Name Shaun Cooper
Best known for Bassist of Taking Back Sunday.
Current city: Long Beach, NY.
Really want to be in Like Dorothy said, there’s no place like home! I’m currently at an orthodontist appointment with my son. No place I’d rather be.
My current music collection has a lot of Billy Joel.
And a little bit of Yacht rock.
Preferred format I love streaming music on Tidal for the convenience and sound quality.
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without:
1
Rocket to Russia, Ramones
It introduced me to punk rock at a young age. Timeless melodies, clever and humorous lyrics and simple chord progressions.
2
Appetite for Destruction, Guns N’ Roses
These guys seemed like rock and roll aliens to my 7-year-old self. I found them endlessly fascinating and the music connected deeply. It still does.
3
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
I didn’t get deep into this album until I was 12-13 years old. Paul’s bass playing blew me away. His sense of melody was so inspiring to my bass playing. I remember sitting for hours with the Complete Transcriptions book trying to learn every song.
4
…And Out Come the Wolves, Rancid
I loved their album Let’s Go but the songwriting and depth of …And Out Come the Wolves makes it a very special record. From the jump, Matt Freeman takes a bass solo on “Maxwell Murder” that is just mind melting! The record takes you on a great ride and lyrically Lars and Tim paint a very vivid picture of their lives that really moved me.
5
Nevermind, Nirvana
This album really changed my world. It made so much of the hair metal I grew up on instantly irrelevant. I had just started playing bass when this came out and you could hear every note Krist Novoselic was playing. It wasn’t too complicated and with some help I could learn every song and play them with my friends in the basement. This made the dream of playing in a band seem possible. The rock gods I loved as a kid were beyond my reach and ability. This! This was something I could do!!!