The Most Famous Bass Solo in Pop Music
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
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In this video, I talk about what's probably the most famous bass solo to happen on a #1 hit record, the song it happens on ("I'll Take You There"), and the iconic bassist that played it (David Hood), along with how he came up with it in that session 50 years ago.
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Thanks for mentioning "The Liquidator" as the genesis of this monster hit. I grew up in Trinidad 🇹🇹, and in 1968, this was a #1 Caribbean hit and I've mentioned this to lots of people who hadn't the faintest clue. Respect.
I saw them "Live" at the Queens Park Savannah, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies!!!
Your obvious enthusiasm coupled with such a insightful analysis of these apparently 'simple' lines never fails to educate and inspire.
Thank you!
This was the song that made me want to play bass. I was 14 when it came out in 1972, and because of Mr. Hood's bassline, a lifelong love affair with music began. He had no idea he was influencing a kid from 1970's Newark, NJ to pick up a bass.
That’s awesome. I think he played on Percy Sledge’s When a Man Loves a Woman as well.
John Entwistle's solo on "My Generation" (The Who) still stands as one of the very few greatest in Pop music.
Well, yes; there are entire listcicles on this subject.
Not solo, but listen to his isolated bass on Won't Get Fooled Again.
I agree with that totally!
Iconic!
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I would have thought John McVie playing bass on The Chain would have been the the most famous bass solo in popular music.
Top 5, FOR SURE!!!
The first song with a famous bass solo that popped into my head was "All Right Now".
For me it was the bass riff from "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"!
Yes, Mr.Big goes all the way!
Me too
I live in the Shoals, and have been lucky to meet David....he's a class act and a very nice man!
Great vid!! 👍 👍👍
I remember when this record hit the top 40 airwaves. The bass groove was the hook. And the thing that strikes me about how the sound and feel is executed is the up-down walk isn't slurred. It's finger plucked; each note articulated with microseconds of silence between them. This is not what I'd describe as heavily staccato funk feel. It may be approaching that, but not really. It's more what I'd describe as clean articulation. The best bass players have this, while so many others slur their playing. I play drums, not bass, but I know this quality in a bassist when I hear it.
I may be a minority of one here, but my FAVE bass solo (I'll Take You There was brilliante, agreed) was the one by Herbie Flowers on 'Jump Into The Fire' by Harry Nillson from Nillson Schmillson. He went down the scales and back up, and made a great Rock Song greater still! John Entwhistel and Billy Sheehan are Bass Guitar Avatars. And Jaco Pastorius is in an alternate Universe of his own!
Awesome bass in that song.good choice.
Berry Oakley - intro for "Whipping Post"
AMEN, Bro'!!
"Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band.
In the UK, it's the coda from "the Chain" by Fleetwood Mac. It was used as the theme tune for the same sports programme on TV for 30 years.
Awesome solo!
I’m from Florence AL where it all started for Rick Hall and his studio FAME that spawned the breakaway studio Muscle Shoals Sound. My family knows a bunch of the musicians. Great guys.
Black Sabbath's N.I.B intro solo, is probably one of my favorites, and one of the most iconic bass solos in all of metal music
you betcha. showing my age here, but watch the beginning of the old show barny miller. not too shabby.
Geezer is my favorite bass player. He’s just brilliant. And yes “basically” is Fn amazing .
However, “my generation” is the most iconic rock bass solo. Without question.
Hell yeah. My favorite too.
The intro to "N.I.B." Is actually called "Bass-ically"!
🤘🏻
My God dude! My wife and I were just talking about this song the other day and especially the David Hood solo which I said to her 'this guys bass part is BRILLIANT so simple but perfect!
Another great post. Thanks for the history lesson on this particular song and bass line.
I totally agree. Iconic song and David Hood grooves the song.The funny thing is that when I hit this clip and your excellent analysis , I thought you would be talking about John Entwistle and My Generation.
That or Smooth Operator by Sade or the intro solo to Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses.
3340steve - “My Generation” is Pop?
