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my bass teacher once pointed out to me that when the bass stops playing people stop dancing.

Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen By The River Dark - Leonard Cohen Joan of Arc - Leonard Cohen

Masters of War - dylan Working Class Hero John Lennon Irene Goodnight (read the lyrics, not the tune) Also bourgeois blues - Leadbelly Death Don't Have No Mercy - Rev. Gary Davis Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday Ohio - Neil Young - Also For What It's Worth

Planet Waves

Close Encounters.

very good question. my band has a list and we go through it. I think that we should only set the order of the fist few songs, measure the crowd and ourselves and then decide what to play next, but that is not what we do. I think you need to go with the flow.

They reflected the tremendous energy and creativity of their times, no easy feat. They appealed to people from all walks of life. The musical sophistication that George Martin brought to their great pop talents lifted them to another level. By the way, there is no way to underestimate the...

The Stranger - Billy Joel

take a look at the Jack Casady bass. Jack uses it with Hot Tuna and other projects. It is made by epiphone. good looking, good sounding.

Over the years, Manny's has serviced such clients as Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Buddy Holly, the Beatles to Jimi Hendrix, U2, Eric Clapton and Nirvana. This almost hurts even more than the recent news that Tin Pan Alley might be torn down, because Music Row still exists. It's alive and...

ok - checked, and Manny's closed last year! another one bites the dust.

could by Mannys. 156 West 48th Street - since 1935. Lots of 'names' shop there.

you mean you have learned everything in the 'technique' / general instruction sections? I find that when I start to lose interest in one section it is time to explore another. ps - you could also check out carol kaye's site for a while. Then pop back over here when you are ready for a break and...

'spill the wine' eric burdon and war

got mine so that I could practice without anyone else hearing. I spent a week vacation with a bunch of other people. I put the songs that I needed to practice on it and played along without bothering anybody and without anybody popping in to see what I was doing. I love that part of it. Also...