ABC's(80's Band) Bass Player

[Halftooth]

Does anyone know the name of the bass player in the band ABC? I was just listening to some 80's jams this weekend and came across some ABC tracks that blew me away. That guy can play, and on a fretless too! Anyway, I'd like to know more about this guy because he can flat out play. Is he in any other bands?

[David Wilson]

Mark Lickley. I love his playing on the Lexicon Of Love stuff. Don't know about anything else he did.

[Halftooth]

Originally Posted by davidmwilson

Mark Lickley. I love his playing on the Lexicon Of Love stuff. Don't know about anything else he did.

Thanks for the info. After conducting a bit of a search, I found out that the band hired two members for the "How to be a Zillionaire" album purley for visual effects. The two members could not play at all, and one of them was impersonating the bass player, Mark Lickley who did all the playing on that album.

At any rate, Mark Lickley seems to be a very underated bass player. I really haven't heard much about him, but he seems every bit as talented as Mark King.

[TRU]

Funny. I've been listening Lexicon of love a lot lately. I almost posted a thread about it!

The beginning of 'Show me' is just phenomenal, sliding harmonics on fretless, etc. This is one of the best albums of 80's, at least bass-wise.

[Halftooth]

I've been listening to some songs off that album as well, and it's absolutley some of the best "80's" playing that I have heard as well.