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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Dave W on April 17, 2010, 09:29:27 PM
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I was in the mood to listen to some Don Williams and look what I found. I can't remember seeing an RD in a country band before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJBeujAQf_0
Yeah, I know, simple bass line but it's not his fault that it's a two chord song.
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Now, Dave, I don't wanna stick my nose into something that I don't have nothing to do with. But, for the sake of mankinds future: What the f--k is the Don Williams mood? And how can one recognize a fellow in that mood?
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Stjofon... best not mess with Texas... :vader: :toast: :rimshot:
Or as I might joke with my (Kentuckian) wife... "we play all kindsa music... Country and Western... ;D
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Maybe he couldn't find his T-40 ;D
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simple bass parts are your friend. to my mind too many bassists play too many notes and abandon the fundamental bottom end.
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Loved the super-de-dooper thumb rest that runs half the length of the body... and the quick lean across for the "tweak" on the controls right at the start...
Seemed to be getting a bit depserate for some "comfort-parlour" time by the half-way mark, mind you...
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I'm sitting here in a Houston hotel room with my wife and kids (visiting relatives) and that clip made for a perfect start to our morning!
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I was in the mood to listen to some Don Williams and look what I found. I can't remember seeing an RD in a country band before.
Yeah, I know, simple bass line but it's not his fault that it's a two chord song.
That's a great song, though! A couple of months ago I saw a country/rockabilly band and the bass player was using a 5-string studio Thunderbird. THAT was unusual for that kind of music. Later I asked him about it and he got it for $250 from a pawn shop. :-\
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One of my favorite lines was from Col. Bruce Hampton, Ret. - "We're gonna play some country music, we're just not sure which country"
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Now, Dave, I don't wanna stick my nose into something that I don't have nothing to do with. But, for the sake of mankinds future: What the f--k is the Don Williams mood? And how can one recognize a fellow in that mood?
I don't have any of his records. I was just thinking about one song of his I hadn't heard in years (Some Broken Hearts Never Mend) and looked to see what was on YouTube and found myself listening to a few. Nothing more than that.
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At least you can really hear the bass !
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+1.
And nice intro/outro riff
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Dave Pomeroy on bass I believe.
I saw them back in the day and to be honest, throughly enjoyed it, great show. There was a part in the show when Don left the stage and let the band vamp for awhile and those guys absolutely killed! Of course they were/are all top-gun studio players so it's really no surprise.
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I think you're right about that being Dave Pomeroy. His beard wasn't always so gray. :)
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Don William's stetson is the only thing remotely countryish on that track. Both the bass player and the guitarist have an overt rock feel to their playing, that isn't a C&W bass line or a C&W guitar solo at all. The change between quarter and eigth notes on the bass is especially "rockish".
But I do question the wisdom of a capo at the 10th fret, Herr Williams! You know, there are mandolins for that. :mrgreen:
Uwe
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Now, Dave, I don't wanna stick my nose into something that I don't have nothing to do with. But, for the sake of mankinds future: What the f--k is the Don Williams mood? And how can one recognize a fellow in that mood?
It's kind of like finding oneself in a Paul Williams mood...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubrLDM-761E&feature=fvst
or even a Barry Williams mood...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlrDTwTYIlM&feature=related
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That is two moods I hope I never have!!
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Haha!! I love this place :toast:
Is that Paul Williams character (what a creep!) playing an Orgasmatron?
(http://barbarella.mon-oueb.com/machine/images/machine-01.jpg)
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No one has mentioned Telly Savalas yet. Dave is sometimes in the mood for him too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WagqkKHOBKk&feature=related
The suitability of the legendary RD for all kinds of muzak is often underestimated. Ein bißchen RD ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-FuEFUVlgY&feature=related
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Don comes from a folkie background (Pozo Seco Singers). When he had his hits in the 70s and 80s he was performing as a country artist but his songs always had a folk-rock feel to me.
P.S. Telly should have stuck to acting.
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I never knew Don Williams was the guy behind Till the rivers all run dry, though I've heard his name at times. That's one great song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqSWhQHfXKE