Word: basses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...play Isolde and the three Brünnhildes at the Met. Many critics considered her superior to her rival, Kirsten Flagstad. Independent and unstuffy, she was dropped by Met Manager Rudolf Bing for singing in nightclubs. She withdrew to care for her ailing husband and former business manager, William Bass...
...found his horn section, nearly intact, backing Stevie Wonder at the Rolling Stones Concerts.) In 1965, Paul Butterfield formed the first, and maybe the best, integrated Chicago-style blues band. He had Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop on guitars, Sam Lay on drums, Jerome Arnold on bass, and Mark Naftalin on keyboards. Magnificent blues musicians all, but the instantly recongizable names are Bloomfield and Bishop. The albums they made for Electra, particularly the first, rank with the finest blues albums to come from Chicago...
...smoothly-phrased duet with Ballard during the break. The transitions between chorus bridge and break are smooth--repeated listening shows this to be one of the band's strong points. Though Ballard doesn't play a solo here, he gets by with some nice chorzs over a syncopated bass and drum lick...
Which leaves two unclassifiable songs. "Hold Your Head Up," and "Be My Lover, Be My Friend." These two, not surprisingly, are also the best. The insistence, the steadiness of the bass and drums in "Hold Your Head Up" make it perfect for AM radio. Rod achieves an overdubbing effect early in the break by playing lines with both hands. The rest of the long break is characterized by a full sound on the organ; Argent builds by level to his climax, but does no without any (Keith) Emersonian flash or frenzy. Again, there's a smooth transition, featuring an echoed...
...deep bass voice calls out, "What time is it?" The people respond...