Wading Through The Syrup was unfortunate (too formulated) though I agree that God Fodder is one of a kind to me. Been trying to promote more 'bass upfront' songs for over 30 years ...There's this, Infectious Grooves and Primus. Can't think of any other popular music,,,Rush doesn't count because the exceptionalality of the rest, Pert in particular.. My stuff hass bass upfront.
If you ever return to Ned's, check out something from their second album Are You Normal? like "Intact" or "Legoland". That's where they really figure out how to use the double bass + guitar setup with interlocking melodies, plus Dan's drumming takes another leap forward.
I'd second that, but I'd suggest either going with either the better known Intact or the highly overlooked Titch., cos they both have much more prominent bass from Alex. The versions from the sessions album are probably the best cos Ned's always shine best live. I really hope there's a follow up, video on Ned's, cos they don't get the credit they deserve. Also worth noting that Alex and Rat sometimes use a capo.
@@midiahn Great track, but very guitar focused with the bass dropping out a few times. It would be great if the albums could all be remastered at some point to give a bit more space in the mixes, like the session tracks have.
Ned's, Mega City Four, Pop Will Eat Itself formed this weird little British musical subculture called "grebo", which kind of sounds like punk-pop bands like All, and pre-NIN electronic industrial bands like Nitzer Ebb and ravier bands like Happy Mondays or EMF. Music was so good in the late 80s/early 90s before grunge took over.
Also, after listening to this again for the first time in DECADES, not hard to imagine that the Killers took a lot of their cues from grebo bands like NAD and Jesus Jones.
Yes! Sound of my youth in early 90s UK, along with shoegaze. Kind of same time as grunge in US I thought, then Britpop came along and a lot of these interesting UK bands/scenes got swept aside
Look up the band Dianogah and their song "what is your land mass". They have 2 bass players and no guitar. And thanks for doing Ned's Atomic Dustbin, they have so many great songs.
When I saw Ned's in '92, the melody bassist was only playing Rickenbachers and the rhythm bassist was only playing Stingrays. They also had amazing merch. That being said, to me, their sound came out of the Stone Roses and Pop Will Eat Itself in the late 80's. Those two bands seemed to give birth to Ned's, EMF, the Happy Mondays, and Blur right there at the start of the 90's. If you would like to check out a completey different side of Ned's, give a listen to "Premonition" which is my favorite song from them.
I’m eating to call it fraggle but I could be wrong. Indie noise pop. You’d got Shoegaze in Oxford and Madchester in Manchester. Grunge hadn’t happened over here yet and it kinda killed the noise pop groovers when it arrived.
@@Si_G I just lump those bands under "UK indie rock", together with everything from the Weddos to CUD to whichever other bands I can't remember now (because it was a lifetime ago). Musically I think Ned's actually do fit under grunge, just not the commercial hard-rock rehash "grunge" (Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and their ilk) -- more like the smaller bands you'd hear on the Sub Pop 200 comp.
You should definitely do "Happy" off the same album. "Happy" is the song that heavily influenced/inspired Mark Hoppus' (blink-182) amazing bass intro to the song "Carousel".
Blink 182s Carousel from 95 is exactly like Neds. Blink 182 have talked about how they would play Neds songs when they rehearsed before they were famous.
Cop Shoot Cop were another great two-bass band. Their album White Noise is one of my all-time favorites. Dark, noisy, and pissed off - just how I like it. 😸
Listen to “Happy” off the same album…you get a much better example of what they can do. The two basses are more distinct as the melody bass carries the song with a more distinct line. Fun band.
Been following them around the UK since the early 90’s and saw them a few weeks ago in their home town. Still sound as good today as they did then. The only band that makes me feel 17 again. Amazing
Thanks again for the awesome reaction. I had never heard of this band prior to seeing your reaction and am now a fan of the band and will definitely be checking out their discog this weekend.
There was so much really cool music spraying out at this time. I was working in retail music back then. NAD, NiN, Stone Roses, Teenage Fanclub, Soul Asylum. I saw My earliest No Doubt show back then, they were opening for Ziggy Marley.
