John Entwistle in action...not a Ric though..

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:26 pm

I meant to say sept 2006 ...

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:57 pm

Yeah, I was wondering about that...

ben_brown · Post by **ben_brown** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:25 pm

"some of the best bass playing ever in the history of the instrument."

I hate to spoil your party guys but have any of you ever listened to any jazz/fusion players?

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:45 pm

More complex doesn't necessarily mean better. Just because it's "jazz" doesn't make it better. I think that, viewed in the history of the development of the instrument, Bobcat's statement holds up.

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 6:39 pm

"Ok, sorry to kinda get off topic but I'm starting to want to learn some of The Who's stuff.. any ideas? Don't say "The Real Me"; I already know I have to learn that. I want to get used to Johns's style before I go after that one."

Nate, a YouTube search for The Who or Entwistle will turn up lots of great stuff. Beats just listening to a CD.

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:02 pm

If I do an Entwistle search on youtube I get the 5:15 solo and the link posted here. I like to listen to the CD though.. gives me time to memorize the song and then figure it out.

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:21 pm

Ok, so use this link to The Who.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search=The+Who&search_type=search_videos&search=Search

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:26 pm

If you use Firefox, there's a plugin that allows you to save YouTube videos to your hard drive.

I like YouTube mostly because it lets you see and hear the live versions of these songs. I also prefer watching videos to listening to CD's. Either way, have fun!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:00 pm

Let's keep Enty in the catergory of "Best Rock Bass Players". Don't wanna **** off the fusion guys!

wints · Post by **wints** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:56 am

Apples and oranges essentially when comparing Entwistle to Jaco/Stanley etc....

All do what they do in their respected fields magnificently. Macca is no technical wiz, but his lines are wonderful too.

One should always admire though, the hours of practice an individual has put in to be a great technical player.

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:53 am

Jack, which is the plug in you use? There's some stuff on Youtube I'd really like to save (and I have Firefox). I'm a non-tech-head so please keep it simple! Oh, it's for Mac too...

72rick · Post by **72rick** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:25 pm

That was great. Here's to "Keeping It Alive"!

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:17 pm

"I hate to spoil your party guys but have any of you ever listened to any jazz/fusion players?"

Yes; I grew up largely on jazz (I would say 2/3 of my Dad's CDs are jazz or some permutation thereof). And yes, it's amazing and I love it. But that doesn't erase Entwistle's brilliance on bass.

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:56 pm

Hi Shaun,

The plug-in (or extensions, as they call them) is here:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/

For best results, let the video on YouTube completely play before you save it to your hard drive. This way it's already in your cache, and saves quickly. The instructions will tell you how to save files and play them afterwards. The playback is not as large or clear as it is on YouTube's window, but it's watchable. Try a few saves and see how you like it. There may be other programs available to save those videos that are better, but I haven't looked into it.

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:39 pm

Keep the thread alive!!!

(Hey Garrett, that's a Spoiler too isn't it?)