Cool Pictures

[hendixclarke]

Talent is always noticed. I am always scoping out people who do amazing things with basses. I am sure those same people, do the same.  
 
Playing 1 or 2 music notes might make you a rock star, but as far as the risks in repeating the musical notes, the risk of errors are extremely low. For beginning bass players, I believe this is cool to repeat notes. It helps to get the timing right... When they become more confident adding more notes, are great.
 
But where I am with 40 years of playing guitars, Rockstar cords bore me silly. I could just die, if I heard 1 or 2 notes in a extended version of a song. If it was dance music, that would be different. I would have many other distractions and I might be more focused on the words, or the song in general or that cutie I am dancing with...

[goop]

Amazing is again, a matter of perspective.
 
Fame - Bowie
Get Down tonight - K.C.
I Got the Feeling - James Brown
Ideas As Oppiates - Tears For Fears
 
All these songs have pretty simplistic 4 note bass lines and are totally awesome, to me.  The first 3 have killer groove.  
 
Close to the Edge has a difficult convoluted beginning passage and simple, minimal, middle passages. I don't think quality playing must be busy playing.  
 
Paperback Writer is not many notes. I Dig a Pony.
 
Steely Dan tunes are full of simple bass lines that sound complicated.  With guitars, drums and keys, they sound amazing.
 
Kind of Blue is another example of how great does not have to be busy.  
 
I enjoy all musical styles and genres.

[hydrargyrum]

Sheesh Hal,
 
I don't really see anyone dogging on Stanley in this thread.  One person said that his style wasn't the type that he preferred.  So what?  That's his choice.  Personally, I have never listened to a single Stanley or RTF tune, so I guess I have never copied him in any way (probably doesn't hurt that I play guitar and not bass either, does it?).  Does this mean my comment deserves any more respect (or less) than anyone else?  I also take exception to the idea that either Hendrix or Clarke own particular chords.  They weren't the first to play them and won't be the last.  And while Hendrix was unarguably a great player, his innovation ended when he died.  I don't mean to be offensive, but this is seriously getting tired to hear people argue over what is a matter of personal taste.  I'm with Bill here, let's get back to talking about instruments and whippet's dingles.
 
/Last post in this thread.  If you would care to contact me, my email is in my profile.

[hendixclarke]

From an Alembic perspective, I get more bang for my bucks playing my Alembic, than listening or maybe playing along to Bowie, K.C, or James Brown... and (I love Bootsy) but those guys too.
 
goop, I love all those tunes you mentioned dearly, so I do accept your point in full, but as to be a secret desire for learning something that is much more of a challenge (for me), not even Michael's Jackson's Thriller (THE TOP DOG IN SALE) would be my cup of tea for strapping on my Alembic.

[hendixclarke]

The post was called Cool pictures  
 
Then the wind came...
 
I don't understand this
I don't understand that...
 
I don't like Stanley's tone...
 
Ok, I asked a fair question as to what tone he didn't like?
 
Why don't those who want to talk about other things go and create your own thread. It's really that simple.
 
 
It's laughable

[bsee]

Once again, we have a thread in the wrong place.  Dave, do you think you could move this over to Miscellaneous when you get a chance?

[hendixclarke]

Being really good at what you do, or create, is no accident.

[hendixclarke]

Yeah, and tuck this deep in the archive...

[pauldo]

Yes - COOL PICTURES
It is a rather rare instance to view a honey bee queen laying eggs, let alone snap a picture of it - how cool is that on the coolness scale
 
But I suppose if I press the issue I'll get slammed by the bumble bee lovers out there, or worse yet those of you that embrace hornets as being cool . . .  nanny nanny boo boo :-P
 
(Message edited by pauldo on May 06, 2009)

[mike1762]

What's a Whippet Dinkel???

[elwoodblue]

A prog rock band from Denmark?
 
here it is in context.

[crgaston]

Unfortunately, the ebay link is busted.  Fortunately, it's been transcribed on TB...
 
Whippet's Dinkle Ad

[mike1762]

Now THAT was funny...

[hendixclarke]

My two Alembics Dreams...
 

[tmoney61092]

ok first thing, i don't listen to punk, it sucks, i don't like the sound of slap bass, is that wrong? if it is then shoot me. my opinion of some of the people on this sight changes daily. just because i don't like slap and fusion doesn't mean i'm absolutely in love with punk. i have found few who who are not attacking but offer their opinion as well