slowfinger Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 We had a practice last night - preparing for a couple of small gigs, trying out our regular old songs and some we had neglected, including this one - a song I just love playing. It leaves me with a warm inner glow and a big grin. I'm not a singer but I can't resist joining in towards the end. So what's a song you love to play? Epi EB-3 G-K Backline 600 2 x Eden EX112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Gimmie Shelter... lately.... Crossroads too, if not too frickin fast... "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I've grown fond of "Misty" when playing the upright. "Fly Me to the Moon" is another I like on the URB. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I love all my children the same. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Right now it has to be John Mayall's "Blues For The Lost Days". A slow blues; I don't play the bass line as recorded and I always get lost in the changes (no, not typical I-IV-V for a change) but it is so much fun. We also do a rendition of "The Letter", for which I based a lot of my bass line on the Joe Cocker version. That is to say, it sounded busy so I worked out a fairly busy (for my usual style of playing) bass line that IMHO really helps push the song along. [edit] I have to say I am also having a boatload of fun with "Further On Up The Road" which by all means is a simple 12-bar blues. Nothing spectacular there as far as my bass line goes but for some reason it just clicks Drummer and I have a blast on that one. Toward the end I throw in a wee bit of slap 'n' pop for fun, and it works well. I guess I just like this blues thing I find myself in Now if I could just get my lazy *ss to learn ANY version of Stormy Monday "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I love all my children the same. Even Boogie Oogie Oogie? Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Malone Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Now if I could just get my lazy *ss to learn ANY version of Stormy Monday When I first played it I learned it from the Bobby "Blue" Bland version. There are so many other versions based on this recording. I don't think you can go wrong with this one. Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I love all my children the same. Me too. Even Boogie Oogie Oogie? Even the pointy-headed ones that don't make it out of kindergarten. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I love all my children the same. Me too. Even Boogie Oogie Oogie?Even the pointy-headed ones that don't make it out of kindergarten.Even Mustang Sally? Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Here are a few: Wild Nights by Van Morrison Shakedown Street by the Dead Oh, Darling by the Beatles Say That You Love Me by Fleetwood Mac "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves." Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I love all my children the same. Me too. Even Boogie Oogie Oogie?Even the pointy-headed ones that don't make it out of kindergarten.Even Mustang Sally? You're bringing up skeletons left in the family closet, Nancy, but yes, even Mustang Sally. I'm so ashamed... Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 When I was 15, the record "The Girl From Ipanema" came out. At the time I was playing saxophone (bass came later) and I loved the song. So at my next sax lesson, I asked my teacher to show me how to play it and of course he did. In the many years to follow, I have often imagined this conversation and wondered what I would have done had it been a real conversation. Student: I'd like to learn the song, The Girl From Ipanema. Teacher: You like this song, do you? Student: Yes. Teacher: Do you really like the song? Student: Yes. Teacher: Are you sure you like the song? Student: Yes, I do. Teacher: And you want to learn how to play it? Student: Yes. Teacher: Are you sure? Student: Yes, can you teach it to me? Teacher: Yes, I can teach it, but I need to be sure that your really, really like the song. Student: Yes, I like the song. Why do you keep asking me? Teacher: Because you are going to be playing this song every night for the rest of your life. Are you still sure that you like this song? Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 "Fast As You" by Dwight Yoakam "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 "Fly Me to the Moon" is another I like on the URB. I enjoyed that one when I played in the big band. The bass part was well written yet left lots of room for interpretation. The shout chorus just kicked ass. Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I love all my children the same. Even Boogie Oogie Oogie? Or "I've got a brand new pair of roller skates"? Or Mimi Riperton's "Loving You"? Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 My couple flavors of the week for the solo act are Steely Dan's "King of the World" and Maroon 5's "She will be loved" Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby LowTones Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 We play Beatles only, we do the whole side B of Abbey Road in one single piece. That's my fav, although I like to play Lovely Rita and Penny Lane very much. But wait... no, I'll stop there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I love all my children the same. Me too. Even Boogie Oogie Oogie?Even the pointy-headed ones that don't make it out of kindergarten.Even Mustang Sally? I like Mustang Sally... played to a dancing singing crowd. "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Now if I could just get my lazy *ss to learn ANY version of Stormy Monday When I first played it I learned it from the Bobby "Blue" Bland version. There are so many other versions based on this recording. I don't think you can go wrong with this one. Wally Thanks for this.... "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 "One Way Out" (Allmans version) "Funky Broadway" "Whipping Post" "Play That Funky Music" "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lug Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 When Doves Cry You can stop now -jeremyc STOP QUOTING EVERY THING I SAY!!! -Bass_god_offspring lug, you should add that statement to you signature.-Tenstrum I'm not sure any argument can top lug's. - Sweet Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 "One Way Out" (Allmans version) If this is the song I think it is, then my band (in its earliest incarnation) planned to do a version called "It's A Man Down There" by Bernard Allison (I think). I prefer the Allmans version, and can see how it is a favourite "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 "One Way Out" (Allmans version) If this is the song I think it is, then my band (in its earliest incarnation) planned to do a version called "It's A Man Down There" by Bernard Allison (I think). I prefer the Allmans version, and can see how it is a favourite Earliest version I know is by Elmore James. Many bass players I see mistakenly double the guitar riff. In fact, Berry Oakley plays an almost contrapuntal line. It's a lot of what makes the song pop, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I play it wrong but it works... so it must not be entirely wrong... Our guitard played a weird version of the riff so my line evolved weird too.... I would like to play it right sometime... "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I play it wrong but it works... so it must not be entirely wrong... Our guitard played a weird version of the riff so my line evolved weird too.... I would like to play it right sometime... Well, I didn't say "wrong." I just haven't myself discovered a bass line other than Berry Gordy's that I thought worked. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 O.K., now, get ready to transcribe... [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIY8CoMILgU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I agree that this is great... but your mean Oakly not Gordy... right? "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I agree that this is great... but your mean Oakly not Gordy... right? Not many people know that Berry Gordy sat in for Oakly on that gig, because Oakly was in Detroit, producing the first sessions for "Papa Was Rolling A Stone". Gordy eventually scrapped those tracks and went with a different title... Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I agree that this is great... but your mean Oakly not Gordy... right? I knew "Gordy" didn't sound right! Senior moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I agree that this is great... but your mean Oakly not Gordy... right? Not many people know that Berry Gordy sat in for Oakly on that gig, because Oakly was in Detroit, producing the first sessions for "Papa Was Rolling A Stone". Gordy eventually scrapped those tracks and went with a different title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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