GarethFlatlands Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 +1 for Mike Watt and Carol Kaye. My grunge background demands I mention Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden), Robert Deleo (Stone Temple Pilots) and John Curley (Afghan Whigs). None of them do anything particularly flashy but they're all amazing solid players who know when to go off on their own and when to rein it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Here's another.....Doug Pinnick - King's X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender73 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Lee Pomeroy - Rick Wakeman/It Bites and more recently Take That - cracking player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wez Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 John Wetton - king crimson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Paul Raven - Killing Joke Jon Camp - Renaissance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 [quote name='fender73' timestamp='1317234870' post='1388545'] Lee Pomeroy - Rick Wakeman/It Bites and more recently Take That - cracking player [/quote] i'll be watching It Bites in Nottingham in a couple of weeks at the Rescue Rooms Lee's a good player but I still prefer Dick Nolan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 [quote name='Randy_Marsh' timestamp='1317230894' post='1388470']Tye Zamora from Alien Ant Farm is a brilliant bass player.[/quote] I'd forgotten about him! Some of AAF's songs were a bit dodgy, but you could tell he was a good player who knew his stuff. Im gonna give a mention to Roy Mitchell-Cardenas from Mutemath. Very underrated player I reckon. Got some good lines without trying to dominate a song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apa Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Colin Moulding of XTC A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Again, less contemporary, but here goes.. Lemmy. Turn it up till everyone complains, then hit it as hard as you can. Way more talented than he ever gets credit for. The consummate rock dream, where he has used all his shortcomings and turned them into something great. Paul Simmonan. Someone posted Norman Watt-Roy played his best lines. According to Joe Strummers' biog Simmo hated the studio and was more than happy to let Norman play on the later albums, while he got on with painting. I love the fact the he picked up a bass and let Mick Jones point out the notes. Just how I started. Look at the cover of 'London Calling', iconic, pure and simple. Glen Matlock. Look at his playing on the show 'So it Goes', very dexterous and strong. Who said punks couldn't play? Testicles, I say. And no matter what folk say, he turned up to play on 'Never Mind the Bollocks', just the album that stopped everything, and started it again. Stuart Morrow. New Model Army. I'm trying to think of something earth shattering here. This guy was just a powerhouse live. melody, speed, the lot. NMA lived off his melodies and style for far longer than they should have been allowed after he went. Finally, in list formation.. David J. Bauhaus The Bloke from Stump Erm..all unknown Basschatters... especially me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 A shedload of jazz players that noone ever mentions Dave Pegg (Tull, Fairport) Ken Sinnaeve (Kim Mitchell) Carles Benevant (Paco De Lucia) Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets) Dudley Phillips Mike Mondesir (Django Bates)[youtube]YXTzzT8x918[/youtube] Chris Minh Doky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 +1 for Nate Mendel and Robert DeLeo. May I also add: Pat Badger (just discovered Extreme's 2008 album "Saudades de Rock" - his tone is just monsterous, and his groove is an impecable one) Jeremy Toback (from a little known Seattle band called Brad featuring one Stone Gossard - check out their debut "Shame" and in particular the track "20th Century" - the world's most simple yet effective bass line.