Interesting, I hear more attitude in her playing than just another session player. She kind of pokes and prods beck almost.
She can play circles around me. But she's no Jeff Beck or even Ronnie Wood on bass as regards originality and don't-give-a-shit-if this-is-unexpected-now freedom of expression. On that whole recent live album with Beck I hear nothing that for even a second surprised me. It sounds all very learned to me, "Tal was best in bass class and always did her homework". When she slaps, it's neat and cute, but I don't hear any Bootsy Collins, Larry Graham or TM Stevens grime in it. When she plays fast runs, it's liquid and mechanically perfect, but there is no Chris Squire or JAE edginess to her playing. And when she plays something intricate it's not nerdy like Geddy Lee or the guy from Primus or strange like Jack Bruce. She is most likely a technically better and more versatile player than all these people and she is still very young, I'll give her that.
It's not because she is a woman, I hasten to add, I find M'shell Ndegeocello's grooves awe-inspiring.
