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1 minute ago, cloggypop said:

Sly & The Family Stone are one of the greatest bands of all time. 

The sheer neck on the bassist to say he felt he could add a bit of bass drum with the slap of a thumb and an extra snare drum with a pop of the middle finger or index finger on the bass guitar. 

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32 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Larry Graham laying down one of the greatest bass tabs known to man and Sly Stone explained the reason they let such a great record just fade

 

 ' we all just got a bit tired youknow' 

 

 

 

 

Rusty Allen played bass on that track.

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40 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Larry Graham laying down one of the greatest bass tabs known to man and Sly Stone explained the reason they let such a great record just fade

 

 ' we all just got a bit tired youknow' 

 

one of his simplest as well, but it's got the groove.  It is the groove.

 

 

 

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16 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Did he? Well fuck me I never knew that. Thanks for telling me. It's a banging bass line.

Graham only played a handful of tracks on Fresh & had left the group by the time it was released.

 

Apparently Miles Davis used to play In Time non-stop.

 

 

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Just now, Mook said:

Graham only played a handful of tracks on Fresh & had left the group by the time it was released.

 

Apparently Miles Davis used to play In Time non-stop.

Did he? I didn't know that, thanks for telling me. I always thought Graham was on bass.

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Anyone into/remember XTC? Not really a band i took much notice of when they were first on the scene but interesting article on their front man Andy Partridge here for anyone who's interested.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/20/my-dream-had-died-xtcs-andy-partridge-on-mental-illness-battling-the-music-industry-and-losing-his-muse

 

Here's a couple of their old ones; 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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