21st Century Schizoid Man (King Crimson) - Bass Cover by Richard Ireson

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  • Опубліковано 27 лют 2022
  • My interpretation of the amazing bass line to King Crimson's classic: 21st Century Schizoid Man. I was planning on releasing this to coincide with the launch of the 50th anniversary King Crimson documentary but I figure that since the lyrics seemed apt under the present circumstances (28th Feb 2022) that I'd release it now.
    Cat's foot, iron claw
    Neurosurgeons scream for more
    Paranoia's poison door
    21st century schizoid man
    Blood rack, barbed wire
    Politicians funeral pyre
    Innocents raped with napalm fire
    21st century schizoid man
    Death seed, blind man's greed
    Poets starving, children bleed
    Nothing he's got, he really needs
    21st century schizoid man
    In the Court of the Crimson King Official Documentary Trailer
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 133

  • @InsomniacRocker
    @InsomniacRocker Рік тому +41

    This is definitely one of the most killer bass performances I've seen on UA-cam!

  • @tomasllorente926
    @tomasllorente926 2 роки тому +30

    Great job! By the way,I like how the song sounds with the bass at a higher volume, like this..

  • @riffdigger2133
    @riffdigger2133 2 роки тому +20

    Excellent playing on the busy sections. How you retained all those lines is well, beyond me. The Jazz sounds great.

  • @Bailli
    @Bailli 7 місяців тому +4

    probably the best bass performance ive seen in my life, shit is raw as hell

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  7 місяців тому +1

      Well thank you so much! Though I think that says more about how many bassists you've seen rather than my playing!!!🤣🤣🤣

  • @EduardoPerez-ti1lo
    @EduardoPerez-ti1lo 8 місяців тому +2

    That man feel and enjoying the song, Amazing,😲

  • @ciaranocraobhach
    @ciaranocraobhach Рік тому +21

    My jaw is on the floor - that you a) pulled this off with such aplomb and b) that you went fingerstyle over pick and were so damn quick. That's one killer performance, especially the "Mirrors" mid-section ... somebody call the fire brigade because that sh-t was on fire🔥🚒👩‍🚒
    (It's nuts to think that Greg Lake didn't even play bass before King Crimson and picked it up at the request of Robert Fripp!)

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  Рік тому +7

      Thank you dude!🙂
      Greg's playing on this was challenging for me to say the least!🤣 Not only for the speed but also for remembering it!

  • @oneminutefixed5003
    @oneminutefixed5003 6 місяців тому +3

    I'm kind of obsessed with this track at this point, you did a phenomenal job

  • @jonasadamson6645
    @jonasadamson6645 2 роки тому +5

    This sounds fantastic!
    Brilliant performance and such big and full bass sound!
    Beautiful!👍🎼🎶🎶

  • @nickk5948
    @nickk5948 3 місяці тому +2

    Great playing and very nice bass!

  • @alanconnolly2836
    @alanconnolly2836 2 роки тому +2

    Holy crapola! Just seeing this, mate. You never give yourself an easy pass. Love it. Top work as ever.

  • @Calcouk
    @Calcouk 5 місяців тому +3

    A day in the life of a pro bass player

  • @dickesrennen9461
    @dickesrennen9461 Рік тому +4

    Amazing cover !

  • @ramiromayorga_
    @ramiromayorga_ 8 місяців тому +1

    that was RIDICULOUS, congratulations👏

  • @albertrccb
    @albertrccb Місяць тому +1

    that was truly amazing 👏👏

  • @JK_35
    @JK_35 Рік тому +2

    thatmiddle secion is amazingly played. I have no idea how to even get to a quarter of your talent. super tight

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  Рік тому +1

      Thank you most kindly!🙂. I've never wanted to compare my playing with anyone else's, I just practice in the hope that I'll be better than I was yesterday.

    • @JK_35
      @JK_35 Рік тому +1

      @@RichardIresonMusician i need your practice routine, haha

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  Рік тому +1

      @@JK_35 Little and often I find makes things stick better than a long practice say once a week. Try to make time every day if you can. If possible leave your practice equipment set up and your guitar out so all you need to do is pick it up and play. When I'm learning something complicated I tend to slow things down and gradually increase to normal speed as muscle memory develops. Finally, time, nothing happens overnight!👴🙂

  • @drpasteur6853
    @drpasteur6853 Рік тому +1

    fantastico, è la migliore cover che ho visto di questa canzone, ti sono grato per aver condiviso questo video, saluti!

