Who played bass for Talk Talk?

NickInMesa · #1 10-14-2009, 04:41 PM

Especially the first album.

It has that Pino sound... Just wondering.

bass12 · #2 10-14-2009, 04:51 PM

Paul Webb was the bassist with Talk Talk. He played fretless on a lot of those songs (maybe all of them, I'm not sure) which is perhaps part of the reason he makes you think of Pino. Talk Talk is one of my favourite bands from the 80s - they made some fantastic recordings.

NickInMesa · #3 10-14-2009, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bass12

Paul Webb was the bassist with Talk Talk. He played fretless on a lot of those songs (maybe all of them, I'm not sure) which is perhaps part of the reason he makes you think of Pino. Talk Talk is one of my favourite bands from the 80s - they made some fantastic recordings.

Today is a great song from that album.

Yes, probably the fretless. Got to get me one

I always was a big fan of songs like Such a Shame. They also were a great concert band.

johhn smith · #4 10-14-2009, 05:35 PM

great bass - i have all of their cd's and i still put on the colour of spring and listen to it start to finish.

bass12 · #5 10-14-2009, 05:56 PM

One of the things I like most about Talk Talk is that, in an age of "hair bands", those guys refused to play the game - they just made the music they wanted to make.

kcole4001 · #6 10-16-2009, 10:24 AM

+1
I admire that in anyone who makes the music that they really feel instead if just what's popular.
Make the best music that you can, that's why we were given the gift, IMO.

NickInMesa · #7 10-16-2009, 10:26 AM

Yes but you also have to give kudos to the British musical scene. They are very daring and innovative.

Brick Top · #8 10-16-2009, 10:42 AM

Can't remember that last time I even heard about Talk Talk since moving to the US 10 years ago...unless it was coming from my mouth.

Such a great band. Up until Spirit of Eden anyways. I stopped listening to their new stuff after that one.

This just makes me want to learn a couple of their songs now. Dum Dum girl for starters.

Cheers,
BT

bass12 · #9 10-16-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by NickInMesa

Yes but you also have to give kudos to the British musical scene. They are very daring and innovative.

I have to admit that a lot of the 80s pop that I love is from England. I'm still a big ZTT fan.

old-fashioned · #10 10-16-2009, 02:15 PM

Talk Talk rules.

NickInMesa · #11 10-16-2009, 02:27 PM

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I have to admit that a lot of the 80s pop that I love is from England. I'm still a big ZTT fan.

I grew up in France and all the new music was frown upon by a bourgeois society which did not allow a lot of new bands to come out.

I still can't believe bands like Trust (where Nicko McBrain started) and Telephone managed to make it.

The UK also has (or used to have, since they merged) two great WEEKLY musical newspapers: Melody Maker and New Musical Express.