@peterrobbins2862 if you want more, actual first hand knowledge that isn't plagiarized from the wiki page but by someone listed on John's wiki page, find me. I have the only truth about certain things...and an actual, experienced review of this little crap, written by a liar book among other things. Cheers!
John used to partake in Moon's many antics including thinking up some himself before Mooney did and 'apparently' Keith sometimes didn't like him beating him to the punch (or explosion).
I was driving past my favorite music store when I heard he had died. I went in and played every song of his I knew (badly and crying). No one interrupted me. He was an amazing influence on me as a bassist, as great as anyone.
An odd Ox memory of mine was catching The Who live and finding his bass playing more conspicuously absent than Moon's drumming. And Moonie's playing inspired me above all as a drummer. The Ox was that great!
I was fortunate enough to share a drink and a smoke with JE in a bar in Saratoga Springs, NY where they were staying while rehearsing at the Giens Falls Civic center for their 25th anniversary tour. The nicest R&R’er I’ve ever met…and I’ve met a few. He was wearing a jean jacket with sequins on the shoulders, and when I mentioned how I liked it… followed by where he got it, he replied: “I put glue on my shoulders and dove thru a church window”. Had me in tears and I’ve never forgotten that great night on the town.
I have a picture of us together at the Bijou with bar owner Ralph and a friend Abby. We were hosting open mic night when he walked in. I will look for the picture. We did not get to chat for too long. You could tell he was out for a good time.
I was a compere and DJ for a Who concert in 1966, so got meet John Entwistle. We drank and played together with Roger Daltry's Scalelectrix into the early hours of the next morning at there hotel, a great memory.
John died 22 years ago. I remember it well. My daughter was his biggest fan. She bought a bass and was doing a great job playing his riffs. The Who was scheduled to play near our rural town on July 4th, 2002. It was awesome because we were going to see an original British Invasion group on American Independence day. Then just one week before that, John passed away. I had already gotten tickets for the concert, but my daughter wasn't going to be able to see him. We attended the concert, but it was bittersweet. I felt bad for The Who, John's family and my daughter who missed seeing her favorite musician by just one week.
John was simply the most effortlessly brilliant rock bassist the world has ever known. There was no one like him. Anywhere. And there has never been anyone like him since …His technique and sound was just phenomenal. Entire orchestras cannot reproduce what his hands could create with harmonics and overtones on his bass strings…The Who would not have been the colossus of a band it was without John. Not just because of his technical abilities but his melodic awareness and his counter melodies opening up dimension and depth to everything Townshend wrote.He was also a great composer who wrote brilliant songs for himself like the lyrically moving tune ‘When I Was a Boy’ and ‘Heaven and Hell’….Nicollo Paganini the great violin virtuoso also died at the age of 57 …When he left this world too young he left us with his great legacy of having changed his instrument forever for other players. I believe that this was precisely what JOHN has also done. We all still miss his genius and his dry humour.🙏😔 (Paul)
@@Rick-tw9ge Zeppelin fans are the only ones who feel the need to defend their guys whenever somebody has the audacity to suggest that a member of another band may be ever-so-slightly better, or that another band may have actually given a better show one night than Led Zeppelin. As far as Zeppelin fans are concerned, the individual members are now, and always will be, the absolute inarguably best to have ever played, and there’s not one Led Zeppelin concert that wasn’t greater than every show put on by any other band throughout the entire history of music. In other words, Led Zeppelin is the best ever at everything they did, and to suggest otherwise would be a huge mistake. Sounds to me like the same argument a bunch of 10 year-olds would make: “I like them so they’re the bestest ever!!!”
He created an instruction manual + 2 audiotapes for the Hotlicks company in the 80s. I bought it, and figured out John's "typewriter" method of playing bass -- but one needs low action, new strings, and the ability to think outside the box.