Saw No Doubt about the same time at a festival in DC. Someone bounced a water bottle off of Gwen’s head from the audience (accidentally I assume). She barely missed a beat and kept going like nothing happened.
I bought this album in 92 after hearing this track on a skateboarding video... I always dug the production quality of it too. They also had a cover of Saturday Night on the soundtrack to So... I Married An Axe Murderer.
Been a huge fan of them since 92....these guys opened up the alternative rock world for me and cant thank them enough for the unique sounds they created. Amazing lads to date!!!!!
ArnoCorps has two bass players. One bass player plays a Tenor tuned bass with a high C string. Their high bass is pretty prominent and used as a lead and harmony. I haven’t come across another two bass band that does it like ArnoCorps. They refer to their two bass two guitar configuration as Heroic Symmetry!
Great reaction, love this band! If you want another good one from these guys, I recommend Killing Your Television from the same album; the bass parts are a lot more present in that one. Great stuff!
Dude finally you got to NED'S!! I fell in love with them the first time i heard them ( it was this song actually ) seriously..check them out... try "Happy" or "Faceless" next ! i"ll never understand how they never got real big.. they were absolutely phenomenal. Now they play very few and far between only in England though :( ... ORGANIC ... perfect word man... nailed it
It's almost as if one bass follows the drums, and the other is a lead right along with the guitar and vocals. Doing it that way opens up a ton of options if you can pull it off successfully. I'm going to have to check out more of their stuff because up until now I've never heard of them before. They sound pretty close to a good chunk of the other stuff I would have been listening to back then for sure.
Seen Neds a lot over they years, most recently about a month ago. They still sound great and still have this much energy as they did in the 90s. Please listen to tracks like Happy, Titch and anything off the Are You Normal album. Blink 182 are clearly fans too you can hear Alexs influence throughout their music.
You are right, Blink 182 were fans of Neds. There is an interview from years ago where they talk about Neds. Blink 182s first song they wrote is Carousel from 95 and it sounds just like Neds.
FYI Neds were higher on the bill then Nirvana at the 1991 Reading Festival. That was just before Nevermind was released.... That was a fun weekend! EDIT: Neds got a lot of stick for basically being a silly indie rock band for students, but they were very clever with what they did. All lovely guys too, apparently, and had an insanely loyal following.
Nice! I still love Ned's to this day! Have you ever checked out Galactic Cowboys? 90's band that sounds like a mash-up of early Metallica and the Beatles, especially in the vocal harmonies. Check out the song "You Make Me Smile", Monty Colvin's bass tone is incredible on this song! They used to tour with King's X a lot in the 90's so you would get a full night of amazing bi-amped bass tone from both bands. Love your channel man!
The Ned's were a great band and part of my youth, discovered them when I was 18 and saw them several times from the grimy Bristol Bierkeller right up to 2nd headliners at the Reading Festival. They did also appear on Top of the Pops in the UK playing Happy (with one of them rocking a Husker Du t-shirt), so they did achieve some success for a brief period (pre-Britpop). God Fodder is a rawer sound than the next album. Kill Your Television, Selfish, Happy, Cut Up, Throwing Things, hell the whole album is great for showing off the dual bass sound. Unique band from a great era of music. I would thoroughly recommend listening to the whole album!!
Yes! I have been waiting for this episode. You need to check out more bass heavy song from these guys, they have some really great and enjoyable songs. Another 2 bass song suggestion that has a weird cult following thanks to the tumblr era; Loro by Pinback. Maybe a little repetitive, but it’s beautiful.
One of my favourite bands ever. Saw them at the Villa (spit!) Centre back in 1990/91 time, and again in Stourbridge around 2008. At the first gig I broke four ribs and had bruises all over for weeks after. Absolutely insane gigs and a fantastic band live. Love them so much.
You should check out Pinback's Fortress. In most of Pinback's songs Rob Crow plays guitar, but for Fortress, and I think a few other songs, he plays bass while Zach Smith still plays bass in his lead sort of way, resulting in 2 basses, 0 guitars, 2 singers, and drums!
