Midnight Toker
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I have! The 80’s got pretty crazy for a while.I have never seen that much coke at a party.
Oh, you mean the drink??
I have! The 80’s got pretty crazy for a while.I have never seen that much coke at a party.
If we are really going to scrutinize the drawing, it appears that the guitar player is playing an unfamiliar chord...all four fingers are on the low E and A strings!
I have always been amazed at bass players who could sing at the same time (Sting, Geddy Lee, Jack Bruce, Chris Squire, etc.) It truly is, as the saying goes, chewing gum and walking at the same time. Over the years I've begun to think bass players have to be more talented than guitarists, especially those who sing and play at the same time.I can sing or play bass but not both at the same time.
Oh yes, I could have gone on for a while . . . . . . . Roger Waters . . . . I'll bet Bach could have pulled it off as well.@Uke, you seen to have left out Paul McCartney...hardly seems like he should be in "etc" =)
My wife is a pianist, and I watch her playing stuff with the left hand playing one line and the right playing another. I think that might be what goes on with bass players singing one line and playing another. I don't have that ability. I can do chord melody stuff, but everyting is being done by my left hand (the right is only generating string vibration). Who knows?Fair enough, just that he might have been one of the first...but, I agree with your "walking and chewing gum" analogy...myself, I find a big difference between sitting and standing, just playing regular guitar...
Just curious, why is it more difficult to sing and play bass at the same time than to sing and play guitar?Over the years I've begun to think bass players have to be more talented than guitarists, especially those who sing and play at the same time.
My wife is a pianist, and I watch her playing stuff with the left hand playing one line and the right playing another. I think that might be what goes on with bass players singing one line and playing another. I don't have that ability. I can do chord melody stuff, but everyting is being done by my left hand (the right is only generating string vibration). Who knows?
t is probably one of them there fancy jazz chords.
As an old professor told me years ago, "You (me) might want to think more about that statement." You're correct; if your playing cowboy chords and singing, this is certainly not impressive. But if your playing a complex jazz line on guitar and singing along with a different vocal line, that is as impressive as a bass player singing and playing. I stand corrected.Just curious, why is it more difficult to sing and play bass at the same time than to sing and play guitar?
I am not talking about singing and playing cowboy chords (I can't even do that), but singing and playing complex rhythm or lead parts simultaneously is very impressive to me.
How's your voice J?? I mean I saw the procession and I know there's TONS of singing. But you do that on the regular but for that many days?? You okay??You need to read more. I though I admitted to singing five services in seven days ending on Easter.
But, for all practical purposes, and many impractical ones, I can sing or play bass but not both at the same time.
I have always been amazed at bass players who could sing at the same time (Sting, Geddy Lee, Jack Bruce, Chris Squire, etc.) It truly is, as the saying goes, chewing gum and walking at the same time. Over the years I've begun to think bass players have to be more talented than guitarists, especially those who sing and play at the same time.
Especially w/ Macca's counter melody bass lines. On top of that, on songs where he sang lead, when John would join him on the chorus, it was a Paul who who usually take the high harmony, switching back and forth, all while playing those bouncy bass lines.@Uke, you seen to have left out Paul McCartney...hardly seems like he should be in "etc" =)
Yes, it's much easier to sing over strumming chords then playing lead unless you're like George Benson and singing along with the lead.
Bass can be difficult when the bass line is quite different from the melody line in both notes and timing. The secret is to master the bass line so you don't need that part of your brain to sing the melody.
Here's a little self demonstration of this technique:
Yes, this is what I'm talking about -- your brain just has to be wired a certain way to do this.