  • @the_bassiah
    @the_bassiah Рік тому +2

    man that playing and tone kicks ass!

  • @pierreparent9448
    @pierreparent9448 Рік тому +2

    Amazing bass cover. Congratulations, Richard !

  • @jacomans9078
    @jacomans9078 2 роки тому +7

    Great job! It shows you put time into it, this didn’t take you 5 mins!

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  2 роки тому +3

      Thank you!🙂 and yes you are correct, just a few weeks more than 5 minutes!😂😂😂

  • @marcoferraresi1
    @marcoferraresi1 2 роки тому +2

    Beautifully played!! Love that bass sound!! Well done!

  • @wallykaspars9700
    @wallykaspars9700 8 місяців тому +1

    Bravo! Fabulous performance!

  • @pattipooh
    @pattipooh 11 місяців тому +1

    that ending part with triplets is kicking my ass

  • @EllySpace
    @EllySpace 2 роки тому +1

    Skilfully played! Really well performed bass cover .

  • @j.angelo257
    @j.angelo257 4 місяці тому +1

    Love the tone!

  • @Andyjefford
    @Andyjefford 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent bass playing Richard

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  2 роки тому

      Thank you most kindly sir!🙂

    • @Andyjefford
      @Andyjefford 2 роки тому

      Hi Richard, check out my new bass cover,The Clash,London Calling. ua-cam.com/video/tlVeRo3t8bY/v-deo.html Hope you like this one,thanks as always,Andy👍

  • @TheAndrewSchweitzer
    @TheAndrewSchweitzer Рік тому +1

    love the emotion!

  • @tarquinibeatice5229
    @tarquinibeatice5229 5 місяців тому +1

    formidable!! bravo!!

  • @kingcrimsondanas3518
    @kingcrimsondanas3518 28 днів тому +1

    Wow!

  • @sarawashington6779
    @sarawashington6779 2 роки тому +1

    Great PHAT tone and attack for fingers!!

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  2 роки тому

      Thank you! I've never really mastered using a pick so even on tunes where the original used a pick I have to make do with my fingers!😂.

  • @Bassistdan1
    @Bassistdan1 Рік тому +1

    I come back to revisit your page for this video especially. What a masterpiece, man! I'm about 1 and half months into "Aqualung" from Tull - and I suspect it's going to take me, AT LEAST another week or so before I can play it with any degree of satisfaction from start to finish. I have to say, when it takes me THAT long to learn a tune to which I grew up listening, it removes a LOT of the fun and becomes a grueling nightmare. But I'm not quitting now, that's for sure - I'm so close, I can taste victory! All that said, I couldn't be NEARLY as proud of that as you are of this, man! Once again, for like the 14th time - STANDING OVATION, sir!

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  Рік тому +1

      I am honoured with your kind words, especially coming from such a wonderful player yourself!

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  Рік тому +1

      I'm also looking forward to your Aqualung!🙂

    • @Bassistdan1
      @Bassistdan1 Рік тому +1

      @@RichardIresonMusician Hopefully I'll have it ready by this weekend! We shall see!

  • @paytoncinema6454
    @paytoncinema6454 2 роки тому +1

    love how into this you got! amazing song and playing

  • @garywyatt-classicalandfing2637
    @garywyatt-classicalandfing2637 2 роки тому

    Awesome playing. Love this cover, sounds fantastic!

  • @kratino
    @kratino 9 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic! Very tough bass line. Lake and Michael Giles had to meld brains for a few minutes there.

  • @nuke97
    @nuke97 Рік тому +1

    Excellent!

  • @The_Laser_Wizard
    @The_Laser_Wizard 2 роки тому +1

    That takes me back!

  • @samanderson7437
    @samanderson7437 Рік тому +1

    Hell yah man

  • @thompsonoboyi4125
    @thompsonoboyi4125 3 місяці тому

    Watching from Nigeria 🇳🇬
    Rock on 💪👍 🔥

  • @orkunozcan8096
    @orkunozcan8096 Рік тому +1

    pretty neat well done

  • @KamBoomBap
    @KamBoomBap 2 місяці тому +1

    You've got a new subscriber mate. Really enjoyed that.
    Are you familiar with the jazz Trio Back Door? Id love to see you cover some stuff from their self titled 1972 album.

  • @Machobass1
    @Machobass1 2 роки тому +1

    Great!

  • @jamespurcer3730
    @jamespurcer3730 2 роки тому +1

    I think that it sounded fine, mate. Keep it up.

