The Most Famous Bass Solo in Pop Music

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  • čas přidán 16. 03. 2022
  • #bass #history #analysis #stax #muscleshoals #staplessingsers #paulthompson
    In this video, I talk about what's probably the most famous bass solo to happen on a #1 hit record, the song it happens on ("I'll Take You There"), and the iconic bassist that played it (David Hood), along with how he came up with it in that session 50 years ago.
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  • @axevictim715
    @axevictim715 Před 2 lety +66

    Thanks for mentioning "The Liquidator" as the genesis of this monster hit. I grew up in Trinidad 🇹🇹, and in 1968, this was a #1 Caribbean hit and I've mentioned this to lots of people who hadn't the faintest clue. Respect.

    • @davidangeron3365
      @davidangeron3365 Před 3 měsíci

      I saw them "Live" at the Queens Park Savannah, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies!!!

  • @planetpeckham1
    @planetpeckham1 Před rokem +16

    Your obvious enthusiasm coupled with such a insightful analysis of these apparently 'simple' lines never fails to educate and inspire.
    Thank you!

  • @stevecrumpton9643
    @stevecrumpton9643 Před 2 lety +20

    This was the song that made me want to play bass. I was 14 when it came out in 1972, and because of Mr. Hood's bassline, a lifelong love affair with music began. He had no idea he was influencing a kid from 1970's Newark, NJ to pick up a bass.

    • @melodymakermark
      @melodymakermark Před 3 měsíci

      That’s awesome. I think he played on Percy Sledge’s When a Man Loves a Woman as well.

  • @larrymiller4
    @larrymiller4 Před 2 lety +193

    John Entwistle's solo on "My Generation" (The Who) still stands as one of the very few greatest in Pop music.

    • @TheSanityInspector
      @TheSanityInspector Před 2 lety +2

      Well, yes; there are entire listcicles on this subject.

    • @NJtoTX
      @NJtoTX Před 2 lety +6

      Not solo, but listen to his isolated bass on Won't Get Fooled Again.

    • @doudeck9586
      @doudeck9586 Před rokem

      I agree with that totally!

    • @DG-sc1yu
      @DG-sc1yu Před rokem

      Iconic!

    • @Verdillac2
      @Verdillac2 Před rokem

      @@NJtoTX czcams.com/video/80dsyo2Ox-0/video.html

  • @billsmith6884
    @billsmith6884 Před 2 lety +27

    I would have thought John McVie playing bass on The Chain would have been the the most famous bass solo in popular music.

  • @JohnD-qd1go
    @JohnD-qd1go Před 2 lety +38

    The first song with a famous bass solo that popped into my head was "All Right Now".

  • @williamlowe7718
    @williamlowe7718 Před 2 lety +24

    I live in the Shoals, and have been lucky to meet David....he's a class act and a very nice man!
    Great vid!! 👍 👍👍

  • @onemoremisfit
    @onemoremisfit Před 2 lety +28

    I remember when this record hit the top 40 airwaves. The bass groove was the hook. And the thing that strikes me about how the sound and feel is executed is the up-down walk isn't slurred. It's finger plucked; each note articulated with microseconds of silence between them. This is not what I'd describe as heavily staccato funk feel. It may be approaching that, but not really. It's more what I'd describe as clean articulation. The best bass players have this, while so many others slur their playing. I play drums, not bass, but I know this quality in a bassist when I hear it.

  • @formula2tom225
    @formula2tom225 Před 2 lety +5

    Berry Oakley - intro for "Whipping Post"

  • @moniphil
    @moniphil Před 2 lety +5

    I’m from Florence AL where it all started for Rick Hall and his studio FAME that spawned the breakaway studio Muscle Shoals Sound. My family knows a bunch of the musicians. Great guys.

  • @stevehazlewood2960
    @stevehazlewood2960 Před 2 lety +6

    I still play this song from time to time in a couple of bands I play in as a bass player... it always gets people up on the dance floor. Never fails..

