Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] use of session players on rock albums

["Vern Green" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Today it is even worse. Record companies are always looking for ways to get costs down so if your drummer, bass-player, keyboard player, or even guitarist are weak in skills, the company brings in session guys to do the work. It was different a few years ago, but as you can tell, even a few years ago, session guys still had a lot of work.

On 10/15/07, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:

The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" is often said to be one of the best rock
albums ever produced.  Brian Wilson was a great genius but he did hire a
lot of top players.  Check out the part about Pet Sounds about half way
down this page:

http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/carolkay.htm

So Carol Kaye did a lot of the bass playing.  Barney Kessell and Tommy
Tedesco (great bebop jazz players and session men) played guitar among
others (including Glen Campbell!).

Did the Beatles hire people to play their instruments on Sgt. Peppers?
Surely for some things, like the horns.  I know they hired about 40 people
to play the manic orchestration on "A Day in the Life."  I think they
played all of their own guitar, bass, drums and piano though.  We know
that a few things here and there on Beatles' albums were played by others,
sometimes uncredited, like Clapton's solo on Harrison's "While My Guitar
Gently Weeps," and we didn't expect the Beatles to play the strings or
horns.  They did have George Martin helping out though.  That was an
enormous help.

Mike

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