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  • The incredible John Entwistle in Atlanta 28 september 2000

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  • @bradleyparker4035
    @bradleyparker4035 5 років тому +1631

    Count Dooku killing the Bass!

    • @dabadguy7882
      @dabadguy7882 4 роки тому +24

      lol that's Tommy Chang, man!

    • @ollie2036
      @ollie2036 4 роки тому +22

      Da Badguy No it’s Count Dooku

    • @mrm2542
      @mrm2542 4 роки тому +24

      Actually, Christopher Lee himself was a metal guitarist

    • @42069TV
      @42069TV 4 роки тому +29

      Davie504: My powers have doubled since the last time we've met.

    • @seahawkjoe4038
      @seahawkjoe4038 4 роки тому +2

      Tuan Lungmuan Tonsing Davie would get destroyed

  • @jchis9852
    @jchis9852 4 роки тому +1044

    And this folks is the exact reason why that even though Entwistle played bass, he was the lead guitarist and Townshend was the rhythm guitarist.

    • @jr-xs9tf
      @jr-xs9tf 4 роки тому +95

      Pete said that when John passed he had to play a load of extra notes on his guitar to fill in the blanks that the bass used to occupy.

    • @deathmetaldouglas69
      @deathmetaldouglas69 3 роки тому +43

      If you listened to the full "Live at Leeds" you would know Townshend was a great lead guitarist.

    • @jchis9852
      @jchis9852 3 роки тому +17

      @@deathmetaldouglas69 I've listened to it a number of times, watched the full concert film. Sorry Doug, but "a great lead guitarist", he's not.

    • @deathmetaldouglas69
      @deathmetaldouglas69 3 роки тому +25

      @@jchis9852 That's probably because you are either an idiot, a total tasteless wanker or both. I've played instrumental parts of it to people (mostly accomplished guitarists) and they often guess they are listening to Cream with comments about how great Eric Clapton is. His lead playing at that time was amazing but he shied away from it or stopped practicing. I've played bass and guitar for about 40 years so I think I pretty well know what the fuck i'm talking about. Also there is no concert film for "Live at Leeds". Nice try.

    • @jchis9852
      @jchis9852 3 роки тому +8

      @@deathmetaldouglas69 I'll tell you what Dougie, I'll give you that I misspoke about a "Live at Leeds" film. It was the "Live at the Isle of Wight Festival" that I was referring to and guess what, they are both from 1970 just eight months apart from each other and every song on the "L@L" album they had also played at the Isle of Wight show. So Townshend's level of playing was identical at both shows as opposed to if the performances were a few years apart. Now about your other comments...
      Funny how you blow your own horn about playing for 40 years yet you don't have a single video posted of you playing even though you've been on here for ten years. Hmmm, sounds like a bunch of poppycöck to me. Oh, and another thing, if you've played Townshend's work on guitar for your "accomplished guitarists" and they thought it sounded like Clapton from his Cream days, then they really need to get their hearing checked as Clapton and Townshend's playing aren't even close to one another.
      No go away or I shall have to taunt you a second time-a.

  • @johnmullen1796
    @johnmullen1796 5 років тому +734

    it's like he's got 15 fingers

  • @johnnymoon
    @johnnymoon 4 роки тому +537

    John and Keith have a style that can only be described as chaotic groove

    • @bluesboy54321
      @bluesboy54321 3 роки тому +13

      Looking at john, this can't be that long before he died.
      This wasn't Keith Moon.

    • @painybass2652
      @painybass2652 3 роки тому +25

      This was filmed in 2000 and Keith died way back in 1978! This is The Who's current drummer Zak Starkey (son of Ringo Star)

    • @johnnymoon
      @johnnymoon 3 роки тому +25

      @@painybass2652 I know, I was just making a comment on how Keith and John sounded together.

