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I'm also amazed at some of the negative comments about Adam Clayton on here, from apparently fellow bass players.
he's very melodic, and more than competent bass player
always produces the perfect bass line to some fantastic, and classic songs
can be in the front of the mix when needed, like Vertigo, or more in the back, whatever suits
has managed to change to suit the era and sound of the time, over 5 decades
recorded a more varied back catalogue than almost any other band i can think of over a similar period
always looks uber cool
dates supermodels
earns gazillions
someone compared him to stanley clarke on this thread? really? i bet stanley sometimes wishes he had Adam's life, I bet Adam never wishes he had Stanley's!!
Too many bass snobs i think. I'd rather listen to Adam play bass in his home studio than Stanley bore me to death any day of the week.
I'm not a big U2 fan by the way, just feel he's being unfairly criticised. its all subjective though isnt it, oh, and following some other comments, of course U2 are a supergroup.
I think threads like this always turn into a 'who i don't like' thread. I'll save my own thoughts on that one for the appropriate thread.
To comment on the thread, albeit rather boringly, there arent many supergroups to begin with are there (By my definition anyway), and i can't think of any with a poor bass player, i think they're all great, and very different, and all doing what we probably all want to do. I agree with previous coldplay comments though, although they arent a supergroup, but fair play to the guy, he's got his dream job, and he hasnt been found out yet, good luck to him.
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I only wonder nobody mentioned the stones yet.
ok, before darryl.
well, bill is not really bad, and quite a few songs need this "wrong" vibe.....but seriously....