This is very kind and thoughtful. Thanks for remembering me. x
@uriahbelletto Жыл бұрын
Wow, it's great to see you on youtube and commenting. I *love* telling people about how great you are as a bassist and use this song as an example. You definitely inspire me as a bassist!
@RoseTheRealest Жыл бұрын
😍🤩
@philipmazonson4694 Жыл бұрын
Love you with Steven Wilson , He's no fool . You are a amazing part of the band !
@gregorytaylor9104 Жыл бұрын
One of the best memories of my tween years.
@sk8rtim709 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for helping me survive my childhood. ❤
@Tubes12AX7k Жыл бұрын
Nick Beggs and John Taylor are two of the most overlooked musicians, probably just because they play for pop groups, but they are amazing.
@SuzanneVoelker Жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@jgmccabe Жыл бұрын
I'm a big Duran Duran and John Taylor fan, and a bass player but, technically, he's not in the same league as Nick Beggs.
@craigsg01 Жыл бұрын
I've seen Nick Beggs play with Iona ( Jazz / Celtic / Prog / Fusion ) a few times. Great musician !
@thelmawintercat Жыл бұрын
JT, divine! 💜
@edwardsanchez3708 Жыл бұрын
I taught him everything he knows about bass 🔊 😌
@joeszczechowski8333 Жыл бұрын
Nick Beggs was one of the best bass players to come out of the 80s
@65Antonis8 ай бұрын
He still is! ❤
@enduser637 ай бұрын
I can only think of Mick Khan from Japan he was quite good Glen Matlock Pistols solid bassist don't forget Mr Beggs was at the age of too young for the 70 s he was of his age 21 early 1980 s excellent to hear he still plays well
@SpocksBart6 ай бұрын
@@65Antonis… for example with the mighty Steven Wilson!
@jasoncollins8652 ай бұрын
@@enduser63Mick Karn "quite good" lol
@5150show Жыл бұрын
Just like John Taylor from Duran Duran , that bass line from Rio was written when he was only 22 . Incredible
@oceanaxim10 ай бұрын
I just discovered this channel today, and I was just going to comment about John Taylor but you beat me to it. I remember reading that Bernard Edwards of CHIC was his biggest influence and if you don't know the bass riff from GOOD TIMES by CHIC, then you just don't care about a good bass line. I also think Bernard Edwards willed one of his favorite basses to John Taylor after he passed.
@babybear974010 ай бұрын
Love love love John Taylor. The bass line on Rio is truly epic
@thernandez725010 ай бұрын
@@babybear9740 I was about to say the same.
@thernandez725010 ай бұрын
That is a MEAN and epic bass line. The bass makes the whole song.
@KeithCollyer8 ай бұрын
Whenever people talk about pop / yacht rock bass lines from the 80s, it's either this one or Rio that they mean.
@markflower8885 Жыл бұрын
The fact that Nick Beggs was voted best bass player in Prog for 5 years running tells you everything about his ability and he's such a likeable guy too.
@TheUprightLuthier-1959 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely right. If you HAVE to play some pop... Start on pop when you're very young. Then NEVER look back. Never play it except for a laugh: remember when we played this? Pop is poison. Classical is the growth medium, Prog is the goal.
@phillymopwater Жыл бұрын
@TheUprightLuthier-1959 what a laughingly and disappointingly small minded view
@TheUprightLuthier-1959 Жыл бұрын
@@phillymopwater Your fallacious observation was proven false over 2000 years ago. Reductio ad absurdum is one of several apagogical arguments with too many exceptions to count rendering the statement false without additional claims. I'm laughing at you. Pop is short for popular (in case your small mind lacks the prerequisites) Popular is the lowest common denominator (same) where music is made for the expressed purpose of appealing to the most different people with different tastes and different cultures. You have to remove elements of composition, that are too complex for the simple-minded (like you) to appreciate. Remove anything; from alternate time signatures, discordant melodies, counter melodies, progressions. You have to stick to cookie-cutter recipes, with familiar form and chords, add a hook and throw it against the wall to see if it sticks. Make a thousand more and you might have an album. We call it "selling out". Prostitution. OR: The music biz. My view is that of a retired professional, my advice is normally expensive, only an idiot would not appreciate it for free. I was in what is now called a boy band in college, I played in an american philharmonic for 30 years, I am now in a symphonic metal band. The structure still has me learning, practicing, getting better, and enjoying the music. If I had to play ANYTHING LESS, I would drink bleach. Pop is determined by the ignorant. They wouldn't know QUALITY if it bit them on the ass.
@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Жыл бұрын
@and321now Throw Beggs Chapman playing into the mix!
@shaunsteele6926 Жыл бұрын
Idk he comes off as a little pretentious... I guess that's because he's English lol
@oneconsc3333 Жыл бұрын
Many musicians from the 80’s new wave scene were not given enough credit like the drummer from Simple minds and lest not forget the bassist/singer from Level 42🙏🏼💜🇨🇦
@PainInTheS Жыл бұрын
On point with those 2....although most people with a little more than average interest in music would recognize Mark King's bass skills as phenomenal. Simple minds' drummer.....oh hell yes he's great! Never heard him get much credit....but he's a beast.
