fuckyoufriday
+17 -0
Ah, the hoary tradition of the bassist joke.
Ah, the hoary tradition of the bassist joke.
saint
+10 -0
if you want to a musician and have absolutely no talent, get two sticks and try drumming. Still suck? Take one of the sticks away and try conducting.
I can say this. I'm a drummer.
if you want to a musician and have absolutely no talent, get two sticks and try drumming. Still suck? Take one of the sticks away and try conducting.
I can say this. I'm a drummer.
gsail11
+3 -0
Yeah I've never heard a bassist joke, I only know drummer jokes. Like... "What do you call a guy who hangs out with musicians?"
I'm not a drummer, I'm just mean.
Yeah I've never heard a bassist joke, I only know drummer jokes. Like... "What do you call a guy who hangs out with musicians?"
I'm not a drummer, I'm just mean.
heccibiggs
+3 -1
The bassist in my friend's band is constantly on the receiving end of jokes, I'm so going to use this on on him.
Of course, I'm a girl that hangs out with musicians, so this could all go horribly wrong for me.
The bassist in my friend's band is constantly on the receiving end of jokes, I'm so going to use this on on him.
Of course, I'm a girl that hangs out with musicians, so this could all go horribly wrong for me.
rainwolfj
+0 -0
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luckypyjamas
+11 -1
listen to primus someday
listen to primus someday
fineoakstructure
+0 -0
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luckypyjamas
+3 -1
well i happen to like primus, but that's beside the point
the point is that at the peak of being a bassist you would be les claypool
he's one of those people that just makes you want to give up trying to be good, because you know you can never be that good
well i happen to like primus, but that's beside the point
the point is that at the peak of being a bassist you would be les claypool
he's one of those people that just makes you want to give up trying to be good, because you know you can never be that good
mulisha7
+1 -0
Listen to Bootsty Collins, or Matt Freeman from Rancid for some awesome bassists if you don't like Primus (heathens). Or Death From Above 1979, dude basically plays his bass like a guitar. Hell, some G&R songs have awesome bass lines.
Listen to Bootsty Collins, or Matt Freeman from Rancid for some awesome bassists if you don't like Primus (heathens). Or Death From Above 1979, dude basically plays his bass like a guitar. Hell, some G&R songs have awesome bass lines.
fineoakstructure
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Not to sound like too much of an old man, but you can't go wrong with John Entwhistle and the Who. James Jamerson and the old Motown stuff also.
Not to sound like too much of an old man, but you can't go wrong with John Entwhistle and the Who. James Jamerson and the old Motown stuff also.
firesign
+2 -1
No, you absolutely can't go wrong there. John Entwistle is essentially the man who invented the concept of the rock bassist being noticed when people listen to the music. (Of course, the Who were beautifully backward in their entire musical arrangement, with Pete playing the rhythm on the guitar and John and Keith basically taking melody over on the bass and drums)
Also of conceivable mention here: Cop Shoot Cop. More than a bit of a Foetus knock-off, sonically, but they did have 3 bassists instead of having any guitarists and sounded damn good doing it, especially on Ask Questions Later ...
Similarly, Brujeria, but they're more of a joke side-project than anything else. Fun times, though.
No, you absolutely can't go wrong there. John Entwistle is essentially the man who invented the concept of the rock bassist being noticed when people listen to the music. (Of course, the Who were beautifully backward in their entire musical arrangement, with Pete playing the rhythm on the guitar and John and Keith basically taking melody over on the bass and drums)
Also of conceivable mention here: Cop Shoot Cop. More than a bit of a Foetus knock-off, sonically, but they did have 3 bassists instead of having any guitarists and sounded damn good doing it, especially on Ask Questions Later ...
Similarly, Brujeria, but they're more of a joke side-project than anything else. Fun times, though.
luckypyjamas
+1 -0
ok, thank you thank you for mentioning foetus
seriously
ok, thank you thank you for mentioning foetus
seriously
firesign
+0 -0
Any band that can produce the lyric "I'm the one that gave the sandwich to Mama Cass" more than deserves mention. Oh, and they (he) also helped start the original industrial rock/metal movement. I suppose that's important too.
