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"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
Amazing lines, but seldom spoken about as a bassist.
Good enough for Rory for who knows how many years.
One of three Hodges brothers in the Hi Records house band in Memphis, he played on most of the classic Ann Peebles and Al Green cuts plus hundreds of tracks by Otis Clay, OV Wright, Syl Johnson, Willie Mitchell, Little Milton, Jimmy McCracklin, Otis Rush, Rufus Thomas, Robert Cray, Sheryl Crow, Sam Moore, Paul Rodgers...
Wonderful soulful player, nearer the simplicity of Dunn than the overt cleverness of Jamerson.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
An example of an underrated bass player might be Noel Redding. Nowadays he is often seen as the chippy weak link in the Jimi Hendrix Experience and most fans of Jimi tend to favour Billy Cox but I think the criticism is way overdone. Hendrix was very driven and if he hadn't rated Redding, he wouldn't have kept him in the band for three albums and endless touring over three years. By 1969, Hendrix had been broadening his horizons and experimenting with other musicians but, as far as I know, Redding leaving the band was his own decision and not something Hendrix asked for.
The incredible Erdal Kizilcay and the amazing Armand Sabel-Lecco
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
I saw him live on Friday. I'm not a massive fan by any means, but it was phenomenal. Utterly fabulous groove throughout while singing for 90+ minutes. Another one of those bassists who doesn't do anything flashy but everything he writes is just perfect for the song - if you change anything it completely changes the vibe.
(and seriously - who here has mastered singing while playing bass? It's brutally hard!)
paul webb (talk talk)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg_imQDC4eUOjuBBRl2mBwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyQgllCIpqY
https://rozaliftwave.bandcamp.com/
I think just playing in her own project now and teaching, stopped being a side person. I did go to the short workshop she did at the Guitar Show a few years ago which was enlightening.