Bassists are often overlooked. Their contributions to music don't receive nearly the attention they deserve. In the studio the other night, we were discussing the possibility of multiple bass parts on one of the songs. Naturally, we took that conversation to a ridiculous extent and decided that EVERYONE has to play a bass part. Then we took photos.
As fans of the proverbial "big bottom," we thought we'd create a fun photo contest to help spread the word about the value of a healthy bottom. Here are some quick photos of us showing our support for the long-necked low-end machine!
Eric, bassist of The Lassie Foundation
Jeff, bassist of Judas Priest
Wayne, bassist of Impellitteri
Andy, bassist of 98 Degrees
Bass, not Lance
Join us in our celebration of all that is low-down and bassy! Send your bass photos to email@lassiefoundation.com, and we'll post the best ones here.
-Wayne
P.S. For anyone who doesn't get the Impellitteri thing, it refers to this and this and this and this and finally this one from '97.
UPDATES:
3/9/04 - Our first submission! He likes to rock.
3/10/04 - That first gig look.
3/10/04 - Another famous fan. Definitely the best bass player in "The Matrix." (Wait...Was Billy Sheehan in that?)
3/13/04 - Looks like my man is trying out for Def Leppard
3/13/04 - A shout-out from the sender: "this goes out to justin, lance, andy and the boyz."
3/15/04 - Bassist for a new band from Aspen called "Sweet Snow Sister". He's just authored a self-help book, too, called "Chicken Soup for the Snow."
3/15/04 - This guy needs to spend less money on his tattoos and more money on his drywall.
3/15/04 - If it was Adam Clayton on the cover of "Rattle and Hum" instead of The Edge, it probably would have looked like this.
3/21/04 - Another bassist for Impellitteri--on a futon.
Posted by wayne at March 9, 2004 12:45 PM