Philadelphia Freedom (Bass, Drums, Vocal) Elton John
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
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This is an excerpt from: • The Elton John Band 19...
Dee Murray is my favorite bass player. I had the great privilege to work with him when he played on my first album. There are others who compete for that top position (McCartney, Entwistle, Verdine White) but there is no other bassist who could play so many different styles with such natural musicality and creative flair. Legendary Elton John producer Gus Dudgeon was known to say "I've never come across anyone quite as good as him". I couldn't agree more. He was also one of the coolest, kindest and most generous people I've ever met.
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Probably my favorite bass player. One the biggest reason I listened to Elton. Extremely underrated.
He’s definitely my all-time favorite bass player. Several guys I really like; but he’s the best! Thanks for watching!
Also his bass playing on Danny Bailey, just brilliant.
Oh yes, one of his greatest performances!
His base on that song is incredible. Just as it is on the entire catalog of Elton’s music. Danny Bailey is another example Ware dee really set the whole tone in the feel of the rhythm section in that song. That opening line that he did is so cool. I’m sure you know that Gus Dudgeon was quoted as saying he’s never met anyone quite as good as him. Thanks for watching!
"Dirty little girl" has Dee just slaying it from the moment the song begins! I'm so privileged to have heard him in concert with Elton many times!
Listen to Elton John 11-17-70 recordings available on CD or Spotify.. Dees bass playing is out of this world and is a huge part of the mix..one of the great bass players up there with John Entwistle Andy Fraser et Al.. RIP
I couldn’t agree more! If you haven’t watched my episode on the Elton John band, you’re probably really dig it. I focus heavily on the here and there, album; and especially Dee Murray’s bass playing. Thanks for watching!
One of the best live albums of all time!
He rarely repeated his lines and harmony were his trademarks. A lesson out of the James Jamerson catalog.
How fantastic is that!! You met and worked with Dee on your own music! I
That group pic inside Captain Fantastic--- Elton's hands on the two members he'd keep. Deed was one of my first and forever bass heroes
I remember the first time I bought Captain Fantastic and opened the album up to see that photo on the inside. That was kind of like the peak of their coolness. So sad that Elton made the choice that he did. I do love the albums he made with the “new band“. very different from what the Elton John band did in the studio. But “Westies” and “blue moves” are fantastic albums as well. Thanks for watching!
Philadelphia Freedom was the first Elton song I was aware of, I even remember where I was when I heard it, and Elton quickly became my favorite artist of all time. Dee Murray is my primary influence as a bass player. He was so melodic and tasteful and *necessary* to the songs. A great testament to his ability and musicality is the album "11-17-70". To think it's just piano, bass, and drums, and yet the sound is full and exciting, in very large part due to Dee. It's up there with the best live albums of all time.
I agree with every word! Based on what you said, you’ve gotta watch my video about the Elton John band. I promise you’ll really dig this. The Elton John Band 1970-75 - A Celebration of Musical Excellence
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Dee was a fantastic bassist that's for sure.. Very underrated... Not flashy, just well thought out and beautifully executed.
On the subject of underrated bassist. Listen if you can to the late great Gary Thain of Uriah Heep during the 70's. His playing is amazing... An example would be Sweet Lorraine of the 1973 live album. It's incredible to me that like Dee, Gary Thain very rarely gets a mention.
When I was eleven years old, I got Elton's greatest hits, fall of 1975, I thought then, this guy has to have the greatest band in the world, years later, all grown up, I still think that. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks for sharing and watching!
A young teen during the early 70s, with ambitions to learn how to play guitar, then to play in bands, I first became enamored with the melodic bass players of that time. Dee was among them. I realized early on how difficult it was to audibly discern exactly what he was doing. It drove me nuts! Other complex players such as Chris Squire, no problem. Even when I transitioned to learning the parts on Jeff Beck, Tower of Power, Stevie Wonder albums, I wasn't nearly as stymied as when trying to figure out Dee Murray parts!
I can tell you were influenced by the same musicians as I was. I’m a guitar player by trade but I find bass so fun to play. Eventually I bought my own bass and committed to becoming a good player. I love a lot of different bass players, but Dee Murray is my absolute favorite. For all the reasons you mentioned. Thanks for watching!
"Philadelphia Freedom" is a song that I have always loved, loved, loved. It was Dee's bass that caught my ear first about this song way back in 1975. I love these instrument isolated videos. Dee's bass is rhythmic magic! Dee, with Davey & Nigel & Ray should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Thanks for posting.
It’s funny as I was writing this it just occurred to me that Philadelphia freedom is one of the only songs that has double tracked bass in it! It’s one of the few songs were bass is emphasized in such a upfront way. Talk about an unsung hero!
I fancy that I have a fairly extensive vocabulary, but I'm struggling to put into words (ha! No "Your Song" consciously intended!) the feeling that Dee Murray's bass gives this song. When it came out, I wasn't too much of a fan. It was all over AM radio, I was a young FM album rock snob, and Philadelphia Freedom felt too pop. Youth and poor acoustic technology behind me, the beautiful, natural, graceful bass that is somehow also insistent is a work of art. I'm not a bassist, not a musician, but perhaps this piece is an example of what the art of the rhythm section can be at its finest. Dee's playing allows the song to bloom, brings out the beauty of the orchestration, accents the playing & singing of Elton John and yet the bass track can nearly stand alone without seeming disjointed or as occasional filler. What a gift Dee Murray shared with us.
