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Best bassist of all time?
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 11:53
by Pista
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
Think anyone's missing?
Patricia?
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 11:54
by Quiff Boy
no tony james? or peter hook?
i'm not voting.
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 12:00
by Pista
Yeah. I noticed Hooky was missing too.
Lemmy got in the list though.
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 12:08
by czuczu
From that list, its either Bootsy or Larry Graham. Its a weird list though, did they just pick the names out of a hat?
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 12:14
by Silver_Owl
Quiff Boy wrote:no tony james? or peter hook?
i'm not voting.
No Hooky - no vote.
At least Cliff Burton is on there.
But Tom Jenkinson? A bit obscure....
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 13:28
by Bartek
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.
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 13:37
by markfiend
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.
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 13:53
by RockNRoll Mercenary
Surprised Gallup got on there, was John Deacon on there?
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 13:56
by Silver_Owl
Yeah - Gallup deserves to be on there. If only for the bit at the end of 'A Forest'.
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 14:17
by Izzy HaveMercy
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!
IZ.
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 20:05
by paul
Mark King definately!!!
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 20:40
by DOZMEISTER
Good to see Mick Karn (R.I.P.) there.
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 21:05
by Pista
Kinda disappointed Lee Rocker's not in the list
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 21:39
by Quiff Boy
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.
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 22:26
by Pista
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.
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 22:31
by radiojamaica
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?
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 22:40
by damagedone
They should have included Mark Sandman
Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 23:01
by sziamiau
Peter Steele. yeah yeah I know. I go nao
Posted: 20 Feb 2013, 09:41
by Silver_Owl
radiojamaica wrote:
Tom Jenkinson too obscure? Getting old, Steve?
He's not known as a bassist though is he? Or am I just not in the loop here?
Posted: 20 Feb 2013, 10:22
by Nikolas Vitus Lagartija
Hom_Corleone wrote:radiojamaica wrote:
Tom Jenkinson too obscure? Getting old, Steve?
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.
Posted: 20 Feb 2013, 13:23
by million voices
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!
Posted: 20 Feb 2013, 13:40
by La Shir
Hom_Corleone wrote:Quiff Boy wrote:no tony james? or peter hook?
i'm not voting.
No Hooky - no vote.
At least Cliff Burton is on there.
But Tom Jenkinson? A bit obscure....
Seconded! Especially referring to the missing of Hooky.
Posted: 20 Feb 2013, 13:43
by Norman Hunter
...Can't believe
I didn't get a mention
Posted: 20 Feb 2013, 14:02
by czuczu
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
No mention of John McVie, kind of weird considering they're active again.
Posted: 20 Feb 2013, 14:58
by paint it black
no jerry scheff