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03-21-2006, 10:42 PM
|  | TalkBass' resident Bongo + Cowbell player | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A | | | For Mark King fans
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Hi everybody.
My good friend CanadaBass pointed me to this video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QKI8pFqWm...ch=mark%20king
And I thought it would be cool to share it with the TB community. Enjoy!  |
03-22-2006, 12:37 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | Awesome video, awesome player! very good stuff!
Nice basses too, those Statuses (or should that be Statii!) |
03-22-2006, 06:04 AM
|  | Starring In: Return of Kung-Fu World Champion | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oxford, Ohio (Near Cincy) | | | I love that song. |
03-22-2006, 06:43 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | Geez! He seems to expend zero effort whilst playing! I swear my elbow feels like it wants to fall off after 5 minutes of hard slapping! Dude is real nice! I dig!! |
03-22-2006, 07:52 AM
| | Starring In: Return of Kung-Fu World Champion | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oxford, Ohio (Near Cincy) | | | That has got to be one of the greatest slap tones ever. Status basses slam! |
03-22-2006, 08:31 AM
| | SANCH | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI | | | Been a fan for 20 years, never get tired of hearing him play!! Thanks a lot for the vidoe man, made my morning.
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03-22-2006, 09:37 AM
| | TalkBass' resident Bongo + Cowbell player | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by crhoton That has got to be one of the greatest slap tones ever. Status basses slam! | And BTW, I think that Mark's tone is better than ever. In his Level 42 days, he was more prone to effects (like chorus), but now he's just pure, aggressive slap! This video, the "Live Ohne Filter 99" DVD and the "Live At The Jazz Café" CD showcase the best MK tone ever to me. |
03-22-2006, 02:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York, NY | | | Mark's in fine shape, but the others need to work on their stage demeanor.
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03-22-2006, 03:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Wow... modern Mark King makes me consider the fact that I have a new favorite slapper... damn
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03-22-2006, 04:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Washington, DC / Ithaca, NY | | | Man, those blue LED's are even brighter than the Aguilar ones, and those blind people in the crowd! Crazy!
Mark King continues to amaze me. |
03-22-2006, 04:29 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Alvaro Martín Gómez A. And BTW, I think that Mark's tone is better than ever. In his Level 42 days, he was more prone to effects (like chorus), but now he's just pure, aggressive slap! This video, the "Live Ohne Filter 99" DVD and the "Live At The Jazz Café" CD showcase the best MK tone ever to me. | I agree, his tone on the Ohne Filter dvd is amazing. |
03-22-2006, 10:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ireland | | | Wow thank god for this ...most dudes here on TBs only exposure to Mark is through that godawful video (from basslobster I think) which to be honest is a travesty...he must've had an off day on that one.
Seriously though..Mark is incredible, I've seen him live on many different occassions and yeah he can slap like a mother... but whats often overlooked is his fingerstyle which is AMAZING.
I've said it before but the live album "A Physical Presence" is a must own for any bassist.
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Bob Ohlsson, former Motown 'super' engineer.....the man responsible for THAT sound.
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03-23-2006, 01:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Křbenhavn | | | Thanks for this! I've played that tune in bands for years and have heard many different King-versions of it - this is by far the best, though! The band as a whole are pretty untight, but Mark's da man!
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03-24-2006, 03:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Denver | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Murf I've said it before but the live album "A Physical Presence" is a must own for any bassist. | +1, but make sure you get the remastered one, 'cause the original CD release left off Mr. Pink and a couple of other important tunes. |
03-25-2006, 03:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas, USSA | | | Vernon Porter and I used to sit around for hours listening to it on vinyl, trying to cop his chops...I later found it on cassette, but it was missing some tunes. Then I later found it on cd, but I suspect it was burned from the vinyl...I need to find another cd...
Also, Live at Wembley is a great VHS of them. Mark King is still the reason I play bass today. |
03-25-2006, 08:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Denver | | Here it is, with all the tracks.
An absolute masterpiece. |
03-25-2006, 08:59 PM
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Wouldn't you like to know?! | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Atlanta | | | The man is a god, but would it kill him to add some lowend?!
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03-25-2006, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Woodchuck The man is a god, but would it kill him to add some lowend?! | Ummm .............  |
03-25-2006, 09:05 PM
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Wouldn't you like to know?! | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Atlanta | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Mabis2012 Ummm ............. | I would say, "Touche'", but you used it prematurely. You're new at this, huh?
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03-25-2006, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Woodchuck I would say, "Touche'", but you used it prematurely. You're new at this, huh? | i would say you're new at listening to Mark King, probably never seen a live show, never heard him in a rehersal, well me old matey i have and let me tell you he doesn't need any extra low end!
he's the King, how dare you!  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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