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12-23-2008, 09:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sidney, Indiana | | | Lemmy as a bassist: Good or Bad
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I was wondering what your thoughts were on Motorhead's bassist, Lemmy. Such as his ability, technique etc. |
12-23-2008, 09:41 PM
|  | I'll take you into the water. | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane QLD Australia | | | hes got a good tone. But I dont listen to much motorhead |
12-23-2008, 09:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canberra ACT Australia | | | I think he is fantastic. A very underrated player. Loads of ability, a wonderful ear for the music he is playing and I really enjoy his throaty vocals. He is a great showman and I recall about 12 months ago when they were last here in Australia that after the 2 support bands, Airbourne and Rose Tattoo had finished, we thought oh wow, how can they top this? They came on and belted into Dr Rock and the crowd was just in stunned silence for the first 30 seconds of the number. It's hard te describe how simply awsome they were. The crowd were just floored by the energy. Great sound, super light show and a crazy song to start if all off with! |
12-24-2008, 06:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Zagreb, Croatia | | | Well, he's more of a rhythm guitarist, but he what he does, he does excellent. |
12-24-2008, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Roda  Well, he's more of a rhythm guitarist, but he what he does, he does excellent. | exactly what i was going to say.
what would motorhead be without him? they just wouldnt.
id really like to see him play some.. bass-role type bass in a song or 2. curious to know what happens when you make lemmy groove. he might growl at you  
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12-24-2008, 07:14 AM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | | I first misread the thread title as "God or Bad". We all know Lemmy is God. |
12-24-2008, 07:20 AM
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12-24-2008, 07:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cabot, AR | | | Good. Love the ric tone.
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12-24-2008, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Philbiker I first misread the thread title as "God or Bad". We all know Lemmy is God. | +5!!!
anyway - he role as a bass player is beyond technique an ability. like promoting the instrument and stuff. can you imagine the amount of kids started playing bass and/or rickenbacker because of him.
this looks like a discussing mike watt's technique or if ian mackaye is good singer or not.....
if kilmister would go up on a stage, sit in the chair for an hour and go away, for that would be quite a performance.  http://tinyurl.com/8a92le |
12-24-2008, 07:29 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston | | | BLASPHEMY!!!! HOW DARE YOU CHALLENGE THE ALL KNOWING AND ALL POWERFUL LEMMY!!!
YOU MUST REPENT!! GO LISTEN TO "KILLED BY DEATH" |
12-24-2008, 07:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | He's perfect at what Lemmy does. He's iconic. He's got his very own thing - you either love it or you don't, but not many people do something different like Lemmy does and I think you have to admire him for it. I know I do.
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12-24-2008, 07:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: cincinnati | | | "who would win in a fight.. lemmy or god? .....trick question.. lemmy IS god"
oh how i love airheads.
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12-24-2008, 08:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lancashire UK | | | I saw the 'supposedly classic' 3 man Motorhead a couple of times in 77 and 78 when they were playing small colleges in the UK.
What struck me then (and everytime I have heard them on record since) is how unique a player he is. He's perfect for Motorhead, 'cos at the end of the day He IS Motorhead. It's built around him. HE is what makes Motorhead great and is why people love them.
Lemmy is a great bloke and appears to be totally unchanged.
I'd like to hear what he sounds like when he plays with his hobby bar band and just plays old rock and roll standards.
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12-24-2008, 08:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: san diego | | | Great as an energetic frontman. For that style of music, quite appropriate. As a player, I like him, his sound, it isn't for me. My fave tune of theirs is a song called I got mine.
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12-24-2008, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 12stringbassist I'd like to hear what he sounds like when he plays with his hobby bar band and just plays old rock and roll standards. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXLx7...eature=related
Seems like he goes for a quasi tic-tac bass sound alongside the upright. |
12-24-2008, 08:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ilkley ,W. Yorks, England | | | I've not listened to that much motorhead to be honest, is he pretty much always just playing chords? Sounds like it anyway.
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12-24-2008, 10:40 AM
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12-24-2008, 11:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgetown, Kentucky | | | Lemmy's pretty rockin' in the bands he's in. People talk about him in Motörhead, but he's great in Hawkwind too. I was kind of "eh" on him until I heard the bass tone in the beginning of "Ace of Spades" - now that's how to start a song.
One of the local record stores has an action figure of Lemmy- I think about buying it every time I go there... |
12-24-2008, 11:29 AM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MOTORHEADBANGER I was wondering what your thoughts were on Motorhead's bassist, Lemmy. Such as his ability, technique etc. | One sec *gets megaphone* AWESOME!!!!
Anyway, back to your regualar programme. Quote:
Originally Posted by Oric One of the local record stores has an action figure of Lemmy- I think about buying it every time I go there... | I'd have bought that in a flash.
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12-24-2008, 11:32 AM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by sonic assassin id really like to see him play some.. bass-role type bass in a song or 2. curious to know what happens when you make lemmy groove. he might growl at you | The verse to this is pretty bass like, as far as Lemmey gets anyway! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnJ7hmhjPQA
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