Only 1000 views? One of the best Rock-Blues performances, I have ever seen since 1970! (including on RUclips). It is not just the excellent musicians here, or the amazing solo's, or the very good compositions or arrangements.. I think it is a mentality matter.. This performance really reflects the spirit of the blues, as I know it. It's really hard to describe.. This group moves as a unity, and they líke it! This is not some master-slaves band, or a brilliant egocentered player-singer with squiers. They all listen very well to what is going on, and to the total sound, and then freely contribute to that. Blues doesn't combine very well with competition or limitless extravagance. Whatever happens, it all arises from-, and goes back to this continuous bue undertone. As if it is just óne basic feeling, with óne message, expressed in many ways. A blues song is a life story, als told to patient friends. It may contain very agressive parts, as part of an internal struggle, but the song itself is about understanding from a human point of view. And good stories have sad elements. Life is hard for many of us, at least parts of it. Blues tells hard stories in a peaceful way. Perhaps that is, why it is easy to open up for blues. I think, this band understands that very well, not to mention the amazing qualties here. Any ideas about the blues, please let me know in the comment.
I actually LIKE this Bass player! (Wyatt Walker Wear?) Mostly I hate them, for whatever whatever reason.. But this one is modest, and doing exactly the right thing. And he is not spoiling anything. Playing Bass is not that simple, as it may seem. It all depends on good timing. Even very tiny errors (as being made by many bassists) can weaken the power of a song. Even endlessly repeating a very simple bass line, is not that easy. First you must carefully sync with the drummer and the bass drum, to setup get a good groove. (Wyatt is lucky here: Dave Fox is an excellent drummer.) But then, you must be really open to everything, to give a good support to the song as a whole. That also means, filling gaps, pushing some notes and dragging others.. In fact, the bass line must follow the whole story, to create unity within a song. The bass line becomes a story within itself. Listening to this band, I suddenly noticed, the bass was not annoying. It perfectly adapted to the songs, and supported the open athmosphere of the songs by being modest, and having a good timing. I've been playing for decades, and someone once said: 'If a bass player is good, you don't hear him! (or her)' That is often true. And I think, in this performance almost nobody wil have noticed the bass lines. But I got a bit fascinated.. It all sounded just good! This young bassist may have a lot to learn, but he has that open mind, and carefully listens to what is going on.. He can get very far with that. I hope he keeps liking what he does, discovering much more. Bass is an endless adventure, I think..
But they play 'Stratus' (Billy Cobham).. Now that is réally a piece-of-work on bass! A note on every count, and the same line endlessly ! And that is extremely tiring. Only 4 notes, but no allowance for relief by variations. And you are supposed to give the whole thing a strong drive, every line again! That means, every note well timed, and giving the line a good character. And every few lines you have to even go a bit ahead of the rest, to keep this fast rolling train really going! Well.. most bassists suck at this. And so do I. I tried several versions, but even the slower ones are hard. You must be an engine, well oiled and strong. Wayne really sucks at this. I don't think, he even bothers to do it right, and I don't blame him. He probably thinks: I'll put my efforts in other things. 😏 I cant remember a really good version, and can't even find one now. Many played this. Even on TalkBass, there is talk about this. A nice one is by Rosanna Nicolosi on bass, with Billy Cobham himself, but not to good. I can't find the original original Lee Sklar version, but his later ones I found, were not optimal either. Nothing to blame Wayne for..
Wyatt is great to work with and Dave Fox IS a great drummer….but I’m the drummer in the video. 😂 😉✌️😎Dave is on the Sarah and Michael Hornbuckle tunes. Thanks for the comments!
@@229Drummer-Official Drummer Kevin Thomas?!.. 😵💫🤣I may be damned on Judgement Day for this mistake! 😁 I feel like being evolved from a Darwinist evolution of Stupidity in the last million years. I'll probably reincarnate as a bug within a snare-drum, thats being hit all the time.. Your drumming is a delight, giving everything the drive it needs. But is also keeps things rhythmically open, so everyone can add his own rhythmical styles to it. As a bassist, you can do anything with this. And even where he/she misses the punch, you add it. I am not a drummer, and cannot know the influence on the total music while playing (for bass I know it), but your rhythm paterns are probably very inspiring and supportive for others. Never dull, never too complex. The paterns are very clear and strong. Probably not a coincedent, they chose you for this. Fits beautifully here. Greeting from the Netherlands!
@@anonibass Thank you so much for the kind comments. I really appreciate it! Now if only my skills could benefit me financially. On the verge of leaving music again due to insufficient income.
@@229Drummer-Official I hate to see good musicians suffer from money issues. Corona was a disaster for musicians in Europe. And now many podia are gone. You may survive in a main stream commercial band, but else? Luckily the social security system in the Netherlands is quite good - say 1000 dollars a month - but it doesn't solve morgage problems. Houses are very expensive, and rental ones are very hard to find. I am very lucky, having just a state pension, and a good rental house. Nothing to worry about. But many really good musicians are doing some lousy job now, if they even can find one.
I haven't heard of Vince since his Sunset Heights days - loved him then and he has aged WELL! This is marvellous! Thanks for posting!