    • @stetay2
      @stetay2 2 роки тому +2

      @@johnnymoon i no you were m8

    • @christinecollins6302
      @christinecollins6302 Рік тому +7

      Yes this is Zac- as consistent as a drum machine here. But the discription of Moon/ Entwistle is accurate. Moon is my favorite drummer- I don’t see him as sloppy- his playing was emotionally volitile, but genius. I regret to say that Entwistle ( my favorite bass and all around musician)did his best work with Moon. Here he finally has the Ox Cam, the time/ space, the spotlight we always wanted for him- but his playing misses Moons groove ( I love Zac , really do- just the chemistry) zac is the best Moon Fill replacement- but not rhythm replacement

  • @michaeldoty1770
    @michaeldoty1770 4 роки тому +538

    This is why John Entwistle is my favorite bass guitarist of all time.

    • @NoName-bp5ed
      @NoName-bp5ed 4 роки тому +8

      But he plays not really clearly ?

    • @Decimator-jh4gu
      @Decimator-jh4gu 4 роки тому +14

      @@NoName-bp5ed Yes he does!!! Check your ears, boy.

    • @Decimator-jh4gu
      @Decimator-jh4gu 4 роки тому +1

      @Joel Banning He's better being older, wtf is wrong with you?

    • @Decimator-jh4gu
      @Decimator-jh4gu 4 роки тому +7

      @Joel Banning Almost no bassists on earth can play this or this style, it's truly stellar. Fingers are just tearing it up and on his right hand and left hand is so easy and technical on the fretboard, it's effortless for him.

    • @rick.05
      @rick.05 4 роки тому +4

      @@Decimator-jh4gu he was 57

  • @vilo_h5541
    @vilo_h5541 Рік тому +157

    I started playing bass because of him. 54 years later and I’m still figuring it out!

    • @paulsimmons5726
      @paulsimmons5726 9 місяців тому +7

      You’re not alone in that regard, lol!
      RIP Ox!

    • @mixc8
      @mixc8 7 місяців тому +5

      LOL I am with you :)

    • @Essential4Life
      @Essential4Life 7 місяців тому +4

      Congratulations, keep up the great work

    • @jimmichel3855
      @jimmichel3855 4 місяці тому +4

      Same with me!

    • @spacecadetrl
      @spacecadetrl Місяць тому +1

      Hell yeah! Keep on keepin on

  • @catboyzee
    @catboyzee Рік тому +206

    If you listen without looking at the footage, it sounds like Entwistle is slapping/popping. The sound is just that powerful, punchy, frenetic, and in-your-face. Much respect and RIP.

    • @SilverFang2789
      @SilverFang2789 Рік тому +14

      He earned the nickname "Thunder-Fingers"

    • @Just_A_Dude
      @Just_A_Dude Рік тому +6

      @@SilverFang2789 He had to, to be able to be heard over Moon and Townshend.

    • @TheMarioExpertMan
      @TheMarioExpertMan Рік тому +1

      Slapping bass is an illegal playing technique imo. Might as well just use a pick

    • @Gremlin787
      @Gremlin787 Рік тому +1

      ​@@TheMarioExpertManNormalmente não fica o mesmo som.

    • @michaelgraham9774
      @michaelgraham9774 9 місяців тому +6

      ​@@TheMarioExpertManExcept the two styles don't sound remotely the same

  • @KellyMichael91
    @KellyMichael91 2 роки тому +152

    That's my uncle Steve on drums. John was a fucking legend

    • @johndardi1334
      @johndardi1334 Рік тому +11

      Sounds like you’re Uncle Steve is a legend TOO! Do you have any clue what an honor that would be to be able to say you played with John Entwistle?

    • @misternewman1576
      @misternewman1576 Рік тому +1

      There was a drummer? I'm guessing just to keep the rythym with John?

    • @KellyMichael91
      @KellyMichael91 Рік тому +8

      @@johndardi1334 they were like best friends. He narrated the documentary about John called The Ox's Tale. I'm pretty sure he delivered his eulogy too

    • @johndardi1334
      @johndardi1334 Рік тому +7

      @@KellyMichael91 John Alec Entwistle is the reason I’m a bass player. It was 1982 and I saw The Who the final tour on HBO. I had no idea what John was doing but I knew I wanted to do it too!! The way he dressed and played. He will always be my hero. He’s the archetype. He’s the greatest. I’m honored to talk to you sir.

