stingrayfan Posted October 2, 2009 Posted October 2, 2009 Been listening to The Beatles - Rubber Soul after stumbling upon it again. Had forgotten how good some of the basslines are on that - esp Drive My Car, The Word and You Won't See Me. Macca was on fire on some of the tracks on that album..worth digging out if you haven't listened to it for a while. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted October 2, 2009 Posted October 2, 2009 One of the first 'LP's' I bought in the 60's, mono to boot. Trouble with mono was you couldn't really hear the basslines on my old Dansette! Quote
RhysP Posted October 2, 2009 Posted October 2, 2009 The fuzz bass part on "Think for yourself" was one of the first things I ever learnt. I'm not a big fan of the Beatles, but "Rubber Soul" is a great album. Quote
rasher80 Posted October 2, 2009 Posted October 2, 2009 I was always indifferent to the beatles when i was younger, i preferred other 60s bands like The Who, The Kinks, The Small Faces, etc. Then i got into them in my early 20s when a housemate left a copy of Sgt Peppers lying around - i've been hooked ever since. And +1, there are some great Macca moments on Rubber Soul Quote
JPS Posted October 2, 2009 Posted October 2, 2009 Always preferred it to Sgt Peppers. Great songs and great bass playing. I especially like some of the less well known tunes e.g. You Won't See Me. Quote
steve-soar Posted October 2, 2009 Posted October 2, 2009 I'm a total disciple I'm afraid. Rubber Soul, Revolver, Pepper, The White, Abbey Road and most of Let it Be have some of the most righteous basslines EVER recorded. I bought Abbey Road remastered last week, the basslines on that album are incredible, on Something, oh dear, totally beautiful. Macca = Legend. Quote
silverfoxnik Posted October 2, 2009 Posted October 2, 2009 [quote name='steve-soar' post='615106' date='Oct 2 2009, 06:59 PM']I'm a total disciple I'm afraid. Rubber Soul, Revolver, Pepper, The White, Abbey Road and most of Let it Be have some of the most righteous basslines EVER recorded. I bought Abbey Road remastered last week, the basslines on that album are incredible, on Something, oh dear, totally beautiful. Macca = Legend.[/quote] +1 Quote
EssentialTension Posted October 2, 2009 Posted October 2, 2009 [quote name='steve-soar' post='615106' date='Oct 2 2009, 06:59 PM']I'm a total disciple I'm afraid. Rubber Soul, Revolver, Pepper, The White, Abbey Road and most of Let it Be have some of the most righteous basslines EVER recorded. I bought Abbey Road remastered last week, the basslines on that album are incredible, on Something, oh dear, totally beautiful. Macca = Legend.[/quote] I've just listened to remastered Abbey Road - absolutely cracking. Macca=legend=definitely .... and I always think the Something bass line owes something (no pun intended) to Jamerson. Quote
EssentialTension Posted October 2, 2009 Posted October 2, 2009 Also just listened to Hey Bulldog ... what about that bassline? Quote
craigjf1969 Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 +1000...the beatles and especially macca were the sole reason that made me pick up a guitar Quote
acidbass Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 I always get shivers down my spine when I hear that opening guitar riff, chiming on the George's 12 string. Amazing album and band, easily rates among my top three favourite Beatles albums (alongside Revolver and Beatles For Sale) Quote
steve-soar Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='615282' date='Oct 2 2009, 09:48 PM']Also just listened to Hey Bulldog ... what about that bassline?[/quote]That bassline wins the "Look at these apples" bassline of the day award. No pun intended. Quote
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