I never knew The Monkees has some great basslines?

[iconic]

came across this guy doing some Monkees stuff and thought a few of these were really great basslines, good fun to play...that guys Lakland has a great tone too

[acidbass]

Yeah I love playing the bassline in I'm A Believer - it's probably my favourite song out of my band's set! Busy but melodic!

[OldGit]

Yeah they had some great people on their records.

I did have a laff recently though with the campaign to get the Monkees into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Sign here if you want to help three actors and a fairly good guitarist miming to covers to devalue the sacred portals
[url="http://www.petitiononline.com/Kretch07/petition.html"]http://www.petitiononline.com/Kretch07/petition.html[/url]

[Bass Culture]

Nice old Peterson combo too! I loved mine.

[wateroftyne]

[url="http://www.addmoremusic.net/Monkees1.html"]Monkees session info right this way >>>>[/url]

[OldGit]

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='789625' date='Mar 29 2010, 05:05 PM'][url="http://www.addmoremusic.net/Monkees1.html"]Monkees session info right this way >>>>[/url][/quote]

Hey brilliant. I thought Carole Kaye was on more tracks than that though.

[lowdown]

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='789625' date='Mar 29 2010, 05:05 PM'][url="http://www.addmoremusic.net/Monkees1.html"]Monkees session info right this way >>>>[/url][/quote]


Hey thanks for that.
Just found from the link that the great Max Bennet did a few sessions for them.

[url="http://www.maxbennett.com/"]http://www.maxbennett.com/[/url]


Garry

[jezzaboy]

[quote name='OldGit' post='789632' date='Mar 29 2010, 05:09 PM']Hey brilliant. I thought Carole Kaye was on more tracks than that though.[/quote]


I thought that Carol Kaye played on every session in the 60`s . She seems to think so!

I knew that Larry "the mole" Taylor from Canned Heat played on some tracks but didn`t realise he played on that many tracks. Intresting info WOT.

Jez

[Kirky]

I know Larry Taylor's work with Tom Waits. Didn't realise he was with Canned Heat. Great player. Monkees had the of session guys on their records.

[Sean]

I thought it was all Carol Kaye and Joe Osbourne. interesting stuff. What's really interesting is how much they actually did themselves, especially Peter Tork.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Kirky' post='789855' date='Mar 29 2010, 08:15 PM']I know Larry Taylor's work with Tom Waits. Didn't realise he was with Canned Heat. Great player. Monkees had the of session guys on their records.[/quote]
Larry Taylor played with John Mayall too.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Sean' post='789861' date='Mar 29 2010, 08:22 PM']I thought it was all Carol Kaye and Joe Osbourne. interesting stuff. What's really interesting is how much they actually did themselves, especially Peter Tork.[/quote]
I expected more Joe Osborn too.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I thought it was the one with the bobble hat.

[Golchen]

[quote name='OldGit' post='789605' date='Mar 29 2010, 04:38 PM']Yeah they had some great people on their records.

I did have a laff recently though with the campaign to get the Monkees into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Sign here if you want to help three actors and a fairly good guitarist miming to covers to devalue the sacred portals
[url="http://www.petitiononline.com/Kretch07/petition.html"]http://www.petitiononline.com/Kretch07/petition.html[/url][/quote]


I always think that the rock & roll hall of fame is pretty mickey mouse anyway so why not have them in. I'll sign it!

ps. Glad to see that you give Mike a bit of credit - pretty good solo on Valleri

[OldGit]

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='789884' date='Mar 29 2010, 08:36 PM']Larry Taylor played with John Mayall too.[/quote]


Oh Yes! Thanks for the reminder.
I remember seeing him live at the time. Knew the name rang a bell. I have a Mayall track somewhere with Larry Taylor and another bass player doing a duel/duet ..

[OldGit]

[quote name='Golchen' post='790254' date='Mar 30 2010, 09:05 AM']I always think that the rock & roll hall of fame is pretty mickey mouse anyway so why not have them in. I'll sign it!

ps. Glad to see that you give Mike a bit of credit - pretty good solo on Valleri[/quote]


I think Mike was a musician acting rather than the other way around. I like his solo stuff too. EG Rio

Nice bass line.

I thought Micky and Davy were good singers for the Monkees stuff but hardly Hall of Fame material

[EssentialTension]

Steven Stills auditioned for the Monkees but got rejected.

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='OldGit' post='790270' date='Mar 30 2010, 09:19 AM']I think Mike was a musician acting rather than the other way around. I like his solo stuff too. EG Rio[/quote]

I can't believe you posted that link rather than the video.



I saw that in the early days of MTV, on a night when I was ... erm ... using the music for flight (if you get my drift) and I damned near wet myself laughing.

Course, I was younger then.

[OldGit]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='790982' date='Mar 30 2010, 07:40 PM']I can't believe you posted that link rather than the video.



I saw that in the early days of MTV, on a night when I was ... erm ... using the music for flight (if you get my drift) and I damned near wet myself laughing.

Course, I was younger then.[/quote]


Ha ha I got distracted by the beard so thought the music only one might be better