Memories bass line
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Memories bass line
Anyone notice that apart from the intro the bassline in this track is the same note all the way through? Kinda odd if you ask me.
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Matthew,
Interesting you bring this up. My favorite version of Memories is on Live At The International and it's the bass line that makes it great (if you can get past the smacks in beginning). Jerry and the guys really give the song a great funky feel for the last few bars. It's only a few seconds, but it's really cool and I haven't heard this more funkified ending on any other version.
Interesting you bring this up. My favorite version of Memories is on Live At The International and it's the bass line that makes it great (if you can get past the smacks in beginning). Jerry and the guys really give the song a great funky feel for the last few bars. It's only a few seconds, but it's really cool and I haven't heard this more funkified ending on any other version.
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Re: Memories bass line
yes, I actually noticed that years ago when I first bought my Fender bass and was learning to play multiple Elvis songs...Matthew wrote:Anyone notice that apart from the intro the bassline in this track is the same note all the way through? Kinda odd if you ask me.
The acoustic guitar is much more appealing if u ask me
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Re: Memories bass line
Given that Larry Knechtel, one of the great session bassists of all time, is playing, the simplicity is quite intentional. And it perfectly complements the melancholy nature of the Mac Davis song. A later interview with session guitarist Tommy Tedesco, he's behind that delicate acoustic, notes how the song brought a few tears, as some of them were going through painful divorces at the time.Matthew wrote:Anyone notice that apart from the intro the bassline in this track is the same note all the way through? Kinda odd if you ask me.
Incidentally, the live 1969 arrangement actually destroys the fragile beauty of the June 1968 studio classic. It's no wonder the song was dropped after that debut season in Las Vegas.
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Re: Memories bass line
I agree 100%! I don´t think they ever did this song justice after the ´68 Comeback.drjohncarpenter wrote: Incidentally, the live 1969 arrangement actually destroys the fragile beauty of the June 1968 studio classic. It's no wonder the song was dropped after that debut season in Las Vegas.DJC
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You wrote [about 'Memories']:
There's that 24th July, 1970, rehearsal version with all the animal noises !
You wrote [about 'Memories']:
Oh, I don't know.................I agree 100%! I don´t think they ever did this song justice after the ´68 Comeback.
There's that 24th July, 1970, rehearsal version with all the animal noises !
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ColinB wrote:MB -
You wrote [about 'Memories']:Oh, I don't know.................I agree 100%! I don´t think they ever did this song justice after the ´68 Comeback.
There's that 24th July, 1970, rehearsal version with all the animal noises !
Now THAT's a Classic
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