WWTLD? What Would Tony Levin do?

[bassbrad]

"WWTLD? What Would Tony Levin do?" the guitar player said so I responded what about Jaco, Leland, Pino, Stanley, Bootsey, Alphonso, Ralphe, Percy, Ray, Ron, Flea, Dusty or any other great or not so great bass player.

Sorry for the rant just got home from a session where I got into what started as an off hand suggestion, my funny sarcastic argument that got a bit too out of hand. Some guitar players have much too thin a skin at times. So I started throwing out guitar players, John, Eric, Eddie, Eric, Billy....The drummer was amused and actually was on my side throwing in other bass players and guitar players....until we started naming drummers, Peart, Williams, Cobham, Bonham oh my.

 

[two fingers]

I'm going to need a little context to determine just how ridiculous this conversation was. Right now all I am getting is that you guys named a lot of famous players of each others' instruments and everybody got pissed. That is off the charts on the ridiculous scale if there's nothing else to it.

 

[bholder]

Whatever Tony Levin would do, it's very likely to be something I can't, so other than watching / listening in awe, I'm pretty much stuck.

 

[eyeballkid]

No matter what the occasion, Tony Levin always shaves his head. In musical terms its known as the Levin Constant.

 

[kcole4001]

WWTLD? What Would Tony Levin do?

...beat it with a stick...

 

[eyeballkid]

well, you know what they say..."tone is all in the finger....extensions!"

 

[wideload]

No matter what the occasion, Tony Levin always shaves his head. In musical terms its known as the Levin Constant.

Tony doesn't shave his head. He compresses the crap out of his hair.

 

[bassbrad]

I'm going to need a little context to determine just how ridiculous this conversation was. Right now all I am getting is that you guys named a lot of famous players of each others' instruments and everybody got pissed. That is off the charts on the ridiculous scale if there's nothing else to it.

This is an on and off recording "solo" project for the guitar player that has been running a couple of years, this particular song has been thru several complete make overs all the way through mastering only to go back to the drawing board. This version I am playing my EUB going for the type of sound and vibe TL might get on Liquid Tension Experiment or Last Dance of Mr X. The guitarist out of his own artistic frustration started in on my bass concept for the tune, which was starting to take a shape I was happy with.

 

[bass12]

Tony Levin would get paid.

 

[Ubersheist]

I'll tell you what he'll do... He'll shave his head, tape crap on his fingers and tear it up on the bass, wear sunglasses while playing to an arenas, and be the coolest guy FOREVER.

 

[kesslari]

Tony Levin would get paid.

Best answer possible to a bandleader of a for-free project.

 

[Lobster11]

He'd hire his pal/protege Julie Slick to play bass so he could play Chapman Stick.