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I might be kicked off TB for this, but.....

#204
First off, self expression is never a contest. The only goal is to be able to create what you want.

Anyway, I don't enjoy him at all. His tone is everything I don't like about bass, and I find myself unable to feel his groove (though I can hear it, if that makes sense), nor can I appreciate the musicianship well.

Can somebody explain to me in no uncertain terms exactly what Jaco did for the bass world? I hear everybody mention he was revolutionary, but nobody really said "He did X".
 
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CGremlin said:
Oh, for sure, but I think you can say that about just about any kind of music. I wish I had a dime for each time I've gotten crap about not loving the Beatles - I recognize their contribution and can't argue their influence on modern music, but they're just not my thing.

Having said that, there's plenty of stuff that Jaco did that wasn't my thing either, but you pretty much have to acknowledge his talent and that he was a trailblazer on the instrument.
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Me either, but I love Paul's later stuff with Wings. Band on the Run etc....I like and play everything from Zep to Blue Grass to Ska and Reggae. But not every song. I'm in love with the instrument itself as well. I could just sit and stare and love my 66 Jazz bass without even playing it.
 
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I agree with the OP for the most part. It's all personal taste and it's great that those of us including myself who don't necessarily dig Jaco can still appreciate and respect what he has done. That's what's most important, I think.

Personally, I enjoy Cliff Williams' tone and playing much more than Jaco's... get out your torches and pitchforks, but it's true. All a matter of personal interest and taste, and OP, your taste is not poor taste for not digging Jaco.
 
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I actually want to know why the OP wanted to start this thread. Not saying that sarcastically, I'm genuinely curious. I only start a thread when I have a question or have some new piece of information regarding which I would like others' opinions. But that's just me.

jerry said:
Threads like this always make me wonder if there is a flight board where people wonder what was the big deal about the Wright brothers, Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart.;)
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I have seen it with my own eyes - more girls at my high school wanted to bang John Doe from Delta than Charles Lindbergh :bag:
 
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champbassist said:
I actually want to know why the OP wanted to start this thread. Not saying that sarcastically, I'm genuinely curious. I only start a thread when I have a question or have some new piece of information regarding which I would like others' opinions. But that's just me.



I really have respect for the pioneers in any field that interest me. I was trying to get some direction to some of Jaco's material that I wasn't aware of yet in hopes to better understand how he has influenced the bass world. I was not trying to troll in any way.
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I've played acoustic guitar and sung since I was a kid, and spent some years in my mid-20's doing restaurant gigs on my own for decent money..people in the area came to see me if they knew I was playing..people invited me to parties..I'm good at it, and people generally like it. But there was this one girl that hung out with me once..she was into modern R&B exclusively. She couldn't stand the sound of my guitar..she said the sound of my hands delicately sliding across the strings (like between chord changes, which I do quite smoothly and with style) was like nails on a blackboard to her. She simply couldn't stand it. Everything ain't for everyone.
I don't know anything about Jaco...but TB mentions him so much, I went ahead and YouTube'd him after reading this post. I've heard him before, I believe..but I just simply was never turned on to him specifically by anyone. The guy's definitely a talented artist, and no doubt has influenced many who certainly in turn influence a great many others today.
I don't like a whole bunch of stuff...I don't like country music...I bet there are some fantastic bass players in country bands out there, but I don't know anything about them because I don't care for country music.
All I know is that I heard the bass player in Faith No More slap one little short crazy riff in the middle of Woodpecker From Mars in such a way when I was 14 years old...it's like 5 notes...and I knew I wanted to make that sound. I liked it so much..that 26 years later, I still strive to sound like those 5 notes \m/ \m/
 
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What got me going, wasn't the original post, but the first reply to the original poster and query.
"I think you'll find that John Taylor of Duran Duran has more universal appeal than Jaco" I will be honest with you, i truly have no dog in this fight. I am neither a Jacoaholic nor am I a huge fan of Duran Duran. (John Taylor?) If you arent't into some band or some bassist, that makes perfect sense to me. Stating that some 80's pop bands bassist had something on Jaco was another thing alltogoether. Made me hunry for vengence, hungry like the wolf. arf arf arf. (to quote zappa) do do do do do do do doooooooo0.
 

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