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10-07-2010, 09:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tyneside, UK | | | So I gave Freebass' album a spin last night..
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Finally got hold of a copy of It's A Beautiful Life by Freebass, Peter Hook's and Mani (of the Stone Roses) side project (Andy Rourke not being in the band now).
I'm pretty surprised and also pretty disappointed at the same time. The multi-bass basslines seem to work pretty well, and there are some absolutely brilliant tracks on it, but the vocals aren't brilliant in some places and sometimes just annoying. The basslines in some places also remind me a little too much of New Order.
It's still proof that Peter Hook is an amazing bassist though.
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10-11-2010, 09:17 PM
|  | Evil Alien | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA | | | I like the EP (Two Worlds Collide) that was released first, it's got a fuller sound on it
I can't wait to see him play live in December!!!
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10-14-2010, 09:21 AM
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10-17-2010, 04:47 AM
| | Evil Alien | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA | | | Well the band doesn't even exist anymore... Andy I believe just couldn't commit to it, and Mani had a bit of a breakdown and lost his temper with Hooky and said some really nasty stuff, but has since apologised and they're still friends.
Right now Peter Hook's band is called The Light, and they will be touring the US very soon doing a tribute to Unknown Pleasures
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10-17-2010, 04:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Zürich | | | I've only recently discovered Hooky, but thank the gods I did!
Any news on what New Order are doing at the moment?
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10-18-2010, 08:38 AM
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10-18-2010, 08:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Zürich | | | damn...
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10-18-2010, 04:20 PM
| | Evil Alien | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA | | | Bernard and Stephen have a band called Bad Lieutenant now (very NO-influenced but they don't even try to do any Peter Hook-style bass lines). Peter has The Light, and for live performances I think his son is playing a lot of bass so Hooky can concentrate on vocals.
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03-17-2011, 01:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand | | | I totally agree, the Freebass EP was excellent, way better than anything BL have done, unless you like middle of the road - radio friendly guitar pop. The Freebass album however, wasn't great. For me the defining sound of NO was Hooky. Electronic (Barney & Johnny Marr) were very good, although sound rather dated now, & Revenge were just awesome live :-)
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