ubit Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Delberthot said: That someone could do that and clearly be enjoying himself had such a profound effect on me that I always try to have as much fun at a gig as I possibly can, regardless of how good, bad or indifferent the gig actually is. That was always my attitude. I used to hate when we played in a duo and I would see my mate the guitarist shoe gazing or looking miserable but he was nothing compared to the rhythm guitarist that we had when we went back to the full band. He permanently looked like he was about to start crying. Everyone commented on it and we kept saying cheer up FFS! I think we are there to entertain the punters not look like we don't want to be there. Miserable looking musicians don't make people enjoy themselves. I always tried to play with a smile on my face or at least look interested. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseus Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 If we're talking about bassists that aren't the frontman/woman then Flea and Steve Harris stand out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Bill Wyman anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 2 hours ago, ubit said: That was always my attitude. I used to hate when we played in a duo and I would see my mate the guitarist shoe gazing or looking miserable but he was nothing compared to the rhythm guitarist that we had when we went back to the full band. He permanently looked like he was about to start crying. Everyone commented on it and we kept saying cheer up FFS! I think we are there to entertain the punters not look like we don't want to be there. Miserable looking musicians don't make people enjoy themselves. I always tried to play with a smile on my face or at least look interested. I used to be a bit of a shoe gazer but in most bands i was tucked up at the back near the drummer so not too noticeable. It was usually because i was concentrating on what i was doing. I had to work at not doing it. In my current band i'm out front with singer and guitarist and i had to really make an effort to look the part. Being 70's Glam covers most of the bass parts are not to difficult so its easier not having to concentrate so much and i can just enjoy the fun. Our singer is a bit of a comedian as part of the show with some of his stage show so that does make me laugh quite a bit. Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Belly Evans Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 On 05/06/2020 at 08:45, Leonard Smalls said: Nah, wouldn't notice him if he walked past me in the street...........Sesame Street that is 😂. In all seriousness, you gotta love Bootsy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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