adamg67 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I came across this earlier, I know Dean Town might be a bit overposted but that’s the first time I’ve ever heard a crowd singing along to a bassline, any other examples out there? Seven nation army doesn’t count, it’s not a bass (and its not a bassline either) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lksmks792 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Some crowd somewhere must've sung along to The Chain, I'd guess. Don't have a video at hand to prove it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford13 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Yeah it's pretty cool, I remember seeing a video of them performing Dean Town in Dublin years ago and the crowd singing along. Joe Dart gets a lot of crap for only playing pentatonic, but he is funky. I think a lot of the stick he gets comes from people not liking that a current band becomes popular, when they are heavily influenced by other musicians in the past. This seems cray to me as every musician has their influences, and to repackage that music for the current generation is par for the course, and hopefully it leads the fans to the source of influence. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I had a bunch of air-bassists at a wedding once. About 4 of them made a line in front of me and . . . . played air-bass for a whole song! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 8 hours ago, wateroftyne said: You beat me to that one. Every time you see Rush live the crowd sings the whole instrumental. It's amazing and shows the level of support these guys had/have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Crawford13 said: Yeah it's pretty cool, I remember seeing a video of them performing Dean Town in Dublin years ago and the crowd singing along. Joe Dart gets a lot of crap for only playing pentatonic, but he is funky. I think a lot of the stick he gets comes from people not liking that a current band becomes popular, when they are heavily influenced by other musicians in the past. This seems cray to me as every musician has their influences, and to repackage that music for the current generation is par for the course, and hopefully it leads the fans to the source of influence. And he’s confirmed he doesn’t write the bass parts as Stratton does all the composing. JD is happy to be a sideman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Deen Town is Woody's work, is it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 10 hours ago, chris_b said: I had a bunch of air-bassists at a wedding once. About 4 of them made a line in front of me and . . . . played air-bass for a whole song! Made me wonder, do you see more short scale air basses these days? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said: Made me wonder, do you see more short scale air basses these days? One looked like he was playing a bass ukulele, but the rest were definitely playing Precisions, with burst and tort. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Never the bass line but I've had an audience go off drunkenly singing my backing vocal part all round a hotel for an hour after the gig finished. It was the woooooaaah-wo-woooh-oh-oh but at the end of You Give Love a Bad Name. That was fun. Singer claimed he never heard it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Not a bass line per se (though the bass does play it) - crowd singing the riff to Black Night at DP gigs. There will be a video somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford13 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 1 hour ago, fretmeister said: And he’s confirmed he doesn’t write the bass parts as Stratton does all the composing. JD is happy to be a sideman. Wow I didn't know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I've never heard anyone dissing Joe Dart. And I certainly wouldn't take any further notice of them if I ever did. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford13 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, stewblack said: I've never heard anyone dissing Joe Dart. And I certainly wouldn't take any further notice of them if I ever did. It comes from Jazz & Funk circles. The same people who dislike Snarky Puppy. Upset because people are listening to them instead of 70's fusion. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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uk_lefty Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Crawford13 said: It comes from Jazz & Funk circles. The same people who dislike Snarky Puppy. Upset because people are listening to them instead of 70's fusion. Jealousy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Kasabian - Club Foot.... the crowd usually sing along to the bass intro I think.... see this example: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MacDaddy Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: Made me wonder, do you see more short scale air basses these days? Are they any good for metal? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I've had a large crowd sing-a-long to the bass in 'Tubestation', in a "Da .... da da da daa, da da dadaaa" fashion, before they all went mental in the pre-chorus and a chant-a-long chorus. The fun that is a scooter rally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Bass Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 On 07/04/2021 at 21:38, adamg67 said: I came across this earlier, I know Dean Town might be a bit overposted but that’s the first time I’ve ever heard a crowd singing along to a bassline, any other examples out there? Seven nation army doesn’t count, it’s not a bass (and its not a bassline either) They're not singing the bass line, they're singing the melody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 hours ago, J_Bass said: They're not singing the bass line, they're singing the melody. https://www.talkingbass.net/dean-town-joe-dart-bass-line-tabs-tutorial/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bass/comments/5ika4m/is_dean_town_by_vulfpeck_considered_a_difficult/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Bass Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, adamg67 said: https://www.talkingbass.net/dean-town-joe-dart-bass-line-tabs-tutorial/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Bass/comments/5ika4m/is_dean_town_by_vulfpeck_considered_a_difficult/ Thanks, but I already know how to play it. It's the melody, played by the bass, guitar and keys. Just like the melody it's based on, Jaco's Teen Town. Edited April 9, 2021 by J_Bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, J_Bass said: Thanks, but I already know how to play it. It's the melody, played by the bass, guitar and keys. Just like the melody it's based on, Jaco's Teen Town. I was just pointing out that other people call it a bass line. You might want to get in touch with them and put them right as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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