Duran Duran - "Rio" Bass Tutorial with John Taylor
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ค. 2020
- Welcome to John Taylor’s STONE LOVE BASS ODYSSEY, a bass tutorial through some of your favourite Duran Duran tracks. Each episode, which airs Wednesdays at 11am PST on the band's instagram channel (@duranduran) will be followed by a live Instagram live chat with a series of special guests . Enjoy the odyssey!
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It's beyond mindblowing that John was 22 when he wrote this bass line. Legend.
Yep
Exactly what I’ve been thinking for years
And had only been playing bass about three or four years
"When you're HOT you're HOT..." and John must have been gifted since birth.
Yeah this bass line is DAF! Very fun to play!
Let's give to John Taylor the credit that deserves: he's a great, great bassplayer.
@CatoMinor He's awesome Duran wouldn't have been the same without him!
John, whenever Rio comes on I will listen to the bass and I'm a guitar player. Love your bass playing. Think I will put on Rio after this...
He is a fantastic bass player and musician.
I've been a bass player my whole life, and at least in my circles, John was always revered as that player that never got the limelight he should have. Even to this day many Duran Duran and Power Station lines are among my very favorites. Well done, John, and thank you for sharing.
Of course he is, duh!
My old bass teacher always used to praise John Taylor telling me he’s one of the most underrated bassists of the 80s. He wasn’t wrong
As a metal head, I constantly tried to tell me friends how good Duran Duran and in particular John was. They didn't understand at the time. They realized eventually when they got past their built in biases. As a guitar player myself I have great appreciation for actual artists and John is a monster bass player.
Oh man, this is so true. Think if a metal band could implement Duran Duran. Metal has to do something. It all sounds the same these days.
Man I love John Taylor's bass especially waiting for nightboat!
Mentalheads are stupid, and I love metal music...so I know what I'm talking about.
Completely disagree. I’ve been into metal for over 30 years and the one thing about metal fans is they respect quality musicianship in other genres. I’m sorry but that’s a load of bollox
@@GillRigged Nuerotic OUTSIDERS!! W/ Jonesy ! Supergroup! IMHO..
It's spectacular that John still gets excited about bass lines he wrote nearly 40 years ago. Such a treat to get insight like this.
So Right, And with amazing music these guys did, So he should😃👍
I want them to write music like that now. If the component parts are still so alive, they can surely use these to build music we need in a world of inferior construction and frequent imitation of imitation.
It's really cool when you see pop stars just geeking out on being musicians.
So funny when he says is too much energy. We want more of that groove.
It's understandable. It's a great bassline, probably his best.
John, Did I tell you that at 12 years of age - this bass line from Rio is the reason I became a bass player (for 34 years now!)
During quarantine, I decided to get serious about learning bass after playing guitar for 40 years. This song is definitely my inspiration - just an amazing piece of art in it's own right :)
Good on you! I wanted to learn also, because of John and his amazing talent. I never did but it was a fun dream!
Yep, me too
I was in high school and just loved the bass work. Made me pick up a guitar. 36 years later now.
@@toddcombs9784
Are you good?
In many of Duran Duran's songs, John Taylor's bass guitar IS the lead guitar! My favorite bass player of all time. They needed to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 15 years ago.
'R&R Hall of Fame' is ridiculously slow to honour music legends. One of Duran Duran's fellow recipients was superstar DOLLY PARTON, who was famous from the late 'sixties, preceding Duran Duran by around 15 years!
@@glamdolly30 I watched the Porter Wagoner show as a kid. I remember Dolly before she struck out on her own. Why she was inducted in the the Rock and Roll hall of fame was not a snub, like Rush and Duran Duran, it was the Hall of Fame trying to be more inclusive to non-rock and roll artists. If Dolly wasn't inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, that would have been a snub.
@@jaknazryth2488 I didn't say it was a snub - how could it be, to be inducted is a great honour. I said it was belated. It was!
These guys were in their early 20's when they wrote big hits. I was in my mid-teens at the time and was a bit turned off by their teen-idol status but I did recognize they were monster musicians and creators. They were not ordinary cats and they deserved all their success.
1:52 "Well, I could listen to that all day."
We all could, we all.
