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11-08-2008, 12:40 PM
| | | | this guy got totally trashed on You Tube, but I thought he was "ok"...
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I was searching for Steely Dan material on YouTube, and came across this video, of a young bassist attempting to play the bassline for "Peg", along w. a cd recording of the original. The posters trash this guy (and we all know YouTube is full of keyboard rambos whose sole purpose in life is to talk sh#t on the net), but does this guy suck?
I will this video makes me laugh for some reason... maybe its the mullet.. but I think the playing is ok... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-fsY3jQWKg |
11-08-2008, 12:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Topeka, KS | | | I thought his slap sounded a little awkward, but otherwise it was fine.
And fwiw, all the more recent comments there are pretty positive.
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11-08-2008, 12:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon | | | Seems to do a pretty good job. I love that song.... so good it was sampled by De La Soul! LOL
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11-08-2008, 01:47 PM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | Not bad, but not particularly great. He destroys the "turn-around" at the end of the verses, but most people do. I always thought that was the trickiest part of the song. This guy plays the turn-arounds right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEbL7gHqQt0
Fun song to play live, tough to sing backing vox and play.
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11-09-2008, 02:24 AM
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11-09-2008, 03:54 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | Yeah, there are a few problems with the first video. The slap was a little stiff and off time, there were some timing issues in the verses, the turnaround was flubbed and it didn't quite have the funky bounce that tune should have. A big part of that tune is not just the notes but the mutes, the attack and decay of notes and the absolute masterclass is rhythm that Chuck Rainey provided when playing it!
However, it's not a beginners song, and for those unused to finger funk type playing it can be tricky. What I liked about the first video was that the guy looked like he was really having fun playing, and that's inspiring. Obviously if he's having fun now, he will have the drive to perfect the tune and then I bet it will sound awesome given that he has a Modulus Quantum to play it on!
I wish I could get a recording of me playing the tune on my Spector with fresh strings, it sounds amazing. A very different tone to the one on the record but it definitely works imo! |
11-09-2008, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris2112  What I liked about the first video was that the guy looked like he was really having fun playing, and that's inspiring. Obviously if he's having fun now, he will have the drive to perfect the tune and then I bet it will sound awesome given that he has a Modulus Quantum to play it on! | Agreed! It is an extremely fun song to play! I probably play it just about as well as the first video as well. I kind of lose it on the playing because I get very animated, it's just so damn fun to play. |
11-09-2008, 05:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mudsock,Ohio | | | It sounds as if he's playing at the top of his ability.
He's struggling here and there.
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11-09-2008, 05:22 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New England | | | He was confident enough to put it out there and take the feedback both good and bad. Everyone starts somewhere and that is a challenging line to bite off.
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11-10-2008, 07:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway | | | Not perfect but a cool video. All the little flaws commented here and on youtube, he pointed out himself. That guy with all his "clever" comments seems more upset by the fact that people post play along covers on youtube and decides to take it out on one guy. Pointless, stupid. |
11-10-2008, 07:16 AM
| | | Internet bullies disgust me. Bullies, in general, disgust me.
Chuck's the one with the balls. Go Chuck!  |
11-10-2008, 03:04 PM
| | | | I cant play the slap part... I cant slap, period...
Thats cool that the dude's a TBer! |
11-10-2008, 03:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College Station, Texas | | | Better than how I'd play it. |
11-11-2008, 06:29 PM
| | | | You can't go to any YouTube video which features a musician, and not have a bunch of idiots trash it. If you put a video of the Beatles up there, people will trash them too.. I see trolls in their parent's basement, just getting their jollies off... trolling....
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