A Quick One, While He's Away- The Who (Bass and Guitar Cover) Rock and Roll Circus Version

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Жыл бұрын

Before Bohemian Rhapsody, A Day in the Life and Paranoid Android, The Who released a 9 minute long mini-opera in 1966: six different movements contained in a song.
It was a predecessor to their later rock opera albums Tommy and Quadrophenia.
The story is about a young girl whose lover leaves for almost a year. While he's gone, her friends set her up with Ivor the Engine Driver. The lover returns to find Ivor sleeping with his girlfriend. She confesses, and he ultimately forgives her
In 1968 the Who were invited to perform at the Rolling Stones upcoming film The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. The Who performed A Quick One While He’s Away live. (John Lennon performed Yer Blues with the Dirty Mac at this show too). The Stones felt upstaged and decided not to release the movie until 1996. My cover is based on this live version
Prior to this December 1968 show, Pete Townshend was mainly using a Fender Stratocaster, Marshall or Sunn amplifiers, and a Marshall Supa Fuzz pedal. By the Rock and Roll Circus performance in December 1968 he moved to his famous Gibson SG Special guitar. He would use this as his main guitar live until 1973, and in the studio until 1972. For this performance he used a Sound City L100 amp, essentially a Hiwatt CP103. For fuzz he used a Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz, which was an early incarnation of the Univox Super-Fuzz
Like Townshend, bassist John Entwistle used many instruments throughout his career. From 1968 to 1972 he exclusively used Fender Precision basses live. For the Rock and Roll Circus he used his favorite 'Frankenstein' Precision bass, which was comprised of parts from several different Fender basses. He also used the Sound City/Hiwatt L100 amp in 1968
For this cover I'm using my original 1970 Gibson SG Special. This is running into my Analogman King of Tone overdrive pedal and my Wattson FY-6 Fuzz. The FY-6 is an exact copy of a Univox Super Fuzz. You hear me turn on the fuzz pedal at 6:27
My amp is a 1965 Fender Bassman
My bass is a 1978 Fender Precision with '62 Reissue pickups. This is also running into my 1965 Fender Bassman
Thanks for watching!
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@nickchambers3935 Жыл бұрын

When you upstage the Stones at their own concert

@DeeckyRizzo Жыл бұрын

I'm a Who fan, but that's kinda unfair. The Who were at their prime. And The Rolling Stones were going through a lot of difficulties, such as drug abuse problems and Brian's depression. And you can tell that by watching that show.

@stevenhoward1868 Жыл бұрын

hey man the stones didnt release this gold for like 40 years cuz they felt upstaged. i rlly dont know too much about their relationship with brian besides he was doing a lot of drugs and not contributing much to the sessions but i dont know how they felt creatively but it didnt seem like they gave him much to do at this show. shame because he definitely was the most interesting out of them

@Pumper_of_Maws Ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@DeeckyRizzo I would say the Who in their prime was a several year period, from Tommy to about Quadrophenia, and even before that they were Englands best act several years prior and after only being rivalled by maybe Zeppelin or the Experience. Even Keith Moons last show was amazing, the legendary show at Shepparton Studios. Even the Rolling Stones in their prime can’t hold a candle to the Who

@DeeckyRizzo Ай бұрын

@@Pumper_of_Maws I agree!

@chuchoperro2036 Жыл бұрын

You tuned the E string just like in the original video, amazing!

@YusefIsAGod Жыл бұрын

Dude, you even did John's bass part! Incredible as always!

@chasbodaniels1744 Жыл бұрын

This is a near-jaw-dropping experience. I’m a happy viewer!

@marcsanzguitar 19 күн бұрын

I was obsessed with this version for years but never learned how to play it exactly. What impresses me most about your version is not only the precision of the parts but the control of the tone and volume knobs, exactly the way Towsend uses it live! For content like this I think KZfaq is one of the best tools on the Internet.

@sampopkin 19 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! It’s one of my favorites

@allancerf9038 Ай бұрын

Dude Popkin. I know it's a year now but ta very much. Great bass line copy. Amazing really.

@MarkBarrus 9 ай бұрын

So happy, they made the movie, "The Kids Are All Right" back in 1979, or we may never have ever heard The Stones' circus version of this tune

@perfectpiano1871 3 ай бұрын

"oh that's marvelous!"

@dpheneghan2 2 ай бұрын

Excellent

@JacobKMusics Жыл бұрын

Here we go! This is some awesome work here. The tones are pretty close to spot on, which is hard to do when you don't have the prototype Hiwatts that Pete and The Ox were using. John's playing is particularly difficult to replicate...John Entwistle was like Jeff Beck: there will only be one of him and his inimitable style. Smashed it right out of the park! Glad to see I'm not the only one crazy about The 'Oo!