The whole truth has been out for over a decade in my book. My channel here spells it all out. I know because I'm the woman who was with him. We knew each other for 13 years. 22 years later and still no one actually looks dor the truth. I reported his heart condition in 2014, years before thst lie filled book The Ox came out. Paul Rees never even tried getting in contact to ask me. We met backstage in Boulder in 1989. I was not even dancing yet. If you're going to be posting things like this, research more than one article. The rest of the band was not in town yet. But thank you for having decency when talking about me. And he was creamated. Cheers big ears!!
@kevmac1230 from time to time I would think about doing it and then I realized I might be asking for trouble, especially with fentynyl these days maybe being in it
@williamgullett5911 I did not bring it in the room. I don't do that crap. I'm more a 420 person. I did tell the truth in several outlets over the years. It's all out there. You just have to Google...🩷🩷🩷
In 1987 john played in holland and me and my brother met him backstage and even in his coach. I never forget drinking whiskey from the same glass that I had offered him and he returned the other half to me
John Entwistle died 20 years ago, now his family confirms the rumours - there has sadly been no change in his condition since. It looks like it may now be permanent.
Just noticing..the gravestone pictured at the 6:37 mark in the video is for a different John Entwistle. It is the gravestone of a John T Entwistle 1953 - 96...NOT The Who's John Alec Entwistle born in 1944.
The Ox was not just a superb bassist but he was truly disciplined in what was the first rock band made up of chaotic performers. While the drummer is going nuts and the guitarist leaping about, it became Entwhistle's duty to perform in a way that gelled it all together. Most important in any band is the need for members of the rhythm section to play as one. Keith Moon was a very unique & entertaining drummer lacked any discipline in every part of his life. He avoided rehearsals. He was ingesting a wide variety & quantity of booze, pills & powders. As much as I love Keith Moon, he delivered inconsistent stage performances in the 70s. Entwhistle had to compensate by being the disciplined half of the rhythm section. The Ox had the ability to out-perform his bandmates but was devoted to making The Who a solid, cohesive unit between two madmen. Pete Townshend wasn't the only member of the band suffering from hearing loss due to overexposure to loud amplification. In the 70s, the IEM earplugs common today didn't exist. Entwhistle had to watch Keith Moon to track his erratic, unpredictable tempo. Positioning himself stage right/house left became a necessity. It allowed Entwhistle to turn and watch Moon & Townshend play while remaining close to his microphone - thus not having to worry about bumping the mic stand with his bass guitar neck. (The photos/video I've seen make it seem that Entwhistle preferred basses with longer necks.) With Townshend having to do all the heavy-lifting during the creation & the recording of Quadrophenia, Entwhistle really came through and deserves enormous credit for arranging (and, in many cases, performing) the tasteful brass and orchestration parts. He was able to write the charts as well whereas other bands like The Beatles had a 5th member (George Martin) to delegate this to when employing brass, strings & woodwinds to their recordings starting with "Yesterday" in '65 all the way to "Golden Slumbers/The End" at the end of Abbey Road in '69.
@@thecolourrose9022 I have no idea why people who are completely ignorant of music insist on inflicting their opinions on their betters, but here you are.
The Ox RIP. When Pino came in to replace him with the Who I read an article he wrote where he said that some of baselines that John Entwistle played , he could not figure out. He had to get as close as he could. Coming from someone of Pino Paladinos talent, that says something. Pino also said that he was very nervous when he went out on stage with the who because people would line up in front of him on that side of the stage and just wait for him to make a mistake.
I only got to see them with Pino, and they never had him turned up enough. He was good, but they needed all the extra instruments for the harmonic content the bass player used to put out by himself (well, along with a stack of cabinets that could be the PA for a decent sized theater). The Ox is, and will always be, the greatest. Pino is definitely no slouch, but Entwistle is a genius of a different order. The tablature for his parts on Live at Leeds on simple 3 chord rock songs are 3-5 pages because he's constantly varying little things. He and Phil Lesh are my favorite bassists, and they're worlds apart except for their trumpet and musical training, and constantly seeking different ways to play the line.
For "The Real Me" on Quadrophenia he went in and recorded the bass part in one take, as a joke. Of course, everyone listening to it recognized the genius of it. However, do not be too overly impressed, John recorded most of his bass lines in one take, although often with errors left in due to his 'just get a record out so we can go on a tour" mentality. He is, however, the greatest of all time. If you consistently finish ahead of Chris Squire in the poles, you are pretty darn good.
