Wooten Essentials??

[Rawb]

very simple question: what are some essential victor wooten albums that i should get? any particualr 'monumental' album(s)?

thanks in advance.

by the way, sorry if this has been done before.

[HaVIC5]

Well, his solo work is typified in his album "A Show of Hands", and album that comprises nothing more of solo bass, and a few tracks of vocals here and there for flavoring. As far as group performance goes, really any Bela Fleck and the Flecktones album has a stellar performance on Wooten's part. I just got their newest effort, the Hidden Land, and it has some very solid parts on it. I recommend, though, probably Three Flew Over the Cukoo's nest, as far as bass playing goes. Some incredible (but tasteful) stuff he does on there.

[Thumper]

A Show Of Hands the song Classical Thump is crazy but im learning to play it:)

[Rawb]

thanks a lot guys. :thumb:

[baggagebassman]

Vital Tech Tones is really good too, especially if you didn't think Wooten could rock.

[cAPS_lOCK]

What ^^^ said, and try "Extraction" by Greg Howe (and Wooten and Dennis Chambers), for some funk-fusion-rock-ish stuff. It's awesome.

[Esp Griffyn]

"What did he say?" is imo an essential album, song after song of tasteful soloing and killer chops combined. Some of his most heartfelt playing is on that album too.

[Naveed Afzal]

Listen to his stuff with Bela Fleck, thats his best work, vics a damn near unbearable composer, sometime she has some jems, but sumtimes i BLAH.

[Manticore Guy]

What ^^^ said, and try "Extraction" by Greg Howe (and Wooten and Dennis Chambers), for some funk-fusion-rock-ish stuff. It's awesome.

What a sleazy album

[Chris K]

A Show of Hands is his standout work imo, as a soloist. In a band setting, check him out with the Flecktones.

Scratch that, his best work is Bass Extremes Live.

[HaVIC5]

A Show of Hands is his standout work imo, as a soloist. In a band setting, check him out with the Flecktones.

Scratch that, his best work is Bass Extremes Live.
I wouldn't say that. Bass Extremes, to me, is a bit of a novelty and not as much interesting to listen to as the Flecktones. This isn't to say that they are doing some pretty brilliant things musically and technically. It's just that the entire feel of the band has a "jam band" mentality, and the songs aren't really compositions in the slightest, but platforms for jamming and soloing. Nothing wrong with that, I'm in a band like that, but compared with the Flecktones, who do the same but put far more emphasis on composition and the overall musical texture, it's pretty obvious who wins out in my book.

[thelowsoundofbass]

I wouldn't say that. Bass Extremes, to me, is a bit of a novelty and not as much interesting to listen to as the Flecktones. This isn't to say that they are doing some pretty brilliant things musically and technically. It's just that the entire feel of the band has a "jam band" mentality, and the songs aren't really compositions in the slightest, but platforms for jamming and soloing. Nothing wrong with that, I'm in a band like that, but compared with the Flecktones, who do the same but put far more emphasis on composition and the overall musical texture, it's pretty obvious who wins out in my book.

I admire jam bands way more than a band that writes some crazy stuff and plays it the exact same way everynight, note for note. In a jam band you have to be ready for someone to just take off with something. Pulling of a crazy jam band is IMO one of the most impressive things in music.

lowsound

[HaVIC5]

I admire jam bands way more than a band that writes some crazy stuff and plays it the exact same way everynight, note for note. In a jam band you have to be ready for someone to just take off with something. Pulling of a crazy jam band is IMO one of the most impressive things in music.

lowsound
Of course, of course, its just comparing that to the Flecktones which compose the crap out of their songs and have insane jams with musical textures that aren't just comprised of bass, there really is no contest. I've seen both groups live, and the Flecktones are by far superior.

Although its not really fair to compare. The Bass Extremes show was more about having fun and jamming in a small, simple setting. For example, there was this section where they started just calling out random keys and trying to jam to them for 4 measures before going on until it degenerated into calling things like "C double sharp! A triple flat!" This is in contrast to the Flecktones show where it was basically all about having the ultimate in all musical experiences where focused jams would last for over 20 minutes, and just about every style on the face of instrumental music was explored and thoroughly mastered.