Blues Brothers... on a Mission from God!

[FlyLow]

Man, I just watched the Blues Brothers movie for the umpteenth time, and every time I hear that band I want to pull out my Precision and start wumping!

Any self respecting Bass Player that sees that movie and does not want to grab a Fender must have a missing nut. And as Duck Dunn put it, "that band could turn goat piss into gasoline!"

[R Baer]

Definitely one of the best soundtracks ever on a movie. Duck just kills it on every tune!

[hdracer]

There were a lot of good lines on that movie.

[adamov]

Bass players like Dunn, Weeks, Hood.....you just can't go wrong.

[RockInRollDaddy]

One of the best movies of all time, great music and how many cop cars did they crash during that last scene?

[carlos840]

It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses — Hit it!

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by hdracer

There were a lot of good lines on that movie.

Good lines, great bass-lines! Yep: the old P bass gets some exercise after I watch that film.

[Gort]

"Oh, we got both kinds. We got Country, and Western."

[VJP]

Are you boys police officers? No ma'am, we're musicians.

[wateroftyne]

BB2000 has some GREAT tunes in it too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoBpkwWvmc8

[BassInUrFace]

so this is now a "name your favorite quotes from the Blues Brothers'" thread?
dont worry i like it

[lucas vigor]

One of my favorite movies! The sequel had great music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6JI8...eature=related

But, major misstep with the casting, especially the little boy.

If you like the blues brothers, you should check out Wayne Cochran and the CC Ryders, the original.

The horn riff on the clip above, (and which was used in "everybody loves somebody" from the 1st movie, was copied from a Wayne Cochran song.

Here is Brother Wayne. (that bass player look familiar to anyone?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5_GstlPL64

[Labi]

Duck Dunn once referred to slap technique as party tricks for kids? No matter how big a bass player he is (and also one of my favorites when it comes to blues), that's a very immature statement.

[lucas vigor]

To be fair, slapping is only really applicable on a few different styles of music....his statement might have been about how it's sometimes overused.

[FlyLow]

Originally Posted by lucas vigor

...The horn riff on the clip above, (and which was used in "everybody loves somebody" from the 1st movie, was copied from a Wayne Cochran song...

WWow, I love those horns, too. Add a B-3 spinning a Leslie, and you have pure magic...

[dcr]

Originally Posted by lucas vigor

Here is Brother Wayne. (that bass player look familiar to anyone?)

And he's only using FOUR STRINGS!



dcr

[MikeyFingers]

Originally Posted by lucas vigor

Here is Brother Wayne. (that bass player look familiar to anyone?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5_GstlPL64

Wait....who is that? I know Jaco played with Wayne for a bit.
But...that's not Jaco.....is it?
I can't tell, they don't give him any decent camera time.


edit:
While I'm here, I have to mention this. One of my favorite scenes from the Blues Brother. I forget exactly what scene this is, but I'm pretty sure they're in a bathroom or something (haven't seen it in a long time). Anyway, while they're talking and going about their business, you can very clearly see the words "JOCKO RULES" written on the wall behind them. Always put a smile on my face.

[Gort]

Originally Posted by Labi

Duck Dunn once referred to slap technique as party tricks for kids? No matter how big a bass player he is (and also one of my favorites when it comes to blues), that's a very immature statement.

I understand what he meant and I can see his POV. He's a musician who contributes a supporting role and some of the modern slap style could be viewed as flash with little to support the music, more as the bassist gratuitously displaying chops for the sake of displaying chops.

[Rockmusician]

Originally Posted by RockInRollDaddy

One of the best movies of all time, great music and how many cop cars did they crash during that last scene?

Great soundtrack but I wouldn't go so far as to say it was one of the best movies of all time. It was an average movie and if not for the soundtrack and the fact that Aykroyd and Belushi were such big stars at the time it was made, the movie would have been a flop.

[pica]

Truly one of the funniest movies of all time.