Their last few albums with a slightly more prog influence to them are just 100% mastery of the genre imo. Love their more traditional classic death metal albums but those last few albums are just special to me
Oh man Human and Individual Thought Patterns are full of Steve's bass prowess. No wonder Chuck wanted him again for Symbolic and The Sound of Perseverance
Would have been interesting to hear Steve play on both Symbolic and SOP, but I think Kelly Conlon did a great job on the bass for Symbolic. Scott Clendenin is a stuck up douche bag, but his bass on SOP was badass too.
@@blindcynic Yeah I know he passed away, but I have met him in the past. I met him at the Live in L.A. shows at the Whiskey in Hollywood. I attended both shows both nights. He was a stuck up dickhead. The rest of the guys were cool as hell, talked and hung out. But, he was a c*nt and acted like some pompous famous star even though he wasn't.
Sorry to go against the grain but I met him at a morbid angel show and he was a complete douchbag to me... I play bass and was kinda fanboying out telling him how much I idolized him then he mocked and belittled me... he's still superb but I will never get that interaction out of my brain
@@motometalracer When a person is truly humble and has a healthy ego, adulation and fanboying makes them super uncomfortable. Especially when it comes from a person that idolizes them. They don't need to have their egos stroked and inflated, and just want to be interacted with like a normal person. I'm sure that compliments would have been appreciated, but overly-excited fanboying probably came off as off-putting, even if that's not at all what you were intending. I'm sure that if you were to interact with him again, and approached him with less adulation, it would be a better experience for both of you.
Steve DiGi is by far one of if not THE most functionally talented bassists in any genre still playing today, can basically play anything you can imagine at any intensity.
I was a huge thrash fan for my teenage years, but Death was the band that bridged that gap for me into the world of Death Metal. I got Symbolic first (I think an album after Individual Thought Patterns) and after hearing Overactive Imagination I went into their back catalog and got Individual Thought Patterns and the bass playing blew me away. I was a guitarist at the time but Steve's tone and playing on this album was the first time I started to see bass in a different light.
I remember when he was young, standing above the crowd, smiling at us, playing these crazy lines at a time when this was still a novelty. Iconic, and he’s still got it
Individual Thought Patterns is the first really acknowledged fretless bass death metal album. Steve’s playing on that album is phenomenal. You really should check out the full album because it is amazing. And you should also check out The Philosopher end solos. Chuck and Steve do a solo battle in the outro and it’s wicked.
at the end of the song the solos fade out but if you check out the drum playthrough of philosopher by Gene you can actually here the track in its entirety with no fade out!
Didn’t Steve use a fretless bass to record human? I don’t know 100% for sure if he did but it definitely sounds like he’s using a fretless. Especially on cosmic sea
Severed Survival by Autopsy also features Steve on bass and that came out in 89. The playing is definitely not as technical as Death, but Steve’s bass is mixed so it is extremely present and you KNOW it’s fretless bass. The diads in particular he hits really pop out in the mix throughout the album.
Check out Horror Show by Iced Earth too, it's a real hidden gem. Steve plays bass on the album as a guest performer, Richard Christy on the drums too. So many tasty bass lines and intros, absolute ear candy.
How I never suggested Steve is beyond me, he's such a monster player. Love the analysis on this one. Also, yeah, this song does have vocals on it normally. They also pulled the solos out for this playthrough to really focus on the bass playing.
Hard to imagine that during they hey-days of Death with Steve, he was working as a janitor to pay the bills...... Now he's finally got his own signature bass from Ibanez and, hopefully, enjoying life to the fullest!
Watching this before work and the comments "Guy's, if you're just using two fingers, consider adding the third, it makes a real difference..." and "back to good old two finger technique" nearly made me spit out my tea. 🤣 Great analysis of one of my favourite extreme bassists.
The first time I've heard him was on Testament's The Gathering, that's the album with Lombardo 🤘🏻and the greatest thrash metal song of all time: D.N.R.
Individual Thought Patters is one of my favorite Death albums. Listening to Steve it is amazing enough, but watching him (which is next level) shows a lot of intricacies that are missed when you just listen to the album. He also adds different things each time the chorus comes up that I didn't realize before. I always found it interesting that he used a fretted bass on Human and just completely blew me away on fretless on ITP. I would be very curious on why he changed to fretless and what process that he went through to be the fretless master that he is. I don't believe I'd ever heard a fretless player in death metal before him. Now they're all over the place, but Steve is still unique. And yes, they're vocals in Overactive Imagination.
