Members Thunderbroom Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I find this guy to be particularly adept at playing bass in a jam band: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ara Ajizian Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Is the first guy Allen Woody?That guy ruled. I don't think I've ever heard someone else play like Allen - walking bass lines over southern rock like Rocco Prestia would. +1,000,000 Phenomenal player, phenomenal band. I'm so grateful I not only got to see the original Mule a number of times, but meet Allen on a few occasions and talk music with him. They're all really great guys, and I dig the expanded lineup they have now with Danny Louis on keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y-o-y Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I saw BT play maybe 4 times with Bobby and while I thought he was very good, Tad IMHO iss a level above him. I was really blown away when i saw him at Lollapolooza. Blues Traveler has changed a lot since Bobby's passing. At first, I was very anti-tad (seeing as how he was Chan's brother and they seemed to have auditioned/tried many other great players before him) and I still think Bobby's playing was more appropriate for the band. But I have grown to appreciate Tad as an accomplished bassist who can definitely play (even if I still don't really think he fits the bill for the original BT sound). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OraarO Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 +1,000,000 Phenomenal player, phenomenal band. I'm so grateful I not only got to see the original Mule a number of times, but meet Allen on a few occasions and talk music with him. They're all really great guys, and I dig the expanded lineup they have now with Danny Louis on keys. I have heard some live recording of Gov't Mule since his death, and it just bugs me....I still think they are great, Warren Haynes is phenomenal, Matt Abts is a great drummer, but trying to fill Woody's shoes just isn't fair. He was so 'in tune' with that style, it was just sick (and I don't mean pitch-wise). Running 16th notes through chord changes the way Allen did still blows my mind. I saw him live a few times too, and he just commanded the instrument. Complete control over his timing, melody and rhythm, all sounding effortless. Plus, he could shut up and play whole notes, or simple root-fifth lines when it was called for. .......i miss Allen Woody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I find this guy to be particularly adept at playing bass in a jam band: snip.. I think I need to lower my bass strap down a notch! damn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 don't really think he fits the bill for the original BT sound). Absolutely agree they don't sound anything like they used to. I liked them back then, but I like them now too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OraarO Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Absolutely agree they don't sound anything like they used to. I liked them back then, but I like them now too.... Sounds like the joke by Mitch Hedberg.... "......back when I used to do drugs......well, I STILL do drugs, but I used to too." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Man and Mer Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Did you notice that just about all the jam band bassists are overweight And they all play Quantums.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Sounds like the joke by Mitch Hedberg.... "......back when I used to do drugs......well, I STILL do drugs, but I used to too." Mitch Hedberg ROCKS!!! "This escalator is now stairs. Sorry for the convenience" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Manbearpig2 Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Dave Schools is a little chunky, as was Allen Woody, but most of the bassists on this page are quite thin, so I'm not sure where you got the impression that they were all overweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRoll Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 While I can definitely feel those opinions on Tad, the original shows I saw in 89 and 1990 had a far superior vibe to any of the later day shows I caught with Bobby or Tad. Probably beacue they had yet to taste their full success and were hungry. Lesh and Gordon are still tops on my list. Dave Driewitz of Ween, while not necessarily classified as a jam band, is also stellar bassist in his own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillPlay4food Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I think I need to lower my bass strap down a notch! damn.... Stop looking at your fretboard!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillPlay4food Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Did you notice that just about all the jam band bassists are overweight It's so they can hold down the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gaui Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I think I need to lower my bass strap down a notch! damn.... And grow some hair if you want to keep the filthy hippie status ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basshunter Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I'll give some props to my friend Cliff Starbuck of ekoostik Hookah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Stop looking at your fretboard!!! This better? BTW, that older gentlman is Ernie Anastasio, Trey's dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted March 2, 2007 Moderators Share Posted March 2, 2007 I think I've figured out why I don't really fit in with my current band. It's a jam band, I play a Ric, and it has only four strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrestiaRules Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I have heard some live recording of Gov't Mule since his death, and it just bugs me....I still think they are great, Warren Haynes is phenomenal, Matt Abts is a great drummer, but trying to fill Woody's shoes just isn't fair. He was so 'in tune' with that style, it was just sick (and I don't mean pitch-wise). Running 16th notes through chord changes the way Allen did still blows my mind. I saw him live a few times too, and he just commanded the instrument. Complete control over his timing, melody and rhythm, all sounding effortless. Plus, he could shut up and play whole notes, or simple root-fifth lines when it was called for. .......i miss Allen Woody. +1111111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillPlay4food Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 This better? BTW, that older gentlman is Ernie Anastasio, Trey's dad. Much better thanks. (This is one bad habit I've been trying to break for months now.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basshunter Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 This better? BTW, that older gentlman is Ernie Anastasio, Trey's dad. Who cares about Trey's dad...who's that girl in the lower right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I'll give some props to my friend Cliff Starbuck of ekoostik Hookah Somebody in eh is from the town where I grew up, and I think it may be Cliff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basshunter Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Somebody in eh is from the town where I grew up, and I think it may be Cliff... I don't remember what town he's from. Nice guy though. Hell of a banjo player as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Who cares about Trey's dad...who's that girl in the lower right? That's the guitarists fiance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basshunter Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 That's the guitarists fiance I don't think MrsBHtobe will be too disappointed to hear this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnewcomer Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Anyone here see, heard of, or remember the jam band "yeP!"? They have opened for Widespread Panic, God Street Wine, and ShockRa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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