Which artists would never be the same without their original bass player ?

[Black Coffee]

Who would be irreplaceable as a bass player ?
Im not suggesting irreplaceable means the best; but would the band be the same without them; eg stage presence, unique sound, particular skill in technique.

Would the chillis still be red hot without flea?
Would maiden still gallop without Harris ?
Would Mr Big sound the same without Billy ?

Who never got over their bass player moving on ?

[wateroftyne]

If The Who got away with it, I think the sobering truth is... none of us are irreplaceable.

[Dad3353]

Jefferson Airplane; never the same without Jack Cassidy (or Spencer Dryden, for that matter...).

[Wylie]

Chicago, in their early days, with Peter Cetera. Outstanding presence on their first two LPs.

[rOB]

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1354737221' post='1889894']
none of us are irreplaceable. [/quote]

Sad but true to an extent.

Having said that, I'd say that some bands wouldn't have produced the songs they have with different members so I guess it depends on how much the player contributes to songwriting.

[redstriper]

I wonder if Bob Marley would have been the same without Familyman.

[Cat Burrito]

Kiss

[MacDaddy]

Level 42.

[rOB]

Primus

[visog]

Yes (oh wait, I remember Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe) scratch that then...

How about the Beatles? Police?

Edited December 5, 2012 by visog

[Schnozzalee]

YES

[Schnozzalee]

Lol snap ^^

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Rush
Thin lizzy
Green day
Slayer
Celtic frost
Sabbath
Led zep
Megadeth
Van halen

[dudewheresmybass]

pretty much the list above

Edited December 5, 2012 by dudewheresmybass

[bremen]

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1354741314' post='1889969']
I wonder if Bob Marley would have been the same without Familyman.
[/quote]

I always thought not, but I just learned that Robbie Shakespeare played on some of Catch a Fire.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1354737221' post='1889894']
If The Who got away with it, I think the sobering truth is... none of us are irreplaceable.
[/quote]

I don't think they did get away with it though. They stopped being The Who (for me anyway) when K. Moon died.

[Musicman20]

RHCP
Rancid

[Raggy]

The Stranglers

[Lozz196]

The Sex Pistols - although he wasn`t the first bassist in the Jones/Cook band, he was the first in the actual Sex Pistols line-up of Jones/Cook/Rotten/Matlock. Don`t think they would have really got anywhere if Vicious Sidney had been the original bassist.

Edited December 5, 2012 by Lozz196

[Rick's Fine '52]

Jamiroquai
Led Zep
Green Day
No Doubt
Cream
RHCP
The Jam
U2 (yeah, really!)
Stone Roses

There's probably 100 more, but its late! , these immediately spring to mind though.

[bengreen49]

Motorhead.

[Minty]

Weezer

[ThomBassmonkey]

Any where the bassist sings.

Queen springs to mind too.

[eddiehoffmann]

I'm a big Elvis Costello fan and he never sounded as good as when he had Bruce Thomas on bass. Costello's sound really changed when he fired Bruce and it got back to "normal" when they joined forces again to record 'Brutal Youth'.

[risingson]

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1354752319' post='1890138']
Jamiroquai
[/quote]

They've had 8 bass players and counting!

The Beatles are probably top of the list, they literally would have been screwed without Macca in many senses.

[charic]

For some reason I struggle to imagine dream theater without myung