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10.46pm
9 June 2010
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*inserts second cough for Sun king's benefit because he happened to do exactly what I was hoping someone would do*
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
10.49pm
19 September 2010
Offline That's what I was going for
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
10.52pm
9 June 2010
Offline OK. Let's continue.
*cough*”The End “*cough*
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
10.55pm
19 September 2010
Offline *cough*”Sgt. Pepper 's”*cough*
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
11.00pm
9 June 2010
Offline *cough*”The Night Before “*cough*
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
11.24pm
19 September 2010
Offline *cough*”And Your Bird Can Sing “*cough*
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
12.38am
18 March 2010
Offline Hmm. McCartney or Entwistle, Entwistle or McCartney…
Flip a coin. I love both these guys and they played for my two favorite best bands. McCartney plays the more amazing melodies, while Entwistle (aka, the Ox) is more like anarchy on bass. Those strengths each helped give each band their distinctive styles. When you combined Entwistle's bass with Moon's drums, you got the most anarchic rhythm section that ever existed.
As pointed out, Entwistle rarely sang. Hell, he rarely even spoke. He once said that on stage, he felt he should stand as still as a statue and concentrate on his playing. He felt that as a visual, his stability was needed to balance out Pete Townsend's bouncing around and windmill guitar slashes (often imitated, but Pete invented it), Roger Daltry's prancing and marching, and Keith Moon's all-out assault on his drums.
As an aside, I caught “The Last Waltz” on TV again the other day. I forgot what a great bassist Rick Danko was for The Band. Good stuff.
1.03am
19 April 2010
Offline I know there's a lot of great bass players out there – but I don't think anyone comes close to Paul's bass playing. There's a reason every ohter bass player is compared to him. He is the standard.
"She looks more like him than I do."
2.48am
1 May 2010
Offline Not electric, but Blackbird is probably the best acoustic playing in the catalogue.
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine
5.06am
12 December 2010
Offline Jeez, I'm going to catch a cold or something if you don't stop!
hari_girl asks: what do you think of eminem's grammy nomination?
george_harrison_live: What's eminem?
george_harrison_live: aren't they chocolates or something?
12.19pm
9 June 2010
Offline Number Nine said:
Jeez, I'm going to catch a cold or something if you don't stop!
*sneezes*
Oh, wait. That was real.
(I think I really am coming down with something.)
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
12.49pm
19 April 2010
Offline Well Paulrus, I understand your point and agree to an extent – however at the same time, if we have to pick one bass player as the best – and that's the question, then one has to sort of consolidate all the factors (technique, innovation, influence, etc).
When selecting just one element of playing, say actual technique, then yes we can certainly find someone who is better than Paul. But if we are going to distill all the different factors and come up with THE SINGLE BEST BASS PLAYER over all, and there can only be one, it's Paul McCartney .
Based on the above criteria, who else?
"She looks more like him than I do."
12.52pm
19 April 2010
Offline Sorry that was supposed to be to paulsbass – apologies to anyone I have offended, slighted or otherwise pissed off!
"She looks more like him than I do."
12.55pm
9 June 2010
Offline Yoo-hoo! Paulrus!
*1+ (1+1)*
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
1.03pm
8 April 2010
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Oh hullo there.
I was wondering why my name was being mentioned… 
1.05pm
9 June 2010
Offline There should be some way to tag other posters in your posts….
*1+(1+1)*
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
12.09am
4 February 2011
Offline YES HE IS. All the technical geniuses may surpass him technically, but we hear Paul's bass lines in our dreams. H
e set the foundation for a generation and more.
1.55am
19 September 2010
Offline HE IS THE BEST! IN EVERYTHING!!
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
2.04am
4 March 2011
Offline Right on, man!!
ONE MINUTE YOU'RE DEFENDING THE WHOLE GALAXY, AND SUDDENLY, YOU FIND YOURSELF SUCKING DOWN DARJEELING WITH MARIE ANTOINETTE AND HER LITTLE SISTER.!
2.28am
1 December 2009
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Paul's very good, he's excellent even, no question. Definitely among the best.
But “THE best?” Not in my opinion.
Among the 60s pop musicians, I personally think James Jamerson was better. And John Entwistle was at least as good.
(And Paul, being the nice guy that he is, would be happy to be compared to those two – probably even admit to being inspired by them.)
And if we're talking about the jazz-fusion guys like Stanley Clarke and Jaco Pastorius who came along in the 70s – forget it.
But you know what? None of those guys were also fluent on guitars and drums and keyboards.
And none of 'em could sing like Paul.
And no WAY do any of 'em have a back catalogue of incredible songs like Paul does!
So who really cares if he's not *THE BEST* bassist?
Screw being “the best”! He's Paul McCartney ! And they're NOT.
GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
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