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02-25-2005, 07:24 AM
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Got to thinking about if people could recommend really quirky/individual style players whose technique shouldn't quite work with the musical genre they play but somehow does...
One example I can think of is pretty obscure but someone out there might have heard of 'em
There was a Dutch hardcore/punk band around in the late eighties called BGK, their best known record was "Nothing can go wrogn" that came out on Alternative Tentacles.
Anyhoo underneath this really frenetic fast punk music the bass player played a fretless finger style and it smoked!
saw them live once and they were amazing...any other examples I should check out? |
02-25-2005, 08:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: London, UK | | My favourite "obscure" bassist is Colin Hodgkinson - he's best known for his '70s bass/sax/drums jazz/rock trio Back Door. He was playing solo bass tunes (slap/tap/chords/melodies + some vocals) back in 1970! His influence can be seen in the electric bass playing of Stanley Clarke, Jonas Hellborg and Les Claypool.
He has an amazing and very unique playing style, but has done stints with the Jan Hammer Band, a year with Whitesnake  , blues with Alexis Korner, and R&B with the Spencer Davis Group.
His work is sadly unknown to many. |
02-25-2005, 11:39 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Lyt Pedalboards Beta tester: Source Audio Moderator | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Connecticut | | | Mick Karn of Japan plays some of the weirdest fretless stuff out there, but it all fits in with the music somehow. |
02-25-2005, 04:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA (finally!) | | | check out Larry Boothroyd of the Victim's Family...he is a smokin' cat! |
02-25-2005, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tommytrousers players whose technique shouldn't quite work with the musical genre they play but somehow does... | Steve DiGiorgio, technical death metal on a fretless. Amazing stuff.
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02-26-2005, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by peteroberts check out Larry Boothroyd of the Victim's Family...he is a smokin' cat! | wow there's a blast from the past! played on the same bill as them in Prague in 1992!
anyone into vituoso stylists MUST check this guy/band out, an incredible player...  |
02-27-2005, 05:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Forest Falls, CA | | | I'll cast my votes for Percy Jones (Brand X, Tunnels) and Steuart Liebig (BLOC, Quartetto Stig). totally unique monsters! |
02-27-2005, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by David Benyahia My favourite "obscure" bassist is Colin Hodgkinson - he's best known for his '70s bass/sax/drums jazz/rock trio Back Door. He was playing solo bass tunes (slap/tap/chords/melodies + some vocals) back in 1970! His influence can be seen in the electric bass playing of Stanley Clarke, Jonas Hellborg and Les Claypool.
He has an amazing and very unique playing style, but has done stints with the Jan Hammer Band, a year with Whitesnake , blues with Alexis Korner, and R&B with the Spencer Davis Group.
His work is sadly unknown to many. | +1 |
11-02-2006, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Stewmc5222 I'll cast my votes for Percy Jones (Brand X, Tunnels) and Steuart Liebig (BLOC, Quartetto Stig). totally unique monsters! | + 1,000,000,000,000 
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11-04-2006, 07:23 AM
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Doug Rauch.
Played with Santana, Billy Cobhan, Lenny White.
Very cool finger funk player, way ahead of his time. |
11-04-2006, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Mojo-Man
Doug Rauch.
Played with Santana, Billy Cobhan, Lenny White.
Very cool finger funk player, way ahead of his time. | He was also a pioneering double thumber. |
11-04-2006, 11:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indiana | | | How about Tim Bogert from Vanilla Fudge . He was practically playing lead bass with them starting on their first record in 67'. |
11-05-2006, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by bassist15 How about Tim Bogert from Vanilla Fudge . He was practically playing lead bass with them starting on their first record in 67'. | great player.
Killer playing in band Catus. |
11-05-2006, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Mojo-Man great player.
Killer playing in band Catus. | have you ever heard the Bec, Bogert, Appice stuff? big fun!! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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