ubit Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 17 minutes ago, jacko said: Just watched the rio vid. His drum machine is so loud i could barely make out what he was saying. You would think with his money he could afford a foot pedal to switch the thing on and off when he is talking/playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 16 minutes ago, ubit said: You would think with his money he could afford a foot pedal to switch the thing on and off when he is talking/playing. This is what I’m struggling with with the JT vids, the lack of making a real effort. Not complaining, but just surprised he hasn’t put more production thought in to it. Odd coming from a band that were heavily in to tend setting etc. Nice to hear that he plays it as well as i do (and with a pick) lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Thanks for sharing these, I don't 'do' Instagram so I am particularly grateful. John's a lovely guy and his bass lines challenged my prejudices back in the day. I assumed that Duran couldn't be any good because they were just a pop band for teenage girls to scream at. Then my drummer at the time told me their bassist used the same bass as me. They have a bassist? It's not all programming? Wait, they're a real band? Then I listened properly and he blew me away. So grateful he's doing these, it's always interesting to hear a bit of background to how a band worked. And of course always wonderful to have the bass without the surrounding clutter. Sorry, other instruments. Yeah sure they're homemade, and other people doing similar things have professional help putting them together. But who cares? I'm there for the bass. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, stewblack said: John's a lovely guy and his bass lines challenged my prejudices back in the day. I assumed that Duran couldn't be any good because they were just a pop band for teenage girls to scream at. Yup, this was me. Pop music back then was what people with no clue about "real music" were into. I was into "proper" guitar music. It wasn't until, as you say, I started listening to the amazing bass and Andy Taylors rock guitar playing that I thought, wait a minute, these guys can play! Pop music back then was at least played by real musicians. It was the Stock, Aitken and Waterman era that changed all that. Manufactured acts that relied on session musicians to write and perform their tunes so that they could warble over the top, each trying to out do the other with vocal gymnastics. You can probably tell I am not a fan of popular music. I have a pretty wide taste in music these days but pop and maybe jazz funk are my least favourites. I don't hate them, I would just rather avoid. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, ubit said: It was the Stock, Aitken and Waterman era that changed all that. Manufactured acts that relied on session musicians to write and perform their tunes so that they could warble over the top, They weren’t even original in their thinking, using that system previously and probably most famously (especially from a bassist’s POV) pioneered by the Berry Gordy school of pop production (and I suppose Phil Spector). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, ezbass said: They weren’t even original in their thinking, using that system previously and probably most famously (especially from a bassist’s POV) pioneered by the Berry Gordy school of pop production (and I suppose Phil Spector). I suppose we had Boney M and Milli Vanilli to be fair. Edited May 22, 2020 by ubit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 4 hours ago, ubit said: I suppose we had Boney M and Milli Vanilli to be fair. Oh, the horror! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 And the side-project Vanilli-Ice-T was an assault on the hearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 34 minutes ago, ezbass said: Oh, the horror! I actually like Boney M. I know that wasn't them singing but the songs were superb. Still are when you have a few sherbets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 30 minutes ago, ubit said: I actually like Boney M. I know that wasn't them singing but the songs were superb. Still are when you have a few sherbets! The king and queens of the earworm. 🙉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, ezbass said: The king and queens of the earworm. 🙉 Yup, just try and stop your feet tapping when Ma Baker comes on! Or even better Daddy Cool! Edited May 22, 2020 by ubit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Doctor J said: And the side-project Vanilli-Ice-T was an assault on the hearing. Wasn’t he quite a big hit though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Glad there is a thread on this, I was just about to start one then saw there is one already, todays video is Rio so is well worth watching, loving these videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 40 minutes ago, shoulderpet said: Glad there is a thread on this, I was just about to start one then saw there is one already, todays video is Rio so is well worth watching, loving these videos Do you mean Wednesday’s video 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Not a bass playing video but might be interesting to JT fans, or SH fans. She is looking very good 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 On 22/05/2020 at 20:33, dave_bass5 said: Do you mean Wednesday’s video 😁 Yes that is what I meant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Ahh the Bangles, great songwriters, great band! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Ahh the Bangles, great songwriters, great band! I think SH looks better now than she did I when she was with the Bangles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 1 minute ago, dave_bass5 said: I think SH looks better now than she did I when she was with the Bangles. I'm going to take the 5th on that one 😁 This one's for you, Dave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Just now, Al Krow said: I'm going to take the 5th on that one 😁 This one's for you, Dave. Haha, say no more. Actually not a huge Bangles fan, but they had their moments. Ok, way off topic but ive been enjoying the Billie Joe Armstrong lockdowns, and this in particular. Looks like she had a few Too many blue sweets lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 I know its been posted before but here’s John talking about his basses. There is another one somewhere where he talks about his rig, but i think its part of a longer video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) On 24/05/2020 at 21:11, dave_bass5 said: Haha, say no more. Actually not a huge Bangles fan, but they had their moments. Ok, way off topic but ive been enjoying the Billie Joe Armstrong lockdowns, and this in particular. Looks like she had a few Too many blue sweets lol. On 21/05/2020 at 18:14, dave_bass5 said: This is what I’m struggling with with the JT vids, the lack of making a real effort. Not complaining, but just surprised he hasn’t put more production thought in to it. Odd coming from a band that were heavily in to tend setting etc. Nice to hear that he plays it as well as i do (and with a pick) lol. The above video is too far the other way for me, granted its all personal preference but the Billie Joe Armstrong video has an almost plastic like sound to it to me, a bit too overproduced to me but I can understand other people liking it Edited May 26, 2020 by shoulderpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusee pee Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 The Reflex up tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 On 24/05/2020 at 21:08, Al Krow said: I'm going to take the 5th on that one 😁 This one's for you, Dave. Well she is looking pretty good for a 61 year old. 60 in this vid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusee pee Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Well, tonight's was interesting. A Power Station track. Enjoyed this one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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