Lego wrote: β2020-07-26 22:19
Math wrote: β2020-07-26 12:08
Lego wrote: β2020-07-22 12:26
In my humble opinion, you're not supposed to notice the bass until it stops playing.
A wee side note, just before Chic's Bernard Edwards died he was playing live on stage and was intermittently having blackouts. Nile Rodgers was totally unaware as he said the gaps in the bass were always in time so it must have been a deliberate improvisation. Bernard Edwards died shortly after the show. A player to the end.
I must ask you, do you see the bass guitar just as a "filler" for the low end to support the other instruments, don't you like it when the bass got its own melody or takes an equally important part as the other instruments in a song?
What about drums, should the drummer just use the simplest beats just to keep the other instruments in time, no extra fills or anything else that pays attention to itself? :)
Hey Math how many bass guitarists and drummer albums do you have!? π
Not quite sure what you mean, are you talking about albums with just bass guitarists and drummer and nothing else?
But yes, I got that in my in my record collection, 5 records with the band
Le singe blanc, 2 bass guitar players and a drummer. A fantastic energic band, very strange, not for everyone!
Le singe blanc - BaΓ― ho https://tidal.com/browse/album/41774020
This is a well recorded song with just bass and drums, both musicians are really impressive.
Nils Lofgren Band Live - "Bass & Drum Intro" https://tidal.com/browse/track/38114505
And some examples with more instruments, but with a bass guitar that plays a really fundamental role to the songs.
And of course, nicely recorded as well:
Nice and a bit boomy and resonant bass that holds this song together.
Ernest Ranglin - Below The Bassline - "King Tubby Meets The Rockers" https://tidal.com/browse/track/574825
Don't know what the song
"Fever" with Elvis would be without that classic bassline, same thing with Lou Reed's
"Walk On the Wild Side".
https://tidal.com/browse/track/38671351
https://tidal.com/browse/track/43719965
The bass is easily the most important instrument in this song and it's nicely recorded, it goes deep and you can really feel it in the chest when you play it a bit louder. A fresh version of "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'".
Emilie-Claire Barlow - "Ces bottes sont faites pour marcher" https://tidal.com/browse/track/73033832
My favorite band Shellac will probably not be for everyone. They are a trio with drums, bass and guitar, and all three instruments are equally important. Bob Weston probably got one of the meanest sounding bass in the world, it grunts like a pig, goes deep and yet it's pretty clean and silky smooth.
I picked a slow and grinding song where the bass shines a bit extra, or is it just really ugly? :)
Shellac - "House Full of Garbage" https://tidal.com/browse/track/61690285
Boiling deep bass in this one, listen to the song from the start... wait... wait... and there it goes! Now you can go and change your underwear. π
Shipping News - "Paper Lanterns - Zero Returns" https://tidal.com/browse/track/61687481
For me, a bass guitar is so much more than a supporting role for the other instruments, in many songs and genres the bass guitar can even be the most important instrument of them all.
I would love to have a pint with you! (And how do I activate smilies so I don't have to copy yours?) π