Townshend said he lived beyond his means. After the last Anerican tour, they gave him a cheque for 2 million and it was all gone immediately due to his debts.
Good Day. I have seen the WHO 3 times. Two times with Keith and John and the third time with Kenny Jones on Drums. I started playing drums in 1963. The Beatles and The WHO were my greatest influences. I still play. There are and have been many Great Bass Players, but none Greater than The OX. RIP John. You are missed. Thank You for this Posting. Best Regards P.S. It's a shame that Pete & Roger didn't contribute to the book. They're All that's left of The Band...
"Boris the Spider." I wonder how well his son lives from the royalty checks. Entwistle played on a lot of records. But these days streaming does not pay much.
The cash cow for the Who for decades has been synchronization rights for ads, tv, and movies for which artists can negotiate much higher fees than they ever get for radio, streaming, etc.. The Who famously sold out hard on the front, and I don't particularly blame them (though for many years now I've associated the song "Bargain" with some sort of offer about truck financing). 18 seasons of CSI intro themes has got to be worth something.
John was asked in an interview what he thought of other people's bass playing. John's response, you like the smell of your own farts but hate the smell of someone else's. 😅
John has always been one of my favorite musicians , I first took notice when I was about 16 years old , about 1976, this was when I heard the Quadrophenia album.. The song "" 5:15 "" will always be my most favotite song , period...
It is Acton County, not 'Action County!!!!" Also, the image of the gravestone shows VERY WRONG dates! He was born in 1994, and died in 2002 (which you even stated earlier in the documentary).
My favorite memories? Easy: using his Hot Licks instructional package to learn to play the electric bass guitar, and seeing him perform with The Who in Oakland during the later '80s 😁
Him and Leo Lyons two of the best. Head stone said John T Entwistle 1953 - 1996 Yet he was born 1944 and died 2004 at age 57? Funeral was held in 2002. Do you even check these out in your alternate "factverse"? His full name was John Alec Entwistle. He died in 2002. Get it together
One of the GREATEST ROCK BASS PLAYERS EVER... BUT he decided that getting 🥴 HIGH had a HIGHER priority than anything else...BUT..." 🥴Everyone does whatever they want🥴 " hey❓ ‼️🤷🏽♂️‼️
This is a great piece on a great bass player, but the Who didn’t play the loudest band ever. Those bragging rights belong to Motörhead, whose 1984 gig at the Cleveland Variety Theatre in Ohio was measured at 130 decibels. And for anyone who is vaguely interested, for every 3 decibels increase in sound level, this represents doubling the volume. But with that said, John was a phenomenal bass player and one of the reasons I took up the bass
Who the hell is "John T. Entwistle 1953-1996"? John's middle name was Alec, he was born in 1944 and died in 2002. Nice "facts," @FactsVerseUK. Pathetic.
l think John could have mimicked McCartney's bass line on 'Dear Prudence'....one of my favorite of Paul's lines. Entwistle could do lyrical lines ['Getting ln Tune']. l don't think Paul could have pulled off John's bass playing on 'Live at Leeds'. With Townshend coming up with stream of consciousness motifs. ln the rock world, Entwistle created Lead Bass. As a thing. Not boring extended leads, but "pop up" leads, to keep Townshend on his toes. Rant, over and out.
John Entwistle and Jaco inspired me to take up playing bass years ago.Also why does the grave pictured read 1953-1996, Must be someone else with the same name. He was born in 1944 and passed away in 2002.
Fantastic musician. After reading his bio i didnt like the man. So obsessed with material possessions. The band had to keep touring so he could buy more crap.😢
I can assure you that Roger Daltrey was not partying in a hotel bar until 3:00 AM. I don't know why i bother watching these computer generated, uninformed 'documentaries'.
