Word: bassists
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Return to Forever and McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra. For one thing, there is an emphasis on individual, yet simultaneous virtuosity--an easy semantic way to take note of the disciplined nature of both music and musicians. Each rests securely on a foundation provided by the rhythm section (In fact, bassist Stan Clarke is arguably Return to Forever's best musician). On record, these similarities are enhanced--certain themes and often whole passages will simply sound the same. Onstage, though, all similarities just fall away...
...grace, particularly in "I'm One," and the opening of "5:15." He plays with power, though. Live versions of "Bell Boy" and "The Punk Meets the Godfather" were exercises in controlled violence--loud, vehement, essential--sinple progressions and lines manipulated through pure volume to extract peak effect. Bassist John Alec Entwhistle continues to anchor the band. Dour, rigid, dressed in black, surrounded by performers, he receives little attention. Yet often as not he's playing as much of the lead as Townshend; his progressions on "The Real Me," and his work with Keith Moon on "Drowned" were truly stunning...
...could rave on and on about the rare delights of this highly unusual show; and one rave at least should go to English Bassist Ray Cane and his fluent onstage combo that keeps the Eastside Playhouse in the earthquake zone. *T.E. Kalem
...adept slide guitarist who carries several blues styles with him. He also contributes betwixt-and-between vocals (which are even better in live performance) and comes up with enjoyable arrangements. The drummer, Christopher Parker, is perfect in his blues discipline, delivering a steady, unadorned beat. He and bassist Billy Rich make up a solid, healthy rhythm section. Then we come to Butterfield himself, still belting out those sonatized harp solos, remaining one of the few white musician-singers around today doing a capable job with the blues...
...dancing. In spite of that preference, Hound Dog has managed to construct a respectable following, in Chicago, as well as on this coast, and is one of the more frequently mentioned "bluesmen's bluesman." He plays a $29.95 El Cheapo Sears Electric Guitar, and runs a band with no bassist, just a second guitarist, who may be Hound Dog's cousin or brother-in-law, and a drummer. But make no mistake about it, any joint with Hound Dog Taylor in it, will jump...