blue Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='neilp' timestamp='1449954063' post='2928401'] Where's the like button? [/quote] Where's the dislike button? Blue Quote
mentalextra Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1449967830' post='2928505'] Yes, he played the drums before he took up bass. [/quote] Was his original intention to be a 'pro' footballer before he got serious about music? Quote
sunburstjazz1967 Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1449976999' post='2928533'] Post something where we can hear you playing with that level of chops and skill and your comment will be taken seriously. Blue [/quote] If Delherbert posts a half reasonable cover of almost any song then I will prefer it to teen town so I dont see where the chops or skill need to come into it as long as someone enjoyed it. Teen town-the short 3 minutes version is still 4 minutes too long, awful. Quote
lowdown Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1449971531' post='2928522'] I'm sorry but I could pull a better song out of my a$$. [/quote] Worthless post without video evidence. Then leave it up to the rest of Basschat to take it from there. Quote
Rich Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1449977774' post='2928538'] You might want to consider selling your gear. [/quote] Will you please give it up with the "if you don't like Jaco you should give up" stuff? It's demeaning and more than a little insulting. Added to which we've heard it (more than) once and it's getting tedious. Yes I'm tetchy this morning. Quote
Maude Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Ok Blue, you're right. Because I don't like Jaco I'm ignorant and stupid, I'll be going into town later to sell all my gear, fold up my two bands and cancel all the bookings. Is there any other hobby you could suggest I could try with my obviously limited intelligence? I'm asking you because you appear to know me better than I do and I clearly can't think for myself. If I did think for myself then I'd only end up thinking stupid things like how arrogant you appear telling people to sell their basses because they don't agree with the majority, but of course that's just me being stupid. Quote
EssentialTension Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1449971531' post='2928522'] I'm sorry but I could pull a better song out of my a$$. [/quote] I think you'll find that's a different website. Quote
Coilte Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) [color=#282828]BTW...it does not necessarily follow that if you like jazz/fusion you will like Jaco. I love, and have been listening to this genre since my teens (I'm now 61) and as I stated earlier in the thread, yes..Jaco was an amazingly talented player, but his music simply does not move me in any way. I much preferred Alphonso Johnson in Weather report.[/color] Edited December 13, 2015 by Coilte Quote
RockfordStone Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1450006680' post='2928658'] Will you please give it up with the "if you don't like Jaco you should give up" stuff? It's demeaning and more than a little insulting. Added to which we've heard it (more than) once and it's getting tedious. Yes I'm tetchy this morning. [/quote] i think if everyone applied the "if you don't like Jaco you should give up" stuff, this forum would become pretty quiet. Quote
Number6 Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 I have played bass on and off 30 years and only in the last couple broadened my musical tastes into jazz / fusion and the like. Jaco' music isn't my go to music in all honesty but i have started to understand it better and he definitely is all that imo. Quote
TheGreek Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) I know a few bass players who don't like Jaco which, personally, I don't get. He was the master of his art and I think many here would aspire to be half the player he was but I recognise that what he played isn't going to be everybody's Cappuccino. There are lots of players I don't like - I'm not going to give up playing just because my taste doesn't conform to somebody else's opinion. Edited December 13, 2015 by TheGreek Quote
chriswareham Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) [quote name='TKenrick' timestamp='1449499681' post='2924074'] He was our Hendrix - regardless of whether you think he was a genius or a hack you can't deny the fact that he totally reinvented our instrument and that almost every single 'big name' player today takes influence from him in one form or another. [/quote] Bollocks. The vast majority of bass players today don't play Jazz or noodle around, mostly on a fretless, or even play without a pick. I was utterly underwhelmed by Pastorius and in particiular the tedious elevator music of Weather Report. Quite amused by the usual suspects on here who arrogantly claim that someone shouldn't play bass if they can't appreciate Pastorius. They tickle me pink (or possibly blue), since judging by their other posts they're playing in cover or function bands. The typical muso bores who seem to have never written their own material but just mimic others. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH7JBgIHWjs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH7JBgIHWjs[/url] Edited December 13, 2015 by chriswareham Quote
