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I never realized John Mcvie was so good

#101
gottawalk said:
I am currently playing in a Fleetwood Mac Tribute group and having to study his work, I found the "gem" inside the stone. He really knew how to lay it down without getting in the way, and yet be innovative at the same time. Really fun stuff to play if you want to do stuff that calls for restraint, and really laying it "in the pocket"!

I suggest to anyone interested in him, and/or FM, to check out a DVD from a "Classic Rock Series" called "Fleetwood Mac Rumours" Great interviews and in-studio cuts and interviews that also play the original studio tracks in the interviews. Fascinating watch. (Put out by Eagle Rock Entertainment, LTD.)
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Thanks for the tip, I went and ordered it.
 
#103
Watching FM on a 10 year old concert video. Looking up his brand of bass and found this thread. Glad to see John McVie getting some props! He has certainly stood the test of time and I agree with all the comments about his tasty (yet not "in your face") bass lines and what a good rhythm section he and Mick Fleetwood made.
 
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#112
When watching several F/M live clips online a while ago, I was surprised to see John play a Hamer 'Cruise' bass in some of them!

By the way, Katrina & the Wave's hit 'Walking On Sunshine' has got a great 1-note guitar solo in it, too. And I personally always thought Buckingham's ability was quite obvious! Good example is the version of 'Big Love' from 'The Dance', which he does all by himself:
 
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These days John plays mostly a Lakland P-bass with a Jazz neck and EMG pickups. D'Addario half rounds are his string of choice. He is a great bass player (check out Zevon's Werewolves of London) and an even better person.
 
#114
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I've long admired not only his clever basslines and band-supportive style of playing, but also the quiet, classic-cool gentleman's demeanor. John McVie is a world-class bassist... regardless of which FM guitarist he was backing.
 
#116
dwm74 said:
Tremendously underrated bassist. The outro at the end of The Chain will always be at or near the top of my list of awesome riffs.
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+1 I love that part also I was just playing Dreams last night I've always loved his bass playing rich,tight and focused his basslines are always just right for the songs.
 
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The Chain bass coda is epic, no doubt... but the "get down" part on this one hooked me. :bassist:



Ummm... and LB plays a few more notes than usual, I suppose in tribute to those who'd gone before. :smug:
 
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#119
...John McVie was never in FM, he was in Fleetwood Mac. :rolleyes:

In fact, not a lot of bass in FM at all, originally just synths, mandolin/violin and electronic drums – FM was way ahead of its time...

...But then so was Fleetwood Mac. Always listened to Rumours on the annual fishing/camping trip to Cadomin with a buddy. Non-stop rotation of that and another album – two albums, 200 miles one way. Quiet campground, Brook and Rainbow trout, and a beaver that liked to ride the rapids just below the waterfall like it was a rollercoaster. Ride down, swim up, ride down, swim up... Good times.


PS: It was always Fleetwood's drums that caught my ear, but McVie locks in nicely here.
 

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