Any band that can produce the lyric "I'm the one that gave the sandwich to Mama Cass" more than deserves mention. Oh, and they (he) also helped start the original industrial rock/metal movement. I suppose that's important too.
luckypyjamas
+0 -0
someday listen to "enter the exterminator" and think about how it it sounds like nine inch nails. then think about how it predates nine inch nails
well we're on the subject of industrial music, i have a list of arguments against nin (i still like them but they're kind of a guilty pleasure anymore, and i feel like there's a good fanbase for them on this site and people need to know)
on the album the downward spiral, track one is called mr. self destruct. some ten years prior to that soft cell had an album called this last night in sodom, track one was called mr. self destruct. nin's was not a cover; however, on a remix album for the downward spiral he covered soft cell's memorabilia.
also someday listen the big come down and the intro to terrible lie by nin, then listen to the drum beat in stairs and flowers by skinny puppy and not the similarity
it's an unusual beat for them to both have come up with independantly
industrial music was so much better when it wasn't mainstream
and the mama cass line always got me
someday listen to "enter the exterminator" and think about how it it sounds like nine inch nails. then think about how it predates nine inch nails
well we're on the subject of industrial music, i have a list of arguments against nin (i still like them but they're kind of a guilty pleasure anymore, and i feel like there's a good fanbase for them on this site and people need to know)
on the album the downward spiral, track one is called mr. self destruct. some ten years prior to that soft cell had an album called this last night in sodom, track one was called mr. self destruct. nin's was not a cover; however, on a remix album for the downward spiral he covered soft cell's memorabilia.
also someday listen the big come down and the intro to terrible lie by nin, then listen to the drum beat in stairs and flowers by skinny puppy and not the similarity
it's an unusual beat for them to both have come up with independantly
industrial music was so much better when it wasn't mainstream
and the mama cass line always got me
tekende
+0 -0
I don't see the reason for your diatribe here. No one's claiming that NIN started industrial music or anything.
I don't see the reason for your diatribe here. No one's claiming that NIN started industrial music or anything.
luckypyjamas
+0 -1
things i want to get off my chest. they're not all that great and bothers me that the popularity goes to the less great bands
things i want to get off my chest. they're not all that great and bothers me that the popularity goes to the less great bands
fineoakstructure
+2 -1
You know, I got into an argument with a friend recently about the Who, particularly Keith Moon's drumming, and he pulled out that old chestnut "a drummer just needs to keep the beat, that's why I'll always like Bonham more than Moon"...
I made an argument similar to yours, but I've always seen the Who as a band comprised of soloists. Sounds like a fucking nightmare, but that's what's great about the Who: they normally made it work.
You know, I got into an argument with a friend recently about the Who, particularly Keith Moon's drumming, and he pulled out that old chestnut "a drummer just needs to keep the beat, that's why I'll always like Bonham more than Moon"...
I made an argument similar to yours, but I've always seen the Who as a band comprised of soloists. Sounds like a fucking nightmare, but that's what's great about the Who: they normally made it work.
rainwolfj
+1 -0
I was talking on average, I recognize that a few bassists have skills that make men cry and women juice down their legs.
I was talking on average, I recognize that a few bassists have skills that make men cry and women juice down their legs.
mattylite
+1 -0
James Jamerson! Yes!
I'm pretty sure that dude invented bounce. I mean, nobody thought of a bass line that really bounced before him, it seems like. He was the Newton of Bounce.
Les Claypool, technical mastery aside, is like the Galileo of Nachos in comparison.
James Jamerson! Yes!
I'm pretty sure that dude invented bounce. I mean, nobody thought of a bass line that really bounced before him, it seems like. He was the Newton of Bounce.
Les Claypool, technical mastery aside, is like the Galileo of Nachos in comparison.
fuckyoufriday
+0 -0
Eh. He's no Jenna Jameson.
Eh. He's no Jenna Jameson.
fuckyoufriday
+0 -0
Hey remember how the Who went back on tour less than a week after John Entwistle died? Cause I fucking do.
Hey remember how the Who went back on tour less than a week after John Entwistle died? Cause I fucking do.
luckypyjamas
+0 -0
or big black if you just want to hear a lot of bass
or big black if you just want to hear a lot of bass
luckypyjamas
+0 -0
with all due respect to the same. albini loves bass
with all due respect to the same. albini loves bass
jonno
+1 -0
Did you mean: Rush?
Did you mean: Rush?
smallberries
+0 -1
I guffawed! Primus is proof positive that technical talent doesn't mean much. Somewhere later in this discussion Clintisice name-drops Mike Watt and that sank my battleship. Epic comparison. Watt jams econo, Lyle probably does too.
I guffawed! Primus is proof positive that technical talent doesn't mean much. Somewhere later in this discussion Clintisice name-drops Mike Watt and that sank my battleship. Epic comparison. Watt jams econo, Lyle probably does too.
clintisiceman
+1 -0
John Entwistle of The Who
Mike Watt of Minutemen/fIREHOSE
Brian Gibson of Lightning Bolt
Proof that there is a level of bass playing that requires very much skill.
