Recent content by Tommygun77

I know he has been posted about a few times here but I have been going back through a lot of players who have influenced my playing(Michael Henderson, Paul Simonon, Bill Wyman, Stu Cook) and i realize once again how much I love Alexander’s work with The Stooges. I love the deep, slightly dirty...

That is an excellent quote. And I agree with what you said about his feel. That first side of on the corner the playing is fairly simple with lots of space but every note he plays is so damn perfect. To me its like you wait for the next bass note while listening and it never disappoints haha

That is great to know haha most people I have met and discussed Miles with are surprised how highly i rate on the corner its literally my favorite of his it seems so many people stop at Bitches Brew and Jack Johnson. I prefer on the corner to both

Which now that you mention it could be achieved with an envelope filter but idk how to describe it to me it sounds more natural or smooth i guess like its being controlled by an expression pedal of some sort

This seems like the answer i assumed. Black Satin is an example but also during side a/on the corner that repeating riff sounds so unique to me. I always thought it was an envelope filter like you mentioned for Black Satin and Henderson was known for using one but on the title track to me...

People trash but that album literally made me appreciate jazz

I know im in the minority by saying this but i absolutely love On the Corner by Miles Davis. I know Michael Henderson played on it and I enjoy most of his work but something about the bass on that particular album sounds so killer to me. It is deep and the lines are tasteful and sometimes...