Musky Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='156391' date='Mar 12 2008, 11:05 PM']ha ha I'll tell Burke next time I see him. He'll be tickled I think [/quote] Please do! I loved basss players that really kicked along the song with great lines and took a leading role (Andy Fraser made the list for the only bass solo I've ever heard that really works on a purely musical level). I spent many, many hours trying to work out his bass lines when I started out. Great pass player IMO, and sadly overlooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I almost forgot the one 70's bass player that had me glued to the telly whenever top of the pops was on. Drove the music along at a thumping pace and ROCKED!!! Looked fantastic in her leather jumpsuit too. - Suzi Quattro of course (and still rocking). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaedrus Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Chris Squire - Yes Geddy Lee - Rush John Entwistle - The Who Jaco Pastorius - Weather Report Jim Fielder - Blood, Sweat & Tears The only non-obvious choice out of that 5, or the choice that may need some qualification might be Jim Fielder. To explain, try to get a listen to Lucretia MacEvil & Spinning Wheel, for example. I can't find any streaming version of either song. There are Youtube clips of both, but it looks like Jim isn't playing on them - they're modern clips. Trust me when I say that Blood, Sweat & Tears are very much worth checking out for great bass playing and, IMO, just great jazzy-rock sounds. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 (edited) Where are all the jazzers?? Electric 1. Steve Swallow - electric bass innovation with Gary Burton and others 2. Percy Jones - Jaco wrote the book, Jones tore it up and started again 3. Anthony Jackson - 'For The Love Of Money' quietly introduced some new sounds to the instrument 4. Mark Egan - not the greatest player ever but a clear voice on early Pat Metheny Group LPs 5. Alphonso Johnson - grooves just as hard as Jaco and often overlooked. Acoustic 1. Marc Johnson - earliest recordings with Bill Evans in 1978. One of the best sounds in bass history if my ears are worth anything 2. Dave Holland - 1972's 'Conference Of The Birds' was, in my view, seminal 3. Stanley Clarke - 1972's Light As A Feather gave us at least 3 jazz standards if not 6/6 and all this before he started slapping 4. Ron Carter - a great decade for him even if the media wasn't looking 5. Eddie Gomez - got a Grammy for Chick Corea's 'Friends' in 1979. Edited March 14, 2008 by bilbo230763 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Family Man Barrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 JJ Burnel Peter Hook (Joy Division/Warsaw) Bernard Edwards Bruce Foxton Bootsy Collins (Hope they're all eligible for the 1970's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhk Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 (edited) A few guys who I saw and listened to, really made a difference to bass playing in the seventies ,in uk. Felix Krish .............SFX/bad company John Mackenzie.............. Morrisey mullen etc John reed .............. SOX Alan Spenner ......... Kokomo /grease band Percy Jones glen hughes ................... Trapeze Edited March 14, 2008 by jhk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybassplayer Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Really pleased to see Jim Lea get several mentions as without Slade entering in to my teenage life I don't know where my musical direction would have gone. Always remember the story ( after they had fallen from favour ) when they turned up as a late replacement at Reading to play low down the bill carrying their own guitars from the car park and went on to win over the sceptical rock audience and blew all the "top" bands of the day of the stage. Anybody there that day ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Chas Smash - Madness .. Brilliance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 [quote name='tonybassplayer' post='157687' date='Mar 14 2008, 08:10 PM']Really pleased to see Jim Lea get several mentions as without Slade entering in to my teenage life I don't know where my musical direction would have gone. Always remember the story ( after they had fallen from favour ) when they turned up as a late replacement at Reading to play low down the bill carrying their own guitars from the car park and went on to win over the sceptical rock audience and blew all the "top" bands of the day of the stage. Anybody there that day ??[/quote] I was at that one! I remember everyone expecting them to be bottled off stage - instead they went down really, really well. That gig was probably responsible for their 80's comeback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 [quote name='bilbo230763' post='157492' date='Mar 14 2008, 03:27 PM']Alphonso Johnson - grooves just as hard as Jaco and often overlooked.[/quote] Cucumber Slumber - what a tune!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 [quote name='jhk' post='157677' date='Mar 14 2008, 07:56 PM']John Mackenzie.............. Morrisey mullen etc[/quote] Met him recently. Embarrassingly I didn't know who he was or what he'd played on. Nice guy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockethammer Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 John Paul Jones Geezer Butler Andy Fraser Roger Glover John Entwhistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treeb Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 In no particular order: Geddy Lee Chris Squire JJ Burnell Phil Lynott Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash) I also have a soft spot for Ian Anderson's idiosyncratic bass playing on Stormwatch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 Guess I ought to throw in my five. Chris Squire (Yes) Richard Sinclair (Caravan, Hatfield & The North, Camel) Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull) Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report, Joni Mitchell) Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 [quote name='Treeb' post='158621' date='Mar 16 2008, 09:44 PM']Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash)[/quote] Oh yes! Can't imagine life without playing Argus through loud once every 2 months (going to see the Ash live) Brilliant bass, fab vocals and most excellent guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Here's mine (the order changes daily): 1. Russell Jackson (BB King) 2. Joseph "Lucky" Scott (Curtis Mayfield) 3. Lequient "Duke" Jobe (Rose Royce) 4. Aston "Family Man" Barrett (Bob Marley) 5. Willie Weeks (Donny Hathaway) And of course, Mr James Jamerson, who was still recording some good stuff in this decade. He goes without saying, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Jerry Jemmott Jaco Pastorius Family Man Willie Weeks Chuck Rainey Anthony Jackson Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I'm too young to remember [i]that[/i] much of the 70s... 1. Roger Waters 2. John Paul Jones 3. Sting 4. Bruce Foxton 5. Stevie Wonder's left hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='Adrenochrome' post='159604' date='Mar 18 2008, 01:52 PM']5. Stevie Wonder's left hand[/quote] Hah, not a bad vote, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Just thought, what about "Twang" from Animal Kwackers? Rory the Lion was one scary blue dude. I was a bit young for this, but my older brother had a record they'd done and I seem to remember playing it non-stop and then scribbling all over it in pen. Anyway, enough about last year In case I get done for copyright, I borrowed the picture from this site : [url="http://www.thechestnut.com/kwackers.htm"]http://www.thechestnut.com/kwackers.htm[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 It was never a scientific poll, but I'm going to post the results in a day or two. So if you still want to add your top five ...don't hang about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Tub Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 In no particular order: Geddy Lee Roger Glover Jimmy Bain John Paul Jones John McCoy "Best" I guess is a subjective term. These are the guys that I liked and admired and who possibly influenced me the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Here are my votes in no particular order. Geddy Lee (RUSH) Colin Hodgkinson (BACK DOOR) Felix Papparlardi (MOUNTAIN) Rick Laird (MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA MK 1) Chris Squire (YES) Lamar Williams (SEA LEVEL) Andy Fraser (FREE) Jeff Berlin (PLAYED ON VARIOUS SESSIONS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I really like Jerry Jemmott but my favorite work of his is from the 1969 BB King album "Completely Well". so my punt is John Entwhistle Willie Weeks (check "Young Americans") Stanley Clarke ("School Days" is still the sh*t) Chuck Rainey for both Aretha and Steely Dan and Anthony Jackson 'cos he always sounds great...be it Steely Dan, Chaka Khan, Al de Meola, Paul Simon etc. there is a lot more I'd like to add but if 5 is the number... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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