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Entwistle...Help me understand the appeal

#21
MonkeyBass said:
Notice the OP never came back. I think we've all been trolled.
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Who cares! (no pun)
I'll add to it. Some of my favorite Entwistle stuff is on Tommy. Great supportive playing. And I like the Live at Leeds album too.
The bass solos from My Generation, from The Kids Are Alright album, the track that was recorded for the Smothers Brothers show episode, are epic. Punchy, tight and spot on. Better than the original version, IMHO.

Also responsible for Rotosound and... R.I.P. OX.
 
#22
along with all of the 'live at leeds' comments (the 2 cd remix has full tommy too and its AMAZING).

for me the who never got over keiths death and it shows in the releases.

some entwistle solo stuff should come up too.
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and this is from a star studded album called 'flash fearless vs the zorg women, obviously not in the vid posted LOL
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#27
I don't know of too many bassists who picked up where John Entwistle left off. He's interesting because he is so distinct from whatever his influences were. He's one of the more singular voices out there, none like him before, very few after. He's great because he had his own voice on the instrument. You can choose not too like him, but it's hard to deny that he wasn't a unique voice.

KO
 
#28
While I love Entwistle,I sure know he was not the ONLY first with his instrument.
I can recall Jack Bruce as another pioneer in rock bass that broke many barriers in the same era,then I might recall others too.

But seriously,the fuzz is not really loud enough about Entwistle as he deserves.
 
#30
Nobody has mentioned that Entwistle is the reason we all play round wound strings... thanks John!

Yeah, Live At Leeds is where it's at. There's a new 4 disc set out with both the full Leeds show and the show the night after at Hull. Just brilliant stuff. Here's a couple cool Entwistle facts:

1) Pinball Wizard: when they played this tune live, while Townshend did the opening riff (the acoustic part on the album), it was the Ox who came in the power chords. On bass. In the 60's. Check it out: Invalid Link Removed
2) My Generation: when recording this song, the Ox was using a Danelectro bass since he wanted a specific tone for the solo break. First take, broke a string. In those days you couldn't just pop down to the store and pickup a set of strings (they just weren't readily available yet) so he had to go buy ANOTHER BASS for take 2. Second take: broke a string. Bought a 3rd bass: broke a string. Gave up on the Danelectro and played a P-Bass for the version we all know and love
 
#32
dvlmusic said:
1) Pinball Wizard: when they played this tune live, while Townshend did the opening riff (the acoustic part on the album), it was the Ox who came in the power chords. On bass. In the 60's. Check it out: Invalid Link Removed
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That doesn't sound much like a bass at all, even a very trebly one.

EDIT: 2 seconds later, hear a second section, I stand corrected.
 
#33
sigmafloyd said:
Hey - I wasn't trying to troll at all. I really appreciate the feedback. I wasn't at all saying he doesn't deserve the praise I just wanted to get your opinions.
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Ok, my apologies if my reply read like that, it's just there has been a proliferance of threads that pop up disparaging this or that from newbs that drop and leave...wanted to be sure that wasn't the case here.

I think stylistically he's my bass-soul-mate. I actually play in a Who tribute band, made my own Fenderbird, and cop his style all the time, whilst trying to meld it into my own...not sycophantic just dig it. So maybe I'm biased. :smug:
 
#34
Again, just to chime in I'm not trying to troll at all. I like the who I just dint know as much about em as I do, say, pink floyd, zeppelin, cream, etc. I've never been a huge Tommy fan, but I love the harder who stuff. I'll have to relisten to live at Leeds
 
#39
theworstbassist said:
listen to quadrophenia
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+1, Quadrophenia is always the album I recommend to people who want to hear a good example of Entwistle earning his accolades. Actually, to really hear him tear that up you should listen to the remix that was done for the film, because apparently John was present during those remix sessions & insisted the bass levels get turned up louder than they were on the original release...plus he re-recorded the part for "The Punk Meets The Godfather" on his Alembic 8-string bass!
 

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