The Who - John Entwistle - An Ox's Tale
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- A documentary containing the last-ever interview with The Who's, John Entwistle. With candid interviews from many rock stars, as well as his lifelong friend, Pete Townshend, this film takes an in-depth look at the life of the legendary bass player for The Who.
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The Who had a drummer & bass player who are impossible to copy, a rhythm section like no other. Add to that a top rock songwriter / guitarist and incredible lead singer. No one could come close to the magic going on within The Who
They had a lead drummer, a lead bassist, a lead singer, and a rhythm guitarist who wrote amazing songs. Awesome!
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I do feel Townsend resented him in the end!
Townsend seems like a twat
Of course the OX is a bad rendition of the Trashmen's 1963 hit " Surfin Bird ". czcams.com/video/FDErmqSxLNw/video.html
Right!
One of the greatest bands in the history of rock n roll. No question.
Been playing bass for 30 years , it will take a thousand years for me to be anywhere close to John
Richard Palladino WOW! As a non-musician but a great lover of music, you summed it up nicely. Thanks
ANY relation to PINO, who now plays with The Who?
@@DMSProduktions Palladino is the Italian version for Smith......
I See, so it MEANS 'smith' of some sort?
Yeah but I bet you're a better you than he would be.
"Hasn't been copyable."
Priceless.
I think back in the 70s Johns talents were greatly overlooked. On stage Townsend did his windmills and Daltrey swung his microphone around as Moon destroyed his drum kit! Entwistle simply stood there quietly and played his ass off. As we listened to those records though it became quite clear that this guy was a brilliant musician and he made The Who an even more uniquely brilliant band. There will never be another John Entwhistle!
Your 'h' has done a bunk from Pete, and legged it over to Thunder Fingers ;-)
Isn't this true of almost all bass players? I've said for years that they always get short shrift. Watch most rock videos, and you see hardly any footage of the bass player. Everyone else gets camera time, but not the bass player. They're all so underappreciated. And he's the best ever.
Everybody knew how good Entwistle was. He may possibly have been slightly underappreciated sometime around 1965, but not after.
So you are what, 18? Trying to tell people who saw this band how to think? Also American aren't you
@@doublewhopper67 not people, kids, kids born last week with no idea.
Ox was right. Nobody will ever truly copy him.
and he made it look effortless
Just like Brian May ... Entwistle was beyond replication - who sounds like May or Entwistle? Who can imitate their style of playing? Nobody ... GAME OVER!
Who sounds like Townsend and Moon? they where all completly unique. once in a lifetime band.
Well ~ I DO ...
but That & 10¢ won't get me a cup of coffee ☕
Jhon enwistle and Cris Squire masters of bass missed so much
AND Jack Bruce!
I will chuck in Geddy Lee....
@@markgilbertson1564 Geddy is the most overrated along with Paul McCartney
Lots try, and have tried, but Entwistle and Squire could carry the music so much farther than it would have been without them. The music gods brought The Who together, and brought Yes together. We are the benefactors.
It’s spelt John you dumb sob
Without question the best bassist in rock history. Period.
Males don't have periods.
I love Entwhistle, but that said, Chris Squire takes first place in that category for me.
1 word to me describes his playing .....thunderous
Listened to John's isolated bass on Won't Get Fooled Again...SHIT HOT!!!
One of my proudest moments as a bass player was being compared as a cross between John Entwistle and Bootsy Collins in a gig review of a band i was in many (Keith) moons ago... Cant say ive ever listened much to Bootsy but John Entwistle alongside Jack Bruce and Paul McCartney were and are my ultimate bass heroes for very different reasons... I remember exactly where i was when i heard John had died and i cried like a baby. Regardless of the fact i never knew him personally he had such an impact on me alongside the rest of The Who... What a bass guitarist he was and what a band. Till the day i croak i will never tire of listening to that band and the once in a lifetime talent of John Entwistle X
Bootsy is a good-time player who shows off ONLY for a cool lick.
@@RideAcrossTheRivercompletely unnecessary comment for a guy who was playing bass for James Brown when he was a teenager.
Stop being a music nazi
What about Geddy Lee from Rush ?
Joh Entwistle, made playing the bass look effortless. Taken too soon. a true professional.
John Entwhistle was, and will always be, the greatest bassist ever. Nobody comes close.
RIP, Ox. X
Damn Straight.
Jack Bruce played with a fretless bass. Chris Squire was great also.
John was the best, absolutely the best.
In my opinion comparable rock basists are Geddy Lee and Michael Peter Balzary (Flea), i mean there are/were more but this two names come first to my head.