John Entwistle of The Who
Mike Watt of Minutemen/fIREHOSE
Brian Gibson of Lightning Bolt
Proof that there is a level of bass playing that requires very much skill.
fineoakstructure
+0 -0
Oh, man, me and Mike Watt, playing guitar. How did I forget Mike Watt?
Oh, man, me and Mike Watt, playing guitar. How did I forget Mike Watt?
cab234
+0 -0
Mike WATT.
Mike WATT.
bluemoon72
+0 -0
Steve Harris, bastiches.
Steve Harris, bastiches.
dartigen
+0 -0
The problem is nobody ever lets the bassist show off. I'm sure there's a lot of amazingly skilled bassists out there, they just never get the chance to show us that they are amazingly skilled. Poor bassists.
The problem is nobody ever lets the bassist show off. I'm sure there's a lot of amazingly skilled bassists out there, they just never get the chance to show us that they are amazingly skilled. Poor bassists.
saint
+0 -0
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soticoto
+0 -0
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farqussus
+0 -0
You sound like Nice Pete.
You sound like Nice Pete.
confusion
+1 -0
Yeah, but you're not a conductor.
Yeah, but you're not a conductor.
paperboy_2000
+0 -0
This strip always reminds of The Kids in the Hall tribute to [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jvl8rs95pU]The Bass Player[/u].
This strip always reminds of The Kids in the Hall tribute to [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jvl8rs95pU]The Bass Player[/u].
jaldor
+1 -0
Why did the band have to break the car window?
The bassist was locked inside.
Why did the band have to break the car window?
The bassist was locked inside.
invidious
+1 -0
Q: What's the difference between a bassist and a large pizza?
A: A large pizza can feed a family.
Q: What's the difference between a bassist and a large pizza?
A: A large pizza can feed a family.
slab64
+22 -0
Who hasn't had a moment like that? The first excuse that pops into your head is the most random and most impossible to defend. Lyle instantly wishes he did not say that.
Who hasn't had a moment like that? The first excuse that pops into your head is the most random and most impossible to defend. Lyle instantly wishes he did not say that.
wittyname
+3 -0
I asked one of my co-workers if they wanted to hang out on a holiday. They said they were working.
We did not hang out.
I asked one of my co-workers if they wanted to hang out on a holiday. They said they were working.
We did not hang out.
tekende
+1 -0
At least she didn't say she had to wash her hair.
Wait, that actually might have been better.
Also did you consider that maybe she had a second job
Did you consider that
At least she didn't say she had to wash her hair.
Wait, that actually might have been better.
Also did you consider that maybe she had a second job
Did you consider that
gournal
+0 -0
I told someone I had to rotate the tires on my car and they didn't buy it, but the worst part is that I was telling the truth and I had been planning for a friend to help me rotate them for a week.
Too bad I sounded like I was being A DICK.
I told someone I had to rotate the tires on my car and they didn't buy it, but the worst part is that I was telling the truth and I had been planning for a friend to help me rotate them for a week.
Too bad I sounded like I was being A DICK.
littleremonster
+1 -1
Jane don't worry. Jane we are friends on Achewood even though you can't call me end_of_times_wigger at work.
Jane don't worry. Jane we are friends on Achewood even though you can't call me end_of_times_wigger at work.
janelaurance
+3 -0
you're right I can't do that. I'm going to rate your comment "chubby." FRIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENDS
you're right I can't do that. I'm going to rate your comment "chubby." FRIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENDS
catachresis
+12 -0
Sting only has an IQ of 103 because he took the test while he was still in The Police and hasn't taken it since.
Sting only has an IQ of 103 because he took the test while he was still in The Police and hasn't taken it since.
closefriend
+0 -0
I'm a college prof and I play the bass... so I can get money without any effort.
I'm a college prof and I play the bass... so I can get money without any effort.
kaseli
+0 -2
my god, this comic rocks :D i love lyle <3
my god, this comic rocks :D i love lyle <3
senseihollywood
+0 -0
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spicyponyhead
+1 -0
...but hot chicks.
...but hot chicks.
belgand
+1 -0
That is entirely correct. I do not entirely know why, but there is a ludicrous number of cases where the only female member of a band plays bass. I am continually perplexed by this phenomenon.
Female bassists are also scientifically proven to be hotter than female guitarists. Again, I cannot explain this, but it is so.
That is entirely correct. I do not entirely know why, but there is a ludicrous number of cases where the only female member of a band plays bass. I am continually perplexed by this phenomenon.
Female bassists are also scientifically proven to be hotter than female guitarists. Again, I cannot explain this, but it is so.
spicyponyhead
+0 -0
As a chick just learning the bass, I heartily give you a chubby.
