Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 7:30 pm
by winston
Ask and ye shall receive.............you guys are great. I am loving this. Keep 'em coming though.
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:15 pm
by antipodean
sloop_john_b wrote:
For a completely different fretless experience, listen to the Primus album "Sailing The Seas Of Cheese".
Yep, Les Claypool is certainly "different". Here's "Tommy the Cat", a classic Primus rock-funk brain-mashing masterpiece. The bass solo near the end is short but almost as surreal as the clip..
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:55 pm
by jps
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 9:00 pm
by winston
I could not get that last you tube video to work. Why the faces Jeff? Is it bad?
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:03 pm
by antipodean
winston wrote:I could not get that last you tube video to work. Why the faces Jeff? Is it bad?
Sorry the embedding didn't work for you Brian. I'm not sure if Jeff is shocked by the weirdness of the clip and song, Tom Wait's vocal, the screaming guitar line or what Les does with his six-string fretless bass.
I'll eschew further embedding - instead here's a link to the equally bizarre "Jerry was a Race-car Driver", with Les playing a chordal bass line on his fretless that borders on being rhythm guitar.
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:07 pm
by kiramdear
Who wrote those lyrics? It sounds like Burroughs.
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:16 pm
by antipodean
kiramdear wrote:Who wrote those lyrics? It sounds like Burroughs.
As a rule, Les Claypool wrote the lyrics, though there may be some exceptions. He's a very weird and very talented guy - I'm never sure if the lyrics are satirical, artistic, or just "out there"....
Scarily, the album was recorded 18 years ago...I'm feeling old....
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:19 pm
by paologregorio
You've already seen one of my picks Brian; "too pop-y/New Wave"
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:22 pm
by kiramdear
I'm on Joni's wagon, for the work with Jaco.
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:39 pm
by jps
winston wrote:Why the faces Jeff? Is it bad?
I have read lot's of interviews with Les but have never seen or heard any Primus! Pretty wild!
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:58 pm
by light_my_lucky
Run Through the Light from Yes on the Drama album. I believe that it is Trevor Horn and not Mr. Squire on that. If you all like fretless you owe it to yourselves to check out Mick Karn. His stuff from his band Japan is great powerpop. And his solo work is immaculate!
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 12:59 am
by winston
Thanks Evan and CJ. That's really out there, that song...........phew! I wont be playing that any time soon.
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 1:00 am
by winston
Thanks for the tip Darryl. Much appreciated.
Re: Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 1:15 pm
by woodyng
hey i just remembered....don henley's "sunset grill" or "new york minute" featuring the great pino palladino....maybe not quite as technically arresting as some of the others mentioned here.....since ya just got your fretless a few days ago....
I am loving this. Keep 'em coming though.