You definitely are remembered as the greatest bass player who can’t ever be replicated Love and miss you John Rest In Peace ☮️
Best rock band ever, and best rock musicians individually = legend
I saw The Who in 1989 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma Washington.... I will never forget when they played Boris the Spider... or any of the songs... and I was a lucky man that night... Before the show started I hit the pisser to relieve any excess liquids... and while I was in there, a dude approached me and asked if I wanted any acid... I smiled and said I would love some but I am broke... He palmed 5 hits of blotter into my hand and said... 'have a nice show'... I said 'serious'... and he said yep.. and was off into the crowd... It was 20 years to the day when they played Woodstock... and they did the entire Tommy album... and then a greatest hits package... and Pete cut his hand really badly... it was on the huge screens... and I was tripping balls...
I think that might have been the show where Pete impaled his hand on the whammy bar.
I saw The Who twice on the 25th anniversary tour in 1989. Once at Giants Stadium in NJ, then a week later at Veterans Stadium in Philly. After those shows and seeing him in action, John was the greatest bass player EVER in my mind.
That beginning statement in his own words, so true
John was my biggest inspiration to start playing bass and I have now I’m about 4 months in and I’m loving it. Thank you John. 😁
Keep up the good work mate,john is an inspiration to us all.
@@webz3589 cheers
@@CosmicBassOfDoom update on the bass playing?
@@bvgaming5440 yeah sure, I’ve gone round and done jams with people, I got myself and SG and jazz bass with an Ampegg bass practice amp. I’ve started a few people off on bass. My playing has greatly improved, got some pedals and a POD XT. I’ve explored several genres. I’m seen as a great player with everyone I have jammed with.
Pete and John changed my life...I was first a guitarist and I learned so much from Pete...but when I became a Bass Guitarist, I looked up to John and his style...the only man who could sound like a freight train and hold up an entire band on his wall of thunderous sounds...Amazing...Love & Respect to my WHO mentors...!!!
Without a shadow of a doubt the best bass guitarist ever
I totally agree.
Ok, preparing for contrarians as John is top of my list too, but JPJ shares that pedestal.Both are amazing in their own way. Both were the quiet, fully focused ones comparatively with their band mates. And, both contributed with song development so generously with their ability to play many instruments on pieces. I imagine they respected one another.
Do agree JPJ doesn’t thunder finger in that unique form as John with the swirls and richness of his sound.
@@ellenconwayvietri7954 yes you make a good point
John auditioned for the Terminator but was considered too emotionless.
John Entwistle, Totally Awesome. RIP John
Saw them live in 82 and his musicianship was obvious. A unique dude. Master level ++.
Didn't hurt to be playing with one of the best drummers ever.
great live band, saw them at the Oval cricket ground in 1971 at their peak. nothing could touch them.
Saw them in 72. 3 instruments and a vocal fill a stadium like nothing you've ever heard. Simply my greatest rock memory.
Keith and John will be forever locked in Time. eventually they developed this thing of them both playing different rhythms that completely locked. The magic of art.
Totally agree with your use of the word, "Magic". Some music god brought them together with Pete Townshend. Always thought Pete could have sung all of Roger's parts, leaving Roger to some other band somewhere. But Pete never wanted to sing that much.
@@latkagravas2967Roger had much more muscle in his singing voice. Pete's voice was more suitable for a bit less powerful songs, like Going Mobile.
@@fauxnextergreat drums playing by Moon on Going Mobile
There aren't many that hold the pedestal to Geddy Lee, but the Ox is most certainly one of them. One of the greatest bassists of all time for certain.
SuperSparrow45 he is the greatest ever
Geddy is great. But John was on his own planet!
John you were to rock bass players what Einstein was to physics
My childhood dream was to play like him. My adult dream remains the same.
anyone who loves the Who knows how great he was and what he added to their music. He was like an atomic blast of riffs just hammering away in the background pumping out those notes like a 100 jack hammers!
John definitely achieved being uncopyable.
He was magnificent, and the perfect bass player for The Who. I saw them 3 times between 1970 and 1974, the best concerts of my whole life.
A True Legend. 🎸
It wasn't until I saw them in concert in 1979 that I realized it was John's bass guitar from which came the big, heavy note in Pinball Wizard.
Best Rock Bass Guitarist of them all.
ENTWISTLE BEST BASS PLAYER THAT WILL EVER HOLD A BASS
as lemmy said it. best player in rock n roll history. no contest.
bensimps 123 As nice a thought as that is, with all the outstanding bass players that have come and gone, that statement is more your opinion than fact.
I love John Entwistle also, and busted my butt to learn of his riffs as a young bass player at the time, but he can't be singled out as the best bass player ever.
Simply because no one can. Terms like the "best" are based on one's personal preference. What makes him better than Jack Bruce for instance? Absolutely nothing, so that is an opinion, as opposed to historical/musical fact.
But I hear you loud and clear. John Entwistle was one of the finest, most influential bassists that rock and roll has ever produced. He was amazing.