John Entwistle was the best bass player of his time. I saw John on his last tour with the Who, and he was as good, if not better than he was as a young man. He simply could not be replaced in the Who, or anywhere else for that matter. He certainly was a much better bass player than McCartney ever was, that is for sure.
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Its amazing how a documentary can say so much but tell you so little about the subject
truly an art.
@@miserychannel666 the art of click-bait in the age of deception
He read John's Wikipedia page word for word and didn't add anything .Read it yourself and see what I mean .
@@ChrisM-fz6xx lol
@peterrobbins2862 if you want more, actual first hand knowledge that isn't plagiarized from the wiki page but by someone listed on John's wiki page, find me. I have the only truth about certain things...and an actual, experienced review of this little crap, written by a liar book among other things. Cheers!
His parents outlived him that’s even sadder
John used to partake in Moon's many antics including thinking up some himself before Mooney did and 'apparently' Keith sometimes didn't like him beating him to the punch (or explosion).
I was driving past my favorite music store when I heard he had died. I went in and played every song of his I knew (badly and crying). No one interrupted me. He was an amazing influence on me as a bassist, as great as anyone.
You played music in a music store?😏
Weird.
An odd Ox memory of mine was catching The Who live and finding his bass playing more conspicuously absent than Moon's drumming. And Moonie's playing inspired me above all as a drummer. The Ox was that great!
his playing in The Real Me is amazing and kills me every time I hear it.
Either all fingers or a pic. Rip the Ox
Great video. Who knew all this?
Some of it is flat out wrong.
It was Acton county grammer school btw not Action lol
I was fortunate enough to share a drink and a smoke with JE in a bar in Saratoga Springs, NY where they were staying while rehearsing at the Giens Falls Civic center for their 25th anniversary tour. The nicest R&R’er I’ve ever met…and I’ve met a few. He was wearing a jean jacket with sequins on the shoulders, and when I mentioned how I liked it… followed by where he got it, he replied: “I put glue on my shoulders and dove thru a church window”. Had me in tears and I’ve never forgotten that great night on the town.
THAT just got me laughing!
Brilliant. Lovely insight.
I also saw JE in Saratoga that night. I didn’t talk to him. It was the Tin and Lint.
I have a picture of us together at the Bijou with bar owner Ralph and a friend Abby. We were hosting open mic night when he walked in. I will look for the picture. We did not get to chat for too long. You could tell he was out for a good time.
I was a compere and DJ for a Who concert in 1966, so got meet John Entwistle. We drank and played together with Roger Daltry's Scalelectrix into the early hours of the next morning at there hotel, a great memory.
John died 22 years ago. I remember it well. My daughter was his biggest fan. She bought a bass and was doing a great job playing his riffs. The Who was scheduled to play near our rural town on July 4th, 2002. It was awesome because we were going to see an original British Invasion group on American Independence day. Then just one week before that, John passed away. I had already gotten tickets for the concert, but my daughter wasn't going to be able to see him. We attended the concert, but it was bittersweet. I felt bad for The Who, John's family and my daughter who missed seeing her favorite musician by just one week.
Outstanding work on that gravestone of his, Mr. Facts. Simply outstanding.
Hilarious - both dates and the initial wrong!
Yes, I was thrown by 1996 too 😂
"His bandmates contributed to his biography except for Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend". Well Keith Moon was already dead, so who does that leave?
John Entwistle Band guitarist was Godfrey Townsend. No 'h' and no relation (to Pete)
Met him on Watford gap services
In1966 great man and wasnic man
His gravestone says 1953 ????? But google says 1944…
I noticed that too
It's not his gravestone!!
@@andysavill8580 Yeah, and John "T"? Not Alec.
John was simply the most effortlessly brilliant rock bassist the world has ever known. There was no one like him. Anywhere. And there has never been anyone like him since …His technique and sound was just phenomenal. Entire orchestras cannot reproduce what his hands could create with harmonics and overtones on his bass strings…The Who would not have been the colossus of a band it was without John. Not just because of his technical abilities but his melodic awareness and his counter melodies opening up dimension and depth to everything Townshend wrote.He was also a great composer who wrote brilliant songs for himself like the lyrically moving tune ‘When I Was a Boy’ and ‘Heaven and Hell’….Nicollo Paganini the great violin virtuoso also died at the age of 57 …When he left this world too young he left us with his great legacy of having changed his instrument forever for other players. I believe that this was precisely what JOHN has also done. We all still miss his genius and his dry humour.🙏😔 (Paul)
Wonderfully put!
