Dad3353 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Pity, then, the poor concert cymbal player, sitting quietly near the back of the orchestra, counting the bars until the climax at the end, when he'll finally, at last, 'clash' his cymbals to close the piece. You bassists don't know you've got it made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboo Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Twerking or moonwalking would work in the verses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Smile politely. I'm very much in the John Entwistle school of stage presence (which, I hasten to add, is subtly different from the Bill Wyman school) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHW Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1422625801' post='2674771'] Why all the negativity for All Right Now? To repeat what I said in an earlier post, crowds still love it 45 years. Surely that says something? I can't help suspecting that there is a bit of musical snobbery going on here i.e: "It's a successful song that people like, therefore it must be naff, and quite definitely below me. I'm so much more sophisticated than that". If you're playing at home then fine, but if you're playing out in a (non tribute) covers band, then you need to play what people want to hear - and an awful lot of people want to hear All Right Now, Mustang Sally, Johhny B. Goode etc. Personally I'd have been quite happy to have written any of those three examples. [/quote] I reckon this has got something to do with the guitar part- it's one of those very easy to play songs, but actually quite difficult to get "just" right. I've seen it done with guitarists playing just A and D barre chords, and it grates me (and I'm not easy to grate). Even then it went down well with the crowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Does no one else really want to play something different under the solo? There was a RATM riff I thought I could make fit, but ARN got dropped before I could try it. It would have annoyed the guitarist at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1422625801' post='2674771'] Why all the negativity for All Right Now? To repeat what I said in an earlier post, crowds still love it 45 years. Surely that says something? I can't help suspecting that there is a bit of musical snobbery going on here i.e: "It's a successful song that people like, therefore it must be naff, and quite definitely below me. I'm so much more sophisticated than that". If you're playing at home then fine, but if you're playing out in a (non tribute) covers band, then you need to play what people want to hear - and an awful lot of people want to hear All Right Now, Mustang Sally, Johhny B. Goode etc. Personally I'd have been quite happy to have written any of those three examples. [/quote] Smack on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I have no problem playing this or Sweet Home Alabama or Mustang Sally or Brown-eyed Girl etc. If its what the crowd want then its our job to provide it. This is probably why there are musicians sitting at home noodling instead of gigging. "I,m not playing that! its beneath me!" they quoth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 "There are a lot of numbers where the bass drops out or comes in later for dramatic effect... Won't Get Fooled Again,..." Getting Entwistle to drop out?! That was a good trick if you could do it - and is presumably why it was Daltry's favourite number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefrash Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 For me, this tune is all about the vocal performance.If you have an average vocalist it'll sound very average. But a great vocalist can really push the song into greatness. Lots of tunes can be sung by average singers and can still sound decent enough. This tune is raw enough to need a great singer. Bass in verses is out. Just stand and move like you're enjoying yourself. Pretty simple really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'd use the time to play dominoes with the punters. Darts would be a terrible faux pas, but dominoes are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I haven't played it yet, but it's on my bucket list. I worship at the alter of Andy Fraser. During the verses I shall stand around and try to look cool in me leather trousers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I never played over the verses but never got bored as I was singing it. The only time I have made a noise in the verses was when I filled in the bass drum for the drummer as he'd forgotten his pedal (AGAIN) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 What's wrong with you all? No soul? It's one of the greatest rock songs ever written. I love the song and love playing it with the "proper" sparse bass feel. The guitar solo is a masterpiece but the bass lines are what gives the song its balls. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sing . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I used to do little fills under the guitarist. But we were talking about All Right Now ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1422643723' post='2675147'] I have no problem playing this or Sweet Home Alabama or Mustang Sally or Brown-eyed Girl etc. If its what the crowd want then its our job to provide it. This is probably why there are musicians sitting at home noodling instead of gigging. "I,m not playing that! its beneath me!" they quoth. [/quote] I won't play it,not because it's beneath me or any crap like that, but because I think it's a sh*t song. my band gets plenty of gigs so the alternatives we play must be as valid or, dare I say it, even better. Some were even written this century. Let me posit the argument that the younger audience aren't drinking in pubs so much because all they ever hear is alright now, mustang Sally and Johnny b good, getting thraped. Time to move on. ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 ^^^ this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 [quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1422536478' post='2673780'] As the title says really... Trying to think of something better to do than standing about or swigging my beer. What do you do? [/quote] Drink beer Pull faces at the drummer/guitarist/singers Check out the ladies of the audience Tune up* Dance about badly *and sometimes I forget to unmute the bass when we get to the chorus 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1422664889' post='2675529'] I won't play it,not because it's beneath me or any crap like that, but because I think it's a sh*t song. my band gets plenty of gigs so the alternatives we play must be as valid or, dare I say it, even better. Some were even written this century. Let me posit the argument that the younger audience aren't drinking in pubs so much because all they ever hear is alright now, mustang Sally and Johnny b good, getting thraped. Time to move on. ; ) [/quote] I agree.Having grown up ( theoretically) in the 70s with these cover band standards. I can't imagine ever wanting to spend an evening in the pub or throw shapes at a wedding to a bunch of middle aged blokes cranking out these songs again because "thats what people want". Why, because I play in bands, should I have any more of a discerning palate and aversion to hearing the same old stuff to the people at the bar/on the dancefloor. Surely quite a few of them are nuts about music too and that's why they're in a boozer with a live band. It strikes me as patronising and a bit arrogant to assume that people will be dissapointed if they go a whole evening without hearing Brown Eyed Girl or All Right Now. Oh and I can play both bass parts exactly as the original, but prefer not too. �� Edited January 31, 2015 by lonestar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I now have a crush on Monckyman and Lonestar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 [quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1422637605' post='2675030'] Smile politely. I'm very much in the John Entwistle school of stage presence (which, I hasten to add, is subtly different from the Bill Wyman school) [/quote] I thought the Bill Wyman school was where he got his girlfriends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) [quote name='paul h' timestamp='1422718644' post='2676010'] I now have a crush on Monckyman and Lonestar [/quote] :0 Edited January 31, 2015 by lonestar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 [quote name='paul h' timestamp='1422718644' post='2676010'] I now have a crush on Monckyman and Lonestar [/quote] So do I, but I still like All Right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I have a mouthful of ale, check tuning and wonder why the hell we're playing Alright Now for the millionth time. Coming up next, Highway to Hell. Oh, deep joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1422721279' post='2676054'] So do I, but I still like All Right now. [/quote] I'm actually watching it on Youtube right now Every now and again I like to watch the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival version. It's hilarious and makes me feel much better about my own guitar playing Granted Paul and Andy are as cool as f***...in context Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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