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John Entwistle!

#862
moogboy said:
nobody can replace the Beatles for success. Oasis is a pretty poor effort in the name department i say.
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I agree, you wouldn't likely remember that back in the mid 90's they were spouting off about how they (Oasis) were more popular than the Beatles.

I used to fly to Phoenix every week from Sacramento and they had these phones on the plane where you could read entertainment news. British entertainment news of course so all they could talk about was Oasis... it wasn't good for my blood pressure LOL;)
 
#863
Dr. Eagle said:
I agree, you wouldn't likely remember that back in the mid 90's they were spouting off about how they (Oasis) were more popular than the Beatles.

I used to fly to Phoenix every week from Sacramento and they had these phones on the plane where you could read entertainment news. British entertainment news of course so all they could talk about was Oasis... it wasn't good for my blood pressure LOL;)
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if any band ever gets to be more popular than the Beatles, the world would need to experience a new musical revolution. that is almost impossible.
 
#864
moogboy said:
if any band ever gets to be more popular than the Beatles, the world would need to experience a new musical revolution. that is almost impossible.
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It just goes to show that a little fame goes right to the head. Thats what got me... the nonsense in the British enterainment news that kept coming out about the Oasis band members... more popular than the Beatles... unreal!
 
#870
moogboy said:
i was amazed when i saw that. i know that Rod Argent was on Who Are You, and Nicky Hopkins was on everything i think, but i never thought it would be like it is.
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They did use studio musicians from time to time, but they did ask Zach to join the band so it sounds like they were trying to firm up a lineup.

Both Pino and Zach are studio guys that have played all over the place and zach said no. I don't know if they've asked Pino to join, he is awesome.
 
#871
Dr. Eagle said:
They did use studio musicians from time to time, but they did ask Zach to join the band so it sounds like they were trying to firm up a lineup.

Both Pino and Zach are studio guys that have played all over the place and zach said no. I don't know if they've asked Pino to join, he is awesome.
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Zak was really goood at doing the drum parts live. i think that he was really a little bit ticked off because he had to play Keith Moon drum parts exactly, so that might be why he decided not to join the band.
 
#873
driver800 said:
I doubt they'd expect him to do that, because even Keith Moon didn't play Keith Moon drum parts exactly.
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to the non-musicians, i think that they would be dissapointed unless Zak played it just like they hear it on the record. the reason being that they havent the faintest idea how hard it would be to play a Keith Moon drum part exactly the way that Keith played it.
 
#874
In the spirit of keeping this thread alive, I've been listening to The Who By Numbers a lot lately, and have got to say it's one of the most forgotten gems in the lot, particularly with regards to Entwistle's playing. I've got a re-release version, with Squeeze Box, Behind Blue Eyes, and Dreaming From the Waist live...

Entwistle's performance on this album (or disc, if you're under 21 LOL) is simply amazing, perhaps eclipsing Quadrophenia :eek: (my favorite album of all time, btw). It's on this album that he really takes the opportunity to expose his prowess on the bass (guitar), adding rythm, melody, harmony, texture, and form to all aspects of EVERY song. He does so in such a way that it still leaves me breathless every time I hear it. And, after 24 years of studying his style, adopting the same minor pentatonic runs he's made famous, and his quick right-hand (which few can truly replicate), I'm still dazzled.

Phew...what a work of art!
 
#876
RAM said:
In the spirit of keeping this thread alive, I've been listening to The Who By Numbers a lot lately, and have got to say it's one of the most forgotten gems in the lot, particularly with regards to Entwistle's playing. I've got a re-release version, with Squeeze Box, Behind Blue Eyes, and Dreaming From the Waist live...

Entwistle's performance on this album (or disc, if you're under 21 LOL) is simply amazing, perhaps eclipsing Quadrophenia :eek: (my favorite album of all time, btw). It's on this album that he really takes the opportunity to expose his prowess on the bass (guitar), adding rythm, melody, harmony, texture, and form to all aspects of EVERY song. He does so in such a way that it still leaves me breathless every time I hear it. And, after 24 years of studying his style, adopting the same minor pentatonic runs he's made famous, and his quick right-hand (which few can truly replicate), I'm still dazzled.

Phew...what a work of art!
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i love Who By Numbers! for 1)its the Who and 2)John had to be the rhythm section and the rest of the band while Pete killed acoustic guitars. my favorite song off of that album is Success Story. it has a bass solo and was recorded on an 8-string bass. that one and Squeeze Box. that was the very first Who song that i learned. btw, call 'em albums! i cant stand people who call albums CDs.
 

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