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10-05-2009, 03:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL | | | John Taylor from Duran Duran fame
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At the risk of sounding cheesy, does anyone else appreciate his playing? I think his playing is amazing! He's all over the fret board...has his own sound too, I like that!
Check out especially "Rio", "New Religion", "Save a Prayer", the list can go on and on...
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10-05-2009, 03:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brookfield, CT | | | Nope, you're absolutely right. He can really play.
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10-05-2009, 03:11 PM
|  | I fling carrots | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Make a left at the Taco Bell | | | Not cheesy one bit. Taylor is a beast of a bassist!
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10-05-2009, 03:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ireland | | | few threads already about JT, one started by myself.
rio, and the reflex are my faves of his.
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10-05-2009, 03:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Las Vegas | | | I remember Duran's first appearance on Saturday Night Live with John playing 'Girls On Film'~ it's fingerstyle funk, but he will slap the tar out of it live at times. The guy is good.
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10-05-2009, 03:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seattle, WA | | | +1000
JT is very groovy.
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10-05-2009, 03:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Delaware, OH | | | He was featured years ago in the Unsung Hero column in BP mag. I believe it was the one with Les on the cover with the trophy he got from Lifeson! And yeah, he's a badass!
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10-05-2009, 03:49 PM
|  | I'm gonna love and tolerate the **** out of you! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis/Knoxville TN | | | Him and Steve Harris are the two guys who got me into playing bass in the first place! Great player, IMHO. |
10-05-2009, 03:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kunsan AB, South Korea | | | "Save a Prayer" is just a beautiful song. |
10-05-2009, 04:00 PM
|  | Bass - the final frontier! | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VA, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya Him and Steve Harris are the two guys who got me into playing bass in the first place! Great player, IMHO. | Me too! |
10-05-2009, 04:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: La Salle, IL USA | | | My biggest influence. |
10-05-2009, 04:37 PM
|  | Evil Alien | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA | | | I've never noticed him to make a mistake in any live recording that I've heard/seen
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10-05-2009, 04:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago, IL (Wicker Park) | | | John Taylor has got to be one of the more underrated bassists out there. Duran Duran was a phenomenon pretty well before "my time" - but when I finally gave it a serious listen, that bass made me really take it seriously. Nowadays I DO think he is a little busy, but he's still written some great lines. |
10-05-2009, 05:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | | Sometimes it feels like I am the only who knows what a great player that guy is. Very nice to see that others on TB appreciate his talent, because when I talk about him to my other musician buddies, they act surprised that Duran Duran would have any musicianship. Then, I play The Reflex for them and they act like they've never heard that bassline before.
Very good pop bassist! In the pop realm, John Taylor and Tony Kanal (No Doubt) are my two favorite players.
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10-05-2009, 07:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL | | | WOW! Good to know there are other Taylor fans out there!
I thought I was on my own on this one..
I really would like to emulate his style... |
10-05-2009, 07:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon | | | Love his groove! Excellent bassist!
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10-05-2009, 07:14 PM
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He has style, sound, ability, and (another plus) makes folks move/dance(sign that you are doing your job).
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10-05-2009, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Double Agent Very good pop bassist! In the pop realm, John Taylor and Tony Kanal (No Doubt) are my two favorite players. | This = word.
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10-05-2009, 07:21 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico | | | Excellent musician and bassist! I've seen DD live at least three times, everytime John Taylor ROCKED!! Great image too.
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10-06-2009, 03:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: U.K. | | | JT is an awesome player, but is/was probably overlooked due to DD's pretty boy image. The line to Rio is a real nice workout. JT owns Bernard Edwards' old Stingray and used it on Astronaut IIRC.
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