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Great Australian Bassists
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Sean Fonti when he played with Massappeal did a track called "Chrysalidz".
Interesting bassline with plenty of tricky bits and if you can nail the funky slappin bridge in the middle, you will blow the minds of your assessors!
Interesting bassline with plenty of tricky bits and if you can nail the funky slappin bridge in the middle, you will blow the minds of your assessors!
I've got an album called "Cloudfaces" by a bassist called Wayne Davies. I picked it up in the UK from the guy who played drums on it, so I don't actually know what level of acclaim he reached but the playing was pretty awesome.
Helen Carter (Do Re Mi) was the reason I started playing bass in the first place. "Man Overboard" has a nice (if not particularly difficult) bass part, as does "Adultery", "Guns and Butter", "Idiot Grin" and "Deep Blue Sea".
I'm sure there are Do Re Mi clips on You Tube that you could check out.
I'm sure there are Do Re Mi clips on You Tube that you could check out.
Helen Carter (Do Re Mi) was the reason I started playing bass in the first place. "Man Overboard" has a nice (if not particularly difficult) bass part, as does "Adultery", "Guns and Butter", "Idiot Grin" and "Deep Blue Sea".
I'm sure there are Do Re Mi clips on You Tube that you could check out.
Good call. Helen's a very, very good bassist and added some growl to Do Re Mi's smooth sound. Adultery is one of my all-time favorites.
Craig Bloxom form v Spy v Spy
Robbie Gauppen- Mal Eastick, Renee Geyer
Paul Christie- Mondi Rock, Party Boys
Geordie Leach- Rose Tattoo
Steve Balbi- Noiseworks
But my fave is Chris Bailey- The Angels, Gang Gajang etc. He's the maestro in my ears.
Robbie Gauppen- Mal Eastick, Renee Geyer
Paul Christie- Mondi Rock, Party Boys
Geordie Leach- Rose Tattoo
Steve Balbi- Noiseworks
But my fave is Chris Bailey- The Angels, Gang Gajang etc. He's the maestro in my ears.
Hah
+1 on sam dixon
also.... you could play a lot of Alicia Keys songs, her bass player Steve Mostyn is Australian and is awesome,
he's written and co written alot of alicia keys songs
also.... you could play a lot of Alicia Keys songs, her bass player Steve Mostyn is Australian and is awesome,
he's written and co written alot of alicia keys songs
'Man Overboard' is a cool song! Quite unusual too, compared to other songs from the same time (mid 80's, wasn't it?). Its bass line really stands out!
My suggestions-
Bob Daisley (early Ozzy Osbourne band): this guy practically wrote all the songs, including lyrics, for Ozzy during the Randy Rhoads days. In terms of hard rock/metal stuff, Bob is a great plectrum player who lets the guitarist be the hero (which is what guitarists want to be, right?).
Greg Macainsh (Skyhooks): I know Greg, played in a band managed by him and used a bass he very generously lent me for a period (pre-Ernie Ball Stingray, heavy heavy bass). Greg wrote the Skyhooks megahits; he rewrote the book for Australian pop music in the 70s and is a much better bass player than the Skyhooks tracks would lead you to believe. Very clever guy and a hero to anyone who aspires to write a 'classic' song.
Flea- (he is an Aussie, yeah?)
Stephen Hadley- (Loose Change shred-jazz band from Melbourne). I only ever heard them, never saw them, but **** he can play. Blistering runs in unison with guitar.
John Archer- (Hunters and Collectors): Check out the early Hunnas track 'Talking to a Stranger' on YouTube, before they went all pub-anthem-rock. This is from 1982, when everyone else had synth-bass programmed lines; John Archer's line is years ahead of it's time in terms of sound and direction.
Bob Daisley (early Ozzy Osbourne band): this guy practically wrote all the songs, including lyrics, for Ozzy during the Randy Rhoads days. In terms of hard rock/metal stuff, Bob is a great plectrum player who lets the guitarist be the hero (which is what guitarists want to be, right?).
Greg Macainsh (Skyhooks): I know Greg, played in a band managed by him and used a bass he very generously lent me for a period (pre-Ernie Ball Stingray, heavy heavy bass). Greg wrote the Skyhooks megahits; he rewrote the book for Australian pop music in the 70s and is a much better bass player than the Skyhooks tracks would lead you to believe. Very clever guy and a hero to anyone who aspires to write a 'classic' song.
Flea- (he is an Aussie, yeah?)
Stephen Hadley- (Loose Change shred-jazz band from Melbourne). I only ever heard them, never saw them, but **** he can play. Blistering runs in unison with guitar.
John Archer- (Hunters and Collectors): Check out the early Hunnas track 'Talking to a Stranger' on YouTube, before they went all pub-anthem-rock. This is from 1982, when everyone else had synth-bass programmed lines; John Archer's line is years ahead of it's time in terms of sound and direction.
Try Jon Stockman from Karnivool, or Stewart Hill from Dead Letter Circus if you like melodic heavy rock!
+100000
My favorite Aussie bass player.
It's a pity that a lot of their recordings have the bass pushed way back in the mix. :scowl:
Lloyd Swanton, Jonathan Schwartz, Brett Hirst, Cameron Undy, Adam Armstrong, Alex Hewetson and Steve Elphick.
