idealassets
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What's this? Bob Dylan playing bass at a live concert. Does it look like he plays about the same as any beginner? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS3BMd7JwDc
What's this? Bob Dylan playing bass at a live concert. Does it look like he plays about the same as any beginner? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS3BMd7JwDc
I know in a photo in an album i had of his, a pic of inside recording studio, he was playing a bass. I think he did a lot of the instruments on the early albums, on some songs. kind of like stills did.
Stills played nearly every guitar/bass/piano instrument on the first CSN album. he would tell Graham and Dave to leave for a while...LOL Pretty much know who wore the pants in that family...
Stills played nearly every guitar/bass/piano instrument on the first CSN album. he would tell Graham and Dave to leave for a while...LOL Pretty much know who wore the pants in that family...
And to think they were sailing buddies, once.yes Al, that is the pic! cool. I had that album at one time.
I think I have stated before, I was at that concert in Bristol RI, Colt State Park, Crosby shows up late, totally drugged out. This was like '85 or '86. Think summer of '85. Definitely if you read his book, he talks about it, the really dark times. Anyway, Nash tells the audience to yell at him when he gets on stage. Nash was livid. They did Carry On just the 2 of them, Stills and Nash. So David joins them, then tells them he wants to do one of his songs. Nash was not having any of that. He screamed at him and Dave just looked so defeated. Like a child. It was really sad to watch.
Interesting to know about Stephen Stills. He created many great songs. For CSN that's amusing, the other 2 were rhythm players and background singers until then.I know in a photo in an album i had of his, a pic of inside recording studio, he was playing a bass. I think he did a lot of the instruments on the early albums, on some songs. kind of like stills did. Stills played nearly every guitar/bass/piano instrument on the first CSN album. he would tell Graham and Dave to leave for a while...LOL Pretty much know who wore the pants in that family...
Does it look like he plays about the same as any beginner?
C, S&N actually first met at Mama Cass' house in the Canyon and the binding glue was the magic harmonies.Interesting to know about Stephen Stills. He created many great songs. For CSN that's amusing, the other 2 were rhythm players and background singers until then.
Even though I've read Crosby's bio I've forgotten if I read that and the bit about Peter Tork besides, if it was in there.Al, Roger McGuinn claims that Croz was paid $50,000 as severance for being fired from the Byrds, and he was all too glad to get it. This happened supposedly after too many disagreements in the studio during the making of the Notorious Byrds Brothers album. That was a lot of money back then. McGuinn also stated that Croz bought a large boat with the money. Don't know why or how Peter Tork would lend $22,000, but I'm in on that scenario any way.
I actually prefer Stills' voice.great background story Al. Crosby was a genius, and probably had the best voice of the 3. but his demons, wow, they were many.
Yes, "mumble".A bass only player would need some time to develop that right hand technique. However an experienced guitarist could bring that technique from guitar. I wouldn't use "beginner" to describe that and would mumble something about multi-instrumentalist instead.
I actually prefer Stills' voice.
Right up there with Lennon, and John Kay (Steppenwolf), and Mickie Dolenz (!), probably my favorite male vocalists as a kid.
Oh, Jack Bruce too.
But Crosby could nail the high parts like nobody else and was a hell of a writer besides.
Forgot to follow up a couple of other of Ideal's comments:Stills, yes, his voice is a lead vocal for sure. Cros, not so much a lead vocal, a blender.
And not just once, in fact.Croz had many bad years in the 80's. I recall reading in USA today in '83 that he was jailed somewhere in Texas after being nabbed with various drugs and a loaded pistol in his hotel room around the time of playing concerts in some dive places.
Y'know what one of my favorite Crosby career moves was?He is however definitely a talent, and excelled quite well through it all.
A bass only player would need some time to develop that right hand technique. However an experienced guitarist could bring that technique from guitar. I wouldn't use "beginner" to describe that and would mumble something about multi-instrumentalist instead.