@@anthonyvelasco5288 That level of playing bass guitar certainly requires all the player's attention to be focused right on it, he didn't give much fuck about whole the rest of the show like his appearance on stage and that's why he sounded on such ontouchable level.
Before I knew much about him, as a kid I found out my dad used to play drums for John on a few occasions. I knew he was the bass player for The Who so I was like “cool what was that like?!” And my dads response was “it was the loudest bass I’ve ever heard” lmao
@@richardbullwood5941 Don Gardner, he would occasionally get calls from bigger names like that when they needed a fill in or were touring the area. Grew up hearing some cool stories for sure!
This performance was mimed, that's the studio version of the song. That was a performance for a comedy show in the States, famous because Keith Moon packed explosives into the drum set that blew him off stage and damaged Roger's ear.
@@markhunter8554 Yup... Pete was the gay yuppie, Roger was the Half-Jock, Half-Hippie, John was the quiet, reserved guy, and Keith Moon..... was just Keith Moon....
@@kazabushy Believe it or not, there were rumors swirling after Bill left the Stones in the 90's that John was going to replace him. I don't think The Ox would have been a good fit for them, though.
Women who are attracted to bass players know why they are attracted to bass players. Hint: keep your hands and fingernails clean (and trimmed) at all times
John's bass (The Status Buzzard I) was made to solve an issue that plagued his other basses, in that temperature changes would cause the neck to bend while he toured. So he commissioned this one to be made. It also had access to the higher frets that his fenderbird and other guitars didn't allow him to. I like his newer tone a bit more, though it's easy to see why the practical usage of his newer bass (and subsequently, newer tone).
It's something I've discovered - basic Fender Jazz or Precision bass tone was much better than when he got richer and could buy fancier boutique cutom-made basses with exotic woods etc.
Français: Quels solos de guitare de basse dans My Generation des Who! Incroyable! À l'époque, c'était inimaginable, inconcevable, impensable, voire utopique de produire des solos avec une guitare de basse! Et pourtant, John Entwistle l'a fait! Il a été le premier à s'executer en solo comme bassiste! Un musicien des plus innovateurs; il utilisait les techniques de jeu de la guitare électrique et les appliquaient sur son instrument de musique. À l'époque, il fallait le faire. John Entwistle est le premier héros de la guitare de basse. Il manque beaucoup aux fans des Who. Repose en paix, John Entwistle.
Oh yes The Who my favorite 4 member band and of everybody remembers the singer who throws his mic,the guitarist who has no mercy for guitars,the excited drummer and the bassist with no emotion and looks bored in every day
I remember a story i think that said that he'd written and originally played the solo to that song on the Dano, having been inspired by it's rare roundwound strings. When they went to record My Generation he broke a string on the Dano and the local shop didn't have any replacement strings or basses so he bought a fender that had flats on it and played the recording on that instead. If you listen to these solos and compare them to the original recording you can definitely tell.
@@Threadoflength you can also notice how he used to play it in a diferent way, until some fan point told him that he was playing it wrong, and then he went to the studio version to recall and started playing it the right way.
I don't think a P bass quite has the resonance this has. My favorite bass sound of all time on that one. It was so bright and boomy. I'm thinking the hollow body may have had a great bit to do with the tone.
To me the one at 1:24 is the one that's the best. I think it was accidental the tone that he got out of the bass, but the tone has the best of both highs and lows and is so clean sounding. That's the one from the Smother's Brothers hour, I believe. May he rest in peace.
Back in the early 2000s I had a couple of nephews that started playing bass, drums and guitar. They really liked Green Day. My nephew really liked the song they played "My Generation". I asked him if he heard the original "My Generation" by the Who? He said NO...I said...study and play John Entwisle's version of My Generation.
my favorite Bassist! or "Bass-Guitarist" as the great "OX" "John-Entwistle"! i would say! my close second! favorite! Bassist! being! "James-Jamerson" who! is also! very! good! as-well! .R.i.P.! to both! Bass! Legend's! ❤✌☺
Thanks, my favorite has always been the Smothers Brothers version (starts around 1:23) - great sound - like years before Stanley Clarke's slapping sound.
English: John Entwistle was the very first bass guitar hero. He contributed very much to the legendary career of The Who. If there is today bass guitar heroes like Rudy Sarzo, Billy Sheehan and Stuart Hamm or legendary bass players like Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath, Cliff Burton of Metallica (who died in 1986), and Steve Harris from Iron Maiden, that's because of John Entwistle. The first virtuoso on bass. He is dearly missed by all fans of The Who worldwide. R.I.P. John Entwistle.
0:44 how ironic that at the first half everything is black and white and grainy with John entwistle's dirty distorted bass tone until at the next scene everything is bright colorful and clean with John entwistle's clean bass tone
“I don’t always look bored to death on stage, but when I do I’m playing the most badass bass riff.” - John Entwisle
Did he really ever said that?
