I was listening to the Faces "A Nod Is As Good As A Wink..." as I often do, and after 50 plus years of what feels like regular rotation, I found yet one more thing to love.
Ronnie Lane's bass playing on "Love Lives Here" is gorgeous.
Two things hit me as if I was hearing the song for the first time instead of the 101st.
The first is just how lovely and fluid the bass line is under the verses. It reminded me of Macca's playing on "Something," giving the song a separate, subtle melody. The second is how Ronnie is basically playing the riff from "You're My Girl" (or "Plynth," if you will) on the instrumental transitions between the verses. You can hear that bit of genius begin at the 1:20 mark an then again at the 2:30 mark.
It's the little things, baby!
1 comment:
Ronnie is a great one all the way, and A Nod Is As Good As A Wink is one of my favorite records ever, and just about perfect. Definitely five stars in my book. Glyn Johns did that one, Who's Next and Boz Scaggs and Band all in 1971. And by the way, the Desmond Dekker is another really super reggae record of the week. You have really reignited my reggae love with this series.
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