    • @KellyMichael91
      @KellyMichael91 Рік тому +2

      @John Dardi they didn't call him Thunderfingers for nothing! He touched so many lives.

  • @danwerth6766
    @danwerth6766 Рік тому +50

    The strings couldn't keep up....Absolutely incredible.

  • @drill2.087
    @drill2.087 6 років тому +871

    Before les clay pool there was Entwistle

    • @pzrkstinger
      @pzrkstinger 5 років тому +56

      DRILL 2.0 I think they are not the same. Entwistle is technical genius, but his grooves are a piece of shit. Clay is less of a technical master, but is a great at making thing actually sound good.
      Come on, throw a stone at me if you don’t think this solo is a piece of shit...

    • @Boonses
      @Boonses 5 років тому +92

      GAM3R “ throws stone “

    • @timpenfield5
      @timpenfield5 5 років тому +22

      U ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO KNOW WHOS BETTER???????? I DOUBT IT MAN. ILL WATCH YOUR PLAYING. U BETTER BE BETTER THAN BOTH CLAYPOOL AND THE OX TO TALK SHIT LIKE THAT, YOUR A FUKIN GAMER. A GAMER?????????? KNOWS BASS??????????

    • @pzrkstinger
      @pzrkstinger 5 років тому +3

      NarBad tis hurts!

    • @iplayguitarnbass
      @iplayguitarnbass 5 років тому

      Okay

  • @stonersid
    @stonersid 2 роки тому +76

    played bass for 22 years why does my bass not do this...is he cheating with a magic bass?....been listening to him for 40 years and im still not sure he was ever human

    • @adamswing6115
      @adamswing6115 Рік тому +10

      The "magic" is cocaine sir

    • @inzanedogg3
      @inzanedogg3 Рік тому

      You don't learn that a magical wizard had to fuck it into you

    • @Blueguitar007
      @Blueguitar007 Рік тому +1

      Active pickups... Compression and... Yes his talent.

    • @SuperBrictson
      @SuperBrictson Рік тому

      ​@@adamswing6115cocaine and hookers, my friend!!!

  • @javalavva
    @javalavva 4 місяці тому +8

    Entwistle was the ultimate bass badass because he mastered the look of "bored disdain whilst also thinking about a grocery list and what he wants to watch on the telly later on" while simultaneously slaying it playing lead and laying down a groove

    • @jjcox7969
      @jjcox7969 День тому

      that's why they called him "The Quiet one"

  • @TornadoHound
    @TornadoHound 4 роки тому +335

    Seems to be a lot of guys judging this man's entire body of work based on this one solo. This isn't even close to his playing in his prime. His contemporaries consistently name him as one of, if not the best rock bass guitarists to pick up the instrument.

    • @jokkergar
      @jokkergar 4 роки тому +1

      We all have bad days and John was no exception

    • @ctatrains
      @ctatrains 4 роки тому +15

      Well, it's not like his entire body of work isn't available to the general public to bass opinions on. Just that this particular solo is probably one of his worse. And yeah, his contemporaries would say that. That's a nice thing to say but contemporaries are simply people or things from the same time period and as one of his contemporaries, imo he definitely was not the best rock bass to pick up the instrument even in his prime. He wasn't terrible, just hardly the best.

    • @mr.stauffersnaturechannel4016
      @mr.stauffersnaturechannel4016 4 роки тому +2

      @@ctatrains I respect your opinion, but not nearly as much as his peers. You're a fan, not a peer. The best rock bassist of all time all say he is one of the greatest, if not the greatest.

    • @ctatrains
      @ctatrains 4 роки тому +2

      @@mr.stauffersnaturechannel4016 I can appreciate that J S. It's all good. For me, being that music is subjective, it's really up to my own ears to decide. No one can persuade me into hearing what I simply don't hear and it won't sound any better to me with an endorsement from people who don't hear music with my ears. Since we don't listen to music with each others ears we have different criteria for what is good or bad musically. If he's the best to you, that's all that matters.

