SteveXFR

I was a teenage hand model - Queens Of The Stone Age

Going blind - Melvins

He has a point. At no point has it been specified that the best bassists can only be full time band members. A great bassist is a great bassist no matter what their chosen business model.

They did release a new album this year. It's very average. Not a single big song of the standard they used to make. For 2021 I'd have Troy Sanders, Ben Chisholm and Jean Michelle-Labadie in the top 10. All have new records released this year with excellent sounding bass. They aren't individually famous but that doesn't stop them being extremely good.

This isn't a list of the best bassists. It's a list of famous bassists in popular bands who play some interesting bass parts. They always ignore bassists who don't play anything fancy but hold together a band with absolutely solid timing, interesting rhythm and clever playing which is there to support the lead instruments and vocals.

Forever (heart) Failure - Chelsea Wolfe & Converge

Although I dislike Korn, I kind of understand their bass. It's being used as percussion. The guitar is tuned to B so pretty much has the bass covered. Their bassist, Fieldy has said in an interview that he hates the sound of bass guitars so tries to sound nothing like one.

To be honest, I don't like slap in funk or pop either, especially when it's slaps and pops. I can appreciate funk a lot more wen its just a really nice groove played finger style.

Does this mean slap is history? The only person ever to get slap right was Billy Gould. Every YouTube slapper sounds like a filing cabinet kicked down a mountain. No timing, no rhythm and no tune.

Faith - George Michael

46 and 2 - Tool

666 World Divide - Kreator

Psalm 69 - Ministry

Number of the beast - Iron Maiden

I think that's true but does depend on the music. Sometimes that wall of sound is what makes the song sound great.

Have a listen to Motorhead and Dinosaur Jr. Both Lemmy and Lou Barlow were effectively playing rhythm on bass guitars. Maybe it's also worth considering which songs work best for your band and maybe dropping some which don't work.

Pink Cellphone - Deftones

Voodoo Child - Hendrix It's a stinky poo business son.

I think they're the only band whose best album is their greatest hits (except maybe Queen). None of their albums sounds like one piece of work. None of them have a specific sound. If I hear a QOTSA, Tool, Mastadon or Raconteurs song I can instantly tell which album it's from by the overall sound but Foo Fighters albums have no theme or specific sound. They are a great rock band and I have a lot of respect for him.

He's like an older, fatter Jedward.

Jack Black is in that film so I couldn't watch it. I can't stand Jack Black

They have some great tunes but they've never made a great album, they're all at least half filler. I've seen them live a few times and they've got an excellent hour and a half set but unfortunately they drag it out for another hour on top of that. I'm a big fan of everything Dave Grohl has done away from the Foos. Nirvana, QOTSA, Killing Joke, Probot and Them Crooked Vultures were all brilliant.

Get it on- T Rex

Ne touche pas moi - Idles

I raged through the loud teens.