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 [quote name='mike257' timestamp='1317229167' post='1388436'] I think Nate Mendel from the Foo Fighters plays some really great, melodic stuff that quite often goes unnoticed underneath all those loud guitars and showboating drummers (yeah, including the one at the front with the microphone ) Rarely, if ever, gets a mention on here, but a great player with some lovely lines under his belt. [/quote] +1, I also don't like the fact that now Pat Smear (Atrocious name) is back in Foo Fighters, Nate has been pushed to the back of the stage with Taylor and isnt as upfront as he used to be. [quote name='Randy_Marsh' timestamp='1317230894' post='1388470'] Tye Zamora from Alien Ant Farm is a brilliant bass player. Arif Miradolbhagi of Protest the Hero is unreal [/quote] I totally forgot about Tye, i havent listened to AAF in ages, i remember loving their stuff a few years ago. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BH12neil Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 (edited) + 1 for David J of Bauhaus. Another to throw into the melting pot - Kim Deal of The Pixies, very understated but classic baselines. The one and only Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath and Jean Jacque Burnel of the Stranglers. These are some of the people who's playing prompted me to start learning bass myself. Edited September 28, 2011 by BH12neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 [quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1317223664' post='1388333']Doug Lunn[/quote] Good call...He played some great stuff on the first couple of Mike Keneally albums. Dave Carpenter was an absolute monster on electric and upright. Chuck Domanico played on thousands of sessions. Gary King's work with Bob James and many others. Rick Laird was a great straight ahead jazz player on upright before he joined Mahavishnu Orchestra. Andy West with the Dixie Dregs and The Mistakes The great Oscar Pettiford never gets a mention. Lincoln Goines only ever gets mentioned with regards to the book 'Funkifying the Clave'. Scott Ambush from Spyro Gyra and Kim Stone from The Rippingtons tend to get overlooked a lot. None of the great Nashville guys get mentioned....players like Glenn Worf,Mike Brignardello, Dave Pomeroy,David Hungate, Bob Moore,Roy Huskey Jr.,Michael Rhodes. There are loads of great players there. There are tons of great players that rarely or never get talked about., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 [quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1317248290' post='1388766'] Good call...He played some great stuff on the first couple of Mike Keneally albums. Dave Carpenter was an absolute monster on electric and upright. Chuck Domanico played on thousands of sessions. Gary King's work with Bob James and many others. Rick Laird was a great straight ahead jazz player on upright before he joined Mahavishnu Orchestra. Andy West with the Dixie Dregs and The Mistakes The great Oscar Pettiford never gets a mention. Lincoln Goines only ever gets mentioned with regards to the book 'Funkifying the Clave'. Scott Ambush from Spyro Gyra and Kim Stone from The Rippingtons tend to get overlooked a lot. None of the great Nashville guys get mentioned....players like Glenn Worf,Mike Brignardello, Dave Pomeroy,David Hungate, Bob Moore,Roy Huskey Jr.,Michael Rhodes. There are loads of great players there. There are tons of great players that rarely or never get talked about., [/quote] Why thank you! +1 David Hungate = superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Alsatian Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I'm glad someone mentioned Colin Moulding from XTC. I'll also throw in: Neil Crossley - Half Man Half Biscuit Kelly Groucutt - ELO Dennis Dunaway - The Alice Cooper Band Mark "Bedders" Bedford - Madness Tony Reeves - Greenslade Ian Hill - Judas Priest Felix Pappalardi - Mountain Rick Price - The Move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 In no particular order... Martin Turner Charlie Tumahai Rick Kemp Mike Oldfield William Murderface (in actual fact the awesomely awesome Bryan Beller) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Vinny' timestamp='1317256156' post='1388822'] William Murderface (in actual fact the awesomely awesome Bryan Beller) [/quote] Although he's the live bass