@Jack-russell103 Жыл бұрын
I remember reading an article a out mel gaynor from simple minds in the 80s describing him as the best drummer in the world at that time
@scotabot7826 Жыл бұрын
Mark King is a Legend all across the world!! Facts!
@LeeGee Жыл бұрын
Yeah, no-one forgot Mark King and his incredible thumb.
@daveroche6522 Жыл бұрын
Ah yes - Level 42 - if memory serves, Mark (King) was one of the (very) few to be offered/given an Alembic. Sweet!
@jerryp514 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Nick Beggs is amazing. Because people don’t listen well and write off New Wave as just synth music, he and John Taylor are criminally underrated.
@forwardsdrawkcab Жыл бұрын
Probably because the music as a whole was quite corny. This track rather sucks, except for the good bits focused on here in this video.
@jiros00 Жыл бұрын
The musicians in many synth based bands are top quality. All of Duran Duran are accomplished musicians. I don't like all their stuff but Ordinary World has a unique, complicated chord structure rarely found in rock music. It's amazing.
@Mickkarnn Жыл бұрын
Don't forget Mick Karn of Japan!
@NachtSchreck13 Жыл бұрын
@@forwardsdrawkcabyou're crazy. This song is crazy dope.
@vracan Жыл бұрын
@@forwardsdrawkcab I disagree I think the song is great and catchy. You think too technical and not enough emotionally, which is how a song should relate.
@countryclub11138 ай бұрын
I've been playing bass for 32 years. I remember seeing the "Too Shy" video over and over on MTV when I was a kid, and I went out and bought the single. I always loved that baseline in the intro, and when I figured it out for the first time and played it, I was like... yeah, this is sick lol. Bravo Mr. Beggs... Bravo.😎
@cjmq1970 Жыл бұрын
Along with Duran Duran’s John Taylor, Nick Beggs is underrated because of his “too pretty to be stuntman” feature. Both are such hell-of-a-good bassists.
@illegalquantity9 ай бұрын
I agree. Nick Beggs, John Taylor, Mark King, and also the Stock Aitken Waterman trio made fantastic bass lines.
@CruceEntertainment Жыл бұрын
Man. I’ve never heard anyone analyze Too Shy so deeply!!!! Mad respect!!!
@robwilson782 Жыл бұрын
I'm not a musician and I don't play guitar or bass, but watching you play those riffs helps me hear it so much better. It brings a new appreciation for a song I grew up with. Thank you for that.
@zzyzxx13 Жыл бұрын
Well said, Rob. And I agree.
@kehindea Жыл бұрын
And this was from a teeny bopper band lol. They as well as lots of other British pop bands from the 80s were schooled in music. Can't say the same when we hit the 90s lol
@kdfox200711 ай бұрын
100 THIS
@Metalrogue Жыл бұрын
I'm a life long metal head, but I must admit this song was a guilty pleasure. The bass is just so good! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
@alessandroarcuri209 Жыл бұрын
Nick Beggs is also a killer Chapman Stick player. While singing, of course!
@finnmcginn9931 Жыл бұрын
Tony Levin left his Chapman Stick at my house a week ago and I think I could give them both a run for their money now. Nothing about my comment is based in truth.
@chuckybastard Жыл бұрын
My wife tossed a bra at Nick Beggs at a Steven Wilson concert while he was playing the stick and singing backing vocals… he smirked and didn’t miss a note
@Spothface Жыл бұрын
@@finnmcginn9931 A Great Joke that I will pass on to Tony Levin if/when I see him again at one of the local Bars here in Kingston NY where I live about 25 blocks or so from Tony Levins nice old Colonial House. Tony grew up here and is just another local yokal. A very nice educated Man. People who grew up in small towns are more grounded in life I should think.
@jaklumen Жыл бұрын
@@finnmcginn9931 of course Tony Levin is a colossus player in his own right. Besides the Chapman Stick, there's the Funky Fingers
@mrJimCharles Жыл бұрын
@@finnmcginn9931 you're Tony Levin's barber, aren't you???
@Schnydes Жыл бұрын
"The dude was 21 years old!" Man, I felt that.
@set1instone Жыл бұрын
I think Nick was severely underrated at that time. I didn't know till seeing this, how good he was. Speechless here. 😮.
@Keyser_Soze73911 ай бұрын
Not because you didn’t know him that he’s underrated, simply.
@marklowe743111 ай бұрын
Beggs is extremely underrated. Great you cast some light on this very talented bassist.
@jumpinjojo10 ай бұрын
Really? What’s his rating??
@toyman818 ай бұрын
@@jumpinjojo 98
@adamsariego27947 ай бұрын
So if I rate him high does that still make hime underrated? Stuppid remark
@russisaac813 Жыл бұрын
Nik Beggs Has always been overlooked, and a fabulous singing voice as well.
@MohammedSinghar2 ай бұрын
No he wasn't.
@russisaac8132 ай бұрын
@@MohammedSinghar jealous?
@MohammedSinghar2 ай бұрын
@@russisaac813 i mean i dont agree he was overlooked, he was in every BASS magazine for years.... sure maybe teen boppers don't know who he is, but bassists do... i dunno, maybe he was.. have a nice weekend
@marvintaylor3492 Жыл бұрын
Finally this one gets it's deserved recognition. Cheers to Nick Beggs!
