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MusicRadar is having a poll on the best bass player ever.
They seem to have got it whittled down to 60 nominees.

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/ ... ime-570636

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no tony james? or peter hook? :o

i'm not voting.
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:lol:

Yeah. I noticed Hooky was missing too.
Lemmy got in the list though.
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From that list, its either Bootsy or Larry Graham. Its a weird list though, did they just pick the names out of a hat?
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Quiff Boy wrote:no tony james? or peter hook? :o

i'm not voting.
No Hooky - no vote. :evil:

At least Cliff Burton is on there.

But Tom Jenkinson? A bit obscure.... :?
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Laswell, Wobble, Burton, Butler, Entwistle, JPJ, Wooten on same list- it's impossibru to choose one. I can drop Entwistle for too many notes, but JPJ, Jah and Butler, nea way to chose only one.
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Gene Simmons is in the list? WTF? I wouldn't credit him with being anything better than plodding and workmanlike.

Edit to add. That wasn't deliberate flamebait, but I just don't "get" KISS.
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Surprised Gallup got on there, was John Deacon on there?
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Yeah - Gallup deserves to be on there. If only for the bit at the end of 'A Forest'. :D
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Lemmy a good bassist? Ermmm... I'm happy he's in the list but come on...

Kim Deal is in there, she may not be the best but she sure is the hottest! ;D

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Mark King definately!!!
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Good to see Mick Karn (R.I.P.) there.
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Kinda disappointed Lee Rocker's not in the list
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Pista wrote:Kinda disappointed Lee Rocker's not in the list
he's so good he's a DOUBLE bassist.

yeah.

double.

he's that good.

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Quiff Boy wrote:
Pista wrote:Kinda disappointed Lee Rocker's not in the list
he's so good he's a DOUBLE bassist.

yeah.

double.

he's that good.

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Good to see Doug Whimbish on there...
and Les Claypool, Jah Wobble, Family Man Barrett aaand Bootsy baby!

Tom Jenkinson too obscure? Getting old, Steve? ;D
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radiojamaica wrote:
Tom Jenkinson too obscure? Getting old, Steve? ;D
He's not known as a bassist though is he? Or am I just not in the loop here?
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Hom_Corleone wrote:
radiojamaica wrote:
Tom Jenkinson too obscure? Getting old, Steve? ;D
He's not known as a bassist though is he? Or am I just not in the loop here?
I suppose he's in the list because of this kind of virtuosity (yawn) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gctFyjBGHVM

Interesting list. Good to see Jean-Jacques Burnel in there, the most innovative and dynamic of the punk era IMHO.If the list were bigger, it would have been nice to see Barry Adamson in there too.
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Herbie Flowers isn't on the list.

Not only did he play bass on "Walk On The Wild Side" but he also wrote "Grandad" - that is what I call multi-talented!
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Hom_Corleone wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote:no tony james? or peter hook? :o

i'm not voting.
No Hooky - no vote. :evil:

At least Cliff Burton is on there.

But Tom Jenkinson? A bit obscure.... :?
Seconded! Especially referring to the missing of Hooky. :evil:
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...Can't believe I didn't get a mention :(
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million voices wrote:Herbie Flowers isn't on the list.

Not only did he play bass on "Walk On The Wild Side" but he also wrote "Grandad" - that is what I call multi-talented!
And the Heat Ray bassline from War of The Worlds :notworthy:

No mention of John McVie, kind of weird considering they're active again.
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