@@cirenosnor5768 Sure it is. The single has HANDCLAPS on it, for Pete's sake. And the guitar sound is surprisingly clean, not full-on distortion.
xtenk farpl - Handclaps added to non pop song in attemp to try getting a hit single out of it? 🤷🏽♂️
@@cirenosnor5768 Well, it worked, didn't it? Some of Pete's later stuff is for sure Real Hard Rock: "Won't get fooled again" or "5:15". But MG, when you listen to it today with ears of retrospect, is just a bit "Pop", don't you think? No worries, it's all a matter of opinion. Peace...
I still play this song from time to time in a couple of bands I play in as a bass player... it always gets people up on the dance floor. Never fails..
The best basslines are like the best table manners--they are faultless, but they rarely call attention to themselves. Here is a rare exception! Fun vid, thanks for posting.
The best bass performance ever has got to be on " Papa was a rolling stone " by the Temptations , with " The Chain " close behind .
Yes, but did James Jamerson or Bob Babbitt play that famous line? The latter seems to be the case, but we may never know for certain.
Anything with Jaco Pastorious -
Great minds think alike has to be many thanks love and respect God bless 🙏 from the UK 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing 👍
@@jukeboxdave6026 love the name brah
That was a bassline not a solo.
One of my favorites
When I read the title I immediately thought of John Entwistle's breaks on The Who's "My Generation".
I agree, and it happened so many years before this lovely groove. I take nothing away from the Staple Singers and what they’ve accomplished. And Mavis is still going to this day!
I’m a Jamaican Bassplayer and for years always thought, these two songs were very similar , Liquidator and I’ll take you there, Thanks for your knowledge and information 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Did you know The Liquidator was played by Familyman on bass and Carly on drums ? before they start playing for Bob Marley
@@lenkybasscustombassguitars9381 ...did not know that!
@@lenkybasscustombassguitars9381 Incredible fact!! I'm amazed really 😳😳
I read somewhere about Al Bell being in Jamaica when The Liquidator was being recorded.He brought back a copy of the record with him and the rest is history.Anyone interested in music history should watch the documentary Muscle Shoals.👍🎶🌴
There's been so much back/forth between the USA & Jamaica. So many Jamaican covers of USA tunes that I'd just assumed "Liquidator" was another--nice to find out it was the opposite!
I've had a crush on Mavis Staples since around 1974, I can't be thr only one.
Excellent always thank you!
For me learning to play bass in the 1970's Cream's Sunshine of Your Love was the iconic Bass line of the time and still is.
Definitely iconic
I was thinking Jack Bruce as well, but always love his solo on Crossroads.
This is the first bass line every beginning R&B bass player learns. David Hood keeps it simple and iconic at the same time. One of my favorite bass players of all time. I can't believe how many people have never heard this song before. 🙄
I played a lot of his iconic parts in a cover band for over 20 years. I could *always* feel the way they just clicked right in with people. They *connect*. The simple truth. You couldn't be more right. Make it sing!
I know it's weird but this baseline always reminded me of a beautiful woman skipping through a field of wildflowers on a warm Spring day.
#T. May.
@@finnkdy May works.
This was a huge hit. I loved Stax and still have my old 45's.
Like others - Entwhistle in My Generation, also love slapping bass in Sly& family stone “If you want me to stay” I do love your exposition of the pentatonic build of this bass run, thanks!
I loved Sly, had that album and played it plenty!
It's a great bass solo, but it's hard to imagine this being more famous than the bass solo in The Chain by Fleetwood Mac.
UK poster here: I've played guitar since the 1970s, been in bands etc., yet I don't think I've ever heard "I'll Take You There", so maybe it's not had much airplay over here. I assumed it would be The Chain, too.
I was expecting Bob Babbit's solo in Scorpio.
wait, there's a bass solo in The Chain!?
@@dunkelheit6341 Really just a four bar phrase on the bass but an instantly memorable one, giving John McVie a rare opportunity to stand out!
@@dunkelheit6341 ha, ha, your right. Freakin' solo...silly.
Just found this channel and love it. I'm moving to bass from guitar and these are some of my all time favorite jams. Keep it up.
