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Bassists - who's your poppermost?

Craig Adams
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73%
Patricia Morrison
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8%
Tony James
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12%
Mike Varjak
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Doktor Avalanche
3
6%
 
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Bassists - who's your favourite Sisters bass thing?
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you forgot to add the doktor ;)
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Quiff Boy wrote:you forgot to add the doktor ;)
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Steve303 wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote:you forgot to add the doktor ;)
Happy now? :roll:
blissfully :D

voted craig anyway, just didnt want the poor old doc to be left out ;)
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Yeah, me too.
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Bit lost here - Mike Varjak?
I know Adam Pearson plays bass on a few songs live, but I don't recall Mike ever doing so. Could be wrong though. :?:
If Eldritch is to be believed you can't really include Patricia either as she never played on any on the records. ;D

Guess that just leaves John Langford...

Not that it matters, I'm voting for Craig, although I actually thought Mr James was pretty good as well.
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I think I'm right in believing Mike plays a bit of bass. Maybe I should have put Adam on as well (and John Langford). Sorry I forgot all about John.
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Naw, mate, it's just that we're a bunch of cruel pedants.
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Mr Adams has it me thinks.

Steve303...sit down, get a nice cuppa tea on, and ignore the infidels being pedantic about who played what....don't even want to mention Utah Saints, cos they did play some SOM songs back in Leeds that time....and they did the bass whilst Von crooned like Frankie Bleedin Avalon....

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doktor wolf wrote:Mr Adams has it me thinks.

Steve303...sit down, get a nice cuppa tea on, and ignore the infidels being pedantic about who played what....don't even want to mention Utah Saints, cos they did play some SOM songs back in Leeds that time....and they did the bass whilst Von crooned like Frankie Bleedin Avalon....

It could end in tears you know!!

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Thanks man. Appreciate it. There's just too many options. I suppose I should include whoever played bass at the Justin 'Bleedin' Sullivan and friends gig. :lol:
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Craig. But I say that because I think he's an ace bassist, and I love his work for the Mish.

Best Sisters basslines....Lucretia. so it's Herr Doktor for me there.
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Craig Adams for me - his bassline on early tracks - in particular "floorshow" defined the sound of The Sisters for quite a few years !

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Yup. Craig gets my vote as well, bless 'im :)
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I think Bonnie Langford was the best one they never had....

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Tony James by the way..... just COOL AS f**k.....

THAT IS ALL.

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Padstar wrote:Tony James by the way..... just COOL AS ****.....

THAT IS ALL.

Paddy :)
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it's got to be Craig.
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Padstar wrote:Tony James by the way..... just COOL AS ****.....

THAT IS ALL.

Paddy :)
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Lucretia's bass line is v. good but I can't vote for a machine. Mr Adams HAS to get it for defining the early Sisters sound. Junior's quite taken by these bass lines and has come up with one of his own that he proudly demonstrated to me the other day. It was very good. Unfortunately, it sounded just like Bela Lugosi's Dead!
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Bit of a foregone conclusion, has to be Craig. Say what you want about the rest, but that bit where his bass comes in on Gimme Shelter still hits me where it matters most even after all these years.
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mh wrote:Bit of a foregone conclusion, has to be Craig. Say what you want about the rest, but that bit where his bass comes in on Gimme Shelter still hits me where it matters most even after all these years.
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patricia morrison, just because of the way she looked!
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Erudite wrote:If Eldritch is to be believed you can't really include Patricia either as she never played on any on the records. ;D
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Black Planet wrote:Best Sisters basslines....Lucretia. so it's Herr Doktor for me there.
Just thinking my thunks, but if Patsy didn't write the Lucretia bassline, why do the Sisters play the song without it these days?
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Big Si wrote:
mh wrote:Bit of a foregone conclusion, has to be Craig. Say what you want about the rest, but that bit where his bass comes in on Gimme Shelter still hits me where it matters most even after all these years.
And on Emma at the Albert Hall :eek: 8)
Count me in on that as well, Big Man. Top notch indeed :) :notworthy:
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markfiend wrote:
Erudite wrote:If Eldritch is to be believed you can't really include Patricia either as she never played on any on the records. ;D
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Black Planet wrote:Best Sisters basslines....Lucretia. so it's Herr Doktor for me there.
Just thinking my thunks, but if Patsy didn't write the Lucretia bassline, why do the Sisters play the song without it these days?

Eldritch wrote it and Herr Doktor played it.
As for the current live version - why does Eldritch do anything?
May I recommend the Smurphs for the original and full version live?
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