Talking Heads Tina Weymouth

[Rolling Thunder]

We all know the Talking Heads and their hits, but this deep cut made me look further into Tina Weymouth. Bassline has some stank to it.

 

[Killing Floor]

Try playing her lines. Try singing her parts while playing her lines.
TW is uber talented. Her sense of rhythm is fantastic.

 

[bholder]

Plus, she can do the "creep-you-out spider dance"!

 

[WG Plum]

She's brilliant.

 

[Geepers]

After I listen to Tina Weymouth I play half as many notes.

 

[Old Ozzie Guy]

I saw Talking Heads in Sydney Australia, in 1978 (I think), they only had 2 albums out ,Talking Heads 77, and More About Buildings and Food. Just the 4 of them, at Sydney Town Hall (not a big venue). They ALL blew me away. I already loved the material, but was amazed at their musicianship, ALL 4. I'm now playing bass in a rock trio, but I demanded for us to do Psycho Killer.(goes over really well, even though it's "way left field " from rest of song list)
Tina , has shown that bass, can b so much more than "sitting on the root",.. rhythmically diverse, often playing countermelodies.. AND , I can attest, reproduce studio tracks "flawlessly ".

 

[rodl2005]

She's played some of the most interesting basslines ever, imo

 

[hrodbert696]

Tina is a huge influence, absolutely. I never would have called "Girlfriend is Better" a "deep cut," though! That song was a big hit when I was a teenager.

THIS is a deep cut - (though it still got featured in the Stop Making Sense movie):

 

[40Hz]

What she might have lacked in technical flash she more than made up for in musical brilliance.

I also liked her dance moves. It made her as much fun to watch as she was a pleasure to listen to.

 

[PapaBearBass]

If you like that track then check out SLIPPERY PEOPLE

 

[ArteK]

All of her lines are perfect for their songs.

Big fan, and I’d even say she’s a big influence on what I try to do in general. Keep it simple and always go for the funky.

 

[lomo]

Monster talent. Adequate chops with high end musical brain and most importantly, no ego interfering with the song. They were and remain one of my top 10 fave bands, ever.

 

[steve_ss]

Can anyone identify the bass in the video from post #3, the "creep-you-out spider dance", or other basses she's used over her career? Does she prefer a brand, 4 string or 5 string, etc? I've been a fan since 1977 with both Talking Heads and Tom-Tom Club, but I don't really know much about her. Thanks.

 

[Sam Evans]

I recall playing "New Feeling" and "Cities" in a cover band in the early 90s, what fun lines those were.

 

[Sam Evans]

Can anyone identify the bass in the video from post #3, the "creep-you-out spider dance", or other basses she's used over her career? Does she prefer a brand, 4 string or 5 string, etc? I've been a fan since 1977 with both Talking Heads and Tom-Tom Club, but I don't really know much about her. Thanks.

Equipboard thinks a Villette Citron.

 

[mdogs]

Tina is a huge influence, absolutely. I never would have called "Girlfriend is Better" a "deep cut," though! That song was a big hit when I was a teenager.

THIS is a deep cut - (though it still got featured in the Stop Making Sense movie):

I agree, "Girlfriend is Better" is faaaar from a deep cut. I saw Stop Making Sense when it very first came out, it was at a very artsy theater in Chicago, it was very cool and very well done.

 

[darkwasthenight]

Can anyone identify the bass in the video from post #3, the "creep-you-out spider dance", or other basses she's used over her career? Does she prefer a brand, 4 string or 5 string, etc? I've been a fan since 1977 with both Talking Heads and Tom-Tom Club, but I don't really know much about her. Thanks.

Villette Citron - not one I generally associate with her though. She used a lot of shorties: Mustangs, Musicmaster, Hofner Club. Don't think she ever stuck to one thing for too long, but generally sounded the same because of her approach.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

Learn "Psycho Killer" if you don't know it. Really fun.

 

[Not Insane]

My wife and I are now both 70, She's four years older than us. I saw an interview with her about ten or so years ago and thought, wow, she and my wife could be friends. They think alike. I mean literally, if she were our neighbor, It was weird.

I enjoyed her bass playing, but was a little disappointed to learn her bass parts in the concert video were dubbed in. At least that's what I've heard.

 

[Holdsg]

Tina played many basses, but I most associate her playing a Fender Mustang.