There’s one phrase, I think it is a Jaco thing, I could fit in any song. Especially i I saw a friend of mine was there. I would catch his ear every time.
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Even though I don't like doing solos, if I'm expected to do one I usually find a spot to throw in the line from "Sunshine of Your Love" at some point. Or "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida". Just for S & G.
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I love soloing, but not so much on rock tunes. I got stuck with Suzie Q at a huge winery jam one time, end of the night and a whole lot of people dancing. So I throw down the SOTW riff (not the bass line), the leader of the horn section instantly calls a cue, they hit the riff in unison, finis al dente to last verse. It looked completely pre-arranged, crazy stuff.
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I do the same thing, even the same songs lol. I also will throw in a Sabbath lick from Iron Man or NIB.
Anybody want to trade fours? 
In the last Classic Pop-n-Rock band I was in we did "SOYL" and I would play the "Oymygodadiva" line right on top of it. We ended up using it as the ending for the song. 
Vital info: the first bass solo I ever learned was "The Fish" (the Yessongs version). I needed to do something with that Wah pedal I had back then.
P. S. Now that I think about that, that was the only solo I ever did learn.
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On some gigs with Rare Blend, when I had to do solos I would sometimes throw in Weather Report (Birdland) or some Yes (The Fish) tidbits in for fun.
You know that those two songs fit together really well, right?Even though I don't like doing solos, if I'm expected to do one I usually find a spot to throw in the line from "Sunshine of Your Love" at some point. Or "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida". Just for S & G.
In the last Classic Pop-n-Rock band I was in we did "SOYL" and I would play the "Oymygodadiva" line right on top of it. We ended up using it as the ending for the song. Vital info: the first bass solo I ever learned was "The Fish" (the Yessongs version). I needed to do something with that Wah pedal I had back then.
P. S. Now that I think about that, that was the only solo I ever did learn.
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Anybody want to trade fours?
On some gigs with Rare Blend, when I had to do solos I would sometimes throw in Weather Report (Birdland) or some Yes (The Fish) tidbits in for fun.
You know that those two songs fit together really well, right?
Vital info: the first bass solo I ever learned was "The Fish" (the Yessongs version). I needed to do something with that Wah pedal I had back then.
P. S. Now that I think about that, that was the only solo I ever did learn.
I thought that prog rock was evidenced by everyone playing a solo at the same time. (just kidding)
I’ve heard recordings of your band. Very good band with some d@mn fine bass playing.
Honest, Judge, I was forced to do it.
Sorry, I had to post this. 
The section from 1:58 to 2:03 was "lifted" for a part in Rare Blend's "Wuhan Incident" (4:39 to 4:42).
The section from 1:58 to 2:03 was "lifted" for a part in Rare Blend's "Wuhan Incident" (4:39 to 4:42).
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Roy Orbison’s songs had great riffs but mostly no lead guitar. It can be done in a rock’n’roll song.
When a bass has a tasteful solo’ed riff it isn’t a bass solo. It’s just linking two parts of the song. For example, as heard in Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain.
When a bass has a tasteful solo’ed riff it isn’t a bass solo. It’s just linking two parts of the song. For example, as heard in Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain.
We were doing the "trade fours" thing last night and also Saturday night at the 'jazz' gig. Two nights in a row of jazz although last night was more of a dance music gig. Aaaaaaaacckk.Anybody want to trade fours?
On some gigs with Rare Blend, when I had to do solos I would sometimes throw in Weather Report (Birdland) or some Yes (The Fish) tidbits in for fun.
You know that those two songs fit together really well, right?
Vital info: the first bass solo I ever learned was "The Fish" (the Yessongs version). I needed to do something with that Wah pedal I had back then.
P. S. Now that I think about that, that was the only solo I ever did learn.
Edit: erin spelling
Here is a song that gets some improvisational stuff going on, especially in the latter half. This recording was snipped out of an hour long program from a live radio show Rare Blend did on WRUW in August '07. The TB player does weird things like cuts of the song off or loops parts of it (very strange), so download the file to hear the complete song.
The song has some artifacts due to the station's compressor. It starts out loud and gets quieter when the vocals come in and then "holds station" after that.
The song has some artifacts due to the station's compressor. It starts out loud and gets quieter when the vocals come in and then "holds station" after that.
Another one from the WRUW show.
Once you hear the level change, you can’t not. I suspect that it was a dial turner behind the console on the compressor. You’d think that they’d get the levels set before going live.
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Hey, they're college students looking for glory and fame, not radio engineers.
Hey, they're college students looking for glory and fame, not radio engineers.
Kids with a new toy.
There are some that always have to be playing with their knobs. George Harrison was a perfect example. He was always going back to his amp and adjusting things. Maybe it was just nervousness. Behind the console, there are those that continually have to micro-adjust everything.
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