WinterMute Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Not really punk, but with that attitude, Elvis Costello and the Attractions early work, Bruce Thomas was a powerhouse in that band, lovey work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I was massively into punk from my pre-teen years. Being stranded at the parties of my parents' adult friends in the bedrooms of their slightly older kids in the early 80s unlocked my interest in bands like The Damned, The Clash, The Pistols and the Buzzcocks. Personal view but I found the punk sensibility in acts like Elvis Costello, The Police (first three albums especially), The Jam etc far more credible than the cartoon punk bands that a lot of people pass off as punk. To me I found bands like Siouxsie and the Bansees and Television far more "punk" than GBH. Than again I was a little kid growing up in a small market town in Wiltshire so I guess I was never the target audience of the Exploited! Over the years I have played a range of styles but the punk vibe has always been in the background (& that doesn't mean I don't practice or want to be good!). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Sort of new wave, but always liked what Mike Watt does... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Cat Burrito said: I was massively into punk from my pre-teen years. Being stranded at the parties of my parents' adult friends in the bedrooms of their slightly older kids in the early 80s unlocked my interest in bands like The Damned, The Clash, The Pistols and the Buzzcocks. Personal view but I found the punk sensibility in acts like Elvis Costello, The Police (first three albums especially), The Jam etc far more credible than the cartoon punk bands that a lot of people pass off as punk. To me I found bands like Siouxsie and the Bansees and Television far more "punk" than GBH. Than again I was a little kid growing up in a small market town in Wiltshire so I guess I was never the target audience of the Exploited! Over the years I have played a range of styles but the punk vibe has always been in the background (& that doesn't mean I don't practice or want to be good!). this is my sort of punk as well, always makes me smile when punks are caricatured as having mohawk haircuts and leather biker jackets, that didn't come in until a couple of years later (especially the haircuts) with shouty bands like GBH, and Exploited, early punk bands dressed in all sorts of ways and tended to have relatively long hair, by todays standards anyway Having a punk uniform goes against the punk ethos really 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wright/watt Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) NEW MODEL ARMY... VENGANCE!! Maybe post punk..but doesn't get any better than this..Stuart Morro with his very distinctive style..eddgy!! Song just makes me think of Matt Hancock and his lies and cronyism🤬 Enjoy🤟👍😃 https://youtu.be/53IAhyQSKmQ Edited March 10, 2021 by wright/watt No title 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Pretty much all of the Killing Joke back catalogue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky L Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Ahh.. late to the party as ever!! The Rezillos first album is packed with joyous bubbly bass lines that are a joy to play. I do love My Baby Does Good Sculptures. Huge Damned fan and hearing the intro to Neat Neat Neat on Stuart Henry's Luxembourg 208 punk show one Sunday evening was like a switch flipping in my head. Music came alive and I wanted to play that intro. It was a seminal influence on me picking up bass playing. A squillion others that most have been mentioned already so won't reiterate. For some UK 1st gen hardcore, how about The Exploited - Don't Pay The Poll Tax. The bass in the intro is just nasty!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky L Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 On 05/03/2021 at 19:23, Old Man Riva said: I think that Paul Gray used a Rickenbacker and an Overwater (Thunderbird style), and Algy Ward used a Thunderbird. (Paul Gray used a Thunderbird in UFO...) Algy used P basses when with The Damned. The T'bird was used in his band afterwards - Tank. Paul absolutely used Ricks for most of his career but did use T'birds with UFO. There is footage of him with a Jazz in the very early days of The Rods. And the Overwater did appear at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Skybone said: Pretty much all of the Killing Joke back catalogue. I absolutely love Killing Joke, right from their really early stuff up to their latest album. I think they've covered a few genres including punk, new wave, metal and industrial. I've never got on well with playing their bass lines, I think Youth's bass has always been very repetitive and mostly very simple. Very effective but not so much fun to play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Didn't Algy Ward use a Guild B302 as well in the late 70's / early 80's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wright/watt Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, SteveXFR said: I absolutely love Killing Joke, right from their really early stuff up to their latest album. I think they've covered a few genres including punk, new wave, metal and industrial. I've never got on well with playing their bass lines, I think Youth's bass has always been very repetitive and mostly very simple. Very effective but not so much fun to play. Primitive by the Joke says it All. Youths Bassline sums it up and simplistic genius 😃🤟👊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 One of my brother's mates played bass in Killing Joke for a bit, but never recorded with them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 04/03/2021 at 21:01, Nail Soup said: Most Stranglers bass lines. I use a couple of Stranglers bass lines for technique practice. 'Hanging Around' for crossing strings and 'Goodbye Toulouse' for speed. Great bass lines and not as easy as you would think, especially (for me) with a pick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 I've been learning Peaches by Stranglers and the most difficult bit is remembering where the choruses come in. Each verse is a different length and there's no drum fill or lyrics as a cue for the chorus. The video is excellent though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 10/03/2021 at 09:10, Leonard Smalls said: Sort of new wave, but always liked what Mike Watt does... Mike Watt is a goshdarned bass legend IMO. I loved fIREHOSE and got to see them at the short lived Junction 10 in Walsall, after an earlier attempt to see them play in scout hut in Derby (!?) was cancelled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyk Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) Always enjoyed playing this.not to be taken seriously i stress,as it was a Mickey take of Punk. Great song though. Edited March 11, 2021 by Mickyk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 12 hours ago, Mickyk said: Always enjoyed playing this.not to be taken seriously i stress,as it was a Mickey take of Punk. Status Quo I always assumed.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 27 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Status Quo I always assumed.... Yes, my thought too. but I agree it’s a great track. they did do a punk mick take :“Thank You” which is worth a listen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyk Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 They lifted the main riff from The Jam's -In the City.And the "Bogie till i'm sick " lyric all smacks of Punk for me, but you could be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, Mickyk said: They lifted the main riff from The Jam's -In the City.And the "Bogie till i'm sick " lyric all smacks of Punk for me, but you could be right. It's good that the thread has progressed from debating what counts as punk to what counts as a punk parody 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Mickyk said: They lifted the main riff from The Jam's -In the City.And the "Bogie till i'm sick " lyric all smacks of Punk for me, but you could be right. Some minor and highly cryptic clues rarely found in punk: 'Boogie' 'Waistcoats' 'Synchronised waving of guitars up and down' 'Keyboards' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassix Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Descendents - Karl Alvarez Rancid - Matt Freeman Anti-Flag - Chris 2 Booze and glory - Bubbles The Interrupters - Justin Bivona All exceptional melodic players. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Nail Soup said: It's good that the thread has progressed from debating what counts as punk to what counts as a punk parody You’ll be suggesting “everything’s going well for me” next... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Nail Soup said: It's good that the thread has progressed from debating what counts as punk to what counts as a punk parody Have we got on to the Gonads yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Have we got on to the Gonads yet? We’re back to Garry Bushell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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