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02-16-2003, 04:33 AM
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Absolutely!! Iron Maiden comes to mind immediately. A good friend of mine cites Steve Harris as one of his key influences. I never really noticed his work because I'm so repulsed by the vocals of Bruce(aka "Air Raid Siren"). Recently, a local station played a "block" of Maiden, and I did my best to block out Bruce (no easy task), and focus in on Steve (the bass boost in my stereo helped). There's no doubt, the man can play! I can site other instances as well, but that one really stands out |
02-16-2003, 05:15 AM
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Sure. I've played in a couple of such bands...  
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02-16-2003, 08:05 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Anders Östberg
Sure. I've played in a couple of such bands...
| I think I took your place when you left.
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02-17-2003, 01:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Prison; scheduled to be paroled next fall because of some mishaps | | | Not many people did more for metal bass than Cliff Burton and Steve Harris. Of course, Lemmy is the man, and Geezer is excellent, but those two just REALLY make me listen to their lines.
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02-18-2003, 07:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland | | | IMO, it's perfectly easy to like the player, but dislike the band. For instance, I love Geddy's playing, but I don't like Rush (especially Geddy's voice........)
And the other way round, like the band, don't like the bassist, I find is far more common. Like with Mansun, the overall sound of the band is fantastic, but the bassist isn't up to much. |
02-18-2003, 02:12 PM
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I guess I dont really understand the question. I mean if you like the bassist but not the band so what? whats your question? Its ok to i guess... I dunno im confused.
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02-19-2003, 07:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: madison, wi | | Quote: Originally posted by IAMERICCOCHRANE
I dunno can you?
I guess I dont really understand the question. I mean if you like the bassist but not the band so what? whats your question? Its ok to i guess... I dunno im confused. | I guess i didn't phrase my thoughts properly. I feel it's difficult to objectively evaluate the bassist apart from their context--i.e. their band. In other words, if you don't like the band, you are unlikely to think much of the bassist. I gave as examples: Rush(can't stand them) therefore I don't think much of geddy Lee; ditto w/ RHCP/Flea. |
02-19-2003, 10:02 AM
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can you like the bassist but not the band they play in?
| No, absolutely not. And it's my duty to inform you that if you continue such behavior you could face serious fines or even jail time. |
02-19-2003, 12:28 PM
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02-19-2003, 02:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: madison, wi | | Quote: Originally posted by Exedore
No, absolutely not. And it's my duty to inform you that if you continue such behavior you could face serious fines or even jail time. | Again?  |
02-19-2003, 06:22 PM
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Now, I'm confused... Do YOU see that same post somewhere else on this thread??
I attempted to post something to that effect I think yesterday, got some error message after hitting "submit reply" and was pretty sure it didn't go through.... Came back today, saw the thread was still hoppin', but didn't see my post anywhere and thought I'd try again... Then I see your response so I look over the thread again and still don't see it anywhere...
Am I on crack or is that not what you meant?? |
02-20-2003, 07:48 AM
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Am I on crack or is that not what you meant?? | I was trying to make a joke about jail time and fines. not much of a joke!  |
02-20-2003, 09:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pasadena, Ca, USA | | Oh, I'm an idiot, I get it now... Excuse my somewhat overeaction...   | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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