On the Backs of Angels Bass Stem

[MlKEPORNTOY]

Myung doesn't play the bongo, you fucking idiots, he plays the bass!

[serpentinessarecute]

@MlKEPORNTOY Bass? Are you kidding? All these years I thought Myung's role was interpretive dancer and harp player!

[RDog4484]

It's great to hear his bass part on this, although I've never liked how he uses distortion. Being a Bongo player myself, I wish that he'd just use the natural tone of the instrument.

But that's just me. He's my idol.

[Brasker]

@RDog4484 After listening to this I want to buy a Bongo 6... and I'm a drummer

[metaldrummer47]

I play drums and don't usually hear the bass, but this shit is tasty!!!! lmao

[OkoPeeKee]

I have never liked his tone or playing style. IMO it sounds very sloppy because of the way he plays the instrument. You hear a lot of fret and pickup noise along with the notes. Now, this may be intentional on his part but not my cup of tea. I think he is a very talented player and he can play very fast. Billy Sheehan is an example of a player that plays a similar style but can articulate the notes cleanly.

[AttitudeCastle]

@OkoPeeKee It's because of the mid scoop EQ style and playing much harder with the right hand, Billy plays HARD but not in the same way. Billy really plucks parallel to the string, John plucks and hits them. The smaller string spacing makes it harder to play like billy does without tiring ones self alot. Also Billy plays from the centre knuckle not from the palm knuckle like John so although they both use 3 fingers they do so in very different ways

[gnryeah]

@OkoPeeKee It's also down to the Basses he uses, if you listen to his old Yamaha bass, it sounds a lot less sloppy.

[MysteryBassMan96]

is it my impression or he plays REALLY HARd with his right hand? jesus

Thanks for the video dude! it is really helping a lot sice DT is a really hard band to cover

[serpentinessarecute]

@MysteryBassMan96 I get the same impression

[XaviOrtega1]

@MysteryBassMan96 Yes! he has that really punchy plucking when he plays but i totally adore it!

[diamonddust22]

@MysteryBassMan96 If you watch him play, he hammers his fingers down.

[RandomGuyBlake54]

Thank you sooo much for this man!!! Really appreciate that you uploaded this like you did with the BCSL album

[serpentinessarecute]

@RandomGuyBlake54 No problem! Thank you for the support!

[Drumfreak4JC]

I met Myung last night and I think he is the coolest guy along with Mangini and Rudess but dont get me wrong they are all really cool, people

[serpentinessarecute]

@Drumfreak4JC Nice where? In Mesa?

[Drumfreak4JC]

@serpentinessarecute yeah in Mesa and James thought it was pronounced (meh suh) haha

[thatmetalbassist]

thanks a ton for this! if you find anymore thatd be amazing, subbing now

[serpentinessarecute]

@thatmetalbassist Thank you!

[SoCalRailFan]

It's cool that you can still hear the song in the background to give you some idea where you are in the song. Awesome job JM!

[Diastavrones]

myung really likes playing subsonic frequencies

[dtadeo2006]

is this really j.m. playing?

[serpentinessarecute]

@dtadeo2006 The one and only!

[artechification]

ey man. what about jordan? do they have the stem for this song? i would like to hear it

[thiagotecnico]

LOL Jordan Rudess with glasses.

[themiggymigmitch]

are there isolated tracks on the dt site for the rest of the new album?

[serpentinessarecute]

@themiggymigmitch Unfortunately, no :(

[PhoebusRose64]

where did you find this?

[serpentinessarecute]

In a small, quaint village in Tanzania, Africa...

Or DT's official website, I forget which of the two ;)

[holg618]

@serpentinessarecute

how were you able to get it from DT's website?

[serpentinessarecute]

@holg618 They offered to download the stems from their official website provided you had proof of purchase of A Dramatic Turn of Events. Awesome, right?

[MrMyungFan]

@serpentinessarecute What do you think of the new album, and JM's role in it?

[serpentinessarecute]

I think the new album is awesome! I'm not too fond of Beneath the Surface too much and feel that Build Me Up is somewhat mediocre. Apart from that, though, the album is an absolutely great!

And JM's role?

I absolutely LOVE the fact that you can actually hear what he is playing now! You can clearly tell he was more involved. Besides that though, I'd really like to hear him get a nice long solo again sometime. Or have a strictly bass/drum driven song. But that's just me being picky.

[ilovemysr505]

great upload! thanks man!

[serpentinessarecute]

@ilovemysr505 Thank YOU!

[center4444]

nice!! yeah!!!

[tiki2133]

Hey, I'd like to hear a drum mix of the song ;;)

[serpentinessarecute]

@tiki2133 I'm actually working on getting one up soon. I'm thinking I just upload the drum stem ONLY, though. What do you think?

[tiki2133]

@serpentinessarecute that's an ever better idea

[serpentinessarecute]

@tiki2133 Cool. Thanks

[Mrvillepoika]

This is so awesome! Thanks for uploading this!!

[serpentinessarecute]

@Mrvillepoika No problem!

[serpentinessarecute]

@MrGERMANCD Unfortunately I don't. Sorry. :(