Recent content by John Voysey

At one end of the spectrum are those who just want to play and make money. they join/form cover bands or tribute bands. At the other end are those who are 100% dedicated to their music and won't compromise even though it probably means severely reduced chances of cracking it. In the middle are...

This is pretty remarkable and is brain-splitting at its very most. For lesser mortals like me, there are 2 approaches. Backing vocals: get them down solid in your memory and do them on automatic pilot so you can still be a bit spontaneous with the bass. Lead vocals, get the bass down on memory...

It's another one of those issues which are purely subjective. We all have different tastes and aspire to different sounds. if you don't want notes to ring for ages, you don't. There does appear to be a "definitive" sound that many agree to which involves rich, sustaining tone with plenty of top...

Kenny Rogers (new christie minstrels - upright, first edition - fender) , Demis Roussos (aphrodites child). Both can'could really play.

In my experience, most guitarists who fancy themselvas as bass players can't cut it coz they don't have the sensibility. It's a frame of mind that encompasses everyone from Jaco pastorius to Dee Dee Ramone and you've either got it or you haven't.

Stu Cook, absolutely; wonderful player. 2 more: Courtney Sheedy of Houndstooth/outrageous cherry - she's got a great feel and knack for good lines and - yes i know he gets a lot of crap for being rubbish but Roger Waters - listen to Great gig in the sky, how could you improve on that?

Why do players in videos put so much emphasis on playing chords. That's what guitarists, keyboardists, horn sections etc are ther for isn't it?. If i were to try this with any band I've ever played in, i would expect to be lynched and quite rightly.

He's not mimicking them; he's reproducing them from written parts. It's a shame that the F.B's set didn't include "Tears of a clown", "Signed, sealed delivered" or some other Motown track babbitt played on (althouigh he was on the record of "Cool Jerk") but Jamerson was not available and there...

Listened to without vocals, these are fascinating performances but what really matters is that when the vocals go on, they work brilliantly as supporting lines. True genius. credit to J.J. for creating the style and to B.B. for assimilating everything great about it and being able to be as creative.