New Wave has thrown up some cracking bass lines

[Sonic_Groove]

Just now, Frank Blank said:

No, Leigh Gorman played bass for Bow Wow Wow.

Thanks -- I remember at the time thinking He was good (ex Ants) & He had a WAL

[Frank Blank]

2 minutes ago, Sonic_Groove said:

Thanks -- I remember at the time thinking He was good (ex Ants) & He had a WAL

Excellent bass player…

[Frank Blank]

I suppose Japan count as New Wave therefore we have to include the governor…

[Al Krow]

6 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Would JJ Burnell and Tina Weymouth count?

+1 for Talking Heads and Tina Weymouth. Some seriously catchy bass lines!

[Sonic_Groove]

7 minutes ago, Frank Blank said:

I suppose Japan count as New Wave therefore we have to include the governor…

+1

 

[Roger2611]

I would like to offer up the often forgotten Stuart Morrow as having delivered some awesome bass lines, all done with a Westone Thunder Jet as a weapon of choice!

[NancyJohnson]

The Shapes, anyone?

 

[Mudpup]

Would you call earlier Simple Minds New Wave? Derek Forbes basslines on this album have always been some of my favourites... (And he apparently played bass on Kirsty McColl's New England so he's period correct)

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Mudpup

[Frank Blank]

Just now, Mudpup said:

Would you call earlier Simple Minds New Wave? Derek Forbes basslines on this album have always been some of my favourites...

 

Their third album, the sublime Empires and Dance, has some great bass from Mr Forbes. The whole album sounds like it was built around the bass lines and sequences. One of my favourite albums of all time…

 

[Barking Spiders]

Yep , Simple Minds were very much New Wave and Derek Forbes' bass is pivotal on all the albums up to and including New Gold Dream, IMO the last great album they made. As for Stuart Morrow I've long been bigging him up on BC. Check out the bassline to 'No Rest'.

 

[Frank Blank]

1 hour ago, Roger2611 said:

I would like to offer up the often forgotten Stuart Morrow as having delivered some awesome bass lines, all done with a Westone Thunder Jet as a weapon of choice!

 

52 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said:

As for Stuart Morrow I've long been bigging him up on BC.

I was lucky enough to see NMA with Morrow a couple of times (including the one below thirty-nine years ago), what a unique player.

Edited May 22, 2021 by Frank Blank

[Downunderwonder]

I guess Bowie always rode his own wave.

[Maude]

Stuart Morrow is not "often forgotten" in my house. Even the simple bass line of 'Smalltown England' absolutely drives that song along. It helps that his lines were mixed prominently, absolutely killer tone. 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Maude

[Maude]

Gang of Four's Dave Allen always played a perfect counterpart to Andy Gill's jagged guitar lines. 

 

[MM Stingray 62]

Les Pattinson from echo and the bunnymen

[Sonic_Groove]

This Young Chap used to be on here occasionally

 

[tegs07]

14 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

 

I was lucky enough to see NMA with Morrow a couple of times (including the one below thirty-nine years ago), what a unique player.

Ah memories of Klub Foot and some fairly fun and chaotic Pyschobilly gigs.

Edited May 23, 2021 by tegs07

[TheGreek]

The Clash

[tegs07]

11 minutes ago, Sonic_Groove said:

This Young Chap used to be on here occasionally

 

I remember watching that and buying the record not long after “How much is the fish” WTF

Utter lunacy. They were great.

[Sonic_Groove]

"Does the Fish have chips?"

 

[tegs07]

7 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

The Clash

Worthy nomination just for the first 2 notes of the bass line to London Calling alone.

Link not to The Clash though…

Edited May 23, 2021 by tegs07

[TheGreek]

1 minute ago, tegs07 said:

Worthy nomination just for the first 2 notes of the bass line to London Calling alone.

Guns of Brixton

[Sonic_Groove]

Clash version -- Instrument swap time (Strummer of Bass)

 

[upside downer]

9 minutes ago, Sonic_Groove said:

"Does the Fish have chips?"

 

And never forget that, "Charlton Heston put his vest on".

[spongebob]

Few more worthy of mention - 

Simon Underwood - The Pop Group

Jez Kerr - A Certain Ratio

Larry Cassidy - Section 25

Glad Dave Allen of the GO4 is already up there. Phenomenal.