the ghost of guitarplayer wrote:Of course you can really hear the lack of Les - just listen to Evergreen where the bass can be heard distinctively even if some of the songs are Electrafixion era. The bass on perhaps the greatest post-1997 Bunnymen song, Empire State Halo, helps make that song.
Agreed. Many times the bass made the song--more than I can count. But you all know that. What he wrote made the songs work or was even the foundation--like with Bedbugs and Ballyhoo. He wasn't the most funktastic bass player or anything, but just outrageously distinctively good at what he did. As long as he and Will are still mates, I'll manage. As long as he is playing bass for someone, I think I'll be OK.
But I'm still miffed about the Go Penguin.