Bernard Edwards slap tunes??

Music_for_life · #1 10-31-2010, 06:34 AM

I love this bassist, in the songs I`ve listend to there is no slap.
Can you recomend me tunes where he slap the bass???
Thanks

Pj,Rj,Hj · #2 10-31-2010, 06:51 AM

Well he slapped the solo on the Power Station's cover of "Get it on" from TRex. Pretty sure I've seen him slap a little on youtube clips of Chic's live a the Budokan.

plangentmusic · #3 10-31-2010, 07:09 AM

I heard him throw in some pops now and then -- in the 70's you HAD to! But he was never a serious thumper. Then again, he played funky as hell. I'll take what he played on We Are Family over all the manic slappers that go through Guitar Center in a weeks time. But that's me.

Dr. Cheese · #4 10-31-2010, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by plangentmusic

I heard him throw in some pops now and then -- in the 70's you HAD to! But he was never a serious thumper. Then again, he played funky as hell. I'll take what he played on We Are Family over all the manic slappers that go through Guitar Center in a weeks time. But that's me.

He actually slapped more on the last three Chic albums. A good example of his slap is "Hanging Out." Also the final album by the original lineup, "Believer" has a fair amount of slap.

The Mouse · #5 10-31-2010, 10:48 AM

Yup, he slaps a fair bit on Believer.

I prefer his playing when he was just groovin' along with the odd "pop"..

I wouldn't be the biggest fan of slap bass. Never really dug the sound of it. Reminds me of guitar shredding. More of a technical excercise than something I find musically appealing. There are some exceptions of course but...