Craig Adams - your opinions please.

[darkandrew]

I've just been listening to the new Mission album, which is very good by the way, and wondered what people thought of Craig Adams?

[Dandelion]

Fantastic bassist. Totally underrated and overlooked. The master of the genre.

[darkandrew]

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Totally underrated and overlooked. The master of the genre.
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I think in this country, alternative rock and its sub-genres are not given the respect they deserve. In the US for example, alternative rock / college rock has a much higher profile and many British bands and artists have been very influential in this area over the years (The Cure, The Cult, Bauhaus, Gary Numan, etc) and enjoy more recognition of their talent there than at home.

I'm not sure if the Sisters of Mercy or The Mission ever made it big over in the states but despite being fairly well established over here and in Europe, Craig Adams or his playing rarely gets a mention.

Edited October 2, 2016 by darkandrew

[BrunoBass]

Yep very underrated. A good friend of mine and former band mate is part of The Mission's inner circle and works with the band closely, he rates Craig very highly.

[Cat Burrito]

When we were kids we used to moan about how Craig Adams moved onstage (silly teenage snobbery) but he's a good player and a total pioneer in goth bass. He also looks better in his 50s than he did back in the day.

[Skybone]

I always thought he was seriously underrated in all his bands. The Sisters, Mission, Coloursound & The Alarm. Solid playing, great stuff.

[BigRedX]

He's doing a pretty good job on bass with Spear Of Destiny too.

[2elliot]

Love the early Sisters stuff. Alice is one of my all time favourite songs, the sound of the bass on the early stuff is excellent.

The Missions new album is pretty good too it's certainly got that old vibe about it.

A very solid bass player and often overlooked. It would be great to get an updated gear rundown from Craig.

[Skybone]

Always remember him using Thunderbird's.

[ahpook]

Somewhat late to the thread, but yes - excellent driving basslines.

Are we due a little Sisters revival ? I'll bring the patchouli if you bring the eyeliner

Edited October 3, 2016 by ahpook

[BigRedX]

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Always remember him using Thunderbird's.
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He's using a 5-string Schecter in SoD at the moment.

[mentalextra]

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Somewhat late to the thread, but yes - excellent driving basslines.

Are we due a little Sisters revival ? I'll bring the patchouli if you bring the eyeliner
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"guyliner" not eyeliner

[ahpook]

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"guyliner" not eyeliner
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Edited October 3, 2016 by ahpook

[BigRedX]

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Are we due a little Sisters revival ?
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They are headlining at WGW this year.

[ahpook]

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They are headlining at WGW this year.
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Wow, didn't know they were still going !

[VTypeV4]

Lovely chap and a great player - I regularly deal with him in Spear..

[darkandrew]

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They are headlining at WGW this year.
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Just had a look on the WGW website and it looks like we've got Heaven 17 headlining Friday and The Mission headlining Saturday. Sounds pretty good.

[bartelby]

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They are headlining at WGW this year.
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They're also touring.

The Mission have just started their 30th Anniversary tour...

[skej21]

Met Craig a number of times when playing with The Mission and Spear of Destiny and he's a lovely bloke (my brother-in-law is the current drummer for The Mission and played with Craig in Spear/Theatre of Hate in recent years too, so always go and see them if they're nearby).

[2elliot]

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They're also touring.

The Mission have just started their 30th Anniversary tour...
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Sisters on tour in the UK next month. I'm off to the Sheffield gig

[Bassmonkey]

Top guy and bassist - bought me a pint after an Alarm gig earlier this year

[MacDaddy]

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They are headlining at WGW this year.
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who, Sisters of Mercy? Eldritch was always particularly scathing about WGW when they have been previously asked to do it.

[darkandrew]

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who, Sisters of Mercy? Eldritch was always particularly scathing about WGW when they have been previously asked to do it.
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When I looked, it had Heaven 17 and The Mission as the headliners for the two days.

[2elliot]

I went to see The Mission last night in Newcastle... Craig was using a TC Electronic BH800. It was sat on top of large rack unit and an Ampeg cab... not what I was expecting. The sound was okay and Craig was rock solid. It didn't look very rock n roll but I don't suppose the rest of the audience noticed.

[Barbara Lodermeier]

I hope its not too late to comment on this thread.  I just joined a few minutes ago.  Love, love, love Craig Adams, ever since The Sisters of Mercy.  Always loved his dirty, scuzzy, style of bass. I am a guitar player, but am currently learning the bass (not as easy as people think it is to play),  Some people can learn the bass, but to truly master it is another thing.  I am from Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) and hope that's okay.  My friend and I saw the Mission UK September 6th 2013 in Toronto, Canada, at Lee's Palace.  Best show I ever saw. Love the Mission UK.  I think that Craig Adams is one of the most underrated bassists today. The Sisters wouldn't have been with out his bass contributions.  Not to mention how young Craig was when he joined the Sisters!

Edited January 11, 2020 by Barbara Lodermeier