ACE KEFFORD of THE MOVE

[Lowbrow]

It's said that The Move was formed inspired by The Who. As this video demonstrates, original bassist Ace Kefford had the Entwistle tone down, and even rocked the '66 slab-body Precision (WANT). As this group was largely ignored in the States, I'm happy to hear with fresh ears Kefford's somewhat simplified take on The Ox... any UKers inspired by Kefford and The Move way back when?

See:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7oUwPIWCYI

[corinpills]

One of my favorite bands of the 60's- some fantastic singles like Night Of Fear, Omnibuss and the classic Do Ya.

[PhR]

The Move's bass sound got even better on "Shazam" where Rick Price played the bass and the best sound was when Roy Wood played it on the last album "Message From The Country". Many of the songs had a dropped-D tuning and sometimes the bass was double-tracked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL82woPq8yw

Of course the band wouldn't have been anything without Roy Wood's brilliant songs.

[JimmyM]

the move is one of my favorite bands of all time. i don't care who was playing bass...all of their stuff was brilliant, but i really liked ace because back then he looked just like this annoying guy i used to go to high school with. and he could sing really well.

[88ric2030]

I'm a fan from the USA that discovered them in the early 80's. Brilliant 60's pop. While the bass is very good, I focus much more on Roy Wood, and later Jeff Lynne's brilliant songs.

[RCCollins]

Gotta love The Move - totlly underappreciated band, especially stateside.

My recollection is that Ace actually founded The Move, and that he eventually became something of a drug casualty, at which point Roy Wood stepped up to take over... eventually ceding to Jeff Lynne

In any case, Ace was a real solid player. Look for his solo recordings "Ace the Face" - not a great collection, but a couple songs are very strong and the recording quality is exceptional (especially for the era)

[T-MOST]

This is funny because "I" was the bassist for a band called "The Move" back in the mid 90's in NYC.

[Meddle]

I love The Move. They had the same slightly quaint English victorian dancehall sound that the Kinks and the Small Faces had, but always that thundering bass and sometimes a slightly dark edge to their sound as well. I can Hear the Grass Grow could be a paranoid song for all I know.

Kefford always looked like that white P bass was going to eat him alive, he looks dwarfed by it but he really played it hard and loud!

Does anybody else not get freaked out by old videos with guys like Kefford playing a heavy bass like a slab P on a weedy little strap with no straplocks. You would think he must be in a wheel chair or something after playing hard pick technique on a heavy bass on a stringy little strap...