Two great Guitar World articles on Gary "Mani" Mounfield, legendary bass player for the Stone Roses and Primal Scream

[highplainsdem]

The new one, of course based on older ones

“You always get some guitar player stealing everyone’s thunder. Bass is mega-important – anyone who’s got an ounce of groove in them realises that”: How a hypnotic ‘Mani’ bassline propelled one of the Stone Roses’ finest moments
https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/mani-the-stone-roses-waterfall

which links to this VERY long interview from 2000 that they republished November 21:

“I found it more rewarding playing bass than playing rhythm. I've always been into Northern Soul and funk grooves and it was like, ‘This is it’”: Anchoring Primal Scream and the Stone Roses, Mani proudly defied trends, and re-defined rock bass in the 90s
https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/mani-the-stone-roses-primal-scream-2000


For some reason the music video of the studio track of Waterfall, which looks ok in the newer article, just gets you a Video Unavailable error message when you click on it. This one works:

[ProfessorGAC]

1. It Has A Nice Bassline

Somewhat piano like, which I immediately link to because that's how I play bass. I'm even busier than he is when I play.
I'm not quite hearing the "groove" thing he mentions, but it's awfully melodic. Nice round tone, too.