@hirampriggott1689 8 ай бұрын

Love the Gibson SG with the P-90pickups......just like Pete Townshend

@dimitreze Жыл бұрын

I've listened to this version of this song A LOT in my life thanks for this video

@RockinAllDay Жыл бұрын

That last minute is perfection.

@thedukeofno 9 ай бұрын

We're all forgiven!

@benrogers3311 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant Mate, The Ox would smiling from above.

@BuChan89 Жыл бұрын

Love this! Be cool to see "Ain't That a Lotta Love" by Taj Mahal from the R&R Circus too 🙏

@Tofu10_ Жыл бұрын

MAVELOUS, LOVE IT. I played this with a tele because that's the closest I have to the SG tone in my opinion

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah a tele will get close because Pete’s SG had P90 single coils

@gravl1 Жыл бұрын

Pete’s use of toggle switch and volume pot here is masterful!

@pipeman124 8 ай бұрын

Wow!! 😁😁😁

@Vincentlpp08 Жыл бұрын

This is possibly my favorite song ever With my favorite bass part ever My wishes are granted, knocked it out of the park Sam!

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

It was not easy trying to be Entwistle! It’s also one of my favorite performances of all time. Thanks for watching

@Vincentlpp08 Жыл бұрын

@@sampopkin Certainly, but you still did him justice. I like that you put the pick in the pickguard like he did too haha I’d say if you wanted to study Pete and John’s playing styles this song is the perfect package

@davidmontis7259 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! The rock and roll circus version is probably my favorite version of this song. So energetic! And you nailed both parts!

@joaquinaltamirano6939 Жыл бұрын

I never expected this on your channel... I got fcking amazed!!! Nice work with the sound... Cheers from Argentina!

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@MusicMan0320 Жыл бұрын

Well this was definitely a surprise! This and LAL are my favorites. You definitely did it’s justice. Incredible job as always.

@levothy Жыл бұрын

Always a great day when Sam makes a cover

@dylanharris9131 Жыл бұрын

To think The Stones were upstaged TWICE. Once by James Brown, and again by The Who! 😎

@DRguitar918 Жыл бұрын

I love hearing you do Who stuff! That SG sounds great

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Pete’s my guitar hero

@abt7217tc Жыл бұрын

Damn even the outfits are correct.

@siflex Жыл бұрын

I usually listen to KZfaq on my studio monitors but I had to switch to the McIntosh's for this one - outstanding!

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

Wow those must sound amazing

@siflex Жыл бұрын

@@sampopkin when you're playing they do :)

@ConglomerationCat Жыл бұрын

I loved how you went to tune the top E at the :58 mark... Cracked me up! Just like the video. This was fantastic Sam.

@user-yq2ik5eg9o 9 ай бұрын

I've listened this version countless times but this is literally the same...marvelous!!

@gdholmfirth Жыл бұрын

As someone who first enjoyed this song way back in 1967, I have to say this was a pleasant surprise. Very few of us knew of the Who back then. The album was great to listen to with headphones. Good job, by the way.

@oliversutton7592 Жыл бұрын

Whaaat? This isn't the Beatles?!?! In fact, it's better than the Beatles :) . Great job as always!

@michaelmott1498 Жыл бұрын

WOW! Fantastic work and one of my favorite Who ‘rock operas’

@TheMujiFuji Жыл бұрын

Great tune & tone Sam! The SG Special sounds excellent!!!

@aminahmed2220 Жыл бұрын

Awesome playing

@Juanjin1961 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding

@outernationalstudios Жыл бұрын

Dude! I love this. Very very cool!

@thiagolealguitar4487 Жыл бұрын

it was very good, this song has a very nice melodic variation, congratulations 👍🏻

@magnofreitas5445 Жыл бұрын

Great job! You're amazing. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@1rwjwith Жыл бұрын

Just fucking amazing! You are one dedicated man…getting that entwhistle bass part , wow.

@JeffCrowell11 Жыл бұрын

Great job Sam.

@LewiDoesMusic Жыл бұрын

Awesome work! that's a tricky bass line! got some nice guitars there too!

@jim.joseph 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing this! Great cover, and very instructive!

@Undercoverbrotherfromanother Жыл бұрын

One or the other please. You nailed both Pete and John to a t. I loved the bass, onpoint. Brilliant man!

@Undercoverbrotherfromanother Жыл бұрын

I listened to this on a crappy speaker on my phone. Now on a larger screen and real speakers. Even better, I just subscribed so I hope for more like this.

