Born 2B Mild Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 Just for a larf, list your favourite [u]five [/u]bass players who impessed you when they cut their mustard in the 1970s. i.e. they were around, gigging & recording in that decade. Why the 70s? Well it's a decade that some of us BC boys 'n girls have either a memory or connection with, AND it was a decade of change. McCartney to Vicious, Mingus to Sting, Jaco to Lynott etc. No rules ...any genre, any level of success or obscurity (and especially the non-obvious). The only thing is, PLEASE keep it to only five names, and in rank order [#1 being your favourite). It will help (me) for you to state which band(s) they were with. If this thread gets popular enough, I will compile the results and 'publish' the results ...for no other reason than it will be interesting to see WHO (amongst you conoscenti of the deep) deserve a mention in despatches in the anals of an 'interesting chapter' of modern music history. Quote
Josh Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 (edited) 1. Bernard Edwards - Chic (Think most of us will agree on that) 2. Bootsy Collins - Bootsy Collins Rubber Band 3. Jaco Pastorius - Weather Report and of course his own solo stuff. 4. Louis Johnson - The Brothers Johnson 5. Larry Graham or Stanley Clarke - Sly & The Family Stone/Graham Central Station, and Clarke was with Return to Forever. To be honest for most if not all of the guys listed above, the 70's was their pinnacle. Edited March 11, 2008 by Josh Quote
Paul_C Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 [quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='155588' date='Mar 11 2008, 09:46 PM']Just for a larf, list your favourite [u]five [/u]bass players who impessed you when they cut their mustard in the 1970s. i.e. they were around, gigging & recording in that decade. Why the 70s? Well it's a decade that some of us BC boys 'n girls have either a memory or connection with, AND it was a decade of change. McCartney to Vicious, Mingus to Sting, Jaco to Lynott etc. No rules ...any genre, any level of success or obscurity (and especially the non-obvious). The only thing is, PLEASE keep it to only five names, and in rank order [#1 being your favourite). It will help (me) for you to state which band(s) they were with. If this thread gets popular enough, I will compile the results and 'publish' the results ...for no other reason than it will be interesting to see WHO (amongst you conoscenti of the deep) deserve a mention in despatches in the anals of an 'interesting chapter' of modern music history.[/quote] *whisper* it's spelt "annals" Quote
Deep Thought Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 1.Jean-Jacques Burnel (Stranglers) 2.Norman Watt-Roy (Ian Dury and the Blockheads) 3.John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) 4.Paul Simenon (The Clash) 5.Peter Hook (Joy Division) Quote
markytbass Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 (edited) John Deacon Phil Lynott JJ Burnel John Paul Jones Bruce Foxton Not in any particular order Edited March 11, 2008 by markytbass Quote
BigRedX Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 Chris Squire Tony Reeves Norman Watt-Roy John Entwistle Barry Adamson Quote
Bassassin Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 Geddy Lee (Rush) Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper Group) Jean Jacques Burnel (Stranglers) Lemmy (Motorhead) Steven Severin (Siouxsie & The Banshees) Quote
silverfoxnik Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 [quote name='BigRedX' post='155614' date='Mar 11 2008, 10:37 PM']Chris Squire Norman Watt-Roy John Entwistle Barry Adamson[/quote] +1 All brilliant and quite unique.. And as Bassassin said, Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper Group) and Jean Jacques Burnel (Stranglers) are also two favourites of mine.. I'd also add the guy who played with Elvis Costello and Roger Waters from Pink Floyd! Also, musn't forget Leigh Gorman, who is an amazing bass player; Leigh started off with Adam & The Ants in 1979 and then went on through the 80's with BowWowWow.. Seriously underrated musician! On a more frivolous note, Suzi Quatro?? Quote
TheRev Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 For me it would be: Andy Fraser John Deacon Peter Hook Neil Murray (early Whitesnake) Dennis Dunaway Spanning the full decade there I think. Quote
