Carl Radle article

[the rocket]

I wrote a short article on Carl Radle's style that was recently published in Bass Musician Magazine. The musical examples are formatted kind of oddly, but it was cool of them to publish it.

A Lesson in Carl Radle's Style | Bass Musician Magazine [the face of bass]

[dmrogers]

Wow. Great article. I can't wait to try out some of the lines.

[Fretless1!]

Nice work! Excellent subject matter.

[faivy]

Very well done

[retardedpossum]

great article/lesson on a wonderful bassist. I really hope you do more of these.

[JxBass]

Nice, thank you. Carl did some excellent work, I've always been an admirer.

[loinmute]

Thanks. I listened to Assorted Love Songs just a week ago. That record is some of the best blues/rock jamming ever. Cool tone on Radle's bass too.

[SlingBass4]

Very nice article Carl is one of those who may remain unknown to many, but well remembered by those he touched. I, for one, would love for my playing/contribution to be in such a way. As it is...I will probably be spoken of as "He seemed to aspire to mediocrity."

[stratovani]

A bass player's bass player. Much to be learned from Carl Radle.

[DHowardAir]

Awesome work. I cannot thank you enough for what you did on this. Honestly, I have been mesmerized by Carl Radle's bass lines for decades now. His discography can be seen at CarlRadle.com and upon viewing it myself I immediately felt the man deserves to be in the Sideman Wing of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I have also had the privilege of meeting with his lifelong friends from our mutual hometown of Tulsa. To hear them state overwhelmingly what an unassuming and nice person he was has me admiring him both as a musician and as a person.

If you get time, run a search on TB and you will see a couple of his basses that I have written about. A 1965 Fender sunburst P bass and his '68 Fender modified "Tele-P bass".

If you've never heard it, next time you get a chance listen to his tracks on Derek & the Dominos':

Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad

Also, try:

Have You Ever Loved A Woman
Keep On Growing
Anyday
I Looked Away
Let It Rain

and:
Little Wing (Live at the Fillmore version)

Thanks again !!

[Bassmickeyd]

Very cool, thanks.

[the rocket]

Thanks everybody. I'm glad the article proved interesting/informative. Maybe I'll do a Part 2 sometime and focus on stuff he did a little later in his career.

[notverygood]

That was a great read, I love the addition of the musical examples. I would love to see a part 2.

[timber22]

I agree. Very well done article. Carl is a favorite of mine.

[jerry]

The recent 40th anniversary edition of Layla has a bunch of unreleased Derek & the Dominos material on it. I love Radle's playing!

[GM60466]

This is a great read

[DHowardAir]

The Rocket.... again, SUPERB JOB !! I posted the link to your article on the Carl Radle Facebook page. BRAVO! BRAVO!

[StyleOverShow]

Nice writing style, descriptive and comparative, and I like the way you worked in the examples, including TAB. Pretty well thought out.

Carl Radle was one of the players that we all listened to as the young turks back in the day. It's a good reminder that less is more and that (tantric) repetitive bass lines work!

[DHowardAir]

Originally Posted by StyleOverShow

Nice writing style, descriptive and comparative, and I like the way you worked in the examples, including TAB. Pretty well thought out.

Carl Radle was one of the players that we all listened to as the young turks back in the day. It's a good reminder that less is more and that (tantric) repetitive bass lines work!

YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH MY FRIEND!! NUTHIN' BUT THE TRUTH !!

[JTE]

EXCELLENT article. Thanks for putting it together. I especially like the analysis of the lines.

John