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  • boogiemanboogieman Frets: 12365
    I nearly forgot: Stuart Adamson.
    My trading feedback  http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57616/
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72339
    edited March 2015
    Gassage said:
    John Perry - the Only Ones. Another Girl is still one of my fave songs ever.
    That's my favourite guitar intro to any song, ever - and supposedly was a first-take played off the cuff… either that or the solo was and he did the intro afterwards, I can't remember. The solo isn't quite as good, you can tell he's winging it from about 3/4 of the way through and *just* gets away with it at the end. Or maybe it's even better because of that :).

    Also forgot to post: Gerry Cott, Boomtown Rats.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • JayGeeJayGee Frets: 1260
    The Blockheads. All of them...
    Don't ask me, I just play the damned thing...
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30916
    @jaygee

    Have a wisdom.

    I asked Guy Pratt who was his fave bassist ever- after eulogising rightly about Entwhistle, he said Norman Watt-Roy. And I'd agree.

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24803
    Norman Watt-Roy is astonishing.

    The 'Rhythm Stick' bass-line is awesome - really 'busy' - yet it 'grooves'. His sense of timing is on a whole other level.

    A brilliant player.
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  • Drew_TNBDDrew_TNBD Frets: 22445
    Courtney Love is a really good guitarist.
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  • AlnicoAlnico Frets: 4616
    Olga from the Toy Dolls.

    Seriously great guitarist and a great tone from a Telecaster (of course) and a Marshall JCM800
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  • FretwiredFretwired Frets: 24601
    I would call many of these bands 'punks' .. the Blockheads were a post-punk, new wave band.

    Steve Jones of the Pistols springs to mind. Started playing iin bands in the early 70s and was a great rhythm player. He also played bass in the studio for the Pistols.



    Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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  • strumjoughlampsstrumjoughlamps Frets: 3285
    Ian Mackaye
    Stuart Adamson
    Laura Logic


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  • bingefellerbingefeller Frets: 5723
    Fretwired said:
    I would call many of these bands 'punks' .. the Blockheads were a post-punk, new wave band.

    Steve Jones of the Pistols springs to mind. Started playing iin bands in the early 70s and was a great rhythm player. He also played bass in the studio for the Pistols.


    Yeah Steve Jones is great.   
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  • Paul_CPaul_C Frets: 7786
    Andy Partridge

    Dave Gregory

    Colin Moulding

    John McGeoch
    "I'll probably be in the bins at Newport Pagnell services."  fretmeister
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  • ReverendReverend Frets: 5001
    Dr Know and Daryl Jennifer

    Brother Wayne Kramer
    Fred Sonic Smith

    Marky Ramone's drumming when he was in Dust
    J Mascis (as a drummer)
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  • thermionicthermionic Frets: 9618
    I can't believe nobody's mentioned John McGeoch yet.
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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 16294
    thermionic said:
    I can't believe nobody's mentioned John McGeoch yet.

    apart from the person who mentioned John McGeoch?
    Tipton is a small fishing village in the borough of Sandwell. 
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30916
    EricTheWeary said:
    thermionic said:
    I can't believe nobody's mentioned John McGeoch yet.

    apart from the person who mentioned John McGeoch?
    John McGeoch would be right up with those 2 too.

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • DulcetJonesDulcetJones Frets: 515
    Barry Adamson (bass - Magazine)

    “Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay


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  • Paul_CPaul_C Frets: 7786
    ooh, and Robin Guthrie.
    "I'll probably be in the bins at Newport Pagnell services."  fretmeister
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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24803
    John McGeoch always struck me as good....
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  • FretwiredFretwired Frets: 24601
    Stuart Adamson ..

    Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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  • thermionicthermionic Frets: 9618
    <goes back to read thread more carefully>

    Yeah, ok.  ;))
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