Musky Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) JJ Burnell John Entwistle Andy Fraser Phil Lynot Burke Shelley (Budgie) It's not fair - I want to get Lemmy in there as well! Edited March 12, 2008 by Musky Quote
cetera Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 1. Peter Cetera (Chicago) 2. Tiran Porter (Doobie Brothers) 3. Dee Murray (Elton John) 4. John Deacon (Queen) 5. Bernard Edwards (Chic) Quote
jakenewmanbass Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) 1.Nathan Watts (Stevie Wonder) 2.Willie Weeks (Donny Hathaway) 3.Jerry Jemmott (Aretha Franklin) 4.Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan) 5.Lee Sklar (James Taylor) They all played with others and did sessions too Edited March 12, 2008 by jakesbass Quote
The Funk Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 [quote name='Josh' post='155594' date='Mar 11 2008, 09:58 PM']1. Bernard Edwards - Chic (Think most of us will agree on that) 2. Bootsy Collins - Bootsy Collins Rubber Band 3. Jaco Pastorius - Weather Report and of course his own solo stuff. 4. Louis Johnson - The Brothers Johnson 5. Larry Graham or Stanley Clarke - Sly & The Family Stone/Graham Central Station, and Clarke was with Return to Forever. To be honest for most if not all of the guys listed above, the 70's was their pinnacle.[/quote] I love your list but I'll leave out Bootsy and Larry Graham 'cos they both had huge success in the '60s too. 1. Stanley Clarke 2. Paul Jackson 3. Jaco Pastorius 4. Louis Johnson 5. Bernard Edwards Quote
gary mac Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 When I started playing in the 70's my influences at the time were John Paul Jones Chris Squire Andy Fraser John Entwhistle The bass player from Wishbone Ash, only the name escapes me at the moment. Quote
bass_ferret Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='155728' date='Mar 12 2008, 08:07 AM']I'd also add the guy who played with Elvis Costello and Roger Waters from Pink Floyd![/quote] Bruce Thomas? Quote
sticker Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 [quote name='gary mac' post='155897' date='Mar 12 2008, 12:09 PM']...The bass player from Wishbone Ash, only the name escapes me at the moment.[/quote] Martin Turner? Quote
sticker Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 My faves for the 70's (today are ) 1. Bernard Edwards - Chic 2. Norman Watt-Roy 3. Paul McCartney - Wings (if only for the Bassline in "Silly Love songs") 4. John Deacon - Queen 5. John paul Jones - Led Zeppelin Quote
Kiwi Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 1. Jaco 2. Bernard Edwards (trust me, I would love for Bernard to be #1 but Jaco did more to push boundaries) 2. Larry Graham 3. Rutger Gunnarsson (Abba) 4. Colin Hodgkinson Quote
silverfoxnik Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='155918' date='Mar 12 2008, 12:36 PM']Bruce Thomas?[/quote] That'll be the one! Quote
tauzero Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 John Entwhistle - The 'Oo Dennis Dunaway - Alice Cooper Steve Currie - T Rex Kasim Sultan (although I didn't know his name until just this minute) - Utopia and bassist on "Bat out of Hell" Trevor Bolder - Spiders from Mars Quote
JoeS Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 1. Phil Lynott 2. Bruce Foxton 3. Geddy Lee 4. John Paul Jones 5. Paul Simonon Quote
nick Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 [attachment=6361:s2_les.jpg] [b]Les McQueen ; Crème Brulee[/b][i][/i] Quote
kdphysio Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) John Paul Jones Phil Lynnot John Entwhistle John Deacon Bruce Foxton Not particularly because i thought these were great bass players at the time, but because i was into their music generally. Edited March 12, 2008 by kdphysio Quote
andy67 Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) [quote name='TheRev' post='155734' date='Mar 12 2008, 08:23 AM']For me it would be: Andy Fraser John Deacon Peter Hook Neil Murray (early Whitesnake) Dennis Dunaway Spanning the full decade there I think.[/quote] so close for me! Andy Fraser Neil Murray Phil lynott Dennis Dunaway Cliff Williams/Ali McMordie - such a dilema Edited March 12, 2008 by andy67 Quote
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