  • @martinsutlovich144
    @martinsutlovich144 Před 2 lety +6

    My God dude! My wife and I were just talking about this song the other day and especially the David Hood solo which I said to her 'this guys bass part is BRILLIANT so simple but perfect!

  • @otaku1524
    @otaku1524 Před 2 lety +21

    I may be a minority of one here, but my FAVE bass solo (I'll Take You There was brilliante, agreed) was the one by Herbie Flowers on 'Jump Into The Fire' by Harry Nillson from Nillson Schmillson. He went down the scales and back up, and made a great Rock Song greater still! John Entwhistel and Billy Sheehan are Bass Guitar Avatars. And Jaco Pastorius is in an alternate Universe of his own!

  • @TheSanityInspector
    @TheSanityInspector Před 2 lety +4

    The best basslines are like the best table manners--they are faultless, but they rarely call attention to themselves. Here is a rare exception! Fun vid, thanks for posting.

  • @richardwilton722
    @richardwilton722 Před 2 lety +29

    In the UK, it's the coda from "the Chain" by Fleetwood Mac. It was used as the theme tune for the same sports programme on TV for 30 years.

  • @W7RSON
    @W7RSON Před 2 lety +50

    Black Sabbath's N.I.B intro solo, is probably one of my favorites, and one of the most iconic bass solos in all of metal music

    • @garycarpenter2932
      @garycarpenter2932 Před rokem +3

      you betcha. showing my age here, but watch the beginning of the old show barny miller. not too shabby.

    • @nickybigg1773
      @nickybigg1773 Před rokem +2

      Geezer is my favorite bass player. He’s just brilliant. And yes “basically” is Fn amazing .
      However, “my generation” is the most iconic rock bass solo. Without question.

    • @josejeovaze4802
      @josejeovaze4802 Před rokem

      Hell yeah. My favorite too.

    • @brendannahor1460
      @brendannahor1460 Před rokem

      The intro to "N.I.B." Is actually called "Bass-ically"!
      🤘🏻

  • @nazfrde
    @nazfrde Před 2 lety +3

    When I read the title I immediately thought of John Entwistle's breaks on The Who's "My Generation".

    • @Bart200cc
      @Bart200cc Před 2 lety

      I agree, and it happened so many years before this lovely groove. I take nothing away from the Staple Singers and what they’ve accomplished. And Mavis is still going to this day!

  • @bobbrinkerhoff3592
    @bobbrinkerhoff3592 Před 2 lety +48

    The best bass performance ever has got to be on " Papa was a rolling stone " by the Temptations , with " The Chain " close behind .

    • @GeorgiaBoy1961
      @GeorgiaBoy1961 Před 2 lety

      Yes, but did James Jamerson or Bob Babbitt play that famous line? The latter seems to be the case, but we may never know for certain.

    • @davidrice3337
      @davidrice3337 Před 2 lety +1

      Anything with Jaco Pastorious -

    • @jukeboxdave6026
      @jukeboxdave6026 Před 2 lety

      Great minds think alike has to be many thanks love and respect God bless 🙏 from the UK 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing 👍

    • @davidrice3337
      @davidrice3337 Před 2 lety

      @@jukeboxdave6026 love the name brah

    • @Brad5161
      @Brad5161 Před 2 lety +1

      That was a bassline not a solo.

  • @damonrondeau8416
    @damonrondeau8416 Před 2 lety +5

    I played a lot of his iconic parts in a cover band for over 20 years. I could *always* feel the way they just clicked right in with people. They *connect*. The simple truth. You couldn't be more right. Make it sing!

  • @dr.garynelson4687
    @dr.garynelson4687 Před 2 lety +3

    Another great post. Thanks for the history lesson on this particular song and bass line.