Limpi43 100%
YESSS!!
Sometimes even more so today than in the 80's, when awesome music was everywhere. Up until recently, every decade had great music, I never thought music would evolve into pure crap. If only someone could invent a time machine...
John may be the most underrated and least appreciated bassist ever. He was a game changer and an incredible talent. Hope he does more of these.
Deffently
Underrated by who????
@@hercholand here’s one list genius
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-bassists-of-all-time-1003022/charles-mingus-1003031/
@@TanukiSC ah cmon who the fuck its the Rolling Stone magazine?
-genius-
@@hercholand
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4:54 I’m a bass player and this was like I was getting a personal lesson - thank you - BTW I’m 43 and named my daughter after this song. Rio is 16 - she adores her name -
You can just see the joy in his face as he's playing. You can NOT beat that. He truly loves what he does and it shows. And the 186 people that downvoted this clearly have no souls or appreciation for good musicianship.
186 vs 24 THOUSAND.
Well said
Great to see he's rightly proud of this work, without a shred of ego. It is what it is. Probably THE most iconic bass line of the 80s.
That's a great way of putting it.
I agree. Alongside Mick Carn's fretless bass epics.
He's such a cool guy
Ninety nine red balloons wants a word. However, if you want iconic PLUS awesome musicianship, I'm right there with ya.
I like metal, prog, death, black metal, hard rock and I love DURAN DURAN since I was thirteen years old (today 52) I never stopped listening Duran. They were my heros and John was the first.
Me 4! Except that I love power and symphonical metal more......Greetings!
*screeches in Gojira*
Same!
Metalhead here for 41 years, and I can’t deny the musicianship of Duran Duran.
@@julioerit to same me - 48, ironmaiden fan
I love how John’s just like “yes this bassline is fantastic I love it you love it I wrote it thank you very much” ❤
I can't even begin to tell you what this song has done for my right-hand technique. The string-skipping, syncopation, ghost notes, slapping and plucking... I'm a guitarist, so not using a pick was an extreme challenge for me, but this song almost single-handedly helped me along. I'm not exaggerating when I say this bassline is a masterclass for the aspiring bassist.
Yep, this song definitely gives your forearms a workout, your plucking hand works really hard to get the right timing and tone.
Exactly.. but why did he change the breakdown part pre sax solo... the C# is pushed before the beat.. but here he plays on the beat.. after talking about syncopation 😊😅 I am a massive Taylor fan btw... just a bit bemused by the changes to the original 🤔
I appreciate this comment. I am a new bass player and hope to learn this song on bass. I think it will help me in many ways. Thanks.
Has this right hand technique come in handy in the bedroom as well
@@Ywipm😂😂😂
When you consider he was only 22 when Rio was written and recorded..wow, crazy skills! 😮
Bernard Edwards did not play on this track or had anything to do with the recoding sessions for the song or album Rio. Sharon is right, crazy skills for a 22 year old.
OMG!
@M T I always suspected that. However, after seeing John play it, he's obviously an excellent player. So, the plot thickens.
@M T LOL And Bernie was hanging around backstage to play it live. Saw them twice back in the day and JT was playing every bit as tight as on the record (though at Wembley Arena the twat on the mixing desk didn't turn up the bass until halfway through the intro).
Natural born bass player.
He misses the old days as much as us all. Hes a cool guy
I'm taking it with me I'm never going to stop to listen to the old days
I was only a young kid in the 80s and the music still resonates with me. Love it!
I know right! but look at the bright side at least we were all there and we are still here kicking it.
Awesome! Thank you!❤❤❤❤
@@rattnroll84 very true still "Alive and Kicking"
You can TELL this John's favorite one to play. 🤣😎
He can't stay un the seat for this one! 😎
Such a legendary bass part! It's amazing to live in a world where you can watch a video of the man himself giving a tutorial. Never would've believed it when I was a teen in the 80s playing along to this whole album on a tennis racket.
The eighties were an unbelievable time to be a kid. The world seemed huge, happy and bright. The nineties seemed designed to bum you out and from Y2K on, culture just seems scattered all over the place. I'm just grateful my childhood took place in a world of cool bands, hot girls and sunny days.