@jumpinjojo Жыл бұрын
He was voted best bass Prog rock musician for 5 years straight. Wake up.
@SpookyElectric319 Жыл бұрын
It’s such an iconic bassline with that driving power. And Nick continues to produce sublime material to this day. We thank you Nicholas!
@2GoodLookin10 ай бұрын
This song made me want to learn how to play the bass. So many cover bands could never play this song because of the bass line. One of the greatest pop songs ever.
@JCridford Жыл бұрын
Nick Beggs is a monster player. He used to live up the road from my uncle, and I used to see him around Leighton Buzzard a bit - really nice guy who would always say 'hello' when you saw him. It's quite remarkable what he came up with for such a young player. You don't get to play with the likes of Steve Hackett or Tony Levin without being a virtuoso.
@neilcreamer8207 Жыл бұрын
Nick Beggs is a consummate professional. Some of his contributions to Steven Wilson's music are the epitome of understated genius.
@adrianaslund8605 Жыл бұрын
I love the bassline in the live version of Index.
@waynechesser2000 Жыл бұрын
Came here to say this. Love his stuff with Wilson!
@giri.goyo_yt Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU for highlighting this bass line, and artistry of Beggs. Wow. How many times I’ve tried to convey the genius of this song and it fell on deaf ears. You rock, pdbass. Funk on.
@sarahwelty92238 ай бұрын
I remember hearing Too Shy for the first time back in 1983 when I was 9 years old and that opening bass line just absolutely blew me away and still does to this day! Fantastic musician Nick Beggs and he doesn't get the credit that he deserves. Thanks for sharing this with us and best wishes to you. Greetings from North Wales, UK ❤🙂👍
@heavyweather48938 ай бұрын
Same for me.
@primalengland Жыл бұрын
Nick Beggs is a phenomenal musician.
@nikthefix8918 Жыл бұрын
He's the nicest guy. I made a training video for a multitack recording device. He came and found me at an exhibition to thank me as he'd been using the hardware. I was blown away. There were big buggles but no troubles.
@georgecontreras2219 Жыл бұрын
It's a masterpiece and a beautiful song, after so many years i searched it last night and found something I'd never heard before in any other song😎😍👍
@CaveManOogaBooga Жыл бұрын
Kaja gaa gaa Kaja goo goo?
@rockojulian6281 Жыл бұрын
The other band of that era that deserves JUST as much praise is Level 42. Extremely underrated band with a badass bassist who also sang at the same time 🤯
@kevinstoneham1245 Жыл бұрын
That was Mark King wasn’t it.
@rockojulian6281 Жыл бұрын
@@kevinstoneham1245 yep!
@michaelwright3951 Жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhh yes...Something About You..,another killin' it bass line from the 80s. This was one of my favorite songs from that era. Used to think myself "dancing my azz off" to this song back then🤣😂Mark King was the f'ing man in those days. 👊🏾👍🏾
@wohltemper Жыл бұрын
Level 42 weren't underrated! They were the dog's bollocks at the time! Mark King was a household name.
@NoirePkmn Жыл бұрын
Worth noting that Nick Beggs sang while playing too and he was pretty bonkers at it. Huge Mark King fan too.
@AllanKoayTC Жыл бұрын
i kept telling people how Kajagoogoo is a great band with great musicianship. but people always looked at me like i was stupid. Islands is an excellent album. the instrumental The Loop is an incredible track. such an underrated band, and Nick is criminally underrated.
@geoffpoole483 Жыл бұрын
I think they were promoted as a "boy band" or whatever the term was back then but I can remember Nick Beggs being interviewed in serious music magazines. Nick Kershaw was popular around the same time and he's a very proficient musician but the music press ignored that.
@AllanKoayTC Жыл бұрын
@@geoffpoole483 yes, Kershaw, too. agreed.
@maximbalmos4908 Жыл бұрын
I keep telling my friends that Kajagoogoo had an avant garde edge, but they insist that they are a generic sounding 80s pop band, and that I’m just trying to be unique. Too bad that they can’t see what we see.
@totaltwit Жыл бұрын
Image was the BIG thing at the time. It was crucial a band looked outrageously glamorous on stage. This was at the precise moment in time when it started to become too exaggerated to the point of ridiculous. It may have fed the pop-star mania but it also turned people off the musicianship. Nick's look was too much for many, I'm sure he wanted fame and fortune over being recognised as being a good musician. I did think at the time, this guy was talented. Howard Jones is a great musician as is Nick Kershaw.
@andyhinds542 Жыл бұрын
This breakdown of the bass line makes me appreciate it even more. Hard to think it was released 40 years ago this month.
@keithmurray9241 Жыл бұрын
Oh... why... oh.... why... did you remind us of THAT!!!??? Cruelty I say!! Cruelty!!
@scottdaniels8129 Жыл бұрын
@@keithmurray9241 Reminds me of back when they started playing the 80's stuff on the "oldies" station. It was a slap in the face as to how much time had gone by.
@sammyslam1 Жыл бұрын
@@scottdaniels8129....no time has gone by......😂 We are moving, changing, adapting but time is eternal.... ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@andrenaetrammell2711 Жыл бұрын
This is a very technical breakdown. The intricate details are caught by someone who must really love music!! I remember this tune kinda grabbed me and I didnt know why. Thanks to this video, dude!! You broke it down. Impressive bass composition and ARRANGING!!!
