What would John Mc Vie do?
Mike Mills of REM talks about recording Losing my Religion and it's John Mc Vie influence. Yes this should be in Mac Nuggets, but John deserves an appreciation thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxeNgkTqrFU What's your favorite JM bass moments? To name a few: Straight Back Angel The Chain (duh) |
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Rhiannon.
You make loving fun. |
Oh Well (FM Live)
Miles Away!!! holy cow, the bass.. Bermuda Triangle from the Live boot.. 1974 sound check just a few |
John's bass work is incredible.
My favorite John moments on recordings are: Child of Mine Miles Away Believe Me (Sausalito Soundboard) Rhiannon Go Your Own Way YMLF Little Lies Temporary One In My World On With the Show |
When It Comes To Love
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I also dig John's lyrical, bubbling bass part on the original version of Second Hand News. That Lindsey removed it and replaced it with a far less distinctive line was an uncharacteristically bad decision.
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You rarely hear John Mc Vie get praise like the others in the band do, so it's nice to hear it from his peers.
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He is the anchor of so many of my favorite Stevie songs.... Dreams, Rhiannon, Angel, come immediately to mind.... his playing knocks her songs up a notch that with all his wizardry Lindsey could not achieve if they were just Buckingham Nicks and which was often lacking in many of her solo records.
You don't even need any other instruments to play and his bass line alone tells you it's Dreams, for instance. Love you, John! ETA: Bare Trees from the pre-BN era. |
Sara, You Make Loving Fun, Hold Me,
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Bermuda Triangle live esp from that show Incredible. Even though the bass line in Dreams is relatively simple, its the entire mood of the song. |
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Smile At You. AMAZING.
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Wow, there´s sooo many! Love John´s bassplaying, love John. Period. But a couple of my favourites has to be:
Temporary One Go your own way Angel oh, and of course The Chain, You make loving fun, Don´t stop and Say you love me! :-) |
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