Jamiroquai - Emergency On Planet Earth, 23 years on.

[interpol52]

When I was 18 I knew the basslines on this album inside out, I loved it. I got the Return of The Space Cowboy album and really didn't like it so I went off them a bit. 20 odd years on and I listened to this today while I was doing some decorating, I appreciated it in a far different way than I used to. Before I just loved the basslines, now I see the brilliance in Stuart Zender even more as a part of the whole piece of work. I hear some of the influences I missed first time round, some Jaco there in the bass and also some James Brown in the vocals aside from the obvious Stevie Wonder.

So now I need a Warwick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjp1vPLkBBQ

[andytoad]

Ah yes, I was there too! My perspective was that Stu just grew and grew through the albums, offering something different each time. Just as you nailed a few of his lines, he comes out with more! I loved all of the SZ albums, I think they began to loose something that made them special as people were replaced. So although the later albums still offer a taste, they are not for me...

Not really listened to SZ since, although I follow him on Facebook, which now I think about it, is a little weird!!😀

[Graham]

Wasn't this album recorded on a Stingray?

[andytoad]

P.s
My most favourite baseline (that I played to) was probably travelling without moving, although there is too many to choose from!

[bubinga5]

I remember when this album came out. some really great records. I like his playing because it's so for the record and always interesting. In some cases his playing made the record better.

Edited October 27, 2016 by bubinga5

[interpol52]

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1477596234' post='3163294']
Wasn't this album recorded on a Stingray?
[/quote]

Great, now I want a Stingray again just to make sure.

[Cato]

I was listening to this the other day -has to be one of the outstanding bass albums of the 90s.

Personally I think Jamiroquai lost it over time as they stopped being a band where everyone contributed and slowly morphed into JK's personal ego trip.

[bubinga5]

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1477596234' post='3163294']
Wasn't this album recorded on a Stingray?
[/quote]Doesn't sound like a stingray to me

[bubinga5]

For me there finest record. Bass playing from Mr X. which I believe is Ernie Mckowne from various later Incognito fame. It's just fantastic playing. http://youtu.be/y9DHDTu0jT0

Edited October 27, 2016 by bubinga5

[Graham]

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1477598075' post='3163308']
Doesn't sound like a stingray to me
[/quote]
I might have made that up, thought I read it somewhere.

[stingrayPete1977]

Pink Stingray 5 I've heard was the way he got that killer Warwick tone too, not all but some of his recordings and live too apparently.

[Cato]

Both times I saw them live in the early 90s he was swapping between 4 & 5 string Warwicks & I seem to recall a precision on a couple of tracks.

No idea what he used on the records though.

[Grassie]

Love their early stuff. Space Cowboy is my favourite, Mr Zender is so inventive on that record. New album imminent apparently. 😊

[Wayne Firefly]

Im led to believe Andrew Levy and his old 70's Jazz played on very early Jamiroquai stuff too, according to an old interview with him in Bassist magazine....Zender had a Streamer, didnt he ?

[spectoremg]

First became aware of him when they turned up on Later and he was using his Streamer 5 with the native American paint job.

[paul_5]

I was just listening to this the other day. Doesn't sound like a Stingray at all to me. Superb playing though, whatever it was on.

[stingrayPete1977]

Paul Turner puts Stingrays to good effect covering the old stuff afaik?

[bubinga5]

Is it just me. Or does Paul Turner lack a bit of soul in his bass playing. It's almost like he's been to music school, but never really had that something.

Edited October 28, 2016 by bubinga5

[bluesparky]

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1477598352' post='3163315']
For me there finest record. Bass playing from Mr X. which I believe is Ernie Mckowne from various later Incognito fame. It's just fantastic playing. http://youtu.be/y9DHDTu0jT0
[/quote]

Mystery solved - I'd often wondered who it was.

[Chewie]

I'm with you bubinga5...... Turner reminds of a sort of Juian Clary dullard in a lot of ways. I love some of the bass on Rock Dust Light Star mind....!

[Gunsfreddy2003]

It was definitely a Warwck Streamer on EOPE and he used a Boss multi fx board to get that awesome envelope filter and synth bass type sounds. This is one of my all time favourite albums, I remember seeing them on The Word on Friday night and buying the cassette from Our Price the very next day - I still love it as much today as I did then and it set me on a journey to discover jazz/funk that I am still on now!

[ianrendall]

I think I read an interview in an old Bassist magazine that an Alembic was used on a few tracks

[4000]

Back then was a Warwick Streamer Stage 1 four string, Stage 2 fiver (the Jamiroquai bass with the blanket paint job), Stage 2 fretless (can't remember if it's on the records), Stage 1 eight string (ditto), and Alembic Essence 4. Seen him using a P back then once too. Used 35-95 strings back in the day according to interview, same as I used to use.

There were a couple of other Warwicks too towards the end IIRC, possibly one chrome five and one white five?

Edited November 8, 2016 by 4000

[Gunsfreddy2003]

No, I had a Streamer Stage 2 and it was a 4 string but had ying yang fret markers amongst other things so suggest it was just a slightly different model. I loved that bass until some bastard smashed a window and nicked it out of my car!

35 - 95 is really light gauge strings!

Z[quote name='4000' timestamp='1478630333' post='3170477']
Back then was a Warwick Streamer Stage 1 four string, Stage 2 fiver (the Jamiroquai bass with the blanket paint job), Stage 2 fretless (can't remember if it's on the records), Stage 1 eight string (ditto), and Alembic Essence 4. Seen him using a P back then once too. Used 35-95 strings back in the day according to interview, same as I used to use.

There were a couple of other Warwicks too towards the end IIRC, possibly one chrome five and one white five?
[/quote]

[4000]

His original was a Stage 1 four string, no markers. His famous five (see what I did there) was a Stage 2.