  • @halcop
    @halcop Před 2 lety +4

    This is the first bass line every beginning R&B bass player learns. David Hood keeps it simple and iconic at the same time. One of my favorite bass players of all time. I can't believe how many people have never heard this song before. 🙄

  • @jaykeehan5813
    @jaykeehan5813 Před 2 lety +11

    Derek Smalls bass in “Big Bottom” rules-everything else drools.

  • @charlieburns1385
    @charlieburns1385 Před rokem +1

    Excellent always thank you!

  • @smifffies
    @smifffies Před 2 lety +33

    For me learning to play bass in the 1970's Cream's Sunshine of Your Love was the iconic Bass line of the time and still is.

    • @nickybigg1773
      @nickybigg1773 Před rokem +1

      Definitely iconic

    • @dwt51
      @dwt51 Před rokem

      I was thinking Jack Bruce as well, but always love his solo on Crossroads.

  • @spindriftdrinker
    @spindriftdrinker Před 2 lety

    I am so glad this video got made. I have been loving this bass line and bass solo - and everything about this song since I was 12 years old, in 1972. "I'll take you there" was getting massive airplay on WABC musicradio in New York and I never got sick of hearing it. I got so much homework done while bopping my head to this song - thank you Staple Singers.

  • @mrmusic248
    @mrmusic248 Před 2 lety +7

    Let's not forget Bob Babbitt's killer bass solo on "Scorpio", by "Dennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar Band".
    If you don't know this solo, educate yourself.
    You will be pleased.

    • @ckrein414
      @ckrein414 Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for mentioning. Not many know that Bob's solo was unrehearsed. It was created during the recording! Dennis told Bob and Eddie "Bongo" Brown at the session that he wanted them to play solos. They both tore it up and created a legend!

  • @spankywzl
    @spankywzl Před 2 lety +3

    This solo has occupied a place in my heart and soul for as long as I can remember.
    Thank you for celebrating it!
    For what it's worth, Smashmouth pays homage to the solo by opening their cover of War's "Why Can't We Be Friends?" with it.

  • @daltondhamilton
    @daltondhamilton Před 2 lety +5

    Just found this channel and love it. I'm moving to bass from guitar and these are some of my all time favorite jams. Keep it up.

  • @Galantski
    @Galantski Před 2 lety +4

    "I'll Take You There" is definitely an earworm--once heard, it's tough to dislodge it from the mind (liked & subscribed ).

  • @3340steve
    @3340steve Před 2 lety +63

    I totally agree. Iconic song and David Hood grooves the song.The funny thing is that when I hit this clip and your excellent analysis , I thought you would be talking about John Entwistle and My Generation.

    • @SO-ym3zs
      @SO-ym3zs Před 2 lety +2

      That or Smooth Operator by Sade or the intro solo to Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses.

    • @cirenosnor5768
      @cirenosnor5768 Před 2 lety +2

      3340steve - “My Generation” is Pop?

    • @xtenkfarpl665
      @xtenkfarpl665 Před 2 lety +1

      @@cirenosnor5768 Sure it is. The single has HANDCLAPS on it, for Pete's sake. And the guitar sound is surprisingly clean, not full-on distortion.

    • @cirenosnor5768
      @cirenosnor5768 Před 2 lety +1

      xtenk farpl - Handclaps added to non pop song in attemp to try getting a hit single out of it? 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @xtenkfarpl665
      @xtenkfarpl665 Před 2 lety

      @@cirenosnor5768 Well, it worked, didn't it? Some of Pete's later stuff is for sure Real Hard Rock: "Won't get fooled again" or "5:15". But MG, when you listen to it today with ears of retrospect, is just a bit "Pop", don't you think? No worries, it's all a matter of opinion. Peace...

  • @GraniteRoll
    @GraniteRoll Před 2 lety +20

    Like others - Entwhistle in My Generation, also love slapping bass in Sly& family stone “If you want me to stay” I do love your exposition of the pentatonic build of this bass run, thanks!

    • @nancy9478
      @nancy9478 Před 2 lety +1

      I loved Sly, had that album and played it plenty!

