Elton John 17.11.1970 LIVE 01 - Take me to the pilot

Elton at his early career with nigel olsson on drums and dee murray on bass. Great energy! Recorded from my own Original Vinyl LP.

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• elton
• john
• 17
• 11
• 70
• nigel
• olsson
• dee
• murray
• vinyl

[TwoPointsUp]

Welcome to the MAGIC of fretless electric bass..some amazing lines here!..

[EJinthe70s]

@TwoPointsUp I think this isn't a fretless one... he normally used a fretted Fender Jazz bass.. but the way he plays, sometimes may sound like a fretless in some riffs or scales.

[BarbaraJaneP]

Whew. I was in the audience that night. What fun to hear this music again!

[EJinthe70s]

wow.. should have been great!!! I wish I was there too! this live album really opened my mind! did you enjoy the show?

[ivoryman996]

My dad gave me the vinyl of this its amazing =D

[EJinthe70s]

yes ivoryman, it's a really great live album - it has been remastered in 1992 but I do prefer the sound of the old 1971 vinyl, it's much more realistic! everyone should have 17.11.70.... just a 3-piece-band (piano, bass and drums) but so tight and powerful. every musician should have it also, it's better of many instructional videos of how to play those instruments!!

[MrMcgraw1]

Look....Dumb and Dumber both dislike this song.

[TwoPointsUp]

See how fluid and gliss the bass notes are on the slides around 3:22 and 4:53-8? Dee was an amazing bassist, for sure (I bet Elton didn't have to instruct him at all- he just did it RIGHT)... His intonation was great if he was, indeed, playing fretless.

[TwoPointsUp]

@whitakerwebworks -Yes, for sure..But I guess it is clear enough, as long as one number is more than 12..Otherwise is 11-8-70 November 8th, 1970 or August 11th, 1970?? I prefer the sound of the vinyl, too, especially throught a decent tube amp!

[whitakerwebworks]

@TwoPointsUp ---Depends on which way your country records the date. The Brits like to list the day first then month. Us Yanks like it the other way. So, the record was actually relased in the U.K. as "17-11-70" and in North America as "11-17-70". You can find both on Ebay, pretty cool stuff. :)

Would have been less confusion if he had just done the concert on 11-11-70 instead LOL

[russbuchanan1]

Thank you so much for the trip down memory lane. I was 16 when this was recorded, and I was turned on to Elton by my old friend Terry, who has long since passed away. This song was singularly responsible for me buying everything this man ever recorded. I don't give a damn about his gayness, he's one helluva talent. Thanks again!

[zanbeenie]

Dee Murray is maybe the most underrated bass player - any bass player out there that is worth their salt should be hip to this album and Dee's bass playing. R.I.P. Dee - and thank you for your great sounds!

[userboy6]

wow that was fucking incredible!

[TwoPointsUp]

@EJinthe70s - It's actually "11-17-70" -but this is a trivial point..Cheers :)

[TwoPointsUp]

@EJinthe70s - Do you have the LP of this recording? The picture on the back clearly shows no frets on his bass, and appears to be a Fender Precision, not Jazz. bass.He certainly uses flatwound stings at any rate..