silverfoxnik

It was Steve.. Beyond expectations! 😊

Best concert/gig/performance I've ever seen in 44 years of going to gigs was KB's Before The Dawn show in August 2016.. It had everything - incredible songs, musicians, vocals, stage sets, choreography.. It was as close to artistic perfection as I think it's possible to get. And KB herself was the strangest mix of down to earth 'girl next door' and charismatic diva all at the same time. Just brilliant! What she created was performance art of the highest standard and it was all on her own terms; no record label or product driving it - just the desire to tell her own story.. And for me, it was on another level of creativity altogether, better than most of my other favourite artists shows that I've seen over the years, including Queen, Bowie, Sinatra, Prince etc.. I love Joni Mitchell too, but to try and compare her and KB is pointless really - their musical DNA comes from quite different sources IMHO. We're just lucky that they've both created unique and beautiful bodies of work. Oh, and at the KB show, John Giblin with Omar Hakim on drums were absolutely unbelievable as a rhythm section.. 😊

@chris_b and @yorks5stringer Absolutely spot on Chaps! And @Happy Jack - your electricians forum post had me LMAO! 😂 As for his voice, Macca was voted at No. 11 on Rolling Stones greatest singers of all time - 1 place behind James Brown and 2 places behind Stevie Wonder. No small achievement for a white kid from little ol' England. Back to the OP, I actually think Macca is underrated if anything.

+1. Spot on.. And IMO, Macca was a master of striking the right balance between playing exactly what the song needed and making the bass line something of real interest that helped define the song. That to me, is so much more important than measuring a bass player's status/rank/greatness etc by qualities such as technical dexterity and virtuosity alone. Just my 2p worth of course and I know that there are many very strongly held and diverse views about this subject on this forum. Have a nice day folks.. 😊

Very insightful... Reminds me of the story about Paul McCartney when he worked with MJ back in the 80s.. Apparently so the story goes, they were working on a song together and Macca was telling MJ about the financial value of music publishing. Next thing Macca knew was that MJ had bought ATV Music Publishing, the publishing company that owned Northern Songs, which itself owned all the rights to the Beatles songs! I don't think Macca was best pleased.. Innate musical talent aside, MJ was a very intelligent person IMO who knew how to operate and make things happen for his benefit in the very grown up and fiercely competitive world of the music business. He had other talents in abundance too, especially in terms of projecting and manipulating a public image and persona that always seemed to allow him to come out smelling of roses That he wouldn't have intuitively or knowingly transferred all of those talents, skills and personal attributes into his achieving what he wanted in his personal life would beggar belief frankly. The jury's not out for me on this one and I certainly wouldn't want to play bass in a band covering any of his music from Off The Wall onwards.

Thanks for sharing these stories about Colin, @Leese.. They're really good to hear in the circumstances being a sort of reaffirmation and celebration all at the same time! All the best, Nik

Just seen this news on Facebook about Colin, aka @barneyg42 Very sad to hear this.. Met him a fair few times at the SE Bash and through buying gear - an absolutely lovely human being. RIP Colin. 😢

Just seen this news on Facebook about Colin, aka @barneyg42 Very sad to hear this.. Met him a fair few times at the SE Bash and through buying gear - an absolutely lovely human being. RIP Colin. 😢

Wow - very sad to hear this! 😢 RIP.

Just bought some EBS strings from Pete.. Nice and easy transaction from start to finish with a very well respected member of the Basschat community. Deal with in complete confidence Folks! Thanks Pete 😊

Just bought a string retainer from Edward who very kindly contacted me after I posted in the Items Wanted forum that I was looking for one.. Perfect transaction from start to finish! And just to say that you can deal with Edward with complete confidence! Thanks Edward 😊

Definitely 😊

Agreed.. Really surprising too! That's not what I would have expected at all, but she has a really strong and different voice and an ear for an interesting melody. Good stuff!