bassace Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 The Count Basie Orch, any of ‘em after The Atomic. No question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Ozric Tentacles would be lovely. Just switch off and play! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dave Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Fleetwood Mac - opp to work with 3 very different songwriters at the same time , a great solid drummer and the world's most underrated guitarist. Fleetwood Doc does have a certain ring to it ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 It needs to be fun, varied and demanding/giving enough every single night, so for me personally this band would need a huge song base too. Living Colour for example must have bored themselves to near suicide whilst repeating the same few songs live for decades. Zappa would probably be it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Alice Cooper. Great basslines from the Dennis Dunaway era, a fantastic show and he seems like a really decent guy to be around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Steely Dan...or early "Chicago". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dave Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Burrito said: Alice Cooper. Great basslines from the Dennis Dunaway era, a fantastic show and he seems like a really decent guy to be around. Good call - evening's spent being attacked by a maniac with a twin headed baby on the end of a sword then a round of golf next morning !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 4 minutes ago, Dr.Dave said: Good call - evening's spent being attacked by a maniac with a twin headed baby on the end of a sword then a round of golf next morning !! Happy Days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 On Electric, Tower Of Power/Steely Dan. On Upright, any band with Wes Montgomery leading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, BassTractor said: It needs to be fun, varied and demanding/giving enough every single night, so for me personally this band would need a huge song base too. Living Colour for example must have bored themselves to near suicide whilst repeating the same few songs live for decades. Zappa would probably be it for me. On being bored. Off topic. I know a few pros touring with stars. I've known these guys since grade school. They know I'm a B list bar band guy but even so when I complain to them about anything they have the same response; "Are you getting paid?" Not how much, but merely, are you getting paid. If yes, stop complaining. Blue Edited December 2, 2017 by Bluewine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyguts Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 AC/DC - for the rock n roll Tina Turner - for the show Nile Rodgers - for the groove 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Dean Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Elvis, ABBA, Peter Gabriel, The Stranglers , Talking Heads . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Bluewine said: On being bored. Off topic. I know a few pros touring with stars. I've known these guys since grade school. They know I'm a B list bar band guy but even so when I complain to them about anything they have the same response; "Are you getting paid?" Not how much, but merely, are you getting paid. If yes, stop complaining. Guys, I understand this is fantasy, and I'm not trying to be a "downer". I'm merely adding the elenent that playing with bands of this caliber is not all fun and games and entails a lot more than music. I remember going back to a hotel after a show with a very famous band. I was freaked out by the number of guns the band traveled with. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 50 minutes ago, Bluewine said: Guys, I understand this is fantasy, and I'm not trying to be a "downer". I'm merely adding the elenent that playing with bands of this caliber is not all fun and games and entails a lot more than music. Aye, and I think everyone understands. I even think that the unspoken premise of the whole thread is that we know about reality. But the question in the thread title was "who would you most have enjoyed playing bass with", and then we answer that - each in our own way. People not mentioning they need to make money does not mean they're unaware. That said, and as an example: My own making money off music has been through teaching on all different levels, from total beginners to post graduates. Even before going to music college I started and ran a music school so as to see whether I could bear living as a music teacher. You see, I'd noticed a pattern: most musicians started at music college with an idea of being a world star, and most of them wound up as frustrated music teachers. I didn't want to be like them. My gig work has cost more than it brought in, and I've been rigid about choosing gigs with near total freedom. Most of my gigs in fact haven't even been paid gigs, but the experience of working with all kinds of musicians - literally from beginners to world famous people - has been most rewarding. Making very little money off teaching has just been part of the investment and lifestyle. For me, playing with artists of all calibers has indeed been all fun and games, so Zappa wouldn't even have to pay me (but please don't tell him or the family trust ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Meatloaf. Seeing as the ones that first sprang to mind (T Rex, Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd) have been nabbed, and I'm not sure about playing with David Bowie as he'd sack me, although I could also be tempted by Focus. Still, Meatloaf - I like Jim Steinman's writing, there's a lot of energy in the songs and enough complexity to make them interesting but simple enough that I should be abler to remember them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) Pink Floyd thru the ages. Failing that Bowie thru the years. Edited December 3, 2017 by dmccombe7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Pat Metheny Group. No brainer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Assuming a massive shift in my personal talent deficit for me it would have to be Led Zep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Its hard to say really, most of the groups I like that i like to play is because they have good basslines. If I was with them, maybe they wouldn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 2 hours ago, ead said: Assuming a massive shift in my personal talent deficit for me it would have to be Led Zep. I wold have to second that, especially playing with Bonham. A close second would be Neil Peart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 My first thoughts were Queen or Pink Floyd but if I have to be honest I'd love to have switched places with Gene Simmons in Kiss. Nothing to do with the music - just the whole show ( and after show shennanigans ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Everyone is fully aware that touring is NOT a bed of roses. This is supposed to be a fantasy about the band you would love to have played in "In your dreams". In my dreams and fantasies they always nail it, every time, and everything is perfect. Or what is the point of a fantasy? Get unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 17 hours ago, BassTractor said: Aye, and I think everyone understands. I even think that the unspoken premise of the whole thread is that we know about reality. But the question in the thread title was "who would you most have enjoyed playing bass with", and then we answer that - each in our own way. People not mentioning they need to make money does not mean they're unaware. That said, and as an example: My own making money off music has been through teaching on all different levels, from total beginners to post graduates. Even before going to music college I started and ran a music school so as to see whether I could bear living as a music teacher. You see, I'd noticed a pattern: most musicians started at music college with an idea of being a world star, and most of them wound up as frustrated music teachers. I didn't want to be like them. My gig work has cost more than it brought in, and I've been rigid about choosing gigs with near total freedom. Most of my gigs in fact haven't even been paid gigs, but the experience of working with all kinds of musicians - literally from beginners to world famous people - has been most rewarding. Making very little money off teaching has just been part of the investment and lifestyle. For me, playing with artists of all calibers has indeed been all fun and games, so Zappa wouldn't even have to pay me (but please don't tell him or the family trust ). Understood, I'll go back and say for fantasy sake it would have to be The Stones. Butwhat if I found that Mick, Ronnie Keith and Charlie don't have the personalities I have conjured up in my head? ? Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 14 minutes ago, Bluewine said: ...But what if I found that Mick, Ronnie Keith and Charlie don't have the personalities I have conjured up in my head? ?... But it's your fantasy..! It's all conjured up in your head..! ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 3 hours ago, Dad3353 said: But it's your fantasy..! It's all conjured up in your head..! ... Exactly. You are not chatting with them, you are playing gigs in the biggest venues and ripping it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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