I have sent muso friends the isolated bass track from Bicycle Race and they cant believe the brilliance of what is happening so low down in the mix. Same with Radio Ga Ga, though that is more to do with the imagination of a bass track that could have been very routine but actually adds so much to the overall sound/finished product. He really is a true genius. Such a strange and unlikely rock star. I respect him more than anyone else is the music business, mainly for walking away when it became apparent it was all over.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]
I have sent muso friends the isolated bass track from Bicycle Race and they cant believe the brilliance of what is happening so low down in the mix.[/QUOTE]
Yep. His contribution to this song is pure genius.
Saint Jiub · Member since
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[b]The Real Wizard wrote: [/b] [QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]
I have sent muso friends the isolated bass track from Bicycle Race and they cant believe the brilliance of what is happening so low down in the mix.[/QUOTE]
Yep. His contribution to this song is pure genius. [/QUOTE]
Thanks for this masterpiece.
... That was so much fun, I had to listen to it three times.
Oscar J · Member since
Yeah, possibly his best bass track or at least up there. It has pretty much everything.
matt z · Member since
BRAVO! --- JOHN DEACON! (*pause for applause)
I never got those stems. T'was a bad time in the days of Matt. However, thanks for making the morning start right listening to these iso tracks. John is truly an essential part of the band sound that unfortunately gets overlooked.
I think part of my reasoning for bringing him up (*and fans bringing him up various times) is the incredible loss as a creative part of the band. I think we just want to hear more of the dude in that selfish "what if Jimi Hendrix recorded one more album" kind of way.
(*only on a less front line instrument)
This August i wish i could organize a John Deacon flashmob in Hollywood. Just a bunch of Deacon masks. It'd probably get news coverage since the camera are already there.
Fireplace · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]
BRAVO! --- JOHN DEACON! (*pause for applause)
I never got those stems. T'was a bad time in the days of Matt. However, thanks for making the morning start right listening to these iso tracks. John is truly an essential part of the band sound that unfortunately gets overlooked.
I think part of my reasoning for bringing him up (*and fans bringing him up various times) is the incredible loss as a creative part of the band. I think we just want to hear more of the dude in that selfish "what if Jimi Hendrix recorded one more album" kind of way.
(*only on a less front line instrument)
This August i wish i could organize a John Deacon flashmob in Hollywood. Just a bunch of Deacon masks. It'd probably get news coverage since the camera are already there. [/QUOTE]
You must really want that bass BADLY!
Sheer Brass Neck · Member since
Genius. I remember hearing Bicycle Race when it came out and thought it was quirky good. Always thought it had more personality and creativity than many bands entire catalogues, had, but it wasn't until I was older that I realized how brilliant the musicianship was on that track from everyone. John Deacon was a huge James Jameson fan, so it's no surprise that even if he wasn't a super flashy bass player, he wrote (or played) so many memorable lines that are in the public's conciousness today.
Sebastian · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]dysan wrote:[/b]
I was referring to Misfire dictating the sound of the album. His roles on ALBUMS was my point. AS YOU WELL KNOW.
ALBUMS SEBASTIAN. ALBUMS!!!!!!![/QUOTE]
Even less so then... his five seconds of rhythm guitar on Staying Power did not dictate the sound of Hot Space any more than the triangle Roger played on Killer Queen dictated the sound of Sheer Heart Attack.
Sebastian · Member since
matt z · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Fireplace wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]
BRAVO! --- JOHN DEACON! (*pause for applause)
I never got those stems. T'was a bad time in the days of Matt. However, thanks for making the morning start right listening to these iso tracks. John is truly an essential part of the band sound that unfortunately gets overlooked.
I think part of my reasoning for bringing him up (*and fans bringing him up various times) is the incredible loss as a creative part of the band. I think we just want to hear more of the dude in that selfish "what if Jimi Hendrix recorded one more album" kind of way.
(*only on a less front line instrument)
This August i wish i could organize a John Deacon flashmob in Hollywood. Just a bunch of Deacon masks. It'd probably get news coverage since the camera are already there. [/QUOTE]
You must really want that bass BADLY!
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HAHAHA! wow, good memory! - I'd nearly forgotten!
Yes. While my campaigning has subsided, i would still love to adopt one of John's no longer in use basses. That would be fantastic.
No more pleas. But I'd definitely shake me up into getting back into music instead of illustration. I've got some songs. Nothing to charm the knickers off as far as I know. But they're something.
TBT i DO love John Deacon. Those dudes had an indelible mark on my life. I'd tried to express that to Brian at a signing that their music helped me through shitty adolescence but i think it was heard as whimpering super fanaticism.
He DOES; however have one of my drawings. Fan work.
I'm happy for that. (I gave something back")
Fireplace · Member since
If John ever decides to part with one of them I hope you get it. Those things were meant to be enjoyed playing, not displayed in a cabinet.
matt z · Member since
In all honesty he's got boys. No doubt they'll get pops basses unless his estate goes through some godawful liquidation ala John Entwistle when the inevitable happened. I feel bad for artist's collections when things like that happen
Then again. ..John's a keen businessman and looks to be in good health :)
Fireplace · Member since
Don't get me wrong, I hope John lives to be a 100 and I'd prefer him playing his basses himself but if he doesn't, someone else should.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Panchgani wrote:[/b]
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[b]The Real Wizard wrote: [/b] [QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]
I have sent muso friends the isolated bass track from Bicycle Race and they cant believe the brilliance of what is happening so low down in the mix.[/QUOTE]
Yep. His contribution to this song is pure genius. [/QUOTE]
Thanks for this masterpiece.
... That was so much fun, I had to listen to it three times.[/QUOTE]
You and me both. These isolated tracks are amazing - it's like learning how the pyramids are built. There are entire Beatles and Hendrix albums out there too.
Sebastian · Member since
To think there are still pre-bounced (is that a word?) Beatles tracks, as in probably up to sixteen per song in some cases (though they were then, of course, reduced to four and then carefully to mono and hurriedly to stereo).
Also interesting: The Who, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Bee Gees (learning a bit more about their legendary harmonies)... even the likes of Britney Spears and Blink-182, it's always great to be able to compare and contrast.
