Great and well known songs containing Rickenbackers

Artists Who Use Rickenbackers

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Grocer Jack
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Some others:

Look Through Any Window - The Hollies
She's Fine - The Stems
Beauty and Sadness - The Smithereens
Born on The Bayou - Creedence


My favourite Smiths example would be What Difference Does it Make (BBC version)
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Due to the prominence of the bass, I'll nominate these three:

Tool - Sober (really, the whole record -- check out Flood!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hglVqACd1C8

Spacehog - In the Meantime (pretty cool line over the verses)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDkhl-CgETg

Toadies - Possum Kingdom (again, the whole record is splattered with neat Rickentones, my favorite is Backslider)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkwD5rQ-_d4
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Thanks again everyone.
Jeff: I was able to hear Rare blend only once I used a VPN with a US address, took me a while to connect the dots, quite cool actually :)


Does anyone know if Entwistle used his 4005 in Tommy?
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Based on literature and sources, he used a Precision during the sessions for Tommy. As far as I can hear listening to it I tend to confirm that.
He however appeared embracing the 4005 in most of the TV shows and other events during the period following the release of the album.
A source identifies The Seeker as basically the only Who song where the 4005 is used. Definitely I can hear the 4005 tone in it
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I am glad that you figured out a way to hear the Rare Blend "videos". I don't get this restriction that youtube places on distribution, very un "social media"-like for such a major force in it.
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Thanks guys
So long and thanks for all the fish!
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Hey all.

So the show was upgraded to 2 hours...

This is the semi-final list:

Beatles A Hard Day's Night
Byrds Eight Miles High
Yes Roundabout
רוקפור מכונת הזמן (Israeli Band)
Genesis Watcher of the skies
Deep Purple Highway Star
Radiohead No Surprises
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Free falling - live, AXS TV (Or: American Girl)
איפה הילד מה שעובר עלי (Israeli Band)
R.E.M Man On The Moon
Beatles Rain
The Bangles Manic Monday (live - house of blues)
The Jam A town called malice
The Who My Generation (ANY IDEAS FOR ANOTHER POPULAR SONG?)
Creedence Clearwater Revival I put a spell on you (ANY IDEAS FOR ANOTHER POPULAR SONG?)
Metallica Anesthesia (Bass solo)
Beach Boys LOOKING FOR A GOOD SONG WITH A RICK!
Tame Impala Solitude Is Bliss
Jeff Buckly Last Goodbye
OutKast Hey Ya! (Or maybe another one)
אהוד בנאי והפליטים זמנך עבר (Israeli band)
ברי סחרוף חלליות (Israeli band)
Rush Tom Sawyer
Zombies Time of the season (ANY IDEAS FOR ANOTHER POPULAR SONG?)
Motörhead Ace Of Spades
Franz Ferdinand Take Me Out
Spacehog In the Meantime
The toadies Possum Kingdom


If I chose a song without a rick, please let me know... If you have other suggestions - please let me know too, thanks!

EDIT:
Also looking for an instrumental song using a Rick.
So long and thanks for all the fish!
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I'm pretty sure My Generation is a Danelectro Longhorn bass.
Trick of the Light from Who Are You is the Ric 8 string though.
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gibsonlp wrote:Hey all.


רוקפור מכונת הזמן (Israeli Band)
i correctly guessed this was RockFour before using google to translate! :)
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Missed this thread completely.
Thanks again everyone, the show was great fun (my first time talking at the radio).
So long and thanks for all the fish!
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