Great video! Steve is a pillar of the metal bass playing!!! All his work with Sadus, Death, Iced Earth, Testament, and everywhere he plays is simply amazing in every way imaginable!!!
I saw Steve DiGiorgio play with Testament at a festival a few weeks ago. I waited sitting at the barricade to get front row view, and Steve's monitor was right in front of me, so I could see his playing from a few meters away. The key part is SEEING him play, as they turned the bass down in the mix. I heard 0 bass notes, not even the clunk sound. He was visibly pissed as he kept doing the ☝sign to the sound guy, but kept himself composed enough to do his thing and smile to the audience.
Who was the drummer? I saw them in 2022 on tour with Lombardo, it was amazing (and they played D.N.R.!!!). BTW I had the same experience a couple years prior, but with Skolnick. His solos were completely inaudible ... Man that sucked, I absolutely love Skolnick's stuff, he's one of the few metal guitarists who actually composes his solos and doesn't just noodle around.
@@rockapartie it was with Lombardo. And that sucks man, with guitars I had the same with Slayer. The audio engineer had the genius idea to split the audio, so standing at the right side of the stage I only heard Kerry's lead rythm and bad solos.
@@tonytaurus3676 I was right in front of Skolnick last year _and_ I could hear him this time, so all was forgiven ^^ But man, Slayer with Kerry only, that's like listening to Decade of Aggression with only the right earbud ... the horror!
Nice to see Steve featured he doesn´t gets nearly as much credit as he should for his first band, Sadus: A late 80s thrash act that had such a taste for shredding and ridiculous tempos it probably should be considered at least influencial of technical death metal a few years later. So yeah you can say the man has had some experience with extremely fast bass lines without droping some of the other stuff like slaps and such. Hope you'd consider a Sadus song I'm particularly partial to one called throwing away the day.
Holy snap! When I'm not watching music stuff, I usually watch at 1.5x speed, and this made me double check I was back to normal speed... Like, I saw I was at normal speed, but I still reduced the speed and put it back to normal to make sure! 🤯
I had the pleasure of seeing Steve on the Death To All tour that came through a handful of months ago. It was insane. Guy is a monster on bass, and provided some pretty hilarious and heartfelt banter between songs, too. Oh, and Gene the machine Hoglan was frickin rad, too. You know what, the whole band was awesome!
Just stumbled on this video and thought "Hey this guy seems to know what he's talking about." Then I looked at your resume' and holy shit. Loved the video and commentary!
Anytime I was writing a report or doing finals in high school I would listen to this album over and over. This and spiritual healing are my overall favorites. RIP Chuck
Good LAWD Steve is a beast on that bass ! I knew he was after listening to this band for so long . But to see him actually play it is even more insane than I imagined !
steve is one of the best to ever play! a big influence on my playing mostly in the aggressive right hand technique it just sounds way cooler than using a pick on bass for metal imo
The entire Individual Thought Patterns album is crazy amazing and introduced most fans to fretless bass A must own album And if you want to hear Steve’s best track check out Trapped in a Corner on that album He’s playing alongside Chuck Schuldiner and Andy LaRocque (of King Diamond and he stands tall with them being as relevant in the song as they are
Loved this video!! Steve is one of my favourite bass players. You should also check out Felipe Andreoli from Angra, he is definitely one of the best out there!
Coming from someone who knows next to nothing about bass playing, I just love rock and learning about how it’s composed, your bass content is the most enjoyable I’ve seen.
I love this review, but man it blows my mind how many people listen to death metal but haven't listened to Death. Chuck is the goat, forever and always. keep up the good work teach! (and listen to some Death lol)
The thumb behind the B and E string could be to increase power or aggression of the attack. I tend to dig my E on a 4 string, might do both if I had a 5. I tend to rattle the frets when I play normal much less more aggressive.
Gene Hoglan on drums, Steve on Bass Andy LaRocque on lead Guitar with the song itself written by Chuck Shuldiner as well as the Rhythm Guitar performed by him. Hard to get any better than this. Steve is a monster bassist
I love Steve! Even back when I wasn't a bassist myself yet I saw him live with Death To All and even then, I was fascinated by his playing. It was like every time he reached for the strings, something cool came out. Really great! I do the downward strumming of power-chords or octaves and the likes, too but I do it somewhat differently. For me, it's kind of like floating thumb. My thumb lands on the highest unplayed string and one finger strums the chord. It's all one downward stroking movement.
