Later tonight - not including bass.

[spectoremg]

It started with Blur, then the next band, and the next etc. The bass had been stolen? Anyone seen it?
Also not enough boogie-woogie piano.

[discreet]

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1429048689' post='2747511']
...not enough boogie-woogie piano.
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ANY amount of boogie-woogie piano is too much.

[40hz]

It has annoyed me for years how bass is/has never been mixed in on this programme. I can't think of many (if any) performances where it's even remotely stood out.

[Lozz196]

I thought Alex James` bass came across quite well this eve, and was pleasantly surprised, as usually the bass isn`t present at all on Later.

[Huge Hands]

I find these comments odd - about 10 years ago I bought a "Later with Jools Holland - best of NuSoul/R&B" DVD. I thought the mixes were really good on all of them, especially the bass, and I love the DVD - I still often watch it now. As this kind of music lends itself to good bass tone - perhaps the mix is more to do with the band's source sound than we would like to think?

[spectoremg]

There's another thread on here about the BBC going the 'subby' route with bass, and as Genesis weren't on doing Dance On A Volcano there wasn't any bass to be heard
Alex James looked bored?

[discreet]

[quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1429049774' post='2747544']
As this kind of music lends itself to good bass tone - perhaps the mix is more to do with the band's source sound than we would like to think?
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Or perhaps as it's TV not everyone has a super-hi-fi cinema-type sound system...

[spectoremg]

The super hi-fi cinema system's always on for music shows

[Huge Hands]

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Or perhaps as it's TV not everyone has a super-hi-fi cinema-type sound system...
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Perhaps it's the super hi-fi system that is the problem. I don't even have a sound bar on my TV!

[CamdenRob]

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1429049941' post='2747551']
Alex James looked bored?
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he always looks bored... it's part of his "too cool for school" image.

[bonzodog]

I too thought alex james' bass sounded great, and I have sh*t TV speakers.

[spongebob]

[quote name='40hz' timestamp='1429049331' post='2747530']
It has annoyed me for years how bass is/has never been mixed in on this programme. I can't think of many (if any) performances where it's even remotely stood out.
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+1!

[leschirons]

Did Alex " thecheesemaster" James need to be there? Is he skint? Probably not.

His bass came over fine sound-wise but the song was a total crap 3 chord bash and multi-millionaire Damon Albran looked like he hadn't washed for a month and couldn't afford a dentist.

Now I really do sound like my Dad did.

[bassmachine2112]

Who was the girl with the dobro ?

[cameltoe]

Alex James's logo-less '57 style P bass looked nice though. Wonder how gets on with a 1.75" neck when it's hanging lower than his balls?

[TimR]

It sounded ok to me. But then I'm one for a blended band sound rather than stand out bass.

I suspect the sound engineers on the BBC are proper sound engineers rather than pop music producers.

[discreet]

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I suspect the sound engineers on the BBC are proper sound engineers rather than pop music producers.
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Hee hee yes, they probably still wear white coats and are aghast at 'distortion'.

[Lozz196]

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1429115388' post='2748210']
Alex James's logo-less '57 style P bass looked nice though. Wonder how gets on with a 1.75" neck when it's hanging lower than his balls?
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Quite effortlessly form watching him play. He playes great melodic lines but always looks like he`s either doing it in his sleep, or that he`s there to just make up the numbers. He must have big hands.

[Marvin]

I watched it last night and thought that the 'mix' had improved somewhat. I quite liked the mix they achieved. Cohesive is the word I'd use. Usually there's one element that overpowers the rest of the band but not last night.

[TimR]

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Cohesive is the word I'd use.
...
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Yes. I agree.

I always think that there is a much more informal 'Jazz' feel about the whole program. It's more of an amplified acoustic set. If that makes sense. The kind of sound you would enjoy if it was in your front room rather than a stadium or underground club.

[cytania]

The Ong Ong song was good fun 😃

[Old Man Riva]

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Who was the girl with the dobro ?
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Singing in an American accent with a hint of Mark E Smith? That'd be Laura Marling.

She's from Hampshire, and not the New one..

[bassmachine2112]

Really enjoyed Laura Marling.
Bass was not very prominent even had bass boost on tele
Musicians union-more bass or triangle players will walk out in sympathy

[PTB]

I enjoyed it on iPlayer and bass (and overall sound) was fine. I have a Panasonic 5 way + sub system.

Perhaps we need a gear porn thread for our TV sound systems or perhaps we should lobby Alex to make a Barefaced system.

[tauzero]

When watching musical programs, I route the telly sound into my hi-fi (it was state-of-the-mid-budget art in 1980). I tried that with Later (just as an experiment, I really CBA to watch it) and the bass was perhaps not as far up in the mix as I'd have liked but certainly not lost.