1966 Jazz Bass.
He used it on a bunch of the White Album tracks.
Edit- I just read that page that the pic came from, and it doesn't say Dear Prudence- so I'd have to go with the Rick with flats and the mute engaged.
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The Beatles - why did I wait so long?
- Thread starter MtManiac
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1966 Jazz Bass.
He used it on a bunch of the White Album tracks.
Edit- I just read that page that the pic came from, and it doesn't say Dear Prudence- so I'd have to go with the Rick with flats and the mute engaged.
I think of the Beach Boys as a vocal group singing Brian Wilson's songs. I've got the Pet Sounds Sessions record- brilliant stuff in the writing and arrangement as well as it's execution. Just not my bag. Baby.
Well, that's pretty much exactly what they were, but Brian Wilson was/is an absolutely brilliant songwriter and producer.
To me, I guess they always meant "I want to hold your hand" even though I of course always knew about Come Together, Sexy Sadie, Helter Skelter, but in my mind they were always outweighed by the stuff from the early teen idol phase, which now that my eyes are opened is also pretty darned interesting in its own right.
Also something I've never given the chance - The Beach Boys to me are dudes with overly high-pitched vocies singing about a sport (surfing) they've never done and driving cars they've never driven. Does this mean I have to start listening to them too???
So I've never really respected the Beatles - ever. I was born in 1970, and although I listened to a lot of music all of my life from the period just before I was born, the Beatles always seemed so tame and safe compared to Jimi, the Who, early Sabbath, Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y, etc.), the Stones, the Doors, and numerous others, plus all the greats from the 70s. I never gave the Beatles a proper listen until my young kids started paying attention to non-children's music, and I wanted something good but safe for them to listen to in the car. Since then, I've been gradually getting my feet wetter and wetter, and I've just spent about two hours listening to tracks from several Beatles albums on my iPod, with headphones.
Those guys were freaking musical geniuses!! Like, duh...I am such an idiot. I really like Let It Be and the White Album (again, duh). I'm just glad I've finally seen the light, the world of music is much richer for me now.
I have to buy more now, too bad iTunes doesn't have any...
Quit kicking yerself, You waited till the time was right. But to agree with all the other posts?, they were the well from which it all sprang. Especially the Singer/Songwiter/instrumentalist aspect. Prior to them you did'nt need to play any instrument to be a recording star, and it showed.! The whole group dynamic and the story arc that followed as well, is attributal to the Beatles. I'm another one who's glad to have lived to see it, Met their plane at Idelwild and have been on board since. What a ride!
Also something I've never given the chance - The Beach Boys to me are dudes with overly high-pitched vocies singing about a sport (surfing) they've never done and driving cars they've never driven. Does this mean I have to start listening to them too???
Just buy the Pet Sounds remaster and be amazed.... the Beatles were when that came out. It supposedly scared the poo poo out of them.
I don't know if you'd ever heard the interview with Mark Lindsay from Paul Revere and the Raiders; at the time PRR were on top, at their peak- but he heard Strawberry Fields on the radio- went and bought a copy and headed straight over to Terry Melcher's house. They looked at each other and said "what the **** are we going to do now..."
...as did Mike Nesmith & Peter Tork of The Monkees (a week before Sgt. Pepper's release, Headquarters was the top album).
That sez a lot, Kansas-boy!
Why am I not surprised YOU had to comment?!
I think only about 6 of those 700 CDs are Kansas, or not quite 1%. I know for sure that I have more discs from Genesis, Rush, Yes, Dream Theater, Billy Joel, Stevie Ray Vaughan, even Toad the Wet Sprocket, and probably several others.
And I'll bet that this time next year I'll be able to add The Beatles to that list, too!
Of course...my comment here was related to my earlier post in the Song Uno thread.
Definitely have Santa stick a copy of Revolver in your stocking.
The backwards guitar things ("I'm Only Sleeping"), the Eastern influences of George Harrison, the doubletracked guitar solos ("And Your Bird Can Sing"), orchestra-style Pop-Rock ("Eleanor Rigby"), the LSD-psychedelia soundscapes ("Tomorrow Never Knows")...all started here.
Definitely have Santa stick a copy of Revolver in your stocking.
The backwards guitar things ("I'm Only Sleeping"), the Eastern influences of George Harrison, the doubletracked guitar solos ("And Your Bird Can Sing"), orchestra-style Pop-Rock ("Eleanor Rigby"), the LSD-psychedelia soundscapes ("Tomorrow Never Knows")...all started here.
I'll be sure to give Abbey Road and Revolver a spin!
While you're working backwards (as long as you already found Revolver), don't overlook Rubber Soul and Hard Day's Night. The progression's easy enough to see looking backwards. At the time, it was the sound track of our lives for many of us.
I put this one on all the time (Rubber Soul) and frequently forget that it's as old as it is. Many of the songs sound as if they could have been recorded last year from a writing and arranging perspective. The production is also something to be marveled at when you consider how many of the things we take for granted today - effects, multi tracking, et al. were very much in their infancy at that time.
