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11-30-2006, 04:45 AM
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Anyone know what bass is played on the album version of Space Cowboy??. Think its Randy 'hope' Taylor. Love that tone.
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11-30-2006, 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by bubinga5 Anyone know what bass is played on the album version of Space Cowboy??. Think its Randy 'hope' Taylor. Love that tone. | I think it's a Moon Jazz bass.
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11-30-2006, 05:44 AM
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11-30-2006, 08:44 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | I know Zender missed out on the oppertunity to play on either the single or the album version. I'm not a huge Jamiroquai fan so I'm not sure which one he was on! |
11-30-2006, 08:47 AM
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11-30-2006, 08:56 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | | Well I've got the CD of "Return of the Space Cowboy" and it has some nice photos on the liner, including one of Zender holding his Warwick Streamer 5'er - with the caption : Stuart - bass guitar!
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11-30-2006, 09:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: cheltenham(UK) | | | Yeah i know, would make sense, but im pretty sure Randy played on the album version. Doesnt sound like a Streamer, IMHO...
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11-30-2006, 09:16 AM
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11-30-2006, 10:03 AM
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From answers.com: Bassist Stuart Zender does not appear on the album version of the song "Space Cowboy", but does appear on the single version. Zender's explanation of the events which led to his non-appearance on the title track refer to a situation that occurred during the last stages of the album recording. Jay Kay informed Zender that he wanted to record a new version of the title track (the single version had already been recorded and released). However Zender had scheduled some time off to patch up his relationship with model Milla Jovovich. Kay gave his blessing to take the time off, but when Zender returned he found that Kay had recruited a session bassist, known only as "Mr X", to play on the song. Mr X is credited on the liner notes.
FWIW!! 
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11-30-2006, 10:44 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | | Nah I don't buy it - I listened again and the overall tone is very similar to that on "Light Years" and some of the bass fills sound very similar - very much like the same person!
I suppose the "session bassist" may have tried to make it sound similar to what was already on the album - but it sounds apocryphal to me...?
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11-30-2006, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield Nah I don't buy it - I listened again and the overall tone is very similar to that on "Light Years" and some of the bass fills sound very similar - very much like the same person!
I suppose the "session bassist" may have tried to make it sound similar to what was already on the album - but it sounds apocryphal to me...? | Bruce, back on the thread discussing Stefano's excellent youtube video, there was a direct quote from SZ himself on the subject: This sound.. amazes me! |
11-30-2006, 11:25 AM
|  | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | is, space cowboy (stoned again), the single version?
is that the one Mr.X played on? |
11-30-2006, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist is, space cowboy (stoned again), the single version?
is that the one Mr.X played on? | Stoned Again is the single (with Zender), not the one on the album (Mr X played on the album version) |
11-30-2006, 04:07 PM
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11-30-2006, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Thurisarz | Thats where I was getting my info from, thanks for the link! I know JK did what he had to do by getting a session guy in (though he could have planned things better), but I'm with Stu on this one. Very much a kick to a downed man! |
11-30-2006, 04:32 PM
| | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | funny thing. i like the album version better.
also, up above someone said that Randy Hope-Taylor played on When You Gonna Learn, it was in fact Andrew Levy. Randy Hope-Taylor played on the latest album "Dynamite". |
12-01-2006, 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield Nope - everybody I know and have talked to on here, accepts that Zender played on the first 3 albums apart from one track on the 1st one, which was Andrew Levy! |
Nope - I think you need to read again - I said it was Andrew Levy!!
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12-01-2006, 02:53 AM
| | | | But to bring the question back, what did the bassplayer use on the album version? Sounds abit like a Jazz or maybe Stingray to me? |
12-01-2006, 04:07 AM
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12-01-2006, 05:45 AM
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Wouldn't you like to know?! | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Atlanta | | | Stu himself told me that it wasn't him.
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