What are the favorite bassists of /mu/. John Taylor of Duran Duran is mine. In all of New Wave, his base was always the most prominent. Listening to "Sound of Thunder" right now. Pure sex.
>>63778920
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmzuiRLcD2E
he's also one of top 10 rock lyricists
My Waifu
Andy Rourke of The Smiths was a fantastic bassist. Just listen to the links below.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jcNpalqqvss
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vc1ObUMFWMo
>>63778920
Always thought he was underrated. He was Godlike in Power Station too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1t7OCESUw
This Man
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=maudM-rjLBk
What about Mark King of Level 42? Dude's a beast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1XKARygAK0
As far as New Wave bassists go I've always liked Tina Weymouth, Peter Hook, Mick Karn and Paul Raven.
>>63779643
>Paul Raven
Mah nigga'
Scott Reeder (Kyuss) and Al Cisneros (Sleep, Om, Shrinebuilder) are my personal favourites.
Kyuss:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGcLE4tN9k8
Om:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra-WnsOxMgw
the chick from silversun pickups
the dude from rage against the machine
the dude from the smiths
thundercat
it's a shame he doesn't play bass anymore
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Norman Watt-Roy from The Blockheads.
Never seen anyone play that fast with that much precision and also that skilled at improvisation. The dude is like the Hendrix of bass.
>>63779875
I want to thank you. I did not realize they were still active. And I know now that John Turnbull played one of my favorite guitar solos of all time. Amazing, underrated musicians in that band.
>>63779875
Didn't they play on all of the Welcome to the Pleasure Dome album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood?
![same_horse[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/BP4EQW1.jpg "same_horse[1].jpg")
>>63779993
Their recent album was absolutely stellar. Easily among the best of their work even without Ian.
It's a shame that they didn't get as much commercial success as they deserved. I really can't think of a tighter band where all of the members are as massively talented as The Blockheads.
>>63780046
I believe so
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0EmTvgUILQ
>>63780388
Wank
>>63779374
His lines only sound good when backed by synth
>>63779098
The best thing you can say about Black Sabbath's lyrics is that at least they weren't Led Zeppelin's lyrics
>>63780675
fuck off, Les is a god
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm-K5B9eGNs
>>63780757
Are you fucking 14?
>>63780731
naaah, bs lyrics were like nothing else back in their times.
that's the reason their songs were never plyed on radio, and the general led zep hard rock audience hated them
>>63780046
I think they played on Relax and for the album Trevor Horn brought in his buddies from Yes and Art of Noise. I could be wrong tho but I vaguely remember some kind of controversy around that album.
>>63780882
Are you?
>>63780884
>the general led zep hard rock audience hated them
are you implying there was no overlap between the fanbases of two heavy, blues-influenced, consistently critically panned hard rock outfits?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSVEQuEE0QI
>>63781296
absolutely, my dad told me that ordinary hard rock fans back in early 70s thought that bs had crap vocals, were antisocial freaks and not typical "playboy" types
