Woke up in the middle of the night again. Stayed awake for an hour. Back to sleep with an episode of Sliders. Had a good ride this morning although legs are becoming extremely tight about an hour in to the ride. Also doing the Paleo diet now. Looking forward to feeling better and trimming down. Wanting to get lean and mean like 2 summers ago. (insert Taxi Driver voiceover here.)
Too much too soon?
I heard this song on a run today and realized what a great bass part it has. That's Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads' playing on "Born Under Punches." Tina, in my opinion, is a consistently underrated bassist. She really has such a minimalist style. This bassline does exactly what it needs to and nothing more, simple and effective. It definitely gets bonus points for being in such a quirky time signature as well! She also uses space and air between notes to provide extra, er, punch. It's such a strange song frankly, with typical Talking Heads bizarre lyrics, seemingly random guitar licks and synth for that matter. Tina's part could've fallen through the cracks and her slap-and-pop style on the track helps the bass break through the mix a bit. This song is a great example of bass parts that just groove and are perfect in their simplicity. Enjoy and thanks for reading!