player, Bryan only did a couple of tracks on the second album. Most of the tracks are played by the Brendan Small,who does the shows music. Edit...Bryan is one of my favourite players since hearing him with Keneally and Z. Edited September 29, 2011 by Doddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 [quote name='Grant' timestamp='1317244868' post='1388707'] +1 for Nate Mendel and Robert DeLeo. Jeremy Toback (from a little known Seattle band called Brad featuring one Stone Gossard - check out their debut "Shame" and in particular the track "20th Century" - the world's most simple yet effective bass line.) [/quote] I'm a huge fan of Shawn Smith - got all his solo stuff but never managed to track down any of the Brad or Satchel stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestick Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Trevor Bolder Uriah Heep!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 +1 to Glen Matlock - very melodic bassist. Listen to the early Pistols recording on sp**k, and his melodies are clearly heard - a driving force in the band. What about Nikki Sixx - not the most technical guy in the world, but his one-note basslines gave a powerful platform for rest of the band to sit on top of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1317274110' post='1388841'] I'm a huge fan of Shawn Smith - got all his solo stuff but never managed to track down any of the Brad or Satchel stuff. [/quote] I'm really surprised at that. Brad and Satchel were Shawn's springboard, so to speak, so I thought they'd still be readily available. Try Amazon, and look out for "Shame", "Interiors" and "Welcome to Discovery Park" (all Brad), and "The Family" by Satchel, which features Mike Berg on bass. I had a copy of EDC by Satchel, but struggled with it. I thought it was a bit too "trippy". You might be able to hear them on Spotify too. Conversely, I can't seem to get hold of Shawn Smith's solo stuff... Massive fan too, even the Pigeonhed album "The Full Sentence" is worth a look. "Battle Flag is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassatnight Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Derek Forbes - Ex Simple Minds Bedders - Madness (Particularly his Fender P playing on the second Madness album) Martin (Youth) Glover great bassist and producer Sting - Love his playing on the first two Police Albums Andy Rourke - The Smiths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Cliff williams (AC/DC) - not going to set the world alight technically but as solid as they come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) Joe Osborne Here are a few of the tracks he was on that some of you may have heard once or twice.... Arranged By Year - Artist - Title - US Chart Position 1961 - Rick Nelson - Travelin’ Man - 1 1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - This Diamond Ring - 1 1965 - Barry Maguire - Eve Of Destruction - 1 1966 - Mamas & Papas - Monday Monday - 1 1966 - Johnny Rivers - Poor Side Of Town - 1 1967 - Association - Windy - 1 1969 - Fifth Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues - 1 1969 - Tommy Roe - Dizzy - 1 1970 - Carpenters - Close To You - 1 1970 - Neil Diamond - Cracklin’ Rose - 1 1970 - Partridge Family - I Think I Love You - 1 1970 - Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 1 1972 - Helen Reddy - I Am Woman - 1 1973 - Carpenters - Top Of The World - 1 1973 - Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn – 1 1974 - Carpenters - Please Mr. Postman – 1 1964 - Johnny Rivers - Memphis - 2 1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Count Me In - 2 1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Save Your Heart For Me - 2 1967 - Mamas & Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love - 2 1968 - Association - Never My Love - 2 1968 - Richard Harris - Macarthur Park - 2 1970 - Carpenters - Superstar - 2 1970 - Carpenters - We’ve Only Just Begun - 2 1970 - Fifth Dimension - One Less Bell To Answer - 2 1971 - Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - 2 1972 - Carpenters - Hurting Each Other - 2 1973 - Carpenters - Yesterday Once More - 2 1976 - England Dan & John Ford Coley - I’d