  • @finnmcginn9931
    @finnmcginn9931 Před rokem +1

    I've had a crush on Mavis Staples since around 1974, I can't be thr only one.

  • @taragreenetarotastro
    @taragreenetarotastro Před 2 měsíci

    This was a huge hit. I loved Stax and still have my old 45's.

  • @PaulBerson
    @PaulBerson Před 2 lety +1

    Thank You For Sharing Nice Interpretation 🏄‍♀️🎹🎤🎶😊

  • @lenkybasscustombassguitars9381

    I’m a Jamaican Bassplayer and for years always thought, these two songs were very similar , Liquidator and I’ll take you there, Thanks for your knowledge and information 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @lenkybasscustombassguitars9381
      @lenkybasscustombassguitars9381 Před 2 lety +12

      Did you know The Liquidator was played by Familyman on bass and Carly on drums ? before they start playing for Bob Marley

    • @Squirrelconga
      @Squirrelconga Před 2 lety +1

      @@lenkybasscustombassguitars9381 ...did not know that!

    • @lawrencenjawe9875
      @lawrencenjawe9875 Před 2 lety

      @@lenkybasscustombassguitars9381 Incredible fact!! I'm amazed really 😳😳

    • @ragjamrock
      @ragjamrock Před 2 lety

      I read somewhere about Al Bell being in Jamaica when The Liquidator was being recorded.He brought back a copy of the record with him and the rest is history.Anyone interested in music history should watch the documentary Muscle Shoals.👍🎶🌴

    • @djtbird01
      @djtbird01 Před 2 lety +3

      There's been so much back/forth between the USA & Jamaica. So many Jamaican covers of USA tunes that I'd just assumed "Liquidator" was another--nice to find out it was the opposite!

  • @johnhowardnardine6815
    @johnhowardnardine6815 Před 2 lety +2

    Learned things I didn't know about one of my all-time favorite songs! Thanks!

  • @ernestschultz5065
    @ernestschultz5065 Před 2 lety +1

    Just a superb song. I was 9 years old groovin' to this song in 1971. They literally don't make 'em like this anymore.

  • @fridaysmusicmillstudio5673

    Thank you for sharing do continue the great work you are doing 👏

  • @Energy_from.the_Sun
    @Energy_from.the_Sun Před 2 lety +1

    One of my favorites

  • @joemurray8902
    @joemurray8902 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you so much! I just bought their album from iTunes! I grew up in the 70's and this is the vibe I remember.

  • @robertodutrajr
    @robertodutrajr Před rokem +1

    great to know about this album from you! thanks for sharing your knowledge!

  • @LTVoyager
    @LTVoyager Před 2 lety +9

    I still like the bass to Dr. My Eyes as played by Lee Sklar as the all-time best. 😁

  • @bustabass9025
    @bustabass9025 Před 2 lety +2

    Mavis during the solo..."Bass...little David, easy hea'h, help me now...c'mon little David, alright..." Sing it baby!

    • @weehudyy
      @weehudyy Před 2 lety

      ' hep me now ...' Cool , the middle name of every person in that room

  • @EricJohnson-tc3bc
    @EricJohnson-tc3bc Před 2 lety +11

    Thanks for giving us the back story of this song. So many of them out there, so many to appreciate the talent that goes into them. Here is one of my favorite bass solos: Galveston by Glen Campbell.

    • @mcdainty4202
      @mcdainty4202 Před 2 lety +1

      Ummm...I believe that is a baritone solo, not a bass solo.

    • @geraldfriend256
      @geraldfriend256 Před rokem

      @@mcdainty4202 A Fender 6 is tuned like a guitar an octave down, not technically a baritone though it sounds more like it than a bass

  • @nospam-hn7xm
    @nospam-hn7xm Před 2 lety +4

    I'm 72 years old. Was in college, a junior, in February 1972, the year this was released. I cannot imagine anyone my age not being familiar with this song, seeing as hit the number 1 slot on Billboard. Go figure.