  • @king_pigeon
    @king_pigeon Рік тому +1

    Amazing cover!!

  • @in_in_geroin
    @in_in_geroin Рік тому +1

    Oh shit, that's fine!!!

  • @ednye1817
    @ednye1817 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @alibayat7377
    @alibayat7377 Рік тому +2

    Great performance 👏, it's really hard to find differences between what you did and what Greg Lake did 👍

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  Рік тому +1

      Thank you, that's very kind of you to say. However, not wanting to dis your listening prowess, there are huge differences between what I'm doing and the late great Greg Lake!😏

    • @alibayat7377
      @alibayat7377 Рік тому +1

      @@RichardIresonMusician of course your interpretation differs, yet it really fits into the song.. in that sense that's hard for me to decide which one i like more.. cause you and Greg both did it amazing. 👍

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  Рік тому

      @@alibayat7377 thank you!🙂

  • @draus353
    @draus353 3 місяці тому +1

    Sensacional, saudações do Brasil

  • @aethergnos
    @aethergnos 11 місяців тому +1

    I wish I could like this twice

  • @ouie-fl4qo
    @ouie-fl4qo 11 місяців тому +1

    I cannot get my head around any of the middle

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  11 місяців тому

      The thing that helped me was to find an isolated bass track and slow it right down.

  • @radio_123
    @radio_123 Рік тому +1

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @BigElectricCat
    @BigElectricCat 4 місяці тому +1

    Whew

  • @jotapecu
    @jotapecu 6 місяців тому +1

    Greg Lake was The King of bass players. Period.

  • @ehocken
    @ehocken Рік тому +2

    impressive! what year is that jazz bass? ive got a 71 with a rosewood fretboard 🤘🏻

  • @Bassistdan1
    @Bassistdan1 2 роки тому +1

    That sigh of relief at the end was PRICElESS! That was phenomenal, Richard! If I may ask, how long did it take you to commit that to memory?

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  2 роки тому +1

      Hi there, thank you for that, I'm glad you liked it. The sign of relief was after weeks of work. not all the time but each day adding a bit to muscle memory. You can imagine how I felt when they blocked it!

    • @Bassistdan1
      @Bassistdan1 2 роки тому +1

      @@RichardIresonMusician HA! Weeks, eh? Even if I grew up listening to that song every single day, and I did NOT, although Crimson was definitely in rotation on my turn-table, it would take me well over 6 months to commit something that complex to memory. I've been told there's some science to practicing for only 10 to 20 minutes per day - but I've never seen any results with that method. I usually put in several hours, every day, for as long as it takes...............and it takes a LONG TIME!

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  2 роки тому +1

      @@Bassistdan1 I wish I could devote hours a day to practice!🤔😂

    • @Bassistdan1
      @Bassistdan1 2 роки тому +1

      @@RichardIresonMusician That is the ONLY free time I have between working my graveyard shift and getting ready for bed. Usually about 2, to 3 hours at 6:30AM.

  • @TheTralfaz
    @TheTralfaz 8 місяців тому +1

    RIP Greg Lake ....Nice job Richard.....from a bass player

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  8 місяців тому

      RIP Greg indeed!😔 Thank you, glad you liked it. Do you have any of your playing on line anywhere?

  • @theguitarczar1
    @theguitarczar1 2 роки тому +1

    Great job, great T shirt! What were you playing through?

    • @RichardIresonMusician
      @RichardIresonMusician  2 роки тому

      Hi Frank, thank you, glad you liked it!🙂. I was plugged straight in to Reaper via my UMC404 interface. I can't remember the exact effects chain but it had some stock compression and saturation. If you want the exact prescription let me know and I'll get it for you.

  • @mediawarmonger3850
    @mediawarmonger3850 Рік тому +1

    Hey there just wanted to ask you a question, would you say that this is an easy song to learn by ear? I have some trouble even hearing the bass at some points like in the very beginning of the song when the main riff plays with it.
    Can you get better at hearing the bass in a song or are my hears that bad? I'm 21 by the way with some very slight hearing loss, at least according to the tests I have made.

  • @salvador3470
    @salvador3470 7 місяців тому

    What model/version is your Jazz Bass ?

  • @jt.cote.
    @jt.cote. 5 місяців тому

    By chance, do you have the sheet music for the song?

  • @nzsteve
    @nzsteve 2 роки тому +1

    Outstanding! Glad it's been unblocked.

  • @conner3157
    @conner3157 2 роки тому +1

    p♥r♥o♥m♥o♥s♥m