The Who - Eminence Front - Isolated Bass and Drums

[@johndashner1833]

One of the most percussive basslines in the history of basslines.

[@johndannenbrink7590]

Every note, move, nuance of John Entwistle is pregnant with utterly understated genius. It’s always like a knife when the camera on live Who footage shifts for a split second or two at a time to the Ox and he only gets 1.8% of the attention while contributing 180% with all four members of the Who dynasty

[@reggiereed5262]

Played this for a friend of mine once , he took up playing bass a week later. The dude is 18 yrs old. That's how impressed he was.

[@ibeturface]

You played the solo yourself or played this video?

[@sandygrungerson1177]

yeah that never happened

[@hrwildem4993]

I am zero years old and just found this video. I am so impressed I may take up playing bass as well.

[@alilacherruse]

You can say you doubt that it happened but you don't really know, do you?🤣 ​@@sandygrungerson1177

[@yaqubebased1961]

I love how Thunderfingers just randomly goes wild in so many songs. He truly unleashes himself in live performances

[@picassoboy52]

One of the best bass lines ever played.....love this

[@cicolasnage5684]

0.00-2.39: hey this ain’t to hard. 2.40- Nevermind.

[@BigSwo2909]

Fucking facts 😂

[@palirvin1871]

It's one thing to play it, it's a whole bunch color when you [Entwhistle & Townsend] are the composer and the performer. Pete Townsend did write basslines for some of his personal project compositions like Empty Glass but when it came to songs for the Who PT it the norm that PT would write the song, record his bits and then have each Who member contribute their unique talents to creating the ensemble Who sound. Nobody told Daltrey how to sing, Nobody told Moon / Jones how to drum and even more emphatically nobody told the Ox, Entwhistle, how a bass part went. Just listen to the majesty of Entwhistles bass melody, fills and lead of the song. Most people don't realize how important Entwhistle was to the Who. PT may have written the songs yet it was often the case [excluding Quadrophenia] that all the other members would record their bits and then PT would hand it over to Entwhistle for 'making a Who sounding song' with his amazing talent. Part but of part of Entwhistle's magic was creating bass guitar fills, melodies and lead that created a carpet of harmony supporting the song and then also flashing with fills and leads in a song' and YES I am oversimplifying.

[@renat321]

The Greatest Bass line ever.

[@federicoadaglio5452]

Thunderfingers!!!!!

[@petedunn795]

Good god Entwistle was talented! Unbelievable Bass line! I play Bass and try to copy this. Can't even get close.

[@ZomBMarketing]

Thumb up if your not a musician but listened to the whole thing anyway.

[@jillsmcfarland2001]

This plays over the political weekly news wrapup.

[@amedina.mobile]

Many times, now.

[@BigSwo2909]

I’m teaching myself bass guitar and always been fascinated by this jam… this actually is helpful

[@BeachBubba_83]

One of my favorites anyway but I love the baseline

[@daveshort7371]

K Jones is 1000x the drummer that Moon ever dreamed of being.

[@morrisman64-22]

Thanks for the post one of the best bass lines of all time

[@tory6733]

4:37 cool lick

[@markbaker6675]

what the flying fuck is this bassline? i’m blown away.

[@petedunn795]

Fantastic bass line! Unbelievable!

[@cliffthelightning]

His tone was so unique its hard to have such a pointy tone while holding on to the low end frequencies like that. One of the best to ever do it

[@topsecret1837]

I’m a cellist and I find these bass lines cool. They bring the bassier melodies in classic rock.

[@bugeanuflorin1531]

Absolutely, fabulous performance music, thanks, good time for you

[@everydaystuffandthingsguy4554]

Holy hell!!! That is so funky I had to shower twice!!!

[@gasolineandwine]

That delayed reverb is so fucking nasty.

[@bufjayup7774]

Wow....isolated.....just...WOW! Rocking in my chair. Holy shit.

[@Domination93]

Masterpiece 👌

[@mobiusmind]

3:33 love those 'bumps in the road' as he makes his way down the neck (for lack of a better term)

[@xavierpenalvergrau6046]

What a groove!

[@UAPch]

John Entwhistle totally got how the song works, it starts off like a cheap keyboard demo track, and his bass starts so simple and boring with whole notes on the roots, until it gets down into funky downtown for an all-night bender.

[@GuyPlatteau-xy2sr]

Monstrueux rip John et Keith ( Guy platteau Marseille France)

[@erikepskamp1991]

This makes my brain happy

[@ahenricks918]

EPIC

[@Mrlocdown238]

4:49 is awesome

[@stephen_lamonica_bass_covers]

Only Thunderfingers could write a legit slap bass line without slapping! Sick tone

[@JjENNYsamuel975_howl4U2Z]

stay humble. .there's always going to be someone out there who's better than you, prettier than you, and has a bigger following than you. MARK.MY.WORDS.

[@Silver77cyn]

neat

[@matthewfinger2381]

Lol can't imagine the restraint it took to just play those single root notes at first. Entwistle lets all hell loose at the chorus and never goes back.

[@ibeturface]

Why is there a different bass line on the amazon music track? The one on youtube has this one. Whats that about?

[@billybobthortenn4157]

Do you have a link to it?

[@loveforkaren]

I can use this

[@mrantonio77ful]

From 2:40.....

[@caribouwho]

Yep, synth goes at it to open, then pete rips, 1st verse…THEN Entwistle

[@Nortonius_]

Is that John playing the intro melody over the synth? I never realized!

[@senorfunball]

Well, I could play the first half just fine 🤘😝

[@GuyPlatteau-xy2sr]

Bass line is Monster 🎸👍⭕❌ THE BEST rip JOHN 😢 ( Guy platteau Marseille France 😎 )

[@larrybeckham6652]

sigh, the two are gone

[@Naej7]

It starts at 2:39

[@michaelb.42112]

This is like the hand of God.

[@timothya.olmeda7299]

Only but a fraction in which we can only apprehend.

[@jhelton1970]

There is no one like the OX!!!!!!

[@GuyPlatteau-xy2sr]

Mes oreilles n'en crois pas mes yeux ( Guy platteau Marseille France)

[@Woodstockpl]

Play it with 0,5x speed

[@KikoDoran]

It’s insane to listen to it that way because it sometimes takes an entire measure before the note truly reveals itself. He must have super high action to be able to get the string to flop around like that.

[@Cydiacyn]

​@@KikoDoranHe actually had the action really low to allow for that twangy metallic sound. Actually, really low action helps make this baseline easier to play, that's how he makes it sound effortless.

[@johndannenbrink7590]

Sterling advice, thank you

[@francescofalcone4423]

Can't understand if He used a pick, slapped or just fingers. Amazing anyways!!!

[@msromike123]

Fingerstyle

[@skipcooled9884]

Just fingers!!!!

[@emphalerfish6746]

slim shady

[@BigSwo2909]

Fucking legit

[@Fotosynthesis858]

This is literally the only The Who song I ever liked

[@lotusmist3]

avemnge me smallville jar l

[@neilpye6089]

always hated the sound of the drums the drums should of been recorded in a bigger room

[@caribouwho]

It’s a tight 80s sound. Does this have the infamous 80s gated snare?

[@bobgomez9481]

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