NickD Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Not really... I just wanted to see if the forum could bear the holy trinity of untouchable threads at the same time without crashing... Seems it can... as you were! Quote
discreet Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Ha. If so, it was one hell of a trick. Edited December 9, 2015 by discreet Quote
JTUK Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 I guess you could say that....... I happen to like the trick..... and for the type of music I've listened to, you wouldn't be able to avoid him....possibly, Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 There's me thinking its a whiskey thread ... Quote
JTUK Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Just for fun, I googled iconic Jamerson tracks... and you'd be surprised at the tracks not there..? and then you ask the same question of Kaye and Babbit ..?? Quote
NickD Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1449688994' post='2926031'] Ha. If so, it was one hell of a trick. [/quote] Certainly was! A one finger trick too. Still can't get my head around that bit. I find it hard enough with two. Quote
40hz Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) You must all love Jamerson as I do! And if you don't! You aren't a bass player! Edited December 9, 2015 by 40hz Quote
Bassman Steve Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 You could have gone for the one I would have - Entwistle, does he overplay or what? Quote
discreet Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 [quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1449692000' post='2926082'] Entwistle, does he overplay or what? [/quote] Nah, that's Jeff Berlin. Quote
NickD Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1449692000' post='2926082'] You could have gone for the one I would have - Entwistle, does he overplay or what? [/quote] Next up is 'Anthony Jackson - Is it just me or is he a bit chubby?'... Followed by 'Tal Wilkenfield - My God, a woman... with a bass... what's all that about?' Edited December 9, 2015 by NickD Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Didn't Jamerson have difficulty finding work later on as producers felt his sound hadn't moved with the times? With hindsight his work comes across as classic rather than dated, but I guess there was a time when it didn't seem that way to everyone. Quote
chris_b Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 It seems Jamerson was even having trouble finding work at Motown. According to one of the engineers Bob Babbitt was doing more sessions than Jamerson, "By 1970 Bob Babbitt was doing more than half of the sessions simply because he was more willing to leave his ego at the door." http://bobolhsson.com/bob-says/on-motown/ Quote
oldbass Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1449693723' post='2926114'] Didn't Jamerson have difficulty finding work later on as producers felt his sound hadn't moved with the times? With hindsight his work comes across as classic rather than dated, but I guess there was a time when it didn't seem that way to everyone. [/quote] Yep,it's all in the Motown Standin In The Shadows book if you can find it, and what a fascinating read it is. But yes apparently on a session in the early 70's in LA a stand in bassist brought a pack of rounds into the studio but he refused to fit them on his bass....and it appears from that point onwards the work gradually dried up. His very last No 1 hit....was "You Don't Have To Be A Star" by Billy Davies and Marilyn McCoo. Very sad. Quote
peteb Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1449694937' post='2926123'] It seems Jamerson was even having trouble finding work at Motown. According to one of the engineers Bob Babbitt was doing more sessions than Jamerson, "By 1970 Bob Babbitt was doing more than half of the sessions simply because he was more willing to leave his ego at the door." [url="http://bobolhsson.com/bob-says/on-motown/"]http://bobolhsson.co...says/on-motown/[/url] [/quote] Bob Olhsson seems to be suggesting that Bob Babbitt was a better bass player than Jamerson! I've got a gig at the weekend - am I still OK to do it?? Quote
ambient Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 [quote name='40hz' timestamp='1449691661' post='2926075'] You must all love Jamerson as I do! And if you don't! You aren't a bass player! [/quote] I admire his playing and talent, but liove.......no. Quote
discreet Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 The OP started this thread very much tongue-in-cheek but we seem to be proceeding with it anyway... Quote
oldbass Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 [quote name='peteb' timestamp='1449697537' post='2926158'] Bob Olhsson seems to be suggesting that Bob Babbitt was a better bass player than Jamerson! I've got a gig at the weekend - am I still OK to do it?? [/quote] I think by 1970 his drinking and depression was taking a heavy toll and Babbitt was new, could sight read on the spot and was reliable..u can see why he got the calls. Quote
40hz Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1449698089' post='2926163'] I admire his playing and talent, but liove.......no. [/quote] I was poking fun at another thread ambient Quote
peteb Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 [quote name='ians' timestamp='1449699325' post='2926176'] I think by 1970 his drinking and depression was taking a heavy toll and Babbitt was new, could sight read on the spot and was reliable..u can see why he got the calls. [/quote] In the link Olhsson seems to suggest that Babbitt was actually more influential and that he "quickly became the next step in the evolution of funk bass as we know it” … [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3] [/size][/font][/color] Quote
ahpook Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 I've never seen a picture of him in a headband, so that's a big plus. Quote
Behlmene Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 [b] [size=5]"Jamerson... a bit of a one trick donkey"[/size][/b] Interesting cliche and even more interesting, the word substitution. The hall of famer redefined. Thank you for the clarification. Quote
Guest bassman7755 Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) we just need threads slagging off mark king and geddy and we'd have them all rounded up :-) Edited December 10, 2015 by bassman7755 Quote
Norris Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 Next up... Adam Clayton - The Best Bass Player In The World Ever Quote
Geek99 Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1449693723' post='2926114'] Didn't Jamerson have difficulty finding work later on as producers felt his sound hadn't moved with the times? With hindsight his work comes across as classic rather than dated, but I guess there was a time when it didn't seem that way to everyone. [/quote] That's what the book says Quote
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