Yeah she is basically like the lady version of Pino Palladino.
Actually this is the first I knew of her working with Matt Johnson, even more respect now
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Yeah - big Matt Johnson fan here. I play āThe Theā stuff al the time and really appreciate the bass lines (and everything else on his songs).
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So underrated.
Soul Mining played a big part in my life in 1987-1988.
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Yeah! Also āInfectedā and to a lesser degree āMind Bombā ā¦ those albums always remind me of a girlfriend I had back then.
I had to get used to the mood of āDuskā, but that album also has some really great songsā¦
After that, āThe Theā lost itās soul a little, in my opinionā¦
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If weāre talking Gail Ann Dorsey and David Bowie, then this deserves a watch. Sheās a superb musician!
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Probably because the THREE albums he released in '93 (Solitude, Dusk, Burning Blue Soul) wore him out creatively. I stopped buying his albums after B.B.S.
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Honestly- for me - her work with Bowie is among the least interesting parts of her career, and I say that as a Bowie fan
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Heretic!!
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I think the office of the Sentinel would classify that a violation of stage code??? 
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Thats a code violation for sure @Al1885 , you gonna make the next book i thinkā
Last weekend on a small festival. My 2c: If you can sing and play bass at the same time you will be noticed. If you look kinda special (donāt need makeup or fancy clothes, just be over 2 meters in height and bang your hand 
) and you will be noticed. Or simplier: a band with just 2 members - gives the bassist a lot more stage presence 
.
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check!
check!
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No one noticed.
The rest of the band probably didnāt notice.
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Awesome! Bass players rule!
Even the guitar player leaves his spot 
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I think this is a lesson in stage presenceā¦itās also great fun!
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That was awesome!
Thing is, Entwistle didnāt need to do a lot of moving around. With all of Pete and Rogerās windmilling and flailing and all of Keithāsā¦wellā¦Keith Moon-ness, The Ox just standing still made him stand out.
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You absolutely have to move and look up!
I hate watching a band of statues - if they donāt look like they are having fun, it just kills the atmosphere.
The catch is that practicing at home is easily done just standing stock still, staring at the fretboard.
So you have to practise moving and not looking at the fretboard otherwise it will be a disaster when you perform.
Try and engage with the other band members even in rehearsal
Luckily our singer is very very animated so itās easy to join in
It looks odd if just one member is moving around on stage - try and get everyone at least bouncing around a little
Above all - practice moving around at home! I found out this top tip at great expense, discovering it at my first few gigs when my playing went to pieces when I āanimatedā myself!
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I disagree; you donāt have to move. If you establish a solid presence a the stoic grounded bass, that can work, too. Fifty years ago (1975) we saw Ray Wylie Hubbard and The Cowboy Twinkies open the show for B..W. Stephenson at the Tarrant County Convention Center (2nd act was Rusty Weir). To this day I remember bassist Clovis Roblaine for his rock solid statue position as he laid the bass lines, wearing his flat-brim leather cowboy hat. Funny, I do not recall the names of the lead guitar, who led up to his intro with a superb Hendrix feedback loop into Foxey Lady, or the drummer who dove into Wipe Out for his intro, both at this Texas Country concert.