"I'll Take You There" is definitely an earworm--once heard, it's tough to dislodge it from the mind (liked & subscribed ).
I'm 72 years old. Was in college, a junior, in February 1972, the year this was released. I cannot imagine anyone my age not being familiar with this song, seeing as hit the number 1 slot on Billboard. Go figure.
It was very hard to imagine for me until I saw so many comments here. Makes me wonder what other music they ignored because song was ubiquitous back then.
I guess nothing should surprise me anymore.
It was Elvis in concert when I first heard of Jerry Obern Scheff. Elvis's bass guitarist. When I was 12 years old. He worked for Elvis from 1969 to 1977. Member of the TCB band as well, La Woman for Jim Morrison The Doors. I can not remember what concert that Jerry was asked by Elvis to play some blues. I blew or Blue my mind. As well, He asked James Burton King of the Fender Telecaster, to play Johnny Be Good in the back of his head. He is my favorite guitarist. Then Ronnie Tutt. Drum solo. He was not just a drummer, he was a performer.
I Became a songwriter first when I was 12. At 13 played rhythm guitar, 14 years old learning Drums. In my early 30s I did a demo using all of Elvis's Band members as well, strings, horns, piano all for his members from Elvis in Concert. A good friend at the time gave me over 20 sheets of papers of lyrics. Finely I one. Titled. Keeper Of My heart. We lived together for several months. It was after dinner when He gave me those paper. By 6am I complete the music arrangements. First time anyone gave me lyrics without music. That evening we went to the studio to lay some tracks. The owner of the studio teaches piano and keyboards.
Bingo. I owe my life to keyboards. All of Elvis's band in a keyboard and lot more. Some say it sounds a bit of Pink Floyd or Nazareth a beat like love hurts. My Buddy sounds a lot like Neil Young with a light rock band and all the perks from Elvis's Band. It was completed that week in less than 14 hours. Thank God the Guy who owns the studio teaches vocals. He told me sing back up. I do not sing well. I go off key. He build my confidence. Hey man it is only a demo my friend said. Ok. Thanks to all of Elvis's band members your horns blue me away 😁😁.
I turned up the volume on that bass solo back when I heard that song.
7 years old then and remember that song well!
Yeah , very infectious ! I was 16!
Mavis during the solo..."Bass...little David, easy hea'h, help me now...c'mon little David, alright..." Sing it baby!
' hep me now ...' Cool , the middle name of every person in that room
I'm a white man who plays guitar listening to a black man who not only plays bass but makes great videos about other great bass player who are sometime black bass players & sometimes white as in this case. And what is it that brings us all; black, brown, yellow, white together? Music! Back in the days of "hippies", people of all colors, introduced society to the concept that yes we can all get along & it was the music which bound us all together regardless of the color of our skin. This was clearly on display in 1969 at Woodstock for all to see that yes we can get back to the Garden & it starts with the music.
Dr. Martin Luther King, a black man, taught us all to judge by character not the color of a persons skin. Lyndon B. Johnson, a white man, passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to help heal the wounds of our shattered past & to help level the playing field so everyone could have equal opportunity. Biology, men/women of all races, teaches us that we all bleed red & come from a common ancestor. Jesus Christ, the God Man who was neither black nor white, confirms this in His Word & taught that there was neither Jew nor gentile, that we are all of one race, the human race.
So what happened??? Society was well on it's way to healing until a little over 10 years ago when the tide started changing. There were some very angry, bitter, dare I say evil men who crept in who taught there can be no reconciliation until blame is assigned & responsibility is taken. This is not the road to reconciliation this is the pathway to destruction. This is an evil ideology that pits one side against the other which in the end leaves no one the winner.
I say let all of us of every color get back to the love, forgiveness, unity, & healing that we found so long ago through the music. That we get back to judging by character not the color of a persons skin. I love you because you make great videos, talk about great music (from people of all colors), your love of music, & I thank you for your contribution to music & the color of your skin never even comes into the equation. We who have lived through it & have seen the healing power of music must teach this generation there's a better way. That love, unity, & respect only comes when we treat each other as brothers & sisters because after all that's exactly what we are.
