“Entwistle is a fantastic player,” the late Chris Squire of Yes once told us. The Beatles had riff-based songs like Day Tripper, but Entwistle’s bewildering technique and guitaristic approach went way beyond any standard root/5th ideas. In fact, until 1966, records produced in the UK sounded virtually bass-less compared to their American counterparts. When the album version was released in 1965, bass guitar solos were completely unheard of. Despite the original Live at Leeds album featuring just six songs, Entwistle’s short answering phrases in his solo section were enough to inspire a whole generation of bass players. Recorded at Leeds University in 1970, the isolated rhythm track below is of The Who’s must-listen hit, My Generation. In the face of Keith Moon’s drumming antics, Roger Daltrey’s whirling microphone and Pete Townshend’s windmill rhythm guitar, his signature bass style was one of the musical cornerstones that made The Who such an influential force. John Entwistle, affectionately nicknamed ‘The Ox’ for his stoic onstage profile, revolutionised the role of the bass guitar. Bassist John Entwistle of the rock and roll band "The Who" performs onstage in February 1975.
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