    • @Brad5161
      @Brad5161 Před 2 lety +1

      It was very hard to imagine for me until I saw so many comments here. Makes me wonder what other music they ignored because song was ubiquitous back then.
      I guess nothing should surprise me anymore.

  • @MrGF1582
    @MrGF1582 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video! I love the Muscle Shoals team! So much of what "they" did is still unknown. Now, the Staples Singers! OMG!! MAVIS! But really "Pops" created it all! I'll Take You There....Wattstax 1973.....crazy how so many people don't know about this music festival! Not only AMAZING GROUPS and music but celebs in the audience! Among them was AND WHO could forget the gorgeous girl in the red polka dot mini dress layin down some killer dance moves!

  • @Katykarter
    @Katykarter Před rokem +1

    Excellent!

  • @donh5794
    @donh5794 Před 2 lety +1

    I turned up the volume on that bass solo back when I heard that song.

  • @pat5882
    @pat5882 Před 2 lety +1

    7 years old then and remember that song well!

  • @josephiriana3816
    @josephiriana3816 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome! I had to learn that for a lesson. Thanks for posting!

  • @willswalkingwest7267
    @willswalkingwest7267 Před 2 lety +1

    My favorite video of the week. Great job. AND,,,,it's funny because I just listened to this song on Saturday. And now this great analysis. Loved it. Thanks Man!!

  • @harpo5420
    @harpo5420 Před 2 lety +5

    Love this bassline, one of the first I learned after picking up a bass

    • @babayaga1767
      @babayaga1767 Před 2 lety +3

      A lot of us did

    • @bustabass9025
      @bustabass9025 Před 2 lety

      @@babayaga1767
      It was a target rich era for us high school musicians to hone our ear training and aural skills, to the pulsing rhythms of AM radio blasting the sounds of soul in America.

  • @markvilleneuve6655
    @markvilleneuve6655 Před rokem +1

    It was Elvis in concert when I first heard of Jerry Obern Scheff. Elvis's bass guitarist. When I was 12 years old. He worked for Elvis from 1969 to 1977. Member of the TCB band as well, La Woman for Jim Morrison The Doors. I can not remember what concert that Jerry was asked by Elvis to play some blues. I blew or Blue my mind. As well, He asked James Burton King of the Fender Telecaster, to play Johnny Be Good in the back of his head. He is my favorite guitarist. Then Ronnie Tutt. Drum solo. He was not just a drummer, he was a performer.
    I Became a songwriter first when I was 12. At 13 played rhythm guitar, 14 years old learning Drums. In my early 30s I did a demo using all of Elvis's Band members as well, strings, horns, piano all for his members from Elvis in Concert. A good friend at the time gave me over 20 sheets of papers of lyrics. Finely I one. Titled. Keeper Of My heart. We lived together for several months. It was after dinner when He gave me those paper. By 6am I complete the music arrangements. First time anyone gave me lyrics without music. That evening we went to the studio to lay some tracks. The owner of the studio teaches piano and keyboards.
    Bingo. I owe my life to keyboards. All of Elvis's band in a keyboard and lot more. Some say it sounds a bit of Pink Floyd or Nazareth a beat like love hurts. My Buddy sounds a lot like Neil Young with a light rock band and all the perks from Elvis's Band. It was completed that week in less than 14 hours. Thank God the Guy who owns the studio teaches vocals. He told me sing back up. I do not sing well. I go off key. He build my confidence. Hey man it is only a demo my friend said. Ok. Thanks to all of Elvis's band members your horns blue me away 😁😁.

  • @stantonkramer2986
    @stantonkramer2986 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Special thanks for providing the notation.

  • @CraigHollabaugh
    @CraigHollabaugh Před 2 lety

    This song is awesome, I've loved it for decades. Great video, full of interesting info, breakdown and memories. Thanks from Colorado.

