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Palace Revolution 2000
I'm sorry but this kind of question makes me mad; to even answer "The Real Me" to this, is the same as saying the only time the guitar makes a difference (in the Stones) is "Sympathy for the Devil". I.e. when the guitar is solo-ing front and center. The bass is the foundation; a house won't have a beautiful, elegant dining room without a basement to sit on. Much of a bass's function is implied.
Keith and Jagger have spoken w/o much respect about Wyman, but they have always known how vital those parts are.
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flilflam
I don't think Bill Wyman is playing the bass on this one, but the bass line on All Down the Line is excellent and really makes the song go into high gear, especially the first 30 seconds or so.
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flilflam
I don't think Bill Wyman is playing the bass on this one, but the bass line on All Down the Line is excellent and really makes the song go into high gear, especially the first 30 seconds or so.
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ChrisM
Bill's bass playing was an integral part of the Stones sound forged at its core by him, Charlie and Keith. When they were on, magic happened. Without Bill, a vital element to Stones sound was lost so in this case the bassist made a HUGE difference, at least in my view...
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24FPS
Keith is a bit of a mystery as a bassist. Jumping Jack Flash is great, and I thought it was Bill for years. But when I did find out it was Keith, I still thought, "Well, it SOUNDS like Bill." Keith does a great bass on the studio version of 'Live With Me', but then Bill does an absolutely evil bass line live on 'Get Yer Ya Yas Out'. Keith was great at apeing greats, and just as he nicked every lick Chuck Berry ever invented, I think he played in a completely Bill style for 'Happy'. I haven't heard a decent Keith bass line since the 70s. He either lost it, or lost interest.
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24FPS
Keith is a bit of a mystery as a bassist. Jumping Jack Flash is great, and I thought it was Bill for years. But when I did find out it was Keith, I still thought, "Well, it SOUNDS like Bill." Keith does a great bass on the studio version of 'Live With Me', but then Bill does an absolutely evil bass line live on 'Get Yer Ya Yas Out'. Keith was great at apeing greats, and just as he nicked every lick Chuck Berry ever invented, I think he played in a completely Bill style for 'Happy'. I haven't heard a decent Keith bass line since the 70s. He either lost it, or lost interest.
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Blueranger
Pretty Beat Up is Ronnie on Bass. And I hate his bass-lines. They are all over the place and clueless. He is playing guitar-figures on bass, and IMO has total misunderstood what bass-playing is about.
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71Tele
It seems people were only thinking of examples of songs where the bass stood out, rather than it's vital function of being the rhythmic and harmonic glue that holds the song togetehr
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24FPS
Keith is a bit of a mystery as a bassist. Jumping Jack Flash is great, and I thought it was Bill for years. But when I did find out it was Keith, I still thought, "Well, it SOUNDS like Bill." Keith does a great bass on the studio version of 'Live With Me', but then Bill does an absolutely evil bass line live on 'Get Yer Ya Yas Out'. Keith was great at apeing greats, and just as he nicked every lick Chuck Berry ever invented, I think he played in a completely Bill style for 'Happy'. I haven't heard a decent Keith bass line since the 70s. He either lost it, or lost interest.
Listen to Pretty Beat Up. If that isn´t decent, you better have your ears checked
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custom55
Live at Leeds - My Generation