These were the kind of bands I liked gigging with most (RnR cover bands back in the '90s)
But if I were to put my finger on one of the first albums that made me realize Bass (I was 14 at the time): Mark King’s Level 42, Lessons In Love was aired over and over a summer I spent on UK to learn English back in mid 80’s.
I guess the fact of the lead singer being the bass player, and specially King’s slap/machinegun style, a sound that wasn’t that widely known back then (let alone in Pop music!) made it stand out even more for me.
I got into Mark King around age 14 too! I had these low quality bootlegs from live shows I found on Limewire or something, I can’t even guess how many times I listened to them. A lot! Love his sound and how tight his rhythmic feel is. Like a funky metronome!
I thought this thread could do with being brought back - just for the sake of nostalgia.
I’m terrible for getting nostalgic when I watch the Top Of The Pops reruns/compilations for the mid 80s, but for really yanking me right back to the moment, Stanley Clarke’s School Days is the one. I wasn’t very sophisticated when it came to music and had hardly begun my bass journey (for the 1st time) but it was mesmerising - it still is - but it was also the sound track to some memorable days & nights hanging out with a good friend - she introduced me to a whole new world.
