What are you listening to? Part III

[bradl]

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles.

Speaking of...

I don't know if anyone here follows the Youtube channel EllenPlaysBass.

If not, she (Ellen Alaverdyan) is an incredibly talented 12 year old bass player from here in Las Vegas, who lists as her recent fans, bassist Bootsy Collins, and Philip Bailey, Ron Johnson, and Verdine White, of Earth, Wind, and Fire. Her father is just as good a guitarist, having worked with musicians like Steve Vai, jazz/fusion bassist Victor Wooten, and both have created some amazing music.

In the case here, she basically did an entire 1-person video, covering the Beatles' Ob La Di, Ob La Da. Instead of just playing bass and guitar, she went for bass, keyboards, drums, and ukulele, which makes the song even more fun. And the fact that Paul McCartney gave a dedication and huge nod of approval to this makes it even better. Enjoy.

EDIT: Going to add another one of Ellen's here that is just very... pure. She covered Penny Lane, at 9 years old. Her father is featured on the guitar solo. Again, enjoy.

BL.

 

[pachyderm]

Hey Jude - The Beatles.

Another that I can get lost in and listen to ad nauseam ...

 

[bondr006]

Another that I can get lost in and listen to ad nauseam ...

@Scepticalscribe

Here is a playlist of 33 Beatles remastered songs. The detail and acoustics quality are phenomenal.

One of the tunes

The Beatles Remastered 2024

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Another that I can get lost in and listen to ad nauseam ...

Ad nauseam, yes, and yes, and yes.

A track I could listen to endlessly.

Today, my brother sent me a link to a video of the song "Hey Bulldog", by yes, the Beatles.

This is - well, it was recorded - more than half a century ago, and they still manage to look (and sound) cool.

 

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[Scepticalscribe]

And more Beatles:

My brother sent me links to recordings of Paperback Writer (a video I hadn't seen before), the legendary video (including a number of different takes) of the song I've Got A Feeling - shot on the roof of their studio in Abbey Road, London, in January 1969, and a video that I had never seen before of Strawberry Fields Forever.

Brilliant stuff, - and still wonderful more than half a century later.

 

[bondr006]

Here's the whole Rooftop Performance😎

The Beatles - Rooftop Concert (Completo)

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[rm5]

Spoiling even more of our choral-orchestral concert. This recording doesn't include the third movement, "Funeral Hymn." But we are doing that one. It's actually my favorite one.

 

[pachyderm]

 

[bondr006]

Stevie Nicks singing Tom's "I Need to Know"...From the 2006 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 30th anniversary concert in Gainesville, FL

 

[rm5]

Have not listened to Faure's Requiem in quite a long time, so I've got that on. Love it like always!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Have not listened to Faure's Requiem in quite a long time, so I've got that on. Love it like always!

A haunting and unforgettable work.

 

[BotchQue]

The Fearless Flyers (yet another offshoot of the Vulfpeck gang); oddly it looks like all three axe-men have their instruments mounted to mic stands (?) Smokin' as always!

 

[pachyderm]

 

[BotchQue]

I’m a big fan of the “Professor of Rock” channel on ewetube, his daily postings usually do a 20-30 minute history/interview with a single band/artist, that are always cool. Today, he did a quick summary of the top 11 tunes/bands of 1978, a particularly heavy year of music for me; I’d graduated from HS, worked construction during the summer (and played in a Chicago cover band), and left for college in the fall; the first time I was free of farm chores, could legally drink/club, and escaped my folks’ country music radio stations. Being exposed to all the new musics was great for me (was also chaired in one of the ISU jazz bands), and things were great.
However, all the “beautiful people” were still hitting the discos, so I spent some weekends there; loud music at 132 bpm was fun, the BeeGees were THE group:
Go to 11:40:

I wasn’t a big fan, but about 20 years ago (I’m in my 60’s) I did pick up the 2-CD soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever”, and it brought back a lot of memories; so did this video, today.
If you’re of my vintage you may appreciate the entire video above. Enjoy!

 

[rm5]

This is an awesome trio version of this tune. John Lewis's solo is so simple yet effective. Since this is local to my ripped CD library, I have no link to share, unfortunately.

 

[rm5]

I know I keep bringing this up and it’s probably annoying, but the ability to feel swing correctly is so, so important, especially in a jazz context like this. Rather than counting eighth notes, count eighth note triplets. Sometimes save the third partial for an accent in your comping/lines that aligns with the snare drum. If you’re playing bass, use the third partial for “pulls,” or ghosted notes. Either way, whether a piano player, bassist, saxophonist, drummer, anything, ALWAYS feel triplets.

 

[BotchQue]

 

[rm5]

Bach's Mass in B Minor, and his four "Missa Brevis" in F, G, G Minor, and A. Been awhile since I've listened to those. Actually, my piano professor (who coaches the jazz combo I'm in, too) had the B Minor Mass on when we walked into rehearsal today - he kept it on for quite awhile, and he and I sang along to it.

 

[bondr006]

I love this tune by Robbie Dupree. Kinda reminds me of Michael McDonald and the Doobie Brothers. They call this "Yacht Rock". I call it good pop music, which in my opinion was much better in the 70's and 80's than it is today. Real voices with words you could understand, real instruments, soft catchy beats, and made you feel good when listening to it.🥰

 

[bondr006]

RIP Mike Peters from The Alarm. They were a good British/Welsh alternative rock band from the 1980's that I liked.

Rain In The Summertime

 

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RIP Mike Peters from The Alarm.

Rain In The Summertime

Good band. I saw them open for U2 in Canada on the 1983 tour mentioned in the article.

 

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