Ohio Players Club

[cassanova]

Im chillin out right now listeing to the groove these guys got goin on and I have no idea who the bassist is.

He reminds me a bit of Bootsie, but I dont think its him.

 

[GSPLBASSDC]

Marshall Jones aka "Rock".

He and "Sugarfoot" (lead singer)laid down some monster grooves back in tha day!

 

[James Hart]

as per Bass Player a few months back, he's got a local blues thing going. Picture showed him with a Squier P... missing knobs and all.

 

[cassanova]

Any idea of who this guys influances are? I was really feeling his groove and would be able to understand what makes him tick a bit more in depth if I knew.

 

[James Hart]

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[The_Ryst]

He looks blazed in that picture, but I love his bass chops. Does he have a known drug history?

 

[Andrew Jones]

Man every other song these Guys Did Killed!


Aj

 

[grooveguru]

I really dug the Ohio Players when I was comin up through the ranks. Lot's O' great bass playin from that era. I need to go put "Fire" on the stereo right now in fact!

 

[cassanova]

I've heard two of their songs. "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster" I had no idea that they originally did it before the Chillie Peppers played it. I don't really care for Skin Tight, but it does have a good groove to it. I gotta listen for more stuff by these guys, cause so far every bass line is smokin'.

 

[Andrew Jones]

Here's a chicken or the Egg question.


Skin Tight is VERY similar to a Fred Wesley and the JB's Tune (I forget the name of) . Which Came First?


Aj

 

[j-raj]

He looks blazed in that picture, but I love his bass chops. Does he have a known drug history?

Drug History? umm, like a prescription report?


Rock reminds me of a Samuel L. Jackson in that pic. He is still a funky mutha...

 

[The_Ryst]

My love enflared when I heard O-H-I-O for the first time on a funk collection CD I got. Wow, great stuff man, great stuff. Do tehy have a greatest hits? I have love rollercoaster, fire, and o-h-i-o by them.

P.S. Flea BUTCHERED the line from Love Rollercoaster by slapping it so much.

 

[Andrew Jones]

You definetly want a hits record with these guys.What I tried to say earlier and nobody got my back is,On the albums every other song is a ballad/Funktune/ballad/funk ect.......


Aj

 

[JimK]

I didn't get back with you 'cause I didn't know.
I would suspect Fred Wesley influenced "Skin Tight".

The Ohio Players' ballads were nicely played, too.

 

[jusaplaya]

Yeah, O-H-I-O. Far East Mississippi, Funky Worm, Man that brings back some memories of back in the day get blazed and jamming to the funk. The players laid down a ton of funky basslines that you should check out. I always loved the album covers.....