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05-29-2011, 05:39 PM
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Just watched the last waltz again for the first time in years and had forgotten how good Rick Danko was. Seen Dylan a lot in the last ten years or so and love Tony Garniers work.
Just wondering...how many bassists has he worked with? Who is your favourite? |
05-29-2011, 07:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | | Big fan of Rick Danko here. Also the bassist from the Paul Butterfield band on his first electric performance plays some tasty sh**. Always loved Harvey Brooks on Highway 61 Revisited. Interesting to learn that John Sebastian recorded some of the bass tracks on Bringing It All Back Home. Never would have guessed that. Also I think Charlie McCoy on John Wesley Harding recorded some of the best bass lines on any Dylan album.
As you, I love Tony Garnier's work. As you can see, I love many of Dylan's bassists :P But on the last few albums the bass work has been very good.
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05-29-2011, 07:47 PM
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05-30-2011, 11:35 AM
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05-30-2011, 11:38 AM
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05-30-2011, 11:42 AM
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Dylan has had some killer bassists.
Rob Stoner, had my favorite tone. |
05-30-2011, 11:47 AM
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05-30-2011, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Shakin-Slim You mean Paul Butterfield? or Mike Bloomfield? Yeah I think it was Jerome Arnold. Previously of Howlin Wolf's band. | Haha my mistake!! Yes, the guy from Howlin Wolf. |
05-30-2011, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo-Man
Dylan has had some killer bassists.
Rob Stoner, had my favorite tone. | Of course. Forgot all about Rob Stoner. Love all that rolling thunder era vibe.
However, Dankos work on Blonde on Blonde for me is the epitome of how bass can support the wonder of Dylans lyrical wordsmithery. Visions of Johanna gives me chills every time I hear it. |
05-30-2011, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo-Man Rob Stoner, had my favorite tone. | His sounds on Isis are some of my favorite ever on record, no doubt. |
05-30-2011, 02:04 PM
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05-30-2011, 02:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NW England | | | Having some inner turmoil here trying to choose between Danko and Stoner! Never saw either live with the man, so Garnier wins on that front, but I really couldn't pick from blonde on blonde vs desire.
I suppose if anything it shows how magical Dylans songwriting was to be able to give both bassists the capacity to shine without outshining each other....if that makes sense?! |
05-30-2011, 07:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Boston, MA | | | drawing a blank on the name- and I know there's some confusion between the NY and Minnesota sessions on this album, but I love the bass work on Blood On the Tracks. Very understated.
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05-30-2011, 08:44 PM
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05-30-2011, 08:48 PM
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05-30-2011, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Tituscrow Of course. Forgot all about Rob Stoner. Love all that rolling thunder era vibe.
However, Dankos work on Blonde on Blonde for me is the epitome of how bass can support the wonder of Dylans lyrical wordsmithery. Visions of Johanna gives me chills every time I hear it. |
True, Danko's all around plying is king.
Got to give a nod to Harvey Brooks too. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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