Oh Dear. Another Greatest Bassist poll

[4-string-thing]

Who are Billy Sheehan, Cliff Burton and Sting?

[skej21]

Pretty poor excuse of a poll really.

There is absolutely NO way that Cliff Burton should be ahead of Jaco, and the same goes for Flea beating Wooten AND Jamerson.

[Ian Savage]

Somebody made a comment that the Dream Theatre bassist who 'won' it apparently has quite an online presence too, whatever that means...

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='967817' date='Sep 25 2010, 05:26 PM']Still don't rate Jaco.[/quote]

In what respect? Just curious.

[xilddx]

Polls like this are only about who's the most popular, not "the best" because there is no such thing, as we have debated countless times.

[EdwardHimself]

[quote name='Delberthot' post='967449' date='Sep 25 2010, 12:21 PM']I really don't know why they bother with these things - its all personal taste[/quote]

+1.

[DirkThrust]

[quote name='skej21' post='967863' date='Sep 25 2010, 06:36 PM']There is absolutely NO way that Cliff Burton should be ahead of Jaco[/quote]

Agree totally from a bass players POV, but these polls are always just a popularity contest at the point in time of the poll, and JP played in a genre that never really entered the consciousness of the wider record buying and poll voting public.

Edited September 25, 2010 by AndyMartin

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='967919' date='Sep 25 2010, 07:49 PM']In what respect? Just curious. [/quote]


I hate his tone, his smugness and what he played, it just didn't sound good IMO and that's what counts. He would make a song all about him and IMV that's not what bass playing is about.

It's all subjective though.

[DirkThrust]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='968023' date='Sep 25 2010, 10:32 PM']his smugness[/quote]

Hehehe. Can't argue with that
:brow:

[maxrossell]

What a waste of time.

Any magazine's favourite way of filling space, engaging readers and creating spinoff debates, and all they have to do is recycle a paragraph of two of biog for each player who gets a mention. That's why every bloody magazine has about ten of these kinds of "reader polls" a year.

Why not write about something of actual interest instead of going "Ooh, Flea's better than Claypool" for the 100th time.

[Lord Sausage]

I just don't rate Sheehan. Sounds like a guitarist on Bass. Apart from his widdling his lines bore me

[derrenleepoole]

This is only a poll of who is most popular, or to put it another way, bassists that most of the music public are likely to have heard off!

Myung at number 1# eh? Don't make me f***ing laugh, the guys not even in the same league as half of those mentioned in the list.

Absolutely no mention of Tony Levin who is by far the most versatile bassist on the planet and who I'd put first each time and every time. He spans every genre imaginable and does each properly like a true musician should. Only a handful of players on that list can even come close to him. Most of the players, while technically superb, are one trick pony merchants - Wooten, Claypool, Flea - they play well, but only do one or two things well. Versatility is the key. It's all bollocks!

Edited September 26, 2010 by derrenleepoole

[TheGreek]

As stated by so many - polls are so subjective as are opinions.

[size=3][b]You're entitled to your disagree as long as you don't mind being wrong..[/b][/size]

[b]joke!! [/b](Borrowed from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding")

[lemmywinks]

All that list proves is that Dream Theater fans spend the most time taking part in internet polls.


Besides, Carol Kaye should be top of the list, she invented bass playing.

[lemmywinks]

I especially like the comment by a Geddy Lee fan:

"Go on YouTube and pull up a live Rush video and try to compare anyone else to the best bass player Geddy Lee - he plays more notes in a song than half these people in a whole record."


Apparently more notes = better music!



Still at least Phil Lynott was ahead of Mark King, they at least got something right!

[JakeBrownBass]

Hate these type of things, but saying that, i can't believe Nathan East isn't even in the top ten. And that Nate Watts isn't even in it??

[Higgie]

Any top bassist poll that doesn't even mention Pino, let alone have him in the top 3, is meaningless.

[chaypup]

Why can't we just have a Bass Player World Cup?

Invite every bass player in the world, pitch them against each in a series of comps and then the eventual winner can be undisputed.
Will save us having these discussions no?

[tauzero]

[quote name='chaypup' post='991959' date='Oct 18 2010, 09:15 AM']Why can't we just have a Bass Player World Cup?

Invite every bass player in the world, pitch them against each in a series of comps and then the eventual winner can be undisputed.[/quote]
There may be slight logistical problems involved with getting John Entwistle, Jaco Pastorius, Bernie Edwards, and James Jamerson involved.