Author Topic: Alembics sounds - CD/DVD recommendations (Read 501 times)

the_mule · « **on:** June 09, 2004, 01:04:14 PM »

Thanks to the Alembic Club, even during my relatively short membership period, I've found some great CD's and DVD's on which artists use Alembics (almost) exclusively. I'd love us all to join hands and create some kind of constantly growing 'reference guide'...

Jerry Garcia Band - How Sweet It Is...

Stanley Clarke - same
Stanley Clarke - Live 1976-1977
Stanley Clarke - If This Bass Could Only Talk

Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - One Size Fits All
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Overnite Sensation

Grateful Dead - The Closing Of Winterland (DVD)

Led Zeppelin - DVD

Who's next?

wayne · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2004, 01:31:48 PM »

CD: Flim and the BB's - Neon

DVD: James Taylor - Live at the Beacon Theater

The player in both cases is Jimmy Johnson.

Next!?!

C-Ya............wayne

dadabass2001 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2004, 01:41:52 PM »

DVD: James Taylor - Pull Over (supporting the October Road CD still more Jimmy Johnson

kenbass4 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2004, 02:14:37 PM »

Wilfred,

It's funny you ended with Who's Next....

DVD - The Who: The Kids Are Alright - Special Edition

Ken (TEO)

811952 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2004, 08:03:25 PM »

And my picks...

Too Late The Hero - John Entwistle
Works Volume I - ELP
Animal Logic and Animal Logic II - (Stanley on bass, Stewart Copeland hitting things and Debra Holland on piano and vocals)

John

alembic76407 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 10, 2004, 05:45:25 AM »

Don't forget,
Harry Chapin Live at Rockplast
John Wallace is playing his Series 1 bass
Doug Walker is playing his Series 1 guitar.
and its a great show and worth the money

bracheen · « **Reply #6 on:** June 10, 2004, 05:54:53 AM »

Did Greg Lake play his Alembic with King Crimson? I'm thinking specifically of 21st Century Schizoid Man.

Sam

David Houck · « **Reply #7 on:** June 10, 2004, 06:24:57 AM »

According to an interview with Guitar Player magazine in September, 1974, Greg Lake's main bass while with Crimson was a Fender Jazz. He also says that during that time he tried a Gibson and a Rickenbacker.

811952 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 10, 2004, 08:25:28 AM »

I forgot about Chapin's Greatest Stories Live John Wallace with the Series I, which was the first bass I had ever seen with LEDs on the neck, back in high school, and the tickets for the concert were $7.00.

Greg Lake played the Jazz Bass up through early ELP. I've got a video somewhere with them playing Knife Edge and parts of Pictures at an Exhibition on some English television program, and he's using the Jazz Bass..

John

bracheen · « **Reply #9 on:** June 10, 2004, 09:02:48 AM »

Well, duh, now that I think about it Alembic wasn't making instruments then.

Sam

fmm · « **Reply #10 on:** June 10, 2004, 09:04:01 AM »

I got to play John Wallace's bass after a concert in Dubuque, Iowa. Anyone know what he's been up to recently?

alembic76407 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 10, 2004, 09:58:42 AM »

I think John is a graphic artist in Philly and sometimes he shows up on stage with a Harry Chapin tribute band, he has a web site or two, do a search on google for John Wallace

muller1007 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 11, 2004, 01:12:10 AM »

CDs:
Level 42 Live at Wembley 1989 (Mark King, Series 2)
Michael Dowdle Soulmate (jimmy Johnson, Series 2)
Jan Olof Strandberg The Electric City (Series 1 and 2)
Stanley Clarke East River Drive (Stanley and Armand Sabal-Lecco, Series 1 and 2)
Gil Scott-Heron Moving Target (Robert Gordon, Series 1)

DVD:
Grupo Mark King Live 2000 (Mark King, Series 2) -Region 2 DVD-

(Message edited by muller1007 on June 11, 2004)

basstard · « **Reply #13 on:** June 11, 2004, 03:03:28 AM »

Now some heavier distorted (while still great) sounds:

Type O Negative Bloody Kisses and October Rust (Peter Steele, Spoiler and Epic)

...and something that came as a surprise when I leanred it:

Red Hot Chili Peppers One Hot Minute (Flea, Epic on most songs except Aeroplane where he used a Music Man).

thebass · « **Reply #14 on:** June 11, 2004, 01:34:10 PM »

Don't forget the Wizard from Mother's Finest.