My favourite Death album, period. Steve is a God. He adds so much to the overall sound of the band on Human and Individual, which sadly cant be said for a lot of metal bands past and present. When i first heard this album as a teenage six string player, i was like, this stuff is from another planet and sat for hours on end learning by ear because i couldnt read music and couldnt afford the tab books
I ll comment exactly the same way i did on his original video.This is the kind of video that makes you either start or quit playing bass... It is so inspiring for me tbh. Thank you for your reaction. Steve is 'Final boss' level when it comes to metal bass.
Watching ur videos going back thru ur library has been a great wormhole for me and I've had my warwick 5 string fretless on my lap for every video....keep the videos coming my man....lovin it like a fat kid at mcdonalds
@@LowEndUniversity oh its a dream to own...I chased getting a warwick for yrs and finally ran across this 1992 dolphin pro a friend had for sale.. I sold my spector euro and mid 90's fender precision along with the cash I had just to get it. I will be buried with it
Back when I got my fretless, I took this advice and thought the tone was fantastic. Though, I was told I'd have to sand the fingerboard often since the round wounds will cut into it over time. Unsure if players deal with that much though, I'm actually curious.
In march we enjoyed "Death To All" and Steve Di Giorgio was playing the Bass. This man is insane in concert. Schuldiner had really good eye to Choose musicians
You should definitely check out Roger Patterson from Atheist. He died tragically before their second album was released but he was an influence on Alex Webster and I believe Steve as well. The album is called Piece of Time and there is some good live footage of Roger in the early days
@@LowEndUniversity I went to see them with cynic on Saturday and it blew my mind lol! Brandon Giffin who plays bass for cynic live is also awesome! There are som plays through vids from his band The Zenith Passage that are great!
STEVE IS TOP OF FOOD CHAIN WHEN IT COMES TO PLAYING BASS... DUDE IS A ABSOLUTE STUD.. I just realized bout 3/4 way thru your video he is not just playing a fretless but a 6 string at that, Unreal.. THE DTA tour I seen him up at THE H.O.B!!, it was freakin killer show!! When they did the song COSMIC SEA HE BROKE OUT LIKE A 9 STRING FRETLESS AND JUST TOOK HIS KOOL BASS BRIDGE IN SONG AND TURN IT FROM COSMIC SEA BASS BRIDGE TO FREAKING COSMIC OCEAN BASS SOLO!! LOL😂😂😂 IT WAS SO TUFF!! JUST ABSOLUTELY THOSE MUSICIANS ABSOLUTELY PRO'S!!!
Dude, that turning of the Hand as they get faster, its almost like when you ride a bike, then Stand Up Pedal for that extra acceleration. Its probably come over time, and like you said, the need to find a way around a problem. This was all new, and these guys were definately finding thier way. Chuck FTW !!
If you like this then you need to check out his bass play through for a band called gone in April Steve is a huge reason why I got a six string bass for my birthday last year
Hello and greetings from greece. I would like to add me poiny of view on the 14.50 minute mark , at the time where you pause the video, we can see thay he just plays a power a cord in my opinion and the A string is held ny the index finger of his left arm and not muted by the right arm and the E string is kinds stoped by the middle finger as well. Thanks again for the videos. Love watching them
Been listening to Death since the mid 90's. Still my favorite metal Band. This is bass, drums and rhythm guitar with vocals and guitar solo left out. Check out the Sadus album Elements of Anger for more Di Giorgio bass goodness.
When the album first came out and I put it on I was prepared for something next level, Human had set the bar high, when I heard that fretless in SDG's hands I was in awe... Then there's the Atomic clock just splintering time into a thousand fragments. My mind was opened to a whole new attitude to the genius who bought those dudes together in the studio... and then he starts ripping out those transcendant guitar solos. Reality misses Chuck but the music wont ever leave!
The album Human changed the game. Shit got real when it hit the shelves in '91. Steve had so much to do with that as well. I hope you listened to the full song & more of their work with Steve. Cheers!
Find his Jazz album with Dark Hall. Used to be free on the internet years ago, well worth it however you find it. A little 5 song demo that will blow your mind.
