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06-16-2007, 04:29 PM
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I was watching a Phish dvd today and realized that I just can't stand watching Mike Gordon play. The way he has his left hand all scrunched up and the way he plays with a pick so slowly and softly. I just find it really annoying to watch. I do however think he's a very good bassist I just can't look at him while he plays  .
Does anyone else know of any bassists like this or am I just crazy? |
06-16-2007, 04:35 PM
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06-16-2007, 07:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Voorhees, NJ | | | I love watching Mike play. He's so fluid with the pick. |
06-16-2007, 07:41 PM
| | All-Things-Claypool Enthusiast | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Newington, CT | | | I'm not a tremendous Phish fan, but I don't like watching Mike play either. That same weird head bob he does for every song that doesn't seem to be on beat with the music. Oy. haha.
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06-16-2007, 07:51 PM
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06-16-2007, 07:51 PM
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06-16-2007, 09:26 PM
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06-16-2007, 09:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Annapolis, Maryland | | | I saw the Yellowjackets last Thursday..Jimmy Haslip is absolutely one of my all time favorite bassist but I really don't like to watch him play. His bass is left-handed and strung upside down and he has some strange facial expressions. |
06-16-2007, 09:46 PM
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06-16-2007, 10:12 PM
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06-16-2007, 10:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles | | | Petty much any rock bassist who plays pickstyle strumming up high towards the neck(and I don't mean picking clearly up there--just sort of strumming--and not as an occasional effect, but as their main style). You just know they're making a horrendously messy undefined racket that the soundman/engineer is having to mush into the mix to get it to work. |
06-16-2007, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by pbass2  Petty much any rock bassist who plays pickstyle strumming up high towards the neck(and I don't mean picking clearly up there--just sort of strumming--and not as an occasional effect, but as their main style). You just know they're making a horrendously messy undefined racket that the soundman/engineer is having to mush into the mix to get it to work. | I agree with this, I always think of it as the mark of a not very good player. Except Lou Barlow from Dinosaur Jr. because for some reason when he does it, it sounds like it couldn't work any other way. |
06-16-2007, 10:29 PM
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06-16-2007, 10:33 PM
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06-16-2007, 11:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | | i can't remember his name, but i hate watching the dude from Melvins and Tomahawk, i'm not sure why either, cause hes a great bassist :s |
06-16-2007, 11:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chandler, AZ | | I can't stand watching Pete Wentz (a lame emo band I won't name here) play!! It aggravates me to no end. Not only does he "play" a bass like it's a guitar, he can't play live to save his life!!!! Aggggghhhhhh!!!!
Watch if you dare... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekdcKuE7Npo
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06-16-2007, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ERIC31 I can't stand watching Pete Wentz (a lame emo band I won't name here) play!! It aggravates me to no end. Not only does he "play" a bass like it's a guitar, he can't play live to save his life!!!! Aggggghhhhhh!!!!
Watch if you dare... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekdcKuE7Npo | wow... how can he even play like that?
Does there singer leave out parts of words on purpose? Or does he have an accent? |
06-17-2007, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MammaryVest I agree with this, I always think of it as the mark of a not very good player. Except Lou Barlow from Dinosaur Jr. because for some reason when he does it, it sounds like it couldn't work any other way. | +1
was just gonna mention him.
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06-17-2007, 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DayoftheGreek wow... how can he even play like that?
Does there singer leave out parts of words on purpose? Or does he have an accent? | Better question, Can he even play? | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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