Word: basses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...inclusion of Poulenc's Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings, and Tympani, James Johnson, Music Director of the church and organ soloist, has an impressive technique at his disposal. He tore right into the beginning of the Poulenc--a dramatic start with the volcanic sound of double bass and tympani joining the organ...
...through a slide guitar solo, so soft and laden with vibrato, that it seems to be pedal steel. But its words are western. The same can be said for "Earlybird" whose "The eagle flies alone. He is free," is par for Eagles's songwriting. Musically, the simplicity of the bass line, the thin sound of drums, and in "Earlybird: the banjo and the faraway slide guitar, lend to a total sound that is remarkably unadorned...
...Peaceful, Easy Feeling," summarizes it all restful and uncomplicated lives, faithful women, self-sufficiency, and a life with both feet on the ground. Nothing is complex, there's the same simple rhythm from bass and drums, a precise lead, followed by that same faraway slide guitar...
...again until mid-October. Darius, meanwhile, will be writing some new material for the quartet. Chris will be playing with New Heavenly Blue on weekends, while also trying to raise a B average to an A at the University of Michigan, where he is majoring in music and the bass trombone. Danny will be deciding whether to stay in Darius' group or head south to the North Carolina School of the Arts...
...even keel by keeping the time and most of the beat, and most importantly, filling out the sound as though there was a horn section. Ask Keith Richards, he's the best around. But his energy and his unbounded onstage joy carry Poco, and seep into Timothy's bass playing. George's drumming, and Paul's guitar work, resulting in five people chanelling their creative energies into the joy of making music for people...