lowdown Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) Will Lee posted the below video on his Facebook page. Bassist Paul Thompson, looking at the players and their Basslines on Donald Fagen's 'The Nightfly' album. Paul Thompson has also put up transcriptions for the selected examples he analysed. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xmLx4nDuhoAK1317GLWXFvm-aF-OcK-C Enjoy..!! Edited October 22, 2020 by lowdown 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomasFlats Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Thanks for this. Ruby Baby is one of my all-time favourites and I’m looking forward to have a crack at some of the others 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I love the whole album, and I love playing the Ruby Baby bass part. I can’t wait to dig into this video! Thanks for posting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin E Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Thanks so much for posting this, one of my favourite albums with some great bass playing. This should be fascinating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 This popped up in my feed this morning. What an outstanding video, one of the best analysis and technique videos for bass that I've ever seen on YouTube. The "From the bottom" couldn't be further from the truth 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Only problem is he talks A LOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDC484950 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 IMHO it is a great video with the background and some history. Although I like the musicians I have a hard time liking the album because the pristine digital recording sounds flat and dull to me - although this is a not uncommon recording style for the Dan (Gaucho, to a degree, and Two Against Nature suffer from this). The other thing that puts me off a bit is some of the stiff performances - although Anthony Jackson is in my top 5 bass players the vid had it right by saying that performances were robotic, both of his tracks are very accurate and precise without doing anything for me (also muddled with doubled keyboard bass). Chuck Rainey and Marcus Miller - on Green Flower St and Maxine respectively are the high points. Walk Between The Raindrops is ruined by too much overdubbing (awful kbd bass line doubling the bass) only rescued by Larry Carlton and Greg Phillinganes’ excellent and very musician parts. Overall it feels like there is a great album hidden in there that never really fulfilled its promise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Moving an album forward, anyone here remember that a clutch of tracks from Kamakiriad were released (mainly as b-sides) with just the drums, bass and vocals? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 2 hours ago, NancyJohnson said: Moving an album forward, anyone here remember that a clutch of tracks from Kamakiriad were released (mainly as b-sides) with just the drums, bass and vocals? I have heard the backing track from Snowbound, with Walter playing a very nice bass line. I think it's on YouTube. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Kamakiriad was the album I remember most from childhood. I had a Sony SUPER BASS walkman and used to listen to it a lot, I have a very string memory of reading a comic in bed whilst listening to 'On The Dunes' Would love to hear more about that album... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I remember getting the sheet music book of this album from the library when I was trying to teach myself to play. Coincidentally Ruby Baby was the one that stuck out to me to learn. Totally forgotten any of it by now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 2 hours ago, KevB said: I remember getting the sheet music book of this album from the library when I was trying to teach myself to play. Coincidentally Ruby Baby was the one that stuck out to me to learn. Totally forgotten any of it by now though. There are several versions of the bass part for Ruby Baby on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) There weren't any in 1985 though. I'll have to make time to reacquaint myself with it. 😃 Edited November 2, 2020 by KevB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 It’s on my bass practice playlist. If I don’t play it once a week I completely forget the twiddly bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) I was handed “Can’t buy a thrill” in 1972 and told to learn “Dirty Work” I did (after a fashion) I’ve been a fan ever since, saw them live in Birmingham years later (I do have the T Shirt) and every U.K. tour since. Never analysed the music as such, I just let ‘Aja’ wash over me, it’s the best Album I own, I wore out a vinyl copy of Can’t buy a thrill and Aja, even called my house Aja..The plaque was black granite and now adorns my daughters house. You can just make it out. Nightfly, I like it, I bought the Becker CD’s, Mrs Blondie likes Walters voice more than Donald’s. Steely Dan is my ‘go to’ music, copped “Nearly Dan” twice at the Stables, great ‘Covers’ band. I’m off to the office to indulge. Edited November 12, 2020 by Oldman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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