Your misogynistic minute at SH.tv
Dec 7, 2019 0:45:19 GMT
Post by Norman ‘Whiplash’ Mailer on Dec 7, 2019 0:45:19 GMT
forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/david-byrne-gets-too-much-credit-for-the-musical-genius-of-talking-heads.906816/
Say It Right
(Someone says Tina was a great bass player)
(Someone points out Busta Cherry isn’t on the studio albums)
TMegginson
Say It Right
There are extra guitars, drums and keyboards on stage (Bernie Worrell is up there, for god’s sake), but it’s the woman who can’t handle playing the overdubs live.
Say It Right
OK, get where this was coming from (i.e., the other thread). Let's not get carried away though. Tina was not that talented as a bass player. It's why Eno brought Busta Cherry Jones in for the more challenging parts on Remain In Light. Chris Franz was an OK drummer, but not in demand much after TH and TTC. That should tell you something. Them ending married was cute and.part if the image. Musically, they weren't that critical to the overall success.
Now, as far as your premise, people really need to hear Jerry Harrison - The Red and the Black. His contribution has not been fully acknowledged.
Now, as far as your premise, people really need to hear Jerry Harrison - The Red and the Black. His contribution has not been fully acknowledged.
(Someone says Tina was a great bass player)
She was passable. Having a woman play bass was a great gimmick then. Every other indie band has a woman bass player now. All of them are better players.
(Someone points out Busta Cherry isn’t on the studio albums)
Stand corrected. Harrison, Byrne and Eno, in addition to Tina, played bass. So, we don't know what great bass parts were hers. Busta Cherry DID perform on the tour. If she was that great, nobody else needed to cover for her though. Right?
TMegginson
It was because they used so many overdubs in the studio that they needed additional players to do it live.
Say It Right
Then she should've been able to shoulder the load herself. Should've been in demand to guest with other artists...but she wasn't...
There are extra guitars, drums and keyboards on stage (Bernie Worrell is up there, for god’s sake), but it’s the woman who can’t handle playing the overdubs live.