Geek99 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I’ll nominate Justin currie Of del amitri subtle, solid and very tasteful... whilst singing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxnard Montalvo Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 He used to come into the cafe I worked in on Byres Road. Really nice guy as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Commenting about under-rated musicians is an over-rated pastime 😁 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) I'm not going specifacally for a bass player, but he happens to be one. I'm not going for someone who no-one who has ever heard of but I think is great (although there are lots to choose from!). That is just a matter of taste rather than under-rating. I'm going for someone who is not in my top list of favourite bands, but whenever I hear them I shake my head at the lack of credit this player gets................... ..... and it is Andy Rourke of the Smiths. His bass playing is as engaging (more on a lot of occasions) as Marrs guitar playing, but scarcely any recognition. Edited October 8, 2020 by Nail Soup 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Geek99 said: I’ll nominate Justin currie Of del amitri subtle, solid and very tasteful... whilst singing I'll agree...the whole band is under-rated IMO. Some great songs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nail Soup said: I'm not going specifacally for a bass player, but he happens to be one. I'm not going for someone who no-one who has ever heard of but I think is great (although there are lots to choose from!). That is just a matter of taste rather than under-rating. I'm going for someone who is not in my top list of favourite bands, but whenever I hear them I shake my head at the lack of credit this player gets................... ..... and it is Andy Rourke of the Smiths. His bass playing is as engaging (more on a lot of occasions) as Marrs guitar playing, but scarcely any recognition. I met him once, just as he came off stage and was heading for the gents - very charming man 😎 Edited October 8, 2020 by Geek99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 If anyone knows mr currie in person then feel free to tell him how much I appreciated “waking hours” once I listened with my bass player ears fitted 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 hours ago, TheGreek said: I'll agree...the whole band is under-rated IMO. Some great songs Definitely. I love Del Amitri. They’ve been the soundtrack to quite a lot of occasions in my life when Currie’s brand of melancholy has suited perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Has to be Ritchie faulkner of the mighty priest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Bass Players 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxlin Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Not a bass player, a guitarist Andy Fairweather Low. Anyone good enough to have been Clapton’s lead guitarist is good enough for me. If it has to be a bassist, then Dave Bronze, of AFL’s band the Lowriders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Baxlin said: Not a bass player, a guitarist Andy Fairweather Low. Anyone good enough to have been Clapton’s lead guitarist is good enough for me. If it has to be a bassist, then Dave Bronze, of AFL’s band the Lowriders. 👍 When I said Bass Players, I meant Bass Players are underated. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Me. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I saw that Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx nominated himself for this the other week 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Peter Cetera of Chicago. Not just a velvet tenor voice but an AWESOME bassist. The 'late' Terry Kath of Chicago. Was doing the same stuff as Hendrix and MORE before him but didn't get the plaudits as he was part of a 7 piece horn-led band. Even Hendrix himself said that Kath was the better player... Tiran Porter of The Doobie Brothers. Hugely melodic player covering swamp blues, thru folk to soul and heavy rock with ease..... and a great singer to boot! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 18 minutes ago, cetera said: Peter Cetera of Chicago. Not just a velvet tenor voice but an AWESOME bassist. The 'late' Terry Kath of Chicago. Was doing the same stuff as Hendrix and MORE before him but didn't get the plaudits as he was part of a 7 piece horn-led band. Even Hendrix himself said that Kath was the better player... Tiran Porter of The Doobie Brothers. Hugely melodic player covering swamp blues, thru folk to soul and heavy rock with ease..... and a great singer to boot! Tiran Porter is so overlooked, great player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Somewhere in space and time Adam Clayton will walk across a room and pick up a can of worms with his name on it. He’ll pause, consider what is required of him in his band, gaze wistfully, then after a brief moment will place it back from whence it came, and walk back across the room with a resigned shrug of the shoulders..! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Kermit Driscoll from Bill Frissel 's band always comes to mind when the word underrated is used. Andy West from the Dixie Dregs. Neil Murray - rated by rockers but underrated in fusion circles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Belly Evans Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Phil Lynott. Between his own songwriting, singing, the unbelievable drum and guitar virtuosity, his proper groovy a%s bass playing has always, quite wrongly seemed to be ignored. Edited October 9, 2020 by P-Belly Evans spellchecker police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 6 hours ago, Old Man Riva said: Somewhere in space and time Adam Clayton will walk across a room and pick up a can of worms with his name on it. He’ll pause, consider what is required of him in his band, gaze wistfully, then after a brief moment will place it back from whence it came, and walk back across the room with a resigned shrug of the shoulders..! Indeed. Just because he doesn’t play a certain way, doesn’t mean he can’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Roly Wynne , Zia, - Ozrics Mike Howlett - Gong 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdLib-3 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 For me definitely one of the most underrated bassists of the last 15 years is Roy Mitchell Cardenas of Mutemath. Damn fine player. I tried to start a thread on Roy's playing here, not a single reply. Very underrated and it would seem not that well known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Can't wait for the antithesis of this - "Over-rated" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, TheGreek said: Can't wait for the antithesis of this - "Over-rated" Dunno why nobody's ever thought of this as an idea for a thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdLib-3 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Just thought of another: George Murray - Bowie's bassist for the period when all his best work was done (I'm talking Station to Station to Scary Monsters). Awesome player! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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