Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Unusual Rock Trivia?
- Thread starter Aberdumbie
- Start date
-
- Tags
- rock
Fair enough regarding the article. It still makes me smile every time I read it.
The Beatles were better at writing great songs than as individual musicians. George was a solid guitar player, but to say Paul was a great bassist is really pushing it, Dude. Famous? Yes? Great? Eh, not so much. He is waaaaay down the list, talent-wise, from the likes of Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones, John Entwistle, Jack Bruce, Chris Squire, Les Claypool, Flea, and so on...
I added this link to my earlier post, but I guess it was too late for you to see it. So I'll put it here as well. This can be referred to for responses on this issue, plenty of material there:Fair enough regarding the article. It still makes me smile every time I read it.
The Beatles were better at writing great songs than as individual musicians. George was a solid guitar player, but to say Paul was a great bassist is really pushing it, Dude. Famous? Yes? Great? Eh, not so much. He is waaaaay down the list, talent-wise, from the likes of Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones, John Entwistle, Jack Bruce, Chris Squire, Les Claypool, Flea, and so on...
Quincy Jones says Paul McCartney was the worst bassist he ever heard
No no no…not a 2nd time! The Beatles were so far ahead of their time they were prepared for COVID! Ha!
I just checked out the link. Did not see it before. That horse was beaten to death and then some. No need to open that discussion again.
IMMusicRulz
Commercial User
In the movie Click, it is revealed that the song that Adam Sandler and Kate Beckinsale fall in love to is Linger by the Cranberries.
Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan actually has a cameo in the movie Click, singing Linger at a wedding.
Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan actually has a cameo in the movie Click, singing Linger at a wedding.
Before Rush, Neil Peart was in the band J. R. Flood
Gary Luciani (vocals), Paul Dickinson (guitar), Bob Morrison (organ), Wall Tomczuk (bass), Neil Peart (drums)
Here is a full demo album they recorded in 1970.
Neil at about 18 years old, bottom left of the photo.
Gary Luciani (vocals), Paul Dickinson (guitar), Bob Morrison (organ), Wall Tomczuk (bass), Neil Peart (drums)
Here is a full demo album they recorded in 1970.
Neil at about 18 years old, bottom left of the photo.
George always had a cigarette in his mouth.
Prairie Prince, drummer for The Tubes, was a founding member of Journey, along with Neal Schon, Ross Valory, and Gregg Rolie. However, he quit Journey after a few months before any recordings were made and was replaced by Aynsley Dunbar.
The brothers who were the main drivers in the band Redbone were diverse players
Lolly and Pat Vegas were well-known musicians in the rock and jazz "milieu"
in Los Angeles during the sixties.
The brothers played with Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson at the Monterey Jazz and Pop Festival before relocating to Los Angeles in 1963 and tried the pop genres.
Lolly and Pat Vegas were well-known musicians in the rock and jazz "milieu"
in Los Angeles during the sixties.
The brothers played with Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson at the Monterey Jazz and Pop Festival before relocating to Los Angeles in 1963 and tried the pop genres.
In 1984, Dwight Twilley had a hit with the song "Girls". Tom Petty provided guest, backup vocals on the song; however, Tom did not appear in the video. Instead, a female Tom Petty look alike (musician Carla Olson) appeared in the video and mimed Tom's vocal part in one scene.
Paul Cowsill of the band The Cowsills appears in the video as one of the football players. The best view is at ~1:15 when he's 3rd guy down at the lockers.
Paul Cowsill of the band The Cowsills appears in the video as one of the football players. The best view is at ~1:15 when he's 3rd guy down at the lockers.
Last edited:
IMMusicRulz
Commercial User
John Lydon was actually nieghbors with Keith Emerson when the two lived in Santa Monica in the early nineties, which is a bit odd considering Lydon admitted he was never a fan of ELP and considered prog rock to be a bunch of "dinosaurs".
All right…I posted this photo of John Lennon’s Beatle song list that was taped to his ‘64 Rick currently on display at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
I can read most of the tunes but some I can’t decipher.
Anyone here have good eyes? Ha!