Yep, succinctly put. The gradual death (murder?) of optimism.
could be words from myself ^^
Better as a 20 something. Old enough to appreciate the music and having had the good fortune of knowing the 60s and 70s firsthand.
Eh… the early ‘80s had the popularization of computers, and hardcore punk, and new wave, and Jim Jarmusch films, which were all good - but otherwise, the ‘80s were a pretty crummy decade, in almost every other respect: Reagan ran up a trillion dollar deficit and helped corporations break unions, a mergers-and-acquisitions craze meant big box retailers and malls proliferated everywhere, causing local retailers to close up shop, devastating local economies, the era of the parasite CEO with a billion dollar payday began, and on paper it looked like the USA saw an increase in GDP, but most of that increase went to a very few GOP allies, while quality of life indices for everyone else - hours worked, wages brought home, cost of living, infant mortality, life expectancy, access to medical care - all began to slowly get worse, and the flattening of culture down to mere entertainment absent any meaning rapidly accelerated. You would’ve liked the ‘70s, that’s where all the optimism was: we all thought we had cast off the old ways, and we were going to reinvent our world reasonably and equitably for everyone. As kids we could play everywhere unsupervised, adults could hitchhike across the country and find jobs along the way And everyone could feel it in the air, we were building tomorrow’s society today… but all of that ended in the ‘80s. All that utopian world-building was replaced by knee-jerk consumerism. It’d be great if we all turned off our Internet-connected gewgaws for a year just to see what happened… a frikkin’ renaissance, is my guess.
As I have said before, back when my buds, some Bud and a little bud was all I needed.
DEAR JOHN: Whatever other marvelous contributions you've made to pop music, among the greatest was your conception and execution of the amazing bass line for "Rio". Be proud of yourself and hold your head high, sir. We salute you.
AMAZING FUCK BASS LINE!
I couldn’t have put it any better; Rio is the top of the mountain for me, my favorite song. I love every single part of the song, but the bass is what really hooks it for me. The whole song has an exotic, luxurious richness and represents everything Duran to me. I’ve really been looking forward to this one...
@@ultrablue2 its polished & that deep sax
He's a fraud and a thief. Rio and Girls on Film were co-written with their singer Andy Wickett. Both videos deliberately fail to mention him. He wrote the chorus on Girls on Film.
@@dickbetty3630 - Every Duran Duran fan knows all about Andy Wickett. None of us care. He signed on the dotted line and was content with his lot. Now be a good lad and do us all a favor: PISS OFF.
While everyone is enjoying the fine sax solo in that song, I've always found my attention drawn to the crazy work this man is doing during that part.
Especially at the end right before it goes back into the chorus
My sister, a huge Duran Duran fan at the time, called my attention to the bassline when I was a kid. Since then I usually pay more attention to it than the sax when the song comes on the radio.
There’s a sax solo?? 😅
John Taylor is one of the most underrated bass players ever... not only technically proficient but a true musisian who understands the structure and the articulation of the song... without having to rely on wild soloing wizardy or annoying flamboyance. A real musician who was the driving engine behind DD from day one! Amazing. And so disarmingly humble and generous with his knowledge. A peer from that time, with similar skills and similarly underrated, was Nick Beggs from Kajagoogoo.
Never mind the bass playing - if anyone needs a good dose of positive energy, they need to watch these videos. What a breath of fresh air. Thanks John
Yes, thank you.
During these times videos like this are even more special.
I am watching from my bed.
How COOL is this??? The man himself teaching you one of the greatest Bass songs in pop music !!! John Taylor is an excellent musician, thanks for the great video.
More, more, more
Future amazing bass players, take note: look how much happier he becomes when he starts syncopating! 💗🎉🌌
New Religion is your magnum opus, Mr Taylor! Your bass work is intoxicating!
His bass with the Powerstation was impressive too.
Methinks Benard may have had a hand in that...🤫
Miss that group. They had a good original sound.
Power Station was my very first concert at the Philadelphia Spectrum. I always loved John's Bass playing.
Robert Palmer RIP 😔
The slapping and snapping bass on Power Station music was pure Bernard Edwards............played by him too
I’m 51, and when Duran Duran hit the charts, I kept telling my musician friends about John Taylor, and just how great he was on the bass. Great video John. You are fantastic. God has blessed you.
