dlloyd Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Has there ever been a cooler drummer than this? 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Very cool, couldn't be more in the pocket, very 70s very old school. My drummer in my high school band had the same style. Love it. Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medpb Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Utterly amazing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 That’s James Gadson. He was the guy back then, he certainly did a lot of sessions in the 70’s and 80’s. I think he was still gigging locally in the LA area up until a couple of years ago. A nice little read about his career here. http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/James_Gadson.html 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) If you're getting to play one of the greatest songs ever, you can't do anything other than look cool. Even the bassist looks cool on his chaise longue! 😎 One of my old bands used to play this song & I've been trying to get my current band to, but maybe they've just not got the coolness to play it. Edited June 16, 2018 by xgsjx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 hour ago, lowdown said: That’s James Gadson. He was the guy back then, he certainly did a lot of sessions in the 70’s and 80’s. I think he was still gigging locally in the LA area up until a couple of years ago. A nice little read about his career here. http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/James_Gadson.html Great link - didn’t realise James played on so many famous albums, including ‘Let’s get it on’ . Thanks for posting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Express Yourself? Now that really is cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Love Bill Withers, love that track (Use Me), but am I alone in being amused by the contrast between Bill's agricultural guitar strumming and the funkiness of the uber-cool band surrounding him? It's not like he couldn't play guitar: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 How do you turn a Duck into a soul singer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Stick it in the microwave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Harsh that, was gonna say buy it a decent suit and get it some singing lessons... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 16 hours ago, xgsjx said: If you're getting to play one of the greatest songs ever, you can't do anything other than look cool. Even the bassist looks cool on his chaise longue! 😎 One of my old bands used to play this song & I've been trying to get my current band to, but maybe they've just not got the coolness to play it. It would be a cool song for my band. We certainly have the drummer for it but the vocals would be a reach. The bass really isn't a huge element is it? This live version seems a bit slower than the original recording. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 8 hours ago, Bluewine said: It would be a cool song for my band. We certainly have the drummer for it but the vocals would be a reach. The bass really isn't a huge element is it? This live version seems a bit slower than the original recording. Blue The first few times we played this song, only the singer knew it. He played it on guitar & as it's just Em7 & A7, the rest of us just jammed it. Then I bought a Bill Withers CD with it on & learned the actual bassline. The harmonics in the first bar of the A7 are a nice wee touch. The later versions that we did, I played an interpretation of the clav line during the Em7 & back to the bass line for the A7 during the non vocal parts. A bit more tricky, but sounded good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 That clip is from the Old Grey Whistle Test. Great stuff. There was also an excellent documentary on BBC4 a while back that charted his rise and then decision to stop performing, which was equally great. He came across as a wonderful human being. He fought a lifelong stammer and did/does a lot to help younger people with the same condition, which featured heavily in the programme. On a musical note his 1973 Live at Carnegie Hall album features pretty much the same band as the clip, I think, and is well worth a listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 On 16/06/2018 at 07:31, lowdown said: That’s James Gadson. He was the guy back then, he certainly did a lot of sessions in the 70’s and 80’s. I think he was still gigging locally in the LA area up until a couple of years ago. A nice little read about his career here. http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/James_Gadson.html Great link and an interesting read, thanks for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 A great track indeed - even Grace Jones did a cover version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 We cover this in an occasion band I work with. Aaron Neville with his version of Use Me. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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