I am in hell

[Aion]

Maybe you are too busy listening with your own ego rather than listening to Music?

yes, thats entirely possible, i have plenty of that!

Its just not my taste at all!
i mean, he's a brilliant bass player, no doubt, very skillfull, brilliant technique.
But still, i dont like that style at all.

Actually, i know most of his work.
I remember being on tour and the bass player (who was a huge fan) forced us to listen to it again and again :/

And, dont get me wrong, nothing against a nice solo here or there and in the appropriate style of music.
I just had more than my fair share of sophisticated bass players that tried to show their skill the whole evening, instead of supporting the song. Maybe you know what i mean.
Probably its because of that i dont like it.
I played a lot in jazz and fusion bands when i was younger and was practicing a lot.
Throughout the years i just came to like music more and more that has a more songoriented style.

Personal taste i guess.

But if you guys all recommend the book, i will give it a try.
Would be a little stupid to not even try it just because im prejudiced i admit
Thanks for the feedback!

Well, to be fair, I respect his music and can appreciate the Music in it, but I don't listen to it. I think in this context there is a difference between a bassplayer in a band trying to take the spotlight and a band which is literally written around the bass and does that entirely intentionally. In the former there is conflict for sure, but the latter can have pure band chemistry. Primus is a great example of this.

So, what that tells me is this has nothing to do with his bassplaying or music itself but instead your preconceived notions of what his intentions might be. Just listen, maybe, without dwelling in your past. Forgive the bassplayer for the sake of the music.

I do understand where you are coming from though. I have often been a very tight styled writer and I am generally very structured in my own approach. I guess for me there is a great variance in what constitutes a 'song', I don't feel it is as straightforward as a start/stop integration of intentional harmonies. Nature produces spontaneous songs all the time and everything is a constant musical expression. The rise and falls, surprises of loud and quiet noises, it's all a great orchestral performance by the universe.