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Thank you!

This would be a lot of fun to play live

Continuing with his Bruceness. Pump It Up was an example of when Elvis and Bruce were at the top of their game. EC wrote the words while holding Subterranean Homesick Blues in his mind. He played the song to the band in a soundcheck with a very sparse two chord arrangement. Bruce said it need propulsion - this he provided in spades! years later he says he stole the bass lines from The Damned (Neat Neat Neat), The Everly Brothers (The Price Of Love), You've Got To Lose (Richard Hell and the Voidoids), You Really Got Me (The Kinks), and last but not least In The Mood (Glen Miller). Somehow he distilled that lot down into one of the most recognisable, powerful basslines of the era. Before he and Elvis fell out they were such a dynamic, creative force. Neither has, in my opinion, achieved the same heights without the other. So here it is, Pump It Up, my best attempt. I'm still new to this game so any constructive advice is always welcome. Pump It Up.pdf

Bruce Thomas, The Long Honeymoon The Long Honeymoon.pdf

Bruce Thomas autobiography, signed and still there with my Profile when purchased on this very site. Reading it again at the moment. Wonderful.

I think we need always remember that for most of us the audience will never know. Use what you like, what gets closest to the sound in your head when in the mix, but don't get too hung up on it. You're the only one will ever notice.

I love Vulfpeck, and I have travelled to London to see them before. However, my main focus is Joe Dart and having seen him up close on small stages in two of his other bands, and only had to drive a half hour, I know my preference. Big gigs just aren't my thing any more.

Your ability to highlight in such straight lines is extraordinary.

Bruce Thomas's line for Elvis Costello's Oliver's Army. Olivers_Army.pdf

Checked over the transcription with the help of my bass teacher and revised it. Thank you @Kirky for the feedback Lipstick Vogue.pdf

Disco Ulysses.