You put that beautifully. Seriously. You could easily be a writer for music magazine. I had the same experience when the song first came out. My first reaction was that it was very pop. But within a couple of lessons, I was totally on board. This baseline to me is just almost otherworldly. The natural musicality of the way he’s playing his amazing. There’s a huge difference between people who learn a skill and those who are naturally skilled. He was a naturally skilled musician. It just poured out of him.
That’s the song!
Yeah baby! Funky cool, killer base lines. Thanks for watching!
Sweet bass and of course the isolated vocal reminds you just how freaking amazing young Elton’s rock voice was.
Exactly! To be honest I can’t listen to Elton’s new music. His voice isn’t even recognizable anymore. I grew up when he had one of the best voices in music. That’s the stuff I love. Thanks for watching!
Such a unique and memorable bass line.
I loved Dee, put him at the top right there with John E whistle, Gary Thain , John Paul Jones, Dee is at the top and him and Nigel were at the top as far as Rhythm sections....
I couldn’t agree more! Thanks for watching!
a very underrated player...
Tysm Jon Blackstone.😃💌Such a rich Bass groove with the purest✨ Elton John 💖vocals; 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎧 🎼 I love the early Elton John 1970's band the best!🌹 It also reminds me of my favorite 🚆Amtrak train trips through 14 states, since I lugged my favorite cassettes and 📀 DVDs on all my long distance vacations.🤩 Really really good times.❤️🇺🇲
I can tell you love this as much as I do! Not only is Dee’s bass incredible but Elton’s voice is so incredibly cool. He is my favorite singer of the 1970s. His voice began changing in 1980 and I don’t even recognize him now. But his best music is amongst the greatest ever recorded. Thanks for watching!
@@JonBlackstone Tysm for all your excellent content on your channel. I binge watched a lot of your videos. I'm glad you met & recorded with Dee and the cute EJ Band drummer, whose name escapes me. Lol. 😃 My favorite songs are Harmony, Friends soundtrack on Rare Masters, Skyline Pigeon, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1992 album with Blessed song & so many other songs. When I lived in Seattle, I Used to go to the Late great Tower Records on Mercer or on the Ave and collected many great Elton John CDs (edit: I have EJ compact discs not DVD's) including some so- called bootleg copies. Have a great weekend!
Dee was amazing! I have a copy of that issue of Time Magazine!
Me too! That issue came out when I was a kid and I bought every magazine I could find. I had posters on my wall and the whole bit. Elton was like The Beatles for a lot of 70s kids! Thanks for watching!
What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend Jon ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
Been listening to some early 70s Elton bootlegs, and the bass hasn't been buried in the mix - amazing technique and such an intrinsic part of the music (although to be fair, Entwistle's isolated bass on Won't Get Fooled Again at Trident Studios is possibly even better).
Yes I love watching that footage of John Entwistle! As much as I love John I consider Dee the best bass player of the 70s. John basically played what Pete Townsend called “lead bass”. John was more or less playing solos on his bass (even adding distortion like a lead guitar). I love his style but it’s sort of a one trick pony. Dee Murray could play any style or genre of music was thrown at him; and he played everything masterfully. He could lay down the hardest rock song, country, and lay down a funky groove like Philadelphia Freedom effortlessly. He also was an incredibly melodic bass player. A lot of his parts are almost like a Cello score for an orchestra. As producer Gus Dudgeon said, “A superb musician. I’ve never encountered anyone quite as good as him”.
@@JonBlackstone To be fair, Townsend is a rhythm and Entwistle is a lead. Some of the early 70s BBC recordings kept Dee high in the mix, and it was all to the benefit of the songs. In the same way, Nigel wasn't flashy, but you knew it was him by his rock solid technique
@@JonBlackstone Case in point - Hercules as played on the GYBR tour in 73 (which I actually saw at the Glasgow Apollo in December 1973!)... the bass isn't quite as understated as usual, and is an absolute killer
Jon, I'm so glad you have this channel! Can you do some more recording studio stuff? I loved hearing this recording! It's so cool to hear how a song , layer by layer, note by note becomes musical perfection.
Thank you! I’m planning to do a song breakdown of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (the song). Are there any particular songs you’d like to hear about?
@@JonBlackstone Jon, I'm so excited that you asked me what songs I'd like to learn more about! "Amy" and "Have mercy on the criminal" are a few that come to mind.... the video footage & memorabilia you have access to is great!!! Love your work!
Thanks for this. How about the bass in MIDNIGHT CREEPER?
Oh yeah! That’s a killer bass track! But really every song he recorded with Dee had remarkable bass. He was one of a kind. Almost a musical musician. Thanks for watching!
Yes, that is an incredible bass part! But then again, he was so incredible in all of those tracks. Truly, my favorite bass player. Thank you for watching!
Would you be interested in doing a video featuring isolated bass tracks of Dee Murray and those of Kenny Passarelli? Not for the purpose of bashing Kenny Passarelli, but to show how different the sound of records like Captain Fantastic are from Rock of the Westies, etc.
I would also be interested in learning how to listen for the guitar parts that were Davey's and the parts that were Caleb's when they played together. Is that even possible? I remember in Caleb Quaye's documentary another musician talks about how angry Caleb's playing was in the earlier days. Davey Johnstone seems naturally easy going. However, they are both such superb musicians and the engineering, production, etc of the version that goes out to the public must take away some of their unique signatures. Do many identifying features of their riffs or other parts remain in the finished songs?
Jon, your channel rocks!!!!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
Great, Dave .🙏🙏
Uno de los mejores bajistas de la historia de la música Pop , sus líneas son impecables.
Great video !!!! 👏👏👏