@jlennon23111978 Жыл бұрын

Amazing bass! Thanks for the video

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

Thank you John Lennon

@thebottles3153 Жыл бұрын

I thought it was a another Beatles cover, I also didn't know that you cover other songs too not only the beatles.

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

Yeah I mostly do Beatles but I’m planning on covering lots of other groups

@NoirL.A. 4 ай бұрын

Like Townshend, bassist John Entwistle used many instruments throughout his career. From 1968 to 1972 he exclusively used Fender Precision basses live. are you sure about that? i've seen photos from them performing 'LIGHTHOUSE' songs on stage and he's using a 'thunderbird'. that would've been late 70 early 71. a proper 'thunderbird' not the 'fenderbird' hybrid that came later. he definitely used the frankenstein fender p quite alot but i don't think exclusively. also, for the record i cannot figure out why THE STONES thought that was a bad performance on their part. i understand JOHN LENNON and THE WHO were tough acts to follow but i think it's some of the greatest footage of them ever. AND the last ever footage of them with BRIAN JONES. alot of what makes 'r n'r circus' so awesome is how totally different the 3 main acts were each great for different reasons.

@sampopkin 4 ай бұрын

Check thewho.net for more info on Entwistle's bass gear. You're correct about the thunderbird, but he did use Precisions as late as 1972

@hyunmokwang7645 2 ай бұрын

Do you think the hypnotic octave bouncing bass line during the first part (down your street…) was influenced by (or influenced) Paul McCartney’s bass playing? (In songs like Tomorrow Never Knows or Rain)

@sampopkin 2 ай бұрын

I’m sure entwistle was inspired by Paul. I know Jameson was a big influence on him. The Ox was just crazy and sort of created this whole style of rock playing

@hyunmokwang7645 2 ай бұрын

Cool! Thanks for making these videos anyway. I particularly enjoy the Beatles covers as a massive fan myself!

@seagullshame Жыл бұрын

Nice work. Check out the Menatone Menawatt pedal for Hiwatt sounds. I think you’d like it

@fredhamilton1701 Жыл бұрын

That was *magnificent*!

@scuffedcovers 4 ай бұрын

ever tried Townshend's windmill technique?

@sampopkin 4 ай бұрын

Yeah i can't seem to get it

@coopscovers5119 Жыл бұрын

If I were the stones I’d be very scared

@NitroUnity Жыл бұрын

Longest cover you uploaded? Anyways great execution

@Thescousebrownmod Жыл бұрын

Where did you learn these from? Have you got tabs?

@Thescousebrownmod Жыл бұрын

(Awesome cover btw as well, absolutely loved it! One of my favourite songs by them!!)

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

I learn everything by ear. I offer tabs via my PayPal/lessons! Insta: @shire_plucker

@Thescousebrownmod Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Can't quite learn stuff as complicated as this by ear, but I'd say that I'm getting there. Been able to play a lot of the Kinks songs by ear now. Just need to practise a lot more 🤣!

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

@@Thescousebrownmod you have good taste! Kinks are awesome. Yeah it’s really just practice practice practice haha

@olafsotoruiz835 Жыл бұрын

Please you share the bass tab! 🙏

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

Please message me on insta @shire_plucker

@ladywilhelminabass 10 ай бұрын

Notation for bass please?

@sampopkin 10 ай бұрын

Tabs are super time consuming for me to make. But I sometimes will make them for people who DM on insta for a small fee

@meanderer06513 Жыл бұрын

(Clicking onto this video...) There'd better be some windmills on this...! At 4:40, I was disappointed. :( Still, a great cover. If only there were windmills!

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

Thought about it haha. Hard to do with the vibrola trem and sitting down. Hard to do in general!

@meanderer06513 Жыл бұрын

@@sampopkin I know...! Whacked the hell out of my thumb when I tried it. Never again! :D

@arnesaknussemm2427 Жыл бұрын

Bravo 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

@amandabaynham-swales9222 Ай бұрын

Not bad at all dude, bit more thunder on John’s bass otherwise amazing

@parkerellerbeck1674 6 ай бұрын

There’s no tabs for this version anywhere 💀

@sampopkin 6 ай бұрын

Sorry :/

@gamebot5444 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely awful. I didn't see Keith throw his drum at the camera once this entire cover. 0/10

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

😂

@Vincentlpp08 Жыл бұрын

You are forgiven

@davidlauter1622 Жыл бұрын

You left off the whole intro ! Ya know all those really weird and cool cords ! What happened ! Couldn't you figure them out ? Without the intro cords it's not complete ! Come on bro ! Get it together !!!!!!!!

@sampopkin Жыл бұрын

😂