@@galanonim563no
@@galanonim563probably not, but it describes him well
@@anthonyvelasco5288 That level of playing bass guitar certainly requires all the player's attention to be focused right on it, he didn't give much fuck about whole the rest of the show like his appearance on stage and that's why he sounded on such ontouchable level.
Ya gotta love the looks he is giving on The Smothers Brothers show. Classic!
Lead Bass, Lead Guitar, Lead Drums and a Lead Vocalist......The Who!
ADRIAN yeah!
Moon, was the front man of the 'ho though, if any !
Townsend may be more famous though, for his chording/chord riffs as is "Keef" rather than being a "hot shot" lead guitarist.
Who else !!!! :-)
@@ludannelasyvyus1824 Yes, indeed.
1:23 Best Part. "Oh, solo time. I wonder what I'll have for breakfast tomorrow?"
At around 1:30, he thought ‘yeah, spaghetti bolognaise would be good’.
No, no! "Did I turn the oven off before I left the house?"
@@georgeprice7922 nope "I know I left that stove on"
"Did I leave the oven on?"
Different technique almost every time - fingers, pick, tapping.
Different riffs almost every time - always perfect.
I don't think he's ever tapped the solo, I just think he's played the solo on the neck.
@@benp.320 I’ve never seen him tapping during My Generation but he definitely did a good amount of tapping during his extended bass solos during 5:15.
I love when Pete tried a bit of a solo around 1:10 and John just completely outplayed him
Daaaaam that loud bass love it
Before I knew much about him, as a kid I found out my dad used to play drums for John on a few occasions. I knew he was the bass player for The Who so I was like “cool what was that like?!” And my dads response was “it was the loudest bass I’ve ever heard” lmao
He was the very best conquered the instrument early in his life. Never was concerned he was in backrourd in concert.
Who was your dad, and when did he play drums for John?
@@richardbullwood5941 Don Gardner, he would occasionally get calls from bigger names like that when they needed a fill in or were touring the area. Grew up hearing some cool stories for sure!
@@GarrettGardnermusic I would have loved to hear some of those stories! How neat!
*bass guitarist*
1:24 what a great sounding bass!
That's my favorite bass sound of all time.
Agreed, but he’s miming on that Vox bass. Sounds a lot like a Fender Precision on the actual recording to me
I think it's the sound city amp
This bass aged well
This performance was mimed, that's the studio version of the song. That was a performance for a comedy show in the States, famous because Keith Moon packed explosives into the drum set that blew him off stage and damaged Roger's ear.
It amazes me, he could play the most intricate bass solo to have ever graced the human ear, yet he looks bored.
He just made it look effortless....
The most intricate bass solo to have ever graced the human ear? If you have never listened beyond classic rock, sure
In “Thunderfingers” he explains that he just found all the solos extremely easy
@@MacintoshPlus1MB it was a hypothetical. He was saying Entwhistle COULD play it and still look bored.
If it were hypothetical, he would have said "and would look bored" rather than "yet he looks bored"... Maybe retake English class?
John Entwistle's face vs Keith Moon's face
Robbie Clark Heaven's rhythm section.
Keith Moon- 🤪
John Entwistle- 😐
Total opposites but they were the mates in the band.
@@markhunter8554 Yup... Pete was the gay yuppie, Roger was the Half-Jock, Half-Hippie, John was the quiet, reserved guy, and Keith Moon..... was just Keith Moon....
1:26 I´ve never seen someone calmer during playing solo...
He's taking the piss because they're miming!
And it’s just a fill
I never get sick of listening to his bass. Notice he is rarely featured. When you do see him he is cool as usual.
Pete has said that John was the exception to the rule that there were no cool-looking bass players.
@@TheJohnnyCotts I always thought Bill Wyman was a cool bassist too... but not as talented as the Ox.😉
@@kazabushy Believe it or not, there were rumors swirling after Bill left the Stones in the 90's that John was going to replace him. I don't think The Ox would have been a good fit for them, though.
@@TheJohnnyCotts That's really interesting but I've scoured everything and can find no remnants of any such rumour. Wishful thinking perhaps??
he plays hard solos but his face says its like a walk in the park
maybe he bored with that "shit"after the 1000th performance
You did a fantastic job in Cuckoo's Nest thank you very much😂😂😂
John E.: fingerbanging the bass since forever
Women who are attracted to bass players know why they are attracted to bass players.
Hint: keep your hands and fingernails clean (and trimmed) at all times
The Ox!
RIP Keith and John, an incredible pair!
GREATEST BASSIST EVER!
