Al Krow Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Been having a lot fun getting to grips with this, which we've recently added to our set (the clip is an early recording of them playing live a year before it became an international hit - hope you enjoy). What's currently floating your bass lines?! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 That’s a good question 😃 Bruno Mars - Finesse and Uptown Funk. Luther - Never too much which ever Chic song we fancy throwing in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Blame it on Boogie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I've always wanted to cover Tom Hark 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oZZma Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 We don't play covers and we don't play live but sometimes during reharsals me or my drummer randomly and unexpectedly just starts playing "My Sharona" for no reason, and the other immediately follows and we laugh like idiots We call it the "my sharona interval" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, scalpy said: Blame it on Boogie We've just been asked to include this in a wedding set for the autumn so gonna need to be learning that one soon! 1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said: I've always wanted to cover Tom Hark 🙂 Ah the Pihranhas... Edited February 25, 2019 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) ...or possibly Elias and the Zig Zags (1958)? 😎 2 hours ago, bassfan said: That’s a good question 😃 Bruno Mars ...Uptown Funk. You're a better man than me if you've got that one nailed! Edited February 25, 2019 by Al Krow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Love Foolosophy is nice to play live, I'm still having to pay attention to the timing but it sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyguts Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I enjoy most of the stuff we do, but the following in particular.. Proud Mary, Signed Sealed, Shake your Tail Feather. I do a few dep gig's for another band - some of the stuff they do I wouldn't choose but One Way or Another is laugh as the drummer goes a bit manic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, grumpyguts said: I enjoy most of the stuff we do, but the following in particular.. Proud Mary, Signed Sealed, Shake your Tail Feather. I do a few dep gig's for another band - some of the stuff they do I wouldn't choose but One Way or Another is laugh as the drummer goes a bit manic. Yup like all of those a lot! I particularly love the groove on Signed Sealed Delivered - always goes down well live. 48 minutes ago, Horizontalste said: Love Foolosophy is nice to play live, I'm still having to pay attention to the timing but it sounds good. Anyone who can play Jamiroquai bass lines well has my full respect: Stuart Zender and his successors are all awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Al Krow said: Been having a lot fun getting to grips with this, which we've recently added to our set (the clip is an early recording of them playing live a year before it became an international hit - hope you enjoy). What's currently floating your bass lines?! It’s actually a Herbie Hancock tune from the “Blow Up” soundtrack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said: It’s actually a Herbie Hancock tune from the “Blow Up” soundtrack. Yup they sampled his bass line from Bring down the Birds, for sure, and he gets a writing credit on the track (and no doubt a deserved share of the royalties!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Do I have to choose? I'd pick anything by Stevie Wonder, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran and Mark Ronson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 If you wanna have fun - go buy a monkey. Eric Cartman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who. Taking the Entwistle approach by subtle changes every time. Under the Bridge by RHCP. Rumbles along nicely. I Am the Resurrection by Stone Roses. Love it when you hit the bass riff at 3:38 in and the punters give it some "Yeeaahhh!" 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Quatschmacher said: It’s actually a Herbie Hancock tune from the “Blow Up” soundtrack. Can it be any coincidence @Al Krow picked not only the sampled version of the actual bass line, but a live performance using a backing track with no band to film and is focusing on just the singer....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: Can it be any coincidence @Al Krow picked not only the sampled version of the actual bass line, but a live performance using a backing track with no band to film and is focusing on just the singer....? So you would rather troll instead of coming up with something you really enjoy playing live? Edited February 26, 2019 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 I haven’t played it live for a goodly while now, but I always enjoyed ‘I Wish’. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, ezbass said: I haven’t played it live for a goodly while now, but I always enjoyed ‘I Wish’. I'm guessing that is the Stevie Wonder (and not the Skee-Lo!) song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Just now, Al Krow said: I'm guessing that is the Stevie Wonder (and not the Skee-Lo!) song? You are correct, I don’t even know who or what Skee-Lo is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, ezbass said: You are correct, I don’t even know who or what Skee-Lo is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordep Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) haven’t played live yet, but currently trying to learn “What’s the Use?” by Mac Miller feat. Thundercat. Edited February 26, 2019 by ordep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Al Krow said: ..or possibly Elias and the Zig Zags (1958)? 😎 [Pedant mode]Or possibly even Elias and his Zig Zag Jive Flutes[/Pedant mode] I've got the original single; bizarrely, it used to go down very well at a funk disco I did in Leeds in the mid80s as the penultimate song, followed by Edie Gorme's "Yes My Darling Daughter"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 In no particular order Raggle Taggle Gipsy ‘live version -The Waterboys as it’s got a really driving bassline in places. I was rehearsing last night with a 300 person choir for an upcoming show and hearing the songs especially ones like Rule The World (Take That) and Viva la Vida (Coldplay) sounded really powerful! and finally Nothing Compares To You by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Ahh Prince😢 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, krispn said: In no particular order Raggle Taggle Gipsy ‘live version -The Waterboys as it’s got a really driving bassline in places. I was rehearsing last night with a 300 person choir for an upcoming show and hearing the songs especially ones like Rule The World (Take That) and Viva la Vida (Coldplay) sounded really powerful! and finally Nothing Compares To You by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Ahh Prince😢 ...gonna need to check out the first of those. What I am loving about this thread already is a whole bunch of BRILLIANT tracks folk love playing that I'm not familiar with (or at least assume I'm not until I've heard them again!). Prince is such a guilty pleasure isn't he? We love playing Kiss which feels both totally corny and wonderful at the same time - and the bass line completely lends itself to being 'sexed-up'! Edited February 26, 2019 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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