@mclare71 Жыл бұрын
This was such a sublime video! Thank you for your passion and the breakdown of Kajagoogoo’s most iconic song. I was jaw dropped. We all love John Taylor but this was illuminating!
@idmhead0160 Жыл бұрын
Could you imagine having this guy for a teacher? He's a pretty amazing dude.
@jordanpastorok8166 Жыл бұрын
Hah! I actually contacted him for lessons
@jpwjr1199 Жыл бұрын
Whereabouts is he?
@froggyleggy Жыл бұрын
it's pretty dope!!
@Pr1ckles Жыл бұрын
He is, I love him ❤
@messageinathrottle4046 Жыл бұрын
That’s what he’s doing with these videos
@BmaGrl Жыл бұрын
I think that John Taylor is the quintessential 80s bassist, but this one IS sublime. Fun fact - Kajagoogoo was discovered & produced by Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran, so the sound similarities are no coincidence.
@HandmadeDarcy Жыл бұрын
Exactly the comment I was checking for, before making it myself 😊. No doubt great bass player but the Taylor/Rhodes sound is all over it.
@arfandroid6729 Жыл бұрын
Synth sound similarities from Steve Askew, yes. Probably...but similarities from the bass? Nope. Nick's bass was nowhere near John's. I'm a Duran Duran fan too...the fact that Nick Rhodes found this group was simply because they're different. CMIIW, Wally Badarou was also present right? He's also present in Level 42 album productions.
@Rondo2ooo Жыл бұрын
Nick Beggs said once that they wanted to sound like Duran Duran, in terms of musical maturity. Their blueprint.
@cyclopath457 Жыл бұрын
I did not know this.
@SpookyElectric319 Жыл бұрын
Colin Thurston also produced Whits Feathers.
@JonnyDredd2 ай бұрын
Bro I love your presentations, your passion for bass is unmatched
@AORCrazy9 ай бұрын
One of the best bands ever, pity they didn’t continue recording together. Nick Beggs is astonishing!
@adam872 Жыл бұрын
I never appreciated how rad this bassline was until I heard some other people cover it. It's freaking awesome. Nick Beggs is also great in Steven Wilson's band and I thoroughly recommend checking that stuff out.
@jazzl7190 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the heads up! I thought this guy was a producer, but this band smokes.
@andrewkarp5067 Жыл бұрын
Nick’s a great dude too. You can’t go wrong with anything he’s played on.
@Guppusmaximus Жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment. Mr. Beggs amazing Chapman Stick right into Guthrie Govan's guitar solo on 'Regret #9' is the stuff of legends.
@michaelcope856 Жыл бұрын
Re: Steven Wilson, I was thinking the same thing.
@TheAgentAssassin Жыл бұрын
It didn't quite get it exactly but it's certainly nice. Here is Nick playing it live you can see some differences. Still a great review. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn-5qp-KeMpog7s
@scotabot7826 Жыл бұрын
Awesome funky tune from the wonderful 1980's. So glad I was there. Even the rockers loved this tune. A great song is a great song, no matter the genre!
@JoseAlvarez-tb8gj5 ай бұрын
The interlude would’ve sounded better if he played a double octave.
@gsxerwhite8 ай бұрын
You really do a good job of helping us actually understand what's going on when you play the bass line with the backing music. I can't think of any way to improve the way you're doing it. Thank you !
@orazor777 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree "most unique and creative line you'll ever hear". The intro is a mental time machine - iconic. So thankful for the band, and the good memories they were the center of.
@alemoffardin Жыл бұрын
"Ooh to be Aah" from the same album has a killer bassline also, the dude has extreme good taste and chops. The band as a whole was fire too
@raeconnelly Жыл бұрын
Frayo has a mind-bendingly good bass solo as well
@yamchaken05 Жыл бұрын
Yessss!!
@petrolo72 Жыл бұрын
💯 I always thought this was a catchy tune, but didn’t appreciate how dope this baseline was until I heard somebody else breaking it down and playing it like this. Respect
@OtherMike5000 Жыл бұрын
SAMEZIES
@its_me_dave Жыл бұрын
Yay, we’re all besties.
@DocBree13 Жыл бұрын
Same!
@morskojvolk Жыл бұрын
Fantastic breakdown. Nick Beggs is as impressive behind the scenes as on stage. Another favorite from the '80s is Paul Denman, a frustrated jazzman if ever there was one.
@musiclistener-dr3wo8 ай бұрын
Very underrated song! amazing bass playing! thank you for breaking this bass line down!👍🏻😎
@uneedtherapy42 Жыл бұрын
Literally listen to this jam daily on Spotify. 80s had some phenomenal music…. ABC, Howard Jones, Depeche Mode, New Order…. To me this bands stand up there with Zeppelin and such it’s just a different vibe
@audibletapehiss3764 Жыл бұрын
Did you catch Nick playing with John Paul Jones a while back? That was cool.
@roiijamez33 Жыл бұрын
80's reigns supreme!!
