The Slider wrote:bhoywonder wrote:James Jamerson, christ yes, or Duck Dunn? No, JJ is the key.
Oh yes. That rusty, septic sound of his on the early stuff was bloody great!
The Right Summery Profile wrote:andymacandy wrote:Diamond Dog wrote:Do Roxy Music deserve a mention?
I guess if members of the punk movement looked at them and thought, "f*ck that" lets make some proper music......
Seriously, why?
The nature of introducing avant-wizzadary into pop music (Brian Eno, again should be on the list, or at least in the "they also served" section), and in their own way I guess they kind of paved the way for the sampling/post modern tendencies in pop: the high concept, throw-things-in-a-pan approach. That's the pop world today. Or parts of it anyway. But I don't think it's enough. Important, perhaps, but again, a near-miss.
But as I said, we should include (or at least consider) Brian Eno if we're even going to think about Roxy, solely because of the amount of music he was involved in and developed--or at least anticipated (c.f. Ambient)
bhoywonder wrote:[
Yes, is the answer. James Jamerson, christ yes, or Duck Dunn? No, JJ is the key. Strewth! And if McCartney wasn't in as part of the Beatles, he should be in for his contribution to what bass playing could be.
take5_d_shorterer wrote:If John Bonham simply didn't listen to enough Tommy Johnson or Blind Willie Mctell, that's his doing.
the science eel experiment wrote:Jesus Christ can't save BCB, i believe i can.
goldwax wrote:LeBaron wrote:bhoywonder wrote:[
Yes, is the answer. James Jamerson, christ yes, or Duck Dunn? No, JJ is the key. Strewth! And if McCartney wasn't in as part of the Beatles, he should be in for his contribution to what bass playing could be.
I know this isn't the path that DD wants to take, but what's so special about Duck Dunn?
He never got fired.
take5_d_shorterer wrote:If John Bonham simply didn't listen to enough Tommy Johnson or Blind Willie Mctell, that's his doing.
LeBaron wrote:bhoywonder wrote:[
Yes, is the answer. James Jamerson, christ yes, or Duck Dunn? No, JJ is the key. Strewth! And if McCartney wasn't in as part of the Beatles, he should be in for his contribution to what bass playing could be.
I know this isn't the path that DD wants to take, but what's so special about Duck Dunn?
Shuffle John Estes wrote:LeBaron wrote:bhoywonder wrote:[
Yes, is the answer. James Jamerson, christ yes, or Duck Dunn? No, JJ is the key. Strewth! And if McCartney wasn't in as part of the Beatles, he should be in for his contribution to what bass playing could be.
I know this isn't the path that DD wants to take, but what's so special about Duck Dunn?
That's a question that Duck actually voices himself in Sweet Soul Music.
take5_d_shorterer wrote:If John Bonham simply didn't listen to enough Tommy Johnson or Blind Willie Mctell, that's his doing.
Diamond Dog wrote:The points about Eno are valid - but was he really the originator of 'ambient'?
pcqgod wrote:I like how Liebling progresses from a rotting, animated corpse living in his parents' basement to a slightly more life-affirming walking corpse by the end of the movie.
Goat Boy wrote:I recall a midget with large tits dancing.
James R wrote:Diamond Dog wrote:The points about Eno are valid - but was he really the originator of 'ambient'?
I think it was Erik Satie who came up with a concept called "musique d'ameublement" (sic—I'm sure one of our French residents will correct me there) or "furniture music", or background music that is not meant to be consciously listened to. I think Eno's conception of ambient music is in a similar vein, music you can listen to if you choose or ignore if you choose to do that instead.
Paul G wrote:The true musical pioneers can be split to two strains - those that made the rules, and those that broke them. Which strain would you consider to be more important?
Diamond Dog wrote:Did either Duck Dunn or James Jefferson change music irrevocably?
bhoywonder wrote:When were the first electric basses produced? Mid-50s? Without this instrument, motown wouldn't have really existed, nor the southern r'n'b labels, nor 60s pop, rock and everything that came after it. How much of a difference the electric bass made compared to the stand-up variety is up for debate then, but if electric bass revolutionised pop, which I think it did in many ways, then these guys made it so. And mostly by playing very simple, repetitive grooves, whicwas less common on stand up, where jazz, country and walking styles were the way.
Just a thought, likes.
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