visog Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Oh man what a truly awful artifact of 80s music education. A chunk of time up front with an unhelpful, overly long gear overview, including a bass from John Buscarino he's never played but, 'he's planning to.' He didn't. Irrelevant guest stars - learn bass from the baddy in Robocop!? Rowdy Roddy Peeper yelling his shtick at you. Oh God... Still Frank Gambale and Vinnie Colaiuta are killing in the intro. Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 10 hours ago, Bilbo said: Yes. Muted. JB explains the riff very well on his Hotlicks video. Go to 15.40 Cheers Rob that's a cracking vid from Jeff. Got that one saved in my favs on youtube. I'm not exactly a slap bassist but the way he describes it and slows it down makes it a bit easier to follow. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 I can play and I am by no means a slap player. The approach got me up to speed. 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 I treated myself to a set of Beats headphones over Christmas. Everything sounds so much better but I have realised how many of my transcriptions are ' not entirely accurate'. Ouch. 2 Quote
itu Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Dear @Bilbo, I am more than confident, that your work is better than good. Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Bilbo said: I treated myself to a set of Beats headphones over Christmas. Everything sounds so much better but I have realised how many of my transcriptions are ' not entirely accurate'. Ouch. Oh well back to the beginning again. 100% with @itu's comment above. Dave 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 (edited) I just posted 'The Answer' by Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush but the link it not working. The revamp of the website has some teething issues which we need to iron out. It is also worth noting that some of the links to the YouTube videos seem to have disappeared on older posts, I assume because artist have pulled their stuff off there but I am not going to go through and repost them so people will have to find their own way to access the tunes on-line. Hopefully, if there is something you desperately want to play, you will already have a recording of it. It's all out there somewhere. Edited January 11 by Bilbo 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 31 minutes ago, Bilbo said: I just posted 'The Answer' by Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush but the link it not working. The revamp of the website has some teething issues which we need to iron out. It is also worth noting that some of the links to the YouTube videos seem to have disappeared on older posts, I assume because artist have pulled their stuff off there but I am not going to go through and repost them so people will have to find their own way to access the tunes on-line. Hopefully, if there is something you desperately want to play, you will already have a recording of it. It's all out there somewhere. Was just listening to Tales of the Unexpected album while making dinner. Incredible musician. It was a double CD album including What's Next album. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted January 12 Author Posted January 12 There are a few tunes on TOTU that I want to get down. I love FM's energy. I love Kim Mitchell for the same reason. 3 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 18 minutes ago, Bilbo said: There are a few tunes on TOTU that I want to get down. I love FM's energy. I love Kim Mitchell for the same reason. Saw Kim Mitchell support Rush on the Farewell to Kings tour i think it was. I was gob-smacked how good a support band could be. That was the first time i'd ever seen a bass neck being bent slightly to detune the strings for a bit of show. They were superb. I never got the chance to see FM and i've always regretted that. As you say Rob, pure energy. Quite fancy his new DVD altho 6hrs of FM is a bit of an epic nights watching. Dave Quote
peteb Posted January 12 Posted January 12 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Saw Kim Mitchell support Rush on the Farewell to Kings tour i think it was. I was gob-smacked how good a support band could be. That was the first time i'd ever seen a bass neck being bent slightly to detune the strings for a bit of show. They were superb. I never got the chance to see FM and i've always regretted that. As you say Rob, pure energy. Quite fancy his new DVD altho 6hrs of FM is a bit of an epic nights watching. Dave To be a touch pedantic, that would have been Max Webster supporting Rush and it most likely would have been the Hemispheres tour (at least that's the tour I saw)! I loved the Kim Mitchell solo stuff (preferred it to MW myself). He made a few wrong turns, but there are some great albums out there (check out Itch & Rocklandwonderland). 2 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 2 minutes ago, peteb said: To be a touch pedantic, that would have been Max Webster supporting Rush and it most likely would have been the Hemispheres tour (at least that's the tour I saw)! I loved the Kim Mitchell solo stuff (preferred it to MW myself). He made a few wrong turns, but there are some great albums out there (check out Itch & Rocklandwonderland). Appreciate the correction Pete. I've only ever bought the MW albums so need to have a listen to some of his solo albums. Any suggestions welcome on which are his better ones appreciating the fact we all have different tastes in music. Dave Quote
