New Suzi Quatro album 3/29 -- and interview

[Dave W]

Two new videos linked in the article. Her voice is a lot lower now, not surprising since she's 68.

No Control: An Interview with Suzi Quatro

[westen44]

Her advice for up and coming bassists is good. 

[uwe]

She's on record about never feeling comfortable with how she had to pitch her voice on those early RAK/Mickie Most/Chinn-Chapman hits, she felt it sounded samey and lacked expression. As early as the later 70ies she tried to escape that.

No one would mistake Suzi for Aretha Franklin, but when she doesn't have to squeal, she has a real nice tone - to me:





I'm actually gonna see her on that coming tour.

[TBird1958]

I enjoyed her comments, especially about failed guitarists playing the bass. 

[Dave W]

I enjoyed her comments, especially about failed guitarists playing the bass. 

Yep. Sloppiness can be a virtue on guitar. I've seen and heard too many guitarists try to transfer that attitude to bass. It never works well.

[slinkp]

Yep. Sloppiness can be a virtue on guitar. I've seen and heard too many guitarists try to transfer that attitude to bass. It never works well.

I've even known *really good* guitarists whose timing and/or phrasing sounds terrible on bass.
Even if they can credibly double the bass part on guitar.

There's something non-obvious that just doesn't always translate across the instruments, it takes some dedication to actually be able to play both well.

[westen44]

I've even known *really good* guitarists whose timing and/or phrasing sounds terrible on bass.
Even if they can credibly double the bass part on guitar.

There's something non-obvious that just doesn't always translate across the instruments, it takes some dedication to actually be able to play both well.

Your use of the word "translate" makes me think of the example of Spanish and Portuguese.  Just because you're fluent in one doesn't make you fluent in the other.  There are countless nuances that have to be mastered.  The same goes for guitar and bass.  Little things add up and become big things. 

[doombass]

So true. IMO, if you can't feel the rhythm as a guitarist you'd better stay away from the bass guitar.

[uwe]

Yep. Sloppiness can be a virtue on guitar. I've seen and heard too many guitarists try to transfer that attitude to bass. It never works well.

Who me, mate?





Note: Ronnie Wood, not Lane played the bass on that track (Lane just aped it on TV) - in all its ultra-sloppy grandeur.

There is an exception to every rule.

[TBird1958]

Who me, mate?





Note: Ronnie Wood, not Lane played the bass on that track (Lane just aped it on TV) - in all its ultra-sloppy grandeur.

There is an exception to every rule.

Ah, this explains much, I really never liked the bass on that song - sorry Ron.

[Dave W]

Ah, this explains much, I really never liked the bass on that song - sorry Ron.

Likewise. Sloppy, overplayed, crappy tone.

[uwe]

You two will go to Faces hell. They are heating up for you as I write. 

The way the bass line ambles and stumbles through the song - with quite a few melodic highlights - sounds just perfect to me. Yes, sometimes sloppy can be perfect. 

[TBird1958]

You two will go to Faces hell. They are heating up for you as I write. 

The way the bass line ambles and stumbles through the song - with quite a few melodic highlights - sounds just perfect to me. Yes, sometimes sloppy can be perfect. 

Like Jimmy Blackmore?

[dadagoboi]

There is an exception to every rule.

Amen. All Woody all the time guitar/bass on Rod's first solo records as well as (bass, mostly) on first two Jeff beck Group albums.

[Chris P.]

I'm Team Uwe this time. I love Woody and Plonk, together and apart.

It does surprise me that a pünktliches, gründliches German - especially a lawyer - loves sloppiness.