MY LIFE IN MUSIC
JJ Burnel
The Stranglers bassman picks his peachiest tunes: “It’s the nearest thing to an orgasm in music”
INTERVIEW: SAM RICHARDS.
PHOTO: COLIN HAWKINS
THE WHO
“My Generation” BRUNSWICK, 1965
This was radical when it came out –everything from the bass solo, to using the volume knob on the guitar for creating that vibrato or tremolo effect, to the fact that it doesn’t really have a traditional chorus. It sums up the sudden selfawareness of teenagers at that time, and it hasn’t dated in my opinion. Iwould have been about 13, [watching it on] Top Of The Pops or Ready Steady Go! Unlike other bands at the time, The Who seemed to be quite aggressive and I picked up on that. It was the first time I’d heard the bass played like that and it was very exciting. Imean, rock’n’roll has to be exciting, otherwise it’s just background music.
DUSTER BENNETT
“Jumping At Shadows”