Thoughts on Pino Palladino

[two fingers]

Greetings All,

Hey twofingers, my issue is, was he hired to play bass for The Who, as a sideman/hired gun or to add his dynamic? Tend to think he's filling a space like a session player.

If he detracts, it's bad, if he just plays adequate it's a win. If his signature playing style detracts then it's bad.

I was thinking Michael Anthony or possibly Greg Lake.

I can only assume he was hired to be a reasonable replacement with street cred. He was not hired to "put his own spin" on things.

The point is, Pino's "signature sound" is whatever HE is playing at the moment. He should not be forced to play fret Lee's bass in the style he did for Henley his whole career. I love that stuff too, by the way. But I don't require him to keep playing a certain style.

What makes Pino special is NOT just his fret less work from one era of his career. What makes him special is that he can pretty much step into any playing situation and shine. He's like reaching into the toolbox and grabbing a hammer. Every single time you need to drive a nail or just whack the crappie out of something, the hammer gets it done. If you need a bass player to EITHER step in and do his own thing, OR take over where another legend left off and stay true to that legend, Pino is your guy.

He doesn't care. Why should we?

 

[SteveCS]

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He doesn't care. Why should we?

+1 and QFT