@Rib13Bass Жыл бұрын
ABC "Lexicon Of Love" is a phenomenal album with some incredible basslines by Mark Lickley (fretted) and Brad Lang (fretless),,,,its a near perfect pop album - like a dance-pop version of ELO's "Eldorado" lol
@alexanderSydneyOz Жыл бұрын
@@Rib13Bass I don't often find myself saying this, but I completely agree. It was a masterpiece of music and music production, not least due to the efforts of producer / engineer extraordinaire, Trevor Horn.
@baabaabaa2293 Жыл бұрын
Joy Div/New Order, some Depeche Mode (personal Jesus & l feel you are great).. But Kaja Gugu? The joke use to be.. If U wore jeans that are so tight.. itd KajaGugus I'd understand Killing Joke, Cave etc.. but not the sugar coated droll shite dished out weekly.
@tonym2541 Жыл бұрын
I'm consistently amazed at the topics and spotlights on this channel. It present an understanding of the bass I have yet to see elsewhere on KZbin. Paul just gets it. Well done once again.
@easy-to-read-name62 Жыл бұрын
I picked up bass for the first time a couple of years ago, after twenty of playing guitar and dabbling in keys, and this is probably the channel that most influenced me in realizing it is, hands down, the coolest instrument. The understated passion in every video is compelling.
@roiijamez33 Жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849 Жыл бұрын
I started taking bass seriously in the early 90's and was lucky to know a bassist whose approach to music was as wide and deep as pdbass. As a rock bassist, that guy I met inspired me to go way beyond playing the root notes & fifths. And it's also good to know that pdbass' name is Paul. 😅
@jakelee1357 Жыл бұрын
His name is Nick Beegs,…I’ve been studying him for years,…If you want to here some Madness,..get the album White Feathers,…only above average bass players can handle those songs!
@XCPRTP Жыл бұрын
I fell in love with this song because of that bass intro. Thanks for covering it.
@thorenjohn7 ай бұрын
I love this analysis - really makes me appreciate the artistry of Nick Beggs. Thank you!
@calvinlawrence2184 Жыл бұрын
When i was a teenager and heard Kaja's White Feathers album, I almost got discouraged from playing bass cause Nick Beggs was so damn AMAZING, I thought I could never do that. John Taylor was my Hero but Nick was a god.
@arfandroid6729 Жыл бұрын
Bro, it was the contrary for me! Nick Beggs started me up on picking up the bass! He's got the smoothest basslines ever. (the guitar and piano was a bit confusing to me at the time. With all those chords and all...Lol)
@Nchubbz Жыл бұрын
Saw him play with Steve Hackett in the UK. Fantastic musician and fit in perfectly, never overplaying or overstepping his mark in the band but still being a stand out performer amongst the talent on stage.
@attepotterrmmefiremerkersm68 Жыл бұрын
I also saw him on tour with the Steve Hackett band in Norway a few years ago. My friend spent the first half of the concert asking me who the leggy blonde with black leather skirt and bass guitar was. (We had seats a good distance from the stage - I'll give him that 🤣 ) I held him in suspense until he googled the band members ... But it was a great gig, and I have listened to quite a lot of Nick's solo work after that. A really brilliant musician, and as you say; his great performance suited the old Genesis classics as well as Steve's solo material without being "flashy" and trying to show off in any way. A concert to remember!
@JohnnyTronny19841 Жыл бұрын
The way he sits at the bass pedals playing them with his fists during Shadow of the Hierophant was so damn cool
@attepotterrmmefiremerkersm68 Жыл бұрын
@@JohnnyTronny19841 I don't think he used that trick on the gig I saw - that must have been on an earlier tour ... But I've seen it later on video and have to agree it looks pretty cool (and a bit "flashy" as well, I have to admit .. 😅)
@JohnnyTronny19841 Жыл бұрын
@@attepotterrmmefiremerkersm68 yeah! To me it just added to the dramatic feeling of that track - felt like it went along with how I feel about the track...ominous, heavy, foreboding, majestic, etc
@erikedlefsen3684 Жыл бұрын
Brother, this is a beautifully done video! Thank you so very much! Nick Beggs, wow!
@Whiteshirtloosetie Жыл бұрын
Back in 1984 I was helping out with the Lighting on a large outside Concert here in the UK. Most of the audience had gone It was late at night and the Stage was being cleared and Lights always the last to start coming down. Then by complete surprise and he didn't have to, looking great wearing a really smart suit after wading through up to his knees in mud was Nick Beggs. That didn't bother him as he wanted to take the time to come, hang round for a chat and thank us all behind the scenes personally for all the hard we had all done. Really nice bloke. Just goes to show the power of "thank you" as although that was some decades ago, to this day that really meant a lot.
@carlnewman5448 Жыл бұрын
Always admired Nick Begg’s bass playing. This track was so cool and catchy. Beautifully explained and demonstrated as usual Paul. The 80’s produced some great bands. Would love you to feature Mick Karn from Japan. As with so many of these gifted bass players, Jaco was such a huge influence ❤
@matthew4694 Жыл бұрын
Agreed! Mick Karn was a beast!
@davidevans6514 Жыл бұрын
Mick Karn was amazing. The stuff he did with David Torn was awesome. However, I'm pretty sure I read that Karn didn't even know who Pastorius was until after Japan had become well known. I think he has acknowledged Percy Jones as an influence.
