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Location: 6 String Ranch | It was with great sorrow I heard that John Entwhistle recently died. A very funny guy to hang around with and he did like talk to Remy Martio a bit. He was one of the first people who bought one of the acoustic Ovation basses (and paid for it) I remember him flayling away in the middle of a tune and leaning over the Debanjo and saying "What key are we in mate?"
A good bass player and a good person. He will be missed. GBYE JOHN | |
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Location: NJ | I loved John's bass playing. He is one of my favorites. If you take away his bass lines most who songs would be vacant.
It takes a special player to keep a trio together and fill all the gaps and keep the bottom happening. John did they and had to keep the rhythm too when Moon was around.
Never met him but only ever heard good things about him and really wish I had the opportunity,
My wife plays bass and he is her idol. I was going to get who tickets and surprise her this summer. Not sure if there is a point to doing that now. I am surprised that Pete and roger are going to continue the tour but not really. there has been a lot of money pumped into this tour and it makes sense that it will have to go one.
What will happen once all the real musicians die off? We are all doomed...
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | cwktwo
I wasn't a fan of the who when they appeared on the scene, and they made a world class appearance on the scene. They created something that was repelling and attractive at the same time. What kid didn't relish destroying his instrument in a grand finale of fire and brimstone, and what adult didn't take immediate offense to the waste of money (and I was an adult). It had elements of a Viking attack on rock music or any music.
However, it became evident that they were musicians and great musicians. I think their legacy is to have played the best joke on the world and carried it off, then went on to create decades of great music for their fans. I hope they can go on, but it will not be the same. Any one of a legendary small band is hard to replace.
It has been a bad year for a lot of musicians, Waylon, Rosemary Clooney for the big band people, and John. Thank God we got to listen to them all, they each have made our lives better.
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Location: NJ | Last summer I went to an outdoor concert billed as "A Trip Down Abbey Road" - an All Star Tribute to the Beatles. Tour consisted of Todd Rundgren, Alan Parsons, David Pack, Jim Keltner, Ann Wilson from Heart and John Entwhistle performing Beatles' songs.
First half of the show opened with three Beatle songs and the the remainder with bandmembers doing their own stuff - second half, all Beatles.
Naturally, John did "Boris" and "My Wife", but the band also did a rousing version of "The Real Me" in which John did an absolutely BRILLIANT solo on a really nice custom rig w/lighted position markers.
Was always a big fan of his playing, and that was my first and only opportunity to seem him play live. Glad I was there.
Thanks, "Ox"!! | |
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John's gone