Part 2: Who's your Bassists
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Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/16/2011 1:56 PM EST
- tcal2-
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Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/16/2011 2:17 PM EST
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Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/16/2011 6:14 PM EST
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Flea is awesome. I like Victor Wooten, but he's almost become a circus act. Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, and apparently Cheap Trick) is pretty amazing. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/16/2011 6:15 PM EST
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Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/16/2011 6:23 PM EST
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Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/16/2011 10:58 PM EST
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John Entwistle. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/17/2011 7:15 AM EST
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Nobody rocked a zucchini like Derek Smalls. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/17/2011 10:48 AM EST
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John Enthwistle because he was not a bassist. He was a bass guitarist. it starts and ends with him. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/17/2011 10:59 AM EST
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In Response to Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists:Nobody rocked a zucchini like Derek Smalls.
Posted by SlimPickensII
How he kept playing despite getting trapped in a cocoon was legendary. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/17/2011 11:17 AM EST
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In Response to Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists:In Response to Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists : How he kept playing despite getting trapped in a cocoon was legendary.
Posted by LloydDobler
And his Jazz Odyssey composition was really something. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/17/2011 12:28 PM EST
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Entwhistle is first.
But for pure bass: Larry Graham or Bootsy Collins -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/17/2011 1:17 PM EST
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I'm not sure I want a flamboyant person. My vision of a bass player is person who stands off to the side and lets the vocalist and lead guitarist be the focus of the band.
With this in mind, I would say there are hundreds who fit the bill, including Entwistle. I would say Roger Glover or Bill Wyman would be good choices. Perhaps Tina Weymouth, if I wanted a female presence in my band.
But if I wanted a bass player who could handle vocals ( lead and backing) , I am going to go with Jack Bruce, Greg Lake or Geddy Lee.
I am such a big fan of Rush that I would say Geddy Lee would be my first choice. But the other two are great singers also. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/17/2011 2:33 PM EST
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Good call on Geddy Lee.
Also McCartney. He's underrated as a bassist. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/17/2011 3:03 PM EST
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Paul Simonon (The Clash)
Grahame Mabe (plays with Joe Jackson)
Peter Hook (Joy Divison/New Order)
But for one... Paul Simonon -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/17/2011 3:50 PM EST
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In Response to Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists:I'm not sure I want a flamboyant person. My vision of a bass player is person who stands off to the side and lets the vocalist and lead guitarist be the focus of the band. With this in mind, I would say there are hundreds who fit the bill, including Entwistle. I would say Roger Glover or Bill Wyman would be good choices. Perhaps Tina Weymouth, if I wanted a female presence in my band. But if I wanted a bass player who could handle vocals ( lead and backing) , I am going to go with Jack Bruce, Greg Lake or Geddy Lee. I am such a big fan of Rush that I would say Geddy Lee would be my first choice. But the other two are great singers also.
Posted by ZILLAGOD
Good call on Jack Bruce. My second concert was the Allman Brothers with Jack Bruce and friends as the warm-up. Friends like David Sancious and Billy Cobham. 1980 IIRC. It's hard to say which band was better. I will have to argue that Greg Lake is a better guitar player than bass player, but his writing and voice carry the trump card, especially when alone on a stage at a place like Wembley, with nothing but a 12-string and a stick of chewing gum. Geddy is amazing, as what he sings and plays may not even have the same cadence or structure. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/18/2011 11:59 AM EST
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definitely mccartney. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/18/2011 12:23 PM EST
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Geddy's just great!
IMHO Flea is very good no doubt, I feel he gets a bit more than he deserves, the Chili Peppers emphasise the bass a lot, being a large part of their sound, a bit more than most bands. But he can pound it! -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/18/2011 5:49 PM EST
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In Response to Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists:John Enthwistle because he was not a bassist. He was a bass guitarist. it starts and ends with him.
Posted by jesseyeric
Excellent way of putting it.
I watched a special on him that broke down his playing and it was amazing to see how much he added compared to typical bassists.
Everyone else is fighing for second place. After Enthwistle, I'm inclined to put John Paul Jones. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/19/2011 12:43 PM EST
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JPJ has to be on the list. -
Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/19/2011 2:03 PM EST
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Les Claypool
Mike Gordon
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Re: Part 2: Who's your Bassists
posted at 1/19/2011 2:51 PM EST
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Entwistle.