Steely Dan- Peg

Tom84d · #1 02-13-2009, 01:52 AM

Anyone know who is on bass in this video they only show him for a few seconds but wow his groove is killer in this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkENeuzVtUM

allexcosta · #2 02-13-2009, 02:00 AM

Tom Barney?

Tom84d · #3 02-13-2009, 02:02 AM

awesome thanks man

emesen · #4 02-13-2009, 02:03 AM

From what I dug up, looks like Tom barney, toured with them from 00-03... can read more about him @ http://www.steelydan.com/2kband.html#barney

Guy lays down a good line and looks like he is having fun doing it!

jaywa · #5 02-13-2009, 06:40 AM

That original recorded bass line of Peg (Chuck Rainey, IIRC), is just a flat-out mutha...

Fnord Explorer · #6 02-13-2009, 06:59 AM

Yeah, Chuck Rainey did the original. If you look up "The Making of Aja" and "Peg" on Youtube, you can find an interview with Rainey about the song that's pretty cool.

Tom84d · #7 02-13-2009, 02:38 PM

That bass line just gets me

millsbass5 · #8 02-13-2009, 03:00 PM

The story goes that during the chorus of the song, Mr.Rainey, suggested to Fagen and Becker, that a slapping'n'popping bass line "would be really grooving".Mr.Fagen and Mr.Becker stood firm and said,"None of that junk on our records."Chuck played three takes on this song.On one of the takes,he turned his back towards the booth so they couldn't see him playing.It was that take that they picked.Guess what he was doing during the chorus on THAT take?

One of my bass heroes for sure.Doesn't get the recognition he deserves.

funkboy5 · #9 02-13-2009, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by millsbass5

The story goes that during the chorus of the song, Mr.Rainey, suggested to Fagen and Becker, that a slapping'n'popping bass line "would be really grooving".Mr.Fagen and Mr.Becker stood firm and said,"None of that junk on our records."Chuck played three takes on this song.On one of the takes,he turned his back towards the booth so they couldn't see him playing.It was that take that they picked.Guess what he was doing during the chorus on THAT take?

One of my bass heroes for sure.Doesn't get the recognition he deserves.

Great story..... LOVE Steely Dan.....Aja was there best album in my opinion. Chuck Rainey has said in a BP article that Aja and Gaucho are his favorite SD albums.

JimmyM · #10 02-14-2009, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funkboy5

Great story..... LOVE Steely Dan.....Aja was there best album in my opinion. Chuck Rainey has said in a BP article that Aja and Gaucho are his favorite SD albums.

I wonder why

I was always more of a Katy Lied fan myself.

TheWolf · #11 02-14-2009, 03:52 AM

Wasn't this just in the other "Bass Magazine" check out the current or previous issue

MikeBass · #12 02-14-2009, 09:06 PM

100% Tom Barney.
Actually, if you listen carefully, you can hear me in the background cheering and clapping!

If I recall, that was one of the BEST sounding shows I've heard there and it pretty much was the best live bass tone I think I ever heard at ANY large concert.

pyrohr · #13 02-15-2009, 09:18 AM

My good friend

Rano Bass · #14 02-16-2009, 06:06 PM

Great player, i have a live Steely Dan CD from the 90's and he sounded great there too, he used a SR5 on that song.

thecool · #15 02-17-2009, 03:12 PM

sweet, just found out today i'm playing this with my schools jazz band. gonna be pretty awesome.

BigOldHarry · #16 02-17-2009, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmyM

I wonder why

I was always more of a Katy Lied fan myself.

Yeah, I prefer all the albums up TO Aja - But I got sick of hearing that album over... and over ... and over when I was a senior in highschool and you couldn't escape it.

Give me Katy/countdown/royal scam any day

Oh - but chuck rainy IS the man, no doubt.