Mykesbass Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 A friend posted this on Facebook - someone has isolated a single audio track from an SACD, giving just lead vocals, bass and drums. It makes for a fascinating listen. 13 1 Quote
silverfoxnik Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 I love that! Thanks for sharing... JO's playing and sound are a thing of beauty IMHO.. As is Karen Carpenter's voice. JO's playing on Ventura Highway still takes my breath away - it'd be great to hear that with just voice, bass & drums. 1 Quote
Doctor J Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 Great bass playing but what a truly incredible voice she had. 4 Quote
casapete Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 Really enjoyed hearing this. Wasn’t aware how busy the bassline was either TBH. Great to hear Karen’s voice without all the layered backing vocals which for me made a lot of The Carpenters stuff hard to listen to. Thanks for posting., cheers. 2 Quote
EssentialTension Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 That's fantastic. Thanks for posting. 1 Quote
Mykesbass Posted January 10, 2021 Author Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, EssentialTension said: That's fantastic. Thanks for posting. Funnily enough I thought of you when I saw it! Quote
EssentialTension Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Mykesbass said: Funnily enough I thought of you when I saw it! Heaven knows why? Quote
Mykesbass Posted January 10, 2021 Author Posted January 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, EssentialTension said: Heaven knows why? I have a strange memory - remembers things it doesn't really need to, and you having cited JO several times is one of the things stuck in there. What I need in the supermarket, sadly, isn't!! Quote
EssentialTension Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: I have a strange memory - remembers things it doesn't really need to, and you having cited JO several times is one of the things stuck in there. What I need in the supermarket, sadly, isn't!! Ah, now you're thinking of me again. Which supermarket? Quote
EssentialTension Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 19 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: ... you having cited JO several times ... I was a teenager in the 1960s. At the time, I had no idea who the players were but Osborn was one of the bassists you heard constantly (without knowing it , of course) on much US pop music. Hence, even though I didn't take up bass playing until the early 1970s, JO had aleady influenced me. It is unfortunate that he didn't influence me more. 2 Quote
Lozz196 Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) One of the best voices ever, effortless and so natural sounding. Edited January 10, 2021 by Lozz196 Quote
lowdown Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 I'm not sure who's leading who, or if it's just plain ol' musical intuition but, Bass and Voice at times, are phrasing together. Terrific stuff. 2 Quote
Mykesbass Posted January 10, 2021 Author Posted January 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, lowdown said: I'm not sure who's leading who, or if it's just plain ol' musical intuition but, Bass and Voice at times, are phrasing together. Terrific stuff. Yes, a couple of interesting bass entries that are not the obvious choice but work really beautifully. 2 Quote
Mickeyboro Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Contribution to this great thread from a man who impersonates JO for a living... https://fb.watch/2Y0a2v1Ae1/ Edit: his tone and pickup settings are in the comments. Edited January 11, 2021 by Mickeyboro 2 Quote
Stingray5 Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 Very interesting to hear this. Thanks for posting @Mykesbass. Karen Carpenter's voice was incredible (she was a pretty decent drummer, too, of course) and certainly a personal favourite, only matched -- at least in the 'pop' world at the time -- by (imho) Mama Cass Elliot and Dusty Springfield. 1 Quote
rushbo Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 Great bassline, but man, what a voice Karen Carpenter had. Goosebumps. 1 Quote
krispn Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 There are a few players who were on ‘everthing’ back in the day Jamerson/Babbit, Duck, JO. Their playing has had an indelible impact on bass playing generally and how we define a style or fill the space. There have been many great innovators since in various genres from funk to punk but there are ‘signposts’ in this and other classics which as a bassist we must have in our vocabulary. Finally what a magical thing to hear only bass, drums and in this case exquisite vocals. Something about the bass and how it flirts with melody, rhythm along with the Vocal 2 Quote
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