💙 The Ox. R.I.P. 💙
Steve Harris kills him. Period
@@jasonreynolds7190 Hahaha! What a comment!!!
Best bass guitarist ever. Absolutely no contest.
Phenomenal bass guitarist!!!!!
I Saw The Who For The First Time March 27th 1976 at Winterland in San Francisco, My First Concert To Say Entwistle Was The Reason I Picked up a Bass Guitar is A Understatement after Seeing The Who Again Oct 76, 80 82 I Was Always Amazed, Shocked When He Died Never Did I Think For A Guy At 57 He Would Go Out Like That ,But His Legacy of Playing ,,NO ONE WILL REACH HIS DEXTERITY ,OR HIS CREATIVITY ,Just Not Possible ,He Had A Gift No One Else Has
Where did you see The Who in 1980?
@@amerocker Oakland Stadium April 1980
@@paulnewsom7629 TY. They have an "I Was There" section, if you're interested.
www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-who/1980/oakland-alameda-county-coliseum-arena-oakland-ca-3d43947.html
Rest in Peace good Sir.
Love the clips here on CZcams when the rest of the band goofing around and John looks like the older brother keeping watch over the younglings. =)
Great bass player in rock & roll, hands down. The Who - second to none...
Truly an amazing bassist watching john playing bass was awe inspiring the who were an incredible trio of musicians !
I first seen JOHN play blew me away never seen fingers move so flawless JUMP SHOT JOHNSON HILL DISTRICT PGH, PA.
I really can't imagine anyone coming up with the bass line for Baba Óreilly' other than Entwhistle.. it's what makes the melody in the song. I bought his solo album, and was captivated b the spirit of the thing. John was really a one off... I miss him a bit.
"Hasn't been copyable".
Well, I can say this, if anything he accomplished that.
I have the Explorer Alembic, I've been trying to get that tone, his tone, for yrs as for me, it's the Holy Grail
I've been playing for over 40 yrs, I've looked into everything.
Amps, speakers, I have the fucking bass, 2 of them, even met the guy, shook his hand hoping I could grab some of is mojo.
His tone is a riddle wrapped in an enigma.
I dwindled it down to this: His fingers, (which any guitarist will tell you that is where your tone resides) and the neck of that Alembic.
It's wider than standard and has a graphite core.
I contacted Alembic, they're saying they didn't save an specifics of the Explorers they built for him.
Either they're telling the truth or bullshit.
Bullshit being, Entwistle specifically requested, "Tell nobody nothing"..
I can't see not having records saved, building custom basses for the most famous bassist in the history of rock.
Wow, thank you for this/your story! His sound in this clip is much better than the clips with the isolated bass audios. I assume its more about the settings/equalizations the signal is running through than the neck, imho. In a sum, you can replicate all the hardware but he took his fingers with him to heaven, no chance to copy them ;)
Yes part of his tone will come from his fingers but also and more importantly its his rack(gear) and all the effects that brings. Compression, delay, modulation, reverb, distortion etc..John had it dialed in.
@@kimmackenzie5002 Not with his Alembic Explorers back in 76 - 85
His rig consisted of a Customized Alembic IN-1 or IN-2 input module/splitter
Two German-made Stramp 4120 stereo preamps
Four Sunn Coliseum Slave 320-watt power amps (two for low frequencies, one for mids, one for highs/full-range).
I know as I was going to buy the thing when for sale years ago.
www.rockstarsguitars.com/products/the-who/john-entwistle/john-entwistles-sunn-gelf-stage-amp-rig-1/
The only effect he used was a delay pedal, you can here it and see him step on it at the end of Won't Get Fooled Again Kids are Alright-Shepperton Studios.
That neck and his fingers.
I showed my Alembic Explorer with the standard neck- his hand practically wrapped around the neck twice..
@@RSTI191 If you had the same gear and bass never mind the mods you could get very close to his sound . I have amazing tone and it has alot to do with my rack and how I use it. If you want to get the sound he had in 76 good luck lol.
@@kimmackenzie5002 Thnx but I have my own tone as well...Just trying to catch the white whale..Bass- Amp - Fingers..
I saw the Who play live in England many times and they were superb! Such great performers, keef was electrifying, such a personality and great energy! The Ox seemed tokeep it all together along with Pete Townsend and Daltreysvoice ! Simply amazing !
2017 Townsend slid into a floor Amp at the Atlantic city convention center. Rock and Roll. ❤the who
John Entwistle...still my favorite bassist of all time!
this is a great doc, entwistle was fantastic
What an opening statement.!!!!!!! HE WAS SOOOOOO RIGHT. He was a god
The who are and will always be the most unique, most inspiring, most addictive collection of human beings ever..in my life and your childrens.
The Who... I mean, really - will we see their like again?
Makes me sick how far we have fallen
That's precisely why I am trying to find a time machine, would like to experience that all over again!!