Recommendation… I love that I’ve just come across your reaction to Steve Di Giorgio, however… I have what I believe is a better option to cover for you. His play through of “Calling”. Not as heavy as this, but very good! I bet I’ve watched that one 20 times. Edit: He also plays a beautiful Rickenbacker in that one too!
Such a monster player! I’m glad you noticed his thumb I have never seen that ever, gunna have to try that lol, I’ve had multiple people ask how I can play so fast I always turn them onto John Myung and the Ring, Middle , index technique, it’s a must learn. Do you have a discord? Or somewhere everyone in your community can chop it up?
That album changed my brain. Every instrument was being played at a masterful level.
Individual thought Patterns is "Elite" status.
For me it IS the best death metal album ever.
Their last few albums with a slightly more prog influence to them are just 100% mastery of the genre imo. Love their more traditional classic death metal albums but those last few albums are just special to me
well said
I agree. That album was recorded by the dream team of death metal
Oh man Human and Individual Thought Patterns are full of Steve's bass prowess. No wonder Chuck wanted him again for Symbolic and The Sound of Perseverance
They jammed together around Scream Bloody Gore era. Apparently Steve would have done the bass on the album if Chuck had asked, according to Steve
@@calebbean1384 why steve didn't?
Would have been interesting to hear Steve play on both Symbolic and SOP, but I think Kelly Conlon did a great job on the bass for Symbolic. Scott Clendenin is a stuck up douche bag, but his bass on SOP was badass too.
@@brenmfffusmc7803whatever you think about Scott, he passed away years ago, so RIP Scott…
@@blindcynic Yeah I know he passed away, but I have met him in the past. I met him at the Live in L.A. shows at the Whiskey in Hollywood. I attended both shows both nights. He was a stuck up dickhead. The rest of the guys were cool as hell, talked and hung out. But, he was a c*nt and acted like some pompous famous star even though he wasn't.
Steve DiGiorgio on bass + Gene Hoglan on drums...
hard to get better than that
I find Sean Reinert so much better than Hoglan. Nothing wrong with Hoglan, he's a phenomenal too, but Reinert is just on another level.
I saw Testament with Di Giorgio and Hoglan a couple of times, absolutely amazing. (Unfortunately, Hoglan left them last year.)
That rhythm section is one of the reasons why I liked Testament's recent albums. They work together so well.
@@rockapartieyesterday i went to see death to all with hoglan and digiorgio, it was sick
Chuck knows how to assemble a great all Star team.
The fact that NOT enough ppl talk about Steve is just a massive tragedy. Dudes a legend, then again any interview I see him in he is super humble.
Yeah, I haven't met him but have mutual friends with him. Totally a down down to earth chill dude.
Sorry to go against the grain but I met him at a morbid angel show and he was a complete douchbag to me... I play bass and was kinda fanboying out telling him how much I idolized him then he mocked and belittled me... he's still superb but I will never get that interaction out of my brain
@@motometalracersome people just don't like the fanboying, just approach them like normal people.
@@highonsleep4219 I was a kid, and he was a dickhead... that's my view
@@motometalracer When a person is truly humble and has a healthy ego, adulation and fanboying makes them super uncomfortable. Especially when it comes from a person that idolizes them. They don't need to have their egos stroked and inflated, and just want to be interacted with like a normal person. I'm sure that compliments would have been appreciated, but overly-excited fanboying probably came off as off-putting, even if that's not at all what you were intending. I'm sure that if you were to interact with him again, and approached him with less adulation, it would be a better experience for both of you.
Steve is the OG metal Fretless Bass Player. He influenced a ton of players. He’s a treasure to listen to.
Nah, not really. Tony Franklin.
Steve DiGi is by far one of if not THE most functionally talented bassists in any genre still playing today, can basically play anything you can imagine at any intensity.
The man who got me playing bass. The first time I heard those fretless slides on The Philosopher, I know I wanted to do that.
I was a huge thrash fan for my teenage years, but Death was the band that bridged that gap for me into the world of Death Metal. I got Symbolic first (I think an album after Individual Thought Patterns) and after hearing Overactive Imagination I went into their back catalog and got Individual Thought Patterns and the bass playing blew me away. I was a guitarist at the time but Steve's tone and playing on this album was the first time I started to see bass in a different light.
