Hello listeners. The feature for today’s House of Wax was a showcase of some the hardest working bass players in the business. That is, if the business was about 40 years ago and only dealt with rock musicians. Well, I’m just a sucker for a strong and structured bass line I suppose.
I decided to line up a bunch of the biggest names in bass rock back to back to see who could out thump out. Again, I dealt mainly with 70s era classic rock so no need to shout out loud about the glaring omissions of people like James Jamerson, Peter Hook, Larry Graham, Les Claypool, etc etc. All amazing talents but it’s another show for another time maybe. The rest of today’s show had a bit of a heavier tone all around. I’m sure next week, being the last show of Winter Quarter will have a little bit more brightness in it. Until then!
Here’s what happened:
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The Turtles – “Story Of Rock And Roll”
The Beatles – “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”
The Hollies – “Stop, Stop, Stop”
The Animals – “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
The Beach Boys – “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times”
The Yardbirds – “Heart Full Of Soul”
The Beau Brummels – “Just A Little”
Cream – “We’re Going Wrong”
Dr. John – “Danse Fambeaux”
Fleetwood Mac – “Oh Well”
Jethro Tull – “Locomotive Breath”
Ten Years After – “I’d Love To Change The World”
The Moody Blues – “Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)”
Battle Of The Bassists
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – “Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2” (Greg Lake)
Deep Purple – “Maybe I’m A Leo” (Roger Glover)
Queen – “The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke / Nevermore” (John Deacon)
Alice Cooper – “Billion Dollar Babies” (Dennis Dunaway)
Pink Floyd – “Money” (Roger Waters)
Thin Lizzy – “Warriors” (Phil Lynott)
Led Zeppelin – “The Lemon Song” (John Paul Jones)
Black Sabbath – “Lord Of This World” (Geezer Butler)
Yes – “Long Distance Runaround” (Chris Squire)
The Who – “The Real Me” (John Entwistle)
Rush – “Anthem” (Geddy Lee)
So who do you think won?