Yeah, for sure WTF cares what color you are?!
It all changed when Barry was elected ! God help us right now🇺🇸 !
Thanks for giving us the back story of this song. So many of them out there, so many to appreciate the talent that goes into them. Here is one of my favorite bass solos: Galveston by Glen Campbell.
Ummm...I believe that is a baritone solo, not a bass solo.
@@mcdainty4202 A Fender 6 is tuned like a guitar an octave down, not technically a baritone though it sounds more like it than a bass
Just a superb song. I was 9 years old groovin' to this song in 1971. They literally don't make 'em like this anymore.
😮 what a bass line.
Love this bassline, one of the first I learned after picking up a bass
A lot of us did
@@babayaga1767
It was a target rich era for us high school musicians to hone our ear training and aural skills, to the pulsing rhythms of AM radio blasting the sounds of soul in America.
Good Ol Staples ... Loved their Music !
Original bassline played by the great Jackie Jackson who was the bassist for Toots and the Maytals
Excellent!
One of my favorites of all time. Yeah
I'm quite partial to the bassline in Jethro Tull's Living in the Past. It was such a great and lively bit of playing by Glenn Cornick.
Bourée from Stand Up. It was the first I heard. I wouldn't argue with anyone over Living In The Past. Good there too. From Zeppelin the bass on Ramble On. Not a solo, still it's what I listen when hear the song.
@@johncook7281 You're right. Bouree is one of the few songs where the bass guitar is the foremost focus of the song. Later on it competes for it with the flute.
@@tullfan2560 Hello from John
I have a good one . Paul(Ramone) McCartney’ s bass intro to Steve Miller ‘s My Dark Hour🇺🇸🎸
At first I was like "I bet this is about My Generation", then I was like "eh?? never heard of I'll Take You There", finally I was like "oooh yeah I remember this song...". Great vid.
He's also one of the nicest, most laid back people you'll ever meet. Muscle Shoals bands/musicians have no ego. Not sure if he still does it but as of a few years ago, he and his band The Decoys (some members of the Swampers) played every Thursday night at a local bar just for the sheer fun of it. Gotta love it!
Thank You For Sharing Nice Interpretation 🏄♀️🎹🎤🎶😊
This brings back some old memories.. Gotta love those nerdy swampers..
Odd that nobody mentions the other Jack, as in Jack Cassidy from Jefferson Airplane. His work on "After Bathing At Baxter's (1967) is spectacular. Especially 'rejoice', 'Martha', 'The last Wall Of The Castle' and the jam, 'Spare Chaynge'.
No fan or player of the bass should be without this. Also, 'The Other Side Of This Life' from "Bless Its Pointed Little Head". It's just about as heavy as "Live At Leeds".
Casady is a beast. I had forgotten all about that as a favorite. ABAB is my favorite JA album. So much on there.
I too thought that this piece would be about the bass solo in My Generation.It’s what prompted me to buy my first fender jazz bass in 1966. Great topic nonetheless.
For more on David Hood and the swampers I suggest the documentary Muscle Shoals on Prime Video.
Oh… and before I forget… kudos for paraphrasing prolific country songwriter Harlan Howard’s description of his songs as “ three chords and the truth”.
Tres clever!
Lead bass intro by John Entwistle of The Who on " The Real Me" still gets my " Best Ever" vote.
The guy playing bass in Paul Simon's You Can Call Me Al was pretty impressive.
Agreed 😃That’s one Bakithi Khumalo from South Africa !
The wonderment of that bass solo by the foremention in the comment section is that it was recorded to play back in reverse...something the Beatles did in some of there songs.Excellent.
@@michaelvaladez6570 …wow in reverse 😊an example you can refer please
@@normanndaba8823 I had read that The Beatles Nowhere Man guitar solo,I'm only sleeping and one other is one off The Revolver album.
Was it actually a traditional bass?
Thank you so much! I just bought their album from iTunes! I grew up in the 70's and this is the vibe I remember.
