We get no respect!

thefid89 · #1 02-10-2010, 02:57 PM

I just saw "It might get loud" and it came to me in the 8 yrs of being a player/student of both electric and contra there are not movies about bass or its players. If there are any you inform me of them.

s_mcsleazy · #2 02-10-2010, 03:00 PM

yeah i know what you meen

we should get a movie made about us

it shall be called "lowdown sound"

thefid89 · #3 02-10-2010, 03:08 PM

i know they wrote a book that i think was called
"A View from The Side" i think but ive never found it lol.

Flipper43 · #4 02-10-2010, 03:15 PM

I don't know why we never get any attention.. well, if you're some show off bass player that plays leads all of the time in bands with a few guitars in such, then you'll get attention. But us rythm keepers (the best/ "true" bassists

) never get a decent amount of attention. I play in a three piece band, so i get treated equally (especially since I'm a co-founder/ 50% lyricist, and not just "the bassist" as some people think of us) and it's nice, but my lead singer/ guitarist still gets more of the attention then i do. But i think people notice the pounding rythm section we have going on, and that gives me a decent amount of respect. I only care a little bit amount attention, though. Getting credit for things I've done is more important to me. But all in all, i just like to play, and if people don't notice me, i could give a **** less, at least I'm having fun, you know?

thefid89 · #5 02-10-2010, 03:18 PM

im sure i sound bitter but i kinda just want something that says it all you know, there are some many movies and books on the guitar that maybe even a history channel special would be cool lol

**colcifer** · #6 02-11-2010, 01:27 PM

standing in the shadows of motown is the closest we'll get probably.

Flipper43 · #7 02-11-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by colcifer

standing in the shadows of motown is the closest we'll get probably.

You gotta love James Jamerson

devilock76 · #8 02-11-2010, 02:09 PM

Not sure I would call this a movie about a bass PLAYER, but...

Sid and Nancy

Sorry just playing my Devil's advocate roll.

Ken

Kenner · #9 02-11-2010, 02:45 PM

If you want guaranteed attention....mess up alot. You'll get noticed. (however, prolly not much respect)

JmJ · #10 02-11-2010, 03:09 PM

Rising Low by Mike Gordon is pretty cool.

Rudreax · #11 02-11-2010, 03:30 PM

Bass isn't as big in pop culture as guitar. That's all it really is. If there were more lead singers and famous people that played bass and allowed the public to know what a bass was in the first place, bass players in general would get more recognition.

becker4567 · #12 02-11-2010, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by devilock76

Not sure I would call this a movie about a bass PLAYER, but...

Sid and Nancy

Sorry just playing my Devil's advocate roll.

Ken

No offense mate, but there is no way you could ever call Sid a bass player.

JimmyM · #13 02-11-2010, 04:09 PM

jack lemmon played a bass player in "some like it hot."

devilock76 · #14 02-12-2010, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by becker4567

No offense mate, but there is no way you could ever call Sid a bass player.

Look at my use of text case in the original. I think you will see we agree. He did however hold a bass on stage, and once in a while when he hit it made a sound that actually went with the music.

I mean even a broken clock is write twice a day!

Ken

El Beardo · #15 02-12-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JmJ

Rising Low by Mike Gordon is pretty cool.

+1 I definitely recommend this movie

Gawd · #16 02-12-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by devilock76

Look at my use of text case in the original. I think you will see we agree. He did however hold a bass on stage, and once in a while when he hit it made a sound that actually went with the music.

I mean even a broken clock is write twice a day!

Ken

I remember reading that they used to have him unplugged for shows.

devilock76 · #17 02-12-2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Gawd

I remember reading that they used to have him unplugged for shows.

Like the plug would have stayed in the way he was on stage anyway.

I just thought of another Bassist movie, The Soloist. Although they show him more on Violin and Cello, the character Jaimie Foxx played in the movie, in real life his first instrument was the Double Bass. If I remember right.

OK just double checked:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Ayers

He was a bassist when he entered Julliard.

Ken

groovenut57 · #18 02-12-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenner

If you want guaranteed attention....mess up alot. You'll get noticed. (however, prolly not much respect)

I believe there is a big difference between "getting attention" and "getting respect". Ironically, "not getting too much attention" was the very thing that attracted me to the bass world in the first place as I'm one of those odd people who actually prefer being out of the spotlight.

As a former singer/guitarist 20+ years ago, I used to hate the idea of being in the center of attention all the time. Today, as a bassist, I can enjoy myself more when I'm doing my own thing without having to draw too much attention to myself. I also feel you can command plenty of respect as a bass player, including self-respect, simply by striving for excellence whether or not people actually notice what you're doing.

57pbass · #19 02-12-2010, 11:51 AM

My title suggestion would be " They Only Notice Us When Where Not There "

The Govt Mule doc was very well done....

Nashrakh · #20 02-12-2010, 11:56 AM

Patrick Süskind - Double Bass

About a double bassist talking about his instrument. Turns out, he hates it and living life as a musician.