Bill, I was the opposite of you. I started out loving the Beatles as a kid and talked myself out of appreciating them as I became a "s-for-brains" teen. I became blinded by Led Zeppelin, Rush and Yes and thought that the Beatles were too "bubble-gum" to be cool.
Thankfully I grew out of that and came right back to loving them - but now even more than ever! What I've found is that once you commit to loving the Beatles, they never cease to keep on showing you more and more reasons why you should!
Right along side the ABC's, I began teaching my kids "John, Paul, George and Ringo". The mobile over my daughter's crib played "Imagine" and her first nursery was decorated with all "John Lennon" art - the animals and drawings.
I want the Beatles to be as innate to my kids as "stop, drop and roll" - Sesame Street and Spongebob...
Yeah, I'm into those "parenting experiements" as well. My 8 year old confuses Rush with April Wine, but at least he knows who they both are, which is awesome, and it's not like he's confusing Rush with Miley Cyrus or whatever her name is, and they both absolutely hate High School Musical.
I love it that my 8 year old knows the words to Yellow Submarine and Paperback Writer.
My 6 year old likes the heavier stuff.
Yeah, I'm into those "parenting experiements" as well. My 8 year old confuses Rush with April Wine, but at least he knows who they both are, which is awesome, and it's not like he's confusing Rush with Miley Cyrus or whatever her name is, and they both absolutely hate High School Musical.
I love it that my 8 year old knows the words to Yellow Submarine and Paperback Writer.
My 6 year old likes the heavier stuff.
My kids (6 1/2 and 8) pretty much recognize the Beatles or their derivatives - Paul McCartney, Wings, John Lennon solo, George Harrison solo, Ringo alone (they even recognized his voice as narrator in the video "the Point") - They'll always call all of them "the Beatles" whenever they hear them.
But they also confuse the Beatles with Elton John and sometimes David Bowie - which doesn't bother me at all. The fact that they even know who any of these guys are, let alone can name/confuse them with each other just makes me so proud!
Same here...I lived in Philly in the mid-60s & rode my older cousins' coat tails for music.
Eventually, The Beatles were not "heavy" enough...got back into them 'heavy' when their albums were first issued on cd (about 20 years ago...wow, time flies!).
Yeah, I'm into those "parenting experiements" as well. My 8 year old confuses Rush with April Wine, but at least he knows who they both are, which is awesome, and it's not like he's confusing Rush with Miley Cyrus or whatever her name is, and they both absolutely hate High School Musical.
I love it that my 8 year old knows the words to Yellow Submarine and Paperback Writer.
My 6 year old likes the heavier stuff.
Wait 'til they start playing games like Rock Band or Guitar Hero. My son asked me if I could download that new song they play in the intro to Rock Band for him. I had no idea what he meant. He said, "You know, the one where the guy is singing on the hood of the car while they're driving". I said "I don't know any new song there. Do you mean Highway Star?" and he says "Yeah, that's it!!!". Kids, they're priceless.
So now he has Machine Head on his iPod.He did the same thing to me a few weeks ago with another "new" band he heard on Rock Band - Mountain!!!!!
I told him Mountain broke up even before Machine Head came out!My wife shakes her head sometimes at what I'm turning him onto, but I'm trying not to introduce him to anything he might be a little young for. Plus, we do take him to the Philadelphia Orchestra concerts outdoors at the Mann Music Center in the summer and now that he's playing in the jazz band at school (trumpet) he's asking about some of that material too. I think it's cool he's growing up so well-rounded musically. Like I said earlier, he still listens to Radio Disney but he's at least now aware of what it means to be a musician and that there are bands out there with REAL musicians and not just lip-synchers/dancers.
Wait 'til they start playing games like Rock Band or Guitar Hero. My son asked me if I could download that new song they play in the intro to Rock Band for him. I had no idea what he meant. He said, "You know, the one where the guy is singing on the hood of the car while they're driving". I said "I don't know any new song there. Do you mean Highway Star?" and he says "Yeah, that's it!!!". Kids, they're priceless.
He did the same thing to me a few weeks ago with another "new" band he heard on Rock Band - Mountain!!!!!
My wife shakes her head sometimes at what I'm turning him onto, but I'm trying not to introduce him to anything he might be a little young for. Plus, we do take him to the Philadelphia Orchestra concerts outdoors at the Mann Music Center in the summer and now that he's playing in the jazz band at school (trumpet) he's asking about some of that material too. I think it's cool he's growing up so well-rounded musically. Like I said earlier, he still listens to Radio Disney but he's at least now aware of what it means to be a musician and that there are bands out there with REAL musicians and not just lip-synchers/dancers.
I can relate to that too, we have Guitar Hero, and my kids love Foghat's "Slow Ride." They want our band to cover it, to which I reply "well, I don't know if the guitar players can handle that song..." too bad, it *does* rock.
It's cute how your think what's old is new.
I can't wait for them to get *really* interested in playing, my oldest has a Squier Mini Strat, but he's now more interested in drums, and my youngest has shown a lot of interest in his brother's Strat, especially playing power chords. He's also been asking me about "those small basses," short scale Squier Broncos and SX short scales.
I'm just glad he knows what a bass is.
