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[glfc2112]

Random Fact of the Day: Rush and Looney Tunes have a connection. You might be wonder thinking, what's the connection between Rush and Looney Tunes?  It has something to do with "La Villa Strangiato" which is off their 1978 Hemispheres. When pdbass connected the two, it blew my mind.  Around the six minute mark of "La Villa Strangiato," that's when the piece starts.  That section is taken from, pianist, Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse, written in 1937.  It was adapted and arranged by Carl Stalling.  "Powerhouse" has two parts.  The second section has been used in various Warner Bros. cartoons, "Ren & Stimpy," and others. Rush was sued for using it, but that statute of limitations had run out and nothing could be done.  They didn't owe him anything.  Upon Rush realizing what they did, they did what they thought was right and wrote him a penance cheque for using his melody. pdbass goes on to breakdown musical aspect of what Rush played.  Fascinating.  This is something I didn't know.  Goes to show that you're always learning something new. Wow.  Just wow.

[favemusiclessons]

Breaking Down the "Riff of the Century"

Talking about how the late, great Jeff Beck came into Stevie Wonder's radar at the perfect time in 1972, helped him record the TALKING BOOK album, and create a masterpiece which he would record with his own group, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE. Comparing two great bass lines on one iconic song and how reorchestration makes them both so cool. Let's talk about "Superstition"!

[basslessons]

Wow! This is a really great in-depth analysis of the bass playing on the Nightfly album by Donald Fagen. pdbass (Paul Thompson) combines research, transcription, and technique to make one of the most advanced videos on electric bass playing that I’ve seen in a long time. Anthony Jackson, Chuck Rainey, Marcus Miller, Abe Laboriel, and Will Lee contributed bass parts on this album. Enjoy!