Post your top 5 rock bands of all time

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

to be honest, the more bass I play, the more Noel starts to annoy the shit outta me.

I'd rather have Billy and Buddy.

To me, it goes like this :

Band Of Gypsys>Cry Of Love Band>The Experience.

Flame away.

Interesting take. "1983...A Merman I Should Turn to Be" is my favorite Hendrix tune of all time, oddly enough.

I just started playing the bass a few months ago (after nearly 3 decades on the guitar) and I freaking love it.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Interesting take. "1983...A Merman I Should Turn to Be" is my favorite Hendrix tune of all time, oddly enough.

that's Jimi on bass (a lot of Electric Ladyland was - Noel is on Crosstown Traffic, Little Miss Strange, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and Burning of the Midnight Lamp. Jack Casady played on Voodoo Chile, there's no bass on Rainy Day Dream Away or Still Raining Still Dreaming, and Jimi did the rest himself - Mike Finnegan plays a walking bass on the Hammond Organ on Raindy Day and still Raining, and he's actually in the studio w/Trampled Under Foot right now, a little KC connection, fyi)

But that awesome ass bass solo in 1983 is totally Jimi.

Noel Redding was a hack.

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I just started playing the bass a few months (after nearly 3 decades on the guitar) and I freaking love it.

Hells yes - I had never really played much before we started DW, and the original plan was for me and Ryan to play guitar, but we couldn't find a bass player, and we were writing songs and gigs were booked, so...crash course.

It's a different mentality than guitar; much more rhythmic, and subtle. The big thing for me was how to not attack a bass the way you might a guitar, like letting the notes breathe and be full. especially in a trio.

But Noel Redding, he seemed to never really make the switch from guitar to bass. He thought he was a star in his own right, equal to Hendrix, and that he would quit and be the lead guitar and vocal of his own band, Fat Mattress.

How many Fat Mattress records you own??

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

that's Jimi on bass

I know, that's why I added the "oddly enough" at the end of the comment.

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

It's a different mentality than guitar; much more rhythmic, and subtle. The big thing for me was how to not attack a bass the way you might a guitar, like letting the notes breathe and be full. especially in a trio.

I was always into different music outside of my core hard rock/metal tastes, whether it was classical or jazz or whatever, and we were always adding funk, reggae, and blues (anything you could toke to really ) elements to the stuff we were writing.

Over the years, I developed a certain somewhat percussive, hybrid rhythm/lead style on the guitar and never did really develop my lead "chops" because I'm just not dexterous enough. Ironically, I've found that this Neil Young-style hackjob guitar style translates really well to the bass.

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

How many Fat Mattress records you own??

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I know, that's why I added the "oddly enough" at the end of the comment.

gotchya. You'd be surprised at how many people think that the Experience were a 'real band'; it was all Jimi and, to a lesser extent, Mitch, aided by Kellgren and Kramer.

Jimi MADE Eddie Kramer's career.

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I was always into different music outside of my core hard rock/metal tastes, whether it was classical or jazz or whatever, and we were always adding funk, reggae, and blues

that's a good way to be; I've found that there is inherently good and bad examples in everything - those who create, and then the imitators. It's pretty easy to seperate the good from bad.

Originally Posted by htismaqe

(anything you could toke to really )

damn skrate.

Originally Posted by htismaqe

elements to the stuff we were writing.

who you play with??

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Over the years, I developed a certain somewhat percussive, hybrid rhythm/lead style on the guitar and never did really develop my lead "chops" because I'm just not dexterous enough. Ironically, I've found that this Neil Young-style hackjob guitar style translates really well to the bass.

I can totally see that - I'm a Neil disciple myself, and the apreggiated chords and the way he staggers notes lends itself to transferring to bass, that mode of playing. At least, it lends a fundamental working knowledge of the fretboard - Neil is def an atypical guitarist, not exactly a 'guitarists' guitarist' but totally created his own unique and identifiable styles.

Neil is one of my absolute favorites in everything he does; he's one of the truly rare 'rock' guitar guys who uses a completely different approach for acoustic playing as opposed to electric.

Originally Posted by htismaqe

do yourself a favor and just assume they suck for the rest of your life.

Trust me.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

who you play with??

Nobody now. I haven't been in an actual band for over a decade.

I'm currently working on recording an album where I actually do all of the parts myself.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I'm currently working on recording an album where I actually do all of the parts myself.

****ing AWESOME. I wish I had the time and patience to do something like that.

I'd be down to check that out. All my favorite new stuff is like, all my friends' records and shit. Like The Steepwater Band's new record, Lions Of Hazelwood, Tender Bone, Headley Grange, Daryl Hance, TUF, etc.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

****ing AWESOME. I wish I had the time and patience to do something like that.

I don't really have either.

But I do have boredom in abundance, so there's that.