Yesterday on my way home from college I popped my Greastet cd from Duran Duran and
I noted that their bass player is incredible (One of the Taylor boys ).

I also realized that the bass is generally put in a secondary position in terms of
music mixing...It's a crime!

Few r the artist that respect the bass.
Bowie is maybe the most notable bass user I know. All is albums give the bass the same importance as a guitar (Scary monster is an example...)

RESPECT THE BASS!!!!

new order is basstastic.

VoicesCarry said:

RESPECT THE BASS!

Stax said:

miguelbulcao said:

Actually, I just recently noticed that Wham! had a great bassist (studio musician?)

Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon (Graceland!!!) had outstanding bass in their music, also.

Anxiety said:

I was gonna say that. New Order/Joy Division rock a bass like nobody's business. It's even more important than guitar in the mix.

GangstaFam said:

a lot of the time, the bass IS the lead guitar in a new order song, isn't it?

Anxiety said:

yep...it's great

Anxiety said:

Yeah, kinda.

They stumbled on that on accident. When they were first playing together, they had really shitty equipment. Bernard's amp wouldn't work unless he had it cranked to 10, so he developed his playing around extreme distortion with wild blocks and spirals of sound. And Peter couldn't hear himself over Barney's volume so he had to play high and clear. Bass took over as the main melodic instrument for them. So they inadvertedly created a new sound in the process. I love it. With Joy Division, it makes the songs totally disorienting and haunted sounding. With New Order, it adds a lot of melancholy to their otherwise danceable style.

Robert Smith and Simon Gallup can toad rock a bass.

Just want 2 add that I love women and a bass

I love these:









Beautiful, talented and Hot as hell!
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I love Gail. And I miss D'arcy!

GangstaFam said:

I miss her 2...She was awesome!

also she was very stylish


She left the pumpkins in order 2 persue a film carreer...

miguelbulcao said:

The Pumpkins should've never broken up.

Oh and The Pixies have some very yummy bass.

GangstaFam said:

the worst idea Billy had...

I loved them

miguelbulcao said:

Me too. My favorite band of the 90's I'd say. Although it seems like he generates a lot of interest without the band. Zwan did quite well and people are buzzing about his solo stuff. Hopefully they'll patch things up and get back together in the near future.

GangstaFam said:

I hope...

oh now, don't get me started on female bass players...ESPECIALLY without including these two:



TINA



KIM

Anxiety said:

Those ones R fierce!

Don't forget Paz from a "Perfect Circle"..she's one of the sexiest female bassists I've seen in a long time (next to Rhonda, of course).