The Last Bass Outpost

I know, I know, after a revival in the 80ies, sax playing became all of the sudden uncool again, something best left to lounge music and 80ies porn flick muzak. No matter, I continue to like it, blow your alluring horn up there, David!

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/14/david-sanborn-jazz-saxophonist-dies-aged-78

But how could they not mention Nena? He plays the magnificent sax solo at the end of ‘?’ (the song was indeed called question mark or Fragezeichen in German) although the guy miming is of course not David.



He’s on here as well (no, not the hottie with the jet black pixie cut at 02:04, but he played it!):



Yeah, porn sax alright, but I STILL LIKE IT !!!

I knew his name and the Nirvana connection, not much else, but I'm sure the Indie/Alt Rock world will be in mourning, RIP:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/08/steve-albini-us-alt-rock-musician-and-producer-dies-aged-61

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sG8zeyOAouU

Not forgotten by some …

”Just heard about the passing of the wonderful Duane Eddy who was my first guitar idol with songs like Rabble Rouser, Shazam, Some Kind Of Earthquake. I would always rush out and buy his long playing records. My favorite all time tune from him was The Lonely One.

He was a brilliant guitarist in his own right. He was the first guitar player with that deep bass sound which I loved. Unfortunately, I never saw him live, although I tried to see him playing on a couple of occasions. One particular time, when I was 12, I went to London airport to meet him. I sat there for hours waiting, so I could get a glimpse of him. After 2-3 hours, I asked the ground staff what time his plane would be in as it was obviously delayed. They told me his plane actually came in early and I missed him. That was my first of many futile attempts to see him. But I would play his music night and day.

He was very kind to me last year, because I had missed him on so many occasions, he sent me a Gretsch Guitar as a present for Christmas. I couldn’t believe it.

He will always be my number one inspiration from the time I took up the guitar until now. He was so unique in his playing.

The world has lost a great guitar player. A truly unique guitar player.

Our hearts are with Deed and his family.”

Credited to an unknown & irrelevant Brit former ‘stadium rock’ guitarist and now Long Island resident with later in life a penchant for tights - before I get accused again of letting all threads end (or begin!) in the inevitable!


RIPnRoll for the man who invented platform crowd surfing long before KISS …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/18/satanic-temple-bombing-massachusetts-arrest

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/oj-simpson-dies-cancer

That trial was a prime example how one lying witness you carelessly nominated can lethally contaminate your case no matter how good it objectively seemed. Once no one believes you, it doesn't matter anymore if you're telling the truth. Cochran did a stellar job tripping up the prosecution.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/18/steve-harley-obituary

Very much a Brit art rock phenomenon, I saw him twice in his later years. Really dug his non-singer's voice.

Imagine this happening to your wife, girlfriend or daughter.