Cthulhu's Librarian
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Greylock said:
I used to have it, but misplaced it somewhere through the years, and I think it's OOP now. But didn't Baker play drums?
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I used to have it, but misplaced it somewhere through the years, and I think it's OOP now. But didn't Baker play drums?
Masters of Reality? I have their first 3. Only 3? whatever. Love 'em!
Saw them opening for Kings' X in San Antonio with a reviewer for Kerrang. They kicked ass (as did Kings' X)...
Vinnie Ludovico was their original drummer. Ginger Baker only played on their 3rd album, Sunrise on the Sufferbus.
BTW: Doug Pinnick of King's X (& Poundhouse) can play the hell out of the bass as well!
Bass-happy speeding ticket songs? Black Sabbath's Mob rules, Trashed, and Disturbing the Priest; Deep Purple's Highway Star and Stormbringer, Yngwie Malmsteen's Catch 22 and Attack.
(Yes, I know Yngwie isn't the first name in bass...but every once in a while, he lets the bass shine through.)
Oh, and some others:
Dream Theatre's first album When Dream and Day Unite is full of excellent bass work from Jon Myung, especially on "The Ytse Jam."
Truly Truly Drowning
Joe Satriani's eternal sideman, Stu Hamm does good work with Joe and solo.
Rollins Band album Weigh has some excellently heavy bass, too, but the player's name escapes me.
The dude from Cheap Trick has done some interesting stuff too.
...I know I'll catch some flack for these 2, but:
...I like the bass player for Limp Bizkit. He knows how to find a fat groove and run with it. Ok, not run...more like swagger... He does a lot to make the "Fred Durst Ego Project" listenable- his grooves are what really suck people in, not the balding egomaniac.
And Kip Winger did some nice stuff with his band and as a session player on countless albums...(that's right, you may have Kip Winger's work in your collection and not even know it!) Despite being in a despised glam rock band, Kip laid down some impressive progressions.
Saw them opening for Kings' X in San Antonio with a reviewer for Kerrang. They kicked ass (as did Kings' X)...
Vinnie Ludovico was their original drummer. Ginger Baker only played on their 3rd album, Sunrise on the Sufferbus.
BTW: Doug Pinnick of King's X (& Poundhouse) can play the hell out of the bass as well!
Bass-happy speeding ticket songs? Black Sabbath's Mob rules, Trashed, and Disturbing the Priest; Deep Purple's Highway Star and Stormbringer, Yngwie Malmsteen's Catch 22 and Attack.
(Yes, I know Yngwie isn't the first name in bass...but every once in a while, he lets the bass shine through.)
Oh, and some others:
Dream Theatre's first album When Dream and Day Unite is full of excellent bass work from Jon Myung, especially on "The Ytse Jam."
Truly Truly Drowning
Joe Satriani's eternal sideman, Stu Hamm does good work with Joe and solo.
Rollins Band album Weigh has some excellently heavy bass, too, but the player's name escapes me.
The dude from Cheap Trick has done some interesting stuff too.
...I know I'll catch some flack for these 2, but:
...I like the bass player for Limp Bizkit. He knows how to find a fat groove and run with it. Ok, not run...more like swagger... He does a lot to make the "Fred Durst Ego Project" listenable- his grooves are what really suck people in, not the balding egomaniac.
And Kip Winger did some nice stuff with his band and as a session player on countless albums...(that's right, you may have Kip Winger's work in your collection and not even know it!) Despite being in a despised glam rock band, Kip laid down some impressive progressions.
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Greylock
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Cthulhu's Librarian said:But didn't Baker play drums?
Whoa. MAJOR brainfart. And I was quite sober. Don't know what I was thinking, except when bass comes to mind, there's this one song on the Sufferbus album, and Baker is on the... diggin' a hole, I know.
But I still have my copy.
Aus_Snow
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Indeed.
OT, Baker's still one of my favourite all-time drummers. Him, Bonham and Bruford - and others - still stand out, even all these years later. Bizarre, really.
Bassists though? I'm finding it really hard to think of another one. . . . . . . Argh. :\ What is it with bass players? I can remember singers (of course), guitarists, keyboardists, pianists, violinists, flautists, a few saxophonists, and so on. . . even *drummers*!
It's not like I don't like bass, and haven't relied on it while playing music many a time. It's just they don't seem to stand out as much in memory, for me, as in with names and all that.
Huh.
OT, Baker's still one of my favourite all-time drummers. Him, Bonham and Bruford - and others - still stand out, even all these years later. Bizarre, really.
Bassists though? I'm finding it really hard to think of another one. . . . . . . Argh. :\ What is it with bass players? I can remember singers (of course), guitarists, keyboardists, pianists, violinists, flautists, a few saxophonists, and so on. . . even *drummers*!
It's not like I don't like bass, and haven't relied on it while playing music many a time. It's just they don't seem to stand out as much in memory, for me, as in with names and all that.
Huh.
Tarrasque Wrangler
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The bassline on Rebellion (Lies) by Arcade Fire isn't the most complicated in the world, but it propels the song nicely. Makes it kind of a hip-swiveler.
What else? Exit and Please by U2. Brass Monkey by Beastie Boys used to rattle many a car's subwoofer back in my day. The Trickster by Radiohead is a standout bassline in a standout song. Idioteque off their album Kid A really thumps.
What else? Exit and Please by U2. Brass Monkey by Beastie Boys used to rattle many a car's subwoofer back in my day. The Trickster by Radiohead is a standout bassline in a standout song. Idioteque off their album Kid A really thumps.
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Tarrasque Wrangler
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I must also give big ups to a song with no bass at all: When Doves Cry by Prince. The fact that Prince wrote a dance hit with no bass proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was sent by the gods.
Soundgarden's Hands all Over and Raging Slab's Dont Dog Me are both fun.
Bad Company's Bad Company and Sky is Burning both rock too.
Bad Company's Bad Company and Sky is Burning both rock too.
If we include rap/hip hop
Digital Underground The Humpty Dance
Sir Mix A Lot Baby Got Back
Digital Underground The Humpty Dance
Sir Mix A Lot Baby Got Back
Man...how could I forget:
Wild Cherry's Play that Funky Music White Boy
Ohio Players' Fire
Sly and the Family Stone's Thank You
Parliament/Funkadelic...wait...I already said everything Bootsy ever did...so add Bootsy's Rubber Band, Praxis and Zillotron.
Edit: forgot someone already mentioned Wild Cherry. Well, it's so good, it bears repeating!
Wild Cherry's Play that Funky Music White Boy
Ohio Players' Fire
Sly and the Family Stone's Thank You
Parliament/Funkadelic...wait...I already said everything Bootsy ever did...so add Bootsy's Rubber Band, Praxis and Zillotron.
Edit: forgot someone already mentioned Wild Cherry. Well, it's so good, it bears repeating!
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