Really Love To See You Tonight – 2 1966 - Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man - 3 1967 - Johnny Rivers - Baby I Need Your Lovin’ - 3 1968 - Fifth Dimension - Stone Soul Picnic - 3 1968 - Monkees - Valleri - 3 1969 - Bobby Sherman - Little Women - 3 1971 - Carpenters - For All We Know - 3 1973 - Carpenters - Sing - 3 1973 - Helen Reddy - Leave Me Alone – 3 1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Everybody Loves A Clown - 4 1966 - Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin’ - 4 1967 - Scott Mackenzie - San Francisco - 4 1974 - America - Tin Man - 4 1975 - Carpenters - Only Yesterday – 4 1962 - Rick Nelson - Teenage Idol - 5 1962 - Rick Nelson – Young World - 5 1966 - Mamas & Papas - Words Of Love - 5 1967 - Mamas & Papas – Creeque Alley - 5 1968 - Grass Roots - Midnight Confession - 5 1968 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In - 5 1970 - Bobby Sherman - Julie - Do You Love Me - 5 1974 - Neil Diamond - Longfellow Serenade - 5 1975 - America - Lonely People - 5 1977 – Kenny Rogers - Lucille – 5 1962 - Rick Nelson - It’s Up To You - 6 1964 - Rick Nelson – For You - 6 1966 - Mamas & Papas - I Saw Her Again - 6 1966 - Tommy Roe - Hurray For Hazel - 6 1969 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby - 6 1969 - Neil Diamond - Holly Holy - 6 1970 - Barbra Streisand - Stoney End - 6 1972 - Johnny Rivers - Rockin’ Pneumonia - 6 1971 - Partridge Family - Doesn’t Somebody Want To Be Wanted – 6 1965 - Johnny Rivers - Seventh Son - 7 1967 - Fifth Dimension - Up Up And Away - 7 1969 - Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer - 7 1971 - Tommy Roe - Stagger Lee - 7 1972 - Carpenters - Goodbye To Love – 7 1966 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Green Grass - 8 1968 - Boyce & Hart - I Wonder What She’s Doin’ Tonight - 8 1969 - Tommy Roe - Jam Up - Jelly Tight - 8 1972 - America - Ventura Highway - 8 1972 - Fifth Dimension - Didn’t Get To Sleep At All - 8 1975 - Helen Reddy - No Way To Treat A Lady – 8 1961 - Rick Nelson - Hello Mary Lou - 9 1964 - Johnny Rivers - Mountain Of Love - 9 1967 - Spanky & Our Gang - Sunday Will Never Be The Same - 9 1969 - Bobby Sherman - La La La - 9 1970 - Bobby Sherman - Easy Come Easy Go - 9 1971 - Grass Roots - Sooner Or Later - 9 1971 - Partridge Family - I’ll Meet You Halfway - 9 1973 - Art Garfunkel - All I Know - 9 1973 - B.W. Stevenson - My Maria - 9 1974 - Helen Reddy - You And Me Against The World - 9 1975 - Austin Roberts - Rocky - 9 1978 - England Dan & John Ford Coley - We’ll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again - 9 1982 - Sylvia - Nobody – 9 1967 - Johnny Rivers - Tracks Of My Tears - 10 1968 - Association – Everything That Touches You - 10 1970 - Mark Lindsay - Arizona - 10 1972 - Fifth Dimension - If I Could Reach You - 10 1976 - England Dan & John Ford Coley - Nights Are Forever – 10 1961 - Rick Nelson - A Wonder Like You - 11 1970 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Somethin’s Burnin’ - 11 1974 - Carpenters - I Won’t Last A Day Without You - 11 1963 - Rick Nelson - Fools Rush In - 12 1964 - Johnny Rivers - Maybelle - 12 1968 - Cass Elliott - Dream A Little Dream - 12 1971 – Fifth Dimension - Never My Love - 12 1972 - Carpenters - It’s Going To Take Some Time - 12 1972 - Austin Roberts - Something’s Wrong With Me - 12 1973 - Helen Reddy - Peaceful - 12 1976 - Carpenters - There’s A Kind Of Hush – 12 1966 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - My Heart Symphony - 13 1968 - Fifth Dimension - Sweet Blindness - 13 1971 - Helen Reddy - I Don’t Know How To Love Him - 13 1972 - Partridge Family - I Woke Up In Love This Morning - 13 1967 - Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain - 14 1966 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Paint Me A Picture - 15 1969 - Grass Roots - I’d Wait A Million Years - 15 1971 - Grass Roots - Temptation Eyes - 15 1974 - Helen Reddy - Keep On Singing – 15 1961 - Rick Nelson – Ever Lovin’ - 16 1967 - Fifth Dimension - Go Where You Wanna Go - L 6 1971 - Grass Roots - Two Divided By Love - 16 1971 - Bobby Sherman - Cry Like A Baby - 16 1981 - Carpenters - Touch Me When We’re Dancin’ – 16 