10 Years Ago Today... We Lost The Thunder : John Entwistle 1944-2002

dc10bass · June 27, 2012, 10:04:40 AM

I can not believe it has been 10 Years... feels like it was just yesterday.
What a loss... he is missed!

R.I.P. John Entwistle
October 9 1944 - June 27 2002

Chris P. · June 27, 2012, 11:11:48 AM

Who?

Chris P. · June 27, 2012, 11:17:12 AM

Had to do that.. Yeah, I watched some youtube vids of him today. Tonight I'll play louder than normal to honor him!

dc10bass · June 27, 2012, 11:25:08 AM

Quote from: Chris P. on June 27, 2012, 11:17:12 AM
Had to do that.. Yeah, I watched some youtube vids of him today. Tonight I'll play louder than normal to honor him!

NICE!!! ...I'll keep my ears open for it.

godofthunder · June 27, 2012, 11:31:29 AM

Can't believe it's been that long. RIP John.

Highlander · June 27, 2012, 12:22:24 PM

Where did it go, those ten years...

Hopefully he went with a smile on his face...

RIP

Chris P. · June 27, 2012, 05:47:09 PM

I think he did. Found by a call girl, traces of coke and alcohol in his blood

I took a 4001 to rehearsals today and I played some Tommy stuff loud before the rest arrived:)

gearHed289 · June 28, 2012, 09:08:34 AM

THE pioneer of electric bass guitar. Huge influence on me. RIP Ox!

gweimer · June 28, 2012, 09:15:39 AM

Quote from: Chris P. on June 27, 2012, 05:47:09 PM
I think he did. Found by a call girl, traces of coke and alcohol in his blood

I took a 4001 to rehearsals today and I played some Tommy stuff loud before the rest arrived:)

Sadly, more likely clutching his chest in pain and sweating profusely. What a sad way to go. I was never a big Who fan, but always loved the Ox. I have more of his solo albums than Who albums. Always a great tone from him. I loved his addition of horns to The Who catalog. Favorites of mine that he wrote would be "My Wife" and "Made In Japan". Despite not being a Who fan, Live At Leeds in a pretty incredible album, and one of my favorites.

nofi · June 28, 2012, 09:43:27 AM

i would say monk montgomery is the real pioneer of electric bass....

rahock · June 28, 2012, 09:58:22 AM

Quote from: nofi on June 28, 2012, 09:43:27 AM
i would say monk montgomery is the real pioneer of electric bass....

Yes he was

Rick

patman · June 28, 2012, 10:08:47 AM

...but the Ox was a creative musician who made the Who musically interesting

nofi · June 28, 2012, 10:18:02 AM

but does that make him a 'pioneer'....

i think the songs made the who musically 'interesting'. not one guy, although he certainly helped.

dc10bass · June 28, 2012, 10:21:13 AM

Quote from: nofi on June 28, 2012, 10:18:02 AM
but does that make him a 'pioneer'....

i think the songs made the who or any other band 'interesting'.

WITHOUT A DOUBT!
...Yes, I just used all caps.

John AND The Who were pioneers and many are completely unaware of their contribution to Rock and even Music Equipment.

uwe · June 28, 2012, 10:41:59 AM

I think I liked his soloing on the Who by Numbers album best - he had a nice warm tone back then. I do not like how it developed in the eighties, nineties and noughties: Buzz-ard indeed.