I remember when he was young, standing above the crowd, smiling at us, playing these crazy lines at a time when this was still a novelty. Iconic, and he’s still got it
Individual Thought Patterns is the first really acknowledged fretless bass death metal album. Steve’s playing on that album is phenomenal. You really should check out the full album because it is amazing. And you should also check out The Philosopher end solos. Chuck and Steve do a solo battle in the outro and it’s wicked.
at the end of the song the solos fade out but if you check out the drum playthrough of philosopher by Gene you can actually here the track in its entirety with no fade out!
Didn’t Steve use a fretless bass to record human? I don’t know 100% for sure if he did but it definitely sounds like he’s using a fretless. Especially on cosmic sea
@@guitarchugs9191 Steve only plays fretless to my knowledge
@@guitarchugs9191no
Severed Survival by Autopsy also features Steve on bass and that came out in 89. The playing is definitely not as technical as Death, but Steve’s bass is mixed so it is extremely present and you KNOW it’s fretless bass. The diads in particular he hits really pop out in the mix throughout the album.
Steve’s playing on everything is so good. Definitely check out his playing on the only Control Denied album too!
Check out Horror Show by Iced Earth too, it's a real hidden gem. Steve plays bass on the album as a guest performer, Richard Christy on the drums too. So many tasty bass lines and intros, absolute ear candy.
@@blitzer921 yes! The tone on phantom opera ghost is so good. I think he played either his ESP or a carvin on that record
Sadus rules.
@@vorpalblades agreed! Bummed he isn’t on the new album
Control Denied is the peak of the Chucks legacy and all thd cimmitement of super-talented musicians behind it!
How I never suggested Steve is beyond me, he's such a monster player. Love the analysis on this one.
Also, yeah, this song does have vocals on it normally. They also pulled the solos out for this playthrough to really focus on the bass playing.
Hard to imagine that during they hey-days of Death with Steve, he was working as a janitor to pay the bills...... Now he's finally got his own signature bass from Ibanez and, hopefully, enjoying life to the fullest!
Watching this before work and the comments "Guy's, if you're just using two fingers, consider adding the third, it makes a real difference..." and "back to good old two finger technique" nearly made me spit out my tea. 🤣
Great analysis of one of my favourite extreme bassists.
Hahaha, glad you enjoyed it! Really appreciate the nice words, too! See you around.
Finally SDG getting some love. Almost nobody knows about him and he's one of the best.
I had a blast with this one - it's been a long time since I've seen him play, really enjoyed this.
The first time I've heard him was on Testament's The Gathering, that's the album with Lombardo 🤘🏻and the greatest thrash metal song of all time: D.N.R.
Excellent analysis! I could watch (and have watched) Steve di Giorgio play all day long. He's an absolute master of the instrument.
Individual Thought Patters is one of my favorite Death albums. Listening to Steve it is amazing enough, but watching him (which is next level) shows a lot of intricacies that are missed when you just listen to the album. He also adds different things each time the chorus comes up that I didn't realize before. I always found it interesting that he used a fretted bass on Human and just completely blew me away on fretless on ITP. I would be very curious on why he changed to fretless and what process that he went through to be the fretless master that he is. I don't believe I'd ever heard a fretless player in death metal before him. Now they're all over the place, but Steve is still unique. And yes, they're vocals in Overactive Imagination.
Great video! Steve is a pillar of the metal bass playing!!! All his work with Sadus, Death, Iced Earth, Testament, and everywhere he plays is simply amazing in every way imaginable!!!
Cheers, much appreciated! Tons of respect for Steve.
I never got to see Death live, but did see Sadus back in 90 or 91. IIRC Steve is also a *huge* guy!
@@hairychris444 same thing here, you don't know how sad it makes me feel that Chuck died and I never got to see them live.
He really is! He came out to a show I played in early 2020 and I got to meet him briefly. Super cool guy!
Dave Mustaine had Steve play bass on the new Megadeth album when he tossed Ellefson
It's like you read my mind. I just stumbled across the Darkglass video yesterday, and then today, you make this video. That's awesome.
Excellent breakdown of Mr. Di Giorgio . Monstrous player 👏🤘
Been a fan of Steve's ever since I heard his playing on that Testament album The Gathering. He truly is a master of his chosen craft!
Can't forget Andy from King Diamond also plays on this record.
