CardrossManiac2, feeling better evidently, weighs in with three deposits of bassage - one, two (a reactivated post on the great Tracy Pew of Birthday Party, which doesn't actually mention the one I was going to, but several other blinding bass beauts), and three
Phil Zone on West Coast bass drone - Flipper and Savage Republic
And Phil again, hilarious on Rick James. (Great call on "Coldblooded" - that whole album is fabulous, and forgotten)
And Phil again, hilarious on Rick James. (Great call on "Coldblooded" - that whole album is fabulous, and forgotten)
Our God Is Speed on Memphis taut funk bass plus the Most Iconic Bassline of All Time
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Woebot nominates Thin White Rope's "Moonhead", played by Stephen Tesluk.
"From Moonland -
an LP full of amazing upfront basslines. Gotta love 'em when they're high in
the mix (finally a whole band working together) and high in the register (on
tippy toes)."
Nice. My old boss Allan Jones was a big TWR fan - put them on Melody Maker's cover at least once.
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Fernando Ramírez says "Caifanes, the best mexican rock band that has
ever been ( I say so, many others too :P) Bassist was Sabo Romo, the
song is miércoles de ceniza "ash wednesday", and I particulary like
the bass driven finale. From the 1992 "El Silencio" album"
That's good that, innit. Never heard a note by these guys, shamed to say, but will rectify.
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Owen Hatherley says "All answers other than this are incorrect"
Big up Bernard Edwards for all time. Bubbling away right now in Heaven's supergroup, with Jimi on rhythm guitar and Gregory Coleman on drums.
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Sadmanbarty brings a bunch:
Lemon
D - "Manhattan Melody"
Dub
War
asks Sadmanbarty, "How
low can you go…"
John
Entwistle of The Who
context -
Thunderfingers will be cropping up again, trust me
Stanley
Clarke
says Sadmanbarty, "Very
Howard Moon..."