From: georged@meaddata.com (George Dibos)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.bass
Subject: Some Good Music
Date: 17 Dec 1992 16:42:43 GMT
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Still waiting for my Kubicki Ex-Factor (in Graphite Gray -- yeah!), so
have been doing lots of CD listening, and finding bass lines in my head.

The music I like best is pretty far out of the mainstream, so thought
those of you who might be looking for something new for yourselves or
your bands might be interested in some suggestions:

If you like walking-bass, hot boogie/jive, with TexMex seasoning and a
rockabilly flavor, try "Uno Mas Cervesa" by the Forbidden Pigs on Triple
X/Triple Nixxon Records #51102-2.  They absolutely kick ass...  (Ignore
Mojo Nixon's inane liner notes, and his first track "live intro" of the
band, though--it must have been in their contract to let him do it, and
by then it was too late.)  Anyhow, imagine what Stevie Ray Vaughn or
Billy Gibbons might have turned out like if they'd taken up the bass
instead of guitar (an UPRIGHT at that!), and you have the Forbidden Pigs'
leader, Billy Russell.  SERIOUS good-time, roadhouse music.

Even hotter and louder in an electrified/more instruments sort of way
(the Pigs are but a trio), give a listen to Wayne Toups and Zydecajun on
"Fish Out of Water" Mercury/Master Trak 848 289-2.  MASSIVE walking bass
lines under a powerful drummer and an amplified Acadian accordian, with
Dusty Hill-style tonsil-scorching vocals (remember "Jail House Rock" on
"Fandango"? -- that's Dusty.)  Some of it is even in French, if you can
imagine it.  Very hot, very different, very rowdy, and lots of fun.

A bit more mainstream but still out-there record is Los Lobos' latest
release, "Kiko"  Slash/Warner Bros. 9 26786-2.  Highly varied, highly
unusual, rootsy Mex-rock with huge assortment of instruments and styles.
Extremely tight rythmically, every player a virtuoso.  Every review I've
come across has given it five stars.  I concur.

Finally, a record for those of you who discover while listening to either
of the previous two that you like the diatonic or Acadian accordian...
Get Flaco Jimenez's "Partners" on Reprise 9 26822-2.  He's the master.
Much of this record is strictly traditional-sounding Tex-Mex cantina
music, not kick-ass stuff, so set your sights accordingly, but the LAST
cut, where Flaco teams up with Los Lobos is such a track.  It SMOKES!
It would make a great "shock the crowd" song for someone's hard rock
or dance band.  If you have access to a CD store where you can listen
before buying, check out this track!   

That's it.  I know this isn't alt.music.CD, but we are all musicians, so
I figure this post isn't too far off base.  Mostly, I'm still wanting to
contribute in repayment for all the help this group gave me about buying
a Kubicki.

My musical tastes are eclectic as hell, so there's lots more where this 
came from if you want.

Later,

George





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