    • @ragingmong5593
      @ragingmong5593 3 роки тому

      @@ctatrains Aight man, upload a video of you playing the bass. Wanna see how good you are

  • @ilikejelloyay208
    @ilikejelloyay208 3 роки тому +40

    The Jimi Hendrix of Bass

    • @eagledrawing8120
      @eagledrawing8120 3 роки тому

      More like van halen of Bass cliff burton was the jimi Hendrix of bass

    • @ilikejelloyay208
      @ilikejelloyay208 3 роки тому +3

      @@eagledrawing8120 ok, but I see it as Hendrix was one of the earliest innovators of guitar and Entwistle was one of the earliest innovators of the bass. He was here long before and (sadly) after Burton.
      If I had to analogize who was the Van Halen of bass, I’d give that to Les Claypool, Robert Trujillo and/or Victor Wooten. They all got big within a few years of each other so take your pick.
      I love Cliff, he’s so odd, perhaps he is the Frank Zappa or something like that of bass.

    • @mennobults6464
      @mennobults6464 3 роки тому

      Absolutely, man.

    • @stoneyboyd
      @stoneyboyd 7 місяців тому

      @@eagledrawing8120wrong

  • @ddwalker3744
    @ddwalker3744 Рік тому +33

    As a fellow bass player all I can say is HOLY CRAP

  • @wannyyydilliamsss
    @wannyyydilliamsss 4 роки тому +298

    2:28 Doodiddledeediddledoodiddledeediddle
    Didldldldldldldl dung dong FONG FONG

  • @rdsapar92
    @rdsapar92 4 роки тому +235

    Him, Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, and John Paul Jones are the best

    • @liqmm
      @liqmm 4 роки тому +3

      all of those basically

    • @mohammadsarker8911
      @mohammadsarker8911 4 роки тому +36

      You forgot Flea, Cliff Burton, Les Claypool, and Fucking Paul Maca

    • @norman9783
      @norman9783 4 роки тому +23

      +jack bruce and Paul McCartney

    • @jaedanashok9737
      @jaedanashok9737 4 роки тому +16

      Jack Bruce is underrated

    • @SLAYER.APO.VOLO.
      @SLAYER.APO.VOLO. 4 роки тому +8

      John Paul Jones is shit

  • @davidwhite3598
    @davidwhite3598 4 роки тому +55

    He’s the reason I started playing bass guitar. ‘Nuff said.

    • @paulsimmons5726
      @paulsimmons5726 3 роки тому +1

      Roger that, me too!

    • @SuperBrictson
      @SuperBrictson Рік тому

      My Generation still has those swift notes in the verses and especially in the bass fills that become really inspiring to create our own basslines in a groovier fashion!!!

  • @xagentxorange4549
    @xagentxorange4549 3 роки тому +74

    Davie504: Left the chat room

  • @qdog568
    @qdog568 3 роки тому +67

    Heard his bass solo on this tour, at MSG, New York. The whole Garden was vibrating. Phenomenal!

  • @MagravatorMag
    @MagravatorMag 3 роки тому +79

    Man, The Ox was a soloist! I love Geddy Lee but John's my favorite because half the time, he played the melody line and Pete filled. Such a unique band from the beginning to the end. RIP John and Keith. ❤️ PS can you imagine what his fingertips looked like? 😲

    • @inoutdoor4211
      @inoutdoor4211 2 роки тому +14

      I'm surprised he had any skin left on the tips. He really did play lead bass guitar.

    • @TSE_WOODY
      @TSE_WOODY 11 місяців тому +7

      @@inoutdoor4211it was callous all the way until you hit bone

    • @HighlanderNorth1
      @HighlanderNorth1 7 місяців тому +4

      ​@@TSE_WOODY
      🚫 Nah dude, I hear he had the skin on the tips of his fingers removed, so he'd have direct bone-to-fret contact!

    • @jimmynester1216
      @jimmynester1216 7 місяців тому +3

      John and Geddy are great but I have to include Steve Harris as some of the best bassists I’ve ever heard!

