Quote from: garyhead on February 14, 2026, 01:58:19 PM
Holding her own live on stage.

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Had not heard of her, thanks!  Hearing some Marcus Miller influence.

Jazzyvee asked on the McVie Artist Showcase Thread yesterday about other tunes John might have played fretless on that wasn't the 'continuously fretted' Alembic... I really had to think about it. Since I'm more familiar with the eponymous White Album than the earlier ones, (and I'll listen through Bare Trees and Kiln House today) the one I have always thought sounded fretless is "Over My Head". Since it's from 1975, this recording pre-dates the stainless steel fingerboard Alembic. Could be just carefully/skillfully played on a fretted bass with flats, because Mac's a genius. Listen carefully for slides on the bridge part-





*I know for sure in later years, he played fretless on this one in live performances. The Dance for one.

Meshell, Peace Beyond Passion.

Eagles Of Death Metal: https://youtu.be/yMTUM-nLrZ8?list=PL0wGF40rwhkQTZb45ZeFR65aKuQWfBSF7

Peter

Also possibly on a fretless bass... listen carefully to the chorus.



This is another case where I know for sure in later years John played fretless on Say You Love Me in live performances... so the parts existed in his mind without speedbumps. Still, I think it could, and indeed was played many times on fretted instruments.

Tony Levin posted this to his FB page today. It's a parody on Progressive Rock by a long time attendee of his annual summer camps. 

That was fun!

"Dancin' In The Streets", 5/15/77:

Peter

Quote from: garyhead on February 21, 2026, 11:14:57 AM
Tony Levin posted this to his FB page today. It's a parody on Progressive Rock by a long time attendee of his annual summer camps. 

I got a good chuckle out of that! God bless prog rock girls! They are more abundant than rumor would have it.

Quote from: gearhed289 on February 22, 2026, 08:10:40 AM

I got a good chuckle out of that! God bless prog rock girls! They are more abundant than rumor would have it.

Far more abundant than metal girls, for example.


Peter

Manring, improvision.

Prog Rock Girl is a reworking of The Dead Milkmen's 'punk rock girl', for those that don't know...good one...

The Brothers - 03/10/20 - Madison Square Garden - Nugs - "Dreams"

I happened to come across this, it's pretty cool

Thanks Dave.  I haven't heard that version before... epic.

Somewhat related: 12 years ago we saw The Congress open for Tedeschi Trucks Band.  They were a Denver based band.  Not sure what happened to them, dusted off one of their cd's this past weekend and felt wistful.

Here they are covering Killing Me Softly.