As a chick just learning the bass, I heartily give you a chubby.
belgand
+0 -0
That you do.
If I may offer a tiny piece of advice learn Pixies songs. There are a ton with fairly easy-to-learn basslines.
That you do.
If I may offer a tiny piece of advice learn Pixies songs. There are a ton with fairly easy-to-learn basslines.
spicyponyhead
+0 -0
I'm doing it the old-fashioned way (actually just playing beginner exercises and learning structure/music theory, rather than just learning to play songs). But I'll keep that in mind if I want to take a break and play around! Thanks!
I'm doing it the old-fashioned way (actually just playing beginner exercises and learning structure/music theory, rather than just learning to play songs). But I'll keep that in mind if I want to take a break and play around! Thanks!
belgand
+0 -0
That's how I do it as well. But it helps to have something a bit more fun to play every once in a while. Otherwise it can just get deadly boring and you forget why in the hell you wanted to learn to play in the first place.
That's how I do it as well. But it helps to have something a bit more fun to play every once in a while. Otherwise it can just get deadly boring and you forget why in the hell you wanted to learn to play in the first place.
greenkoolayd
+0 -0
patricia day(horror-pops)-facially, i can take or leave, but her body is to DIE for! shes got curves i can only hope to deserve. AND she plays bass?! AND its a big ol' honkin' double?!! thats what dreams are made of.
[IMGS OFF]
[IMGS OFF]
patricia day(horror-pops)-facially, i can take or leave, but her body is to DIE for! shes got curves i can only hope to deserve. AND she plays bass?! AND its a big ol' honkin' double?!! thats what dreams are made of.
[IMGS OFF]
[IMGS OFF]
ashoykh
+1 -0
is T�odor smoking a joint in the middle of his run?
is T�odor smoking a joint in the middle of his run?
nicolae
+0 -1
Hell yes he is.
Hell yes he is.
stuart
+4 -0
It's winter.
It's winter.
senseihollywood
+0 -0
I woulda guessed that's an asthma inhaler...
I woulda guessed that's an asthma inhaler...
pa_ass_nts
+0 -0
It's his breath in the cold air.
It's his breath in the cold air.
honesttom
+0 -0
The chalkboard makes it look like Nice Pete got progressively more furious as he was writing.
The chalkboard makes it look like Nice Pete got progressively more furious as he was writing.
speedwell
+16 -0
Next you'll be insinuating that Nice Pete isn't nice at all!
Next you'll be insinuating that Nice Pete isn't nice at all!
aaron_haynes
+1 -0
Lyle winces, that excuse is so bad.
Lyle winces, that excuse is so bad.
nytyper
+0 -0
Hoy crap, I am SO going to use that excuse at some point.
Hoy crap, I am SO going to use that excuse at some point.
starman11
+2 -0
Favorite rock band jokes heard from my roommate:
-How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None. We have machines that do that now.
-How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Doesn't matter. Neil Peart did it better.
-Did you hear about the bassist who locked the keys in the van? Took 'em an hour to get the drummer out.
That's the way I heard them from him, though I'm sure plenty of people have switched out the drummer for the bassist.
Favorite rock band jokes heard from my roommate:
-How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None. We have machines that do that now.
-How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Doesn't matter. Neil Peart did it better.
-Did you hear about the bassist who locked the keys in the van? Took 'em an hour to get the drummer out.
That's the way I heard them from him, though I'm sure plenty of people have switched out the drummer for the bassist.
comrade_tom
+0 -0
Hella cras opinions on the bass guitar!
Hella cras opinions on the bass guitar!
salvar
+0 -0
I gotta go... lift weights. What?
I gotta go... lift weights. What?
vermy
+0 -1
Teodor=Cunt
Teodor=Cunt
greenkoolayd
+0 -0
i wonder if nice pete realizes that mom-mom was an adult female human being...
i wonder if nice pete realizes that mom-mom was an adult female human being...
greenkoolayd
+0 -0
teodor is a better choice for "woman of the band" because he is a better cook. nice pete will have considerably tastier stews to look foreward to.
teodor is a better choice for "woman of the band" because he is a better cook. nice pete will have considerably tastier stews to look foreward to.
sarsbar
+0 -0
It almost looks like Lyle's having conscience pangs...
It almost looks like Lyle's having conscience pangs...
The chalkboard is icing on the cake.
A comment left by senseihollywood was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by Deusoma, fosters, cailetshadow)
Why does this comment have so many lames? Its a pretty solid comment.
Not when it is on the 1st infraction.
Nah, Lyle's face as he realises he's just come up with the most unlikely excuse ever makes this strip a 5.
That face says "Don't fail me, Jack Daniels, cause I've just failed enough for both of us."