Saturday, 26 May 2012

Marcus Miller Renaissance album review

Hi! Thanks to the wonders of Ebay I managed to get Renaissance album before it is released here in Europe. If you are thinking in doing the same thing just go ahead and buy it from there, totally a trustworthy seller.  Marcus Miller last studio album (Free) was released five years ago in 2007. Personally I had no idea of what to expect from this new one but I have to say that it totally exceeded my expectations. Let's finish the trash talk and get to the important thing. Get a look at the cover and the track list. In this album Marcus Miller plays bass, fretless bass, bass clarinet and acoustic bass. With the collaboration of his band and other artists he managed to make a wonderful album that you must hear. Marcus Miller...

Friday, 25 May 2012

Victor Wooten

Victor Wooten - Best bass player alive (think i said that to various artists already. No problem they probably are the best indeed... they all are... they are bassists!). I see Victor as a very humble person that does what he loves and makes money with it. I'm not saying he wants money, just saying that if people make profit with what they love, they achieved a important goal in life. Back to what really matters, Victor born in 1964 and started playing at the age of two. I ask myself, could i walk when i was two? Probably yes, but i certainly fell a few times at this age. Well Victor already played at this age and started performing at the age of six. Well i wont keep embarrassing us all... Visit his website and...

Stanley Clarke

Stanley Clarke - Stanley Clarke is an American jazz musician and composer.He is known for his innovative  work on double bass and electric bass. He is best known for his work with the fusion band Return to Forever, and his role as a bandleader in several trios and ensembles. He also made numerous films and television scores. Check his official website. Stanley Clarke playing an acoustic bass Stanley Clarke playing a double bass .adslot-overlay {position: absolute; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.65); border: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.65); color: white !important; margin: 0; z-index: 2147483647; text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;}.adslot-overlay-iframed {top:...

Rhonda Smith

Rhonda Smith - Bass player, singer and songwriter we have here a beautiful girl that plays that thing that we all love. Performing now with Jeff Beck she is a extremely good bass player. She has in her career collaborations with musicians like Prince, Larry Graham and Justin Timberlake. Check her website and see what she's been doin...

Renaud Garcia Fons

Renaud Garcia Fons - A French double bass player. In is music you can find fusion between Jazz, Classical and Flamenco. He has some live shows just with a classical guitar that you will certainly love. Check his official website. .adslot-overlay {position: absolute; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.65); border: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.65); color: white !important; margin: 0; z-index: 2147483647; text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;}.adslot-overlay-iframed {top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;}.slotname {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; padding: 3px 0 3px 6px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.45); text-overflow:...

Pete Turner

Pete Turner - Bassist of the English band Elbow. He is responsible for the good sound that comes from this band! Check its website. Pete Turner Pete Turner - Elbow .adslot-overlay {position: absolute; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.65); border: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.65); color: white !important; margin: 0; z-index: 2147483647; text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;}.adslot-overlay-iframed {top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;}.slotname {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; padding: 3px 0 3px 6px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.45); text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden;}.slotname...

Marcus Miller

Marcus Miller - Born in 1959, known for the unmistakable slap technique and for the acts with Miles Davis, Marcus Miller is one of the best bassists still living. Support this musician, and don't just download his music. .adslot-overlay {position: absolute; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.65); border: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.65); color: white !important; margin: 0; z-index: 2147483647; text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;}.adslot-overlay-iframed {top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;}.slotname {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; padding: 3px 0 3px 6px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.45); text-overflow:...

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius - Born in 1951, for many people the greatest bass player that ever lived. No more argue about that. Known for his electric fretless bass grooves and for his band project "Weather Report". Died prematurely in 1987. Check his official websi...

Colin Edwin

Colin Edwin - Australian bassist known for his work in the progressive rock area. You can find him playing very good bass lines at Porcupine Tree. Don't miss the chance to know him better. Check his myspace, his solo album official site and Porcupine Tree official sit...

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Stick Men - Chapman Stick Band

Hi! Well, this time it's not bass that I'm going to talk about. There's a band that I've been listening to in the last weak. They are Stick Men and they are very good (with Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Michael Bernier in the band they obviously are). I already talked about Tony Levin in one previous post but it's never to much. He is a master of bass and a master of Chapman stick. This is an incredible instrument that offers the musician a very large range of  tones. You just have to have the geniality to get the most from it. Stick Men - A Chapman stick focused band In case you are interested to know more about it just check the links bellow:http://www.myspace.com/stickmensounds First things first. Check...

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Best bass songs - Part 3

Hi, Marcus Miller This time i will talk about a bassist for the second time in this blog. He is a multi-instrumentalist that in the end found that the bass was the best way to express his thoughts and feelings through music. He has a very large work portfolio that goes from simple (or not that simple) covers from other renowned musicians to elaborated original musics that you can hear in his vast discography. And the featured best bassist of this best bass song post is... Marcus Miller. Personally I feel that he has to much cover musics and does not have sufficient original ones. The next music kinda makes me feel that he has the potential to do more original stuff. However, he is also a producer, and with that...

Saturday, 5 May 2012

Best bass songs - Part 2

Hello! Today I'll post the second part of the "Best bass songs" series of posts. It's difficult to me to choose from a list of songs that i like. I always feel that one is better than other... Well, this time will be Schism from Tool. I really like this music and it has some cool bass lines. You probably know Tool as good as me so i'm not telling you who they are. If you don't know them check their website. Sadly they didn't release any album since 10000 days.  The song is Schism form the album Lateralus, one of the most known musics from Tool. This music is known for its fabulous bass line and for its complex time signature changes. Some people say that Schism  has more than 40 time signatures changes. Justin...

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