@carlnewman5448 Жыл бұрын
@@davidevans6514 He really was a great player and this can often be the case, not knowing musicians like Jaco, until later. Just depends on your musical exposure. I was into everything, it helped having an older brother who turned me onto all the great bands and musicians. I saw Japan live twice, fantastic. Percy Jones is a tremendous player.
@carlnewman5448 Жыл бұрын
@@matthew4694 without doubt. He had the cool movements on stage too. I wonder if that was anything to do with Jaco’s cool swagger and dance style.
@JasmineSurrealVideos Жыл бұрын
Mick Karn was exemplary, such an understated man and gifted as a sculptor too. I really like his work with Pete Murphy in Dalis Car, for me even better than Japan.
@keithpratt1849 Жыл бұрын
I am a drummer. So, I absolutely love the bass guitar. This is a really impressive, well down video. Of a very exceptional, impressive talent. His bass playing is badass. Thank you.
@tomnelson78988 ай бұрын
Great job with the video. Not long at all. Perfect. Great analysis and isolating bass parts. As a classic rock and blues musician,I always wondered why I liked this song when it came out. And you’ve shown me why.it’s the bass. Thanks and keep up the good work.
@vixapphire Жыл бұрын
You forgot that a drummer and Nick Beggs on Chapman were the ensemble chosen by none of than the most legendary JOHN PAUL JONES of Led Zeppelin for his "Zooma" solo album world tour. Saw that tour 4 times in 3 cities: IT WAS THE STUFF OF LEGEND! Those two legends together were almost universe-collapsing in terms of gravity of the moment!
@mtc3000 Жыл бұрын
Saw them in NYC opening for King Crimson
@MikeA0110 Жыл бұрын
@Mark T Collins that was the :thunder thief" tour
@MikeA0110 Жыл бұрын
I recorded the boston show and shared it everywhere on all the cdr trading sites.
@M2Mil7er Жыл бұрын
your hunger, and passion for all things bass, throughout multiple genres, and eras is clear to see, and you sharing that with us is a gift I'm most grateful for. Cheers from the UK!
@Liquid_Alchemy Жыл бұрын
I couldn't have said it better mate. Cheers from the States! Happy New Year.
@markusantonio4866 Жыл бұрын
Bass player lead singer from Level 42 is great. I’m sorry I forgot his name.
@Liquid_Alchemy Жыл бұрын
@@markusantonio4866 Mark King
@jimmcclain47879 ай бұрын
No need to remember Nick, you were never forgotten! You are very much alive and here in our hearts, souls and ears! Another amazing video, thank you!
@grahamgray24216 ай бұрын
Nick Beggs is a high class bass player for sure! Plays brilliantly live ,would fit in to any band with ease!!!
@MM33633 Жыл бұрын
Nick Beggs from Kajagoogoo and Mick Karn from Japan were two of the best bass players I ever heard together with Wooten, Joco, Flea or Squire. All amazing bass players.
@carriersignal Жыл бұрын
Everyone you listed is great, but Mick Karn has always stood apart from many other bassist. No one sounded like him before, during or really after. His sound and technique was in my opinion truly unique and instantly recognizable.
@justinebourke9449 Жыл бұрын
@@carriersignal Bang on! My bass idol...
@s.k.9401 Жыл бұрын
and John Taylor
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
Karn - greatest pop bassist of all time.
@christophermartin3441 Жыл бұрын
Check out Bassist John Ferrara from Consider The Source, and more recently doing some solo releases and side projects too.
@1980Triumph Жыл бұрын
British musicians from the 80's had learned a lot from soul records of the 60's and 70's and it showed in their music. Brit pop was far funkier than US pop of the 80's for that reason. Beggs is fantastic and he kills it on this song, another great track is Ooh To Be Ah, the funk bass on that is incredible too.
@beejj6190 Жыл бұрын
Great point. 2.10 short bass breakdown - 'Don't look any further' - Greg Edwards ; )
@kehindea Жыл бұрын
Spot on and this was due to the melting pot of the big cities. Can't fault Kajagoogoo at al. The bridge bass line and the chords mmmmm!
@Abolas452 Жыл бұрын
Old comment but to call Brit pop funkier than the US at any point in history is laughable. British waves (of many genres) owe *everything* to the US (specifically Black Americans). Funk, Disco, Jazz, RnB, House, Blues, Rock and Roll would not exist in the world without the US.
@plane_guy6051 Жыл бұрын
@@Abolas452 -- Dude, you missed the guys point. He said rightfully so that Brit pop was more funkier in the 80's than US pop, and said they owed it to the soul records which of course came from the US.
@geraldfriend256 Жыл бұрын
@@Abolas452 They are masters at selling Americana music back to Americans. British blues invasion case and point. Who listens to that anymore?
@caraharpole208824 күн бұрын
That's one of the best New Wave songs on the 80's, there is something special about it. it never gets old. It's one of my favs from that era. That bass line just sticks in your head forever - it was so funky and the symmetry with the keyboards....is what made it so unique, that's why it stands the test of time. Thanks for covering this song.
@bakerteacher2905 Жыл бұрын
Too Shy is still on my ultimate play list!!! And Nick, I stop whatever I'm doing when you play..... Thank you!