Old Ned's fan from the early 90's. I love all their stuff but the production is a tad muddy. The following album Are You Normal has a much clearer sound and there's plenty of fun bass stuff. Nothing flashy but definitely more distinction between the two basses.
Ned's Atomic Dustbin are legends! I was blessed to see them in a small pub in Yorkshire in 2005 (I also saw them in the 90's) and both eras, they were amazing live. Great band!
Saw the Detroit stop on this tour. At least 1,100 people in a 600-capacity venue. One of only two times that I seriously wondered if I was going to get out of there alive. As far as what you're hearing, the riffing bass is a Rickenbacker and the bass bass is a Music Man.
As a bit of a Grebo myself this was one of my favourite bands at the time. PWEI probably still number one though. My kids recently found pictures of me playing bass in a rubbish covers band when I was 19 with a proper long fringe with my head shaved around the sides. They laughed for ages. To be fair I did look stupid. Great times though.
Along with British acts you should try Ian Dury and the Blockheads they are a legendary band in the uk , Ian Dury is a poet / vocalist who passed away to soon ,but the Blockheads still continue to this day, they are an amazing band more alternative than punk ,I would like to recommend you “Hit Me With Your rhythm stick “ the bass playing on this song is next level, this will fit well with your recent punk explosion…..love what you do
Man, regardless of having two bass players, this is just a great song. I love the grunge era sound, and I'd never heard of this band. I'll be checking them out now.
I was 21-22 when godfodder came out, being a joy division, echo and the bunnnymen etc... fan i really dug them and this album as a whole is great. Throwing things is another absolutely great song.
Absolutely love that you did a reaction to this, I'm from Stourbridge and these guys are my dad's mates, this was always my favourite of theirs, even though Kill Your Television seemed to be their big song Very happy to see a bass-themed reaction channel, you should look at "You're The Inspiration" by Chicago and "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals, both songs that could have coasted and yet have phenomenal bass lines!
Any time I see someone doing a 'Grey Cell Green' reaction video, I watch it. It remains one of the great songs of the 1990s and it's a sin this band didn't become bigger.
Yes dude thanks for checking on the NEDS. "Kill your Televison" and "walking through syrup" is another great song that showcases the double basses. Their production is part of the problem--its a bit thin
If you haven’t already, try Leg End In His Own Boots off of their album Are You Normal? As a bass player and fan, this is my absolutely favorite all around track of theirs.
If you like this, you’d love The Sight of You by Pale Saints. Awesome bass and exceptional song with the same shoegaze kind of vibe (but way better imho)
It's funny you mention video games in regards to this band. My introduction to them was the soundtrack for the NCAA 06 football game. Unlike all of the other games in the series before and after, someone at EA made the decision to include a licensed soundtrack with this edition. Unlike their other sports games, which typically pull from pop and hip hop for their soundtracks, they decided to put the music selection in the hands of someone who wanted to capture the vibe of a college rock station from the early 90s. Ned's Atomic Dustbin (though they selected the track "Kill Your Television"), Guided By Voices, Lagwagon, Jawbreaker, NOFX, Pixies, and so on. Honestly, I've always wanted to meet the person in charge of the track selection, because they did quite a bit for my musical tastes.
This was probably my most played album in high school. It's hard not to drive fast while listening to this. I rarely listen to it anymore as the lyrics are mostly about telling off parents, but it really was great music for the time. I love hard and fast music, but not when it's "mean". This fits that bill perfectly.
Has a big 80’s feel to it, which isn’t weird because this album came out in 1991, but even now, it sounds like an 80’s song, and I don’t mean that in a bad way, because there was certainly a lot of trash in the 80’s.
I should add, they predate the blow up of nirvana (bleach was just about doing the rounds) the scene was more shoegaze in the UK but need where more punky along with bands like the senseless things.
The late 80s and early 90s college radio bands had a certain vibe to the vocals. Soup Dragons, Better Than Ezra, Mazzy Star, etc. To me these bands show the lineage from 80s bands like The Cure and New Order to Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots.
Wow, The Soup Dragons, thats a band I'd completely forgotten about for nearly two decades. Agree with the college rock vibes though, to me this compares more closely to the Pixies/ Screaming Trees etc than the big 4.