John Paul Jones literally wipes the floor this guy
@@Rick-tw9ge JPJ is a great player, but I don’t think he had John’s facility …Although JPJ is also a great composer and arranger of music.
@@Rick-tw9ge zep fan boy
@@Rick-tw9ge Zeppelin fans are the only ones who feel the need to defend their guys whenever somebody has the audacity to suggest that a member of another band may be ever-so-slightly better, or that another band may have actually given a better show one night than Led Zeppelin.
As far as Zeppelin fans are concerned, the individual members are now, and always will be, the absolute inarguably best to have ever played, and there’s not one Led Zeppelin concert that wasn’t greater than every show put on by any other band throughout the entire history of music.
In other words, Led Zeppelin is the best ever at everything they did, and to suggest otherwise would be a huge mistake.
Sounds to me like the same argument a bunch of 10 year-olds would make:
“I like them so they’re the bestest ever!!!”
Whenever I see on a post "Now his family/daughter/son/etc confirm the rumors" I just scroll past.
I once tried to play like John Entwistle and all my fingers broke and fell off. 😢
🤣
My daughter was 14 when we bought her a bass. She picked up John's riffs pretty well.
He created an instruction manual + 2 audiotapes for the Hotlicks company in the 80s. I bought it, and figured out John's "typewriter" method of playing bass -- but one needs low action, new strings, and the ability to think outside the box.
Ha Ha, excellent
He still ithe best baas player of all time r.i.p. john peace& ❤😢😢😢😢
Forever the GOAT! ❤️
The whole truth has been out for over a decade in my book. My channel here spells it all out. I know because I'm the woman who was with him. We knew each other for 13 years. 22 years later and still no one actually looks dor the truth. I reported his heart condition in 2014, years before thst lie filled book The Ox came out. Paul Rees never even tried getting in contact to ask me. We met backstage in Boulder in 1989. I was not even dancing yet. If you're going to be posting things like this, research more than one article. The rest of the band was not in town yet. But thank you for having decency when talking about me. And he was creamated. Cheers big
ears!!
What about the coke?
@@williamgullett5911 He was probably doing it,a deadly combo with a heart condition.
@kevmac1230 from time to time I would think about doing it and then I realized I might be asking for trouble, especially with fentynyl these days maybe being in it
@williamgullett5911 I did not bring it in the room. I don't do that crap. I'm more a 420 person. I did tell the truth in several outlets over the years. It's all out there. You just have to Google...🩷🩷🩷
@kevmac1230 he had 75% to 100% blockage in his arteries and was on medication for that. I told that in my book which cane out years before The Ox.
6:37 Who is the "John T Entwistle 1953 - 1996" shown on the gravestone?
Exactly. Whoever it is died aged 43. Lots are commenting, just goes to show, don't trust these videos very much.
And wasn't his middle name Alec??
@@TheBillyKmusic Yes. And I didn't know that he had a relationship with Mother Teresa, but...?
American rubbish
In 1987 john played in holland and me and my brother met him backstage and even in his coach. I never forget drinking whiskey from the same glass that I had offered him and he returned the other half to me
So much talent
John Entwistle died 20 years ago, now his family confirms the rumours - there has sadly been no change in his condition since. It looks like it may now be permanent.
🤣 that’s exactly what John wanted you to say!
It's still shocking to me that The Who didn't cancel that tour after his passing.. I mean.. Really?
Roger and Pete is only think of money and dont give a shit for John.
Or keith
@@brianjacob8728 So true words.
There's that, but they also took into consideration the jobs of hundreds of personnel that it takes to put on a tour.
@@johnzito4913 Nope..Every concert tour has insurance in place for emergency situations. Not a legitimate argument.
