tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post6884595135798465395..comments2024-03-28T03:17:49.760-04:00Comments on By Neddie Jingo!: G'Phwarg-Glarb-Flang -- ROCK!Neddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079885040758748553noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-65264403847506335532009-05-21T11:58:45.944-04:002009-05-21T11:58:45.944-04:00Excellent review!
As far as melodic metal and GRE...Excellent review!<br /><br />As far as melodic metal and GREAT bass playing, it's hard to top Queensryche and Eddie Jackson. Revolution and Empire have some of the best bass playing ever, with phenomenal tone.Loudoun Insiderhttp://tooconservative.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-2282921251051150922008-04-29T16:28:00.000-04:002008-04-29T16:28:00.000-04:00Wow, Paul. Once again, from my keyboard to Google'...Wow, Paul. Once again, from my keyboard to Google's ears... Wacky old Internet.<BR/><BR/>I'm terribly sorry for your loss, Paul. Although I knew him only briefly, he struck me as a very nice man and a helluva bass flogger, and he treated Mary, my then-girlfriend, like a sister. <BR/><BR/>If you ever run into Frank Gerace (hey! I remembered his name!) tell him Mary's old squeeze from 1979 sez howdy, and ask if he ever used that Super-Secret Can't-Miss chord progression I slipped him.<BR/><BR/>I would take it very kindly indeed if you would transcribe that Manifesto for me. What I remember of it was both funny and wise.Neddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079885040758748553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-33099473066587453872008-04-29T13:12:00.000-04:002008-04-29T13:12:00.000-04:00Hi there, this is actually Tas Calo's son, Paul Ca...Hi there, this is actually Tas Calo's son, Paul Calo. I thought you'd be interested to know that shortly after my father passed, I found this manifesto you speak of. I just thought it was a weird coincidence, as I found it, not having heard anything about it before, and here's your blog, mentioning it in clear detail to make a good point.<BR/><BR/>If you want, I could find it and type it up for you. Or not. Your choice.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640930793548584151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-35380905333087679292008-04-29T09:49:00.000-04:002008-04-29T09:49:00.000-04:00The closest I've come to experiencing HM in concer...The closest I've come to experiencing HM in concert in the past 10-20 years was seeing Tenacious D about six, eight years ago. Devil's horns indeed.<BR/><BR/>When I want to hear something "heavy," when I'm not in the mood for a nostalgia-fest like Led Zep, I'll throw on the Minuetmen's <I>Double Nickels On the Dime</I> which at least has some wit.Kevin WOlfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092445616252796353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-56027707606709710732008-04-29T06:15:00.000-04:002008-04-29T06:15:00.000-04:00st checkin' in... heard Virginia had some heavy me...st checkin' in... heard Virginia had some heavy metal flying, along with houses, cars and cows. Hope you & yours were missed by it.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear of your loss of a friend from a former dimension; perhaps the intro to Children of Bottom was a planned replacement the Fates dealt your way. One door closing sadly, another opened gladly, you know, all of that.<BR/><BR/>I can't say much of my knowledge of heavy metal; I was too heavily wooed by Brits invading and acid rock, and by the time you were banging your brains on Zoo Types, I was spacing to Atom Heart Mother, leaving me no place to go in the disco era except Earth Wind & Fire and the rhythm-challenged white dude's favoritest dance ever, The Bump.<BR/><BR/>Probably the closest I ever attended was Led Zep (though I called that acid-rock) and AC-Dc. With my tin ear, I'm afraid most of it sounded like Drain Bamage requiring masochism and entirely too much beer.Kevin Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517224395906528218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-62122460861769823142008-04-28T18:03:00.000-04:002008-04-28T18:03:00.000-04:00We correspond on an occasional basis, so only know...We correspond on an occasional basis, so only know him as well as you can know someone via the net. Still, he seems like a cool, grounded bloke - writes for the AllMusicGuide.<BR/><BR/>Plus, anyone who successfully asked Louis Philippe to record his answering machine message has my respect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-88394753710070207042008-04-28T14:20:00.000-04:002008-04-28T14:20:00.000-04:00Remember Sturgeon's Revelation: 90% of everything...Remember Sturgeon's Revelation: 90% of everything is crud! One good band among the losers is a win for the concert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-73206951075246643562008-04-28T12:37:00.000-04:002008-04-28T12:37:00.000-04:00Incidentally, he's a huge XTC fan, is moving over ...<I>Incidentally, he's a huge XTC fan, is moving over Washington DC way at the end of the year, and is looking for guys to jam with, so, if you're interested...</I><BR/><BR/>Interesting idea... We local DC Chalkheads have an occasional jam -- just had one last week, in fact -- do you know the guy personally?Neddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079885040758748553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-4425576331401560312008-04-28T04:49:00.000-04:002008-04-28T04:49:00.000-04:00Intelligent bass. Sophisticated bass. Bass that's ...<I>Intelligent bass. Sophisticated bass. Bass that's been to college.</I><BR/><BR/>We've got one of these guys around at the moment, Neddie. May I introduce J. Scott McClintock of Great Lakes Myth Society.<BR/><BR/>Favourite bass line i heard last year. Terrible sound, but highlights the detailed bass work, which i assumed was recorded phrase by phrase, but he's pulling it off live with no obvious clams:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKvdXunu3Dg<BR/><BR/>I love the subtle change of attack at 1:34. I always smile when i hear it on the record, so it's great to see he's having fun playing it.<BR/><BR/>Of course, this being 2008, no critics have the skill or intelligence to notice.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, he's a huge XTC fan, is moving over Washington DC way at the end of the year, and is looking for guys to jam with, so, if you're interested...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-91897722351654694342008-04-28T02:07:00.000-04:002008-04-28T02:07:00.000-04:00Your observation about the bass in heavy metal mus...Your observation about the bass in heavy metal music is exactly right. It almost always mirrors whatever the drums are doing, and in recordings it often disappears from the mix. See Metallica's <I>. . . And Justice for All</I> — a towering edifice of the genre, probably the best album of the band's career . . . but the bass is entirely gone from the mix. I don't get it.<BR/><BR/>Some more current bands make better use of the bass guitar, most notably Rage Against the Machine and Tool (my personal favorite). I've heard the term "lead bass" (as opposed to "lead guitar") applied to both bands. In both cases the bass functions as rhythm guitar as well as part of the rhythm section. Of course, neither band would qualify as typical heavy metal, either. RATM is heavily influenced by funk and rap, and Tool is about as progressive as metal gets without turning into masturbatory tangents trying to squeeze as many time signatures into the same song as possible.<BR/><BR/>Also, I can't wait to hear new material from Metallica, as their new bass player used to play for Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves, both of which highlighted funk-inspired bass lines beneath straight-up metal guitar riffs.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887688404934269897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-69436162959360207712008-04-27T22:34:00.000-04:002008-04-27T22:34:00.000-04:00Never, never, never understood heavy metal.Watched...Never, never, never understood heavy metal.<BR/><BR/>Watched a documentary on Metallica with a mate recently, and winced when it came time to add their 'melody' over the top of it. Bass seemed more an extension of percussion than anything, and seemed like the most thankless job in the world.<BR/><BR/>A lot of post-punk and no wave isn't much better. I've listened to something like 10 Sonic Youth records over the years, yet have never been able to audiablly identify just where the hell Kim Gordon is in the mix, and what the hell she's doing wherever she is - other than singing the guitar riff usually. No wonder she ended up with RSI of the wrist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com