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05-29-2007, 09:00 AM
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So a friend and I were watching some U2 videos last night, because they were pretty rocking. And so I thought to myself I'd see if Adam's ever done a solo, youtubed it, and this was the first thing that came up. I found it pretty amazing to say the least. Adam Clayton Solo |
05-29-2007, 09:19 AM
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05-29-2007, 09:27 AM
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05-29-2007, 10:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Buffalo | | | Yeah it was great, I had really wanted to see something that showcased his playing too. It was great as it really was the FIRST video that came up. |
05-29-2007, 11:11 AM
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G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
anyone?
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05-29-2007, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by driver800  Maybe someone will put together a tab book of his solos.
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
anyone? | Yeah dude, but in "Bullet the Blue Sky" as it's tabbed here, he actually hits the "e" on the A string alternately with the open E. 
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05-29-2007, 11:43 AM
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D|---------------|---------------|
A|--7-7--7-7-5-5-|--7-7--7-7-5-5-|
E|-0-0--0-0------|-0-0--0-0------|
Bass solo... funny!  |
05-29-2007, 11:50 AM
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05-29-2007, 11:58 AM
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05-29-2007, 12:03 PM
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05-29-2007, 12:08 PM
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05-29-2007, 12:57 PM
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Seriously though, he's playing exactly what their songs require, not more or less. But a solo concert with those basslines would be rather boring I believe... 
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06-19-2007, 03:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Durham, United Kingdom | | I found this clip of 'The Fly' live in 2006 ( http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKz63LsAdo) and there is a good strong bass line from Adam here. Shows just what is required! |
06-19-2007, 03:55 PM
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06-19-2007, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris2112 Adam Clayton used to be a stunt bassist for Jaco...Jaco mimed and flailed, Adam played it all back stage. | Nah. Noise is more coherent than Adam Clayton. |
06-19-2007, 04:39 PM
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From wikipedia:
"Bono says '(You) never know what he's going to say, but more importantly, you never know what he's going to play'. Bono proceeds to cite the band's hit song, "Bullet the Blue Sky", as a song with a weird sounding bassline, citing that Clayton is playing in a different key from the rest of the band"
"Clayton's often uncomplicated bass playing serves as a solid foundation for U2's songs. Part of the reason that Clayton's basslines are so uncomplicated is due to the fact that upon joining the band, he could scarcely play bass at all."
All from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Clayton |
06-19-2007, 06:00 PM
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06-20-2007, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by wmcjhi Heck, as long as we're having a good, clean roast:
From wikipedia:
"Bono says '(You) never know what he's going to say, but more importantly, you never know what he's going to play'. Bono proceeds to cite the band's hit song, "Bullet the Blue Sky", as a song with a weird sounding bassline, citing that Clayton is playing in a different key from the rest of the band"
"Clayton's often uncomplicated bass playing serves as a solid foundation for U2's songs. Part of the reason that Clayton's basslines are so uncomplicated is due to the fact that upon joining the band, he could scarcely play bass at all."
All from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Clayton | So? That's a primitive description of harmony, but it works... the intro to Layla is two guitars 'playing in different keys.'
And personally, I don't cite things from Wikipedia, because wikipedia is one shallow step up from "some anonymous guy on the internet says..." an in any case there was a time when any name bassist could barely play at all because he was just starting out.
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06-20-2007, 08:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: East Los Angeles | | | The crazy thing is that some of the early stuff is actually more difficult like "Sunday Bloody Sunday." To get the feel right on the verses is not so easy in my opinion.
Still, that's a funny video even though I really dig Adam's playing. |
06-20-2007, 08:40 AM
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