Rare Earth: live, greatest bass solo
Pure Soul. What a great tune. JLG
Beautiful soul music John . Earth , Wind & Fire also .
@@jackwezesa1081 I was a prep cook back in 72 or so. And i worked with Miss Ruthie. I watcher her sway and sing along that with that song. I remember the bass and the rim shots so
Precise. JLG.
@@jlgitto That’s so cool John . I was a bus boy in the last great Italian restaraunt from our area in 72. Good memories , $1.05 an hour plus 10% of the waitresses’ tips! Spent most of my money on records!
@@jackwezesa1081 and what restaurant was that? I worked at Rich and Charlie’s on Clayton and Oakland.
@@jlgitto The Bella Vista in Mass. It was run by the Mafia! It’s been gone 40+ years ! People traveled to go there . Wednesday night it was packed! Good memories!
Thank you for sharing do continue the great work you are doing 👏
YES!!
A vast majority of the time when a title like this comes up in my feed and I click I'm disappointed. This is top shelf content.
Cool story and great musicians!
Tony Levin on Big Time and the quick solo on You Can Call Me Al are pretty recognizable too.
Where Ever I Lay My Hat, is another one I would have thrown in there or even Don’t Give Up
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Special thanks for providing the notation.
The brief bass solo in Paul Simon’s Call me Al is pretty popular for kids of the 80’s
My favorite Staples singers song
Never heard of it in ALL of my 57 years until just now. I can honestly say, I was underwhelmed--to say the least.
I am 65 and this is the first time it registered it in my head. Not much of a bass solo.
I know what you mean
Yeah, no kidding. I'm 62 years old, and a lifetime enthusiast of all things bass guitar. This has never been on my RADAR. To be fair, I gave it a listen (the whole song, not the snippets this guys gives us) to see if I had been missing something. Absolutely underwhelming in every respect. This guy needs to get out more...
@@davenone7312 Racism my ass, the song sucks (period).
Y’all have been living under rocks. I mean, it’s not the most whatever bass line ever, not something I’d consider a solo per se but it’s def iconic. Like the first 5 notes of my girl by the temptations. Not that iconic but it’s been so part of pop culture it’s been used in commercials. Plus it’s a good song.
I started playing bass in 1970. In 1968 I saw Jimi Hendrix at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio which made me want to switch from violin to bass. In 1967 at Expo 67 in Montreal I heard the song "A Girl Like You" by The Rascals that lit the fire of wanting to seriously think about switching. I was able to learn the solo from "I'll Take You There" in 1972 and I felt like I was on cloud nine...I knew I was a bass player. Thanks for the video, it took me back to the mountain I learned to climb, and the fun that I had doing it.
Nice!! I started playing bass in '71, partly because most of my friends were playing guitar, and the bass spoke to me more than guitar. ....Do you still have your first bass? I do. It's a Dakota Red '64 Precision that I bought from a guy coming back from his Viet Nam military tour. He decided to keep his '66 Mustang and sell the bass. I paid $125 for it. That thing has the best neck, and it's been around the States and Europe with me many, many times.
@@petset77 Damn man, a 1964 Dakota Red Precision Bass...
...I'm a Black man and I jokingly hold my arm up and say...you may not be able to tell, but I'm green with envy. That's a joke son, you get it...a joke boy, as Foghorn Leghorn would say. I don't have my first bass, but I do have a 2006 US Lakland Joe Osborne signature 5 string in Lake Placid Blue(passive)...ummm, a 64 Dakota Red...ummmm!
@@godfreymccammon4531, it's been my favorite bass throughout the years. Great neck. I also have a '72 I got some years later which sounds better but the neck isn't as special, a '68 Fender Telecaster bass, a (not vintage) '89 Gibson Thunderbird, a '65 Gibson EB-0, a late 80s Ovation Magnum, a '76 Jazz, a 90s Kramer/Ferrington hollow acoustic/electric for acoustic shows, and have had a couple of Rickenbacker 2001s, a heavy ass Travis Bean TB2000, an Alembic series 1 or 100 or whatever, and a bunch of 6 string guitars, from my favorite '54 Gibson ES125, to misc cheaper old archtops, to better electrics ('73 Les Paul and a couple of Teles and Strats, and an Ovation Breadwinner), acoustics from Taylor to whatever... mandolins, banjos.... etc. Yeah, I used to play, and had the bug..... I'm retired now for years, but sometimes still noodle around the house. I sold or gave away the recording stuff, keyboards and drums. It was a journey indeed. Good luck to you.