John Entwistle Died 22 years ago!!
I read that Deep Purple were the loudest band.
Saw them in 1987 Philly spectrum and even Jon lord's keys were LOUD
Just noticing..the gravestone pictured at the 6:37 mark in the video is for a different John Entwistle. It is the gravestone of a John T Entwistle 1953 - 96...NOT The Who's John Alec Entwistle born in 1944.
Participation from band members…..except Pete and Roger…lol…do they mean Kenny had a couple quotes…lol
It's Acton not action
The Ox was not just a superb bassist but he was truly disciplined in what was the first rock band made up of chaotic performers. While the drummer is going nuts and the guitarist leaping about, it became Entwhistle's duty to perform in a way that gelled it all together.
Most important in any band is the need for members of the rhythm section to play as one. Keith Moon was a very unique & entertaining drummer lacked any discipline in every part of his life. He avoided rehearsals. He was ingesting a wide variety & quantity of booze, pills & powders. As much as I love Keith Moon, he delivered inconsistent stage performances in the 70s. Entwhistle had to compensate by being the disciplined half of the rhythm section. The Ox had the ability to out-perform his bandmates but was devoted to making The Who a solid, cohesive unit between two madmen.
Pete Townshend wasn't the only member of the band suffering from hearing loss due to overexposure to loud amplification. In the 70s, the IEM earplugs common today didn't exist. Entwhistle had to watch Keith Moon to track his erratic, unpredictable tempo. Positioning himself stage right/house left became a necessity. It allowed Entwhistle to turn and watch Moon & Townshend play while remaining close to his microphone - thus not having to worry about bumping the mic stand with his bass guitar neck. (The photos/video I've seen make it seem that Entwhistle preferred basses with longer necks.)
With Townshend having to do all the heavy-lifting during the creation & the recording of Quadrophenia, Entwhistle really came through and deserves enormous credit for arranging (and, in many cases, performing) the tasteful brass and orchestration parts. He was able to write the charts as well whereas other bands like The Beatles had a 5th member (George Martin) to delegate this to when employing brass, strings & woodwinds to their recordings starting with "Yesterday" in '65 all the way to "Golden Slumbers/The End" at the end of Abbey Road in '69.
When Geddy Lee says your the GOAT believe it!
No idea why people put geddy on such a high pedestal 🤷
@@thecolourrose9022Because Geddy is also the GOAT!😂
@@ErickvdK not even close
@@thecolourrose9022 🐐
@@thecolourrose9022 I have no idea why people who are completely ignorant of music insist on inflicting their opinions on their betters, but here you are.
The Ox RIP. When Pino came in to replace him with the Who I read an article he wrote where he said that some of baselines that John Entwistle played , he could not figure out. He had to get as close as he could. Coming from someone of Pino Paladinos talent, that says something. Pino also said that he was very nervous when he went out on stage with the who because people would line up in front of him on that side of the stage and just wait for him to make a mistake.
I only got to see them with Pino, and they never had him turned up enough. He was good, but they needed all the extra instruments for the harmonic content the bass player used to put out by himself (well, along with a stack of cabinets that could be the PA for a decent sized theater). The Ox is, and will always be, the greatest. Pino is definitely no slouch, but Entwistle is a genius of a different order. The tablature for his parts on Live at Leeds on simple 3 chord rock songs are 3-5 pages because he's constantly varying little things. He and Phil Lesh are my favorite bassists, and they're worlds apart except for their trumpet and musical training, and constantly seeking different ways to play the line.
For "The Real Me" on Quadrophenia he went in and recorded the bass part in one take, as a joke. Of course, everyone listening to it recognized the genius of it. However, do not be too overly impressed, John recorded most of his bass lines in one take, although often with errors left in due to his 'just get a record out so we can go on a tour" mentality. He is, however, the greatest of all time. If you consistently finish ahead of Chris Squire in the poles, you are pretty darn good.
The truth is that you have the WRONG GRAVE STONE
... and that's far from being the only mistake in the video.
I hate these videos. Always bad info or ban photos. Like that headstone. Never watching again.
