Sid Vicious could play the bass

[ThudThudThud]

Remember this one? Post-Professionals, Steve lets his hair down in El Lay...

An old guitar player friend of mine is in the latest iteration of The Professionals.

And in a 'six degrees of separation' type segue for this thread: John Wardle (Jah Wobble) went to my old school (a little before my time).

 

[MTN.bass72]

By the way, I think the first proper punk album is 1970's "Fun House" by the Stooges who hailed from Michigan. Yeah, I know it wasn't called punk at the time, but all the evidence is there - the music, the sound, the production, the attitude. There's MC5 too... before that you have all those bands on comps like "Nuggets" and some of them sound 10 years ahead of 1976. Death, Pure Hell, the scene in New York... I know British music was also a influence but I always thought of punk as being a US thing.

I read somewhere that The Ramones wore ripped jeans because they couldn't afford new clothes, while the kids in England ripped theirs as a fashion statement.

All in all it was just a sign of the times on both sides of the pond and beyond, even in communist countries...

Another band around the same time.. where they were from escapes me, is Crime.. very early 70's.. not many have ever heard of them, but really raw and tasty

 

[Panek]

Another band around the same time.. where they were from escapes me, is Crime.. very early 70's.. not many have ever heard of them, but really raw and tasty

You mean Crime from San Francisco? They formed in 1976. Awesome band, highly recommend checking out their stuff if anyone hasn't already.

 

[MTN.bass72]

You mean Crime from San Francisco? They formed in 1976. Awesome band, highly recommend checking out their stuff if anyone hasn't already.

YES!! That's the one... my tired brain couldn't recall where they were from..

 

[Lowbrow]

Highly recommended:

 

[Dynacord]

But also, to me an interesting and important connection is an American band of a few years later. Social Distortion. They (following on the heels of bands like X) had figured out the formula of 50's rock/roots + punk rock ethic and attitude in a way that made so much sense in its connections to me.

Worth noting The Avengers as well. Shared the 50s/rockabilly guitar style with a harder rhythm section (bass played by friend Jimmy Wilsey - RIP - later better known for playing guitar with Chris Isaak) and they opened for the Pistols on their final show at Winterland - and subsequently produced by Steve Jones. Great band IMO.



Also on Social Distortion, circa 1983 I was living in SF. Roommate was Paul Rat (manager of The Dead Kennedys) - Mike Ness' brother crashing on the floor... Interesting times.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Dee Dee and Darryl Jenifer could play FO SHO!!!

 

[BurningSkies]

Dee Dee and Darryl Jenifer could play FO SHO!!!

Bad Brains were the architects of modern Hardcore. They certainly could play.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Bad Brains were the architects of modern Hardcore. They certainly could play.

More Bad Brains is always good!!!!

 

[deff]

Dee Dee and Darryl Jenifer could play FO SHO!!!

Darryl is amazing. His playing even early on was just bananas.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Darryl is amazing. His playing even early on was just bananas.

The entire band is crazy good!!!
They keep going tight as $#%#; and bodies are flying everywhere!!!!!

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Speaking of bad brains

Here's my Frankenstein green monster pseudo Daryl Jenifer tribute bass. This bass has seen some gigs and has the bruises to prove it.

 

[deff]

Speaking of bad brains

Here's my Frankenstein green monster pseudo Daryl Jenifer tribute bass. This bass has seen some gigs and has the bruises to prove it.


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Love it. Darryl deserves all the appreciation he can get.

 

[tpaul]

Well here's something for those seeking lesser known punk bands:

 

[tpaul]

And this:

 

[bassbrad]

When i saw Sid he was Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuubar. but then again that really was the point.

 

[DrMole]

Threads like these should be abolished.

I love how someone can trash a band they never heard...really?



My thoughts....Lydon is a genius, PIL completely brilliant. The Pistols...we wouldn't have had a lot of great bands without them. Watch 24 Hour Party People, that scene with the Pistols gig in Manchester is poetry.

Sid playing bass...who cares.

Abolishing opinions with which one does not agree is a far more dangerous road than opining ignorantly on any group.

 

[dramatwist]

...if you like Sid, listen to the records... if you don't, don't... I'm not gonna rain on your parade...

 

[Son of Wobble]

Glen Matlock and Iggy Pop co-write from 1980 Iggy Pop album, "Soldier"

Fat bass sound that really cuts/dominates.

• Iggy Pop – vocals
• Glen Matlock – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Ivan Kral – guitar, keyboards
• Klaus Krüger – drums
• Steve New – guitar
• Barry Andrews – keyboards

 

[Son of Wobble]

We are not the only old men fighting over these valuations