Episode 1 (2/8/11)

posted by Rob on February 8, 2011 at 9:03 pm | Comments (0)

Since I haven’t had time to post anything here in the past few months, I’ve decided to start recording a music-related podcast during my commute to and from work and post that as frequently as possible. It’ll help make my commute go by more quickly and will allow me to express my thoughts and post new content several times a week!

Goodrob13 Music Show episode 1:

• The Overnightscape Underground podcast network,
• Frank Nora,
• The Paunch Stevenson Show,
• walking to my office in Manhattan,
• figuring out where to post the Goodrob13 Music Show,
• growing up with old music,
• percussion instruments and humor,
• starting rock bands in high school,
• being the one who could figure out songs by ear,
• figuring out how to play guitar on my own,
• making my first home recordings,
• starting a band as an adult instead of a teenager,
• 1990s grunge/alternative rock,
• the evolution of rock music from the late 1950s through the early 1980s,
• experiencing the evolution of rock music in the 1990s in real-time,
• the premature death of alternative rock in 1996,
• not being able to write music,
• the excitement of experiencing a current band’s progression in real time vs. exploring an old band’s catalog,
• three reasons I find current music unlistenable (oversimplified, overperfected, and overprocessed),
• the progressive lack of dynamic range in music since the mid 1990s,
• Weird Paul Petroskey,
• the natural power of musical instruments and simpler recordings,
• deceptively simple songs like “She Loves You,”
• digitally remastered CDs usually sound worse than older versions,
• and your music suggestions!

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Bass Lesson – Birthday by The Beatles

posted by Rob on November 18, 2009 at 7:24 pm | Comments (2)

Here’s my new video bass lesson, “Birthday” by The Beatles, requested by YouTube user jastinyo:

YouTube – Birthday by The Beatles – How to play bass

Thanks for the request! It’s a fun song with a great bass part by Paul McCartney, of course George Harrison. I hope my instructions help. Enjoy!

UPDATE November 24, 2009: Thanks to thefoolonthehill for correcting me in the comments!

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Bass Lesson – Come Together by The Beatles

posted by Rob on May 28, 2009 at 12:12 am | Comments (2)

I’ve started a new video series called How to Play Songs on Bass. I’m still posting guitar videos, too. I’ll try to alternate every week…one guitar video, one bass video, and so on.

Here’s my video bass lesson for “Come Together” by The Beatles:

YouTube – Come Together by The Beatles – How to play bass

This is one of my favorite classic rock songs. I love Paul McCartney’s bluesy bass line; it has such an amazing tone to it. It’s one of the coolest bass lines ever, yet it’s actually kind of easy to play.

The other instruments sound fantastic, too…Ringo’s drums, George’s electric guitar, John’s vocals. There’s somehow a warmth and a crispness to everything in this song that sounds perfect. If you’ve never heard the original version of “Come Together,” I highly recommend checking out The Beatles album Abbey Road. To me, it sounds even better than the remastered version on 1 and the remixed version on Love.

It’s funny how a rock song that was recorded in 1969 has more life and sounds far better than rock songs recorded with today’s advanced technology.

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Revolution – live at Joe’s Pub, NYC 1/19/09

posted by Rob on January 22, 2009 at 1:49 am | Comments (0)

On Monday, January 19, 2009, Lea DeLaria hosted Bye George! End of an Error, a humorous concert celebrating George W. Bush’s last day in office, at Joe’s Pub in NYC.

For the finale, I performed The Beatles song “Revolution” with Lance Horne on piano, Josh Giunta on drums, and some members of the upcoming Broadway cast of Hair on vocals: Lauren Elder, Allison Guinn, and Anthony Hollock. Stephanie D’Abruzzo and Lea DeLaria joined us on stage to sing during the last few choruses.

Other performers that night included John Cameron Mitchell, Justin Bond, Jessica Kirson, Holcombe Waller, and Michael Urie from the TV show Ugly Betty.

It was a lot of fun and I’m excited to play more gigs!

Video clip:

YouTube – Revolution – live at Joe’s Pub, NYC 1/19/09

Photos:

Flickr – Bye George! End of an Error, NYC 1/19/09

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Jesse McCartney: No Relation to Paul

posted by Rob on December 19, 2008 at 3:38 am | Comments (0)

Maybe it’s because I grew up listening to The Beatles every day, but I feel like Jesse McCartney – no relation to Paul McCartney – is getting a free ride because of his last name. If he had started performing under the last name Smith or Jones, would he be as famous?

What’s worse, his 2008 album Departure features a song titled “How Do You Sleep?” which is also the title of a John Lennon song about Paul McCartney!

If Jesse McCartney names his next album Let It Be, I’m going to start performing under the name Rob Ono. Two can play at this game.

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