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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen
Paul's main skill is as a singer. He was a pretty decent bass player though.
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Severe understatement. He played basslines that were very complex for their time, and he's one of the most innovative bassists in rock music, because of him more bass players began playing more of a leading role in the music. Like John Entwhistle and Chris Squire.
Abbey Road alone is a great bass album, and most of that was done in one take.
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It is also important to avoid judging the Beatles' instrumental skills on the basis of the years where they were no longer touring.
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You don't have to. You could base it on their early material as well.
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A lot of people make this mistake. Hundreds of hours in the studio can make George Harrison sound like Jimmy Hendrix.
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He didn't sound like Jimi Hendrix, and you can tell his solos weren't spliced up because they were simple and to the point and he could play live just like he could in the studio.
Seriously. Stop giving George Martin credit for EVERYTHING.