    • @MagravatorMag
      @MagravatorMag 7 місяців тому

      @@HighlanderNorth1 😆👍

  • @PaulC39
    @PaulC39 3 роки тому +69

    I have always loved John Entwistle's bass playing and he can sing. Wrote a number of Who songs that were hits. His solo album Too Late The Hero is really good. Joe Walsh on guitar and Joe Vitale on drums?! Bad ass.

  • @dibber43
    @dibber43 7 місяців тому +10

    Rest in Peace, Maestro Entwistle🤘

  • @johndaugherty4127
    @johndaugherty4127 Рік тому +9

    You can not even see hisfingers moving at times. Truly, truly the GOAT.

  • @SandmansWeatherLab
    @SandmansWeatherLab 3 роки тому +20

    Nobody:
    Entwistle: *throws down better bass solo than most guitarist can even dream of*

  • @whoscook4481
    @whoscook4481 2 роки тому +13

    John was extraordinary!

  • @justinshively9530
    @justinshively9530 7 місяців тому +8

    Great player. And he partied like a rock star till the end

  • @michaelairton3723
    @michaelairton3723 Рік тому +3

    I just watched this. The first John Entwistle bass solo I've watched.
    That dude was a fucking virtuoso.

  • @jeffmusgrave6467
    @jeffmusgrave6467 4 роки тому +12

    He uses the hammer technique and creates thunder with those fingers rest in peace my man you're the glue that held that band together

    • @rocketpigrecords3719
      @rocketpigrecords3719 7 місяців тому

      *invented
      Two finger strike through playing is as Entwistle as roundwounds and bass stacks, also his.

  • @Aldoborzoni
    @Aldoborzoni 4 роки тому +38

    John Entwistle and Chris Squire, bass gods!

  • @NickCADA
    @NickCADA 2 роки тому +10

    This is one of my absolute favourite bass solos. That agressive style John plays here has a ton of emotion.

  • @mennobults6464
    @mennobults6464 3 роки тому +56

    This man has got talent. He should take lessons and make a career of this, don't you think?

  • @daryllcornier4509
    @daryllcornier4509 2 роки тому +15

    The guy was a genius 👏

  • @NickCADA
    @NickCADA 2 місяці тому +1

    Add on the fact that John was not a modern bassist, but a bassist from the 60’s, his bass playing is definitely without a doubt some of the best, most innovative. There’s a reason he ranks high on the top bassists lists consistently.

  • @jch450
    @jch450 Рік тому +4

    I believe I was at this concert. I do remember John killing it when I saw The Who. Had to be around this time as he passed away in 02.

  • @1234drums
    @1234drums 11 місяців тому +3

    This guy is unbelievable ❤❤❤❤

  • @RosesAres
    @RosesAres 5 років тому +3

    Wow,So powerful and beautiful sound

  • @mikevaldez6684
    @mikevaldez6684 10 місяців тому

    Lucky enough to catch this performance! The entire group was spot on that night!

  • @spitefuldeer
    @spitefuldeer 5 років тому +6

    Johnny looks sooo happy playing bass

  • @paolominniti7813
    @paolominniti7813 3 роки тому +3

    Ho sempre considerato un grande musicista. Fin dagli esordi. Grande agilita di mano e di mente grande suono

  • @catchtherainbow8042
    @catchtherainbow8042 2 роки тому +9

    I've watched this video every time I started thinking I'd never be good at bass. He's absolutely inspiring. I'll keep working on it till I get there!

    • @andrewvaldez1710
      @andrewvaldez1710 2 роки тому +5

      Hell yeah. He is one of the reasons why I got so aggressive with my finger picking. Dude attacked the shit out of those strings and in turn made me do the same. One of the best influences to have up there with Geddy Lee and Cliff Burton.

    • @catchtherainbow8042
      @catchtherainbow8042 2 роки тому +2

      @@andrewvaldez1710 absolutely they're all amazing, Jaco too!

