Ohio Players Club

cassanova · #1 03-17-2005, 10:50 AM

Im chillin out right now listeing to the groove these guys got goin on and I have no idea who the bassist is.

He reminds me a bit of Bootsie, but I dont think its him.

GSPLBASSDC · #2 03-17-2005, 11:12 AM

Marshall Jones aka "Rock".

He and "Sugarfoot" (lead singer)laid down some monster grooves back in tha day!

James Hart · #3 03-17-2005, 11:21 AM

as per Bass Player a few months back, he's got a local blues thing going. Picture showed him with a Squier P... missing knobs and all.

cassanova · #4 03-17-2005, 07:13 PM

Any idea of who this guys influances are? I was really feeling his groove and would be able to understand what makes him tick a bit more in depth if I knew.

James Hart · #5 03-17-2005, 07:45 PM

http://www.musicplayer.com/lounge/le...shallJones.htm

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...1:8e841vsjzzua

The_Ryst · #6 03-18-2005, 04:48 PM

He looks blazed in that picture, but I love his bass chops. Does he have a known drug history?

Andrew Jones · #7 03-18-2005, 05:23 PM

Man every other song these Guys Did Killed!

Aj

grooveguru · #8 03-20-2005, 09:29 AM

I really dug the Ohio Players when I was comin up through the ranks. Lot's O' great bass playin from that era. I need to go put "Fire" on the stereo right now in fact!

cassanova · #9 03-20-2005, 04:51 PM

I've heard two of their songs. "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster" I had no idea that they originally did it before the Chillie Peppers played it. I don't really care for Skin Tight, but it does have a good groove to it. I gotta listen for more stuff by these guys, cause so far every bass line is smokin'.

Andrew Jones · #10 03-20-2005, 06:09 PM

Here's a chicken or the Egg question.

Skin Tight is VERY similar to a Fred Wesley and the JB's Tune (I forget the name of) . Which Came First?

Aj

**j-raj** · #11 03-21-2005, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Ryst

He looks blazed in that picture, but I love his bass chops. Does he have a known drug history?

Drug History? umm, like a prescription report?

Rock reminds me of a Samuel L. Jackson in that pic. He is still a funky mutha...

The_Ryst · #12 03-21-2005, 10:42 PM

My love enflared when I heard O-H-I-O for the first time on a funk collection CD I got. Wow, great stuff man, great stuff. Do tehy have a greatest hits? I have love rollercoaster, fire, and o-h-i-o by them.

P.S. Flea BUTCHERED the line from Love Rollercoaster by slapping it so much.

Andrew Jones · #13 03-21-2005, 11:20 PM

You definetly want a hits record with these guys.What I tried to say earlier and nobody got my back is,On the albums every other song is a ballad/Funktune/ballad/funk ect.......

Aj

JimK · #14 03-22-2005, 05:14 AM

I didn't get back with you 'cause I didn't know.
I would suspect Fred Wesley influenced "Skin Tight".

The Ohio Players' ballads were nicely played, too.

jusaplaya · #15 03-22-2005, 09:51 AM

Yeah, O-H-I-O. Far East Mississippi, Funky Worm, Man that brings back some memories of back in the day get blazed and jamming to the funk. The players laid down a ton of funky basslines that you should check out. I always loved the album covers.....