  • @nickgardner1507
    @nickgardner1507 Před rokem +1

    Love your analytics Man, please keep up the good work!

  • @jerryholland892
    @jerryholland892 Před 2 lety

    I remember it very well and is still one of my favorites today...

  • @cdprince768
    @cdprince768 Před 2 lety +58

    It's a great bass solo, but it's hard to imagine this being more famous than the bass solo in The Chain by Fleetwood Mac.

    • @ParaBellum2024
      @ParaBellum2024 Před 2 lety +7

      UK poster here: I've played guitar since the 1970s, been in bands etc., yet I don't think I've ever heard "I'll Take You There", so maybe it's not had much airplay over here. I assumed it would be The Chain, too.

    • @PRS9091
      @PRS9091 Před 2 lety +2

      I was expecting Bob Babbit's solo in Scorpio.

    • @dunkelheit6341
      @dunkelheit6341 Před 2 lety +4

      wait, there's a bass solo in The Chain!?

    • @johnwoods1922
      @johnwoods1922 Před 2 lety +5

      @@dunkelheit6341 Really just a four bar phrase on the bass but an instantly memorable one, giving John McVie a rare opportunity to stand out!

    • @raynic1173
      @raynic1173 Před 2 lety +2

      @@dunkelheit6341 ha, ha, your right. Freakin' solo...silly.

  • @Chris_Davis_music
    @Chris_Davis_music Před 2 lety +2

    Bravo. You're an incredibly skilled musician and videographer.

  • @mdturnerinoz
    @mdturnerinoz Před 2 lety +3

    Love that bass line in I'll Take You There"; took me hours to master that break!

  • @carlosmacmartin4205
    @carlosmacmartin4205 Před rokem

    I heard countless songs in the 70s (when I was a little kid) that got me hooked onto drums and bass!
    As for the fruits, music or anything else in life, different strokes for different folks!

  • @reubenmcnabb6072
    @reubenmcnabb6072 Před 2 lety

    Cool stuff. Great channel. Well done

  • @k-chill8428
    @k-chill8428 Před 2 lety +2

    At first I was like "I bet this is about My Generation", then I was like "eh?? never heard of I'll Take You There", finally I was like "oooh yeah I remember this song...". Great vid.

  • @jerryburdick8051
    @jerryburdick8051 Před 2 lety +1

    When you know the tune from the title of the video! Awesome research and analysis, as always...thank you!

  • @panzade
    @panzade Před 2 lety +16

    I too thought that this piece would be about the bass solo in My Generation.It’s what prompted me to buy my first fender jazz bass in 1966. Great topic nonetheless.
    For more on David Hood and the swampers I suggest the documentary Muscle Shoals on Prime Video.
    Oh… and before I forget… kudos for paraphrasing prolific country songwriter Harlan Howard’s description of his songs as “ three chords and the truth”.
    Tres clever!

  • @vanstry
    @vanstry Před 2 lety

    Great analysis. I remember that song. You would hear it everywhere back then.

  • @jackwezesa1081
    @jackwezesa1081 Před 2 lety +2

    I have a good one . Paul(Ramone) McCartney’ s bass intro to Steve Miller ‘s My Dark Hour🇺🇸🎸

  • @jeremiahdavis6012
    @jeremiahdavis6012 Před 2 lety

    I want to say, thank you for your content, I enjoy then a great deal. Keep them coming, please?

  • @mariohommersom2519
    @mariohommersom2519 Před 2 lety

    Good Ol Staples ... Loved their Music !

  • @CadillacL
    @CadillacL Před 2 lety +1

    😮 what a bass line.

  • @BrickByBrickBooking
    @BrickByBrickBooking Před 2 lety +2

    He's also one of the nicest, most laid back people you'll ever meet. Muscle Shoals bands/musicians have no ego. Not sure if he still does it but as of a few years ago, he and his band The Decoys (some members of the Swampers) played every Thursday night at a local bar just for the sheer fun of it. Gotta love it!

