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tonadaxtonadax Posts: 594
edited January 2008 in Other Music
I want to hear more Ament bass skills,tunes in PJ future music, it's looks like this guy it's overshadow for all PJ members, maybe he's not the best musician in the band, but he can show us next PJ album that he can kick some ass playing bass.....
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  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    he doesnt play the same as he used to on some songs (eg the less complicated intro to Rats now as opposed to back in the day)

    but on some songs he's a fucking king at playing half chords over 2 or 3 strings and makes the songs heavy and funky at the same time, miles better than the album versions (Animal, Do The Evolution)



    Inside Job has sweet bass. id like to see more of that. and the little songs he played on IIC (the background music throughout the dvd)
  • LedbetterusLedbetterus Posts: 592
    Anyone else think the Leash intro from this latest tour sort of suffers? Maybe 13 years of not playing it made Jeff rusty, or maybe it's just me.
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  • PJ_ROCKSPJ_ROCKS THE 406 Posts: 6,736
    JEFF is a kick azz bass player,ENOUGH said!

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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    JordyWordy wrote:


    Inside Job has sweet bass. (the background music throughout the dvd)

    hell yea. the bass line for inside job is great, it stands out so much, its not a generic bass line at all.
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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    2 words: Dirty Frank
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    I kind of agree. We haven't heard anything as interesting as the Breath or Oceans bass work for some time. Oceans in particular is a masterpiece.
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,070
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    2 words: Dirty Frank
    2 more words

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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    LukinFan wrote:
    2 more words

    Sweet Lew

    Jeff is the f'n man
    I wouldn't mind if I never heard those words again. Jeff is the man, but that song sucks balls.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    jeff's work speaks for itself. he is my favorite member of pearl jam by far, and here is why...

    these are some songs jeff has penned:
    'pilate'
    'nothing as it seems'
    'other side'
    'gods dice'
    'sleight of hand'
    and of course...'nothingman'

    all these songs are kick ass PJ songs...and everybody is right with inside job.

    Jeff Ament is just the man, straight up.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    I wouldn't mind if I never heard those words again. Jeff is the man, but that song sucks balls.


    dude...agreed lol
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  • stateoflove79stateoflove79 Posts: 2,845
    dcfaithful wrote:
    jeff's work speaks for itself. he is my favorite member of pearl jam by far, and here is why...

    these are some songs jeff has penned:
    'pilate'
    'nothing as it seems'
    'other side'
    'gods dice'
    'sleight of hand'
    and of course...'nothingman'

    all these songs are kick ass PJ songs...and everybody is right with inside job.

    Jeff Ament is just the man, straight up.

    Um...Low Light?...The best Jeff song ever? :)
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  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,396
    tonadax wrote:
    I want to hear more Ament bass skills,tunes in PJ future music, it's looks like this guy it's overshadow for all PJ members, maybe he's not the best musician in the band, but he can show us next PJ album that he can kick some ass playing bass.....


    yeah I know what your saying...pj should do a song like "The Real Me" by the who...which is basically a bass solo...jeff is already considered one of the best around (voted one of the top 10 by bass player magazine a few years back)...but he should solidify it.
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    I think it finally hit me the other day that JEFF is the HARDEST ROCKER in the band. Period.

    Eddie used to be all over, and when they had Dave it made everyone seem crazy ... so i guess it was hard to see.

    It sure does feel like Jeff has punk-afied his bass playing some over the past decade ...

    THIS IS THE MOMENT JEFF OUT ROCKED HIMSELF ... at about the minute mark (1:06) ...

    Lol. Now just go watch the whole video.
    AWESOME! (especialy the "Rain" tag at the end)
    :D:D:D

    So glad they play Why Go again these days!
    An all-time favorite concert moment was Encore 1 from Nissan in 2003: 1 Do The Evolution, Spin The Black Circle, Blood, Why Go, Know Your Rights -- you could puke up blood just imagining rockin out to that!

    But yeah, JEFF ROCKS
    mmm. like butter.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    haha! That vid is awesome.
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  • HushBullHushBull Posts: 996
    Other Side is an Ament tune, a very soulful one. I agree ament is a great bass player, but also a good songwriter.
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    HushBull wrote:
    Other Side is an Ament tune, a very soulful one. I agree ament is a great bass player, but also a good songwriter.

    Also, Lowlight, Pilate, and Nothing As It Seems ... which to me were always real highlights.
    :D

    Jeff songs add a dimension that would otherwise be lacking to the PJ experience.

    100% agreed.
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  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    tonadax wrote:
    I want to hear more Ament bass skills,tunes in PJ future music, it's looks like this guy it's overshadow for all PJ members, maybe he's not the best musician in the band, but he can show us next PJ album that he can kick some ass playing bass.....

    I was stunned that even in Immagine in Cornice, when it was just he and Stone in a room, you could hardly hear him :(
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  • HushBullHushBull Posts: 996
    meme wrote:
    I was stunned that even in Immagine in Cornice, when it was just he and Stone in a room, you could hardly hear him :(

    Stone was just showing him a certain progression or a cue to a song. Pearl Jam i'm sure realizes his contributions to the band, they haven't had 6 bass players.
    Also, he wrote "Help, help", didnt know that XD
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  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,396
    meme wrote:
    I was stunned that even in Immagine in Cornice, when it was just he and Stone in a room, you could hardly hear him :(


    that was just because stone was playing an acoustic and jeff was playing that ugly ass electric that wasn't plugged in.
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  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    oh, ok :o
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    everyone's forgetting his contribution to BEE GIRL!!

    nothingman & nothing as it seems are fucking masterpieces
  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,070
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    I wouldn't mind if I never heard those words again. Jeff is the man, but that song sucks balls.
    okay, it's not the best song in the world, but it's Jeff singing!!!!


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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    This thread should be on the Porch......

    But yeah, Jeff's ace, he wrote Low Light and Nothingman, nuff said.....
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    I think it finally hit me the other day that JEFF is the HARDEST ROCKER in the band. Period.

    Eddie used to be all over, and when they had Dave it made everyone seem crazy ... so i guess it was hard to see.

    It sure does feel like Jeff has punk-afied his bass playing some over the past decade ...

    THIS IS THE MOMENT JEFF OUT ROCKED HIMSELF ... at about the minute mark (1:06) ...

    Lol. Now just go watch the whole video.
    AWESOME! (especialy the "Rain" tag at the end)
    :D:D:D



    So glad they play Why Go again these days!
    An all-time favorite concert moment was Encore 1 from Nissan in 2003: 1 Do The Evolution, Spin The Black Circle, Blood, Why Go, Know Your Rights -- you could puke up blood just imagining rockin out to that!

    But yeah, JEFF ROCKS
    mmm. like butter.


    haha he covered the stack up well
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  • deadnotedeadnote Posts: 1,678
    listen to blood from the album
    its the best bassline ever as far as skill goes
    my opinion i guess

    also wouldnt it be amazing if jeff could keep the bar so high as black from unplugged

    really though this guy is the best player dancer presence man ever

    and you still have four other members doin stuff as well


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  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I kind of agree. We haven't heard anything as interesting as the Breath or Oceans bass work for some time. Oceans in particular is a masterpiece.

    i love the bass on oceans but i didn't want to say because i'm not a musician myself, so, thanks.
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