I got a strange suggestion/request for when you hit 100k subscribers. Sex Pistols - any song live with Sid Vicious on bass. He is considered the worst bass player ever. On the Pistols only album the original bass player or the guitarist recorded the bass. He was credited on the album. He is in the Rock n Roll hall of fame as a bassist. Live they would usually unplug him and then do one of the following: - have a different person playing the bass while hiding behind the amp - crank the bass setting and lower the other settings on the guitar amp - just have no bass at all If you say yes I will find a link where he is playing and send it (it's not easy) They predicting the Siouxious and the Banshees will be inducted to RnR HoF 2025 and he drummed for them before Sex Pistols (poorly) so he could be inducted twice. It'll be fun - especially if you try to play with him ( I bet it'll be harder than you think - cause it'll kill every instinct you have to suck that badly ).
Nirvana had definitely been listening to Ned's Atomic Dustbin's God Fodder in 1991! God Fodder was released on 01 - 04 - 1991, Nevermind was released on 24 - 09 - 1991! An interesting fact. ~ C
There's a lot of guys in their late 40s/early 50s reminiscing here with this one. 👍👍
49 and hadn’t thought of Ned’s since like 94. I’m downloading on iTunes as we speak. 😂
42 here, but I'm not reminiscing, I still listen to them constantly.
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Some in their early 60's too mate
Yes finally! That whole album is so good and underrated. I'm glad you like it.
Wading Through The Syrup was unfortunate (too formulated) though I agree that God Fodder is one of a kind to me. Been trying to promote more 'bass upfront' songs for over 30 years ...There's this, Infectious Grooves and Primus. Can't think of any other popular music,,,Rush doesn't count because the exceptionalality of the rest, Pert in particular..
My stuff hass bass upfront.
I think their song Happy shows off the dual bass better. Plus it’s an amazing song.
The best part is that they're still around and playing shows in the UK
If you ever return to Ned's, check out something from their second album Are You Normal? like "Intact" or "Legoland". That's where they really figure out how to use the double bass + guitar setup with interlocking melodies, plus Dan's drumming takes another leap forward.
I'd second that, but I'd suggest either going with either the better known Intact or the highly overlooked Titch., cos they both have much more prominent bass from Alex. The versions from the sessions album are probably the best cos Ned's always shine best live. I really hope there's a follow up, video on Ned's, cos they don't get the credit they deserve. Also worth noting that Alex and Rat sometimes use a capo.
u dont want to do that
@@midiahn Great track, but very guitar focused with the bass dropping out a few times. It would be great if the albums could all be remastered at some point to give a bit more space in the mixes, like the session tracks have.
Ned's, Mega City Four, Pop Will Eat Itself formed this weird little British musical subculture called "grebo", which kind of sounds like punk-pop bands like All, and pre-NIN electronic industrial bands like Nitzer Ebb and ravier bands like Happy Mondays or EMF. Music was so good in the late 80s/early 90s before grunge took over.
Also, after listening to this again for the first time in DECADES, not hard to imagine that the Killers took a lot of their cues from grebo bands like NAD and Jesus Jones.
Yes! Sound of my youth in early 90s UK, along with shoegaze. Kind of same time as grunge in US I thought, then Britpop came along and a lot of these interesting UK bands/scenes got swept aside
Wonder Stuff and Carter USM at the poppier end as well
Diggin through my crates guys
Senseless Things too 👍
Thank you for shining a light on a very underrated band.
Soooo great to see you discover this band. Nothing like them. Getting those records out asap. Been to long!
If Rick Howard’s Questionable part sent you here, raise your hand!
It may have been me badgering him to do Ned’s and senseless things easy to smile haha. But obviously yes. Ricks part was always my favourite
Yes bro Rick Howard's part was the first time I heard them!
That whole video introduced me to so many great songs.
Heck yeah! Rick Howard all day!
It has been found
Well, I'm having flashbacks to 1991 now. This album was a key component of my "branching out beyond metal" phase. Good times. Great band.
Love the Ned’s. To this day it’s still the craziest show I’ve ever seen.
