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Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 12:46 pm
by BrentEvans
Bruce Weldy wrote:I guess some of us old farts just don't see the value of bass for bass' sake. If it's a really crappy song, but it has more low-end than the next song - does that make it better?
I've listened to a few of the clips on this thread and just don't get the allure. When I think of bass drop, I think of the synth part on Heart's Magic Man where it slides down a few octaves and really lays the foundation for the bridge - musically. I also like the old THX intro....but it's an effect. It's cool, then it's over. Listening to 3 minutes of fwoomp, fwoomp, fwoomp at 30hz just doesn't do it for me.
While I like a good, round bottom (who doesn't, right?), I wouldn't pick a song to play based on that one criteria alone.
But then, there's a whole lot of stuff that I don't understand nowadays......and I'm actually ok with that....
However, I do lament the death of music. When I was playing in bands in high school, we were playing 70s rock (well, it was the 70s). And guess what? All the kid bands are still playing 70s rock. That tells me that there just hasn't been anything worth learning and performing for a long time. And that's sad.
Wow.....that was a little Saturday morning piece of introspection and commentary...eh? Oh well, back to the nursing home.....I've been wandering long enough.
Well said.
And, you don't have to be old to feel this way. I'm 34.
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 1:44 pm
by Stratispho
Bruce Weldy wrote:
However, I do lament the death of music. When I was playing in bands in high school, we were playing 70s rock (well, it was the 70s). And guess what? All the kid bands are still playing 70s rock. That tells me that there just hasn't been anything worth learning and performing for a long time. And that's sad.
The only stuff that's really changed for the better since then is Hard Rock and Metal. For those of us that like that genre there wasn't much available in the 70's.
BrentEvans wrote:And, you don't have to be old to feel this way. I'm 34.
^^^ Ditto. I'm mid 30's and besides a few modern metal bands and some 90's grunge rock most of what I listen to is from the 60's and 70's.
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 2:33 pm
by Bruce Weldy
Stratispho wrote:
The only stuff that's really changed for the better since then is Hard Rock and Metal. For those of us that like that genre there wasn't much available in the 70's.
That's when it was born with Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, etc. Really started to explode in the 80s though.
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 2:35 pm
by Bruce Weldy
BrentEvans wrote:
And, you don't have to be old to feel this way. I'm 34.
Brent, I'm floored.......I thought you were much older.
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:21 pm
by Charles Jenkinson
Bruce Weldy wrote:BrentEvans wrote:
And, you don't have to be old to feel this way. I'm 34.
Brent, I'm floored.......I thought you were much older.
Me too. I've made the same error with Radian. I thought he was at least 40. Nowhere near!
I still say Lindsey Stirling can provide a round bottom end, and great bass also.
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 5:06 pm
by Bruce Weldy
Charles Jenkinson wrote:
I still say Lindsey Stirling can provide a round bottom end, and great bass also.
Might I offer up Tal Wilkenfeld?.....Jeff Beck's bassist....not sure about the bottom end, but the top end of her bass is wonderful.
See for yourself....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgffDVO2UyA
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 5:40 pm
by BrentEvans
Bruce Weldy wrote:BrentEvans wrote:
And, you don't have to be old to feel this way. I'm 34.
Brent, I'm floored.......I thought you were much older.
I'm grumpy enough to be much older at times.
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 5:34 pm
by 88h88
I'll listen to anything and everything. I have just as much appreciation for a guy that can sit in his bedroom and put together a track that makes me tap my toes and screw up my face due to how violent it is as I do for someone who's been playing an instrument for 30+ years and has mastery over it and uses said talent to write beautifully intricate music.
However seeing as this is the bass song thread I assume it's more aimed at the sillier side of music, the shocking, dark, evil stuff that contorts the faces of listeners more than the drugs they're no doubt on whilst flailing about like idiots in a dark room being hit by spinning lights and strobes and sound systems being run so loud the building shakes.
Some top notch drum and bass:
https://youtu.be/3GIN0lKRpIU
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:02 am
by ripNdeb
Bruce Weldy wrote:I guess some of us old farts just don't see the value of bass for bass' sake. If it's a really crappy song, but it has more low-end than the next song - does that make it better?
I've listened to a few of the clips on this thread and just don't get the allure. When I think of bass drop, I think of the synth part on Heart's Magic Man where it slides down a few octaves and really lays the foundation for the bridge - musically. I also like the old THX intro....but it's an effect. It's cool, then it's over. Listening to 3 minutes of fwoomp, fwoomp, fwoomp at 30hz just doesn't do it for me.
While I like a good, round bottom (who doesn't, right?), I wouldn't pick a song to play based on that one criteria alone.
But then, there's a whole lot of stuff that I don't understand nowadays......and I'm actually ok with that....
However, I do lament the death of music. When I was playing in bands in high school, we were playing 70s rock (well, it was the 70s). And guess what? All the kid bands are still playing 70s rock. That tells me that there just hasn't been anything worth learning and performing for a long time. And that's sad.
Wow.....that was a little Saturday morning piece of introspection and commentary...eh? Oh well, back to the nursing home.....I've been wandering long enough.
nominated for post of the year...First thing I played when I got my 5.1 (computer) system was the THX theme....the original one, not the one with the goofy horns and flowers.
But, our parents probably said the same things; WTF??? Man, I got to get to Texas and play some music with you sometime.....great minds think alike
edit: OH, and Tal Wilkenfeld....OMG; makes me want to . . . well what ever. Here's the whole show - one of the best uTubes I've seen. Beck working the volume and whammy and NO pick is truly amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ndyILodYwM
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:56 am
by Bruce Weldy
ripNdeb wrote:.....great minds think alike
And the fact that we are the same age probably has something to do with it.
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:14 am
by Charles Jenkinson
Bruce Weldy wrote:
Might I offer up Tal Wilkenfeld?.....Jeff Beck's bassist....not sure about the bottom end, but the top end of her bass is wonderful.
See for yourself....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgffDVO2UyA
This qualifies as a new genre - "Tit and Bass".
All the rifs, ...but without any Bass.
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:42 am
by David Raehn
I'd have to say that's some of the most well rouded and tight......... Oh.....
Quite right!
Good form!
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:59 pm
by DJPhatman
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:44 pm
by Tom Smit
I saw Tal for the first time at BassPlayerLive in NYC in 2008. She was quite new to the N.A. scene at the time.
EDIT: it was the first time ever that SMV performed, as well. Awesome event!
Re: Bassiest songs you've put through your BFM system?
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 9:31 am
by ripNdeb
She's an amazing talent. Getting off topic here tho. Perhaps change the title to "bassiest material....etc."
There was bass in that video????? 