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I might be kicked off TB for this, but.....
- Thread starter chubfarm2001
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Part of appreciating Jaco is understanding the things he did that nobody had done before. It's not all about chops, tone, and solos, though he was wicked in all those areas. It was also about his harmonic ideas, his use of the fretless bass in particular, and his expression of his own personality in his playing in a way that brought it and him into the forefront, versus a faceless role bass players generally had before him. He was also a gifted composer.
Of course it's fine to not like the sound of Jaco's music, that part is totally subjective.
Of course it's fine to not like the sound of Jaco's music, that part is totally subjective.
What, do you mean to say this dog is neither cute, nor pertinent to the thread?
This dog's name is Jaco.
What say you now??
Of course, the fact that those girls wanted to bang him had, at least for most if not all of them, little if anything to do with his bass playing virtuosity or chops, or that he actually played bass at all. Not that there's anything wrong with that at all! LOL!I have already seen the proof with mine own eyes.
I was 15 in 1985. More girls at my high school wanted to bang John Taylor than wanted the captain of the football team.
I came to Jaco kind of backwards, meaning that I saw him live without really knowing anything about him. He was playing with the Brecker brothers in a MUCH different context than Weather Report. Straight up jazz, but much more in a song oriented context than I would ever think about Weather Report. It was simply awesome and to say that I don't like modern jazz is a pretty big understatement. Yes, he played some lead bass, solos, etc...but this night was about the songs. I am not a huge fan of Weather Report, there is some stuff I like, Birdland always brings a smile to my face, but a lot of times I feel like it is just a bunch of independent noises laid over the top of each other. But, to say that Jaco couldn't groove means one of two things are true, you either haven't heard any Jaco outside of Weather Report or you don't really understand what groove means...many people don't.
Ah yes the opinion of a 15 year old is certainly the measure of all things...I have already seen the proof with mine own eyes.
I was 15 in 1985. More girls at my high school wanted to bang John Taylor than wanted the captain of the football team.
Why not become a pimp instead of a bass player if that is your metric of success?
The Duran guy is a competent bassist and certainly "mainstream" but you may as well say
Madonna is more important to music cause she outsold Beethoven .
I have a movie for you - Mike Judge's "Idiocracy"
this statement also applies to dr love. mass appeal involves appealing to the lcd, shouldn't really be seen as offensive that person x sold more records than person y.
Jaco was no Pete Wentz, that's all I'm gonna say.
Ah yes the opinion of a 15 year old is certainly the measure of all things...
Why not become a pimp instead of a bass player if that is your metric of success?
The Duran guy is a competent bassist and certainly "mainstream" but you may as well say
Madonna is more important to music cause she outsold Beethoven .
I have a movie for you - Mike Judge's "Idiocracy"
Before calling anyone an idiot, you might want to google "What is irony"
DiabolusInMusic
Functionless Art is Merely Tolerated Vandalism
Nobody who is a name player in R&B, soul, or funk doesn't have groove. The sheer notion of such is absurd.
It's the same as Alaskaleftybass said, you have to know BEFORE the Beatles to really get it. Moreover, their evolution was a curve that was virtually vertical for like 8 years. No one ever heard harmonies like they did them, and the recording technology was ancient when they started. They did a lot of innovation there, as well as being the first in so many other ways. The music that came in their wake was borne of those trying to copy them, those trying to get ahead of them, and those trying to do something different to avoid being like them. But they were the vanguard of a revolution that just exploded over less than a decade. Amazing times.
While Jaco was a huge pioneer, (I love Weather Report- heavy weather), I prefer Stanley Clarke from the 70's era. Guys like Gary Willis, Alain Caron, Jeff Berlin and a mulitude of other bass players have taken the bass guitar to technical heights far beyond where Jaco went. I appreciate Jacos contribution to the bass world, but there are many other bass players around today that are much more interesting to me.
