Brian Ritchie has to be one of the most tallented bassists out that, what do u guys think of him,,,,i'll post more later just i gtg out. please reply with your thoughts
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Violent femmes
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Yeah im just annoyed no one pays attention to them, most my mates dont know them but the ones i do refuse to listen to them becuase they were on sabrina the teenage witch. I havent read the other post, im new to talkbass, im more of a bassworld.co.uk guy.
Maybe it's just me, but doesn't it seem kind of ignorant to put off a band that's been slugging it out in near-obscurity for 20 some odd years because they were on a TV show?
The first three Violent Femmes records were profoundly influential to me.
The first three Violent Femmes records were profoundly influential to me.
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Yeah, your buddies are missing out. The Femmes are amazing. Some very cool basslines. I too learned a lot when I was starting out by listening to the Violent Femmes.
Freshman/Sophomore (grade 9 or 10) years of High School. That was more or less my introduction to "punk" rock.
The Femmes are great: But Riche needs to realize that fast doesn't equal good. All he does is shred when he solos. He's a good riffer, though.
I bought Freak Magnet the other day... it's the album I hate to love. The songs are so stupid that they piss me off, but I get them stuck in my head.
I bought Freak Magnet the other day... it's the album I hate to love. The songs are so stupid that they piss me off, but I get them stuck in my head.
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I understand your point and agree that fast does not equal good. I have heard a lot of crazy playing from Brian Richie and it has not struck me as be consumed by speed it's just different. I will have too listen more closely to see where you are coming from.
I fully agree! I saw them last year here in Wellington, and it was a great show...apart from his endless solos! But then again, there's a really good one in the song "Please Do Not Go" - nice acoustic sound, too!Matt Till said:
Another thing I don't like about his improvised solos is his sound: He obviously uses some kind of fuzz effect which is actually designed for guitar, because every time he switched it on there was a big lack of low frequencies.
I couldn't believe it when I found out that the "Femmes" had released more than a dozen albums so far! Their debut must've been their most popular one - during their Wellington concert the songs from that album got the best response from the crowd! (They had a very good support band, by the way; a band from Auckland called "Goldenhorse" - very talented).
Anyway, Brian and his mates seem like very nice guys. Very cool how they can entertain by using only guitar, bass and a minimalist drumset (which doesn't even have a bass drum!).