No, greatest bass guitarist
Jared Plays eyyy
+Jared Plays you got it there dude ;)
No, mate! The greatest bass player of all time is the U2 guy... :)
shutup u2 guy john entwistle is in a league of his own
No matter what song you show John's bass playing on it's great to hear it, and let's John do his talking via his bass lines.
Inspiration right there! Rest with BASS JOHN!
His tone from the earlier days was a hell of a lot better IMO
John's bass (The Status Buzzard I) was made to solve an issue that plagued his other basses, in that temperature changes would cause the neck to bend while he toured. So he commissioned this one to be made. It also had access to the higher frets that his fenderbird and other guitars didn't allow him to. I like his newer tone a bit more, though it's easy to see why the practical usage of his newer bass (and subsequently, newer tone).
It would be. It takes a huge toll on your hands playing like that for hours everyday.
Pete's tone was much better in his JTM and Hiwatt days, too. But he probably has severe tinnitus from those Hiwatts behind him all those years
Travis Kingston only until late 65 when he helped rotosound pioneer the first reliable round wound strings for full scale basses
It's something I've discovered - basic Fender Jazz or Precision bass tone was much better than when he got richer and could buy fancier boutique cutom-made basses with exotic woods etc.
He was a pioneer. Influenced many. Moon was crazy but John put him up to allot of his stunts. They were like brothers in the early days, inseparable.
Français:
Quels solos de guitare de basse dans My Generation des Who! Incroyable! À l'époque, c'était inimaginable, inconcevable, impensable, voire utopique de produire des solos avec une guitare de basse! Et pourtant, John Entwistle l'a fait! Il a été le premier à s'executer en solo comme bassiste! Un musicien des plus innovateurs; il utilisait les techniques de jeu de la guitare électrique et les appliquaient sur son instrument de musique. À l'époque, il fallait le faire. John Entwistle est le premier héros de la guitare de basse. Il manque beaucoup aux fans des Who. Repose en paix, John Entwistle.
Oh yes The Who my favorite 4 member band and of everybody remembers the singer who throws his mic,the guitarist who has no mercy for guitars,the excited drummer and the bassist with no emotion and looks bored in every day
He inspired me to finally purchase my bass a couple months ago
Zovlo He was one of the bass players who helped to influence me to learn the bass.
Jim Nesta same
how's it going 2 years on?
How's it going 3 years on
How's it going 4 years on
Somewhere in the world there is a good live mix of this song
Jesus, the tone at 0.46......
@Alan Brando Interesting...
I was thinking the same thing!
I want that tone bad. Before I die.
1:23
Definitely his best tone ever. It was probably a very simple setup, too...certainly a less-is-more approach.
Rest of the band: *windmill strumming* *blowing up drum kits* *swing microphone*
Entwistle: o_o
As John got older, he got better. Never phoned it in. He was at his best right before he died.
John Entwistle KING OF BASS!!!!!!!
nop thats jaco apstorius
Love this. JE's solos were pivotal in the development of rock music.
I Miss you John...
1:24 dat bass be punchy
Saw The Who in concert the year before he died in 2000, In Sacramento, he did extra solo’s…Phenomenal!
Amazing film clips, thanks.
I love how he just doesn't give a fuck. "Yeah, I know it's cool."
1:32 his face gotta love im
Completely non chelount
Probably spelled that wrong
Excellent compilation. Thanks a ton.
It's interesting to see him playing a Danelectro longhorn early in the video.
I remember a story i think that said that he'd written and originally played the solo to that song on the Dano, having been inspired by it's rare roundwound strings. When they went to record My Generation he broke a string on the Dano and the local shop didn't have any replacement strings or basses so he bought a fender that had flats on it and played the recording on that instead. If you listen to these solos and compare them to the original recording you can definitely tell.
@@Threadoflength you can also notice how he used to play it in a diferent way, until some fan point told him that he was playing it wrong, and then he went to the studio version to recall and started playing it the right way.
Damn, I miss him so much! ✊✊✊
Awesome bass playing.
Bom-diddily-Bom-diddily-bom-bom-bom
1:23 the best variation
Cool how you come back to comment 2 years later the same thing
Because *BASS* That's why
Smothers Brothers clip sounds like a P Bass played with a pick, yet he mimes it on a Vox bass, finger style, with his thumb bent backwards. Badass!
I don't think a P bass quite has the resonance this has. My favorite bass sound of all time on that one. It was so bright and boomy. I'm thinking the hollow body may have had a great bit to do with the tone.
The first color one sounds the best imo
As a humble decent guitarist, I can't impress how much The Ox was/is so special. .. 😨 I'm stuck for words
THUNDER FINGERS! LEGEND
0:50 there is only one way John could have gotten that distortion back than…. If the amps were LOUD.
entwhistle was so great, the way he could play kick ass bass with no expression on his face !
~ There's no h in the name Entwistle; why can't you people get it right?
