More Crazy Bass Playing

[Fritzo]

Fuck this thread. All the way to post 46 and no mention of

He wins the thread for

1. Being in the greatest band of all time
2. Writing most of the songs for the band
3. Galloping like no other

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8goV81mY7cs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y3o4okKXMU

This kiddies here probably have no idea who Iron Maiden is

 

[Matt1970]

 

[TwiceOver]

And on bass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN42uzNFVmQ

 

[KeithTalent]

gotta add axiom - starts @ 28seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOIYDlzwvy4

:thumbsup:

Fuck this thread. All the way to post 46 and no mention of

He wins the thread for

1. Being in the greatest band of all time
2. Writing most of the songs for the band
3. Galloping like no other

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8goV81mY7cs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y3o4okKXMU

I've always loved Steve. :thumbsup:

KT

 

[KeithTalent]

How about some CanCon (Canadian Content); Mr. Geddy Lee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGdQUMzRVxA I actually know almost nothing of Rush, but he seems to be a decent bass player.

Iron Maiden reminded me that I should post Dave Ellefson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQnED8oVWI8 this video gives a good sampling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_s1uc6dV7A Ellefson is the main reason I prefer Megadeth to Metallica.

KT

 

[TwiceOver]

How about some CanCon (Canadian Content); Mr. Geddy Lee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGdQUMzRVxA I actually know almost nothing of Rush, but he seems to be a decent bass player.


KT

Rush is excellent IMO. They were a big inspiration for Les and Primus, pretty similar bands. Lead men who are excellent bass players, world class drummers that are WELL known, guitarist who is willing to put up with the other two.

 

[Triumph]

Rush is excellent IMO. They were a big inspiration for Les and Primus, pretty similar bands. Lead men who are excellent bass players, world class drummers that are WELL known, guitarist who is willing to put up with the other two.

I always disliked Primus' material after Tim Alexander left the band.

 

[Ns1]

I always disliked Primus' material after Tim Alexander left the band.

...he's back...

 

[Chapbass]

What this thread needs more of...

I actually totally agree. While I love to study the flashy guys (most of the people I mentioned in my earlier posts) from a technique standpoint, most of my playing revolves around more pocket and countermelody as opposed to soloing and flash in the pan stuff.

The problem is most people don't remember the pocket players, so they can't add stuff in a chat like this. Personally, I feel a lot of people consider "pocket players" people who play the same lick over and over again, reliably. While theres definitely a time for that, I personally think that a truly good bassist is someone who can add a little (read: very little) flair to his playing in order to emphasize certain passages, and yet stay out of the way and make the other musicians sound great.

I mentioned Stefan Lessard, hes an excellent example of this. People think of tunes like "Crush" where he has a leading part, but if you dive into a lot of DMB tunes, he holds it down really well, while still adding his own style to the song. With that many "up front" players (Boyd, Jeff, Tim at the very least, and sometimes Dave...not to mention carter pretty much constantly), he gets lost in the mix a lot.

Another one that is a great technical player but typically plays a much more supporting role in his gigging is Anthony Wellington (really nice guy too). Check out his work with the Victor Wooten band. Hes a very strong believer of "Making Victor sound good", and he does it really well.

I'd also put Michael League, leader of Snarky Puppy, in that group. If you're into Jazz/Big Band stuff at all, check out Snarky Puppy. Actually, they cover such a range of styles that everyone should give it a look. From a performance standpoint, League doesn't do too much. But he also composes almost every song from SP, and definitely helps direct things (which is important when you're band is like...30 people who rarely practice together).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J7hlSTiysY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsGHkUeTc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJIgTLe0hc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1cskIan5Jw

 

[Triumph]

...he's back...

I also haven't listened to Primus since the early 2000's. The music seems very dated to me. Not that any old music is necessarily bad, just for me Primus has not stood the test of time.