The Best Who Basslines (Last 4 Albums: 1975 - 1983) 

I met Pete Townshend in 1982. He came in the bookstore where I worked in Chicago while the Who was on tour. He turned out to be very nice, stuck around while I ran down the block to buy his solo album (All the Best Cowboys) for him to autograph. I'd seen the movie about the Who, "The Kids are Alright" multiple times and asked him a question about it. (Obligatory Bass Content for this anecdote) The name of Rick Danko, the Band's bass player, appears in the credits of the movie, but I could never spot him in the film. I asked Townshend about it and he said the director had gone way over budget on the film, editing and re-editing it. Danko had been hanging out in Los Angeles with Keith Moon and Ringo but after the credits had been finished the director edited that footage out. In fact, Townshend said, they finally took the project away from the director because he wouldn't quit editing the movie over and over again. By the way, I still have the autographed album.

Trick of the Light was about a guy worried about his sexual performance with a prostitute. Hence the term "trick."

As a bassist I cannot thank you enough for covering the "Bassist of the Millenia" and my personal Bass God. John Alec Entwistle My favorites are "Had Enough" and "It's Your Turn".

the quiet one " .....steve harris must have listened to this very much

Listen to Entwistles too late the hero a lot of varied bass lines

I had the pleasure of seeing Thunderfinger's during his tour for his solo album To Late the Hero. He just kept getting better and better.

The master has returned, gonna watch this tomorrow after class, gonna be a real treat :D

Who By Numbers and Who Are You are both incredibly GREAT! My only issue with Who Are You was the recording quality didn't seem as good as it should have been. The songs themselves are great and Moon played GREAT (just took a while to get THAT GREAT TAKE! They all sounded awesome!

The Who By Numbers is my all time favorite. Artwork was done by Entwistle. Dreaming from the Waist is one of my favorites. So is However Much I Booze (that bass run is phenomenal) and lyrically I can relate.

Thank you for your reviews and isolated bass tracks for my favorite bassist. I imagine you may have been constrained by time or patience, but the bass line on "In a Hand or a Face" deserves mention. The Who were a great 3-piece band in the studio. Props also to your low key and enjoyable narration. Thanks again.

~ It was Pete Townshen who was knocked out; he took a swing at Daltrey, so Rog gave him an uppercut that lifted him off the floor and landed him in the hospital.

in reference to Keith on the cover, the Isle of Wight cover has an unplanned coincidence. one of Keith's cymbals looks like a golden halo right over his head..( we all know how angelic he was). and he seems to be sheltered by it. interesting photograph.

Pete didn't like playing "Dreaming..." and "Sister Disco", not bc of the song itself, but bc of Rogers stage antics when those turned were played. Oh yeah, and thanks for your channel. Bravo, dude.

there's an alternate studio version of Eminence Front that Entwistle redubbed some of the bass...... i've only heard it on Pandora.......

In the 1979-1980 shows The Who often added Trick of the Light to the set, Entwistle on the 8string, Townshend would switch to play the 2nd bass, so there was no guitar.

I really love your John Entwistle videos. "Dreaming From the Waist" and "Trick of the Light" are two of my favorite Who songs. I have been a fan of The Who since 1978 and finally got to see them in 2000 at the "Gorge at George" in Washington State. Thank God I saw them in 2000 when John E was still alive! I was really hoping you would include one of his solo songs, "Talk Dirty," which has an incredible bass line. Anyway, thanks for your great work!

Who Are You was released in August of 1978, not October of 1979. Keith Moon died in September 1978.

Great job covering the GOAT. Pretty accurate & great job playing the parts. Ask Pete & Rog if u can replace the guy they have now ☮️

Ha... Dreaming from the Waist ... great choice ... whole album is a rediscovery. If Pete hates that ... well Pete, you ain't playin' Now I'm a Farmer enough.

Check out the RU-vid video of John and she was as isolated bass wont get fooled again and Bargain it’ll blow your mind

Album was released in October 1979? Keith Moon passed away on September 7, 1978. I remember listening to this song as a child in 1978. Fact check needed on the release date. Great video series on the Ox!

Terrific series on The Ox! It really deepened my appreciation of his contribution to The Who. Cheers!

Dreaming from the waist is one of my all time favourite Who songs and really captures the feeling f the band during this tumultous period. The bass line from John makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up particularily during some live renditions. Thank you for posting!

OMG! I thought I was the biggest Entwistle fan. Thanks for all the insight. 👍👍👍 Listen to WHO'S LAST solely for John's stellar live performance.

Thankyou so much for showing how JE did his magic.

Love this series. You did the Ox justice. Long live rock and The WHO’s music.

I thoroughly enjoyed this Entwhistle series! Bravo John, thank you so much.

'You better you bet' is one of my fav Who songs. Thank you for shining light on that awesome bass, which actually gives me a better idea on why I like the song so much!

Can’t wait to check out after work. Keep it up!

I'm surprised you didn't go for Success Story.

Anyone who saw John on the 1996 solo tour was fortunate!

You did a stellar job in going through John’s tunes. He was so stylistically unique. I used to watch him play live at the China Club in Hollywood, and I was able to talk with him about four times. He was a gentle giant. You are a great player too. Thank you for all of this work that you did. One thing I wanted to add is that when the song, "Guitar And Pen" came out on the album, "Who Are You," I wasn't crazy about it. I don't know why. But as time has gone on, I have come to really enjoy the song because of the huge build up and releases that occur in the song. If you listen to each time Keith Moon is spraying his drums and cymbals at the end of each of the chromatic climbs, you will also notice how John Entwistle starts to slide his bass several times to enhance the explosion going on with the drums. It's John's intuitive playing.

Entwistle didn't write sister disco. The song isnt about disco. It's an esoteric song about struggle and ego.

if you told me I'd count 'you better you bet' eventually, as one of my faves by JE, I'd have thought you were from the funny farm.

Totally worth the wait, thank you!

John didn't write sister disco........or is that not what you implied?

Who Are You came out in August ‘78.

Awesome!

What do you all think of John's sound from after Who's Next? I absolutely hate it! Too treble-y! I saw John play many times live in the 1990s, and figured he played with so much treble because of his hearing being shot. I talked to him several times, and it was like those old films of Edison, with everyone having to yell directly into his ear!

Not too shabby

Great stuff L of B. Hate to be finickety (or do I), I'm pretty sure I bought Who Are You album and single in August 78.

Nice 1 bro... Lemmy NeXT maybe?

Would be cool to see a Carol Kaye or Leland Sklar video some time down the line!

Great storytelling, great education, and great bass on all your episodes.

Hey John. Again great stuff and great playing. So, the 2019 Who-Tour is running. If they needed suddenly a bass player, I would recommend you.🖒☺ Greetings from Germany.❤

Sean Malone or Steve DiGorgio?

Excellent series, as were the previous ones. I have a much greater appreciation for John Entwistle than ever before thanks to your analysis. Keep these master bassist overviews coming. Might I suggest taking a stab at the work of Geddy Lee when you get a chance.