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Graham Maby

Commreman

Commreman

Faith, Family, Fitness, and Frets
Feb 12, 2005
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#1
I was listening to old Kng Biscut Hour concerts last night in the Wolfgang's Vault website, and came across this:

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This is the Joe Jackson band live from the Palladium in NYC in 1979. Graham Maby has always been one of my favorite "pop/punk" bassists from that era, along with Bruce Thomas. In this concert, Graham is just killin' it! Give a listen! :hyper:
 
#2
Commreman said:
I was listening to old Kng Biscut Hour concerts last night in the Wolfgang's Vault website, and came across this:

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This is the Joe Jackson band live from the Palladium in NYC in 1979. Graham Maby has always been one of my favorite "pop/punk" bassists from that era, along with Bruce Thomas. In this concert, Graham is just killin' it! Give a listen! :hyper:
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Nice! Thanks for the link!
 
#3
I actually like Graham better than Bruce Thomas. I like them both a lot, but I always thought Graham was a more learned player. There's nothing he can't do. Light jazz, reggae/dub, rock, swing, experimental...wherever Joe went, Graham was right there. Still is, too.
 
#4
I like them both. I agree that Graham Maby could cover a lot more ground stylistically, i.e. pop, rock, hard core swing (listen to Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive). Also, Graham was more versatile in that he was comfortable and fluid whether he was playing with a pick or his fingers (the concert that I linked to has him playing pickstyle). Both players were very melodic. I thought that Bruce Thomas was the perfect foil for Elvis Costello, and the tension between the two of them really drove the "attitude" of that band. In Graham Maby's case, I read somewhere that the band would actually get out of his way sonically so he could do his thing. Both players were a big influence on me, and I'm still blown away when I listen to them today.
 
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JimmyM said:
I actually like Graham better than Bruce Thomas. I like them both a lot, but I always thought Graham was a more learned player. There's nothing he can't do. Light jazz, reggae/dub, rock, swing, experimental...wherever Joe went, Graham was right there. Still is, too.
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I will agree...no contest...but I still LOVE BT's lines on Costello's "Watching the Detectives"
 
#9
Maby and Thomas are two of my favorites as well. I did want to point out that BT did not play bass on "Watching The Detectives". That was recorded prior to the formation of the Attractions and while it does feature Steve Naive, the bass and drums are handled by members of Graham Parker's Rumour (Andrew Bodnar and Steve Goulding, respectively).
 
#10
pogopop77 said:
Maby and Thomas are two of my favorites as well. I did want to point out that BT did not play bass on "Watching The Detectives". That was recorded prior to the formation of the Attractions and while it does feature Steve Naive, the bass and drums are handled by members of Graham Parker's Rumour (Andrew Bodnar and Steve Goulding, respectively).
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oh...:eyebrow:..in that case, BT sucks! ;)

Next, you're going to tell me that Graham Maby didn't play on all of Joe Jackson's records, either...:rollno:

:D...;)
 
#12
Man, I wanted to go to that show but I was away on business and had to pass on tickets.

I've always been a big Joe Jackson and Graham Maby is a big part of why (besides just liking Jackson's music). He's done exactly what was needed every time Jackson changed things up.

Great player!
 

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