Only 1000 views? One of the best Rock-Blues performances, I have ever seen since 1970! (including on RUclips). It is not just the excellent musicians here, or the amazing solo's, or the very good compositions or arrangements.. I think it is a mentality matter.. This performance really reflects the spirit of the blues, as I know it. It's really hard to describe.. This group moves as a unity, and they líke it! This is not some master-slaves band, or a brilliant egocentered player-singer with squiers. They all listen very well to what is going on, and to the total sound, and then freely contribute to that.
Blues doesn't combine very well with competition or limitless extravagance. Whatever happens, it all arises from-, and goes back to this continuous bue undertone. As if it is just óne basic feeling, with óne message, expressed in many ways. A blues song is a life story, als told to patient friends. It may contain very agressive parts, as part of an internal struggle, but the song itself is about understanding from a human point of view. And good stories have sad elements. Life is hard for many of us, at least parts of it. Blues tells hard stories in a peaceful way. Perhaps that is, why it is easy to open up for blues.
I think, this band understands that very well, not to mention the amazing qualties here.
Any ideas about the blues, please let me know in the comment.
This was a great show
We had a great time
1.2K views and only 21 Thumbs Up? WTF people?!? This is stellar shit right here.
Top Notch Vocals.
Absolutely amazing! Vince is the man and his band is amazing. Great job on this, Mike!
I actually LIKE this Bass player! (Wyatt Walker Wear?) Mostly I hate them, for whatever whatever reason.. But this one is modest, and doing exactly the right thing. And he is not spoiling anything. Playing Bass is not that simple, as it may seem. It all depends on good timing. Even very tiny errors (as being made by many bassists) can weaken the power of a song. Even endlessly repeating a very simple bass line, is not that easy. First you must carefully sync with the drummer and the bass drum, to setup get a good groove. (Wyatt is lucky here: Dave Fox is an excellent drummer.) But then, you must be really open to everything, to give a good support to the song as a whole. That also means, filling gaps, pushing some notes and dragging others.. In fact, the bass line must follow the whole story, to create unity within a song. The bass line becomes a story within itself.
Listening to this band, I suddenly noticed, the bass was not annoying. It perfectly adapted to the songs, and supported the open athmosphere of the songs by being modest, and having a good timing. I've been playing for decades, and someone once said: 'If a bass player is good, you don't hear him! (or her)' That is often true. And I think, in this performance almost nobody wil have noticed the bass lines. But I got a bit fascinated.. It all sounded just good! This young bassist may have a lot to learn, but he has that open mind, and carefully listens to what is going on.. He can get very far with that. I hope he keeps liking what he does, discovering much more. Bass is an endless adventure, I think..
But they play 'Stratus' (Billy Cobham).. Now that is réally a piece-of-work on bass! A note on every count, and the same line endlessly ! And that is extremely tiring. Only 4 notes, but no allowance for relief by variations. And you are supposed to give the whole thing a strong drive, every line again! That means, every note well timed, and giving the line a good character. And every few lines you have to even go a bit ahead of the rest, to keep this fast rolling train really going!
Well.. most bassists suck at this. And so do I. I tried several versions, but even the slower ones are hard. You must be an engine, well oiled and strong. Wayne really sucks at this. I don't think, he even bothers to do it right, and I don't blame him. He probably thinks: I'll put my efforts in other things. 😏 I cant remember a really good version, and can't even find one now. Many played this. Even on TalkBass, there is talk about this. A nice one is by Rosanna Nicolosi on bass, with Billy Cobham himself, but not to good. I can't find the original original Lee Sklar version, but his later ones I found, were not optimal either. Nothing to blame Wayne for..
Wyatt is great to work with and Dave Fox IS a great drummer….but I’m the drummer in the video. 😂 😉✌️😎Dave is on the Sarah and Michael Hornbuckle tunes. Thanks for the comments!
@@229Drummer-Official Drummer Kevin Thomas?!.. 😵💫🤣I may be damned on Judgement Day for this mistake! 😁 I feel like being evolved from a Darwinist evolution of Stupidity in the last million years. I'll probably reincarnate as a bug within a snare-drum, thats being hit all the time..
Your drumming is a delight, giving everything the drive it needs. But is also keeps things rhythmically open, so everyone can add his own rhythmical styles to it. As a bassist, you can do anything with this. And even where he/she misses the punch, you add it.
I am not a drummer, and cannot know the influence on the total music while playing (for bass I know it), but your rhythm paterns are probably very inspiring and supportive for others. Never dull, never too complex. The paterns are very clear and strong. Probably not a coincedent, they chose you for this. Fits beautifully here. Greeting from the Netherlands!
@@anonibass Thank you so much for the kind comments. I really appreciate it! Now if only my skills could benefit me financially. On the verge of leaving music again due to insufficient income.
@@229Drummer-Official I hate to see good musicians suffer from money issues. Corona was a disaster for musicians in Europe. And now many podia are gone. You may survive in a main stream commercial band, but else? Luckily the social security system in the Netherlands is quite good - say 1000 dollars a month - but it doesn't solve morgage problems. Houses are very expensive, and rental ones are very hard to find. I am very lucky, having just a state pension, and a good rental house. Nothing to worry about. But many really good musicians are doing some lousy job now, if they even can find one.