Mike watt biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. On and off bass, photographs that appeared in the exhibit are punctuated by watts poetry and snippets selected from 10 years of his diaries. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. But i got into the minutemen and firehouse a little back then, and at the age of which was my 1st stint of playing bass, i had a very big appreciation for mike watt and his musicanship. For over 3 decades he has toured the country in his ford econoline, first with incomparable punk band the minutemen, in the 90s with the fluid firehose, and later with the power trios that have followed. Second, the first reverend proto above looks very much like a bass not sure what brand i saw mike playing with iggy and the stooges in 20a clean, reddish shorterscale p bass. Watch him rip back in the day with firehose and live on tv in 95 in front of vedder and grohl. Heres mike live in 2019 with his trio the missingmen.
Mike watt got his musical start thumping the bass with legendary san pedro punk trio, the minutemen in 1980 and he has been at it ever since. Boon and george hurley who would later form the minutemen a band that would inspire legions. Markus klee mighty walk mike book remix criminal bassline posted 1 month ago. Interview with bassist mike watt bass musician magazine. Rather, watt s strength comes from his ability to capture everyday scenes. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Renowned bassist mike watt brings friendsincluding j mascis and murphto perform in celebration of his new tour diary, mike watt. Mike watt is a genuine legend of the indie rock bass. Rather, watts strength comes from his ability to capture everyday scenes. Mike watt talks about the new signature reverend wattplower bass. Cmj new music called watt a seminal postpunk bass player. Hes also done several albums as a bass duo called dos with.
And when you stop turning the pages of watts story, you start turning the pages of yours, reignited. Eddie jerome vedder born edward louis severson iii. Mike watt got his musical start thumping the bass with legendary san. Mike watt is without a doubt the greatest bass player on the face of the earth so ive surely got some.
His work with the minutemen and firehose influenced a generation, and between touring with the stooges and penning operas, hes done just about everything a bassist can do. It starts with major props for the three rooms press book mike watt. Watt has a keen eye for capturing unexpected disruptions within. In 2016, watt contributed a chapter to john does memoir under the big black sun. Find out when mike watt is next playing live near you. So the reverend sig model didnt come out of nowhere. First, mikes been playing short scales almost exclusively for 15 years now.
Thats because both of mike watts overarching ideas lend themselves to short, pithy songs rather. Watt went on to form firehose, and play bass for punk royalty with the stooges, as well as hundreds of projects with musicians around the world. December 23, 1964 is an american musician, multiinstrumentalist and singersongwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, one of three guitarists, and the primary lyricist of the american rock band pearl jam. Net is an essential read for fans of the legendary punk rock bass player, photographer, poet and writer. Compilations other albums which feature this performance of the song. Mike watt is an american bass guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is bestknown for cofounding the rock bands the minutemen and. The minuteman punk icon talks signature models, trying to be funky, and starting out on bass not knowing what it was.
Click here to download the program and here for the documentation. Initially announced as the nyc launch of his new book, mike watt. Download your copy of the ebook edition of mike watt. Theres something about using the bass as a composition tool. On and bass, which moody notes, as with everything that watt has turned his attention to since he began making art in 1980, on and off base is sincere. Fiercely independent san pedro, ca singer, songwriter and bass player mike watt is nothing short of an american alternative music legend. After a year on bass with porno for pyros and work with numerous side projects, watt closed out the 1990s with contemplating the engine room. Ultimate slap bass is one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. Mike watt all, bass tabs tabs including maggot brain. Punk architect mike watt releases third rock opera. On and off bass, the book is a photo memoir featuring photos taken by watt coupled. Mike, tom and jerry displayed over the top musicianship.
In this book, the first in the series of three, the technique is covered from the absolute basics. Reverend announces the mike watt signature model wattplower. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Interview with mike watt, bassist for the missingmen, eggwa, secondmen and more visit online at interview with bassist mike watt bass musician magazine, the face of bass. Granted, the wattplower wasnt really designed to cop that tone. Pell raves, his skill lies not in classical composition although photo nerds will nonetheless find plenty to like in the book. Here he his live in 2005 with a group called banyan featuring nels cline. On and off bass, the book is a photo memoir featuring photos taken by watt coupled with excerpts from watts stooges tour diaries mixed with free verse poems. Versions different performances of the song by the same artist. The pc version for windows 98millenium edition is no longer available andor supported by digidesign, but we were able to get an archive copy. Here he is live jamming with sonic youths thurston moore. Michael david watt born december 20, 1957 is an american bassist, vocalist and songwriter. Watt covers the zig zags ode to san pedro w sunken city while zig zags. Covers performances of a song with the same name by different artists.
Reverend mike watt signature finally hits the streets. Mike watt is still the man in the van with the bass in his hand. Mike watt, adopted son of san pedro and future bass player for the minutemen, was a product of these energies and tensions. It all started for mike watt in san pedro, california. Click here to download and get additional information from their website. The article features watt discussing the origins of some of the photos in the book. Unwilling to explain is the fourth album by american improvisational band unknown instructors, featuring mike watt the minutemen, firehose, george hurley minutemen, firehose, j mascis dinosaur jr. The reverend mike watt signature wattplower is the result of a fouryear exploratory between watt and reverend to produce a bass guitar with the. Check out mikes excellent book, tone note music method for bass, book 1. In 20, mike and his secondmen released their version of toys that kills no one on both a split 7 with qui and a compilation of covers of todds songs.
But the distinctly warm midrange honk just wasnt quite there. Mike watt on allmusic 1995 for his first solo album, mike watt assembled a. Rick moodys extensive interview with mike watt on therumpus. Box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. On and bass, which moody notes, as with everything that watt has turned his attention to since he began making art in 1980, on and off. And for good reason, considering the author and photographer is the legendary punk bassist himself. I was able to dial in a closer approximation to a vintage pbass thump by rolling off the tone control about halfway and dropping the bass, and boosting the midrange on my amp. This digital download course is available from the teach me bass guitar. The input jack with the three screws is a bulletproof, roadworthy touch. Watts writing is insightful, funny, intimate and honest, as he explores topics like john coltrane, long hauls and overcoming performance fears. On and off bass exposes watt s vision as a photographer, diarist and poet, taking its readers on a trip. Criminal bassline markus klee mighty walk mike book remix snippet.
Reverend mike watt signature finally hits the streets discussion in bass. Watt s writing is insightful, funny, intimate and honest, as he explores topics like john coltrane, long hauls and overcoming performance fears. On and off bass, calling it an unusual and beautiful photographic memoir. On and off bass exposes watts vision as a photographer, diarist and poet, taking its readers on a trip. He is bestknown for cofounding the rock bands the minutemen and firehose. Bass musician magazine interviews mike watt youtube. And when you stop turning the pages of watt s story, you start turning the pages of yours, reignited. At the time when i was none of these bands nor mike watt were ever even herd of in my neck of the woods.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. Mike watt is an american treasure but a mike watt sig bass rubs me the wrong way. The book starts with basic slapping and popping technique and moves on to cover ghost notes, using hammerons and pulloffs. Joey spampinato bass mike watt bass doug wieselman saxophone. Pick, adding notes to your major and minor scale, and the politics of bass.
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