@srtcsb Жыл бұрын
You've done it again Paul. I've now been enlightened about an older song, but this time it's one that I've actually hated all these years. I've gotta go back and listen to 'Too Shy', only with this new information in mind. Thanks for a great video. 😎
@brianschoner3350 Жыл бұрын
I first became aware of Nick Beggs when I heard him on Steven Wilson's solo work (the song "Luminol" is a spectacular example). I looked him up and was like, "Wait, the guy from Kajagoogoo?" I went back and listened to "Too Shy" and only then realized how incredible this bass line is. Thanks for putting some focus on it!
@malcosis965 Жыл бұрын
whoa, didnt know the steve wilson connection...
@escobar64 Жыл бұрын
Same here!
@derekstocker6661 Жыл бұрын
Very well said!
@philipmulville8218 Жыл бұрын
I’m delighted you highlighted this. The bass playing on Too shy is some of the best I’ve ever heard. A standout 80’s track.
@Jaguarwhisperer Жыл бұрын
I saw Nick playing with Howard Jones earlier this year (2023), in the UK. Yes ,he is THE BEST bassist I’ve ever seen live. He is incredible.
@RonMarcus Жыл бұрын
I just discovered the video for “Too Shy” on KZbin last week, and was blown away by what I saw going on on Nick Begg’s bass. One week later, I discover this video analyzing it. The happiest of coincidences! Love it. Thanks as always. I love your love of the instrument.
@tonykeogh6139 Жыл бұрын
The man is a musical genius. As a 70’s classic rock follower I have to admit that the 80’s brought about some fantastic bassists.
@supergaazz913 Жыл бұрын
I must say, your KZbin video is really great. I learned something new and to my surprise I never noticed how absolutely great this bassline is. Certainly because I was one-sides/prepossessed as I considered the band to be very shallow and thus forgot to listen to the details. Absolutely great bass playing and creation. I’m impressed.
@mercurysteve1 Жыл бұрын
Great choice of video subject, I've always thought he never got the broader attention he deserves. Smooth and tasteful to the max!
@JMoore68 Жыл бұрын
As a 80's metal guitarist in his 50's I can confirm that this is a SICK bassline. SICK!
@joethepianoman Жыл бұрын
Usually, when I watch this kind of video, they take 20 minutes to break down the song. This is short, sweet, and to the point. I like it
@missvida6251 Жыл бұрын
Whew! That bass line is epic! Probably one of the sexiest basslines ever!
@Elwrt455 Жыл бұрын
That interlude with Begga and Limahl harmonizing diminutive to a crescendo is heavenly! The classic "Too Shy" is brilliant (I love "Hang On Now Too" the rest of the LP filler songs)!
@dos_mas_805 Жыл бұрын
Wow, this was totally unexpected, but a well deserved feature. Thank you for reminding me of this classic 80's tune and highlighting the brilliant musicianship of the bassline. Definitely going to the shed with this one, much love and respect from the Central Coast of California!
@leonidasrosales9315 Жыл бұрын
Òrale two more !, just make’m Bohemia or Pacifico or even betta’ , 805s !, not piss H2O corona!….😂 stay dry , but not thirsty ma’frend ! greetings from san miguel .
@dos_mas_805 Жыл бұрын
@@leonidasrosales9315 salud!
@thetinoshow6719 Жыл бұрын
As a 56 year old lifelong Bassist this song is one of the reasons that made me pick up the instrument. Always thought it was the coolest and still listen to this song constantly. Huge influence. I really enjoyed the breakdown here.
@flynod Жыл бұрын
same here, 52yo and still rocking with a 5 strings! Thanks to Nick Beggs, among others (John Taylor but also Geddy Lee or Johnny Myung...) Cheers from a swiss bass guy
@godfreymccammon4531 Жыл бұрын
Ok...we all know that white boys can't jump. However, white boys can thump the crap out of a bass line if your name is Nick Beggs. I'm 68 years old, Black and I've been playing bass with a pick and my thumb for 53 years. After hearing "Too Shy" back in the day, the only thing I could pick was my ass and thumb my nose to people..... ....."Badass Beggs"!!!
@goofycker Жыл бұрын
a word that screams 80s? I say: gay-ass-sex
@daveflitton3817 ай бұрын
Nick is a very under-rated amazing musician...thanks for this great analysis of his playing style....
@kisslena Жыл бұрын
‘Too Shy’ bassline was FUNKY!🔥💛🎶
@patrickhale424 Жыл бұрын
Growing up with this song and seeing them on MTV was so awesome 🤘🤘. We had some of the best bass players taking the instrument to new levels. John Taylor from Duran Duran was another one who was just really making the bass a driving force in the songs.
@arfandroid6729 Жыл бұрын
MTV? Are you sure?
@Bibliomaniac69 Жыл бұрын
@@arfandroid6729are you being facetious? This was on regular heavy rotation on MTV.
@HomespunEffects Жыл бұрын
I was a hard-nosed metal head back then and I missed all this great music. I’m basically just discovering 80s pop.
@catherinewilliams96809 ай бұрын
As a huge fan of Kaja/Kajagoogoo, I'm thrilled to see Nick, who was the creative force behind the band, get some love.