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 Před 2 lety

    Merci for taking us down there...where bassists go.

  • @vannjunkin8041
    @vannjunkin8041 Před 2 lety

    Love your stuff.. bassists forever🤘🖤

  • @kennyl9419
    @kennyl9419 Před 2 lety

    Great breakdown of a great bass line!!!

  • @jpmccray6754
    @jpmccray6754 Před rokem +1

    Lead bass intro by John Entwistle of The Who on " The Real Me" still gets my " Best Ever" vote.

  • @stevengallanter665
    @stevengallanter665 Před 2 lety +2

    "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band.

  • @MrBad1818
    @MrBad1818 Před 2 lety

    Really love your channel keep up the good work

  • @creature307
    @creature307 Před rokem

    This brings back some old memories.. Gotta love those nerdy swampers..

  • @paullee2177
    @paullee2177 Před 2 lety

    I have this album and it has remained a favorite through all these years.

  • @sheerheartattack6701
    @sheerheartattack6701 Před 2 lety

    I concur! Thx

  • @walt1a
    @walt1a Před 2 lety

    Great song! Great writing and performance!

  • @MrFishbrown
    @MrFishbrown Před 2 lety +1

    Original bassline played by the great Jackie Jackson who was the bassist for Toots and the Maytals

  • @davidbroadfoot1864
    @davidbroadfoot1864 Před 2 lety

    That was a great presentation for people whose favorite instrument is the metronome.

  • @demonicusa.k.a.theblindguy3929

    A vast majority of the time when a title like this comes up in my feed and I click I'm disappointed. This is top shelf content.

  • @peterk8909
    @peterk8909 Před 2 lety +12

    I know it's weird but this baseline always reminded me of a beautiful woman skipping through a field of wildflowers on a warm Spring day.

  • @dannysullivan3951
    @dannysullivan3951 Před 9 měsíci

    One of my favorites of all time. Yeah

  • @tullfan2560
    @tullfan2560 Před 2 lety +26

    I'm quite partial to the bassline in Jethro Tull's Living in the Past. It was such a great and lively bit of playing by Glenn Cornick.

    • @johncook7281
      @johncook7281 Před 2 lety +5

      Bourée from Stand Up. It was the first I heard. I wouldn't argue with anyone over Living In The Past. Good there too. From Zeppelin the bass on Ramble On. Not a solo, still it's what I listen when hear the song.

    • @tullfan2560
      @tullfan2560 Před 2 lety +2

      @@johncook7281 You're right. Bouree is one of the few songs where the bass guitar is the foremost focus of the song. Later on it competes for it with the flute.

    • @johncook7281
      @johncook7281 Před 2 lety

      @@tullfan2560 Hello from John

  • @bassadelica
    @bassadelica Před 2 lety +3

    ❤️ given that “ska” as the predecessor to reggae was built around Motown and Stax vibe “version” music it’s totally acceptable at that time for the Jamaica vibe to flow back to the states 🇯🇲.

  • @jlgitto
    @jlgitto Před 2 lety +1

    Pure Soul. What a great tune. JLG

    • @jackwezesa1081
      @jackwezesa1081 Před 2 lety +1

      Beautiful soul music John . Earth , Wind & Fire also .

    • @jlgitto
      @jlgitto Před 2 lety

      @@jackwezesa1081 I was a prep cook back in 72 or so. And i worked with Miss Ruthie. I watcher her sway and sing along that with that song. I remember the bass and the rim shots so
      Precise. JLG.

    • @jackwezesa1081
      @jackwezesa1081 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jlgitto That’s so cool John . I was a bus boy in the last great Italian restaraunt from our area in 72. Good memories , $1.05 an hour plus 10% of the waitresses’ tips! Spent most of my money on records!

    • @jlgitto
      @jlgitto Před 2 lety

      @@jackwezesa1081 and what restaurant was that? I worked at Rich and Charlie’s on Clayton and Oakland.

