too funny...

Haz anyone posted props to these guys? bassist Herbie Flowers, drummer-percussionist Jim Gordon?
Very definition of 'in the pocket.'  

 Steely_D wrote:

I saw Joe, Graham and the band perform that tune live in Phoenix last June. Same high energy as the vintage version. Awesome stuff!

Tom Semioli's KNOW YOUR BASS PLAYER is a cool YT channel that honors a lot of the greats like Maby.  This video is one of seven in a playlist interviewing Graham. It's well worth the time to watch them all.

 Steve wrote:

The criminally underrated Graham Maby:

Gentle Giant was always a bit too busy for my tastes though I understand the peer recognition (including Steven Wilson). 

 Red_Dragon wrote:
That's the second time they did that tune that day at Shepperton studios. I have the whole thing on DVD and the big finish (not the version here) is horrible. Sometimes things just don't gel, and it's obvious that it's a terrible absolutely not-noteworthy performance. The band knew it; the director knew it. So the next thing to do was ask someone to go down to the dressing room and ask Pete and the boys if they wouldn't mind coming back upstairs and doing it all over again...knowing that whoever talked to Pete was likely to take a beating.

But, no problem. They got themselves together, came back up and knocked it out of the park. And that was the last time they played with Moonie.

RIP Ray 

He frequently looks quite bored...

wake up and smell the bass peeps!
check out the legendary leland sklar below
and the some of the new talent is scary, like juna serita
a young japanese girl unleashing the furious funk

sorta funky "background" groove
right now it's my "cleaning the house" jam
feel free shake a leg...and enjoy

if you're not following leland sklar, you're missing out on some really cool history and entertainment
still active, he took a spill and is recovering at home
his little video archive is awesome

Tori Amos Bassist:

Jon Evans' Studio - A Place In the Cape Cod Woods Where Songs Are Made

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