Post #127279 by seamus on Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:08 PM

Great thread! Hey Finkdaddy, if you wanna hear some good bass playing, you should check out New Model Army. They started out in the early '80's w/ a dark post punk/angst sound and are still going strong, though have gone to a more accessable celt/brit/folk/rock sound. The rythym section is awsome. There have been 3 bass players, with the current being the longest standing. He goes by Nelson, and I've heard he played w some noteworthy '80's band but I can't recall the name.
I also love that Adam Ant Bow wow wow tribal drumming sound. Another often overlooked band of that era who have had a great deal of influence over bands then and even now is Killing Jokes (they did that catchy song titled "Eighties"). You cannot listen to their first 2 or 3 records without hearing similarities to everything from Adam Ant to Nirvana, to Ministry. BTW Killing Joke is still going too. Dave Grohl drummed on the last record and I caught their show in Portland. It was really, REALLY, GOOD.