Grimalkin Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 21 minutes ago, lowdown said: I got that album when it first came out and to this day, it's still one of my all time favourite albums. The playing, groove and arrangements on it are blinding. I've always wondered why they didn't develop that track further, even with both parts spliced together it's only 1.45. I can see why they left it as just a groove, it stands up on its own. Rocco had some of the hardest working right-hand fingers in the business. The difficult thing about Rocco's busier lines is strict alternation. Raking throws things out of sync. That, and playing at the right location along the string for tension. Rocco played roundabout where a P pickup is on a P bass, lower tension there. If you play it further back along the string with the higher tension, it's a lot more difficult. You tend to run out of juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lowdown Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) Tom Kennedy still grooving away...The rest of the band doing their bit as well... Edited December 26, 2021 by lowdown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I quite like this groove with Leon Bridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 My discovery of today: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 16 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said: My discovery of today: Oh yes, fabulous stuff. Came across him in the late 80s on French label Carrere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Mykesbass said: Oh yes, fabulous stuff. Came across him in the late 80s on French label Carrere. I came across him only by looking into who wrote the original version of the track. My friend urged me to listen to this version, which has Joe Henderson tearing things up: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: fabulous stuff. I discovered him by accident, having bought this on spec from the record and tape exchange on Goldhawk Road back in the 90s for 50p! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I've been wondering for decades when I'd ever hear this track again. I bought the 12" back in 1988 but along with 200+ other 12", 100 LPs and a few hundred 45s it drowned in a flash flood in the basement flat I was living in as an undergrad. Anyone else recall it? Mebbe not as it wasn't a chart hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfacefour Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 I've loved this track for years and only just got round to learning it. I really have to concentrate to make sure I shift position rather than stretch for those 9ths. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Disco time, great bassline 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfacefour Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Disco time, great bassline Love that bassline. Deceptively tricky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fishfacefour said: Love that bassline. Deceptively tricky. Definitely, I’ve tried many times over the years but I can’t get it exact up to speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 I love a good FunkShow... Saw Zapp back in the early 80s - awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Sam Wilkes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfacefour Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 This whole album is jaw dropping on the groove front, but loving this one tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Fishfacefour said: This whole album is jaw dropping on the groove front, but loving this one tonight A stone-cold classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 Easily in my top 5 soul funk records of all time. its just fantastic Bobby Womack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bubinga5 Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) There was a certain time in Bobby Womacks recording career when he recorded some absolute classic soul funk. apart from the other two greats, this is one of them. Edited January 22, 2022 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Hadn’t ever heard of this artist until I read an interview with him in today’s Guardian. Edited January 31, 2022 by Quatschmacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Quatschmacher said: Hadn’t ever heard of this artist until I read an interview about him in today’s Guardian. Great artist. Lots of his stuff you could possibly know, just didn't realise - from It Must be Love, to Something Inside So Strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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