@jennytaylor3324 Жыл бұрын
This was illuminating. Thank you! It was Limahl who stole my 8 year old heart way back then, but I loved that song, and have never ceased to re-visit it. Can't believe 2023 is the 40th anniversary of its release. It was, as you say, a strange fusion of synth and funky jazz. I hear this a lot on other tracks from the same years. Tears For Fears' 'Change' (1983?) has a comparable bassline that drives the song's energy in the middle 8. Also, Duran Duran's 'Rio'. I love that you give Kajagoogoo worthy praise, as people tend to disregard them a bit in retrospect. Howard Jones is another of my '80s faves, though I didn't discover him properly until i grew up. All the best from England.
@bigmacntings7451 Жыл бұрын
UK was very blessed to have such amazing talent in that era.Too many to mention. Kajagoogoo were quite teeny/poppy at the time but you couldn't help notice nicks funky bass style. tears for fears were uttely jaw droppingly amazing,and gary numan/depeche mode/new order were really pioneering on the electronic scenet at the time
@RARDingo Жыл бұрын
I think Nick Beggs is one of the most underated bass players of his time. It's amazing that 40 years after his biggest hit that his spectacular talent is finally getting recognised by other musos.
@geoffpoole483 Жыл бұрын
He was playing in the type of band whose musical abilities were often overlooked. He's also pretty good at playing the Chapman Stick.
@jumpinjojo Жыл бұрын
He’s rated exactly where he belongs.
@RARDingo Жыл бұрын
@@jumpinjojo 100 times better musician than you, that's for sure!
@jumpinjojo Жыл бұрын
@@RARDingo Oh course. I’m not a bass player. 🤣🤣
@OneEyeGoating8 ай бұрын
I know absolutely nothing about playing music, but your explanation in this video was super entertaining!
@patchgatsby9138 Жыл бұрын
I've always loved this song. Thanks for helping me understand why.
@Steely_Fran Жыл бұрын
There were some 80s pop songs with killer bass lines. "Too Shy" is one of my favorites. Some other great examples are: Duran Duran - Rio Paul Young - Come Back and Stay Level 42 - Something About You The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
@judgedredd3568 Жыл бұрын
Intro to Don't look Down Girl....Go West Pino Palladino
@vixapphire Жыл бұрын
The Fixx - One Thing Leads to Another (and just about everything else they've done) - why isn't their bassist a household name???
@judgedredd3568 Жыл бұрын
@@vixapphire Wow....I totally forgot about the fixx I was in a band in Ireland in the 80s... My bass player was Crazy about them Duran and Japan too
@kevgamble Жыл бұрын
@@vixapphire One of my all-time fave bass riffs for sure. Like this one from Beggs, it sounds like it comes from some other reality.
@kevgamble Жыл бұрын
@@judgedredd3568 Really underrated album, that one - I love it. Palladino did great work on it.
@SophonsCookieCreations Жыл бұрын
OMG SIR, you are the best music explainer. LOVED that you dissected, deconstructed & gave visuals on the keyboard!!! Your style of teaching & interpretation is clear, comprehensive and concise to those of us that play by ear. Best music teacher award. 🏆🎸🎹. You're damn right I subscribed. ⚡☝🏼
@polyx220 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the excellent breakdown!! I always knew the bass was working hard in that song, but never knew how intricate it was! 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
@DocBree13 Жыл бұрын
I can’t tell you how much I loved Too Shy in HS. I had no idea how much musicality went into making this pop song; I seriously underestimated the talent of my musical idols in the 70s & 80s, as I’ve learned by watching this channel. Thank you for reminding me of so many treasures from my past, and increasing my appreciation for their bassists.
@chadsolberg8580 Жыл бұрын
What a great analysis on so many levels. Too Shy really shaped my musical taste back in '83 - 40 years ago and just light years ahead of what kids have today. I laughed out LOUD when you gave Limahl the shout-out.
@crazykong5246 Жыл бұрын
That opening line has lived in my head for 35 years. Brilliant.
@Here4TheHeckOfIt8 ай бұрын
Thanks for opening my ears today. As you have demonstrated , Nick Beggs is a pretty amazing bass player. I had to listen to the song after this.
@kpropain6 ай бұрын
Great video, I've always been a big fan of Nick, as a young kid just learning bass in the 80's I loved this song and Nick's playing. Too Shy Shy always had an odd sound to me and I loved it. All of Nicks work was great as well!!!
@thudor1 Жыл бұрын
Nick Beggs had his bass strapped higher than anyone back in the day for slapping and pinch-plucking. "Too Shy" really does have a killer bass line! It's been years since I heard it.
@donovanmakesmusic Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite basslines from the 80s..thanks for analyzing this one!
@alainvosselman9960 Жыл бұрын
Waw man, great assessment. I love listening to 80s music because it was so effin creative and i've heard this one a lot of times... never noticed the freakin' genius of the bass. You got some good ears and taste !!
@airixxxx Жыл бұрын
The 80's seem like an infinite pool of music, movies, you never stop finding something you haven't seen before.
@tutubism Жыл бұрын
pretty much music in the past. 60s, 70s & 90s too. especially underground electronic music
@arissalevitt59488 ай бұрын
Yeah, sure.
@mule71 Жыл бұрын
Mr. Beggs! One of my favourites. Great video. 👍
@paulhetheringtonvoice-over Жыл бұрын
I was a teenager of the 80s who started playing then, and could never figure out how he played that intro. The hammer-on idea never occurred to me because I thought it was in Bb. Thank you so much for that.