    • @rickybarrick8070
      @rickybarrick8070 2 роки тому +1

      @@andrewvaldez1710 so, Andrew, who exactly is Cliff Burton? That 1 escapes me, I've heard of James Burton the early rock guitars who played/w Donald "Duck" Dunn in my fav. late 60's band that featured a keys player last name of Jones, who was an absolute 💯 genius on the classic Hammond B-3 organ, much like Jon Lord of DP fame🤔🎹🎸

    • @angelit0es
      @angelit0es Рік тому +2

      @@rickybarrick8070 cliff burton was an amazing bassist. He was in metallica and unfortunately passed away after being crushed by metallicas tour bus. The bus slipped on ice causing it to flip and send cliff out the window to be crushed.

  • @jacestephenweatherall1732
    @jacestephenweatherall1732 Рік тому +2

    Rip John you and Keith are now jamming hope so

  • @tattyshoesshigure5731
    @tattyshoesshigure5731 6 місяців тому +1

    Amazing! Saw the Who many times in the late 60’s to late 70’s period, but I don’t recall ‘Thunderfingers’ playing phenomenal bass solos like that.

  • @flashesofblack4128
    @flashesofblack4128 Рік тому +11

    What you are witnessing is the greatest bass guitar player to ever walk the earth. R.I.P. Sir Thunder fingers!

  • @rickshaw1130
    @rickshaw1130 3 роки тому +4

    In the early 80's I saw Entwistle playing a gig at the Rex hotel in Edmonton....small local tavern with maybe 150 seats...my ears are still ringing.

    • @wolfgangandrewx2416
      @wolfgangandrewx2416 3 роки тому

      lol, that place still exist?

    • @SenseiNWDA
      @SenseiNWDA 3 роки тому

      I saw him around the same time in a club called The 99 Club by SeaTac airport in Seattle. He was using the same bass amp setup that he used to play The Kingdome. I'm a bassist. When we saw the stage, we stripped the filters off some cigarettes to stuff in our ears! you could feel the sound pressure waves from his playing just beating you up! Absolutely awesome!

  • @rvsway4445
    @rvsway4445 2 роки тому +3

    What a sound.

  • @sydneysheppard4979
    @sydneysheppard4979 7 місяців тому +2

    That's incredible!! He was a genius!!! An he could sing too❤RIP🇺🇲🇬🇧🇦🇷🇺🇦✌️✌️

  • @michaelberger4097
    @michaelberger4097 7 місяців тому

    I always hoped to play his style. He's unbelievable. Bless him!

  • @rickweber7734
    @rickweber7734 4 роки тому +3

    ..just unreal..thunder fingers, the Ox..all the players in the Who were exceptional lead players, that's what made their shows so cool..

  • @jamesmacgillivray4527
    @jamesmacgillivray4527 4 роки тому +14

    The legend of bass guitar is him.

  • @MrDjh66
    @MrDjh66 2 роки тому +1

    Can’t get enough

  • @anthonyrichard8001
    @anthonyrichard8001 Рік тому

    THANK YOU!!!

  • @clemtutt7967
    @clemtutt7967 Рік тому +3

    Thunderfingers showing what a real bass player is all about!

  • @fuseraten2764
    @fuseraten2764 2 роки тому +7

    El mejor bajista del mundo John Entwistle

  • @muttt.whopull3252
    @muttt.whopull3252 3 роки тому +2

    Well this is going to have me whistling that tune all day 😳.

  • @bart99gt
    @bart99gt 5 років тому +2

    Glad I stumbled across this, I was there!

  • @scottsguitarlessonsblacksa9648
    @scottsguitarlessonsblacksa9648 4 роки тому +3

    John Entwhistle is an awesome Bass player! RIP...

  • @jamesharding17
    @jamesharding17 10 місяців тому +5

    What a virtuoso he was! He was the greatest and none could touch him! Legend John

  • @Eurostep500
    @Eurostep500 7 місяців тому

    New bassist here but long time who fan. Quadrophenia is probably my favorite album of all time. The bass on that album is soooo good.

