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08-25-2006, 08:42 PM
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This could sound insulting, it's not intended to be so please don't get your britches in a bunch here.
Prefacing completed, is there an unwritten rule that bass players are typically required to be the dorkiest, token goober members of a band?
Nirvana, Pantera, STP come to mind. Those guys seem to present themselves as complete goobers.
So I'm watching Rockstar Supernova (which most likely classifies me as a goober) and have given up on Jason Newsted. Cut his mic PLEASE! And that's without watching his facial expressions. Then there's the guy in the House Band, the various hoods, sunglasses, racoon eyes thingy etc....
I'm not throwing rocks here, I'd fear for hitting myself, this is simply an observation. I've got my fingers crossed the next drummer we try out shows up with a side part and pocket protector!  |
08-25-2006, 09:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon | | | Jason Newstead has great stage presence, or at least he did with Metallica. Krist Novoselic may be kinda nerdy, but he's 6'7" so that must make up for something! |
08-25-2006, 09:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas | | | Rex Brown....a goober? He's a really good metal bassist and his live sound kills. I agree stage presence is good, but to me the sound gets you noticed even more. |
08-25-2006, 09:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: north of chicago | | | once, I wore a clip on bow-tie to school... ON A TEE SHIRT
part way throught the day I added some rainbow suspenders to the ensemble
Does that make me nerdier than them?
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08-25-2006, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Spector_Ray Rex Brown....a goober? He's a really good metal bassist and his live sound kills. I agree stage presence is good, but to me the sound gets you noticed even more. | +1
In the four times I have seen Pantera, Rex never looked like a goober to me. I have absolutely no clue where you would get that idea. 
So, how about Pete Steele, Tom Araya, Cliff Burton, Steve Harris, Geezer Butler, Cliff Williams, John Paul Jones, Lemmy, or Timmy C.? IMO, they are/were not the biggest goobers in their bands. |
08-25-2006, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ihateusernames This could sound insulting, it's not intended to be so please don't get your britches in a bunch here.
Prefacing completed, is there an unwritten rule that bass players are typically required to be the dorkiest, token goober members of a band?
Nirvana, Pantera, STP come to mind. Those guys seem to present themselves as complete goobers.
So I'm watching Rockstar Supernova (which most likely classifies me as a goober) and have given up on Jason Newsted. Cut his mic PLEASE! And that's without watching his facial expressions. Then there's the guy in the House Band, the various hoods, sunglasses, racoon eyes thingy etc....
I'm not throwing rocks here, I'd fear for hitting myself, this is simply an observation. I've got my fingers crossed the next drummer we try out shows up with a side part and pocket protector! | After reading your post several times, I'm still not sure what it is your saying. What are these guys doing that makes you think they're goobers? I don't get it. I don't get how wearing a hoodie and sunglasses has anything to do with anything.
I'm not a huge fan of Metallica (anymore). I was a fan back in high school (around 1989); however, I like Jason. He's has an intensity about him. I enjoy watching him and listening to him. When I would go to Metallica concerts, Jason held my attention more than the rest of the band (and it's not because he's a bassist).
I guess I'm just not sure where you're coming from.
Joe
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08-25-2006, 10:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tulsa, OK USA | | | I don't get it. There are as many "characters" who are bass players as anyone else. Flea, Gene, Bootsy, Lemmy, etc. Not sure what the point is. Jason is a fine bassist with great stage presence.
And stage presence of some kind is extremely vitally important. Disregard that at your peril! |
08-25-2006, 10:32 PM
| | | And I thought this was gonna be a really good thread...what a goober I am.
Look at this guy: http://www.myspace.com/jeffschmidtbassist
No. Stop. LISTEN TO THAT GUY.
That is what it is all about.
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08-25-2006, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by tim99 | Dear. Freaking. God. This guy is incredible, if you haven't already checked him out do so, now. Seriously.
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08-25-2006, 11:10 PM
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The rest need us.
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08-25-2006, 11:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan | | We're an ugly bunch aren't we? 
We don't want no pretty boys in our club.  |
08-25-2006, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by tim99 And I thought this was gonna be a really good thread...what a goober I am.
I do not know how old you are, but let me help you in life. Whenever you think that everyone in a representitive group is exactly the same in a very negative manner, or are all stupid, you are the one who is missing something. Usually, you are missing the other 95 percent of the representitive group who are all so normal or so smart you do not even notice them.
Look at this guy: http://www.myspace.com/jeffschmidtbassist
No. Stop. LISTEN TO THAT GUY.
That is what it is all about.
. | Does he string his basses upside down? Seems like he has his high strings on top, as if he has a right neck on a lefty bass. |
08-25-2006, 11:42 PM
| | | | its true the bass players r dorks. thats why nikki sixx rule |
08-26-2006, 12:22 AM
| | | | what's a goober? |
08-26-2006, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by AdlerAugen what's a goober? | My research leads me to believe it's a peanut butter/jam product. 
I've heard a review that it's America's favorite, but I can't remember where... |
08-26-2006, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Figjam Does he string his basses upside down? Seems like he has his high strings on top, as if he has a right neck on a lefty bass. | To me it looks like he does, I was wondering the same thing. |
08-26-2006, 12:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ottawa, ontario, canada | | | ok , who wasn't a dork in nirvana ? |
08-26-2006, 01:03 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Auburn, Washington | | | I prefer the term "ninja". A highest level bass player can blend in with his surroundings and become invisible. |
08-26-2006, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Poop-Loops I prefer the term "ninja". A highest level bass player can blend in with his surroundings and become invisible. | Yep, and no one will notice him until he's not there.  |
08-26-2006, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by FrigginChris Yep, and no one will notice him until he's not there. | +1000 | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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