He was so inventive. Incredible melodies and an unreal grasp of emotive playing

Thank you so much for this, Carl It’s a great boost

He would practise the parts til he didn’t have to look anymore He made a point of it He almost never looks at the neck on OOC

Very kind, my old friend Could ya understand the accent? 😄

Ah thanks Glenn I tell you, mate, I had no idea how wrong I was about these lines I sat down with them in my dotage My respect for him is through the roof Incredible

Great to hear this, honestly Thank you so much! :)

Thanks Jonas “How do you eat an elephant?” “One bite at a time!” :) Get stuck in, my friend! Thank you as always for your encouragement, it means a lot to me

Thanks Ger. Hit me up with any requests! :)

That’s very kind, mate Only on certain days I think for covers, but I don’t know about tutorials Not to worry, thank you for trying, I appreciate it

Oh I’m terrified of trying that stuff! 😄 Next level ninja, some of it! Thank you!

@@mindhead2005 ha ha I'm not surprised 😂 his playing on that album was the best I've ever heard, ever. It's OK... I'd never be able to follow along even if you did play it.

@@BuntyDave ha!! Ah if I can, anyone can. Have you heard the end of She's Got Claws? It's outrageous! Dammit, I might just try...

Apparently so, but remember he played bassoon or something formally in school before it was stolen from him. There may have been a rudimentary knowledge with that

Thank you so much, Johnny. I appreciate it

lol! I spray mine with liquid nitrogen He says in his book how he did it :) He says he got a rhythm going with his right hand first, then found suitable notes on his left by gliding up and down til he found them,. I think that actually makes it even more inexplicable because nobody should be that bloody talented!! :)

@@mindhead2005 I know some people put him in the same bracket as Jaco, but to my ears the only things the had in common were that the both played fretless and were unique musicians.

@@mindhead2005 Forgot to mention, enjoying the oops projects, especially Rob Dean's guitar playing on Fall in love with me. Thanks

@@robmack6347 ah thank you Not everyone “gets” the concept, but I find them so interesting

@@robmack6347 Jaco is super trained Mick the opposite I know who I prefer !!! 🙂

Thank you very much I really don’t like that version of ES much, myself I think because the groove is very jagged and jarring and DS messes with the melody too much I can see why they wanted to reinvent it though They did the same with Adolescent Sex, too , I think?

​@@mindhead2005 I don't like that version as a whole either, but the bass is decent for me. I'm not sure about Adolescent Sex, to be fair, never been a fan of Japan's pre- Gentlemen Take Polaroids albums. Do you have particular song in mind for the next cover?

@@xen1465 I have a couple of requests to get through Anything you’d like to see?

@@mindhead2005 Would be great to hear Talking Drums on your channel ;)

@@xen1465 tricky one ! A challenge to get it right, but I’ll definitely get a look at that one. Thank you

The live album? Yes.

Yes, filmed at Hammersmith Odeon but it's not the complete tracklisting. Nightporter and Quiet life are missing I believe. And I think Oil on Canvas is missing some other songs from the setlist.

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It’s emblematic of his playing generally Making things sound super complex