To me the one at 1:24 is the one that's the best. I think it was accidental the tone that he got out of the bass, but the tone has the best of both highs and lows and is so clean sounding. That's the one from the Smother's Brothers hour, I believe. May he rest in peace.
Agreed! I just go back to that one and repeat it.
Back in the early 2000s I had a couple of nephews that started playing bass, drums and guitar. They really liked Green Day. My nephew really liked the song they played "My Generation".
I asked him if he heard the original "My Generation" by the Who?
He said NO...I said...study and play John Entwisle's version of My Generation.
another funken libra innovator! long live John the Ox!
1:33 He's thinking "A lot of people are having sex right now and I'm not. What am I doing with my life?"
When lemmy gives u props for been the best bass player onda planet u best believe this guy was fkn special
The guy knew his bass one of the best
Often imitated, NEVER beaten!
His fingers must be strong as Oak
; ) nice one
Matt Pask is oak known for having strong fingers?
Strong as an ox actually ;)
Stronger
He has also very low action
His face looks that those beautiful and hard solos were ez for him
my favorite Bassist! or "Bass-Guitarist" as the great "OX" "John-Entwistle"! i would say! my close second! favorite! Bassist! being! "James-Jamerson" who! is also! very! good! as-well! .R.i.P.! to both! Bass! Legend's! ❤✌☺
FoolishFlock That’s! A lot! Of! Exclamation! Points!
Thanks, my favorite has always been the Smothers Brothers version (starts around 1:23) - great sound - like years before Stanley Clarke's slapping sound.
Yea before moonie blew up the stage with the equivalent of a hand grenade worth of gun powder in his drum kit!😂
0:45 DAT SOUND🤟🏻
Diddle-ee-dee, diddle-ee-dee...
Extremely blessed video
English:
John Entwistle was the very first bass guitar hero. He contributed very much to the legendary career of The Who. If there is today bass guitar heroes like Rudy Sarzo, Billy Sheehan and Stuart Hamm or legendary bass players like Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath, Cliff Burton of Metallica (who died in 1986), and Steve Harris from Iron Maiden, that's because of John Entwistle. The first virtuoso on bass. He is dearly missed by all fans of The Who worldwide. R.I.P. John Entwistle.
That Vox at about 1:22 sounds the best out of the lot and it's live, the one at 2:20 sounds pretty good too.
It’s not exactly live. They recorded it earlier, then mimicked it on the show. The only live part was Roger’s vocal.
The best bass guitarist ever...
nnop thats jaco pastorius
No, Jaco sucks
0:43 Wow, Hello overdrive!
Great compilation ,thanks .
Oh! He lives!
0:43 my favorite. That bass tone is just ridiculous. This is BEFORE Geezer Butler.
One of the best bass solos in rock imo
John Entwistle, lead bass.
1:23 My favorite one
Grande grande grande grande grande il più grande di sempre ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
1:05 is- is Pete okay-
I'm more concerned about the guitar
When the kids aren't alright:
Hold on, hold on…. 2.25 minutes in, I think I saw John raise an eyebrow. Must’ve been on fire that night.
GOAT -- period
Although I really like how John plays, you must admit he’s the very definition of the “bored bass player”
That's a great video!
That was a cool video!!!
Great editing my friend!
John Entwhistle and Flea are my bass heroes
Flea is almost certainly massively influenced by entwistle. Their styles and tone are just too similar.
~ There's no h in the name Entwistle; why do people keep doing that?
2:19 I thought that was the audience going crazy until I realized that was coming off of John's bass! Probably a phaser effect?
This is missing the Musikpalast gig from 1980. Great example of him doing the solo with the Alembic.
John was awesome. It is a shame he died so young at 57
Toca demais!
the best solo 1:24
leonel chuga so clear sound. it seems like slap sound
I agree
Yeah that was the cleanest one
such a juicy sound
cool as a fucking cucumber whilst playing unbelievable bass licks fucking love it
The greatest...
JE's bass tone can stop the locomotive
Ed Sullivan version the best! John face expressions on his face while playing lol, he's like eeeehhh
Smother's Brothers version has always been my favourite
The baddie bass line's of the 60s
He really likes that third lick. The other three change over time, but the third lick in each clip is always the same.
LIKE A BLEEEDING MACHINE GUUN -- MAXIMUM TWANG BABY !!!
so cool.
Way ahead of it all
0:44 how ironic that at the first half everything is black and white and grainy with John entwistle's dirty distorted bass tone until at the next scene everything is bright colorful and clean with John entwistle's clean bass tone
John Entwistle BASS
(1944-2002)
Keith Moon DRUMS
(1946-1978)
A fucking legend
The solo starting at 1:24 ....here he is playing a VOX sidewinder.
Full power!!
0:45 Can I please have a link to the video?