The BEST mosh pits!!
Look up the band Dianogah and their song "what is your land mass". They have 2 bass players and no guitar. And thanks for doing Ned's Atomic Dustbin, they have so many great songs.
Yes! 100% on Dianogah.
Such a banger! This was in heavy rotation back in my radio days.
When I saw Ned's in '92, the melody bassist was only playing Rickenbachers and the rhythm bassist was only playing Stingrays. They also had amazing merch. That being said, to me, their sound came out of the Stone Roses and Pop Will Eat Itself in the late 80's. Those two bands seemed to give birth to Ned's, EMF, the Happy Mondays, and Blur right there at the start of the 90's. If you would like to check out a completey different side of Ned's, give a listen to "Premonition" which is my favorite song from them.
Yeah, the production/sound of this is very much early 90s UK indie rock. But were the Stone Roses actually originators? Hmm...
PWEI, Neds and The Wonder Stuff all came out of Stourbridge near Birmingham at the same time. Different scene completely to The Stone Roses.
I’m eating to call it fraggle but I could be wrong. Indie noise pop.
You’d got Shoegaze in Oxford and Madchester in Manchester. Grunge hadn’t happened over here yet and it kinda killed the noise pop groovers when it arrived.
Grebo, that’s it.
@@Si_G I just lump those bands under "UK indie rock", together with everything from the Weddos to CUD to whichever other bands I can't remember now (because it was a lifetime ago).
Musically I think Ned's actually do fit under grunge, just not the commercial hard-rock rehash "grunge" (Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and their ilk) -- more like the smaller bands you'd hear on the Sub Pop 200 comp.
One of my favorite songs of all time. Still goes me chills for some reason. So unique and anthemic.
You should definitely do "Happy" off the same album. "Happy" is the song that heavily influenced/inspired Mark Hoppus' (blink-182) amazing bass intro to the song "Carousel".
Blink 182s Carousel from 95 is exactly like Neds. Blink 182 have talked about how they would play Neds songs when they rehearsed before they were famous.
YESS! BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!!
Another great selection. Loved this band, but haven't listened to them for a long time-thanks for the reminder!
Thankyou for highlighting a hugely under appreciated band. I'm reliving my early 20's again with this.
Cop Shoot Cop were another great two-bass band. Their album White Noise is one of my all-time favorites. Dark, noisy, and pissed off - just how I like it. 😸
Such an underrated band. Drove from Michigan to see them at a bar in Ohio in 94 or so, they were fantastic.
Listen to “Happy” off the same album…you get a much better example of what they can do. The two basses are more distinct as the melody bass carries the song with a more distinct line. Fun band.
Thank you! You just shot me back to 91 listening to MTV 120 min. One of the best tracks even today!!!
Been following them around the UK since the early 90’s and saw them a few weeks ago in their home town. Still sound as good today as they did then. The only band that makes me feel 17 again. Amazing
Love it!!
Thanks again for the awesome reaction. I had never heard of this band prior to seeing your reaction and am now a fan of the band and will definitely be checking out their discog this weekend.
There was so much really cool music spraying out at this time. I was working in retail music back then. NAD, NiN, Stone Roses, Teenage Fanclub, Soul Asylum. I saw My earliest No Doubt show back then, they were opening for Ziggy Marley.
Saw No Doubt about the same time at a festival in DC. Someone bounced a water bottle off of Gwen’s head from the audience (accidentally I assume). She barely missed a beat and kept going like nothing happened.
I still listen to this album on the regular. I agree... A singular band and they definitely should've been bigger.
I bought this album in 92 after hearing this track on a skateboarding video... I always dug the production quality of it too. They also had a cover of Saturday Night on the soundtrack to So... I Married An Axe Murderer.
Been a huge fan of them since 92....these guys opened up the alternative rock world for me and cant thank them enough for the unique sounds they created. Amazing lads to date!!!!!
ArnoCorps has two bass players. One bass player plays a Tenor tuned bass with a high C string. Their high bass is pretty prominent and used as a lead and harmony. I haven’t come across another two bass band that does it like ArnoCorps. They refer to their two bass two guitar configuration as Heroic Symmetry!
