In a brand new interview with “Paltrocast” host Darren Paltrowitz, SHINEDOWN bassist Eric Bass was requested if there was a specific band that bought him to go from listening to music as a fan to deciding to pursue music professionally. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “VAN HALEN, man. And here is the factor: simply out of pure coincidence in my age, it was actually Van Hagar [VAN HALEN with Sammy Hagar] first after which I backed into the older data. And I would listened to another stuff — I would listened to QUEEN and AEROSMITH and THE FAT BOYS and all kinds of stuff, man, again then. I used to be born within the ’70s, and I am a toddler of the ’80s. My musical trajectory was simply good for a number of the nice music. I actually began changing into conscious of music in ’84, ’85, and I used to be in highschool proper at that crossover of hair steel and grunge; I graduated in ’93. So, I simply had this nice time of music — once I was acutely aware of music was a very nice time, [or] changing into acutely aware of music, I ought to say. However a buddy of mine gave me a longplay cassette, and I am unable to keep in mind if the entire file made it on each side, however I do not assume it did, however one facet was [AC/DC‘s] ‘Again In Black’, the opposite facet was [VAN HALEN‘s] ‘5150’. And I placed on ‘5150’, and it was simply, like, ‘Holy shit. What is that this?’ And really I used to be in a storage band that morphed right into a VAN HALEN cowl band once I was in in highschool. And possibly not a very good VAN HALEN cowl band, however a VAN HALEN cowl band nonetheless.”
He continued: “After which, actually, man, after that, once I bought out of highschool, I found… Did you ever hear of a band known as STUCK MOJO?” After Paltrowitz responded within the affirmative, Eric stated: “So curiously sufficient, [then-STUCK MOJO and current FOZZY guitarist] Wealthy‘s [Ward] sister Maggie was dwelling with my spouse — my now-wife; my girlfriend then — and her sister at my mother-in-law’s home. And Maggie and my spouse’s sister had been form of hippie chicks. And so they had been, like, ‘Hey, do you wanna go see my brother’s band play in Charleston?’ They had been taking part in a spot known as the Music Farm. ‘We’re gonna see my brother’s band play Music Farm.’ And I am, like, ‘What are they known as?’ ‘They’re known as STUCK MOJO.’ Effectively, if you hear that title, you are pondering hippie band, like some jam band. I used to be, like, ‘Effectively, I am going to go. I am going to go test it out. And this was in all probability ’94 — ’94 or ’95, proper round in there. And, man, I did not know what I used to be in for; I did not know what this band did. And on the time I used to be taking part in in additional hardcore bands and stuff, and I used to be into heavy music however I would by no means heard of STUCK MOJO earlier than. I believed I used to be going to look at a jam band. And these 4 people hit the stage, and there weren’t lots of people [in the venue] on the time as a result of they had been nonetheless arising, they usually had been an Atlanta band, however they hit the stage they usually carried out for 30 folks prefer it was an enviornment full of individuals, and I would by no means seen something prefer it. I would by no means seen a band with that a lot vitality on stage stay — ever. There is not any manufacturing to depend on; they’re the manufacturing. After which assembly Wealthy that evening, and after that, it modified my trajectory utterly — modified the way in which I checked out performing, modified the way in which that I checked out music, modified what I believed was attainable or what I believed I wished my bands to be or my band that I used to be in on the time to be. And that relationship that I fashioned with Wealthy, and he and I nonetheless sustain… Yeah, he was my tangible guitar hero — a man I may discuss to… I would go see STUCK MOJO play, and finally Corey Lowery joined the band — Clint Lowery‘s [SEVENDUST] brother, and Corey‘s now in SEETHER, they usually fashioned STEREOMUD and a pair different couple different bands, after which STILL RAIN again within the day, too. However finally, Corey joined the band, and STUCK MOJO ended up taking my band on the time, took us out on tour to play some reveals. And I do not know, man — it was simply one thing about that… watching a band that blew me away after which with the ability to like hang around with them and discuss to them, ask them questions and that form of factor, that actually modified my trajectory.”
Bass added: “Look, man, there are lots of different artists in there that that… I imply, my musical listing of genres that I really like and folks that I really like and artists that I really like is in depth. But when I needed to level to 2 issues, it was discovering VAN HALEN after which seeing STUCK MOJO play. These two issues had been so pivotal. And you recognize what’s nice, too, man? I can inform Wealthy — like I’ve instructed him earlier than — I am, like, ‘You understand I am sitting right here due to you?’ And that is not a bullshit assertion. If that hadn’t occurred, if I hadn’t seen that band play that evening, my trajectory would have been wholly and utterly completely different. And so what a cool factor to have the ability to expertise, and the band that you just love. And, man, I simply actually loved these — particularly these first couple of [STUCK MOJO] data, man, the ‘Snappin’ Necks’ file and the ‘Pigwalk’ file particularly. Devin Townsend produced ‘Pigwalk’, and it is very Devin, however it’s a fucking nice file, man. In the event you’ve by no means heard ‘Pigwalk’ by STUCK MOJO, test it out. It is an excellent metal-rap meld. However, yeah, man, [it was] actually cool to have the ability to have that have and have somebody that impressed me to have the ability to be, whereas not on velocity dial, however part of my life that I may discuss to sometimes about issues.”
Eric‘s debut solo album, “I Had A Title”, is due on February 28. The file is accessible for pre-save/pre-order now at this location.
An idea album set inside a sprawling new world, “I Had A Title” was written, recorded, and produced solely by Bass.
Bass is finest generally known as the co-songwriter, producer, and bassist for multiplatinum rock establishment SHINEDOWN, which holds the file for many No. 1 singles on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock chart.
“Eric Bass Presents: I Had A Title” is an immersive, expansive, and richly thematic work. As effectively versed in KISS and VAN HALEN as PEARL JAM and SOUNDGARDEN, Bass poured ardour and creativity into “I Had A Title”.