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 Bass Player Reviews
Interview with Bob Daisley
During this recent interview with professional bassist Bob Daisley,
we were given the following information on his current music projects,
top 5 favorite and most admired guitarists and bands.
YCPG) Tell us of all current news and music projects....
A: Earlier in 2006 I'd been recording tracks for a new Hoochie
Coochie Men studio album featuring Jon Lord on keyboards.
As you probably know we did a live album/DVD a couple of years ago
recorded at The Basement when Jon was in Sydney. I thought it a good
idea to do a studio album so the members here (Tim Gaze and Rob Grosser)
and I wrote some new songs and began recording earlier this year, and in
July I took the audio files over to London and recorded Jon's keyboard
parts.
Ian Gillan guested on vocals on two songs and Jimmy Barnes has recorded
two as a guest also. Another singer, Jeff Duff also sang on two tracks.
Tim Gaze the singer/guitarist sang the rest.
It's a blues album but with a tough rock edge and interesting arrangements.
I produced the album, played bass, co-wrote and played harmonica on a track.
Another album/DVD I was recentley part of was the reunion of my old band
from 1970 called Kahvas Jute. We recorded some newly written songs in the
studio and played a reunion gig, again at The Basement in Sydney, which
was filmed and recently released on DVD with a CD of the new songs.
Kahvas Jute is one of my all time favourite bands and shows where my
heart truly lies playing-wise.
YCPG) Your top 5 favorite and most admired guitarists and why.
BD: I'd have to say Jeff Beck as my favourite all-round guitarist, I used
to refer to him as Jeff Best! I just love his taste in notes and unusual
approach which is often unpredictable but as soon as he plays, you can tell
it's him.
Jimi Hendrix is another favourite, he presented the blues to people that
otherwise may not have listened to blues music. You can hear his influences
like Albert King etc. but he made everything he played become his.
Such an innovator!
Which brings me to another favourite, Albert King. Without this man there
would be a distinct lack of guitar heros in rock. He influenced them all!
Clapton, Beck, Page, Hendrix, Gary Moore, etc. etc.- you name 'em. Raw power,
balsy blues with feeling. Great voice and singing style too.
I always thought that Peter Green (early Fleetwood Mac) was a true great.
He, even as a young man, understood the subtlety of blues music. He didn't
try to impress or be flashh, he just recreated the blues in his own way,
and along the way, added his own colours and flavours to it all. Songs like
"Man of the World", "Oh Well", "Green Manalishi" etc. etc. there are so many.
He was a good singer too with a distinctive voice.
I have too many favourites to mention them all in the space of just five slots
so here, the fifth, I have to mention all the equally favourite greats.
Gary Moore, "Jack of all trades and master of all", he can play anything and
well. Randy Rhoads, a true innovator and great writer. Steve Morse, an intelligent
player with more chops than the book itself. Stan Webb (Chicken Shack), he gave me
such a great education in blues music and associated artists. Ritchie Blackmore,
need I say more? One of the all time greats that will go down in history as just
that.
Dennis Wilson and Tim Gaze, Kahvas Jute's two guitarists that play so
comlementary to each other, Tim being the Hoochies guitarist as well.
I've had the pleasure and honour of playing with so many greats and have
too many favourites that I also haven't played with (see above) that to fit
them all into a space of five slots is impossible - more like fifty slots!
YCPG) Your top 5 favorite and most admired bands and why
BD: Definitely The Beatles, the best thing that ever happened to popular music.
A classic example of "the total being much greater than just the sum of the parts".
They could make you think, without being preachy.
Led Zeppelin, especially their early albums. Every member a virtuoso and another
avenue that lead people into the introduction to the blues.
The Jeff Beck Group, circa 1968/9 with Rod Stewart singing and Ron Wood on bass.
They only did two albums, "Truth" and "Beckola", which are two of my favourite albums.
If you listen to those albums, you can hear the door creeking which opened the way for
Led Zeppelin.
Next comes Cream, another band of virtuosos, and Jack Bruce being a definite influence
on yours truly. Great songs, great playing and such an integral part of what was going
on in the sixties, which wouldn't have been complete without them.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience. I know that Noel Redding wasn't the greatest of bass
players but Mitch Mitchell was such a perfect drummer for that band that it didn't
matter.
The combination of the three menbers and the songs they did just tore a whole in the
fabric of the sixties that made way for so many others to crawl through.
Again, way too many favourites to fit into a five-slot.
Bob Daisley
http://www.bobdaisley.com
Recommended Links by Bob Daisley
http://www.kahvasjute.com
http://www.livingloud.com
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