peteb Posted January 12 Posted January 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Appreciate the correction Pete. I've only ever bought the MW albums so need to have a listen to some of his solo albums. Any suggestions welcome on which are his better ones appreciating the fact we all have different tastes in music. Dave Dave - I'm sure that our tastes won't be too dissimilar, although you may well run to the proggy end of things! As I mentioned before, the ones I would go for are 'Itch' & 'Rocklandwonderland', along with the first album. His last album, 'Ain't Life Amazing' has its moments as well, especially the title track and 'In the Stars Tonight' (which we played at our wedding)!. I'm not keen on his attempts to be be more commercial ('Patio Lanterns'), which doesn't really work for me, but he has done a lot of great stuff - a little more straight-ahead than Max Webster, but still have plenty of quirks and left turns. One of my favourite artists... One of his more strait forward rock tunes, but this always makes me smile when I see it on YouTube Edited January 12 by peteb 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 (edited) 31 minutes ago, peteb said: Dave - I'm sure that our tastes won't be too dissimilar, although you may well run to the proggy end of things! As I mentioned before, the ones I would go for are 'Itch' & 'Rocklandwonderland', along with the first album. His last album, 'Ain't Life Amazing' has its moments as well, especially the title track and 'In the Stars Tonight' (which we played at my wedding)!. I'm not keen on his attempts to be be more commercial ('Patio Lanterns'), which doesn't really work for me, but he has done a lot of great stuff - a little more straight-ahead than Max Webster, but still have plenty of quirks and left turns. One of my favourite artists... One of his more strait forward rock tunes, but this always makes me smile when I see it on YouTube Now that was good. Pure class. Cheers Pete. EDIT : just ordered Rockland from Amazon £33 but had a quick listen on youtube and it sounds like a worthwhile purchase. I like to have the CD's rather than downloads. Dave Edited January 12 by dmccombe7 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted January 12 Author Posted January 12 (edited) There is a transcription of Lemon Wedges off Itch on the website. The sickest horn arrangement I have ever heard! Edited January 12 by Bilbo 2 Quote
peteb Posted January 12 Posted January 12 8 hours ago, Bilbo said: There is a transcription of Lemon Wedges off Itch on the website. The sickest horn arrangement I have ever heard! That's a hell of a track! @dmccombe7, it's on the excellent Itch album - dunno how easy it is to get hold of these days, but well worth getting if you can track it down. Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 13 Posted January 13 10 hours ago, peteb said: That's a hell of a track! @dmccombe7, it's on the excellent Itch album - dunno how easy it is to get hold of these days, but well worth getting if you can track it down. Sure i saw it on Amazon. Had a listen on Youtube but preferred the Rockland. I'll have another wee listen tho. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted January 14 Author Posted January 14 (edited) Teething issues resolved. New transcription up there, Paul Del Harwood's bass part for the Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush tune 'The Answer' from their 1979 'Live' album (a massive favourite of mine) The Answer – Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush – Bilbo's Bass Bites Edited January 14 by Bilbo 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted January 14 Author Posted January 14 And another Will Lee bass part. 'Street Rhyme' from the 2004 Mike Stern album, 'These Times'. Not a killer but a nicely constructed part, as most of them are on Stern albums. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/street-rhyme-mike-stern/ 1 Quote
Burns-bass Posted Thursday at 12:22 Posted Thursday at 12:22 Whenever I look at your website I realise what an incredible thing the internet is and how cool some people can be. I've just downloaded Robert Hurst's bassline for Autumn Leaves and will enjoy the half an hour I spend with it. Quote
Bilbo Posted Thursday at 12:46 Author Posted Thursday at 12:46 And that is all the return I need, BB. Thank you. Quote
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