 AM']he's a real nice bloke too,i've met him 3 times when we supported Wilco Johnson at Fibbers in York. as for favourite band/bassist Cream Jack Bruce RHCP Flea Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Iron Maiden Steve Harris[/quote] Agree with above, caught up with Norman at the recent Guitar Show in London.:::: (me on left, ofcourse!!)) Just to name drop, me also with Bruce Dickinson and Nico McBrain (Iron Maiden). Great band. Quote
Bassmurf Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Too many to chose from but I've tried... King's X - Dug Pinnick Muse - Chris Wolstenhume The Who - John Entwistle Quote
Finbar Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Currently my favourite bands are looking a little something like: The Fall of Troy - Tim Ward Element of Surprise - Jean Baudin Botch - Brian Cook Quote
muya Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Living Colour - I like Muzz Skillings so much, but Doug Wimbish is my fav Dave Matthews Band - Stefan Lessard (but IMHO the top musician is the drummer Carter Beauford, there) Jamiroquai - Stu, Nick, Paul or whoever you want Quote
AussieBassman Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Oscar Peterson- Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen Allman Bros - Berry Oakley Rory Gallagher - Gerry McAvoy (the reason I started playing bass) Violent Femmes-Brian Ritchie Quote
Golchen Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 My fave band for many years has been the mighty Dream Theater, Bassist John Myung is always too low in the mix though! Had a REAL big thing for Marillion (Fish era only) - Bass Pete Trewavas. Quote
Nate Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the key of life" band... Nathan Watts on Bass I was named after him too....! Quote
paul, the Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 [quote name='Nate' post='28223' date='Jul 7 2007, 10:17 AM']Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the key of life" band... Nathan Watts on Bass I was named after him too....![/quote] ...if there ever was a desert island disk. Quote
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