Dannyalcatraz Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Bernie Worrell has died. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/24/482486305/bernie-worrell-wizard-of-woo-dies-at-72 Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Aaawww. That's too bad. He wasn't quite a household name, but everybody heard him at one point or another- and even more so, heard his influence. His performances with the Talking Heads were fantastic, for just one little example from his long career. He played with a LOT of feeling and expressiveness and had his own sound and style. He was quintessentially funky and he rocked! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Just caught it in the paper this morning before signing on here. His obit in The Free Press mentioned his being influenced by Keith Emerson as far as Moog use, and his use of the synth WAS INHO far more creative and funky than most of his genre's contemporaries ever managed with it. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 RIP Bernie Worrell... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 What he brought to the Stop Making Sense party remade that band, IMO, & made them so much more fun & funky. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 What he brought to the Stop Making Sense party remade that band, IMO, & made them so much more fun & funky. S0O0O0O0O0O0 VERY much agreed... In fact, I believe that that was my introduction to him. And his keyboard sounds, style, and vibe filtered into my guitar playing (pun DEFINITELY INTENDED). Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 One of my biggest keyboard inspirations, along with Keith Emerson and Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), all of whom took a similar approach that was home-grown, dangerous (especially live), and always from the heart and full of passion. The Talking Heads material is my favourite, because it felt to me that Worrell felt less constrained in that environment. I imagine he was given free reign and didn't have to worry about ego battles or control issues and that this liberated him. Eugenio Upright, 60th P-Bass, Geddy Lee J-Bass, Hofner HCT-500/7, Yamaha BBP35, Viking Bari Select Strat, Select Tele, Am Pro JM, LP 57 Gold, G5422DC-12, T486, ES295, PM2, EXL1 XK1c, Voyager, Prophet XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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