Raspbernie Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Bass playing like this: How many songs before or since (Beatles unabashedly excluded) feature intricate playing like that! Paul was a monster!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 No one was better than Paul at those melodic lines. No one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 There's no right or wrong answer here, but for me, James Jamerson was the most innovative bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny S. Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I feel McCartney was much more "melodic" than Jamerson,McCartney played alot "behind" the beat, which is hard to put into type, I cannot describe it in mere words.... just my opinion, (no wrong or right answers).Chuck Rainey, and Carl Radle were fav's of mine too.Radle played in the "McCartney style".Beatles music writing changed with the times,they seemed to have that "sixth sense" when it came to writing timely masterpieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny S. Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Its funny, because just yesterday i posted a you tube link to "Something",,McCartney really pushed the envelope on that one.Especially if you ever heard some of the first takes of that song. He MADE the melody.he made the song "flow". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny S. Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Entwhistle filled all the gaps, being that there was just 1 guitar in the band.And he did it VERY effectively. Others that had to "fill the void", and never seem to get the recognition:Geezer Butler(Sabbath),John Paul Jones(Zeppelin)and of course Geddy Lee.Marvin we should start a "Fav bassist thread"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim From Wisconsin Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 For me, I love the Bass in "Dear Prudence". Something about it is just cool...Paul is good, but I wouldn't get too carried away. Depending on the genre, there are a lot of great Bass players: Stanley Clarke, Tony Levin, Leland Sklar, and many more...Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny S. Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Is Leland still touring with Toto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim From Wisconsin Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Danny, you are right on with Geezer Butler! A great under appreciated Bass player!Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 There are so many examples of Jamerson's magic, but here is one that always does it for me: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim From Wisconsin Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Danny S. said: Is Leland still touring with Toto? Since Steve Lukather left the band, I think they are on hold, but he was in the band when I saw them 2 years ago. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I would call 'I want You Back' a career high point. One of my favorite lines ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Tim From Wisconsin said: Since Steve Lukather left the band, I think they are on hold, but he was in the band when I saw them 2 years ago. Leland Sklar toured with Toto in 2007 due to regular bassist Mike Porcaro falling ill. Toto broke up last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I hear MJ is fast approaching these ranks. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I Want You Back is my main goal of bass playing - if I ever get close to that - I will be happy.And yes John Paul Jones - very underrated bassist - I love to play Zeppelin - especially early Zep because of his playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny S. Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Actually MJ, that "I want you back" Is not that hard to play.Break it into sections.(However WRITING it, was pure genius) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny S. Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I still am a huge Chuck Rainey fan, but I'll admit I am a bit biased, since he was originally from the "neighborhood" here.Thanks to modern technology, I have had several "conversations" with him over the past couple years,and he is a great person also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Marvin, I don't know if you caught this comment on this YouTube post- J5fan2 (3 weeks ago) that was exellent i feel as if Jermaine were playing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Jerry said: that was exellent i feel as if Jermaine were playing it! With all due respect, JERMAINE?!??!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 How did Bernie's post about The Beatles and Paul McCartney's incredible melodic bass playing morph into a conversation about The Jackson 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Eric Carmen said: How did Bernie's post about The Beatles and Paul McCartney's incredible melodic bass playing morph into a conversation about The Jackson 5? Tangents are very popular here on EC.COM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I don't know...but I'll say it again...no one plays those melodic lines like Macca...NO ONE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim From Wisconsin Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 It's like any good conversation with friends. Eventually it will circle back to the beginning, but there is quite a journey in between.Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Looking back over the thread, I must disagree with Tim who says "Paul is good, but don't get carried away". I'd say Macca is great...and if there was a more melodic player [We're talking starting in the mid 60s] and pretty damn inventive. I hear him doing stuff no one else was doing...starting with those melodic lines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmichel Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 McCartney has made the bass line a hook in songs he has recorded over and over again...He took whatever magic he was blessed with and sprinkled it on whatever he was doing...writing...singing...playing bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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