MY favorite Pauly bass line

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:12 pm

"Baby You're a Rich Man" is my favorite along with about 100 others, it's my most favorite of my favorites I guess. Another is "I'm only Sleeping"

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 4:32 am

Ahhh Yes! ...Happy to be that way! ...What are you going to play!

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 1:10 pm

I've always loved the little short bit of "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me and My Monkey" that line around 2:03-2:04 is pure gold.

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 6:12 pm

All that are so far mentioned, plus I'll name a few less talked-about songs with great bass:

Don't Let Me Down. Absolutely awesome lines with a lot of switching octaves throughout.

Lovely Rita. Beautiful in a bouncy way

What Goes On. One of the best recordings of his bass. Deep, crisp Hofner is rollicking in this one. Listen to the Guitat solo. In the other speaker, McCartney is playing a bass solo that is better.

Don't Bother Me. Very impressive speed and agility for the year 1963, by any standards.

With A Little Help From My Friends. One of the best bass songs, period.

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. One of the prettiest bass lines on record

You Won't See Me

Practically all of Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Pepper, The White Album & Abbey Road.

His greatest four performances, in my opinion, and in no particular order:
Something
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Michelle (on strength of composition)
Rain

Great topic!

Andrew

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 5:06 am

No doubt about it. "What Goes On" is great! I forgot about that one. "Don't Let Me Down" is one of my all time favorite bass lines and Beatles tunes.
What about "You Can't Do That" from the Anthology CD.

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:42 pm

Nowhere Man, Silly Love Songs, Goodnight Tonight, SOMETHING!!!!!

There are too many actually!

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 8:52 am

As you might imagine you can't do EVERY Beatles song at every show, so things come into the setlist, things go out. One that had been out for a while is "Nowhere Man". Saturday night someone at the show requested it. Let me tell you, after not playing it for a couple months, that song was a ***** to play and sing. For the first verse and chorus I really had to think about it.

rickinroma · Post by **rickinroma** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:00 pm

..and what about TAXMAN (expecially during the middle eight)?
gorgeous, huh?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:07 am

I think George played the bass on taxman ... and Paul played guitar ..

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:07 am

my favorite is Come Together ... but I like to play it on a 5 string ric bass an octave lower ... with distortion ... talk about major growl ...

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:58 am

Who played bass on Old Brown Shoe? Not sure if that was Paul or George - Who ever did ripped the hell out of that one. That's one of my fav's regardless of who played it!

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:38 am

I'm pretty sure I read an article by George stating that he played bass on that one. It should be the '68 Jazz Bass.

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:20 pm

I think I read that same article, Kevin... But I forget the source. Perhaps I've still got it bookmarked...

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:22 pm

Aha, here we go:

http://creemmedia.com/BeatGoesOn/GeorgeHarrison/Interview.html

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 6:34 am

Thanks for the link Stuart!