Great reaction, love this band! If you want another good one from these guys, I recommend Killing Your Television from the same album; the bass parts are a lot more present in that one.
Great stuff!
Such a great band! So underrated.
One of my all-time favorite bands. Thanks for doing them.
I told you they were good Mark...that entire album should be on every bass players playlist
Early 90s American skate punks love Neds. Virtually unknown here otherwise.
Criminal.
Dude finally you got to NED'S!! I fell in love with them the first time i heard them ( it was this song actually ) seriously..check them out... try "Happy" or "Faceless" next ! i"ll never understand how they never got real big.. they were absolutely phenomenal. Now they play very few and far between only in England though :( ... ORGANIC ... perfect word man... nailed it
I always check the comments for other music to listen to :)
I graduated in 91 and this band and album was huge for me and my punk handcore ways...
Bought this cassette back in high school and have been a fan of the band ever since.
Been one of my favorite songs since high school and the 120 Minutes days of MTV.
I love that you're getting to discover this unique band. This was a magic time for rock music. Check out the Wonder Stuff goodnight though.
In my top ten live shows I've ever seen. Fantastic.
Girls Against Boys (GVSB) was another great band that used 2 bassists at times.
Second vote for GVsB, fantastic band!
"Trust" is probably my fav Neds song
They kind of reminded me of happy The Cure meets grunge.
This is a good description for the sound. I dig it. 😎
It's almost as if one bass follows the drums, and the other is a lead right along with the guitar and vocals. Doing it that way opens up a ton of options if you can pull it off successfully. I'm going to have to check out more of their stuff because up until now I've never heard of them before. They sound pretty close to a good chunk of the other stuff I would have been listening to back then for sure.
Seen Neds a lot over they years, most recently about a month ago. They still sound great and still have this much energy as they did in the 90s. Please listen to tracks like Happy, Titch and anything off the Are You Normal album. Blink 182 are clearly fans too you can hear Alexs influence throughout their music.
You are right, Blink 182 were fans of Neds. There is an interview from years ago where they talk about Neds. Blink 182s first song they wrote is Carousel from 95 and it sounds just like Neds.
FYI Neds were higher on the bill then Nirvana at the 1991 Reading Festival. That was just before Nevermind was released....
That was a fun weekend!
EDIT: Neds got a lot of stick for basically being a silly indie rock band for students, but they were very clever with what they did. All lovely guys too, apparently, and had an insanely loyal following.
Fantastic band. Happy, has a banging bass section. Nice one.
Nice! I still love Ned's to this day! Have you ever checked out Galactic Cowboys? 90's band that sounds like a mash-up of early Metallica and the Beatles, especially in the vocal harmonies. Check out the song "You Make Me Smile", Monty Colvin's bass tone is incredible on this song! They used to tour with King's X a lot in the 90's so you would get a full night of amazing bi-amped bass tone from both bands. Love your channel man!
GREAT band!! Yes, some of the vocal harmonies were very Beatles-like. I saw them and Kings-X in Seattle. 👍
Neds and a band named new fast automatic daffodils, were the best indie bands of the 90s in my opinion
The entire album God Fodder is so solid. This album had big word of mouth to its success.
Another great band with 2 bassists: Girls against Boys.
Neds atomic dustbin and boris the sprinkler never get the love they deserve
The Ned's were a great band and part of my youth, discovered them when I was 18 and saw them several times from the grimy Bristol Bierkeller right up to 2nd headliners at the Reading Festival. They did also appear on Top of the Pops in the UK playing Happy (with one of them rocking a Husker Du t-shirt), so they did achieve some success for a brief period (pre-Britpop). God Fodder is a rawer sound than the next album. Kill Your Television, Selfish, Happy, Cut Up, Throwing Things, hell the whole album is great for showing off the dual bass sound. Unique band from a great era of music. I would thoroughly recommend listening to the whole album!!
Throwing Things is probably my favourite Ned’s song ever. They finished their set with it the first time I saw them play and it worked so well live.
Yes! I have been waiting for this episode. You need to check out more bass heavy song from these guys, they have some really great and enjoyable songs.
