Great video of Pino Palladino letting loose with The Who

FindYourNess · #1 07-07-2009, 10:22 PM

Can't get enough of Pino's sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-k05s8Cm6s

Ezbass · #2 07-08-2009, 03:41 AM

Unusual to see Pino using his P with The Who he normally plays a Jaguar with them. Great clip thanks for posting.

Entwistle · #3 07-08-2009, 04:02 AM

i saw the who earlier this year and he used the P

edit: oh yer and cool video

Aurel · #4 07-08-2009, 04:40 AM

Great video, thanks!

I really liked the bass solo, with the octaver sound, great idea!

Ezbass · #5 07-08-2009, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Entwistle

i saw the who earlier this year and he used the P

Interesting, it seems that Pino has now had that P grafted onto him and why not frankly? If only Pino would update his website once in a while to keep us in the loop with what he's playing these days. Too busy working I guess.

dalkowski · #6 07-08-2009, 05:12 AM

Pino P-bass question to anyone:

I've never played one, but here on TB people gush

over the Pino P-Bass. Educate me -- what do players find special about it?

Thanks!

Stifflip · #7 07-08-2009, 06:08 AM

He sounded good, but... it was a little tame for me. After all, it's The Who. The band that used to destroy everything.

Compared to John Entwistle - and no, you can't avoid the comparison - it just wasn't ballsy enough. It was tasteful, but in a way that it was almost sterile. It reminded me of wheelchairs, walkers and adult diapers. You know, the kind of stuff The Who will be needing in the near future.

**BLDavis** · #8 07-08-2009, 06:33 AM

I didn't know 2 SVT's and 16 10's could sound that small......Must be my crappy computer speakers.

Sam McLoughlin · #9 07-08-2009, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BLDavis

I didn't know 2 SVT's and 16 10's could sound that small......Must be my crappy computer speakers.

I have a subwoofer here and it didn't sound particularly huge. I wasn't big on the tone, but it was nice playing. Thanks for the vid!

LilRay · #10 07-08-2009, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Stifflip

He sounded good, but... it was a little tame for me. After all, it's The Who. The band that used to destroy everything.

Compared to John Entwistle - and no, you can't avoid the comparison - it just wasn't ballsy enough. It was tasteful, but in a way that it was almost sterile. It reminded me of wheelchairs, walkers and adult diapers. You know, the kind of stuff The Who will be needing in the near future.

Pino's got some huge shoes to fill with John. Especially with that song. Nobody will play the song the same.

God Bless. Ray

SteveC · #11 07-08-2009, 07:12 AM

I like that he's not trying to be Entwistle. He's putting his mark on the songs. It may not be what John did, but Roger and Pete must like it well enough or I'm guessing he wouldn't be playing with them.

He certainly does a lot of gigs with that P bass. Makes me wonder why I can't gig with a P.

p-bass · #12 07-08-2009, 07:12 AM

I'm glad Pino does not try and cop Entwistle's sound. He pays honor to John by not trying to sound like him.

LilRay · #13 07-08-2009, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by p-bass

I'm glad Pino does not try and cop Entwistle's sound. He pays honor to John by not trying to sound like him.

You've got it. I'm glad to see a player willing to be themselves especially in a situation like that. It'd been just as easy to have copped John's sound.

God Bless, Ray

KJung · #14 07-08-2009, 07:31 AM

Wow, didn't dig that at all. Pino has the completely wrong tone for the Who and provided none of the aggression and drive that tune needs , IMO, and the drummer was playing like he was falling asleep (way behind the beat... totally wrong for the Who). (Edit: By the way, I love Pino and always thought Entwistles playing was a sloppy mess. However, it was a glorious sloppy mess, as was Moon's drumming, that was a key part of the Who's tone and vibe).

The Who need to stop. That is young man's music, and much of the beauty of that music was the interplay of the original rhythm section.

That clip sounded like an old classic rock cover band, and was quite depressing to me.

IMO of course, but that was sad on so many levels.

KJung · #15 07-08-2009, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by p-bass

I'm glad Pino does not try and cop Entwistle's sound. He pays honor to John by not trying to sound like him.

I agree with your logic, and usually appreciate that approach. However, Entwistle's sound was such a big component of the Who that it just sounds dead without it. IMO.

Dr. Cheese · #16 07-08-2009, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by KJung

Wow, didn't dig that at all. Pino has the completely wrong tone for the Who and provided none of the aggression and drive that tune needs , IMO, and the drummer was playing like he was falling asleep (way behind the beat... totally wrong for the Who).

The Who need to stop. That is young man's music, and much of the beauty of that music was the interplay of the original rhythm section.

That clip sounded like an old classic rock cover band, and was quite depressing to me.

IMO of course, but that was sad on so many levels.

+1. Pete Townsend singing about "teenage wasteland" seems like a really bad joke. I am pretty sure they don't need the money. Townsend did some pretty cool solo albums in the past and he needs to go back to that, and Daltry could go play the part of a handsome retired fellow at some country club.

jgroh · #17 07-08-2009, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by KJung

Wow, didn't dig that at all. Pino has the completely wrong tone for the Who and provided none of the aggression and drive that tune needs , IMO, and the drummer was playing like he was falling asleep (way behind the beat... totally wrong for the Who).

The Who need to stop. That is young man's music, and much of the beauty of that music was the interplay of the original rhythm section.

That clip sounded like an old classic rock cover band, and was quite depressing to me.

IMO of course, but that was sad on so many levels.

Yeah, I didnt dig it either. The drummer was playing it way too safe and even though I love Pino, the octave P didnt work in the song. I love his playing though.

GazzBass · #18 07-08-2009, 07:48 AM

I agree, sad on so many levels. They sounded awful and I'm a fan. Time to give it up boys.

bcbassman · #19 07-08-2009, 08:25 AM

I think you guys are being too hard on them. Look half of the original band is dead. Its going to sound different, probably by their own design. It gets too boring to play everything the same way and I liked what they did with My Generation.

It has sort of a jazzier feel.

I have no doubt that Pino and that drummer could play the sh*t out of the original arrangement if they wanted to.

Dr. Cheese · #20 07-08-2009, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by bcbassman

I think you guys are being too hard on them. Look half of the original band is dead. Its going to sound different, probably by their own design. It gets too boring to play everything the same way and I liked what they did with My Generation.

It has sort of a jazzier feel.

I have no doubt that Pino and that drummer could play the sh*t out of the original arrangement if they wanted to.

I don't think the critics are too hard on the current Who. Looking at the Who now is like looking at Willie Mays play for the Mets or Michael Jordan with the Washington Wizards: they are simply way past their prime.