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Excellent album, thanks for

moat — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 19:04:45 +0000

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Excellent album, thanks for turning me on to it.

Yes, solid bass playing. Regards should also go out to the subtle keyboard mixing and up front vocal harmonic magic.

When was it made? One thing

Orion — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:43:50 +0000

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When was it made?

One thing about The Roots is that there is alot of the 1970s soul/funk era going on. Elvis Costello doing this is a real match made in heaven. They put out one album, Rising Down, which had a serious feel of a Sly and Family Stone album.

Thanks, Orion, very

Oxy Mora — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:31:20 +0000

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Thanks, Orion, very informative and I'll listen to it.

I wouldn't at all put myself in the category of an expert but on the subject of the bass line, there is a great documentary called, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown". which is about the Funk Brothers, unsung heroes of the Motown sound. The point is that underpinning the entire sound were several bass line riffs, invented by a player in the group--whose name escapes me. It drove home to me the importance of the bass.

In any case, I heartily recommend this film, about two hours, with some phenomenal music in it. I recorded and saved it when it appeared on cable. I just looked it up, and it's available on VuDu.