blue Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='Maude' timestamp='1450006849' post='2928661'] Ok Blue, you're right. Because I don't like Jaco I'm ignorant and stupid, I'll be going into town later to sell all my gear, fold up my two bands and cancel all the bookings. Is there any other hobby you could suggest I could try with my obviously limited intelligence? I'm asking you because you appear to know me better than I do and I clearly can't think for myself. If I did think for myself then I'd only end up thinking stupid things like how arrogant you appear telling people to sell their basses because they don't agree with the majority, but of course that's just me being stupid. [/quote] Not liking someone does not make anyone ignorant or stupid. However for those who made cutting remarks like" aimless noodling" yes I would say that is an example of being uninformed. but not stupid..saying [i]" I don't get it"[/i] would have been a better choice of words instead of "aimless noodling". Blue Quote
blue Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1450027526' post='2928896'] The typical muso bores who seem to have never written their own material but just mimic others.[/quote] If your going to bash those of us who chose to play covers that's ok. Would you like to here my opinion of most local original music? Blue Quote
blue Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1450012782' post='2928748'] I know a few bass players who don't like Jaco which, personally, I don't get. He was the master of his art and I think many here would aspire to be half the player he was but I recognise that what he played isn't going to be everybody's Cappuccino. There are lots of players I don't like - I'm not going to give up playing just because my taste doesn't conform to somebody else's opinion. Thought Police can f*** off!! [/quote] No, you shouldn't give up playing. You indicate, "you don't get it" and that's honest and thats fine. Aimless noodling, not fine. Blue Quote
uncle psychosis Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1449977774' post='2928538'] You might want to consider selling your gear. Blue [/quote] I'm not entirely sure why the mods continue to tolerate Blue's continual trolling. This example is even more obvious than most. Quote
Count Bassy Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Well, having listened to some of the posted Jaco bits on this thread, I can honestly say "I don't get it". Quote
blue Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1450009213' post='2928705'] i think if everyone applied the "if you don't like Jaco you should give up" stuff, this forum would become pretty quiet. [/quote] What people don't like is not the issue here. It's bashing something you know little about as where the "aimless noodling" comment. To be honest, I'm not into the whole I don't like this player or that player or I don't like this band or that band. in a word, lame. Blue Quote
blue Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1450029807' post='2928923'] I'm not entirely sure why the mods continue to tolerate Blue's continual trolling. This example is even more obvious than most. [/quote] Because it's not trolling. Blue Quote
TheGreek Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1450029807' post='2928923'] I'm not entirely sure why the mods continue to tolerate Blue's continual trolling. This example is even more obvious than most. [/quote] Maybe giving him enough rope to hang himself... Quote
blue Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1450029959' post='2928925'] Well, having listened to some of the posted Jaco bits on this thread, I can honestly say "I don't get it". [/quote] An honest and fair response. There a lot about jazz overall that I don't get. however I am not going to say it's [i]"aimless noodling" [/i]because i don't get it. Blue Quote
kodiakblair Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 I've wondered that myself uncle psychosis,getting binned by TB hasn't changed him. Quote
blue Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1450006680' post='2928658'] Will you please give it up with the "if you don't like Jaco you should give up" stuff? It's demeaning and more than a little insulting. Added to which we've heard it (more than) once and it's getting tedious. Yes I'm tetchy this morning. [/quote] If you don't like Jaco, that's fine, why would I care. Comments like [i]"aimless noodling" [/i]yeah then I care. Blue Quote
sunburstjazz1967 Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 It's funny that someone saying something written by someone else is mindless noodling is 'cutting' and should not be said, I dont rate anyone highly enough to be that upset about other people not liking them, I'd be more upset if they aimed it directly at me and my playing and told me to sell my gear! Quote
sunburstjazz1967 Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1450029959' post='2928925'] Well, having listened to some of the posted Jaco bits on this thread, I can honestly say "I don't get it". [/quote] I'd say it was mindless noodling! Quote
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