I don’t see bands covering the WHO , his bass playing is why .. he was great ❤️❤️🌸🌻💐
6.38 why are the grave details wrong?
Correct, Peter. The date of his death is given as 1996.
I spotted that, it must be fake, wrong year and also it said John T entwistle when his middle name was of course Alec
Wrong gravestone
Bass is only "under-appreciated" if you've never listened to jazz, or you're just not a musician or music lover.
Gene simmons is a better bassist and songwriter AND got laid more often
Interesting....someone just read the Wikipedia entry for John and changed a few words to make this video.
And what was with the random clips of other bands?
Townshend said he lived beyond his means. After the last Anerican tour, they gave him a cheque for 2 million and it was all gone immediately due to his debts.
As a bass player I can whole heartedly agree that John was the best I've ever had the privilege of seeing live. He was a monster player.
Spinal Tap's acoustic set alone is well above 130dB! True story!
Good Day. I have seen the WHO 3 times. Two times with Keith and John and the third time with Kenny Jones on Drums. I started playing drums in 1963. The Beatles and The WHO were my greatest influences. I still play. There are and have been many Great Bass Players, but none Greater than The OX. RIP John. You are missed.
Thank You for this Posting. Best Regards
P.S. It's a shame that Pete & Roger didn't contribute to the book. They're All that's left of The Band...
"Boris the Spider." I wonder how well his son lives from the royalty checks. Entwistle played on a lot of records. But these days streaming does not pay much.
The cash cow for the Who for decades has been synchronization rights for ads, tv, and movies for which artists can negotiate much higher fees than they ever get for radio, streaming, etc.. The Who famously sold out hard on the front, and I don't particularly blame them (though for many years now I've associated the song "Bargain" with some sort of offer about truck financing). 18 seasons of CSI intro themes has got to be worth something.
His Grammar School was in Acton, not Action. George Bush claimed they all met "in High School"....
John was asked in an interview what he thought of other people's bass playing. John's response, you like the smell of your own farts but hate the smell of someone else's. 😅
That was not his tombstone.
John has always been one of my favorite musicians , I first took notice when I was about 16 years old , about 1976, this was when I heard the Quadrophenia album.. The song "" 5:15 "" will always be my most favotite song , period...
John said he wanted uncopyable.
She found him cold and unresponsive, that was while he was alive.
It is Acton County, not 'Action County!!!!" Also, the image of the gravestone shows VERY WRONG dates! He was born in 1994, and died in 2002 (which you even stated earlier in the documentary).
I know, right?
Best memory was the French horn he played on "Tommy." I saw The Who perform live at Tanglewood in 1969.
My favorite memories? Easy: using his Hot Licks instructional package to learn to play the electric bass guitar, and seeing him perform with The Who in Oakland during the later '80s 😁
Booze and drugs cut his life short
Get his DOB correct - in the beginning you say he was born Oct. 9, 1944 and died in 2002, but his headstone says 1953 - 1996. Which one is it?
Click Bait. Rumors of What ?
Yup
That’s not his grave lol
Dude set the tone for creative, spontaneous playing. Love it.
Every top musician is considered "the best" than any other. So who is the best? Difficult to measure. But egos run rampant 😊
Entwistle, voted, "Bassist Of The Millenium" by other bass players. That has to mean something.
@@trajan6927Maybe for pop stuff but there were great bass players eg in Blues music and early Rockabilly
@@devonmoors yes many great bass players. I appreciate all professional musicians.
I saw The Who at The Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View, CA) in August 2000; 3rd-row center; awesome. Glad I got to see him with them.
If Keith Moon wasn't playing drums, then you didn't see the Who.
Him and Leo Lyons two of the best. Head stone said John T Entwistle 1953 - 1996 Yet he was born 1944 and died 2004 at age 57? Funeral was held in 2002. Do you even check these out in your alternate "factverse"? His full name was John Alec Entwistle. He died in 2002. Get it together
Yes. LEO LYONS.