  • @MegaJohnhammond
    @MegaJohnhammond 3 роки тому +2

    that's the best John Entwistle impression Ive ever seen

  • @YogaArmy
    @YogaArmy 5 років тому +3

    Wow awesome Thunderfingers! Incredible solo

  • @tuxxy999
    @tuxxy999 3 роки тому +4

    Rip in peace John entwistle we lost one of are best bassist of all time we will all miss him even for his great bass

  • @jacekmarczyk4436
    @jacekmarczyk4436 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing!

  • @stevendavidson391
    @stevendavidson391 Рік тому +1

    Was lucky enough to see him with the Who in 2000 in Glasgow. Just phenomenal

  • @johnnyboi0h347
    @johnnyboi0h347 4 роки тому +59

    That is the face of a man who is truly and utterly bored.

    • @monke5052
      @monke5052 4 роки тому +11

      @Jacob Molyneux Emmm... I think you're in the wrong video. John Entwistle is from The Who, not Led Zeppelin

    • @steveburnett6333
      @steveburnett6333 4 роки тому

      Not bored, just focused!

    • @stefvuho78
      @stefvuho78 4 роки тому

      He has the face of a bass player often the quiet men of a band yet underrated in music for their contribution.

    • @johnnyboi0h347
      @johnnyboi0h347 3 роки тому

      Donde Merlin yes, you are correct sir.

    • @adamwarner8062
      @adamwarner8062 3 роки тому

      @Bad Boys Boogie this is pete townsend. jimmy page plays for lead zeppelin. and any way jimmy page was not known for bass. the who is a different band.

  • @jasondorsey7110
    @jasondorsey7110 3 роки тому +7

    Truely one of the best, I can't understand for the life of me how someone could dislike this video. And his love for coke and hookers just shows he was a real rocker.

  • @jamesy2431
    @jamesy2431 2 роки тому +2

    The Guv'nor, this guy was way ahead of his time, turned bass into a lead instrument

  • @cobaltcanarycherry
    @cobaltcanarycherry 3 роки тому +1

    I was there, bless John!

  • @uba2
    @uba2 3 роки тому +2

    Mesmerizing. It's like every Primus song all at once.

  • @irmafletcher2249
    @irmafletcher2249 3 роки тому +10

    Also can you imagine the damage he'd do with his index finger trying to ring her doorbell?

  • @martinramsdale99
    @martinramsdale99 4 роки тому +2

    No better way to demonstrate John's skills on the Bass than seeing this clip here on UA-cam.

  • @EricJSchultz5280
    @EricJSchultz5280 3 роки тому +2

    Such a beast player!

  • @EtzEchad
    @EtzEchad 6 років тому +32

    The greatest ever!

  • @gillianmcgough271
    @gillianmcgough271 4 роки тому +3

    'The ox' what a legend awesome player sadly missed he `rocked and rolled 'it till the end!

  • @heinzflohe3358
    @heinzflohe3358 2 роки тому +2

    He is the Clapton of Bassguitar.

  • @gerrygunn5109
    @gerrygunn5109 3 роки тому +1

    Love that knowing smile.

  • @malcolmwood5843
    @malcolmwood5843 2 роки тому +3

    Absolutely the best musician in The Who.

  • @foodfordudes
    @foodfordudes 2 роки тому +3

    He certainly knew his way around a bass

  • @timothykarnes8144
    @timothykarnes8144 3 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing ..amazing

  • @pugnugger4600
    @pugnugger4600 9 місяців тому +2

    He didn't want to be a bassist, he wanted to be a bass guitarist. Mission accomplished..... RIP

  • @ChaseFanNo.9
    @ChaseFanNo.9 5 років тому +7

    God Bless Entwhistle and his killer bass solos

  • @germanmorales6532
    @germanmorales6532 7 років тому +9

    El mejor

  • @ronaldelliott4373
    @ronaldelliott4373 7 місяців тому +1

    What has always amazed me 50 plus yrs later, was the extraordinary ability he displayed when The Who actually started. It was as if he was born with bass in hand playing as a seasoned pro.

  • @mike1967sam
    @mike1967sam 3 роки тому +29

    Possibly the greatest Bass guitarist of all time. Certainly the most innovative ... John Entwistle did for bass players as Jimi Hendrix did for guitarists. Without John Entwistle trhere would be no Billy Sheehan, no John Myung, etc and so on.

