FM Member For Member, Are They Still Good?

[Kena]

I'm gonna skip to John...I'm pretty bass knowledge lacking and can't grasp how much input or effect the bass actually has...so l I wish I wish somehow his playing could be separated from the other instruments and singing during a live show and I could just have a listen.... Is that even possible to do? How about a suggestion of exact seconds in song when you can really "hear" John... Then I would probably go “D-oh! I do know what it sounds like.” Yes, I know what it sounds like...

I think they all still do a great job. I get such as kick out of seeing them try. I'd really like to see Christine...c'mon Christine....I dare you...

[fairydust75]

Stevie: What can I say? Yes, her voice has changed and fluctuated over her 4 decade career. All I will say is go to utube and search for "Love Is -live " from any of her 2011 IYD tour dates...watch it.....and try not to cry. The emotion she pours into each note can take your breath away. She is at the top of her game, in the studio and on the stage. She rocked when I saw her in Bristow, VA this summer. She looked slim and sassy , had a huge genuine smile on her face the entire show, and the boots were back.

Lindsey: His voice hasn't changes all that much, a little deeper, not as strong. His energy is poured into that guitar, which has always been his true passion. I saw him solo for the first time in Durham, NC for his SWS tour, I enjoyed every second, every song.

Mick & John: Awesome rhythm section. John walks that bass all over that stage without ever leaving that 3 square foot area he has boxed himself into and refushes to come out of (lol). Mick bangs those drums loud and proud, still strutting his mojo every chance he gets. Still fighting to keep the chain intact.

[britt0308]

This ^^^^^^

Sums up my feelings too!

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by Kena

I'm gonna skip to John...I'm pretty bass knowledge lacking and can't grasp how much input or effect the bass actually has...so l I wish I wish somehow his playing could be separated from the other instruments and singing during a live show and I could just have a listen.... Is that even possible to do? How about a suggestion of exact seconds in song when you can really "hear" John... Then I would probably go “D-oh! I do know what it sounds like.” Yes, I know what it sounds like...

It's subtle but it is SO there!! I think it is hard to hear sometimes in the final mix. He joked about that to LB in the DR doc.

Listen to the way he makes the bass "cry" in the beginning of this live version of "Oh Daddy".

If you listen for him though you can hear him come in prominently in several studio songs: at .07 seconds in IDWTK and holds that entire song down. Or at .03 seconds into YMLF, in SYW that consistent 'thump' and you can hear him pretty good on the fade out and also in the very beginning of EFO. If you find his groove in the beginning of a song, you can pretty much follow him throughout ...so when your head bops or your foot taps - thank John McVie!!