None bigger for sure. We we're blessed with their greatness and power. MY GOD.
Yeah...rock is dead. Rock is dehhh-uuud. Even pete is playing tiny amps and falling for the PA thing. I love The Who and Pete like family.
Answers: #1 No there will never be that era of R&R again> I enjoyed every day of the 60s & 70s. #2 There are some pretty decent musicians still around.
Probably one of the biggest reasons they could be counted as the greatest band of all time is that the bass player was more memorable than the lead singer. And the lead singer was still fucking great! How many bands could you ever say that about?
The who what a great group. John Entwistle was the best bass player . RIP.
The Jimi Hendrix of bass guitar
Holy shit, Ray Manzarek!!!
Like him, I saw the Who play Tommy and much more. Led Zep had opened for them and I thought, "how will they top that?" Well they showed me!
Ray and John are hanging out in heaven with Jim and Keith..
@@lib556 Who do you get to play guitar with that foursome?
@@TheJohnnyCotts Hmmmm. A late, great guitarist whose style matches.... hmmmm. Hard. Steve Marriott? For vocals definitely but his blues guitar playing in Humble Pie was great. Jimmy McCullough?
Bizarre. I make the statement in response to Jonny Cotts and then discover this hidden gem an hour later: czcams.com/video/5F-PStKPGQ0/video.html. Steve Marriott back with the Small Faces and Jimmy McCulloch guesting on guitar!
He was one on his own, for sure
No worries John, no one could and can copy you …….. ever!!
Amazing 👏
Miss John Ox so much ❤❤❤
You will always be remembered
By me!
We remember you lovingly.❤
Thanks Catherine !
He is the King of bass
Inimitable is right! How he just crafts a groove with those fills is off the wall.
Entwistle ROCKS
There is no one who can touch The Ox. He was a major Bad Ass in the Bass. That's it.
JOHN AND JACK BRUCE THE BEST BASS GUITARIST EVER THEY DON'T COME ALONG VERY OFTEN BLESS THEM BOTH FROM A WHO FAN.
The greatest of the greats.
one of the beat ever
Always liked John’s songs.
"Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane. When she catches up with me won't be no time to explain. She thinks I've been with another woman and that's enough to send her half insane."
Absolutely brilliant.
Brilliant
Entwistle was a Guitar WRIST. A lot comes from there. Any guitar. Bless.
Best of the best
I love how the intro music is the part of the song with no bass. lol
Would love to see this.
ssake1 I believe it’s available to rent on iTunes.
The Ox one of my bass heroes...
that blue laser was borrowed by Ridley Scott from the Who in the next film studio for the egg scene in Alien. song favourite and film favourite tenuously linked by one blue laser
The greatest ever
Mission accomplished John a one off!
Super Trailer!
King of bass
Lost in this is that he was a superb horns player as well. The Babe Ruth of bassists
Probably the best bass player ever
I heard a story that Pete Townshend was asked what it was like being one of the best guitarists in the world. He replied, "I'm not even the best guitarist in this band."
John Entwistle was a beast on da 4-string finger!! I like when he says I want to be remembered as a bassist that wasn’t copyable. Thunder Fingers & that long neck was so bad ass to witness live on stage & he didn’t have to jump around to be noticed like Flea of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers 🌶. The only current bassist that I know of that is similar to John Entwistle is James Lomenzo of Black Label Society & Megadeth among many other great bands.
Michael Steel approached that standard
Hey, no shade on Flea please! Flea definitely has his own style, as he should...
...But also a great musician, because he would complement and enhance Daltry and Townshend and even Moon with the notes that he was playing.
True original
A masterpiece of a bass player.
As big a loss to The Who as Moony... And that says A LOT.
GOOD GOD, what a perfect bamd they were.
R.I.P.> 🐂
Such a tragedy that he died so young.
He was on the TRAIN and could not get off.
A genius.
The best pure rock and roll bassist ever…
No hes not.
@@paulcollins5586 Yes he is. 😛
An Ox's Tale only 3.54 Really. That was a quick flash
The Helicopter, The Windmill, The Mad Hatter and The Statue. What a band
No one else gets close...
The musical axis of The Who was really John and Pete. Keith and Roger were equals too, but they orbited that axis.
Entwistle is King
Thunderfingers! He&Lee!
Laugh all you want, (but the bass players who read these comments know what I’m talking about.) No one was close to John Entwistle but check out the bass lines by master player Alan Spenner on the album version of Jesus Christ Superstar and I think you will be surprised by what you hear. No, it’s not Entwistle, but it’s extremely impressive.
he was in Roxy Music
Fool & 💙 👀 my Favz! 🪨
Bleedin' Ox!
First time seeing them at Public Hall in Cleveland I could feel my face and hair being pushed back from the power of their sound .