1968 - Spanky & Our Gang - Like To Get To Know You - 17 1970 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Tell It All Brother - 17 1975 - Carpenters - Solitaire – 17 1976 - Art Garfunkel - I Only Have Eyes For You – 18 1966 - Johnny Rivers - Muddy Water - 19 1968 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Sealed With A Kiss - 19 1969 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - But You Know I Love You - 19 1970 - Glen Campbell - Honey Come Back - 19 1971 - Fifth Dimension - Love Lines Angels & Rhymes - 19 1976 - Helen Reddy - Somewhere In The Night - 19 1982 - Michael Murphy - What’s Forever For – 19 1965 - Johnny Rivers - Midnight Special - 20 1967 - Mamas & Papas – Twelve Thirty - 20 1969 - Fifth Dimension - Workin’ On A Groovy Thing - 20 1970 - Michael Parks - Long Lonesome Highway - 20 1972 - Partridge Family - It’s One Of Those Nights - 20 1977 - Olivia Newton John - Sam – 20 1967 – Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Where Will Words Come From - 21 1970 - Fifth Dimension - Blowing Away - 21 1977 – England Dan & John Ford Coley - It’s Sad To Belong – 21 1975 - Helen Reddy - Emotion – 22 1967 - Grass Roots - Things I Should Have Said - 23 1967 - Tommy Roe - It’s Now Winter’s Day - 23 1969 - Glen Campbell - Try A Little Kindness - 23 1977 - England Dan & John Ford Coley - Gone Too Far - 23 1966 - Mamas & Papas - Look Through My Window - 24 1967 - Scott Mackenzie - Like An Old Time Movie - 24 1969 - Grass Roots – Heaven Knows - 24 1970 - Fifth Dimension - Puppet Man - 24 1970 - Bobby Sherman - Hey Mr. Sun – 24 1963 - Rick Nelson - String Along - 25 1969 - Fifth Dimension - California Soul - 25 1970 - Mark Lindsay - Silver Bird – 25 1976 - Carpenters - I Need To Be In Love - 26 1964 - Rick Nelson - The Very Thought Of You - 26 1965 - Johnny Rivers - Where Have All The Flowers Gone - 26 1967 - Glen Campbell - By The Time I Get To Phoenix - 26 1967 - Mamas & Papas - Glad To Be Unhappy - 26 1969 - Glen Campbell - Where’s The Playground Suzie - 26 1970 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Reuben James - 26 1968 - Boyce & Hart - Alice Long - 27 1970 - Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream - 27 1970 - Fifth Dimension - Save The Country – 27 1966 - Grass Roots - Where Were You When I Needed You - 28 1969 - Grass Roots - Bella Linda - 28 1972 - Partridge Family - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – 28 1968 - Fifth Dimension - Carpet Man - 29 1969 - Tommy Roe - Heather Honey - 29 1971 - Bobby Sherman - The Drum – 29 1968 - Spanky & Our Gang - Sunday Morning - 30 1969 - Cass Elliott - It’s Getting Better – 30 1967 - Spanky & Our Gang – Makin’ Every Minute Count - 31 1969 - Grass Roots - The River Is Wide - 31 1971 - Glen Campbell - Dream Baby - 31 1974 - Albert Hammond - I’m A Train – 31 1970 - John Philips - Mississippi - 32 1973 - Fifth Dimension – Living Together, Growing Together - 32 1977 - Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft – 32 1966 - Johnny Rivers - Under Your Spell Again - 33 1970 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Heed The Call - 33 1976 - Olivia Newton John - Don’t Stop Believin’ – 33 1967 - Fifth Dimension - Paper Cup - 34 1972 - Grass Roots - Glory Bound - 34 1973 - Neil Diamond - Be - 34 1974 - Art Garfunkel - Second Avenue – 34 1969 - Glen Campbell – True Grit - 35 1970 - Grass Roots - Baby Hold On - 35 1973 - America - Don’t Cross River - 35 1975 - Helen Reddy - Bluebird - 35 1977 - Carpenters - All You Can Get From Love – 35 1968 - Glen Campbell - I Want To Live - 36 1969 - Glen Campbell - Let It Be Me - 36 1969 - Cass Elliott - Make Your Own Kind Of Music – 36 1972 - Fifth Dimension - Together Let’s Find Love – 37 1974 - Art Garfunkel - I Shall Sing - 38 1975 - Johnny Rivers - Blue Suede Shoes – 38 1967 - Boyce & Hart - Out And About - 39 1968 - Association - Time For Lovin’ - 39 1968 - Glen Campbell - Gentle On My Mind - 39 1972 - Grass Roots – The Runaway - 39 1973 - Partridge Family - Look Through The Eyes Of Love – 39 1966 - The Turtles - You Baby - 40 I think its fair to say he is something of an unsung hero of bass.... 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