Rediscovering the Tubes "Completion Backward Principle". Just wondering what Mr. Andersen is playing, sounds like a compressed jazz bass.
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The Tubes, Rick Anderson
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Yep, usually a Jazz back then. But David Foster used session musicians on a lot of their stuff for that album.
What Jimmy said. I think Steve Lukather played most of the guitar and bass on that album even though he’s only credited on “Talk To Ya Later” for lead guitar. Or not.
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I would suggest focusing on their first albums, when they were innovative, and not just bland radio fodder. They were quite adept at conveying 70’s angst through over the top satire and theatricality, and had a lot more going on musically.
The cover of this album sums everything up; where is that kid now?
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I've never analyzed who played what but loved this LP back in the day.
The highlights to once being in a band with a keys player was playing "Talk to ya Later" and the Kings "Beat Goes on/Switchin to Glide"
The highlights to once being in a band with a keys player was playing "Talk to ya Later" and the Kings "Beat Goes on/Switchin to Glide"
yeah they’re on my daily play list, I regret not seeing them at the Rio in Santa Cruz. Always dug their earlier albums.
In Lukather's book, he said he played guitar & bass on "Talk To Ya Later"...he added that the members of the band didn't want to play stuff they didn't write. I have been meaning to revisit Lukather's book. Recommended. Lotta good info & funny AF, as well.
In Ken Scott's great book (engineered those David Foster/Tubes albums, IIRC), he mentioned that Foster got them hits...but they were no longer playing on their own albums.
I worked the stage for that gig. What a blast, as well as a lot of work. That was one band that knew how to put on a show!!!
After moving to Vancouver for a year back in the 80's, I was just strolling along discovering "Gas Town" and stumbled into a Tubes bar gig. I couldn't believe it, I could see the stage and hear them from the side walk. It was packed, but I wiggled my way in and the first thing I noticed was the bass player playing one of these. It caught my eye because I too had one of those silly things. I obviously wasn't alone in thinking it wasn't a bad sounding bass by itself. Was a killer show. That bass is still in service 30 years later, residing at a friends studio where it's been for 20 years.
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Loved the Tubes earlier stuff, totally get why it didn’t sell well.
I caught the "Completion Backwards" tour in the 80's. It was a blast! I had never seen such level of energy on stage, I was starting to wonder if Fee would make it through the whole show!
The stage was set up to reflect the theme of the album and it was done superbly.
One of my all time favourite shows!
I recall seeing a video from the 80's of the full and complete, Completion Backwards show and it to, was great!
Fishheadjoe
The stage was set up to reflect the theme of the album and it was done superbly.
One of my all time favourite shows!
I recall seeing a video from the 80's of the full and complete, Completion Backwards show and it to, was great!
Fishheadjoe
I've been a Tubes fan since '76 after spotting the Young and Rich Lp in a new release bin with the song titled 'Don't Touch Me There', just had to hear that song ;-) and perhaps play it on my late nite radio show. I certainly did. Later I caught them on tour at a raucous show somewhere but heck if I can recall where. I remember a scantily clad dancer sitting atop Prairie Princes shoulders as he pounded the drums and all the other antics of drugs, sex and R&R that abounded.
Oh, yeah. In Ken Scott's book, he mentioned one of his rules: If he was the engineer, the band must be sober...or he would walk. The exception was The Tubes. Scott said they actually played better when they were stoned.
Wow, Devo said he was gakked while recording Duty Now For The Future.Oh, yeah. In Ken Scott's book, he mentioned one of his rules: If he was the engineer, the band must be sober...or he would walk. The exception was The Tubes. Scott said they actually played better when they were stoned.
I recall Scott going thru some stuff (self-inflicted, IIRC).
His Tubes album was 1976. This Devo album is 1979.
I thought "his problems" were in the over indulgent '80s. I lost friends in that decade...others, somehow, survived. From his book, I learned he was a manager for Missing Persons...and now they regret those drum sounds on the 2nd album.
Sadly we all lost brothers and sisters back then, too many much too soon. Lot's o folks "found Jesus" and refuse to admit their own parts in the fun, games, mischief, mayhem and unfortunate comeuppance that befell those we miss so dearly or not as the case may be.
I think I've seen the Tubes live about five or six times. I don't recall seeing him use the same bass for any of those shows. I know there was a Jazz in there somewhere. Great pick player.
For the Completion Backwards Principle I'm going to guess there's a lot of overdubs, re-records, and faded out tracks, so the truth may be hard to find.
For the Completion Backwards Principle I'm going to guess there's a lot of overdubs, re-records, and faded out tracks, so the truth may be hard to find.
Then there’s people who dabbled in all sorts of stuff(except smack), possibly doing a few stupid things, and then just finally walking away from all of it(“been there, done that”). Besides myself. I knew plenty of junkies, and the ones who went to rehab and cleaned up didn’t want to hear about the religious angle.
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