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Seems strange thinking of a child prodigy on electric bass but that's what she is. Chk out her Tube vids from when she started, incredible talent....Bk in the day a kid like that would be playing a stringed instrument and going places but its a new world and she's chosen bass.....it's impressive and takes some getting used to.

That Eagles thing I grew up, superb song writers, musicians, singers..a sad day.

I was the opposite. I'm a surly misery guts loner...so stuck all day in a bus with a bunch of party animals was tortuous to say the least ....getting up on stage at the end of the day was like entering flippin nirvana...When I was doing the pub/club circuit I would just rock up at the last minute, plug in and get on with it.

Oh dear...reminds me why I packed it all in and took up cello. Far better class of clientele what what..haha..and yes why not after 40 years of that silly nonsense and worse, never again. Mind you, the Albert Hall can go south pretty quick too so I've heard, something in the tea apparently. Careful..haha

What can be said. He was of a time and remained kinda current...Huge legacy..and a huge figure in 20th century music entertainment. The last of that post war group of stylish crooners, Sinatra, Davis-Junior. Dean Martin, Perry Como, and othes who laid out so many templates for today. Nerdy tidbit...He used the same pianist, Ralf, throughout his entire career... ps. Only seven comments on this a musicians website. Kinda poor huh?

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Forty odd years ago they were like hens teeth and I think always have been ...Don't suppose anything much has changed. On point female singers who can sing in tune and who are band orientated and not from... 'Diva Central' are about as rare as it gets. Anyway good ole Elkie was always my bench mark, so just for fun...Good luck.

Practise more.

Any bass is pointless if you look into the crowd and their either chatting , looking away or simply waiting for the band to finish for the DJ to begin. In other words irrespective of how many strings, they all sound the same to the punters who after all is why we do this.

I don't think he was that old either....There was another vid of him at an outside local festival in a square which looked like Belgium..or somewhere similiar.. but yes would love to find it again...YT can drive u crazy. One of those players who played with his fingers dead flat across the board....real natural talent, kinda messed me up for a while trying to emulate him...of course not a chance...ha

Tom Bornemann above is the best YT bass player imo period. Professionally delivered proper old school bass lines which are soooo good to play....accurately written out and that P bass sounds so chewy and well... bassy. He's the type of bassist that Joe Public love even though they don't even know it, unobtrusive, un-flashy and gets the job done.

Template? Its never gonna happen bands are way too dysfunctional for that caper. Reminds me why I left a very good prog rock band back in 1980. We had a 10K JBL PA, coach, management, a publishing deal etc good gigs great tunes. Then one day the question of a new Soundcraft mixer was floated. A month later they wanted 200 quid from each of us...a huge amount of money back then. So with a heavy heart I left.....Anyway got a CD to remind me of the fun that nearly turned to masses of tears.

Have to say in all the years I've owned and seen old white P's I have never seen an original finish stay white and check like that., anyway nice weight.

I played a black 78 from 79 thru 89...Heavy and kinda meh. But that's an interesting example...would really like to know the history. Nice.

Blimey..your kidding right? Fantastic little well written pop tune. Great playing, and not bothered about the lyrics. To be fair not easy to do live cause everyones gotta be on point....but if you are then its fireworks.

Sfunny how some songs are just awful and don't fit any genre. As Ive already mentioned, tunes like The Birdy Song and Aga Doo are intentionally very very well written to do a job. But last yr I stood in for a bass player and one of the tunes was by George Ezra?? omfg! Myself and the drummer nearly got up and walked....in 40 yrs Ive never played such a dreary droney pile of whatsit.

I think we're all ears. Do tell.

Im partial to the JaPre Bass...See what I did there? haha

Seeing as were just yapping a bit now. I'll always remember a summer season I had on the Isle of Wight in the 80's. Five nights a week and start at 6pm...yes 6pm! for the tiny tots...I can play the Birdie Song and Aga Doo standing on me ed, both hands stuck up me jacksie!, then finish the 'four set' evening with all the old usual Disco Favs....Aah the good ole days...(sort of..haha). 🤪 The point I'm making I suppose is as a professional musician you gotta take everything and anything that comes ur way.

I've said this before too, and its something which is rarely considered. As you get older going out nearly every night until the early hrs chasing every penny can loose its shine real quick.

Its a just a few home truths. Some of us have done it and we speak the truth. As a side note, technically speaking. The renowned West End bassist Steve Pearce has often said. 'This game isn't about chops (that shld be a given) its about these two things. 'Reading fluently and personality'. If you can read anything without rehearsal and ur phone rings constantly because your the easy going efficient guy everyone wants to be with, then you can earn a very good income from playing bass......anything outside of that....forget it.

Oh my...that was him? Often wondered...Any idea what bass..kinda Wal-ish sounding. Another one gone from that brilliant early 80's scene.

The good money was always about keeping it small and making it sound huge, not in volume but the soundscape...You gotta sound like the record as they have no interest in the band whatsoever, they just wanna hear a good sound that they know. Back in the day a 'four piece' with a top notch keys player with one hand on strings and the other on a Fender Rhodes/piano and everyone singing backing vox, which was an absolute must, could make it work...but you had to be good and the keys player usually got a bit extra. I did it for a while in the 80's but setting up hrs beforehand and hanging around for hrs will wear you down. Anyway good luck with the endeavour....Playing in a smart environment doing good music against a packed floor full of people dressed up and having a good time is a cool way to play music....Last and final time I did it was a recent dep at a big do at a Hilton Hotel...Low ceiling, heaving ball room, twas a very good nite indeed.

Im not a clever wordsmith, but hey, whatever. The massive media coverage of this event shows exactly what ever attitude is going on, to a huge worldwide audience. And what we see is young people doing stuff cause they don't give a toss.. and that information is concentrated to the extent that it literally fills the screen. That info cause GY is oh so important NOT! gets relayed to millions of other young people reinforcing attitudes that chucking your s..h..i..t everywhere for others to clean up is OK? You have go to be joking....Seriously? It's a !!!!!!ng abomination!