One of the GREATEST ROCK BASS PLAYERS EVER... BUT he decided that getting 🥴 HIGH had a HIGHER priority than anything else...BUT..." 🥴Everyone does whatever they want🥴 " hey❓
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Confirms what rumours?
That the Ox is not dead but living on Greek Island LESO, along with Elvis and Morrison
This is a great piece on a great bass player, but the Who didn’t play the loudest band ever. Those bragging rights belong to Motörhead, whose 1984 gig at the Cleveland Variety Theatre in Ohio was measured at 130 decibels. And for anyone who is vaguely interested, for every 3 decibels increase in sound level, this represents doubling the volume. But with that said, John was a phenomenal bass player and one of the reasons I took up the bass
Tommy chong as a pseudonym. the kings royal bassist...leaning in the LAC on the bass...make it look easy squad. Sorry geddy
Tombstone: 1953-1996...excuse me? John "T" Entwistle??
Who the hell is "John T. Entwistle 1953-1996"? John's middle name was Alec, he was born in 1944 and died in 2002.
Nice "facts," @FactsVerseUK. Pathetic.
l think John could have mimicked McCartney's bass line on 'Dear Prudence'....one of my favorite of Paul's lines. Entwistle could do lyrical lines ['Getting ln Tune']. l don't think Paul could have pulled off John's bass playing on 'Live at Leeds'. With Townshend coming up with stream of consciousness motifs. ln the rock world, Entwistle created Lead Bass. As a thing. Not boring extended leads, but "pop up" leads, to keep Townshend on his toes. Rant, over and out.
Those subtitles are shockingly bad. Which fits this video I suppose.
I play bass in a power trio. Absolutely the best lineup for a bass player to shine. I get away with stuff that would have me kicked out of a quartet.
The best bass guitars in the world🌎 RIP John entwisle 🎸.
Why this video stating that Entwistle born 1944 but on his tomb says 1953? He born 1944 that's correct.
Ahhh there wasn’t any rumors. RUclips being ruined by AI and stuff like this.😊
John Entwistle and Jaco inspired me to take up playing bass years ago.Also why does the grave pictured read 1953-1996, Must be someone else with the same name. He was born in 1944 and passed away in 2002.
That can't be the correct grave stone, it says 1953--1996, he was born 1944 and died 2002 and his middle initial wasn't T.
20 years ago? Check your dates please. That is incorrect. Thanks
He went out like a champ. Las Vegas, prostitutes, booze and cocaine.
How was the funeral in 2002 if he died in 1996 ??Did you mean there was some sort of memorial service for him in 2002?
Great bass player with the who ❤
Fantastic musician.
After reading his bio i didnt like the man.
So obsessed with material possessions. The band had to keep touring so he could buy more crap.😢
Guy's like Charles Berthoud are all fine and dandy , but, when you need more depth and feeling in your playing...
He did also played Arlen Roth years ago.
I can assure you that Roger Daltrey was not partying in a hotel bar until 3:00 AM. I don't know why i bother watching these computer generated, uninformed 'documentaries'.
La miglior sezione ritmica della storia del rock. Moon & Entwistle.
Sad but true… Drug's sends another rock musician to the grave.
John Entwhistle has been gone 20 years?!
The comments here are great. The vid is absolute cack.
The part of West London is ACTON! Not Action!
Why musicians who have the greatest outlet go on Drugs is baffling
Stop reading it in that stupid cheap doco tone... read it to us more personally
John Entwistle was born in 44, not in 53 like on the grave at 6:37.
Wrong stone
This is bullshit. At 06:32 you see a gravestone with the wrong date on it.
What the hell are you doing?
Honestly when you get to 30 tone your drinking down or stop if not you’re gonna end up beneath ground before your time…..
John Entwistle was the best bass player of his time. I saw John on his last tour with the Who, and he was as good, if not better than he was as a young man. He simply could not be replaced in the Who, or anywhere else for that matter. He certainly was a much better bass player than McCartney ever was, that is for sure.
I would agree, but McCartney is a great bassist too
He played those heavy strings, as if they were a mere banjo.
You told me nothing I already knew.