Britain has produced some of the finest, most inventive bass players in popular music, JJ Burnel (of course), The Ox, Norman Watt-Roy and the man who goes by the name of Jah Wobble. By 1983 his PiL days were behind him and he was playing as the Invaders of the Heart.
Here's a great quality recording provided by Dave Sez (many thanks) that showcases Wobble's unique playing style. Outside of PiL I have to plead ignorance to a large degree of his work, but I'm sure Dave can elaborate. Also included as part of the original recording are some tracks from an earlier gig at Vera, Groningen, again in the Netherlands on 21st November 1982.
MP3: http://rapidshare.com/files/1334952797/Jah%20Wobble%20-%201982-83%20Live%20in%20Holland.zip
Line up: Jah Wobble – vocals & bass; Dave (Animal) Maltby – guitar; Annie Whitehead – trombone, Ollie Marland – keyboards, Cliff Venner – drums, Neville Murray – percussion
01 Introduction (1982) [0:12]
02 Hollywood 1 (1982) [7:00]
03 Jam 2 (1982) [7:41]
04 Jam 3 (1982) [8:24]
05 Jam 4 (1982) [6:17]
06 Fading (1982) [4:03]
07 Hollywood 2 (1982) [9:08]
Line up: Jah Wobble – vocals & bass; Dave (Animal) Maltby – guitar; Annie Whitehead – trombone, Ollie Marland – keyboards, Lee Partis – drums, Neville Murray – percussion
08 Invaders (1983) [5:15]
09 Hollywood 2 (1983) [5:49]
10 Snake Charmer (1983) [4:40]
11 Brazil (1983) [4:51]
12 How Much Are They (1992) [8:10]
There's a nice recent Wobble over here: http://hotelmaidssmileinunison.blogspot.com/2012/10/jah-wobble-liverpool-51012.html.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Dave Sez.
More Annie Whitehead (not doing dub but tributes to Robert Wyatt and Frank Zappa) here: http://musicadegradata.blogspot.com/search/label/annie%20whitehead
ReplyDeleteCheers, Dave Sez.