@@petset77 Holy moly Steve. That's intensity in ten cities. Have mercy Miss Percy. That rocks the Casbah...how many stupid things can I say to show my astonishment in what you have. Ok, one more from the TV show Martin...damn Gina!
I had a 1970 clean as a whistle Blond Telecaster Bass but I was a complete asshole to trade it for another bass. I now have a 1995 Vintage Reissue Rickenbacker 4001 natural, a 2005 Pedulla MVP 8 string Fretless Bass in AAA Flame maple in see thru charcoal grey, a 2005 top of the line Thunderbolt 5 sting in AAAA Flame in peakcock blue. It's a one off because I was working at a music store that sold Pedulla's and when they called to see how I liked the MVP, I said to them Pedulla, the cure for bitter bass face(from the beer commercial), they liked it, got clearance in court for a company slogan and gave me free upgrades on the just ordered Thunderbolt...the only Thunderbolt in AAAA, they only offered AAA or AAAAA, not four. You still make me jealous as hell with what you have...spank those planks dude!
@@godfreymccammon4531, you have a pretty nice collection yourself!! Keep on playing!!!
Another great dissection of a familiar song we THOUGHT we knew.
David Hood is a good friend of mine!
You like digging in the dirt for obscure bass stuff, that much is true. The bassiest song ever was The Fish by Chris Squire on the Yes album Fragile.
1st bass player I think of is Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath ( Ozzy Osbourne).
I thought almost nothing of him until I saw him in concert in the 1970's. He was non stop riffing almost the entire show. Which I never realized he was doing listening to their records. These days a person can hear sometimes above everything else, bass, in all types music. Pre-2000's though to hear it clearly, one had to have a significant investment in audio equipment. Otherwise often it was there but go figure what someone was playing. And , as with 50's mo-town, or British Pop, or, even in recordings of orchestras, it didn't sound bass( a songs bottom). It would sound like McCarthy's Rickenbacker, or, The Crickets stand up bass. It was, oh, that's the bass.
And big 8', or, 10' low end drums, couldn't be heard on stereos. Irish music, Italian opera, etc, Don't you people know bass , real bass?
Unless it was 'live', it was..
I am so glad this video got made. I have been loving this bass line and bass solo - and everything about this song since I was 12 years old, in 1972. "I'll take you there" was getting massive airplay on WABC musicradio in New York and I never got sick of hearing it. I got so much homework done while bopping my head to this song - thank you Staple Singers.
Love your analytics Man, please keep up the good work!
There are two songs that, no matter where I am on planet Earth, when I hear them, I dance. Autopilot. This is one of them. I remember hearing it for the first time when it hit the radio. And boy did it hit big. Absolute magic. The other song? Keep on Truckin”. Eddie Kendricks. ❤️
My favorite video of the week. Great job. AND,,,,it's funny because I just listened to this song on Saturday. And now this great analysis. Loved it. Thanks Man!!
I’m just going to throw in Mr Big by Free. The solo bit transitions from Paul Kossoff on guitar climbing high while Andy Fraser holds down the bottom end to Andy moving up the fretboard and showing off while Paul calms down a bit. Wonderful.
great to know about this album from you! thanks for sharing your knowledge!
The intro to The Moody Blues "I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock n Roll Band) is what inspired me to pick the Bass.
This is probably the most famous bass solo, along with "My Generation" by The Who, played by John Entwistle, but the very first bass solo (that I know of) on a pop/rock tune by a well known band was "Nivram" by The Shadows, credited to Jet Harris (R.I.P.) but the rumour is that it was played by Hank Marvin himself! Maybe we will never know!