    • @jackwezesa1081
      @jackwezesa1081 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jlgitto The Bella Vista in Mass. It was run by the Mafia! It’s been gone 40+ years ! People traveled to go there . Wednesday night it was packed! Good memories!

  • @ronmeredith6815
    @ronmeredith6815 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the validation. I've often maintained that the bassline of both songs were so similar, and because I distinctly remember hearing 'the liquidator before hearing " I'll take your there" as a teen growing up in Jamaica, it had to come from that. ( I never figured it out until much later though) When I taught high school band, I use to bring up the similarities with my students.

  • @larrylebowski8386
    @larrylebowski8386 Před 2 lety

    👍 I love stuff about 60’s and early 70’s music. Best music ever!

  • @aquautomaton
    @aquautomaton Před 2 lety

    Gotta say your channel is both immensely educational and entertaining! Mil Gracias! I love when you do sleuthing and crate digging to uncover the (sometimes) esoteric players laying down the foundation for musical greatness! Its all about that BASS! Stumbled across a great Larry Coryell live performance in Oslo and was wondering if you knew anything about that funky cat on bass in 11th house!?!
    Keep up the wonderful channel!

  • @oyajiblues
    @oyajiblues Před 2 lety +3

    Saw Mavis a few years back opening for Dylan. Muscle Shoals backing band were the masters and creators of such a unique saound. Although they backed so many greats, I would imagine the prospect of backing Pops Staples was daunting. Pops is one of most unapreciated guitar players. His style and sound were incredible. So Muscle Shoals with David Hood, Pops and Mavis, how could it be anything but a hit! And yes the solo is as iconic as they come. thank you for pointing this out and I have added myself as a subscriber. I have a Soul Radio Show in San Francisco and I only play 45rpm records. I have dropped the needle on this track many times on air.

  • @user-oh8hn7nx7r
    @user-oh8hn7nx7r Před rokem

    Another great dissection of a familiar song we THOUGHT we knew.

  • @VG-iq8xq
    @VG-iq8xq Před 2 lety +20

    Cool story and great musicians!
    Tony Levin on Big Time and the quick solo on You Can Call Me Al are pretty recognizable too.

    • @jeffthompson1164
      @jeffthompson1164 Před 2 lety

      Where Ever I Lay My Hat, is another one I would have thrown in there or even Don’t Give Up

  • @TheSanityInspector
    @TheSanityInspector Před 2 lety +8

    Very interesting; that solo brings back an entire era. The Staples are so underrated, even with their number one hit. The Canadian-American group The Band said that they were such fans of The Staples that they owned obscure recordings of them that even The Staples didn't own!

  • @Klaffa1
    @Klaffa1 Před 2 lety

    Thanks! I agree with everything!

  • @gradyfilms2458
    @gradyfilms2458 Před 2 lety +9

    Odd that nobody mentions the other Jack, as in Jack Cassidy from Jefferson Airplane. His work on "After Bathing At Baxter's (1967) is spectacular. Especially 'rejoice', 'Martha', 'The last Wall Of The Castle' and the jam, 'Spare Chaynge'.
    No fan or player of the bass should be without this. Also, 'The Other Side Of This Life' from "Bless Its Pointed Little Head". It's just about as heavy as "Live At Leeds".

    • @larrymiller4
      @larrymiller4 Před rokem +1

      Casady is a beast. I had forgotten all about that as a favorite. ABAB is my favorite JA album. So much on there.

  • @radstorm
    @radstorm Před rokem +1

    Great presentation. Man you can play a bass so smooth. I'm just starting to learn the bass..so I always enjoy watching pros like your technique :o)

  • @andrewallan6802
    @andrewallan6802 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m just going to throw in Mr Big by Free. The solo bit transitions from Paul Kossoff on guitar climbing high while Andy Fraser holds down the bottom end to Andy moving up the fretboard and showing off while Paul calms down a bit. Wonderful.