10 Years Gone. "Though their course may change sometimes, rivers always reach the sea"
(Although "Travelin' Light" seems to be more considered, I like this more)
The solo at the end of the Hey Baby piece from Troubadour (1976) by J. J. Cale.
Of course I translate the titles easily if and when I read them, but then I forget them and still translate simultaneously the spoken English (ehm, the sung English) is not so easy, indeed I find it difficult.
So my focus is on music, and a lot of songs I find unlistenable, but maybe they have great lyrics...
The solo at the end of the Hey Baby piece from Troubadour (1976) by J. J. Cale.
Your comment made me realize once more time that not being English my first language and not having too much attitude with foreign languages I'm not able to understand the lyrics of the songs I listen to, unless they are in Italian.
Of course I translate the titles easily if and when I read them, but then I forget them and still translate simultaneously the spoken English (ehm, the sung English) is not so easy, indeed I find it difficult.
So my focus is on music, and a lot of songs I find unlistenable, but maybe they have great lyrics...
Free: Fire And Water, Fire And Water, about 2:20 in, Paul Kossof lets loose one of those crying, vibrato laden riffs that were his trademark and suited Free, Paul Rodgers vocals and the blues so well.
There's another in "Oh I Wept" at about 2:30. I just want to cry with them...
Question. The thread allows bass guitar solos? Any contenders?
There's another in "Oh I Wept" at about 2:30. I just want to cry with them...
Question. The thread allows bass guitar solos? Any contenders?
Wonder if it's Waters playing? I saw an interview with Gilmour saying that often he played the bass parts because Waters was a no show. Maybe that was just for Wish You Were Here. But there's this...
The solo by Steve Winwood at the beginning of the Stranger to Himself piece from John Barleycorn Must Die (1970) by Traffic.
Now that I think of it there’s a really cool little intro to Al Stewart’s “Soho (Needless to Say)”.
I think it’s him playing that.
Regardless, a great musician.
I think it’s him playing that.
Regardless, a great musician.
Anything by Victor Wooten. I saw him live at one of those guitar wizard tours maybe 20 years ago. It might have been a G3 tour. He flat blew away most of those guitar wizards.
Some examples:
Steve's an under-rated guitarist, his leads with The Spencer Davis Group such as Keep on Runnin' and Mean Woman Blues are really nice: not showy, but suit the songs to a T. There's live footage from Sweden on YouTube.
Geoff
Yeah, I really love that brilliant solo and its sound.
This live version of Dear Mr. Fantasy is simply awesome... but the solo is not exactly "short" 😉
A great singer too...
And he was little more than a boy!
All adjectives and superlatives are not enough to describe his multifaceted genius.
Stunning. The man works the neck more like a standard guitar. So thanks for the enlightenment because I'm ashamed to say I'd never heard of him. I see forsee Wooten CDs in my future...
I worked a gig where Victor was playing with Bela Fleck (long ago). Victor and Bela got into a dueling banjos contest that ended up with Flight of the Bumble Bee. Victor won - on the bass. 😀
Been a fan ever since.
Been a fan ever since.
Funny enough that I love bass guitar and I love basslines, but I don’t like bass guitarists virtuosity.
Maybe just because in my humble opinion and my personal taste it’s not the technique of a bass guitarist that matters as much as his mental form, if you know what I mean (as I’m sure you know).
Edit to add my first favorite bass players that come to mind: John Paul Jones, Chris Squire, Sting, Roger Waters, Charlie Haden...
Maybe just because in my humble opinion and my personal taste it’s not the technique of a bass guitarist that matters as much as his mental form, if you know what I mean (as I’m sure you know).
Edit to add my first favorite bass players that come to mind: John Paul Jones, Chris Squire, Sting, Roger Waters, Charlie Haden...
That was the Flecktones era that stretched from the late 80's until the early 2000's with some appearances after that. As mentioned, some of their random unscripted jams were magical. There was a period of time about 5 years ago when some kind of neurological disorder prevented him from playing. I believe that has been resolved.
Steely Dan Can't Buy A Thrill "Kings" at about 2:10, nice clean guitar, not massively technical, but short, sweet and in tune with the track. Always liked it. This thread has made me revisit a lot of music over the last couple of weeks and given me a few new bands/people to listen to.
That's the good thing about these sorts of discussions: discovering new music and re-visiting stuff you may not have listened to or forgotten about
Geoff
Geoff
Robert Fripp on Brian Eno's Another Green World on "St Elmo's Fire". At about 1:24 in. Every time I hear this I go misty eyed. Great album too.