Nivram being Marvin backwards is probably the clue to who played it!
Jet Harris was a great bass player in his time. I think he was the one that played the solo
Bruce Foxtons bass line on A Town Called Malice is my favourite.
Learned things I didn't know about one of my all-time favorite songs! Thanks!
The entire song is just a groove with each performer adding to it.. Just like Reggae...
Merci for taking us down there...where bassists go.
Hi I had the record when it came out and I still have it somewhere 45 that’s a long time ago yes very powerful record as you probably know it was a gospel song but it was sort of in disguise. And several people had done that at the time which was pretty cool I remember telling people this song is talking about following the Lord going to heaven and they would say no it’s not and they would be very angry but it most certainly was it was well done and highly enjoyable. It was a huge hit I had a nice feel to it I’m glad that it like other songs was able to cross into other areas of music! And I am blessed to see that you enjoy it.
Great song which was new to me! There should be more bass solos in pop music! One minor observation: The solo contains the note f which is not part of the c pentatonic scale - and makes the solo even more interesting IMHO.
You are correct! Technically, it’s following the changes and using notes from C AND F pentatonic, but I tried not to over explain it.
A bass player in a small town was sold on the bass track of the pop hit "black is black", which he performed with real gusto!
Unfortunately, he didn't get much response/recognition from his audience untill he donated a vinyl copy to the local radio station.
After which he was conferred an honary doctorate!
I heard countless songs in the 70s (when I was a little kid) that got me hooked onto drums and bass!
As for the fruits, music or anything else in life, different strokes for different folks!
WHAT?!!! the reggae song was created first? Awesome research. Thanks for bringing that up! The truth always comes out at the end :-)
Love that bass line in I'll Take You There"; took me hours to master that break!
SO GOOD🎸
The reason the horns and vocals and the song itself works is that there's room for all that in the basic 2 chord song
unfamiliar with this album and song but the bass is definitely recognizable. I only know of the staple singers from their appearance in The Last Waltz(they killed it!) and am happy to get a lead to more of their music. thanks for the very informative vid
There are a couple of bass riffs I can think of that have more impact on pop music. They may not be a bass solo but still so notable.
Number one is the bass intro on the song”these boots are made for walking” by Nancy Sinatra, the second is the bass intro on “good vibrations “ by The Beach Boys. By the way Carol Kaye played in the studio recording on both songs.
Agree, there are a lot of hidden bass gems in many of those Beach Boys songs from Pet Sounds and beyond.
I know two more that are even more impactful. James Jamerson' two note riff intro to "My Girl." Jack Bruce's repeating bass riff on Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love."
When it comes to good bass riffs there are many worth mentioning but some stand out more than others. In some cases you know instantly what is coming no matter how skilled the bass player is. When you recognize the song after the first bar by the bass you are in that category. Two good examples are “money “ by Pink Floyd and “An other bites the dust” by Queen.
There’s so many by I can think of . Check out the bass in Angry Eyes by Loggins & Messina which is a great sounding recording 🎸
If we're talking memorable bass RIFFS, we can't forget Paul McCartney... "Rain" has one of the greatest bass lines ever, imo...tho the song might not be considered a "hit single".. but "Come Together" is another iconic bass riff! "Mrs Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel has a bass line that integral to the song's melody. Chess Records had many great songs built around Willie Dixon's bass licks. And how about The Doors? A band that didn't even have a bass guitarist, yet so many of their songs were built around bass lines... "L.A. Woman", "Roadhouse Blues", and of course, the hypnotic bass line of "Light My Fire"!
The first bass solo that did it for me was, Rare Earth's Get Ready by John Persh!!!
Wicked🎸🎸🎸
The intro to Archie Bell and The Drells "Tighten Up" is the best ever....
That guitar solo was wicked too.
Derek Smalls bass in “Big Bottom” rules-everything else drools.
......And that includes his cucumber.
or so I have been told.
There’s a rock band “Grand Funk Railroad” that has a song called “I’m Your Captain” with an awesome bass solo that carries the song over the bridge.