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Grammy Beatles Show
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BTW - That was Jeff Lynn playing guitar (I think). Anyone catch the lip sync oops during the reprise of With a Little Help while Ringo was doing his Jumping Jacks with the mic over his head and his voice singing lead on that chorus? Pretty funny
Jeff Lynne played on a couple of songs he sang along with someone else. If you are talking about the other guitar player in the house band that was Steve Lukather.
Yeah I noticed that too. At first I thought it was a backup singer but then I realized it was Ringo's voice. Oops!
For the most part, I thought the artists did a pretty good job. I thought the Eurythmics were kind of painful to watch, although in fairness, I never liked that song anyway.
I thought Keith Urban and John Mayer did a nice job. Joe Walsh's guitar playing was sweet, but his vocals on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" sounded out of place. Hated Pharrell's hat.
Don Was was laying down some clean bottom throughout the night. Paul and Ringo did a good job. Paul's voice is still surprisingly powerful. I thought Dave Grohl did a nice job throughout. I was pleasantly surprised by Katy Perry's rendition of "Yesterday". All in all, an enjoyable show IMO.
I thought Keith Urban and John Mayer did a nice job. Joe Walsh's guitar playing was sweet, but his vocals on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" sounded out of place. Hated Pharrell's hat.
Don Was was laying down some clean bottom throughout the night. Paul and Ringo did a good job. Paul's voice is still surprisingly powerful. I thought Dave Grohl did a nice job throughout. I was pleasantly surprised by Katy Perry's rendition of "Yesterday". All in all, an enjoyable show IMO.
I am pretty certain that was Abe Laboriel's voice at that spot, actually. Abe sings a ton with Paul, often even singing unison on some lead parts.
I'm just glad to see them honored, pretty much enjoyed the whole thing and Paul and Ringo seemed to enjoy it as well which is more important than what any of us think.
There will allways be haters, they should be transported to an alternate universe where the Beatles never existed. Can you image the music there, might make even rap sound good.
There will allways be haters, they should be transported to an alternate universe where the Beatles never existed. Can you image the music there, might make even rap sound good.
If I was the producer of the show, I would have done it differently. I would have spent more time with Paul and Ringo to hear more about their visit and the shows they did on g
that trip.
that trip.
Don Was should have LEARNED the bass parts PROPERLY before playing in front of the damn BEATLES...
Has he ever even HEARD "Hey Bulldog" before??? Just clueless! That song is like an excuse just to have a great bassline! Don Was had no IDEA how the original bassline goes...at least on "Don't Let Me Down" he played the bassline at least with the impression that he had at least HEARD the original before, even if he stripped nearly all slides, slurs, overdrive, and groove from the original feel.
I was pleasantly surprised that Paul nailed most of "With A Little Help From My Friends"...he doesn't seem to really care about bass playing anymore, but to see him backing up someone else's singing for a change, it was GREAT to see that he still cares enough to play that bassline pretty much right...and, knowing Paul, he probably didn't even have to re-learn it; he probably just played most of what all of us can hum in our heads without thinking twice!
VERY impressed by Paul's voice, as well...its been quickly growing into "old dying man" territory lately...but on this show he sounds 10 years younger. VERY good.
Also...LOVED watching Ringo's "disappointed" face when the drummer played his fills wrong. You could TELL Ringo knew how the songs were SUPPOSED to go...but the drummer (like the bassist) didn't care to learn the songs properly...hell, they were only playing for THE BEATLES. No biggie...
But Don Was...you were only playing Beatles songs a few feet from the most famous bassist of all time. You should've learned the signature bass lines that drive those songs EXACTLY right.
Has he ever even HEARD "Hey Bulldog" before??? Just clueless! That song is like an excuse just to have a great bassline! Don Was had no IDEA how the original bassline goes...at least on "Don't Let Me Down" he played the bassline at least with the impression that he had at least HEARD the original before, even if he stripped nearly all slides, slurs, overdrive, and groove from the original feel.
I was pleasantly surprised that Paul nailed most of "With A Little Help From My Friends"...he doesn't seem to really care about bass playing anymore, but to see him backing up someone else's singing for a change, it was GREAT to see that he still cares enough to play that bassline pretty much right...and, knowing Paul, he probably didn't even have to re-learn it; he probably just played most of what all of us can hum in our heads without thinking twice!
VERY impressed by Paul's voice, as well...its been quickly growing into "old dying man" territory lately...but on this show he sounds 10 years younger. VERY good.
Also...LOVED watching Ringo's "disappointed" face when the drummer played his fills wrong. You could TELL Ringo knew how the songs were SUPPOSED to go...but the drummer (like the bassist) didn't care to learn the songs properly...hell, they were only playing for THE BEATLES. No biggie...
But Don Was...you were only playing Beatles songs a few feet from the most famous bassist of all time. You should've learned the signature bass lines that drive those songs EXACTLY right.
Definitely an interesting collection of musicians on stage for tonight's broadcast. I saw a few members of the same house band that played the Love for Levon show a couple of years. Don Was on bass, Kenny Aronoff on drums and Rami Jaffee (formerly of the Wallflowers) on organ. I seem to recall that on that Love for Levon gig Don Was kept things simple and grooving. No outward attempts at mimicing Rick Danko's sound. And as a result I wasn't surprised that he would keep his bass parts relatively simple for the Beatles tribute. He played things up a bit during "Something", but I was not surprised about how he played the rest of the night.
Having Peter Frampton and Steve Lukather on guitar was pretty respectable, too. Even if Frampton was in Beatlemania! I've had mixed feelings on Greg Phillinganes since his Clapton days. Some of his sounds never came across as strong to me. And the opening piano part to "While my guitar gently weeps" came across a little weak.
