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oddmetersam
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Username: oddmetersam

Post Number: 237
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 10:08 pm:   Edit Post

Don't know if this has already been posted, and don't know who the bass player is but he's wielding a quilted maple SII.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvi_oTpNbnI

(Message edited by oddmetersam on February 11, 2013)

(Message edited by oddmetersam on February 11, 2013)

(Message edited by davehouck on February 13, 2013)
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 11011
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 5:28 pm:   Edit Post

Small body at that! Nice tune too; I like the overall sound.
oddmetersam
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Username: oddmetersam

Post Number: 238
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 7:03 pm:   Edit Post

Thanks for the edit, Dave. When I first posted it the link worked but the YouTube example kept ending the song prematurely. When I edited it with a re-post of the link, the hyperlink feature disappeared.

Given a choice, I always prefer instrumentals. But there's something about Seal's gravelly-yet-clear voice, thought-provoking lyrics (usually), and his anthemic hooks and chord progressions that really resonate with me.

Also on YouTube I've bookmarked about 5 or 6 different live versions of "Crazy" (including one with Flea on an Ovation ABG, Tony Levin on a Music Man and an unknown guy playing a subterranean-sounding Wal) and every version sends chills down my spine.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 11012
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 7:07 pm:   Edit Post

Sam; I searched for quite a while, and my guess, and it's just a guess, is John McKenzie. McKenzie did play for Seal at some point, and it kinda looks like him; but I don't know if he ever played an Alembic.
peoplechipper
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Username: peoplechipper

Post Number: 332
Registered: 2-2009
Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 12:35 am:   Edit Post

Shows how long I've been wallowing in the underground and shunning radio, but that is literally the first time I've actually heard Seal...I knew who he was, but never heard him...good tune and a good band, thanks!

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