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Subject: 80s bass playing
Written By: belmont22 on 07/30/12 at 6:31 am
Anyone else think bass guitar playing in the 80s was top notch? It really seems like new wave especially emphasized bass guitar of the funky, slapped kind.
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: gumbypiz on 07/30/12 at 10:12 pm
Top notch, yes. Funky, slap bass? Kind of…
Bass guitar took on a different set, so to speak from the late 70’s on. With the onset of new wave, moving on from punk and DIY, I think the last bit of funk bass from the 70’s funk scene did have influence on a lot of new styles of music in the 80’s
Once funk pop/slap bass had been introduced in the late 60’s and into the 70’s, the bass wasn’t in the background anymore, just lying back in the cup. Once funk showed that the bass could lead and drive a song, it was unleashed for those to experiment with what it could do.
Plus, once the synthesizer came into its own, synth bass was able to do what a lot of bass & keyboard musicians couldn’t do on a regular bass, lots of “slap bass” sounds or styles were emulated that way.
These are just some of the bassists that influenced me (a bass player for 27 years) and had a dramatic impact on 80’s bass…(not to leave keyboard “bass” players out, but I’m a bass player, sooo…). Some funky, some not, but all showing lots of influence from the same genre.
Funk
Prince (Prince)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e4pSDZ5KdOU/TQdwMfjRYFI/AAAAAAAAAC4/uxPmafh9LBc/s1600/Prince%252B%252Blive.jpg
The Gap Band (Robert Wilson)
Rick James (Rick James)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea)
http://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/flea/fleaconcert.jpg
New Wave/Pop/Alternative/Others
The Police (Sting)
The Cars (Ben Orr)
Joy Division/New Order (Peter Hook)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p202/Apollo3000/Peter_Hook.jpg
The Smiths (Andy Rourke)
Talking Heads (Tina Weymouth)
The Cure (Simon Gallup)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p202/Apollo3000/simon-gallup.jpg
Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Bruce Thomas)
The Jam (Bruce Foxton)
Devo (Gerald V. Casale)
Bauhaus/Love and Rockets (David J)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p202/Apollo3000/DavidJ2.jpg
The Church (Steve Kilbey)
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/02/12 at 8:08 pm
http://www.tvequals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Curt-Smith-550x366.jpg
Curt Smith: Tears For Fears/Graduate/Neon/Duckz/Mayfield
Here's a good example of Curt's work. :)
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Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: midnite on 08/03/12 at 11:34 pm
Agreed. Bass was definitely emphasized in early's new wave music.
Mick Karn (Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq-XvZ9TK98
Criss Cross (Utravox - Reap The Wild Wind)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDspWsK_-vQ
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/04/12 at 3:31 am
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John Taylor: Duran Duran/The Power Station
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: Howard on 08/04/12 at 6:31 am
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John Taylor: Duran Duran/The Power Station
lots of bass in this song.
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: Doc Brown on 08/04/12 at 2:04 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq-yoorI7lo
Benjamin Orr: The Cars (May he rest(or rock!) in peace)
Your Pal,
Doc
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Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: whistledog on 08/04/12 at 4:07 pm
Agreed. Bass was definitely emphasized in early's new wave music.
Mick Karn (Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq-XvZ9TK98
Mick Karn was great. The bass on Japan's 'Life in Tokyo' from 1979 was epic!
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: Doc Brown on 08/04/12 at 11:04 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTQAaJWW54
Mario 'Dracula' Cippolina, Huey Lewis & The News(with the cigarette and sunglasses)
Your Pal,
Doc
8)
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/05/12 at 1:51 am
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Mike Rutherford: Genesis
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: Howard on 08/05/12 at 3:25 pm
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Mike Rutherford: Genesis
good song.
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: Howard on 08/05/12 at 3:29 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTQAaJWW54
Mario 'Dracula' Cippolina, Huey Lewis & The News(with the cigarette and sunglasses)
Your Pal,
Doc
8)
what a classic video.
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: lady of the 80s on 08/05/12 at 10:22 pm
Check out the bass in this awesome song by the Aussie band Dropbears:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zX9FJbnO9g
The bass player was Chris Toms who also went by Chris Cross (not the Ultravox bass guitarist). Sadly, he died last year.
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: Doc Brown on 08/06/12 at 2:16 pm
Mustn't forget Gordon Sumner, but not that many people recognize THAT name.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQEIYjS1ePY
STING : The Police & as a solo artist
Your Pal,
Doc
8)
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/06/12 at 4:16 pm
http://www.debbiekruger.com/writer/aprap/farriss2.jpg
Mustn't forget the great Andrew Farris from INXS.
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The basslines in this song are excellent. :)
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: Foo Bar on 08/08/12 at 12:08 am
Top notch, yes. Funky, slap bass? Kind of…
Not exactly a mainstream sound, but yeah, the slap bass had its place.
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- Tackhead, Mind at the End of the Tether, 1989.
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/09/12 at 5:29 pm
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David Hungate Toto.
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: Foo Bar on 08/10/12 at 8:38 pm
You probably remember them from 1985's Nemesis (with its samples from Apocalypse Now), but Shriekback didn't just do horror with heavy guitar, they also threw down some serious bass.
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- Shriekback, My Spine (is the Bass Line) (ca. 1982)
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- Shriekback, All Lined Up (ca. 1983)
(I think that it is slick, that it is rad, and it is whimsical.)
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: warped on 08/10/12 at 9:19 pm
Rush - Red Barchetta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAvQSkK8Z8U
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: Doc Brown on 08/20/12 at 10:32 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wg1DNHbNU
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FWCA8CzVQ78/Slyz4PWxfdI/AAAAAAAAABI/ZO9pANvlhPU/s320/tina-weymouth.jpg
Tina Weymouth, Talking Heads
I know she was mentioned earlier, but no video was offered so the bass could be heard. This is probably the best example(from the 80's).
Your Pal,
Doc
8)
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/21/12 at 3:33 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wg1DNHbNU
Tina Weymouth, Talking Heads(I know she was mentioned earlier, but no video was offered so the bass could be heard. This is probably the best example.)
Your Pal,
Doc
8)
I love that song but I think this song is a bit better demonstration of Tina's abilities.
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Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/21/12 at 4:00 am
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John Illsley: Dire Straits.
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: Howard on 08/21/12 at 6:49 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wg1DNHbNU
Tina Weymouth, Talking Heads(I know she was mentioned earlier, but no video was offered so the bass could be heard. This is probably the best example.)
Your Pal,
Doc
8)
one of my favorites.
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: whistledog on 08/21/12 at 8:32 pm
Lots of people slapped their bass in the 80s. Oh wait, you mean play a guitar? LOL
No one did it quite like Mark King from Level 42, best heard on 'Hot Water' from 1984/85
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZPIwqS7cVE
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/22/12 at 1:05 pm
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Nick Seymour Crowded House
Subject: Re: 80s bass playing
Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/25/12 at 7:37 pm
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http://www.llynacoustic.co.uk/img/gary_ryan_concert.png
Gary Ryan: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts