Al Krow Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) From bassplayer magazine. Thought this looked really interesting, particularly with the included clip from each - I'm going to be enjoying working through the list during lock down. Here's the link in case of interest to anyone else: https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-100-best-bass-players-of-all-time Have they missed anyone off the list that you would include? Edited April 23, 2020 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Good to see the Hooky is deemed to be so important he's on there twice! No JJ Burnel though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 James Jamerson at number one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I don't think I've ever disagreed more with a list in my life (Aside from the #1, they got that right) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I couldn’t help but notice that I’m not on there. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 38 minutes ago, oldslapper said: I couldn’t help but notice that I’m not on there. WHAT???? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Not bothered by the order, hardly worth getting my hair off about someone had a page to fill and as every journo knows a list is your go to when you're stuck for ideas. Many I've never heard of so that's great, I shall enjoy discovering them. My personal list would include JJ Burnel, Phil Lynott, Bruce Foxton, Norman Watt-Roy and my all time favourite Bruce Thomas. Simply because they inspired me and still do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 First published in 2017, why write something new when you can rehash stuff from 3 years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 That's a weird pic of Geddy in at number 13...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jonesy said: That's a weird pic of Geddy in at number 13...... Yeah, it’s in the wrong place for a start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 No sign of Roger Glover or John Myung but plenty of dross. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Finally got the entire thing to load without crashing. Usual suspects of course and with 100 you'd expect them to pick up most folks' favourites. The order of course is a question of preference, but I'd have thought messrs Levin, Sklar and Babbitt would be higher up the pecking order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 hour ago, ezbass said: First published in 2017, why write something new when you can rehash stuff from 3 years ago? Tbf I didn't spot this first time around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 hour ago, stewblack said: WHAT???? I SAID I CANT HELP BUT NOTICE... THAT I’VE NOT GOT THE JIST. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, oldslapper said: I SAID I CANT HELP BUT NOTICE... THAT I’VE NOT GOT THE JIST. 🙉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Was the list compiled by primarily guitarists? They often have a very different idea of what’s “best” compared to the people who identify as bassists. I couldn’t read the list on my phone as the page kept refreshing. I’m sure I’m not missing out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Well it's been put together by the bassplayer magazine team. I'm guessing they will have a fair few bassists rather than geetariats on their payroll. And, frankly, I would be very impressed if most of the guitarists I know would be able to come up with a quarter of the bass players on that list! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Well it's been put together by the bassplayer magazine team. I'm guessing they will have a fair few bassists rather than geetariats on their payroll. And, frankly, I would be very impressed if most of the guitarists I know would be able to come up with a quarter of the bass players on that list! Ah thanks, makes sense. I thought it was a guitar magazine thingy. I’ll try viewing on the iPad later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Interesting list. Glad to see Percy Jones & Mick Karn squeeze in. Alphonso Johnson SHOULD be on the 101 List these three cats may not have virtuoso chops but boy do they put down the lines... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Well it does say "The world's best bass player of all time" so I guess thats means "technically the best", but when it comes to inspiration and the pure joy of watching and hearing bass players, then for me, it got to be Norman Watt-Roy, followed closely be The "Ox" John Entwistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) I don’t know a lot of them, but I was rather pleased to see Aston Barrett and Robbie Shakespeare in there , they normally get forgotten in these type of lists. Edited April 23, 2020 by Reggaebass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I've no idea who 90% of them are. The one I do know about, Phil Lesh, had a very unrepresentative track as his example. Ripple is a great song (we played it a week or so after the writer died and there was hardly a dry eye in in the house, and certainly not on stage) but as an example of Lesh's bass playing, it is a very good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Most of these play within genres I have zero interest in but at least Larry Graham gets a much higher placing than in lots of other lists. Louis Johnson, Bernard Edwards and Mark King are way way too low down. No disrespect to the jazzers and fusion virtuosos, but while they may have had the chops the music they played was and still remains niche. I mean Jaco is well known within the bass/jazz-fusion world but outside of this I doubt many would ever have heard of him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) Seems that Andy Fraser was not a great bass player then. At least I now know that for all these years I have misunderstood what being a great player is.... Edited April 27, 2020 by 3below SPAG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 What people generally care about are tunes/songs. Only some (wannabe) musicians seem to care about playing prowess. I don't know of any non-player who's remotely interested in musical virtuosity and I've heard or read about many fine players who said they see themselves as songwriters who happen to play bass etc. In another life I'd much rather be known as a great composer/songwriter than musician. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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