fiatcoupe432 Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Hi Guys just wondering what are yur favourite fretless bass album ? here my list Michael manring and david Cullen Manring and sandor szabo Inner smile And gary willis No sweat and obviosly anything from jaco so what are yours? Quote
paul_5 Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Fish - Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors. Sublime playing from John Giblin throughout. Pearl Jam - Ten. 1 Quote
Hellzero Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Anything by Mick Karn with Japan and Gary Numan or on his own, plus all the work of Percy Jones with Brand X. Pino Palladino with Paul Young on No Parlez and again with Gary Numan (who discovered him, by the way) on I, Assasin. 2 Quote
Hellzero Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 It's not bass, but acoustic fretless guitar and it's simply amazing : Erkan Oğur on ... Fretless (yes it's the album title). Quote
T-Bay Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Pearl Jam Ten as well, nothing else comes close for me, 1 Quote
Hellzero Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Trio Joubran on AsFâr, again not bass, but 3 terrific oud players (the fretless ancestor of the European fretted luth). Quote
TheGreek Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Everybody should have Tin Drum by Japan in their music collection. Mick Karn was a God in my eyes...his work with Japan is legendary, however his solo albums ( I have three IIRC) didn't take his work to the next level IMO. Doesn't mean he wasn't a God though.... 5 Quote
BigRedX Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 For me the pinnacle of Mick Karn's fretless sound is on "Quiet Life". It's a got a restraint about the tone that went missing after he changed from the Travis Bean to the Wal. Plus it's got all the best songs IMO. 2 Quote
Hellzero Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 To me, Mick Karn's best album is Bestial Cluster. Terrific mastering of the Wal and extraordinary compositions as usual. Quote
Rich Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, paul_5 said: Fish - Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors. Sublime playing from John Giblin throughout. You took the words straight out of my mouth sir. It's a great album anyway but Giblin absolutely owns it. Quote
BrunoBass Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, TheGreek said: Everybody should have Tin Drum by Japan in their music collection. Mick Karn was a God in my eyes...his work with Japan is legendary, however his solo albums ( I have three IIRC) didn't take his work to the next level IMO. Doesn't mean he wasn't a God though.... Being the age I am, Mick Karn will always be Mr Fretless to me. ‘Tin Drum’ is Japan’s masterpiece and Mick’s zenith in my opinion. Not a fretless album as such, but I love a lot of Sting’s fretless work with The Police, particularly ‘Message In A Bottle’. Jaco Pastorius leaves me cold I’m sorry to say, but his playing on Joni Mitchell’s ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’ is sublime. Quote
MoonBassAlpha Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Jaco isn't on Hissing of summer lawns, it's Max Bennet and Wilton Felder. Did you mean Hejira, or Don Juan's Reckless Daughter? Quote
MoonBassAlpha Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 My fretless album would be Unorthodox Behaviour by Brand X 2 Quote
TrevorR Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Bel Assis by Mo Foster, his first solo album... sublime. Esp A Walk In The Country. Beautiful track. 2 Quote
Frank Blank Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) Good to see a lot of love for Mick Karn here, much as I love Quiet Life and Tin Drum I’m just going to put a word in for Gentlemen Take Polaroids. Edited July 11, 2018 by Frank Blank Shingles 1 Quote
fleabag Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Not in any order of preference Japan - Quiet Life / Gentlemen Take Polaroids Brand X - Moroccan Roll / Unorthodox Behaviour / Masques Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring / It's My Life Quote
Graham Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 All of Cynic's work (except the Portal Tapes and the demos where the bassist from Atheist played); Human and Spiritual Healing by Death Quote
uk_lefty Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 Pearl Jam, Ten. Revealed to me you can play rock with a fretless. So that decided what I got for my eighteenth birthday ( with me chipping in my entire savings!!). Still gigging that bass now... Also Heijira, all of Jaco's work, and No Parlez. Quote
radiophonic Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 No surprises here really: Percy Jones on Eno / Another Green World Mick Karn on Dalis Car - The Waking Hour Jaco on Joni Mitchell / Don Juan Not a pure fretless album, but Eberhart Weber's playing on Kate Bush / Rocket's Tail (Sensual World) is tremendous - and some of the best bass I've ever heard Dave Gilmour solo over. Pity about the 80s digital reverb though. Quote
NancyJohnson Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 For me it's Mick Karn. I was fortunate to see Japan several times before they really broke big and he was phenomenal, but let's not forget all of Japan were great players. The first two albums are five star for me to this day, Quiet Life less so. It was very much a case of diminishing returns as the band evolved and they fired Rob Dean. To echo an earlier point, the solo albums were a tad lacklustre IMO; he needed to be part of a band for the real magic to surface. I'd suggest sourcing copies of the JBK albums or the Polytown CD (with David Torn and Terry Bozzio). 1 Quote
fiatcoupe432 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Posted July 12, 2018 Some very good recommendation on here ! Keep them coming. p.s I also have to say anything by our member Jesus Rico ! Great album 1 Quote
songofthewind Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 Jaco live on Shadows and Light. Pino Palladino on Wherever I Lay My Hat from No Parlez still kills me. Quote
Passinwind Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) Just for starters: Pat Metheny Group, Pat Metheny (Mark Egan) Shadows And Light, Joni Mitchell (Jaco Pastorius) Rock Of Ages, The Band (Rick Danko) Give It Up, Bonnie Raitt (Freebo) Extra credit to Bill Wyman. Edited July 12, 2018 by Passinwind Quote
BrunoBass Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 8 hours ago, MoonBassAlpha said: Jaco isn't on Hissing of summer lawns, it's Max Bennet and Wilton Felder. Did you mean Hejira, or Don Juan's Reckless Daughter? Thank you, I meant Hejira of course. its been an emotional night... Quote
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