Thursday, September 25, 2008

The First in a Series

That's right, I'm planning to post more than twice this year! This will be the first in a series of posts devoted to some of my favorite bass parts. Today's entry features two very different songs: Matthew Sweet's "Divine Intervention" from his 1991 album, Girlfriend, (bass by Sweet himself) and Traffic's "Freedom Rider" from the 1970 album, John Barleycorn Must Die, (bass by Steve Winwood). In both examples, the bass part is melodic and complicated without being unnecessarily busy. Enjoy -- I'll be back next week.

Divine Intervention
Freedom Rider

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