Like Motown ???

[KennysFord]

Just a little heads up for some forthcoming Motown programmes on the beeb this week,well the 20th to be exact.
[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/programmes/schedules/2009/02/20"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/programmes/schedules/2009/02/20[/url]

Edited February 15, 2009 by kennyrodg

[jmanfunk]

Thanks for the heads up.

The Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a [i]must[/i] for pretty much everyone on this forum.

[steve-soar]

Amen.

[nick]

Brilliant

Many thanks!

[niceguyhomer]

It's the law - every bass player has to watch that - even though I have it on DVD and even though I've watched it 20 times already, I'll be watching it.

[Hamster]

The Stax Story DVD is also pretty good

[Faithless]

[quote name='jmanfunk' post='410331' date='Feb 15 2009, 09:26 PM']Thanks for the heads up.

The Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a [i]must[/i] for pretty much everyone on this forum. [/quote]


Why? i've tried watching it, but couldn't be arsed, don't know if I ended up somewhere in the middle of it...

But I'll try it for second time, as I'm going to see Motown tribute band next weekend...


I'll get my coat now.

Edited February 15, 2009 by Faithless

[casapete]

Thanks - unmissable!

[rbatts2000]

Thanks for the heads up - I keep missing "Standing..." whenever it's on TV.

[KennysFord]

reminder time.
its on tonight

[silverfoxnik]

Fantastic entertainment!!

[YouMa]

I got hold of the 1973 WattStax festival,which was supposed to be the soul version of wood stock there is some excellent footage of issac hayes and his crazy wah wah band.

Edited February 20, 2009 by YouMa

[bass_ferret]

Bugger - missed it again. Lucky I've got Standing on DVD for ad-hoc worship.

Anyone who does not dig Jamerson or Duck is not a real bass player IMO.

[acidbass]

Wow, that was an absolutely fantastic watch. I got a lend of the DVD recently only to find out that the region wasn't supported on my DVD player - boy was I missing out!

[Hamster]

If anyone has an accurate tab of Heatwave the way Mr Babbitt plays it then I for one would be very very happy to have it!

[Dr.Dave]

[quote name='Hamster' post='415940' date='Feb 21 2009, 02:38 AM']If anyone has an accurate tab of Heatwave the way Mr Babbitt plays it then I for one would be very very happy to have it![/quote]

I doubt I can write that quickly!!

I'd only ever seen the film in part before - I was knocked out by Bob Babbit.

Q for the more anoraky of us - I could see he was using a foam mute by the bridge but because of it I couldn;t make out the bridge itself. Didn't look like the stock Fender bridge from what I could see. Any ideas?

[Platypus]

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='415899' date='Feb 21 2009, 12:02 AM']Bugger - missed it again. Lucky I've got Standing on DVD for ad-hoc worship.

Anyone who does not dig Jamerson or Duck is not a real bass player IMO.[/quote]

if you have access to BBC4 you can catch all the Motown stuff, they repeated these programs at midnight last night and tonight there's more Motown goodness:
[url="http://uk-tv-guide.com/list/BBC+4/21%20February%202009/"]http://uk-tv-guide.com/list/BBC+4/21%20February%202009/[/url]

[~tl]

The two BBC shows (i.e. not Standing in the Shadows...) are on iPlayer:

[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hq4qr/b00hq4l5/Motown_at_the_BBC/"]Motown at the BBC[/url]
[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hq4qt/b00hq4pg/Legends_The_Motown_Invasion/"]Legends: The Motown Invasion[/url]

[iamthewalrus]

Saw the documentary about the '64 UK Tour, was absolutely amazed that it was so poorly attended, considering the talent that was on the bill.

They don't write stuff like that anymore - nearest I've heard to anything of that quality is the Rapahel Saadiq track they've been playing on Radio 2.

Long live 60's Soul (The Flame Keeps on Burning - yeah I know that's associated with Northern Soul...)

Cheers,
iamthewalrus

[KennysFord]

Imagine my joy this morning when BGM drops through the letter box to find they're doing a Motown article and bassline transcription.Of all the great and wonderful Jamerson lines they could/should have done they pick "your precious love".
WTF !!!

[Hamster]

[quote name='kennyrodg' post='416064' date='Feb 21 2009, 11:42 AM']Imagine my joy this morning when BGM drops through the letter box to find they're doing a Motown article and bassline transcription.Of all the great and wonderful Jamerson lines they could/should have done they pick "your precious love".
WTF !!![/quote]

That's exactly what I was thinking! - Nice line though

[nick]

[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='416000' date='Feb 21 2009, 10:15 AM']I doubt I can write that quickly!!

I'd only ever seen the film in part before - I was knocked out by Bob Babbit.

Q for the more anoraky of us - I could see he was using a foam mute by the bridge but because of it I couldn;t make out the bridge itself. Didn't look like the stock Fender bridge from what I could see. Any ideas?[/quote]

Some info here
[url="http://www.bobbabbitt.com/smf/index.php/topic,316.0.html"]Bob's bass in SITSOM film[/url]

[Dr.Dave]

[quote name='nick' post='416173' date='Feb 21 2009, 02:51 PM']Some info here
[url="http://www.bobbabbitt.com/smf/index.php/topic,316.0.html"]Bob's bass in SITSOM film[/url][/quote]

Thanks Nick - seems like folk on that forum think like me but , sadly , no answer. Even more sure it's not stock. Doesn't look like a Badass or a Schaller.

I sound nerdy now , I'll shut up!!

[molan]

I saw the Funk Brothers at the RFH when they plaed here about 4-5 years ago. Great gig all round & definitely the most celeb audience I can remember (outside of an awards show!).

I'm seriously thinking of going over to Detroit to have a look at what's left over there & maybe zip down to Cleveland for the Rock museum as well.

[risingson]

Our drummer went to Hitsville, he's a massive Motown fan. He said that if you clap inside the reverb chamber, the resonance is instantly recognisable as Motown reverb.