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| Influences on My Playing/Songwriting
Where I completely copy miketunney in ideas but not in list examples. | | 1 |  | Tool
Lateralus
Justin Chancellor. Not directly though. Being a youngster who thought Tool was the most intricate band ever, I went searching for bass covers of Schism and found Remi Zik, who basically corrected my dumb kid thought process of "Only TOOL could ever play TOOL music." The cogs went turning, I went "Hey, if he can do it, I can do it" and I went to practicing. So thanks, Justin Chancellor by extension of tiny YouTubers. | | 2 |  | Nirvana
Nevermind
Krist Novoselic. This is less prevalent nowadays but Krist had a way of making simple parts cool, while still pulling out something like Lounge Act. I have a distinct memory of yelling "Mum, I'm gonna play bass for you" and completely butchering Lithium. Probably should have played Teen Spirit instead. Luckily she liked it. | | 3 |  | Blur
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Graham Coxon. I had practiced electric/acoustic guitars alongside bass, but I didn't really actively seek out "guitar heroes" like Eddie Van Halen or Hendrix. Then comes HolidayKirk's Britain-centric reviews and all of a sudden, here comes Blur, with Graham Coxon spiraling through the mix of "Chemical World" and smashing out the chords of "Girls and Boys" like a sledgehammer. Blur are now one of my favourite bands and Graham Coxon is now one of my guitar heroes. | | 4 |  | The Smiths
The Smiths
Andy Rourke and Johnny Marr. My own British Invasion inevitably had to lead to The Smiths. Though Johnny Marr is undeniably a talent, Rourke's performances on all the albums are consistently stunning, and personally pushed the bounds for how much a bass player could do for a band without overshadowing the rest of them. Then again, it's pretty hard to overshadow Morrissey's ego. | | 5 |  | Weezer
Pinkerton
Rivers Cuomo. Every two decades since the 1950s, there's a nerdy-looking dude with thick-rimmed glasses and an ear for pop-tinged rock music. Buddy Holly. Elvis Costello. Rivers Cuomo. Whoever the hell fits that role this decade. The man sang about Kiss. Sincerely. Nobody sings about bloody Kiss. You don't want to scream "Across the Sea" with him because it's kinda weird twenty years later, but you wanna try, man. | | 6 |  | Barenaked Ladies
Maybe You Should Drive
Steven Page. I can't sing for shit. No power in the high range. Steven Page has power. Therefore, I want to sound like Steven Page. It's never happening ever, but a man can dream. | | 7 |  | Television
Marquee Moon
Richard Lloyd. Dude's precise. I like Tom Verlaine's role in the band just as much as the next guy, but Richard Lloyd has got it on lock, whether he's backing up whatever Verlaine does or double-tracking that carefully written solo. I like that precision. | | 8 |  | Cage The Elephant
Cage the Elephant
Fond memories of this band's debut album and their kinda schizophrenic musical nature. Not really got a huge influence here as the others, but I'm giving credit to Matt Shultz's "Black Francis" impression and Lincoln Parish's tasty leads before he left the band. | |
ArtBox
07.12.16 | Honourable mentions gotta go to: Interpol, Teenage Fanclub, Franz Ferdinand, Radiohead (because everyone's gotta be in on it, man) and R.E.M. Maybe Bloc Party, but only the first two albums.
Said "British Invasion." Only put two British bands up there. GG | BallsDeep
07.12.16 | Thanks for the heads up I'll be sure to avoid any future musical projects you post | ScuroFantasma
07.12.16 | lol Balls. Cool list idea though, and a nice read. | ArtBox
07.12.16 | Many thanks to the both of you ^_^ | FullOfSounds
07.12.16 | It's not often there's a bass player on here, neat |
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