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Post by Kapitan on Jan 4, 2021 13:15:02 GMT
Ah, there's nothing like a Brazilian playing for those jazz-crazed Latvians! (Actually Latvians might be jazz-crazed, I have no idea. I recall being surprised to learn how much Scandinavians appreciated the form.)
My first thought was that he reminded me of John Patitucci, which then was a name that turned up in the link as an influence.
Did it work on the windows?
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Post by jk on Jan 4, 2021 14:09:47 GMT
Ah, there's nothing like a Brazilian playing for those jazz-crazed Latvians! (Actually Latvians might be jazz-crazed, I have no idea. I recall being surprised to learn how much Scandinavians appreciated the form.)
My first thought was that he reminded me of John Patitucci, which then was a name that turned up in the link as an influence.
Did it work on the windows?
This didn't register straight away (I was thinking Mac vs. Windows )... Of course, the windows! Yes, it worked wonderfully well.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 6, 2021 20:40:07 GMT
It never occurred to me before, but the bass part on The Left Banke's "She May Call You Up Tonight" really kicks ass! I'm not sure whether the playing is by Tom Finn, who was the band's bassist, or by a session musician, which were used throughout the band's recordings, as well.
Anyway, the part is more agile than one encounters in a lot of pop of the era. Very cool.
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Post by Kapitan on May 9, 2022 0:27:21 GMT
I'm listening to Led Zeppelin II, and it has me asking: has there ever been a better bassist in a rock band than John Paul Jones?
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Post by jk on May 9, 2022 8:26:11 GMT
I'm listening to Led Zeppelin II, and it has me asking: has there ever been a better bassist in a rock band than John Paul Jones? One serious contender is John Entwistle, assuming The Who qualify as a "rock band".
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Post by kds on May 9, 2022 12:59:49 GMT
I'm listening to Led Zeppelin II, and it has me asking: has there ever been a better bassist in a rock band than John Paul Jones? One serious contender is John Entwistle, assuming The Who qualify as a "rock band". Yeah, The Who are the definition of a rock band, and personally, I'd rank The Ox above John Paul Jones, and quite possibly anyone else who ever played four strings.
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Post by Kapitan on May 9, 2022 13:43:22 GMT
I'm not sure why, but I have never been especially attracted to Entwistle's playing.
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Post by jk on May 9, 2022 14:54:51 GMT
I'm not sure why, but I have never been especially attracted to Entwistle's playing. Fair play. I keep thinking back to 1965 and hearing "My Generation" for the first time. Entwistle's bass solo was like nothing else on the radio in those days. Add Moon's drumming and I can imagine most aspiring cover bands steered well clear of that song!
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Post by Kapitan on May 9, 2022 16:32:10 GMT
I'm not sure why it is that I don't care as much for Entwistle. Maybe it's just that I don't give a lot of time to the Who generally. I ought to do some more listening to them and see whether I can work it out.
As for me, the holy trinity of rock bassists would be the aforementioned John Paul Jones, Queen's John Deacon (I think maybe the most underrated rock bassist from a massive band there is), and Paul McCartney. Each could really groove as the songs called for, and each is a very versatile bassist--essential for their bands' diversity.
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Post by kds on May 9, 2022 16:42:08 GMT
I'll agree on Deacon being criminally underrated.
I don't think I've thought enough about bass to really compile a list. Entwistle's probably my #1. Iron Maiden's Steve Harris might be up there, although, I don't know about his versatility, considering he's played a very specific type of heavy metal for nearly 50 years. I'd say Jack Bruce, but I know very little of his non Cream output. Rush's Geddy Lee is a good one.
And, I honestly feel like Sting is pretty underrated as a bass player.
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Post by kds on Jun 27, 2022 14:49:44 GMT
Twenty years ago today, I was still working as a promotions assistant in radio. While I was getting ready to work a promotional movie screening, I got a call from my boss.
Boss: "Don't you have tickets to see The Who next month?"
Me: "Yep, in Hershey on July 29."
Boss: "You might be free that night. John Entwistle died."
Twenty years. When I got that phone call, I really didn't think the tour would happen, and wondered if that might be the end for The Who. As I later learned, one of the reasons The Who had become an actively touring band again in recent years was because of Entwistle's spending habits.
Turns out that The Who would miss a total of one show after John passed. Veteran bassist Pino Palladino filled in, and the tour went on. The 2002 Tour began on July 1, just four days after Entwistle passed away. When I saw the band in 2002, Pete kind of made a comment in passing early in the set about John's passing.
Since John Entwistle's death, The Who have remained a pretty active band. They regularly tour, and have even released two albums since John died.
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 27, 2022 15:23:50 GMT
Turns out that The Who would miss a total of one show after John passed. That is astounding. Honestly it almost seems disrespectful to me, though it's not really my place to say what feels right for the people actually involved. But this was a guy who had been their bandmate for almost 40 years, and the death was sudden and unexpected (as opposed to a long illness where they might have planned for alternative arrangements).
Got to say, though, what a pro Pino Palladino is. Session and other working musicians are so good, able to jump in and do this stuff. Of course that explains why his credits (Nine Inch Nails, Don Henley, Elton John, Jeff Beck, D'Angelo, and of course the Who, among others) read like they do.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 27, 2022 15:30:44 GMT
Speaking of John Entwistle...I mentioned seeing the 2022 Happy Together Tour the other night, and they have a great "house band" who backs all of the artists on the tour. Turtle Mark Volman did the band introductions, and he introduced the guitarist and musical director, Godfrey Townsend, who played lead guitar and sang lead vocals in the John Entwistle Band in the 1990s.
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Post by kds on Jun 27, 2022 15:32:46 GMT
Turns out that The Who would miss a total of one show after John passed. That is astounding. Honestly it almost seems disrespectful to me, though it's not really my place to say what feels right for the people actually involved. But this was a guy who had been their bandmate for almost 40 years, and the death was sudden and unexpected (as opposed to a long illness where they might have planned for alternative arrangements).
Got to say, though, what a pro Pino Palladino is. Session and other working musicians are so good, able to jump in and do this stuff. Of course that explains why his credits (Nine Inch Nails, Don Henley, Elton John, Jeff Beck, D'Angelo, and of course the Who, among others) read like they do. From reading both Roger and Pete's books, along with seeing a couple documentaries on The Who, the band seemed to have more of a business than personal relationship. Although, both Pete and Roger have said that John's death brought the two of them closer together on a personal level. I do agree that, just from an optics standpoint, it does feel a little cold that they'd carry on right away, almost like nothing happened.
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Post by kds on Jun 27, 2022 15:39:21 GMT
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