I saw Steve DiGiorgio play with Testament at a festival a few weeks ago. I waited sitting at the barricade to get front row view, and Steve's monitor was right in front of me, so I could see his playing from a few meters away. The key part is SEEING him play, as they turned the bass down in the mix. I heard 0 bass notes, not even the clunk sound. He was visibly pissed as he kept doing the ☝sign to the sound guy, but kept himself composed enough to do his thing and smile to the audience.
I learned tons watching him live with Sadus back in the day.
@@vorpalblades nice! One of my favorites. Wish I couldve seen them live too.
Who was the drummer? I saw them in 2022 on tour with Lombardo, it was amazing (and they played D.N.R.!!!). BTW I had the same experience a couple years prior, but with Skolnick. His solos were completely inaudible ... Man that sucked, I absolutely love Skolnick's stuff, he's one of the few metal guitarists who actually composes his solos and doesn't just noodle around.
@@rockapartie it was with Lombardo. And that sucks man, with guitars I had the same with Slayer. The audio engineer had the genius idea to split the audio, so standing at the right side of the stage I only heard Kerry's lead rythm and bad solos.
@@tonytaurus3676 I was right in front of Skolnick last year _and_ I could hear him this time, so all was forgiven ^^ But man, Slayer with Kerry only, that's like listening to Decade of Aggression with only the right earbud ... the horror!
The man himself, absolute beast
Nice to see Steve featured he doesn´t gets nearly as much credit as he should for his first band, Sadus: A late 80s thrash act that had such a taste for shredding and ridiculous tempos it probably should be considered at least influencial of technical death metal a few years later.
So yeah you can say the man has had some experience with extremely fast bass lines without droping some of the other stuff like slaps and such. Hope you'd consider a Sadus song I'm particularly partial to one called throwing away the day.
I like how he just can’t stop grinning, hearing and seeing DiGiorgio’s shenanigans
I watch this video of SDG every week or so; I still enjoy it every single time with a huge grin on my face!
Holy snap! When I'm not watching music stuff, I usually watch at 1.5x speed, and this made me double check I was back to normal speed... Like, I saw I was at normal speed, but I still reduced the speed and put it back to normal to make sure! 🤯
Lmao I did the same thing. I was like "Holy shit that's fast!" Lol
Steve is the man who made me love bass in metal music
Simply one of the greatest songs ever written. Thank you, Chuck.
I had the pleasure of seeing Steve on the Death To All tour that came through a handful of months ago. It was insane. Guy is a monster on bass, and provided some pretty hilarious and heartfelt banter between songs, too. Oh, and Gene the machine Hoglan was frickin rad, too. You know what, the whole band was awesome!
Just stumbled on this video and thought "Hey this guy seems to know what he's talking about." Then I looked at your resume' and holy shit. Loved the video and commentary!
Anytime I was writing a report or doing finals in high school I would listen to this album over and over. This and spiritual healing are my overall favorites. RIP Chuck
I think his ear is so precision precise on them notes i think that plays a part in his style as well imo.. Absolutely phenomenal playin!!!
Good LAWD Steve is a beast on that bass ! I knew he was after listening to this band for so long . But to see him actually play it is even more insane than I imagined !
Steve's main band Sadus is absolutely killer. His playing is off the charts on that stuff. Absolutely one of the best in the game. Love it!
A vision of Misery, a total classic.
He's not in Sadus anymore.
steve is one of the best to ever play! a big influence on my playing mostly in the aggressive right hand technique it just sounds way cooler than using a pick on bass for metal imo
The entire Individual Thought Patterns album is crazy amazing and introduced most fans to fretless bass
A must own album
And if you want to hear Steve’s best track check out Trapped in a Corner on that album
He’s playing alongside Chuck Schuldiner and Andy LaRocque (of King Diamond and he stands tall with them being as relevant in the song as they are
My fav metal bass player
He was one of the founding members of Sadus from Antioch, California. He also did some work with Autopsy from the same area.
Loved this video!! Steve is one of my favourite bass players. You should also check out Felipe Andreoli from Angra, he is definitely one of the best out there!
Steve is one of my favourite bassists, he's just so interesting.
Do yourself a favor and check out more Death. Chuck and company were the pioneers for much of death metal. Tons of cool and creative prog metal.
Coming from someone who knows next to nothing about bass playing, I just love rock and learning about how it’s composed, your bass content is the most enjoyable I’ve seen.
High praise! Really appreciate you. See you around!
