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24FPS
Phelge's book mentions Brian fooling around with Bill's bass when they used to leave their equipment some times at the apartment Mick/Keith/Brian shared. It was intimated that Brian was considering taking up the bass so they could dump Bill and become a quartet, ala the Beatles. There is no indication that anything ever came of it, or that Brian ever had any interest in playing bass.
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stonehearted
Brian never would have played bass on a Stones record for the simple reason that there was no way of distinguishing himself in this capacity, no way of coloring or decorating a song in a distinctive way as with, for instance, Paint It Black or Lady Jane.
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24FPS
Phelge's book mentions Brian fooling around with Bill's bass when they used to leave their equipment some times at the apartment Mick/Keith/Brian shared. It was intimated that Brian was considering taking up the bass so they could dump Bill and become a quartet, ala the Beatles. There is no indication that anything ever came of it, or that Brian ever had any interest in playing bass.
Dump Bill and become a quartet, means Bill would take his Bass and amplifier with him and then you have a band without a Bass and Amplifier
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hot stuff
LOL...Plus Bill sung back up a lot back then..
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I understand he played bass on a studio version of UMT, Obviously, he couldn't play it live.
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I understand he played bass on a studio version of UMT, Obviously, he couldn't play it live.
you mean in 1981?
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hot stuff
2000 Lights years.
Keith plays bass!
Bill also plays on this song to but on synthesizer.
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stonehearted
<<Don't think synths were available yet in '67.>>
They were--the Doors used one on their second album (Strange Days) recorded that year, and are considered the first in rock to feature the use of one ina studio recording. The Monkees also incorporated one that year. And, according to the Moog Foundation, some obscure band called The Rolling Stones on an album known as Their Satanic Majesties Request: [moogfoundation.org]
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stonehearted
<<Don't think synths were available yet in '67.>>
They were--the Doors used one on their second album (Strange Days) recorded that year, and are considered the first in rock to feature the use of one ina studio recording. The Monkees also incorporated one that year. And, according to the Moog Foundation, some obscure band called The Rolling Stones on an album known as Their Satanic Majesties Request: [moogfoundation.org]
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stonehearted
The Doors are credited because theirs was released first (September 25) and the album by the Monkees came a bit later (November 6). The basis of this is being the first to expose the public to these new sounds in terms of pop/rock. As for exact recording dates of the tracks in question, that I don't know.
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2000 Lights years.
Keith plays bass!
Bill also plays on this song to but on synthesizer.
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stonehearted
The Doors are credited because theirs was released first (September 25) and the album by the Monkees came a bit later (November 6). The basis of this is being the first to expose the public to these new sounds in terms of pop/rock. As for exact recording dates of the tracks in question, that I don't know.
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stonehearted
Wonderwall was from 1968 (November). But I don't think that had any synth on it. It had a mellotron and a harmonium, but no Moog synth--also, lots and lots of sitars. At that point, George was really intent on pursuing Indian-flavored music. I don't think the modern synth approach to rock/pop was his thing. In the eighties, he famously commented on how "the new music leaves me shell-shocked".
It was first in one respect, in that it was the first solo album by a Beatle (and the first on the Apple label).
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stonehearted
The Doors are credited because theirs was released first (September 25) and the album by the Monkees came a bit later (November 6). The basis of this is being the first to expose the public to these new sounds in terms of pop/rock. As for exact recording dates of the tracks in question, that I don't know.
Where did George Harrison's Electronic Sounds fall in this timeline?
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stonehearted
<<Don't think synths were available yet in '67.>>
They were--the Doors used one on their second album (Strange Days) recorded that year, and are considered the first in rock to feature the use of one ina studio recording. The Monkees also incorporated one that year. And, according to the Moog Foundation, some obscure band called The Rolling Stones on an album known as Their Satanic Majesties Request: [moogfoundation.org]
Two Monkees tracks, Daily Nightly and Star Collecter, are the first use of of a synth on a pop/rock record. Those tunes and the Doors' song were recorded at about the same time (in Los Angeles and assisted by Paul Beaver), so ideas were going back and forth, I think. Dolenz got his at the Monterey Pop Festival.
Dolenz played it on Daily Nightly (the whoops and sci-fi sounds), and Beaver played it on Star Collecter (playing it like a regular keyboard).
Brian on Mellotron on 2000 Light Years. Bill on bass.
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stonehearted
Wonderwall was from 1968 (November). But I don't think that had any synth on it. It had a mellotron and a harmonium, but no Moog synth--also, lots and lots of sitars. At that point, George was really intent on pursuing Indian-flavored music. I don't think the modern synth approach to rock/pop was his thing. In the eighties, he famously commented on how "the new music leaves me shell-shocked".
It was first in one respect, in that it was the first solo album by a Beatle (and the first on the Apple label).
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stonehearted
<<Don't think synths were available yet in '67.>>
They were--the Doors used one on their second album (Strange Days) recorded that year, and are considered the first in rock to feature the use of one ina studio recording. The Monkees also incorporated one that year. And, according to the Moog Foundation, some obscure band called The Rolling Stones on an album known as Their Satanic Majesties Request: [moogfoundation.org]
Two Monkees tracks, Daily Nightly and Star Collecter, are the first use of of a synth on a pop/rock record. Those tunes and the Doors' song were recorded at about the same time (in Los Angeles and assisted by Paul Beaver), so ideas were going back and forth, I think. Dolenz got his at the Monterey Pop Festival.
Dolenz played it on Daily Nightly (the whoops and sci-fi sounds), and Beaver played it on Star Collecter (playing it like a regular keyboard).
Brian on Mellotron on 2000 Light Years. Bill on bass.
What a difference a year makes in the sound of the Monkees. I actually like this!