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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Enough McCartney....? |
| Date | Thu, 20 Jan 2005 23:59:54 -0500 |
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From: "Ken Kase" <kenkase@nighttimes.com>
> I'd like to take this opportunity to bring up something that hasn't been
> mentioned: Paul McCartney continues to be one of the best bassists in all
> of
> rock and roll. His compositional chops may have become spotty, but the cat
> can still play some MFing bass.
Excellent point. Lennon used to say that this was one of the secret weapons
of Paul's records. And it was why I thought "Figure of Eight" was such an
inspired choice to open the 89/90 tour, his first in a while; the song has a
very prominent bass line, and it was like coming out on the very first
number and dispelling any question whatsoever about his musical chops,
almost like a throwdown.
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