Another 2 bass song suggestion that has a weird cult following thanks to the tumblr era; Loro by Pinback. Maybe a little repetitive, but it’s beautiful.
Ooof here is a band name I have not heard in a long time. Love them but honestly forgot about them for a while!
One of my favourite bands ever. Saw them at the Villa (spit!) Centre back in 1990/91 time, and again in Stourbridge around 2008. At the first gig I broke four ribs and had bruises all over for weeks after. Absolutely insane gigs and a fantastic band live. Love them so much.
Well I just got zapped back into my college days. Loved this whole album. Only one guy in the dorm was into them as well.
You should check out Pinback's Fortress. In most of Pinback's songs Rob Crow plays guitar, but for Fortress, and I think a few other songs, he plays bass while Zach Smith still plays bass in his lead sort of way, resulting in 2 basses, 0 guitars, 2 singers, and drums!
Old Ned's fan from the early 90's. I love all their stuff but the production is a tad muddy. The following album Are You Normal has a much clearer sound and there's plenty of fun bass stuff. Nothing flashy but definitely more distinction between the two basses.
Ned's Atomic Dustbin are legends! I was blessed to see them in a small pub in Yorkshire in 2005 (I also saw them in the 90's) and both eras, they were amazing live. Great band!
Saw the Detroit stop on this tour. At least 1,100 people in a 600-capacity venue. One of only two times that I seriously wondered if I was going to get out of there alive. As far as what you're hearing, the riffing bass is a Rickenbacker and the bass bass is a Music Man.
As a bit of a Grebo myself this was one of my favourite bands at the time. PWEI probably still number one though. My kids recently found pictures of me playing bass in a rubbish covers band when I was 19 with a proper long fringe with my head shaved around the sides. They laughed for ages. To be fair I did look stupid. Great times though.
Do we have a Ned Head in the making. Love this band. Thanks
Along with British acts you should try Ian Dury and the Blockheads they are a legendary band in the uk , Ian Dury is a poet / vocalist who passed away to soon ,but the Blockheads still continue to this day, they are an amazing band more alternative than punk ,I would like to recommend you “Hit Me With Your rhythm stick “ the bass playing on this song is next level, this will fit well with your recent punk explosion…..love what you do
Grew up listening to Ian Dury, his lyrics tell the most amazing and funny stories of Britain at that time, and his band were top notch.
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
Stingray (Matt) and Ricky (Alex) is what they played, listen to Happy off the same album thats more Stingray forward 👍
I know this is about bass, but somebody's got to bring up how awesome the drumming is.
Dan Dan the Drumming Man, he was fantastic!
Ned's was part of my world back in the late 80's and early 90's best part of music history! Enjoy
Finally!!! Ned's Atomic Dustbin! Been a fan since ever. My God Fodder CD is still in heavy rotation. Please check out Kill Your Television next. 🫡
Man, regardless of having two bass players, this is just a great song. I love the grunge era sound, and I'd never heard of this band. I'll be checking them out now.
That album (God Fodder) is the kind of record where you just want to hit repeat after every single song!
There were a couple other 2-bass bands from the 1990s - Girls Against Boys and Cop Shoot Cop. Oh, and Dumpstahfunk, too.
I was 21-22 when godfodder came out, being a joy division, echo and the bunnnymen etc... fan i really dug them and this album as a whole is great. Throwing things is another absolutely great song.
Loved these guys as a teenager.
Absolutely love that you did a reaction to this, I'm from Stourbridge and these guys are my dad's mates, this was always my favourite of theirs, even though Kill Your Television seemed to be their big song
Very happy to see a bass-themed reaction channel, you should look at "You're The Inspiration" by Chicago and "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals, both songs that could have coasted and yet have phenomenal bass lines!
And, I appreciate you watching! Great suggestions, and I hope to see you around!
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Any time I see someone doing a 'Grey Cell Green' reaction video, I watch it. It remains one of the great songs of the 1990s and it's a sin this band didn't become bigger.
Neds is one of those bands I always bring up when talking about 90s bands and 99.99% of the time folks say holy shit I totally forgot about them.
