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VoivodFan
Member # 209
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posted January 18, 2007 22:56
    
OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
How could I forget?
The Stranglers "Do You Wanna"Stranglers-Do You Wanna
Off of Stranglers-Black and White
Here's one of the original Blower Basses! Check out their other stuff like Nice and Sleazy, In the Shadows,Enough Time,Bring on the Nubiles, No More Heroes, Peasant in the Big Shitty, Peaches,
Down in the Sewer.
Also see Gentle Giant's Power and Glory album. And the Jesus Lizard, Rapeman, and Scratch Acid.
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ShredTilDead
VoivodFan
Member # 392
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posted January 19, 2007 14:40
Now this is a topic I can really sink my teeth into. I've got nothing new to add here, just amplifying (get it? haha) all of the above.Chris Squire is the greatest bassist that's ever walked this earth. Period. Lesser deities, but deities nonetheless, include Geddy Lee, John Wetton (from his Crimso days, specifically "Larks' Tongues in Aspic"), Tony Levin. All the usual suspects. They all rock mightily. Jean-Jacques Burnel, from the Stranglers, is so overlooked it's pitiful. Listen to their cover of "Walk On By"...the bass in that'll send shivers up your spine. -------------------- My head explodes, my ears ring, I can't remember just where I've been.
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ShredTilDead
VoivodFan
Member # 392
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posted January 19, 2007 14:46
Crap...shouldn't have hit the "post" button before I was done.Cliff Burton (R.I.P.): "Anaesthesia/Pulling Teeth" remains the best bass solo work since Chris Squire's "The Fish", on the Yessongs album. Robert Trujillo: Go listen to Suicidal Tendencies "Lights, Camera, Revolution" for some nasty bass work. Too bad he got sucked into the Metallica mediocrity machine before his true potential could be fully realized. (Lest you think this is some kind of Metallica-bassplayer love letter, it ain't. These two were/are legendary, and don't need Metallica to ensure their greatness. Jasonic's good too, but he really does need more of the punchy/buzz-saw tone. He's never created a "signature" sound of his own, in spite of having excellent chops/technique.) -------------------- My head explodes, my ears ring, I can't remember just where I've been.
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schroeder
VoivodFan
Member # 5
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posted January 19, 2007 23:17
DAMN MEZ, I thought you were going to post a couple UK video links  I think Jason is a great bassist but being in Metallica he got stiffled and wasn't able to shine like he did in Flotsam or Voivod. Trujillo IS a fuckin monster. A bad ass funky metal groove master of the low end. That Steve Harris guy in Iron Maiden ain't too bad either. -------------------- yawn
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Simon6
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Member # 187
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posted January 20, 2007 16:09
Great thread. I love bass...Umh...how about good ole Lemmy Kilmister ? Theriault rules them all of course. I also like the tone of Dysrhythmia's Clayton Ingerson and now Colin Marston, they play six string basses, distorted, in your face, gorgeous. -------------------- What the...?
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KnickerZohnonnof
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Member # 272
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posted January 21, 2007 04:57
Nobody has mentioned Geddy Lee??? Sacrelige! A list of tracks too long to mention! Just pick an album and marvel at the skill  Les Claypool is God. The first two Primus albums are the work of a genius. He didn't really get to shine when he played bass for Blind Illusion on The Sane Asylum but it was clear even then he was a bit special. Check out Bloodshower - classic. Better still just find the album, it's a corker. Mark King, vocals and bass for level 42, an early 80's pop/jazz-funk band, was a demon bass player. Find a track called hot water, great virtuoso playing. -------------------- Hail Santa...
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