When they hot half time and he starts chugging that bass tone is just beautiful! Just amazing so articulate but sounds so thick at the same time
You should do a video on The Philosopher, the last song from this album. It has amazing bass parts, especially on the outro.
Epic album, my favourite bassist and favorite drummer on the same album
The bassist for Suffocation plays an upright fretted electric bass. Its weird but it works
I love this review, but man it blows my mind how many people listen to death metal but haven't listened to Death. Chuck is the goat, forever and always. keep up the good work teach! (and listen to some Death lol)
It’s weird because they have more listeners on Spotify than even Cannibal Corpse, but most people never even heard of them
The thumb behind the B and E string could be to increase power or aggression of the attack. I tend to dig my E on a 4 string, might do both if I had a 5. I tend to rattle the frets when I play normal much less more aggressive.
Gene Hoglan on drums, Steve on Bass Andy LaRocque on lead Guitar with the song itself written by Chuck Shuldiner as well as the Rhythm Guitar performed by him. Hard to get any better than this. Steve is a monster bassist
So happy you covered death!
I love Steve! Even back when I wasn't a bassist myself yet I saw him live with Death To All and even then, I was fascinated by his playing. It was like every time he reached for the strings, something cool came out. Really great!
I do the downward strumming of power-chords or octaves and the likes, too but I do it somewhat differently. For me, it's kind of like floating thumb. My thumb lands on the highest unplayed string and one finger strums the chord. It's all one downward stroking movement.
My favourite Death album, period. Steve is a God.
He adds so much to the overall sound of the band on Human and Individual, which sadly cant be said for a lot of metal bands past and present.
When i first heard this album as a teenage six string player, i was like, this stuff is from another planet and sat for hours on end learning by ear because i couldnt read music and couldnt afford the tab books
I've never seen anyone else use that thumb behind the b string technique!! I use it too and thought it was weird lol.
I ll comment exactly the same way i did on his original video.This is the kind of video that makes you either start or quit playing bass... It is so inspiring for me tbh. Thank you for your reaction. Steve is 'Final boss' level when it comes to metal bass.
Best bassist in metal!! Rip Chuck
Never heard Death too but already knew Steve. WHat a sick bassline, crazy.
Watching ur videos going back thru ur library has been a great wormhole for me and I've had my warwick 5 string fretless on my lap for every video....keep the videos coming my man....lovin it like a fat kid at mcdonalds
Love it! I still dream of owning a Warwick fretless...jealous! I bet it plays itself. Cheers, friend!
@@LowEndUniversity oh its a dream to own...I chased getting a warwick for yrs and finally ran across this 1992 dolphin pro a friend had for sale.. I sold my spector euro and mid 90's fender precision along with the cash I had just to get it. I will be buried with it
This is why I got a fretless.
I got to see him on the Death For All tour recently and it was incredible
I think he is also using round wounds on his fretless which helps with that brighter gritty tone.
Back when I got my fretless, I took this advice and thought the tone was fantastic. Though, I was told I'd have to sand the fingerboard often since the round wounds will cut into it over time. Unsure if players deal with that much though, I'm actually curious.
In march we enjoyed "Death To All" and Steve Di Giorgio was playing the Bass. This man is insane in concert. Schuldiner had really good eye to Choose musicians
You should react to Nolly from Periphery, and his bass playthrough of "prayer position" such an amazing player!!
You should definitely check out Roger Patterson from Atheist. He died tragically before their second album was released but he was an influence on Alex Webster and I believe Steve as well. The album is called Piece of Time and there is some good live footage of Roger in the early days
I sure will - I hear about that band a lot, and their bassist. Really cool to see them touring with Cynic right now as well!
@@LowEndUniversity I went to see them with cynic on Saturday and it blew my mind lol! Brandon Giffin who plays bass for cynic live is also awesome! There are som plays through vids from his band The Zenith Passage that are great!
Aaaaayyyyy u got to it.
Stevie d has experience with upright bass. Hes talked about it. So you guessed right.
