Saturday 2nd March - time for Tony's music pick of the week

So - this week I am recognizing one of the least recognized members of any band (except for the Beatles ) - the bass player. And my all-time favourite bass player is John Entwistle. John passed away at the Hard Rock Hotel - room 658 on June 27th 2002 - one day before the new WHO US tour was to start. He was an amazing guitarist, a generous and caring individual, who lived in a stately home and had one of the best guitar collections on the planet.
Even if you don't watch the first 2 links, I urge you to watch the third - which is John opening up some of his guitar collection.

The super talented John Entwistle -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=lRflGVcRxCI&feature=endscreen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YN6JzFLhI4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFMqKC2C554

Saw the ox twice, big fan

Can't sing, but the man knows how to rock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKvxw0pSoe8

Loved his wife, what's not to love.

I was a huge WHO fan way back when, well I still am I suppose I just don't sit around cranking music like I used to I suppose is a better way of putting it . I've always thought Entwistle was one of the best bassists out there and still do. I remember a song he did titled "my wife" that I would crank up on occasion ,also didn't he do it "boris the spider" as well?

JOHN

BTW Great first link tony, 5:15 was absolutely one of and still is one of my favorite songs period. Quadrephonea had some pretty kick ass music on it that a lot of people have never even heard, never got much recognition or popularity that I thought it deserved. I still think t Pete Townsend is one of the truly ingenious classic rock musicians of all time.

JOHN

Thanks, Tony. I enjoyed that, and learned a lot.

I guess I’ve been a John Entwistle fan ever since I first heard My Generation all those years ago. I didn’t know his name back then, I just knew The Who had a hell of a bass player.

I loved his aggressive playing style, and the way he turned the bass into a lead instrument, rather than something relegated to background duty. I didn’t realize how much of a pioneer he was, though, until now.

His passing at such a young age in 2002 was a tragic loss, compounded by the fact that his unbelievable guitar collection ultimately had to be auctioned off to pay estate taxes.