Ditto
50 here. I'll be honest bro. I just assumed because they were Duran Duran, it was all synth. I knew he played, but I just figured it was all studio tricks or something. I never knew he was actually good until late 90s. :( I wasn't a huge fan, but knew and liked there hits.
His bass in RIO is epic!
I'm 51 as well, and I've been saying this since the 80s.
John is probably one of the most underrated bass players of all time! Such an incredible talent!!!
As a guitarist It would be so cool to play with a bassist like John Taylor. He would make anyone sound great. I'm no slouch, but he could make any music sound great. I'd just listen to him do his thing, throw in a few accents, and try to keep up!
Of course he is a fabulous bassist, but can we all just acknowledge how great John looks at 60! Holy cow! *and yes I have been a fan since age 12*
He's SIXTY?? Jesus. He looks fantastic.
He's still gorgeous Im 36 was only born in 1984 but he hasn't changed since then x
I have been a Duranie since 1985 and John was always my favorite ❤
Yup he's still as beautiful and as sexy now as he was back then. 🔥🔥🔥 How he looks how he talks. I could look at and listen to him forever 😍😍 anything else I'd do with him I will keep to myself 😂😂
WHAT???!! 60??? DAMN, HE LOOKS GORGEOUS!!!🥰🥰🥰
One of the most KILLER bass lines ever! I was one of those hard rock and metal kids at the time that would scoff at listening to any other genre dismissing it as rubbish pop bubblegum crap. Then another metal buddy of mine and I were cruising around one day and he knew he had me trapped. He said “just open your mind and check out this bass!” He cranked Rio and holy crap!! That VERY moment I became a John Taylor fan!
I have been telling people since the early 1980s that John Taylor Is the perfect bass player. Nobody combines melody, groove, catchiness and simplicity the way he does.
My admiration for Taylor as a bassist is tempered by the fact that my high school girlfriends couldn't stop talking about him, wearing shirts with his face plastered on them, had their walls covered with his posters and when I tried to explain his bass playing they just talked about his looks. I gave up and "yes dear'd" my way through three girlfriends. He and Sir Paul remain in my top 10 favorite bassists.
A private bass lesson with JOHN TAYLOR??? Can't deal with this much awesome...
In most bands you could change the bass player and no-one would notice the difference. John Taylor was absolutely key to their sound and is the driving force. A great bass player.
Dammit! Now I have to watch this 9 more times before I go to bed. To me this is the coolest bassline ever.
I’m.... absolutely freaking the F out!!!!! He’s got to be one of the most talented bassists I’ve ever heard. Duran Duran (immortal) Joh Taylor the backbone of the band plays the bass like he’s pouring tea. He makes it look effortless as well as complex as hell!!!!! Oh my God!
Watching this video is surreal. Duran was my favorite band in the early 80s and John my bass idol. Watching him break down this song, it it’s clear he’s excited to share how they wrote it. Wow. So cool. What a talent. More please!!!
I love watching bass players. Mine smiles when he gets into it. Watching John playing so comfortably reminds me of why I love bassists. Not only is there strength in those fingers pulling off the strings but seeing the moment when a professional really switches it on is the best thing ever and here we get to watch John do just that. Awesome. I am just super happy he's doing these videos for all of us to see!
He's fantastic!
Pejman Roshan Could not have said it better!
Slap that bASS John Boy! Loved you in Power Station too man! 🤘🏻
It was John's bass that got me into Duran Duran
He can keep that up all day. Fantastic!
I've learned more about music in 7 minutes than the 2 years I took music class at my school
Those who can play in Duran Duran. Those who can't teach.
Duran Duran's music is so bass driven, I love that about them, and John Taylor is one of the virtuoso bass players of all time!
You clearly don't play do you
He doesn't play lazy bass lines, as seen in this video.
Let’s not be getting all crazy here.
In 1982, at age 8, I broke my piggy bank and bought my first ever LP, "Rio". Thanks, John! Keep it up!