    • @fashionicon1972
      @fashionicon1972 3 роки тому +1

      try jaco

    • @elizabethmcleod246
      @elizabethmcleod246 3 роки тому

      Mark King is superb as well

    • @wetji1233
      @wetji1233 3 роки тому

      Myung was mostly influenced by Steve Harris and Geddy Lee and Chris Squier.

    • @therealeikichionizuka
      @therealeikichionizuka 2 роки тому

      @@fashionicon1972 hey there's the obligatory Jaco guy.

    • @NickCADA
      @NickCADA 2 роки тому +1

      Entwistle was an influence on Geddy Lee too

  • @ferox965
    @ferox965 5 років тому +58

    Such an aggressive player. Interesting that a lot of bassists seem to gravitate to Fenders and conservative designs when they age. Not the OX.

    • @donnix768
      @donnix768 4 роки тому +11

      ferox965 I will take a Fender any day of the week over an entire fleet of ugly looking active crap. That said, I can’t play like Entwistle.

    • @ferox965
      @ferox965 4 роки тому +3

      @@donnix768 I can't stand Fenders. I get they are the standard and all but they just don't work for me. I just got a vintage 1980 BC Rich Eagle that is so powerful I haven't even needed to go active. Besides that, it's nice to have something different.

    • @WilDBeestMF
      @WilDBeestMF 2 роки тому

      Eh. Been playing Fender since day one, almost. I have and love other basses. Yet the active Jazz always gets the gig.

  • @MrMonkchuck
    @MrMonkchuck Рік тому +1

    When it comes to bass players, there’s John Entwistle & then there’s everyone else.

  • @fallout51
    @fallout51 3 роки тому +2

    I saw them live in 1980 & Entwistle did an amazing solo on "Magic Bus"

  • @judiparrotte2436
    @judiparrotte2436 3 роки тому +20

    OMG he his incredible. Listen to that. He’s gotta have more fingers on his hands to accomplish that sound!

  • @sketchesforyou8020
    @sketchesforyou8020 3 роки тому +3

    This man didn’t learn the bass. The bass learned him

  • @schizoidboy
    @schizoidboy 4 роки тому +1

    A master at his craft.

  • @erniearambula3525
    @erniearambula3525 2 роки тому +1

    Just how cool was that 😎

  • @stevegarcia9098
    @stevegarcia9098 6 років тому +52

    ox was simply the best ever!

  • @blindsquirrel7802
    @blindsquirrel7802 4 роки тому +6

    If you look at a lot of extended solos, there's a lot of junk in them because the typical audience isn't savvy enough to know it. They have no idea what's going on, but it looks and sounds cool to them.
    I learned some tonal technique from Mr. Entwhistle that has served me well. RIP, sir.

  • @G8GT364CI
    @G8GT364CI 3 роки тому +1

    I saw him in twice in 1999 with The John Entwistle band in small clubs in Massachusetts.

  • @royshashibrock3990
    @royshashibrock3990 7 місяців тому

    I wandered around the web to see what the term "thunder fingers" meant when talking about John Entwistle. Thanks to this video, now I know.

  • @fluffydelberg
    @fluffydelberg 4 роки тому +3

    entwistle: greatest bassist in the world, mccartney: most creative bassist in the world

  • @_lime.
    @_lime. 2 роки тому +5

    They didn't call him Thunderfingers for no reason. He's basically playing slap bass with all his fingers.

  • @louiseburnside1538
    @louiseburnside1538 4 роки тому +2

    I have not found a bass player closer to John.

  • @wegotlumpsofitroundtheback5065
    @wegotlumpsofitroundtheback5065 5 місяців тому +2

    Lemmy Kilmster, Motorhead: "I always wanted to be John Entwistle, but since that place was taken, I became a lesser version"

  • @chilly6470
    @chilly6470 4 роки тому +8

    The women really loved his right hand!

    • @picassoboy52
      @picassoboy52 4 роки тому

      They did? How so? What did they tell you