Learning full albums

[wemmick]

As an exercise, I'm thinking of picking a couple of my favorite albums and learning the bass lines for every song.

Anybody tried this? Was it a worthwhile experience?

I'm considering The Beatles' Revolver and Led Zeppelin I. Other ideas?

 

[plangentmusic]

Growing up with Vinyl, that was the majority of my practice.

The albums I've played to the most are

The Yes Album

Abby Road

Powerslave.

Stand Up -- Jethro Tull

Led Zep II

Every note is brilliant.

And some albums where I learned every guitar solo and transposed it to the bass...

Are You Experienced?

Santana

Allman Bros Live at Fillmore

Black Sabbath

Undead -- Ten Years After



That's a good start.

 

[champbassist]

Personally, this is only a good idea if I really like the bass parts on an album, as opposed to learning the whole thing as an exercise. Then again, it obviously wouldn't do any harm. I did this with Isis' In The Absence Of Truth.

 

[dtiii]

Yes. Entire albums. This practice offers a great sense of accomplishment and gives you the opportunity to really learn the style of a favorite player. For me it was the first five Maiden albums, first four Sabbath plus Live Evil, Zep I and Song Remains the Same, and the Who Quadrophenia.

 

[Chris K]

One of my bands is a pop classics band (Beatles, Rolling Stones, Doors, Bob Dylan etc.) and though I started by playing from chord sheets playing my own lines I turn more and more to learning the exact bass lines of the orginals. It helps to understand why things were played in a certain way and what effects can be obtained from certain approaches. And since they were created by various great bass players, it expands my own vocabulary. Sometimes I play those original lines, sometimes I give'm a makeover, sometimes I stick to my own.

 

[stratovani]

I'm still working on all the Rush albums. One song at a time.

 

[Growly Lytes]

Oh Yeah......Kiss` every album down packed !!
Plus a few Gunners cds & also Maiden.

 

[steddy2112]

I usually dick around with the whole album by a band when I learn the song that peaks my interest in the first place.

It makes for good practice later on...also will keep you from overplaying songs when it's a band that is physically taxing lol

 

[DougD]

As an exercise, I'm thinking of picking a couple of my favorite albums and learning the bass lines for every song.

Anybody tried this? Was it a worthwhile experience?

I'm considering The Beatles' Revolver and Led Zeppelin I. Other ideas?

I do it all the time. it's great ear training

 

[dalconthenovice]

i thought it was an excellent idea and i did it with led zeppelin, could play just a bout every note on led zeppelin's first four albums john paul ever did (including on organ) which landed me in a led zeppelin cover band for a year, great experience