Bass

Zoe · « **on:** 17 Dec 2003, 03:12 am »

Got a new pair of VMPS RM40's and am finally hearing bass for the first time ever. Give me some suggestions of recordings with a lot of good bass. Anything but rock or metal.

Woodsea · « **Reply #1 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 03:16 am »

no rock? And you want bass?
1812 overture.

Marbles · « **Reply #2 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 03:20 am »

Jennifer Warnes - The Hunter

Blue Man Group

Carlman · « **Reply #3 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 03:31 am »

Kodo - Mondo Head

Rite of Spring

I'm sure there's loads of others.

PhilNYC · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 03:45 am »

Off the top of my head...

Companion - Patricia Barber (XRCD)
Also Sprach Zarathustra - Chicago Symphony/Reiner (XRCD)
Love Scenes - Diana Krall
Sunday at the Village Vanguard - Bill Evans (XRCD)

Bwanagreg · « **Reply #5 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 03:53 am »

Bela Fleck - Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (title track)
Lyle Lovett - Joshua Judges Ruth (track #3)

doug s. · « **Reply #6 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 03:54 am »

kraftwerk's "electric cafe"

nusrat ali fateh khan & michael brooks' "night song" (the synth bass on this one is really amazing)

black uhuru's "now"

for acoustic upright bass - jerry douglas/russ barenberg/edgar meyer's "skip, hop & wobble"

"night song" and "now" have actually knocked an opened websters unabridged dictionary from its perch atop one of my subs...

doug s.

Tyson · « **Reply #7 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 03:57 am »

Bach's Cello suites transcribed to Double Bass, played by Edgar Meyer.

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #8 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 04:07 am »

Want some "Bass" - Here's two :

The first is Jazz, second is New Age . Both excellent![/list:u]

nathanm · « **Reply #9 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 05:44 am »

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #10 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 06:03 am »

Quote from: nathanm

Pump it UP !!!!

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #11 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 03:23 pm »

Thought of two more, jazz,very good bass:

PhilNYC · « **Reply #12 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 03:30 pm »

Quote from: lonewolfny42

Thought of two more, jazz,very good bass:
Stanley Clarke - "If this Bass Could Talk"[/list:u]
Marcus Miller - "the Ozell Tapes,the offical bootleg"[/list:u] My top pick was posted before: Bela Fleck - Hippo track,....excellent.

I like this Stanley Clarke CD, but don't you think the recording is a little bit compressed? To my ears, it's got a pretty typical "late 80s digital recording sound". I hadn't played it in years, but after recently getting my speaker line and wanting to test out some bass recordings myself, I pulled it out...compared to more recent or older recordings, I was disappointed in the recording's relative lack of depth...

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #13 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 04:28 pm »

Quote from: PhilNYC

I like this Stanley Clarke CD, but don't you think the recording is a little bit compressed? To my ears, it's got a pretty typical "late 80s digital recording sound". I hadn't played it in years, but after recently getting my speaker line and wanting to test out some bass recordings myself, I pulled it out...compared to more recent or older recordings, I was disappointed in the recording's relative lack of depth...

Yes, but Stanley is a great player. And that album came to mind. I think everyone has their own picks, and there's a lot to chose from. Now if your looking for guitar, Jeff Beck would be ONE of my picks. Plus , he's done some work with Clarke. Check out "School Days".

Woodsea · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 04:41 pm »

Yes,
Bella Fleck is a great addition to my library. Thanks to AC, I never would have heard them.

DARTH AUDIO · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 05:11 pm »

I'm not much into CD's, mostly vinyl.

But if you want bass and Stanley Clarke(before he sold out to R&B) get the following:

Stanley Clarke "Stanley Clarke" Billy Connors on guitar(1st RTF axe man)
Stanley Clarke "Journey to Love" Hello Jeff w/Jeff Beck on guitar
Return to Forever "Romantic Warrior" W/an unknown 19 year old guitarist by the name of Al DiMeola
John Abercrombie "Timeless" w/Jan Hammer The song "Lungs"

I saw Stanley last year in Chicago(The Abbey Pub) and he played all his old stuff. I miss that kind of music from him..

Well back to work

Tonto Yoder · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 05:32 pm »

Holly Cole's "Temptation" has some great acoustic bass on it---doesn't call attention to itself (like subwoofery bass), but it's great when speakers reproduce what's there. It would be similar to Patricia Barber's "Companion."

SWG255 · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 Dec 2003, 10:31 pm »

For more jazz titles with good bass:

Victor Whooten "What Did He Say?" (he's the bass player for Bela Fleck)
Bill Frisell "Gone Like A Train"
Most of the Telarc or Chessky titles with Ron Carter

IanATC · « **Reply #18 on:** 18 Dec 2003, 05:40 am »

I uttely hate those bloody synth "bass for bassheads" car cd's..YUCK!

Anyway: here goes:

Rob Wasserman: Solo
Enya-Watermark: longships [cannon shots into the LOW 20's]
Holst: Mars bringer of war/the planets
Telarc: Space spectacular. Battlestar galactica, star trek main themes have massive bass and dynamics that will scare you.
Telarc: classical thunder loads of bass all through it
Chick Corea Elektrik band: benieth the mask
Titanic: soundtrack
Propellerheads: decksanddrumsandrockandroll
Crystal method: vegas
Chemical brothers: block rockin beats

doug s. · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 Dec 2003, 12:28 pm »

Quote from: IanATC

I uttely hate those bloody synth "bass for bassheads" car cd's..YUCK!

ian, i dunno if this was directed at my post recommending nusrat ali fateh khan & michael brooks, where i mentioned the bass is synthesized (i think?), but this is definitely *not* someting likely to appeal to anyone into that car-thumpin' ting. nusrat is egyptian, and he sings like it - this album has a wery strong middle-eastern flavor...

fwiw,

doug s., who only listens to the wail of an alfa v6 when driving... (or the throb of a 351 cleveland when i take the pantera out!)