Mike Gordon- Best Bassist ever?

the Ernie · #1 02-07-2003, 08:28 PM

I love this guy. NOt only can he jam like no other bassist i know of but he can also hold his own with greats like Loe Kottke. Maybe Im just partial to him because im a phish phan but If you havent heard him yet I feel sorry for you. This guy plays some of the best music on the bass that ive ever heard and I definately put him atop my list. What does everyone else around here think of him?

basspro2 · #2 02-07-2003, 08:42 PM

I agree 100%, between him and Phil Lesh they are the best..

FLOYDtheBARBER · #3 02-07-2003, 08:45 PM

mike definitely rocks the casbah.* i really wish i had gotten tickets to go see them this month. oh well

*the clash reference is of no significance

TravellinMan · #4 02-08-2003, 08:29 AM

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Originally posted by the Ernie
I love this guy. NOt only can he jam like no other bassist i know of but he can also hold his own with greats like Loe Kottke. Maybe Im just partial to him because im a phish phan but If you havent heard him yet I feel sorry for you. This guy plays some of the best music on the bass that ive ever heard and I definately put him atop my list. What does everyone else around here think of him?

Heard the work on a song, he wrote and recorded w/Warren Haynes and gov't mule! Not to familiar with his work, but if you could give some recomendations on Cd's from Phish!
Take Care
TravellinMan

monkfill · #5 02-09-2003, 12:09 AM

Listening to Gordon, I get the impression that he was a (good) guitarist that took up the bass. Not just because he plays with a pick, but something about his style reminds me of when the guitarist I work with picks up my bass.

the Ernie · #6 02-09-2003, 10:17 AM

The thing about MIke is that he is a bass player that excells at the guitar and banjo as well. HIs primary instrument is the bass he just has his own unique style of playing it.

oddentity · #7 02-09-2003, 10:53 AM

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Originally posted by TravellinMan

Heard the work on a song, he wrote and recorded w/Warren Haynes and gov't mule! Not to familiar with his work, but if you could give some recomendations on Cd's from Phish!
Take Care
TravellinMan

I think Mike's tastiest grooves can be found on The Story of the Ghost.

secretdonkey · #8 02-10-2003, 10:29 PM

I've been a "phan" for over 10 years, and was lucky enough to catch Phish at a nightclub and a very small college auditorium on a couple of their infrequent forays into the south, back before they started packing arenas... I've never been a hardcore fan, but I get mistakenly labelled that way by others since I've been listening to them a long time.

I agree Gordon is great, but I wouldn't put him among the greatest... sorry.

4Mal · #9 02-11-2003, 12:18 AM

Nice intelligent, sounding guy. Versatile in that he is a musician and also into the cinematography thing. An artist. Repectable bassist. He is also a great interview. Among the best bassists ... you have to be joking ...

IAMERICCOCHRANE · #10 02-11-2003, 01:55 PM

Definately a great bassist who can jam like none other, but I wouldnt label him up there with Wooten or Jaco. He is about the top of the line mid quality bassist IMO. IM not saying he is bad, I love phish and I love his playing. He is just not one of my top picks.

Mojo-Man · #11 02-13-2003, 06:21 PM

I agree with Secretdonkey.
I seen him with Leo Kottke, didn't float my boat.
Maybe It's me?

redjeep! · #12 02-15-2003, 03:34 AM

I saw Mike play with Gov't Mule late last year and although he was good, I felt that Chris Wood (who also played that night) blew him away.

Andy

whatsaMcGee · #13 03-11-2003, 02:50 PM

althought i am a HUGE phish phan, i will say that lesh is better than gordon...i do like the dead better than phish.

if your not familiar with phish and want to get into them, dont buy studio albums...too restricting

buy or download live recordings

Ben Mishler · #14 03-12-2003, 11:57 AM

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Originally posted by whatsaMcGee

if your not familiar with phish and want to get into them, dont buy studio albums...too restricting

buy or download live recordings

Yes, that is a good idea. Mike really is in his own as a live bassist. I never got how good he is until I got A Live One. After I got that, he is defintley one of my top ten fav. bassists.

Jacob Bartfield · #15 03-12-2003, 04:33 PM

Mike Gordon is definately a great bassist. In fact, everybody in Phish is great. I just saw them recently, and Mike Gordon had this little foot-operated bell. In the middle of one of the songs, he started to stomp on it with one foot on every down beat. I really got a kick out of it.

Marty Forrer · #16 03-12-2003, 08:45 PM

The best? Not even close.
Pretty darn good? Undoubtedly.

**baba** · #17 03-13-2003, 07:45 AM

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Originally posted by the Ernie
I love this guy. NOt only can he jam like no other bassist i know of but he can also hold his own with greats like Loe Kottke. Maybe Im just partial to him because im a phish phan but If you havent heard him yet I feel sorry for you. This guy plays some of the best music on the bass that ive ever heard and I definately put him atop my list. What does everyone else around here think of him?

Put down the bong, listen to some Jamerson and Jaco, and ask yourself that subject question again.

Benjamin Strange · #18 03-13-2003, 11:04 AM

I personally can't stand Phish, and I find Mike's playing to be boring and souless. *waiting to get butt kicked*

Those guys do have chops though, and I really tried to like them, but no matter how well they play I find that I just don't care what they are playing. It doesn't reach me at all. Sorry.

Marty Forrer · #19 03-14-2003, 02:54 AM

Babadingding, "you took the words right outa my mouth".....

wonderboy · #20 03-14-2003, 03:14 AM

yeah he is definitely not the best at anything. just average. he is like the mark hoppus of jam bands. not that great. just has tons of money.