AndyTravis Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I consider this guy one of my main influences yet I rarely see his name mentioned here...is it just something I’m not noticing or is he terminally overlooked? Or does Gordon Gano’s voice prevent people from liking the band enough to notice? Just revisiting their back catalogue and it amazes me he’s not hailed a bass hero more. (the end is the killer bit) Nice solo - there’s so much to go at with it all, he’s musical and dynamic. and mostly achieved upon an eartwood acoustic bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 horses for courses and all that but I thought he (and the band) were pretty awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, skidder652003 said: horses for courses and all that but I thought he (and the band) were pretty awful! Fair enough, he’s skilled at bare minimum - some of the bass lines are a bugger to play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Hey if you enjoy his playing, hats off to you sir just not my cup o tea thats all (sad old rocker and funkster/disco diva)! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 1 minute ago, skidder652003 said: Hey if you enjoy his playing, hats off to you sir just not my cup o tea thats all (sad old rocker and funkster/disco diva)! Mate, I’m just a big a fan of Bernard Edwards... just something about his attack and the lead parts... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I like him and the Violent Femmes. Used to a cover of 'Colour me once' in a folk duo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 5 hours ago, TheRev said: I like him and the Violent Femmes. Used to a cover of 'Colour me once' in a folk duo. They're from Milwaukee, Yeah! Blue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Saw the VFs a few times back in the mid to late 80s. Think he was playing Maton acoustic back then. I like them, their version of Children of the Revolution is awesome but the first couple of albums are very good too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I've liked the Femmes since the late 80s, was introduced to them and Bauhaus amongst others by a guy from South Africa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 He was one of the guys who made me want to play bass in the first place. Those first two Femmes albums in particular are simply timeless. Love them! We used to cover Blister and Country Death Song in my old band. It felt like living the dream 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 We used to cover ‘Blister in the Sun’, good fun to play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo2 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 cult band, fantastic playing, I too often wondered why not much mention of his playing, and I think they're not mainstream enough but also, they way he plays, it's just got that feel that I find difficult/impossible to replicate, sure you can play a cover of blister in the sun but there are lots of tunes where you go 'wait, what? how..?' unique, superb band doing their thing, one of the greats 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 They were a band me and my mates liked back in the 80s. Aside from Blister in The Sun I couldn`t name any of their other material but in that long hot summer - or so it seemed at the time - of 86, the VFs were always on one of our car stereos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I always loved his basslines and sound. I couldn't figure out how he got that weird tone until I realised he played an acoustic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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