this thread is not complete without a song by the Tom Tom Club. not as cool as the talking heads, but they still made some groovy tunes
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Tina Weymouth - Whadaya Think
- Thread starter Robroy
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hahaha i didnt see this until after i posted that song...thanks for the knowledge.
Suzy Quatro - early 70's pop star. Female and played some bass, I guess that's what she had to teach. Haven't thought of her for a looong while. She was cute ...
Suzy Quatro used to guest star on the TV show Happy Days as tough girl/bass player Leather Tuscadero (Pinky's sister) - you have to be old to remember that 
Suzy Quatro had some big hits in Europe that were produced by Nikki Chinn and Mike Chapman who had a big run of success with the Sweet. They really had some fantastic sounding singles- "Ballroom Blitz" is probably the biggest one. She had a recurring role on Happy Days that helped break her in America and she did a duet with the lead singer of Smokie (another Chinn/Chapman band) called "Stumbling In".
Bass- wise, Suzi was very solid. There were a lot of driving shuffles in vogue in that period and she wore her P-bass really low and rocked pretty hard.
Bass- wise, Suzi was very solid. There were a lot of driving shuffles in vogue in that period and she wore her P-bass really low and rocked pretty hard.
Well, that's a little disillusioning. But I can at least say, even if she didn't originally create the line, she can definitely play it and groove on it!
One thing I'd comment - I love the Stop Making Sense movie. It's inspiring to me, when I think about making a band show a SHOW. But at the same time, it is a movie about a band doing a show, not a video of a regular concert. It had a director and was edited together from footage taken over two days and was heavily overdubbed (there are moments you can hear a bass note and Tina's hand is nowhere near her strings). They did take that footage playing in front of an audience in the theater, but it's not the same as what their concerts were actually like. That doesn't diminish its achievement as a music movie, but it kinda bugs me when people share clips from it as "Talking Heads Live!"
Watch almost any official concert release these days and the are overdubs. One of my favorites The Last Waltz by The Band is almost all overdubbed.
That's why I love, even more, the earlier "Live in Rome" concert that someone linked earlier in this thread. That's just raw, unadulterated groove. I actually make it a point to watch that video every month or so, to remind myself about (1) what raw, unadulterated groove sounds like, and (2) the power of a simple, repetitive bass line, when played to perfection.
I think she has contributed a great deal not only to the art of music, but the art of bass.
She also defintely paved the way for girls like me, it had to have been tough being a girl and a musician period back then!
Tina put the flavor and groove into the weird, quirky sound of The Talking Heads, it just wouldn't have been the same without her.
I mean her bass lines are quite simple, for example "Once In A Lifetime," but they added depth to the groups sound and showed me that you can say a lot with only 4 notes...
No bassist should feel obligated to play long, complex fills to show their talent!
Just play, be yourself, don't feel discouraged to show who you are through your bass even if someone else sounds better!
It's not about being the best, it's not about being someone else, it's about being yourself through your music, that's what Tina taught me...
Haha that "ugly broad" is Wayman Tisdale, I love him, he's a big influence of mine!Looking at your avatar, you are one ugly broad!
Nothing personal, of course.
Plus I just changed my avatar like 10 minutes ago, before I had a picture of me!
I'm a total fan of Talking Heads and of course Tina's bass lines. I like the way band developed in it's style and her playing with it.. From post-punk to world music-spiced minimalism to funky to top notch pop.. It's sad they can't find way back together.
Album I like the most as a whole is probably "More Songs About Buildings and Food", but as we are talking about Tina's playing, then I have to point up "Remain in Light" and "Speaking in Tongues".
Those concert movies I love both. Stop Making Sense is great captured show with teatrical aspects (from great director) and Rome... it is just great and Adrian Belew was on the stage at that time (I'm bassist/guitarist and he is one of the greatest from my point of view..
)
QB
Album I like the most as a whole is probably "More Songs About Buildings and Food", but as we are talking about Tina's playing, then I have to point up "Remain in Light" and "Speaking in Tongues".
Those concert movies I love both. Stop Making Sense is great captured show with teatrical aspects (from great director) and Rome... it is just great and Adrian Belew was on the stage at that time (I'm bassist/guitarist and he is one of the greatest from my point of view..
)QB
