The Pino Palladino appreciation thread.

[PocketGroove82]

If you hate modern HipHop, Rap, and R&B...then do yourself a favor and buy D'Angelo's album VooDoo. Pino lays it down so rock solid on those tracks, and it's just damn good music too.

[todd4ta]

On the Live Aid DVD there are a few good songs with Pino playing his fretless Stingray with Paul Young. There was at least one person playing a Cutlass I on that DVD, I forget which band.

Buy my fretless 2-band Stingray in the For Sale thread and sound just like Pino

(and you'll need chorus and octaver pedals)

[ibanez2005]

His Live Aid playing is spot on, exactly to the record which is amazing too.
Listen to Everything must change by Paul Young, the bass is out of this world.
I just looked at his credits list, an amazing read when you consider the difference between some of the artists and styles.

[Dr Stankface]

Pino is an absolutely sensational bass player. A big influence to many players such as myself. :raises glass:

[bongo man]

If you hate modern HipHop, Rap, and R&B...then do yourself a favor and buy D'Angelo's album VooDoo. Pino lays it down so rock solid on those tracks, and it's just damn good music too.

YES!!!!!! that is a killer CD and Pino lays it down deep

[MingusBASS]

I must also second that...

Pino is the man

[Spudmurphy]

Spudmurphy,
What a cool story! Thanks for sharing it. I love reading the "where were they before they were 'stars'" histories. It's interesting to find out where these killer players came from and what their background is.

Sure thing , only too happy to tell these "fireside stories".

I notice that Big Poppa has been spinning some stories, he's just gone to refill his glass, - Now pull up a chair, are you sitting comfortably? then I'll begin Ha!

When I saw Pino (as I say circa 8 years ago) he had come back to Cardiff to record a television prog for BBC Wales called "Still Rockin'".

My brother is a (great) TV designer and had to design the set for this show.
He knows Jack sh!t about guitars and asked me for some input.

Let me tell you a little more about the show, it was a band put together of all Welsh musicians
Dave Edmunds
Pino
Andy Fairweather-Low
Mickey Gee ( as good as Albert Lee and played initially with Bill Wymann)
Henry Spinetti
Geraint Watkins
Arran Ahmun - man what a great percussionist.

My brother was so grateful for my help he said "how many tickets do you want for the show?" I asked about down the local bar and haunts I frequent,, and said "is 18 ok?" - no sweat big bro says, I'll have reseved tables, come early and I'll give you a guided tour".

So the band get together prior to the big day to rehearse, and let me tell you THEY ROCKED !!!

Word got out and my phone was red hot asking for tickets, I was even offered a return flight to the USA for a pair - I declined

So all 18 of us turn up, and we are shown to our "cat bird seat" tables. The set imitated a Bar/Club with tables, waitress service. The stage was a huge guitar - it sounds corny but looked awesome!!
Behind the stage was giant piano keys - another giant guitar and giant plectrums with "Still Rockin" on them. Man, when the lighting director hit the switch, that set looked fantastic.

The stage manager then told us what we had to do during the recording, and to watch our step because of tracking cameras!!

The band came on and after a short period of set up, launched into their first number - I just looked at my mate with a big grin, cos the rhythm section just tore it up. Pino had an awesome sound and within minutes, people were out of their seats jiving - what an evening it was.

After the recording I (and a few others) drank with the cast/crew at the hotel next to the venue. I had a ball talking to Dave Edmunds and me and Pino had a brief chat.

How was I to know that he would go on to play with my boyhood heros The Who.

People still remind me of that gig, and it has stood me a few drinks later in life as we have had a reminice about it.

Man I could have made a fortune from those tickets - I made not one penny, but the memories are priceless!

I can see some people falling asleep !!
- Night - nite !!

[Rano Bass]

Nice stories, Pino rules!

[ibanez2005]

Hey Spudmurphy, have you seen the Alan Partridge episode where he dancing on the bed to Paul Young?

[Hutton]

Guys like Pino are true artists and don't become obsessed with tools like we do

Good words my friend.

I am not so sure that Pino has deserted his Stingray. He was playing recently with David Sanborn on 'Later with Jools Holland' and it was his trusty Stingray that he was playing. Perhaps like some of us he doesn't exclusively play one make but uses whatever tool he deems appropriate for the job in hand.

[brooklynfall]

Perhaps like some of us he doesn't exclusively play one make but uses whatever tool he deems appropriate for the job in hand.

Indeed. I think with John Mayer for example, he was trying to nail more of a Tommy Shannon/Noel Redding-type vibe, for which a P-bass or Jazz bass is more suited. Ditto for the Who and Entwistle. Not to say that the Stingray wouldn't cut through in a very pleasing manner, but I think that for Mayer/Townsend/Daltrey, the old-school F3nder vibe was very important to them. Maybe less so for the Who since Entwistle played whatever the hell he wanted, but whatever ... I for one am glad he still pulls out his 'ray every now and again. It's all Leo across the board anyway, and that's what's important to me!

[Spudmurphy]

Hey Spudmurphy, have you seen the Alan Partridge episode where he dancing on the bed to Paul Young?

Shoot no I haven't !!

[KennethB]

Yeah, Pino's great. I mean, even Anthony Jackson think he's the bomb and that says a lot.

[ibanez2005]

Shoot no I haven't !!

Ive tried finding a clip on the net but cant, ill keep on lookin'.

[bassmonkey]

Ive tried finding a clip on the net but cant, ill keep on lookin'.

The clip is actually "Music for chameleons" by Gary Numan.

Try this link:[nomedia="http://youtube.com/watch?v=RlhQ3iC54QM"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]