tegs07 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) Edited April 29, 2022 by tegs07 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ossyrocks Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Great thread! As a noob to bass (when should I stop saying that?), my daily practice routine includes pulling a blues CD out and playing along to the entire album. Even the bits I don’t get at first start to come together after a week or two. What I’m finding is that lots of modern players like Joanne Shaw Taylor, Matt Schofield etc, veer away away from the traditional bass approach of root, third, fifth, sixth, flat seventh walking lines, and have a more pentatonic / rock flat third feel. All good though, but I just love practicing walking bass all over a BB King album. It’s been “Live at the Regal” recently. Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrane Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Taj Mahal and the Pointer Sisters - Sweet Home Chicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrane Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Jimmy Reed - Baby What You Want Me To Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, ossyrocks said: Great thread! As a noob to bass (when should I stop saying that?), my daily practice routine includes pulling a blues CD out and playing along to the entire album. Even the bits I don’t get at first start to come together after a week or two. What I’m finding is that lots of modern players like Joanne Shaw Taylor, Matt Schofield etc, veer away away from the traditional bass approach of root, third, fifth, sixth, flat seventh walking lines, and have a more pentatonic / rock flat third feel. All good though, but I just love practicing walking bass all over a BB King album. It’s been “Live at the Regal” recently. Rob I've seen Joan Shaw Taylor live several time. SHe has a great bassist (possibly Italian?). Also Ainsley Lister for the newer approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, ead said: Also Ainsley Lister for the newer approach. I've played with his drummer, Craig, many times over the years. Great player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) OK, I will be the first to do the obvious and put up Stevie Ray Vaughn, the King of modern urban blues (even if he has been dead for more than thirty years). It's hard to overstate just how good a guitarist SRV was (his bass player, Tommy Shannon was terrific as well). One of the great pleasures in life is sitting outside with a beer on a hot day, with SRV blasting out as loud as the neighbours will tolerate! Edited April 29, 2022 by peteb 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Peter Green, of course. Here an alternative recording of 'Need Your Love So Bad' with organ, not strings, extended solos and an end, not fade out. His voice is sublime. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 How about John Lee Hooker. Always at his best without a band: guitar, voice and footstomp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Koko Taylor's voice does it for me every time, it's just so powerful and really has some oomph behind it. Here's Koko with Willie Dixon....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Or, for something that's a bit more modern, but still traditional.....Kirk Fletcher. This is a nice little vid and he has tone for days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Blind Boys Of Alabama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY5s8K3Bloc Seth Walker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ2qIidZTcc Jonny Lang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olk7mNK-VyE Buddy Guy & John Mayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaFMC8ODHf0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 The blues band I was in a few years back used to do this one at the beginning of the second set. We tweaked it a bit. We started with just me and vox/harp then after a couple of minutes started adding other members of the band until we were all up and playing (drums, piano, guitar). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Paul Rodgers - Muddy Waters Blues Album. A raft of guest guitarists, top players and superb tracks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Good album that one. Could add Free and, to an extent, Bad Company to the list too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I cannot get enough of this. He really is as lyrical as it gets for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 On 27/04/2022 at 18:05, ezbass said: 50 minutes of bluesy goodness. The first album is still in my top 10 all time favourites. Roscoe beck on bass I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthomp Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Remember this coming out. 30yrs !!!!!!!!!!!!! cant be,surely not. Used to play both of these as harp player in bands for many years Fantastic album(especially for harp players) though Johnny Whitehill on guitar was also superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 23 hours ago, Old Horse Murphy said: Classic call and response 😉 ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 10 hours ago, Geek99 said: Roscoe beck on bass I think Yes, it is. One of my all time favourites and a big influence. Tom Brechtline on drums, making up one of my top 3 rhythm sections. If you haven’t already, check out Roscoe’s solo album. It’s not your typical solo bass album, there’s only one very small bass solo, more a long fill. It’s his songs featuring a number of great guitarists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fasting showman Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Larkin Poe are great, young(ish) blues band........ John the Revelator 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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