Eurovision Bass

[toneknob]

Can anyone id the bass in the Ukrainian entry? Try not to get to distracted by the Discs of Tron/penny whistle/fraggle dress combination

 

[SteveXFR]

I thought the whole point of brexit was to leave eurovision. 

The people voted leave. Out means out. It's the will of the people. No deal is better than a euro pop deal etc etc.

Let's be honest, Britain could dig up Lennon and Harrison, bring them back to life and they could write the best ever Beatles song and Britain would still come last.

[toneknob]

Thanks for your insight. Any idea about that Ukrainian guy's bass though?

[BigRedX]

Looks like a guitar to me - 6 strings. And also that it might just be a prop rather than a real playable instrument.

[tegs07]

2 minutes ago, toneknob said:

Thanks for your insight. Any idea about that Ukrainian guy's bass though?

I tried watching Jethro Tull meets Pricilla Queen of the Desert blended with Frozen on acid to identify said bass but it was too traumatic.

[dudewheresmybass]

I don’t see a bass there. 
as mentioned above- it looks like a guitar shaped prop. 

[BigRedX]

There was a Australian company making guitars with 3-D printed bodies with a similar cut-out style, but I can't find their web page any more.

Edit: They are actually in NZ and their website is here

Edited May 23, 2021 by BigRedX

[toneknob]

1 minute ago, BigRedX said:

There was a Australian company making guitars with 3-D printed bodies with a similar cut-out style, but I can't find their web page any more.

I did a bit of a Google around "silent bass" and "invisible bass" but didn't find anything relevant.

I'm going to go with consensus of "it's not a bass" and put it down to excess pizza, Nero d'Avola and Moretti.

 

[dave moffat]

Sounds synth to me, just about everything else was props as far as I could see and the figures on the screen were slightly out of out of synch. Makes me glad I forgot about this annual cringe fest.

[Downunderwonder]

14 hours ago, BigRedX said:

There was a Australian company making guitars with 3-D printed bodies with a similar cut-out style, but I can't find their web page any more.

Edit: They are actually in NZ and their website is here

Swedish. No idea why the .nz internet address 

Edited May 23, 2021 by Downunderwonder

[Woodinblack]

I think almost certainly guitar synth.

[LeftyJ]

Here's the regular music video:

The guy plays an Ibanez RG guitar here, and it can actually be heard in this version too . They toned it down a bit for Eurovision, I guess to make it less industrial and metal and more appealing to a broader audience. 

 

Edited May 24, 2021 by LeftyJ

[skidder652003]

God knows why we endure this ritual humiliation every year.  It's not like the UK isn't represented on the world stage in contemporary music. Ah, I just realised what i said when I mentioned the word "music"..

[yorks5stringer]

I was pleased Eurovision has gone Rock n Roll with the drug taking incident.....

 

Didn't notice 'Not being in Eurovision' was on my ballot paper at the In/out referendum back in 2016 however.

Edited May 24, 2021 by yorks5stringer

[Grahambythesea]

To think that Australia used to volunteer to be European for a night for this evening if ineptitude. In that 2nd video they look like they’re trying to invade Europe. Perhaps that’s how they got in with this dismal dirge?

[Doctor J]

Christ, lads, let it go 🤣

[Doctor J]

4 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

Here's the regular music video:

The guy plays an Ibanez RG guitar here, and it can actually be heard in this version too . They toned it down a bit for Eurovision, I guess to make it less industrial and metal and more appealing to a broader audience. 

 

When I heard that on the night I was genuinely in the WTF camp and amazed it got so much of the public vote but, the more I hear it, the more I like it. There's a lot going on there, it's really quite far removed from the Europop camp.

[Grahambythesea]

Comeback ABBA all is forgiven 🤪

[Doctor J]

4 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

Here's the regular music video:

The guy plays an Ibanez RG guitar here, and it can actually be heard in this version too . They toned it down a bit for Eurovision, I guess to make it less industrial and metal and more appealing to a broader audience. 

 

Actually, here's the pre-Eurovision version which is another step removed. Those of us who remember Altern8 and early Prodigy might shed a wee tear at this one 😀

 

[Crusoe]

It really is a bit of a grower.

[Doctor J]

I genuinely love that they do the little Zissou hip shuffle in that video too 😂

[BigRedX]

4 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

Here's the regular music video:

The guy plays an Ibanez RG guitar here, and it can actually be heard in this version too . They toned it down a bit for Eurovision, I guess to make it less industrial and metal and more appealing to a broader audience. 

 

Is that a shot of Chernobyl in the background?

[Doctor J]

Yup

[Stub Mandrel]

5 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

Here's the regular music video:

The guy plays an Ibanez RG guitar here, and it can actually be heard in this version too . They toned it down a bit for Eurovision, I guess to make it less industrial and metal and more appealing to a broader audience. 

 

Might have won if they'd stuck to that mix?

[BigRedX]

1 minute ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Might have won if they'd stuck to that mix?

This track has been growing on me all day. I think the only main difference between the Eurovision "live" and the Official Music Video version is that the lead vocals are much louder. This is what usually happens with the Eurovision performances. It is a "song" competition after all.