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04-14-2008, 10:03 AM
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Ok, so most of us have those albums or concerts that inspired us early in our bass playing days. What about Concert Film/Video/DVD's? Most of us discovered these later, but anyone find that one of these influenced thier start as a bass player, or at a key juncture in thier "career"?
I'll start. I had been a bass player for a while, but I had just joined my first rock band (formerly it was all church, orchestra and Jazz band, and a few side gigs). I watched my housemates copy of "Travis, More Than Us, live in Glasgow" (2002). Douglas Payne's bass playing wasn't spectacularly flashy, but it sounded great and was always in the pocket.
I easliy watched that video 10-20 times that year, and was eventually able to play along with the whole concert.
That DVD, had a huge impact on my impressions of stage presentation, performance, and introducing me to that particular breed of brit/pop/rock that is still one of my favorite kinds of music and remains one of my main influences. 6 years later, it's still one of my favorite concert DVD's
PS I was also influenced by the U2 Elevation DVD that came out around the same time, and I used to play along to it as well, but the Travis DVD had alot less specatcle and as something to work for seemed far more real and attainable. |
04-14-2008, 10:06 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canton, GA | | Geddy ... from the Exit Stage Left video, years ago. The tone of his Rickenbacker and the power of all of the songs was great ... Still break that one out from time to time 
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04-14-2008, 10:10 AM
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04-14-2008, 10:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Coatesville, PA | | | I've been watching Jaco "Live and Outrageous." I find all things Jaco interesting. I'm learning "The Chicken" and it has been helpful.
Most concert films barely ever show the bassist. and almost never his hands! |
04-14-2008, 10:15 AM
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04-14-2008, 11:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Chicago | | Quote:
Originally Posted by COOL AND DEADLY  .
Most concert films barely ever show the bassist. and almost never his hands! | Aint it the truth.
That was another neat feature of the Travis DVD, The bassist get's alot of attention already, but 4 of the songs had a camera chooser feature, so I could watch Dougie only. My wife ( GF at the time) liked that camera view also, but she's not a bass player... |
04-14-2008, 12:17 PM
| | | | Concerts on video that inspired me the most and got me started:
[1] Iron Maiden - Live After Death (Steve Harris)
[2] Iron Maiden - Maiden England (once again Steve)
[3] Helloween - High Live (Markus Grosskopf)
I was just a kid when I saw those concerts from the 80s and I immediately told myself - Hell, I want to play just like Steve.
Actual live concerts that inspired me:
[1] Iron Maiden (Dublin, Ireland)
[2] WASP (Dublin, Ireland)
[3] Scorpions (Kiev, Ukraine)
[4] Dio (Dublin, Ireland)
I guess those were the shows that inspired me to play bass. |
04-14-2008, 12:28 PM
| | | | The Who's first "farewell" show on HBO in the mid '80s. I watched it repeatedly - my brother pointed out Enwistle's right hand "typewriter" technique and the coolness of "Boris the Spider." I was hooked at 10 and was playing by 12.
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04-14-2008, 06:44 PM
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Exit... Stage Left
Woodstock
The Who Farewell From Maple Leaf Gardens
Yessongs
Shadows and Light
Live at Frejus
Three of a Perfect Pair Live from Japan
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04-14-2008, 06:51 PM
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The Cream Reunion Concert
The Who Live at the Isle of Wight
Rush in Rio
McCartney's Get Back Tour
I saw all of these after I started playing, but it made me truly realize how I wanted to play
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04-14-2008, 08:55 PM
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04-14-2008, 09:09 PM
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Standing In The Shadows of Motown
A bunch of Live at Montreaux Jazz Fest DVD's
to the OP - That Travis DVD is amazing, great DVD. |
04-14-2008, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by acleex38 The Who's first "farewell" show on HBO in the mid '80s. I watched it repeatedly - my brother pointed out Enwistle's right hand "typewriter" technique and the coolness of "Boris the Spider." I was hooked at 10 and was playing by 12. | +1 cept the 10 and 12 year old part...
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04-14-2008, 10:07 PM
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