STEVE IS TOP OF FOOD CHAIN WHEN IT COMES TO PLAYING BASS... DUDE IS A ABSOLUTE STUD.. I just realized bout 3/4 way thru your video he is not just playing a fretless but a 6 string at that, Unreal.. THE DTA tour I seen him up at THE H.O.B!!, it was freakin killer show!! When they did the song COSMIC SEA HE BROKE OUT LIKE A 9 STRING FRETLESS AND JUST TOOK HIS KOOL BASS BRIDGE IN SONG AND TURN IT FROM COSMIC SEA BASS BRIDGE TO FREAKING COSMIC OCEAN BASS SOLO!! LOL😂😂😂 IT WAS SO TUFF!! JUST ABSOLUTELY THOSE MUSICIANS ABSOLUTELY PRO'S!!!
Ah ITP- best DM album of 1993- with Morbid Angel's Covenant a close second. Great video critique on a great playthrough
Individual thought patterns is a top act of art
Dude, that turning of the Hand as they get faster, its almost like when you ride a bike, then Stand Up Pedal for that extra acceleration. Its probably come over time, and like you said, the need to find a way around a problem. This was all new, and these guys were definately finding thier way. Chuck FTW !!
Steve is a beast!
If you like this then you need to check out his bass play through for a band called gone in April Steve is a huge reason why I got a six string bass for my birthday last year
his hands look angry when he plays. awesome.
Hello and greetings from greece. I would like to add me poiny of view on the 14.50 minute mark , at the time where you pause the video, we can see thay he just plays a power a cord in my opinion and the A string is held ny the index finger of his left arm and not muted by the right arm and the E string is kinds stoped by the middle finger as well. Thanks again for the videos. Love watching them
Steve is the reason why I play Ibanez BTB basses
Been listening to Death since the mid 90's. Still my favorite metal Band. This is bass, drums and rhythm guitar with vocals and guitar solo left out. Check out the Sadus album Elements of Anger for more Di Giorgio bass goodness.
Steve gave death metal bassists a hero.
I think that hand angle changing thing started with geezer Butler i think you can see it in his live with heaven and hell with dio
Steve Di Giorgio - one of the best basist's of the world!!! He as a god of bass guitar!
He only seems to play fretless too. Siiick sounding fretless!!
My favorite band
When the album first came out and I put it on I was prepared for something next level, Human had set the bar high, when I heard that fretless in SDG's hands I was in awe... Then there's the Atomic clock just splintering time into a thousand fragments. My mind was opened to a whole new attitude to the genius who bought those dudes together in the studio... and then he starts ripping out those transcendant guitar solos. Reality misses Chuck but the music wont ever leave!
YES!! Thanks!
Nice ... Steve was an inspiration for me and Cliff Burton the guy is a monster i saw that video when it came out
The album Human changed the game. Shit got real when it hit the shelves in '91. Steve had so much to do with that as well. I hope you listened to the full song & more of their work with Steve. Cheers!
Find his Jazz album with Dark Hall. Used to be free on the internet years ago, well worth it however you find it. A little 5 song demo that will blow your mind.
"The Eternal Hippie of All That is Fretless"... he's the master of it. Death rules, and all albums that feature SDG are only made better. RIP, Chuck.
Recommendation…
I love that I’ve just come across your reaction to Steve Di Giorgio, however… I have what I believe is a better option to cover for you.
His play through of “Calling”.
Not as heavy as this, but very good! I bet I’ve watched that one 20 times.
Edit: He also plays a beautiful Rickenbacker in that one too!
so many skilled players. this guys technique is similar to Steve Harris style
The Sound of Perseverance is on my top 10 of all time albums by anyone ever.
That fretless sounds beastly.
Great Video, been a fan of Steve since the early 90s, please check out Martino Garattino’s bass playing with Ne Obliviscarus.
Have a try at The Philosopher, the bass lines are just legendary!
You can also rest your thumb on top of the string to mute it, not hard with enough practice
Steve is a MONSTER!
Such a monster player! I’m glad you noticed his thumb I have never seen that ever, gunna have to try that lol, I’ve had multiple people ask how I can play so fast I always turn them onto John Myung and the Ring, Middle , index technique, it’s a must learn. Do you have a discord? Or somewhere everyone in your community can chop it up?
Ohh...man...!!! React...to master piece...of chuck and steve...!!!
CONTROL DENIED...The art work...ever...!!!😈🤘
Can you cover Romance by Varials? Mike Foley has such a good tone on it, I think all he used was a Jazz bass, sans amp and darkglass setup
I was wondering what time signature is the verse.....
Excited we’ll be getting Alex Webster soon too but we really need Nuclear Power Trio’s “wet ass plutonium” 🤘🏽🙌🏽