SAME! I was 8 and it was the first album I bought with my own money
John is one of the very Best bass players out there anywhere
And now he’s a great ‘teacher’ amongst all other things!!! ❤️
What a fun class😛
John, Never in my life would I have imagined that I was going to get to see how you put these bass parts together ... I’m a drummer, not a bass player but believe me, I’m one of your biggest fans! I hope we get to see many more of these videos!
Dean Thomas Did you watch the "Planet Earth" bass tutorial? It's just before this one. And as good as!
Sergio Saunier - Yes I did I’ve watched all three of them!
Awesome!
John Taylor is one of my favorite bassist of all time! He can play melodic Lee he can slap it he can do it all!
I'm 51, I have had several bands since the 80s to today and this is the only song I ever ask a bass player to play for rehearsal. If they can nail this, they can do anything! trust me. Love ya John... thanks for all the amazing music from you and your bandmates for 40 years! Happy Rio Day ( May 10, 1982 )
THE BASSLINE!!! John, i always ask bass players: "Can you play Rio?" 👍🏾
How many say "yes"?
I bought a bass and a bass amp 1 year ago JUST so I could play this bass line.
Makes two of us
Makes three of us
4 of us. And I'm 49! Got my first ever bass 2 years ago. It'll be a while still, for my playing to get anywhere near this level.
me too !
Hey, me too!
you are a legend for creating that bass line alone mate..
John Taylor is the one who made me enthralled with the bass line.
Love how he references what Roger does then what he has to do to build on that
Agreed. I loved that as well.
All my hard rock friends agree this is one of the best bass grooves in a song ever.
What kind of a clown gives this a thumbs down? This is as good as it gets.
`Well, I could listen to that all day!` So could we, John, so could we!
This was the bassline that got me into Duran Duran.
I just watched a Masterclass on Bass by JOHN TAYLOR!
what an incredible time we live in!
Thank You John!
One of the best bass lines ever written, especially the slow break section.
I was 13 years old when this song came out. I heard the bass line and asked my dad what that sound was. He told me it was a bass guitar. A few weeks later I heard Iron Maiden for the first time, and Steve Harris' bass playing. That was it for me. I was a rock bass player. It's been a lifetime of discovering the instrument and its masters.
Yes, John Taylor is underrated among bass players. I don't know why. He's great, and a great guy, too, it would seem from this vid.
I too became a Steve Harris fan at about the same time a fan of John Taylor of Duran Duran. Both great bass players! Crazy!
My god I adored John Taylor and Duran Duran when I was a kid. At that time I didn’t realize what an amazing bass player he actually was until I went back and started listening to their music as an adult and musician. John I still adore you and now truly appreciate how incredible you are!
I’m with you. Loved them. Posters all over my damn walls and all! My older brother was a very gifted guitarist, and clued me in on how good John was when I wouldn’t have recognized it. He was
If you’ve ever tried to post something with cat’s, you understand that they step on you and your computer. So, I was saying.
My brother was a great guitarist. He clued me in that John Taylor was more than this guy in Duran Duran. My brother was more into Al Di Meolla, fast jazz stuff, but he knew John Taylor was a bad ass!
Same ...
Same here!
Nothing hotter than a man who knows his groove!
jt still getting the chicks !
One of the best bass lines in the history of bass lines.
"I could listen to that all day!" SAME ❤
To have the privilege to see this man, whose music I have followed for almost 40 years, still tear it up as if it’s the early 80’s.....I’m in absolute awe. His bass grooves are legendary. Thanks for showing us how it is done.
I took my wife to see them in 2016 and after the show she became a huge Duran Duran fan. John is a great bass player
I only just finished your book. My father died at age 86 after being in a nursing home for seven years. Prior to that admission, he was trying to manage his degenerative brain disorder on his own. The description of your father being lost in his armchair resonates. My dad was a lecturer and film critic: him developing hydrocephalus was extremely cruel as it robbed him of language, comprehension and expression.
A true masterclass from one of the best bass players.
His enthusiasm even after all these years is infectious. He's my favorite member of the band.
80’s bassist are some of the most overlooked players.
John Taylor, Sting, Nick Beggs and Simon Gallup just to name a few... freaking amazing.
Much love to you John from a fellow 4 banger.
Indeed but don’t forget the number one... Mick Karn of Japan 👍
John Wilson, session player with Heaven 17. A-league.
