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John Entwistle!

#382
I saw that this was waaaaaaaaaaaaaay overdo, so start opening conversation about John. this year has been the 5th without John. so start conversing. LONG LIVE JOHN'S MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By the way, i am hoping to have over 100 pages of peoples comments about John by June 24 2007. i will try to respond to all the stuff that you guys write. if i dont within 24 hours, quote that post and write "RESPOND NOW, YOU BIG DUMMY!" and i will
 
#383
had the opportunity to meet him a couple of times. he was always very nice and accomodating, autographs and all. by far the greatest there was!!
rhino records handmade division need to get of it's keister and issue a 4 cd boxset of unreleased live and studio stuff. long overdue!!!!
 
#384
YES, that would rock. although as a tribute, somebody should put out a box set featuring all of Johns albums and singles in one box and put it out on June 24, as THE ultimate tribute to John at the low price of 50$ us. oh yeah, i forgot to add that the whole thing would feature a gear timeline and have it be signed by all the men who have played with John on record. I hope no one needs a new keyboard after all the drool that most likely fell out of there mouth while reading that.
 
#386
its ok, i dont play enough of his stuff either, but i am always thinking of how Endless Wire would sound if he was here. when i saw the Who perform, i just imagined that good ol' little manhattan was standing behind John and i just imagined that it was John and not Pino Pallidino standing there. although Pino did pretty good, considering i only listened to him during the Endless Wire bits and during My Generation, which was actually quite good.
 
#387
Around Live at Leeds, he had, THE best tone in rock, period. His insane all over the place live bass playing worked perfect with Keith Moons insane drumming and Pete's spacious guitar. It was such a strange concept, or I'm sure it was one at the time, the bass player essentially being the lead guitarist and bassists at the same time. But he did it.

I've said it before, huge huge influence on my metal playing. I can't really go off like he does, since it's very riff based. But slight tonal and rhythmic variation, it's been a big part of my style. Of course, John did it a helluvalot better than me too.

He will never be replaced, I love Pino, but ***? John will be missed, but he left some amazing bass playing to blow our minds.
 
#388
I agree that Live At Leeds has THE best bass tone there ever was short of having a Rickenbacker. if John had stayed with Rickenbacker basses i have no doubt that he would have the best bass tone there ever was and ever will be. John had an incredible technique that i have tryed working out but can only do some of his most basic tapping styles
 
#392
that solo is off of Live at the Royal Albert Hall. That was the very first bass solo i ever heard. i have the cd and the dvd. the dvd was great, and it showed how John did the parts that i thought were regular playing but were really John doing his awesome technique. as a matter of fact, i got my first Wah-Wah pedal because of that solo
 
#393
Huge Entwistle fan, here. I've been a student of his style since I first started playing bass in 1983. I, too, have met him on a couple of occasions and was really impressed with how laid back and down-to-earth he was. He didn't strike me as someone with an agenda, and never seemed to want to end our conversations...he was always pulled away by his manager.

I've always been a fan of his tone, and actually like the most recent incarnation of his tone the best. He seemed to finally tame the crazy upper-mids of his Status Buzzards with his Ashdown rig and get a warmer, rounder tone.

I understand the need for The Who to continue, and am glad they do. But, without John, it's just too much to miss. If he were featured on Endless Wire, I think the entire disc would have rocked a lot harder.
 
#394
that is so true, it sounds now like Roger and Pete's solo stuff but if John played on it i know it would have rocked hard and if anybody tries those songs live should try to get the John vibe going just to prove that John is not forgotten and guitar is still number 4 behind bass,drums,and keys.
 
#395
Entwistle tribute, am i a Entwistle fan? meet my Listerud Custom Bass:
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:D

Amazing player, i have started to develo much of his playing style, alot of the things he did requires strength in your fingers..
 
#397
My first influence on the bass was John - I bought a load of Who music in the states in the late 70's early 80's when the Who were massive in the US. I learned to use the open phrasing and not be afraid to take a run on the bass.

I met John at the Frankfurt Music Messe (like Namm) in the early 90's and he was really cool - my boss at the time had spent alot of time with John when John endorsed Trace gear - judging from the stories he liked to party:bassist:

Sadly he lived too fast and just like their song - died before he got (too) old. I bet he is jamming with Keith Moon like the old days:D
 

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