Best vocals, drums, guitar and bass parts in NMA's discography?

[Guillaume]

The Attack

Decent bit of guitar playing. Someone, who's pretty good too, giving the old drums a bit of a work out.

Not a musician. But I do like to listen to that song. Preferably loud and in darkness.

Cheers

Matt

It's a fantastic song, so atmospheric, haunting, maybe one of NMA's best acoustic track. My favourite song on NRFTWi, think.

[ruckedout]

The Attack

Decent bit of guitar playing. Someone, who's pretty good too, giving the old drums a bit of a work out.

Not a musician. But I do like to listen to that song. Preferably loud and in darkness.

Cheers

Matt

It's a fantastic song, so atmospheric, haunting, maybe one of NMA's best acoustic track. My favourite song on NRFTWi, think.

Agreed.

My response might belong on another thread here. But can anyone recall the last time it was played 'live?

Matt

[Guillaume]

Drumming is great on "Legend"!
Also the bass line of "I did nothing wrong" is pretty good!

[huwcamden]

The bass in "Deserters" is ridiculously good from start to finish..it's got similarities with "Running in the rain"..but kind of an updated hybrid version with abit of Nelsons influence from "island" (one of his finest moments)...at the same time it has Ceri's authentic stamp on it which has been firmly displayed all over this album with the bass heavy mix.

[Guillaume]

The bass in "Deserters" is ridiculously good from start to finish..it's got similarities with "Running in the rain"..

The bass in "Deserters" and "Do you really want to go there?" is also influenced by Nelson's playing in "Disappeared", it seems.

[Guillaume]

I am a bassist, I  toy a bit with acoustic guitar and sing, but bass is my basic instrument.
Basslines have been such an important driving force in NMA's music that I think they are one of the most bass-driven bands I know of. And for that I think the most deserving person is Stuart Morrow, 'cause he set it up as a standard and whoever came later had some enormous shoes to fill. I wouldn't go far in trying to explain to a non-musician his technique, but those of you who do play, especially, bass, will understand what I mean when I say this: to me he stands so high in what he does with pick-playing as Jaco does in terms of fingerpicking!
Now, as for the single bass line that stands out I really don't know... It's the whole style that he brought, the position of the bass in the soundscape... From Betcha on, through Running in the Rain, Notice me, Smalltown England, Christian Militia, Vengeance... I love and respect all other bassists that came later, Moose - the whole T&C, my favourite album, White Coats, The Charge, what can one say... Nelson - Listen to Here Comes The War, One of the Chosen, Rivers, Brother... Ceri - Strogoula, The Weather...

"I"ve not heard a song quite like this before!"...first time hearing NEW MODEL ARMY! Bass teacher REACTS to "My Country" & Stuart Morrow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHMwywOG7xQ&ab_channel=LowEndUniversity

"It has almost the VIOLENT FEMMES bass tone!" 

[huwcamden]

Good on you for finding this gem and providing the Link Guillaume...I've seen this guy reacting to Bruce foxton of the Jam fame before and that's equally as entertaining.
I love that he says Stuart is "shredding" on the repeat choruses at the end during those descending runs!...as that's precisely what he's doing...Stuart Morrow was the Eddie van Halen of bass in many ways..a rare and interesting take on what's supposedly a more background instrument that's there to provide the foundations to a song...it's almost although Stuart learnt to play bass in a vacuum..devoid of the stereotypical influences...anyhow all 4 of NMA's bassists are in my top 20 greatest bassists in history:
My top 5 are:
1 Stuart Morrow
2 JJ Burnell
3 Bruce Foxton
4 Geddy lee
5 Paul McCartney

[huwcamden]

Oh and not forgetting the legend that is Lemmy and his phenomenal driving bass!... unbelievably his bass setting was full treble..full middle and the bass off (on zero!)..his Rickenbacker played at such a crushingly loud volume it that it distorted to F**k!

[Guillaume]

I've added "vocals" to the thread! If there are any singers among you, what are your favorite Justin singing moments on the 15 NMA albums (and his two solo albums)?

Oh and not forgetting the legend that is Lemmy and his phenomenal driving bass!... unbelievably his bass setting was full treble..full middle and the bass off (on zero!)..his Rickenbacker played at such a crushingly loud volume it that it distorted to F**k!

His bass sound was special! I love the powerful intro to "Ace of Spades" for example.

anyhow all 4 of NMA's bassists are in my top 20 greatest bassists in history:
My top 5 are:
1 Stuart Morrow
2 JJ Burnell
3 Bruce Foxton
4 Geddy lee
5 Paul McCartney

I like JJ Burnel, and I think Stuart Morrow likes him a lot too!

As for bassists, I'd mention well-known figures like Phil Lynott, Stanley Clarke, Steve Harris, and Robert Trujillo (mainly for his playing on Infectious Grooves and Suicidal Tendencies, because I have trouble hearing his bass in Metallica!), and then I'd add two bassists who are perhaps a little less well-known but who are worth listening to: Eric Avery of Jane's Addiction (the famous song "Three Days," for example) and Graham Bailey of the fabulous band The Sound (listen for Bailey's playing: "Longest Days," "Total Recall," "Sense of Purpose," "A New Way of Life," "We Could Go Far," etc.).

"Longest days": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsH8rzUne_A&list=RDlsH8rzUne_A&start_radio=1&ab_channel=ABorlandFan

"Total recall": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBsVRVbXJ3g&list=OLAK5uy_lWBmk9COv-P6KFMwY37mMXwoEfkLJoeyg&index=2&ab_channel=DemonMusicGroup

"Three days": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimlMkyR4fI&list=RDQimlMkyR4fI&start_radio=1&ab_channel=Jane%27sAddiction-Topic

"Could this be heaven" (i don't remember the name of Original Mirror's bass player, but i really like his/her bass line on this song):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuS7VfCgOTA&list=RDzuS7VfCgOTA&start_radio=1&ab_channel=MsRATAMAYA

[mooseharris]

"Could this be heaven" (i don't remember the name of Original Mirror's bass player, but i really like his/her bass line on this song):

Philip Trevor Spalding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Spalding

Seems he died a couple of years ago, which was news to me.

An eclectic career with many bands and as a session bassist. Great finger style, good with fretted or fretless, and played a black Precision, so there's that.

One of my all time favourite bassists, and a very nice bloke despite all the heroin addiction issues and everything that went with it.

He ended up with hepatitis and his health went slowly downhill over many years, but he was an amazing player at his peak, and a great presence on stage.

[Guillaume]

"Could this be heaven" (i don't remember the name of Original Mirror's bass player, but i really like his/her bass line on this song):

Philip Trevor Spalding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Spalding

Seems he died a couple of years ago, which was news to me.

An eclectic career with many bands and as a session bassist. Great finger style, good with fretted or fretless, and played a black Precision, so there's that.

One of my all time favourite bassists, and a very nice bloke despite all the heroin addiction issues and everything that went with it.

He ended up with hepatitis and his health went slowly downhill over many years, but he was an amazing player at his peak, and a great presence on stage.

A very sad story...thanks for the information, Moose. I'm keeping the "Best of" CD of Original Mirrors, among other things because Philip Trevor Spalding's playing is excellent. By the way Moose, I love your playing and sound on THUNDER AND CONSOLATION and THE GHOST OF CAIN, the two NMA albums I've listened to the most in these last thirty years! I never got tired of those two albums, and your bass work on 'White coats' still "haunts" me in 2025!

[mooseharris]

Too kind, thank you.