To be fair the edges have deteriorated on the fragile paper.
The symbols below in my list are the garbled songs to me.
Correct my list as necessary. Thx!
$$$$$$
#####
******
I feel fine
No where Man
Baby’s in Black
Help
Work it out
Yesterday
Day Tripper
&&&&&
I can read most of the tunes but some I can’t decipher.
Anyone here have good eyes? Ha!
To be fair the edges have deteriorated on the fragile paper.
The symbols below in my list are the garbled songs to me.
Correct my list as necessary. Thx!
$$$$$$
#####
******
I feel fine
No where Man
Baby’s in Black
Help
Work it out
Yesterday
Day Tripper
&&&&&
Ok I posted this after a few bourbons and never thought to search online. Ha!
Here’s their ‘65 Shea Stadium set list:
I still don’t see all of these songs but the list is the size of a postage stamp so…
Mystery solved?
Last edited:
It was the late 60’s and Paul Rothchild decided he should get Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin together since he was working with both of them. He described what happened to Bam Magazine: ‘I thought here’s the King and Queen of rock ‘n’ roll. They should meet. So I got them together at a party in Hidden Hills. They both showed up sober and were getting along great.
Jim was fascinated by this remarkable singer and of course Jim was also a fascinating guy and really good-looking. Janis loved to get it on. That was her single greatest pastime.
She saw this hunk of meat [Jim] and said, ‘I want that.’ Jim would get drunk most days and this was no exception and as usual he got rude, obnoxious, and violent. He turned into a cretin, a disgusting drunk. And Janis, who was a charming drunk, was really put off by him.
Well, the more Janis rejected him, the more Jim loved it. This was his kind of match. Janis finally said to me, ‘Let’s get out of here,’ and we went to the band station wagon that she always drove. Jim came staggering over. He reached into the car and started to say something and she told him to f@ck off. She wasn’t interested anymore. Jim wasn’t going to take no for an answer, though, and he reached into the car and grabbed Janis by the hair.
Well, she picked up the bottle of Southern Comfort she had, reached out of the car, and wailed him on the head with it. He was out cold.
The next day, I saw Jim at rehearsal and he said to me, ‘What a great woman! She’s terrific! Can I have her telephone number?’
He was in love. Physical confrontation was his thing. Jim loved violence.
Jim Morrison - Kozmic Blues
Jim was fascinated by this remarkable singer and of course Jim was also a fascinating guy and really good-looking. Janis loved to get it on. That was her single greatest pastime.
She saw this hunk of meat [Jim] and said, ‘I want that.’ Jim would get drunk most days and this was no exception and as usual he got rude, obnoxious, and violent. He turned into a cretin, a disgusting drunk. And Janis, who was a charming drunk, was really put off by him.
Well, the more Janis rejected him, the more Jim loved it. This was his kind of match. Janis finally said to me, ‘Let’s get out of here,’ and we went to the band station wagon that she always drove. Jim came staggering over. He reached into the car and started to say something and she told him to f@ck off. She wasn’t interested anymore. Jim wasn’t going to take no for an answer, though, and he reached into the car and grabbed Janis by the hair.
Well, she picked up the bottle of Southern Comfort she had, reached out of the car, and wailed him on the head with it. He was out cold.
The next day, I saw Jim at rehearsal and he said to me, ‘What a great woman! She’s terrific! Can I have her telephone number?’
He was in love. Physical confrontation was his thing. Jim loved violence.
Jim Morrison - Kozmic Blues
Miles Davis: the Legendary 1986 Dick Cavett Appearance
This is very cool extended footage from a 1986 Dick Cavett Show with a wonderful interview and intense performance from Miles Davis. Incidently, drummer Vince Wilburn identified the guitarist as Garth Weber who was subbing for Robbin Ford who could not make the telecast.
This is very cool extended footage from a 1986 Dick Cavett Show with a wonderful interview and intense performance from Miles Davis. Incidently, drummer Vince Wilburn identified the guitarist as Garth Weber who was subbing for Robbin Ford who could not make the telecast.
