Rare instrumental performance from the mid 70's



Jermaine driving the song with funky bass lines and singing live at the same time


A young Jermaine plays the lines of the legendary Motown bass players in this live performance from 1972. Turn up the volume and hear his playing at full force...

Evvy said:

Was ist den los? Nano nano

Great performance. Its been said in other threads...everyone always focused on MJ but the rest of the Jackson (the boys) were talents in their rights also. It's really too bad that I was born in 1983
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Girl4both said:

manthevan said:

A young Jermaine plays the lines of the legendary Motown bass players in this live performance from 1972. Turn up the volume and hear his playing at full force...
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Yep,..like I posted last week some time on the thread about Tito, Jermaine was killin' on the bass when he was with the Jackson 5. He and Tito both had to play rather complexed parts that James Jamerson and Wah Wah Watson and Dennis Coffey recorded on the J5's albums. James Jamerson was one of the best bassists of all time and he's the one playing bass on the album version of "I Wanna Be Where You Are". Jermaine here is staying true to Jamerson's bassline but is really throwing down some extra quite fluid licks of his own. Great example of Jermaine's playing, especially when he was so young.
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manthevan said:[quote]Rare instrumental performance from the mid 70's


Jermaine based his early solo career largely off of Graham Central Station. Especially when Jermaine as a solo artist played live as he's doing here. The J5's early shows often included Sly and the Family Stone's song "Stand", so there was no way Jermaine wasn't going to be hip to Larry Graham's bass style. Graham Central Station was very popular, especially among other younger musicians. Jermaine had put in his work doing a ton of touring with the J5 so he had long since had his chops down. Every musician knows that Jermaine ALWAYS could slang on the bass. But yeah, this clip ^^^ always have reminded me of GCS. Even Jermaine's hair style is evoking Larry's do at that time!
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blackguitaristz said:

Yep,..like I posted last week some time on the thread about Tito, Jermaine was killin' on the bass when he was with the Jackson 5. He and Tito both had to play rather complexed parts that James Jamerson and Wah Wah Watson and Dennis Coffey recorded on the J5's albums. James Jamerson was one of the best bassists of all time and he's the one playing bass on the album version of "I Wanna Be Where You Are". Jermaine here is staying true to Jamerson's bassline but is really throwing down some extra quite fluid licks of his own. Great example of Jermaine's playing, especially when he was so young.
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yep and jamerson along with nathan watts are my fave players but jermaine def has skills!

manthevan said:

.....Not only was he "greazy in tha face", he was "greazy on the bass"!!!!!
Go 'head Jermaine!!!!!

manthevan said:

Bitte geben Sie bitte ersparen Sie uns

Evvy said:

hvorfor det?

manthevan said:

idiot

And this is why I will never figure out why dude is not out htere touring. vocally, he graduated from the the School of Marvin. On the bass, as black has stated, he was in the senior class at the school of Jamerson and interned at the Graham Academy. In music business, hell he learned fom his dad and father-in-law. Jermaine never should have stopped touring or making records as a solo artist. He should have opened himself up to other genres and roles in the business. Marcus Miller, LaFace and Reid...he could have done similar.

Evvy said:

Det kan du vara själv.

Here's Jermaine doing Let's get serious live with Tito doing fills on guitar and Randy playing keyboards.

Adisa said:

That's why I'm upset with him. Jermaine's got TALENT, the fuck doesn't he use it. He can play bass, he can sing as smooth as his mentor, the hell happened to him?

manthevan said:

i would have loved for mike to do stevie's part here

NMuzakNSoul said:

Yes that would have rocked!

Timmy84 said:

Yes I feel you. I get upset as well. I'll forgive him for staying at Motown even though I think he should have followed his brothers. But altough some good and even some great songs like You need to be loved, Castle of sand, Let's get serious, You like me don't you, Don't take it personal he seemed to lack directions at times.



He seemed to obsessed with chasing success. He should have put more trust to his talent and art instead. He could at least have kept on producing and writing for others like he did Switch and Whitney.


Look at him now. What the heck is he doing going round the world doing interviews and attending shows.

Timmy84 said:

His lil brother and sister is what happened to him. Made his ass too scared to get on stage by himself and do his music. He could have sold consistently doing music that suited his style, or made millions as a record company exec.

Where's soulalive with the tracklist for the Jermaine shows that are never gonna happen?

Adisa said:

Jermaine was NEVER going to be like his baby siblings so why was he even trying? He was supposed to be one of the revered big brothers.