The Imagine Dragons set was okay. Not the highlight of the night for me, but it was good to see some young artists in the mix. And that Stambaugh hollowbody bass is definitely cool.
As much as it pains me to say it, I thought that John Mayer and Keith Urban were pretty good together. I know they had done "Don't let me down" before at the Crossroads festival, and it made for a decent tune to jam on. Mayer and Urban might be selling a lot of records and playing up the popstar angles, but both of those guys can really play.
As for Paul's bass player when Macca was playing piano? That's Brian Ray, and he was the one playing the Jack Casady bass. I think he's been playing that for at least a couple of years now. He used to play an SG Bass or an EB-3 before that. But I prefer his sound on the Casady.
It was cool to see that at least somebody broke out a Rickenbacker bass during the night. But the Maroon 5 bass player, during some of the moptop songs?
BTW, does anyone know who was playing bass with the Eurythmics? They seemed to have a completely different band than the rest of the nights performers, bass included.
Having Peter Frampton and Steve Lukather on guitar was pretty respectable, too. Even if Frampton was in Beatlemania! I've had mixed feelings on Greg Phillinganes since his Clapton days. Some of his sounds never came across as strong to me. And the opening piano part to "While my guitar gently weeps" came across a little weak.
The Imagine Dragons set was okay. Not the highlight of the night for me, but it was good to see some young artists in the mix. And that Stambaugh hollowbody bass is definitely cool.
As much as it pains me to say it, I thought that John Mayer and Keith Urban were pretty good together. I know they had done "Don't let me down" before at the Crossroads festival, and it made for a decent tune to jam on. Mayer and Urban might be selling a lot of records and playing up the popstar angles, but both of those guys can really play.
As for Paul's bass player when Macca was playing piano? That's Brian Ray, and he was the one playing the Jack Casady bass. I think he's been playing that for at least a couple of years now. He used to play an SG Bass or an EB-3 before that. But I prefer his sound on the Casady.
It was cool to see that at least somebody broke out a Rickenbacker bass during the night. But the Maroon 5 bass player, during some of the moptop songs?
BTW, does anyone know who was playing bass with the Eurythmics? They seemed to have a completely different band than the rest of the nights performers, bass included.
Enjoyed it.
I thought Katy Perry's rendition of Yesterday was the best I've ever heard done. Moving.
And Hey Bulldog rocked pretty good.
I thought Katy Perry's rendition of Yesterday was the best I've ever heard done. Moving.
And Hey Bulldog rocked pretty good.
I just read on some Googled sites that the house band bass player is Don Was who also was the band director. (edit- I should have read this whole thread first seeing that it was already mentioned about Don Was).
I forgot and missed seeing the show. Anyone know of somewhere that a replay can be seen or downloaded?
I wonder if Ed took up the bass after this brief instructional by Paul...
I can't speak to that, but he did try to sing with Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis, Jr. on the previous week's show. Check this out at about 3:10.
Fantastic show. What a back up band. Fun interpretations of the tunes, and great to see the 'Beatles family' all together again. I turned on the TV expecting to hate it... I loved it (some parts more than others, but what the heck).
The thing that always comes through is how amazing the Beatles were live back in the day (when they show those old clips). A couple of mic's, no monitors, live performance with no retouching, and it sounds magical to this day (playing, recording quality, feel, everything).
The other thing that comes through is how great Ringo was back in the day. His feel and swing and drive is almost impossible to capture. That was very clear on this show. Bass lines..... check, guitar parts..... check, vocals.... pretty good (Annie Lenox is a gift from god). Feel, bounce, swing and energy... not so much.
The thing that always comes through is how amazing the Beatles were live back in the day (when they show those old clips). A couple of mic's, no monitors, live performance with no retouching, and it sounds magical to this day (playing, recording quality, feel, everything).
The other thing that comes through is how great Ringo was back in the day. His feel and swing and drive is almost impossible to capture. That was very clear on this show. Bass lines..... check, guitar parts..... check, vocals.... pretty good (Annie Lenox is a gift from god). Feel, bounce, swing and energy... not so much.
No way that show could have matched the impact that The Beatles had in 1964. You just had to be there I suppose. Putting a show like this together would be a nightmare, it's not like there's anything new to learn, we all know the music and the story.
But it was a great show and a lot of fun. Even though the different arrangements might have been less than some would have care for, it's a testament to the quality of songs that they can stand up to all kinds of different interpretations. Great to see Paul and Ringo having a good time together. It could not have been an easy life.
But it was a great show and a lot of fun. Even though the different arrangements might have been less than some would have care for, it's a testament to the quality of songs that they can stand up to all kinds of different interpretations. Great to see Paul and Ringo having a good time together. It could not have been an easy life.
Loved the house band as well as Paul's band.
For me, John Mayer and Keith Urban solos at the end of their number was pure guitar masturbation and not particularly in tune.
I wish that Ringo could have not dominated the conversation with Letterman and have given Paul more space to talk.
Then again, he has sold more hit singles after the break up that any other single Beatle although at a different level of songwriting IMO.
Am I the only one who wanted to see Paul play the single off his new record On My Way to Work (or a title close to that)?
For me, John Mayer and Keith Urban solos at the end of their number was pure guitar masturbation and not particularly in tune.
I wish that Ringo could have not dominated the conversation with Letterman and have given Paul more space to talk.
Then again, he has sold more hit singles after the break up that any other single Beatle although at a different level of songwriting IMO.
Am I the only one who wanted to see Paul play the single off his new record On My Way to Work (or a title close to that)?
I thought it was pretty good overall and it looked like the fab duo were having a great time, I cant help but wonder what it would have been like if all four were there, a historic reunion. I've always been a beatle's fan but watching that program made me realize that we may never see a band like that again that was that influential in so many ways, how lucky I felt to be alive during this period in time.
