Straight Edge/Youth Crew Bassists!!

DoomandHeavy · #1 04-02-2011, 11:29 AM

So I've been listening to Youth of Today and Judge all morning and realised no one ever talks about how good the bassists are in these bands!!! I'm definitely digging Matt Pincus little fills and lines on Judge's Bringin' It Down LP. And not to mention Arthur Smilios's playing on one of favorite records of all time, Start Today from Gorilla Biscuits!! So what do you guys think of some of the old moshing hardcore bassists?

bolophonic · #2 04-02-2011, 01:27 PM

I am down with any 80's hardcore, no matter how good or inept the playing is. Start Today is a great album. One of the first shows I ever saw was YOT -- it was about a week after Ray of Today was on Donahue!

sonic assassin · #3 04-02-2011, 10:36 PM

this will get closed before you know it. these threads always start a fight and it never goes our way. apparently you cant criticize someones religion or political beliefs, but personal doctrines and life principles are fair game.

DoomandHeavy · #4 04-03-2011, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sonic assassin

this will get closed before you know it. these threads always start a fight and it never goes our way. apparently you cant criticize someones religion or political beliefs, but personal doctrines and life principles are fair game.

I hope that doesn't happen here!! I was hoping for a discussion on the music rather than straight-edge itself. So before this turns into a hate storm, have you guys heard Salad Days by Minor Threat? The bass playing on that one is really different for a hardcore song!!

bolophonic · #5 04-05-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DoomandHeavy

I hope that doesn't happen here!! I was hoping for a discussion on the music rather than straight-edge itself. So before this turns into a hate storm, have you guys heard Salad Days by Minor Threat? The bass playing on that one is really different for a hardcore song!!

Do straight edge threads attract that much hate? I am not edge, but I am going to go rock some Earth Crisis for the heck of it.

DoomandHeavy · #6 04-06-2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bolophonic

Do straight edge threads attract that much hate? I am not edge, but I am going to go rock some Earth Crisis for the heck of it.

I didn't think they would, but I've seen people on both sides get over zealous on the topic.

chriscalas · #7 04-06-2011, 10:24 AM

no one said anything about BANE yet. Holding this moment ep is good bass work.

Musicman20 · #8 04-06-2011, 10:26 AM

Im not straight edge but I totally love hardcore, especially BANE. I appreciate why people are straight edge thought, dont get me wrong.

EdHunter · #9 04-06-2011, 10:33 AM

IMO, Straight-Edge is kinda, er, ehm, errrr, I'll not say. Just seems a little too much like trying to form a counter-culture for the sake of forming a counter-culture.

The music's bearable though, even if Fugazi were the only Straight-Edge band to break the mainstream.

LennyPenny · #10 04-06-2011, 10:37 AM

I suppose am straight edge in the sense that I don't drink, use drugs or support promiscuity, but I don't like to call myself/be called straight edge because that would put me in a box. Not a big fan of the music, except xAFBx and The Ghost Inside.

DoomandHeavy: yes, sadly that's so true... I can get a bit zealous myself but I'm not going to propagate my beliefs here. Good thing this isn't Youtube or everyone leaving a comment here would be flamed by everyone else.

sonic assassin · #11 04-06-2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bolophonic

Do straight edge threads attract that much hate?

yes. ive seen at least 3 turn into a fight and get closed. everyone insults us, i defend what i believe in until i cant take it anymore and sometime later its locked.

like i said, all religious and political arguments are closed immediately, my personal beliefs get attacked for several days, sometimes weeks before a mod steps in.

if someone can keep this objective, then by all means. but it wont. people have already started hinting at talking crap.

bassingeorge · #12 04-06-2011, 08:25 PM

I once wrote a song called "I'm not straight edge, but I support you anyways"

Never made it to a recording...it was fast, Kid Dynamite type hardcore.

My band mates always said it would start fights, thats why it never got recorded.....guess it's right when some say SxE attracts haters.

I have a bunch of sxe friends....they sure are somethin'

ERIC31 · #13 04-07-2011, 09:22 AM

Check out the Brotherhood-Words Run As Thick As Blood CD. Featuring Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) just killing on bass! It's one of my faves! Nate is amazing on that.

Craig Setari (Sick Of It All) was in Youth Of Today around the 'Break Down The Walls" era and is an incredible bassist.

As far as GB, I like their first 7" better bass wise. Arthur is great! It's mixed in a lot better than on Start Today.

Judge-Bringin It Down! I agree with that. Matt is rocking on this one. Plus the bass is mixed very well so you can hear it clearly. He was really good!

Last but not least......Rich from INSTED. I've seen those guys a bunch of times and Rich is solid and melodic. Nice guy too!

I'm definitely straight edge and have been for 22 years. XXX

bolophonic · #14 04-10-2011, 11:01 AM

Was Craig Setari in Rest in Pieces? I wore that tape out in the car.

DoomandHeavy · #15 06-08-2011, 06:27 PM

When you guys play, what do you prefer to use, pick or fingers? I can't choose!! I love both too much!!

Oh yeah, anyone know any bands that have bass player that uses a fretless?

ERIC31 · #16 06-08-2011, 11:05 PM

For Youth Crew type of fast hc I use a pick. Just personal preference. Other kinds of music I play fingerstyle.

XXX

willsellout · #17 06-08-2011, 11:11 PM

I always loved the bass lines on the Burn EP. And later on, I really enjoyed Orange 9MM's melodic lines.

JehuJava · #18 06-08-2011, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by willsellout

I always loved the bass lines on the Burn EP. And later on, I really enjoyed Orange 9MM's melodic lines.

Burn rules...I used to have beers served to me from Chaka at Lit Bar in NYC.

Burn is way better than O9mm I think.

willsellout · #19 06-08-2011, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JehuJava

Burn rules...I used to have beers served to me from Chaka at Lit Bar in NYC.

Burn is way better than O9mm I think.

Live, Orange 9mm was waaaaay better. The first time I saw them was with SOIA, Korn, Strife, and Orange 9mm. I wasn't impressed with them until I saw them live.

Oh and if we are speaking about great bass lines in hardcore...I'm a huge fan of Underdog. Way ahead of their time.

JehuJava · #20 06-10-2011, 01:11 AM

Vanishing point is a great underdog album. Although I wished the reverb was less on the vocals.