Yes dude thanks for checking on the NEDS. "Kill your Televison" and "walking through syrup" is another great song that showcases the double basses. Their production is part of the problem--its a bit thin
If you haven’t already, try Leg End In His Own Boots off of their album Are You Normal? As a bass player and fan, this is my absolutely favorite all around track of theirs.
If you like this, you’d love The Sight of You by Pale Saints. Awesome bass and exceptional song with the same shoegaze kind of vibe (but way better imho)
It's funny you mention video games in regards to this band. My introduction to them was the soundtrack for the NCAA 06 football game. Unlike all of the other games in the series before and after, someone at EA made the decision to include a licensed soundtrack with this edition. Unlike their other sports games, which typically pull from pop and hip hop for their soundtracks, they decided to put the music selection in the hands of someone who wanted to capture the vibe of a college rock station from the early 90s. Ned's Atomic Dustbin (though they selected the track "Kill Your Television"), Guided By Voices, Lagwagon, Jawbreaker, NOFX, Pixies, and so on. Honestly, I've always wanted to meet the person in charge of the track selection, because they did quite a bit for my musical tastes.
Alex has always played a Ricky, whereas Mat has always favoured a Stingray.
This was probably my most played album in high school. It's hard not to drive fast while listening to this. I rarely listen to it anymore as the lyrics are mostly about telling off parents, but it really was great music for the time. I love hard and fast music, but not when it's "mean". This fits that bill perfectly.
Yeah this band was huge for three months. Great band!
Flipper was famous for having two bass players, before Will passed away
Has a big 80’s feel to it, which isn’t weird because this album came out in 1991, but even now, it sounds like an 80’s song, and I don’t mean that in a bad way, because there was certainly a lot of trash in the 80’s.
Exactly my thoughts
Neds Fan from México..first heard them back 1991
Love this band!
I forgot about this band. I loved them in the 90’. Thanks for the reminder. Great band.🤘🇨🇦
I should add, they predate the blow up of nirvana (bleach was just about doing the rounds) the scene was more shoegaze in the UK but need where more punky along with bands like the senseless things.
Hello.. fellow bassist here
Rat is the guitarist 🎸. They SIGNED my vinyl sleeve of God Fodder! All 5 of them! Cut ✂️ Up is my stand out from this great debut.
My favorite band of all time. Zot
The late 80s and early 90s college radio bands had a certain vibe to the vocals. Soup Dragons, Better Than Ezra, Mazzy Star, etc. To me these bands show the lineage from 80s bands like The Cure and New Order to Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots.
Wow, The Soup Dragons, thats a band I'd completely forgotten about for nearly two decades. Agree with the college rock vibes though, to me this compares more closely to the Pixies/ Screaming Trees etc than the big 4.
Soup Dragons were exceptional, massively underrated band!
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Sex Pistols - any song live with Sid Vicious on bass. He is considered the worst bass player ever. On the Pistols only album the original bass player or the guitarist recorded the bass. He was credited on the album.
He is in the Rock n Roll hall of fame as a bassist.
Live they would usually unplug him and then do one of the following:
- have a different person playing the bass while hiding behind the amp
- crank the bass setting and lower the other settings on the guitar amp
- just have no bass at all
If you say yes I will find a link where he is playing and send it (it's not easy)
They predicting the Siouxious and the Banshees will be inducted to RnR HoF 2025 and he drummed for them before Sex Pistols (poorly) so he could be inducted twice.
It'll be fun - especially if you try to play with him ( I bet it'll be harder than you think - cause it'll kill every instinct you have to suck that badly ).
It might be time to revisit this album. IMHO, there are no bad songs on it, and they are almost equally good.
Loved them since their heyday. This particular video got a decent amount of MTV play. It's a shame that more bands don't use twin-bass lineups.
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Never heard that song, that I know of, but I like it. Nice job.
My favorite from them is "Kill Your Television"
Nirvana had definitely been listening to Ned's Atomic Dustbin's God Fodder in 1991!
God Fodder was released on 01 - 04 - 1991, Nevermind was released on 24 - 09 - 1991!
An interesting fact.
~ C