Author Topic: Old punk rocker still got it... and hey a bass solo that ain't bad!  (Read 1428 times)

slinkp

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Aside from that tasty bass solo, what really struck me here is: This is the guy that basically invented this genre (hardcore with pop tunes? I dunno what to call it but three decades of alt-rock / emo / whatever owes Mr. Mould a huge debt)
... and he's nearing 60
... and he sounds better than ever.  Impressive.
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Re: Old punk rocker still got it... and hey a bass solo that ain't bad!
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2015, 05:13:02 PM »
He does sound good - although this style is not something I'm drawn to.  He definitely can rock it!!  And I agree, nice bass solo.
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Re: Old punk rocker still got it... and hey a bass solo that ain't bad!
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2015, 11:31:46 PM »
Sounds great.

One of the bands I play in steals heavily from Bob Mould. Love his music.


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Re: Old punk rocker still got it... and hey a bass solo that ain't bad!
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2015, 12:19:31 AM »
He does sound good - although this style is not something I'm drawn to.  He definitely can rock it!!  And I agree, nice bass solo.

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Re: Old punk rocker still got it... and hey a bass solo that ain't bad!
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2015, 04:38:54 AM »
Good start to the day - thanks for posting.
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Re: Old punk rocker still got it... and hey a bass solo that ain't bad!
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2015, 09:53:12 AM »
Cool! Good energy. And nice "lead bass".

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Re: Old punk rocker still got it... and hey a bass solo that ain't bad!
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2015, 01:16:58 PM »
Sounds good!  Cool Orange rig the bass players has too!
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Re: Old punk rocker still got it... and hey a bass solo that ain't bad!
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2015, 01:45:12 PM »
Nice tune. I'm just not a fan of music played at that speed - same reason why speed metal bands never did it for me either. Music I cannot move my butt to in time tends to leave me cold. If that track was presesented to me in a rehearsal room, first thing I'd do is slow it down!

But other people find exactly that appealing, so what do I know, boring old fart I am. I could have never played in a high speed punk or speed metal band, even as a young man. Anything faster than Highway Star is too fast for me.
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Re: Old punk rocker still got it... and hey a bass solo that ain't bad!
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2015, 01:59:16 PM »
But other people find exactly that appealing, so what do I know, boring old fart I am. I could have never played in a high speed punk or speed metal band, even as a young man. Anything faster than Highway Star is too fast for me.

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Re: Old punk rocker still got it... and hey a bass solo that ain't bad!
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2015, 02:05:34 PM »
I will refrain from posting Mr. Mould's younger, faster, louder stuff :)
Some of it goes beyond *my* listenability threshold.  He did debut on Husker Du's "Land Speed Record" after all...
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