Sauce Sobowleski's Crib & Car

[DONNIEP]

In order to fuck up this rather pointless thread even further...

Never heard that one before - sounds good actually

[gbranton]

And man, is that one butt ugly couch or what?

That's not a couch, it's got blue jeans on for Christ's sake.

[Nitro Express]

I am a bass player and I think bass solos are even a waste of time. ...To me judging by the VH live clips with Mike playing it sounds to me like he played on full albums up untill WACF. Although I can hear the Mike bass Style in a few songs on 1984, like GGB and HFT.. ...Again, Wolf put the band back together. Ed made no choice on who was playing bass..

I'm a bass player too and a bass solo is right there with a tuba solo. No point to it. A bass player makes his mark laying down some tasty groove in a song.

[Mr Walker]

My inner 8 year old wants to argue that nothing tops a 1976 Gene Simmons bass solo

[NIN1211]

My inner 8 year old wants to argue that nothing tops a 1976 Gene Simmons bass solo

Like unoriginal Spam,sauce should spew hot sauce from his mouth during the Chickenshit tour while jamming Dreams. Spam will soon state that Mikey is a better "Spewer" Than Gene!

[ZahZoo]

My inner 8 year old wants to argue that nothing tops a 1976 Gene Simmons bass solo

Why do I get the impression your "inner 8 year old" is a spoiled little brat..?

No wonder you are jaded when it comes to bass players... using Simmons as your gauge to measure them up, is like using bologna as a baseline for judging the quality of steak...

[Nitro Express]

I actually think Gene is a better musician than he even admits. He will be the first to admit he's an entertainer and not a musician. His motivation is money more than art. That being said he can write a song and play it and frankly some of his stuff has held up to the test of time. Who doesn't like Plaster Caster and some of those silly songs?

Sometimes I will hear an old KISS song and think man, they really were good. It's a great song.

[DLR Bridge]

I agree. The guy can play a bass. As far as his solo spot goes, wasn't that always just about spitting blood & fire?

[Nitro Express]

I agree. The guy can play a bass. As far as his solo spot goes, wasn't that always just about spitting blood & fire?

He can play guitar and I think piano too. Gene can read music unlike a lot of so called musicians today. He understands what makes a great song actually. The man loves music of all kinds and is musical. You either have that or you don't. I think Gene's shameless quest for money and his business sides gets in the way of seeing his musical side. The man really does understand music.

[DLR Bridge]

I've seen 5 people perform bass solos in my time. Gene, Mike, Billy, Tony Franklin (Blue Murder at the time) and Stu Hamm (with Satch at the time). For the most part, bass solos are just isolated hunks of flair that work better with at least a drum beat going. Billy by himself doing the hammering did nothing for me.

[Nitro Express]

Geddy Lee never did a bass solo but everyone knows the man kicks ass. I remember the first time I heard the bass groove on Enemy Within. It floored me. It still does.



Sheehan is talented but I never liked the bass being turned into a guitar. It just doesn't sound right. The drummer's job is to keep time. The bass player's job is to keep the song rolling along and smooth out the sharp edges. You provide the groove. Take the bass away and songs will become dull. It's actually the bass beat people dance to. It's not a lead instrument but it's got it's own kind of power.

You can incorporate a bass solo into a song to make it exciting. Something like this works. The bass solo is at 3:18.

[Zing!]

What's the origin of the bass solo? Who did it first? And why?

Somewhere in the 60's or 70's? Jack Bruce? I don't think John Paul Jones ever did one (although he tended to solo a bit on keyboards). McCartney certainly not, Wyman wasn't the type. Entwistle could have pulled it off - anyone know about The Who concerts having any kind of bass solo? Gene took it to a new level of showmanship in the 70's, and Michael Anthony's 'solo' was basically a piss break for the fans and to give Ed, Dave, and Al a few minutes for a toot backstage. What's the origin of this dying concert tradition?

[guwapo_rocker]

My inner 8 year old wants to argue that nothing tops a 1976 Gene Simmons bass solo

[FORD]

What's the origin of the bass solo? Who did it first? And why?

Somewhere in the 60's or 70's? Jack Bruce? I don't think John Paul Jones ever did one (although he tended to solo a bit on keyboards). McCartney certainly not, Wyman wasn't the type. Entwistle could have pulled it off - anyone know about The Who concerts having any kind of bass solo? Gene took it to a new level of showmanship in the 70's, and Michael Anthony's 'solo' was basically a piss break for the fans and to give Ed, Dave, and Al a few minutes for a toot backstage. What's the origin of this dying concert tradition?

Probably some jazz dude from the 40s or 50s? I've never been a big jazz fan, but a lot of what I have heard of it, seems like the bass is more prominent in there than it would be in a typical rock song. Stanley Clarke could probably play a Hell of a bass solo, but admittedly I haven't heard much of his work outside the New Barbarians.....

[jhale667]

I've seen 5 people perform bass solos in my time. Gene, Mike, Billy, Tony Franklin (Blue Murder at the time) and Stu Hamm (with Satch at the time). For the most part, bass solos are just isolated hunks of flair that work better with at least a drum beat going. Billy by himself doing the hammering did nothing for me.

I actually heard quite a few bass solos at the MTD event at NAMM this year...one guy played the coolest rendition of "When you wish upon a star" I've ever heard. If done tastefully, they can be almost as amazing as a good guitar solo...