Author Topic: BEST BASS ANTHEM! (Read 2103 times)

jacko · « **Reply #75 on:** February 05, 2008, 06:50:00 AM »

Good Choice Adriaan. My all time favourite performer (Miles that is).

Graeme

adriaan · « **Reply #76 on:** February 05, 2008, 06:56:22 AM »

Not Paul Chambers?

jacko · « **Reply #77 on:** February 05, 2008, 07:00:53 AM »

Nope. I love Miles' entire catalogue regardless of his bass player. I will freely admit though that he has employed some of the best;-)
Ron Carter would figure very highly in my list of most listened to Miles albums.

Graeme

georgie_boy · « **Reply #78 on:** February 05, 2008, 11:15:59 AM »

Can anyone show me any pics of N W R's 2 Alembics
I'm nearly convinced that one of them is sitting on my sofa NOW.
No kidding

G

hifiguy · « **Reply #79 on:** February 05, 2008, 04:06:57 PM »

Graeme, you need to go back and listen to Somebody to Love again. I didn't mention in in my original post in this thread, but it is a true bass anthem. Jack's muscular, roiling, moto perpetuo bass line and those thundering double stops in the choruses definitely make the song a bass anthem. Too bad it was mixed so low compared to Grace's voice.

lembic76450 · « **Reply #80 on:** February 05, 2008, 04:12:52 PM »

Water Song anyone?

dadabass2001 · « **Reply #81 on:** February 05, 2008, 05:20:35 PM »

by Hot Tuna, a very cool choice!

Somebody to Love sounded best to me as a musical newby in the late 60s in a diner in Dubuqe with a surprisingly powerful Seeburg jukebox system.
I also have had major goosebumps over the years from Heart Of The Sunrise by Yes

Mike

inthelows · « **Reply #82 on:** February 05, 2008, 05:38:05 PM »

The Pretender's is it Middle of the road-ohio? You know, the one with the kitty meow and driving bass line.
Hey georgie boy, I,ve been surfin' like crazy, only photos I see are of the custom's and 60's jazz bass. Too bad, it's gonna take a sherlock holmes to find nwr's alembic trails. NLP

jacko · « **Reply #83 on:** February 06, 2008, 01:06:46 AM »

If I can still find the mag in my loft I'll try to scan the strings ad he appears in. It's pretty small though.

Graeme

trekster · « **Reply #84 on:** February 06, 2008, 05:13:18 AM »

ok, I'll contribute two:

Boogie Oogie Oogie -- A Taste of Honey
Silly Love Songs -- Wings

Flame on!

adriaan · « **Reply #85 on:** February 07, 2008, 04:44:53 AM »

The ohohohohoh bit reminded me of Back on the Chain Gang but that has no middle of the road. But then again they also did Middle of the Road

keavin · « **Reply #86 on:** February 07, 2008, 04:55:15 AM »

One of the best alembic bass solos of all time!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZLLv4s4WvI&feature=related