Appreciated you mentioning Nick Beggs. I find his musicianship on a Chapman stick fascinating.
Mark King of Level 42
@@baldyslapnut. he was just an unknown kid in a theatre group at the time. Absolutely amazing guitar AND bass on Heaven 17 tracks.
Now you know,
The Taylors, John and Roger, were the best rhythm section in New Wave.
Three Taylors--and NONE are related.
Terry Chambers, Colin Moulding , of XTC were better ! Blacksea & English Settelment albums are worth a listen . Also Mick karn, Steve Jansen, of Japan, took some beating 👌 Were Duran Duran ever New wave ?
Compared to other bands at the time i'd say they were a good old fashion pop band .
I don't think kids of the 80s realized how bass players were so underrated, yet drove those pop songs so hard!!!
I was a metal head in the 80’s, but Duran Duran was a guilty pleasure I never admitted. I believe the hook that drew me in was John’s bass work. He always wrote something interesting that provided an extra element to the song. Ultimately, I believe John gave Duran Duran “soul”. When John and Andy formed The Power Station, I played “Bang a Gong” over and over. I must have took a year off the life of my car’s tape deck rewinding to play that song repeatedly.
-Also, kudos to Tony Thompson, his drum tech and engineer for getting one of the best snare sounds ever put to tape.
I still play Bang A Gong as much as I can! Good one man!
In any band people always overlooked bass player but not JT. He is a rockstar.
Whenever you bring up Duran Duran Bass playing, pretty much everyone says ah heck yeah that guy is amazing. True. Big inspiration John.
You kick ass man, and you still Love to Play! Love it!!!
The Bass Genius right here!
I’ve always said that Rio is the best bass line in pop music history.
I too, could listen to that all day. These guys were bloody geniuses. 40 years on, still sounds fresh. They were flash, but blimey this band delivered. Always.
1:00 "Mick and Steve from Japan, of course". ❤️
"Wow, I could listen to that all day...." YOU & ME BOTH brother! LOVE this a million times over.
My ear always seeks out John's Bass. This was fun! Thanks, John.
Great to see John is a book freak
His laugh at the end, harmonizes with the Hungry like the Wolf intro.
Sounds a lot like it doesn't it?!?!?!😍
We all need to face the fact that Duran Duran was a great band with a great rhythm section!!
The bass makes this song.
I think my girlhood crush on John Taylor led me to gravitate towards the bass player in bands.
Duran Duran and Japan were my bands during the end of my school life/beginning of real life (Still are).
Great, great times and I consider myself to be so privileged to have been right in the middle of one of the best times in music history.
Thank you John 🙏& Thank you Duran Duran🙏.
Your energy is infectious, my friend and my sorry, broken body still comes alive when you play for me and I swear that the pain is lessened. 🙏❤️
This is dream come true for me and for so many people I know. I cannot believe how lucky we are to be able to hear this masterpiece explained by the man himself. Thank you for doing this John, really really appreciated.
Mentioning Mick Karn as an influence as he did when Mick died is an acknowledgement bar none. What an amazing person, John Taylor, and yes, when I was a teenager I was right - this music would last forever!
As many have commented previously, and on which I concur, John Taylor is a painfully underrated bass player. Listening to "Rio", you can't help but be drawn to that bassline, and John kills it! An immense talent.
He did a superb job on the rhythm section, what I love the most is that he is very recognizable with original time signature but with a top groove. It s kind of prog playing in a disco sound. Moreover his bass had a great sound and was quite high in the mix.
This series still remains one of my favorites and I was WAITING for this song in particular. When I talk about how John Taylor has always been slept on as a great bass player, this is one of the songs that I pull out because it’s undeniable.
What has always set Duran Duran apart from any of their contemporaries has always been the incredible magical bass lines. That’s the heart and soul of truly great rock ‘n’ roll. Thanks for taking us to school, John. Rock on!
The bass line in "Rio" really drives the song to another level.
That bass line is what Rio was always about! Amazing skills JTa.
Rio came out when I was 15 and an aspiring bass player. Your bass playing inspired me. Early 80s UK pop had lots of good bass! Duran Duran, The Jam, Joy Division, ahhh