Bungo
9:44 Mon Sep 24
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I think a shout here too for Bernard Edwards especially for the bass on Chic's Good Times.
The most sampled bassline ever?
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torino hammer
8:13 Mon Sep 24
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Bruce Thomas of the Attractions....very melodic style
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Far Cough
8:02 Mon Sep 24
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Dave from Chas and Dave
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Ilford Hammer
3:38 Mon Sep 24
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero 3:24 Mon Sep 24
Can't see it myself. His one fingered playing was a carry over from his upright bass days. His index finger even developed its own nickname - 'the Hook'.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
3:24 Mon Sep 24
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I think he's using the usual 2 finger method there. Ilford (about 49 secs in), but with not much middle finger, for sure.
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SE5 Hammer
3:14 Mon Sep 24
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Bootsy Collins
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Ilford Hammer
3:10 Mon Sep 24
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Just to take the piss, Jamerson played the bass with one finger. Check out this clip of him playing What's Going On with Marvin Gaye. Ridiculous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DulLDLzsF4
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Swiss.
12:46 Mon Sep 24
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As I mention a while ago. Mick Karn. A total genius and a unique style. Just see this clip where he's destroying the bass. Died too young.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHH-D6y_O5Y
Japan probably , because of their image, massively underrated bunch of musicans.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
12:38 Mon Sep 24
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NS
Sadly I've just had to strike one of my favourite Jamerson bass-lines off my list as it wasn't him!
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Northern Sold
12:22 Mon Sep 24
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Great shout on Jamerson.... magical bass lines on all those Soul classics.... if you ever get the chance watch a film/doc called Standing in the Shadows of Motown all about him and the Funk Brothers... it's brilliant stuff
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
1:40 Mon Sep 24
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RO
I hadn't realised Babbitt was on 'Just My Imagination'.
He gets in the top ten just for that.
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Rayleigh Otter
1:24 Mon Sep 24
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the coming of gary: Wilton felder played the bass on ‘I want you back’ arguably the best pop bass line ever.
I’d go with Larry Graham as the best ever: innovative but remembered that the bass is about holding things together not pyrotechnics.
Jaco Pastorius was technically the most talented: could play anything in any style, but i don’t particularly enjoy his music other than a bit of weather report now and then.
Has bob Babbitt been mentioned? He was fucking good, not least on inner city blues. Suffered from being second banana at Motown to Jamerson.
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Bungo
8:24 Sun Sep 23
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zebthecat 7:44 Sun Sep 23
Being quite kind I would describe him as 'utilitarian'.
I remember reading somewhere that even 4 or 5 years in, Larry Mullen would still be giving him the nod when to come in when they played certain songs live.
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zebthecat
7:44 Sun Sep 23
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Adam Clayton?!
He is terrible, absolutely no feel and can barely keep time.
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Alex Bunbury
7:39 Sun Sep 23
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With or Without You has a good bassline.
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mallard
7:30 Sun Sep 23
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It’s because we are one big West Ham Community that have other interests besides football.
Some of us can disagree on football whilst agreeing on music or politics.
If you can’t stand the heat..........
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gank
7:25 Sun Sep 23
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What is it that possesses someone to have these random thoughts - everyone has random thoughts - but then decide to put them on a West Ham website?
Fucking weirdo. I don't post West Ham questions on music websites as they would quite rightly be wiped off so why is this irrelevant shit allowed on here?
One day some sensible moderator (there must be one) will delete the Brexit thread and although less busy, the website will be so much better with all the cunts not bothering to look in any more.
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mallard
7:22 Sun Sep 23
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Do you rate McVie? I’ve never heard anything positive from Bass players
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Bungo
7:06 Sun Sep 23
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mallard 6:52 Sun Sep 23
Sure he's solid, but certainly no better than any decent amateur or semi-pro I've ever played with (many).
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eusebiovic
6:58 Sun Sep 23
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Bruce Foxton used to get slagged off by a few people (mainly because nobody thought he was a proper mod) but he was very good on occasion...
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