[Music] Influences
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jon_chaissonTwo songs that influenced my bass playing.
Wire, "A Touching Display" (original version on 154; this is from a Rockpalast show)
Cocteau Twins, "For Phoebe Still a Baby" (not official video, song is on Blue Bell Knoll)
Both, as you've noticed, have the bass played more as a second (or third) guitar rather than just an underlying rhythm guitar, playing melodies rather than just lines. Not quite like the method of New Order's Peter Hook (who, if he isn't playing straight bass, plays it like he's soloing), this style is more laid back. I learned how to play bass by listening and playing along to these two albums, among others, but Wire's Graham Lewis and Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde were a big influence.
Wire, "A Touching Display" (original version on 154; this is from a Rockpalast show)
Cocteau Twins, "For Phoebe Still a Baby" (not official video, song is on Blue Bell Knoll)
Both, as you've noticed, have the bass played more as a second (or third) guitar rather than just an underlying rhythm guitar, playing melodies rather than just lines. Not quite like the method of New Order's Peter Hook (who, if he isn't playing straight bass, plays it like he's soloing), this style is more laid back. I learned how to play bass by listening and playing along to these two albums, among others, but Wire's Graham Lewis and Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde were a big influence.
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Date: 2009-07-04 12:29 pm (UTC)