Dazed Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Mickyk said: But if your name was on the list ,then you would have different opinion .John Taylor has to be the number one bassist simply because he has been the most successful player over the year of 2021,but agreed the others are also rans. I’m afraid not. If I was on one of these lists I’d be surprised flattered and probably confused by my inclusion, I suspect he may think the same. I don’t follow many current bands and nothing that would bring me across John Taylor or Duran Duran accidentally so as an average music lover I still cannot recall anything of note during 2021, let alone being best of anything - unless there’s a specific Being John Taylor category. I’ve nothing against him either. I’m sorry I’m starting to think I’m replying to JT (Although I doubt he’d give a monkeys) or this is the latest Rickroll. Edited December 3, 2021 by Dazed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Only ever heard of 2 of them. This is so subjective and depends on tastes in music. So in my view is probably a completely irrelevant poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 This is not a list that bass players would necessarily put together. What is interesting is that this is a list of how non bass players see bass players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 14 minutes ago, Boodang said: What is interesting is that this is a list of how non bass players see bass players. Probably not…… if it was compiled by the the non bass playing public there’s no way they would have named as many as ten😃 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Market researcher: Name ten famous bass guitar players Non-bass playing public: What's a bass guitar? MR: It's the big guitar. The guitar that's bigger than the other ones. NBPP: Why didn't you say so? MR: Name ten famous big guitar players NBPP: That's easy. Paul McCartney MR: ...and? NBPP: Sting? He plays the big guitar doesn't he? MR: ...and? NBPP: Freddie Mercury? 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Any list of living bass players that fails to include Bruce Thomas is flawed. I demand my money back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Nice, but a bit weird, to get a Mr Bungle/John Zorn inclusion! Excellent player and bands, but not quite Stanley Clarke... I suspect some collusion from fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Ridiculous. Im not even on the list and I know for a damn fact I can play their own songs better than some of them. I'll leave you guessing which ones 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) This isn't a list of the best bassists. It's a list of famous bassists in popular bands who play some interesting bass parts. They always ignore bassists who don't play anything fancy but hold together a band with absolutely solid timing, interesting rhythm and clever playing which is there to support the lead instruments and vocals. Edited December 4, 2021 by SteveXFR 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 "Top Ten"s are meaningless. Music is a way of life, not a competition. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 16 hours ago, Mickyk said: He's not just mine ,he's millions of others too, in terms of success and popularity over the last two years he is the number one p[layer whether you like that fact or not fella. Define success? I'm sure there are a load of bassists who have played on more big selling albums over the last year. I would class them as being more successful than John Taylor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 So - did they lock them all in a room with their basses so they'd use them to bludgeon each other unconscious? And the last one left standing was the winner? Or was it 'ten random bass players some of our readers might have heard of'? I've just rolled my eyes so hard I've currently got a great view of my own occipital lobe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 How can John Taylor be the best bassist in the world when he hasn't done anything for years? I don't know most of these bassists and in about 10 years time nobody will have heard of them... BTW none of my top ten are on the list. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 18 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I just read a comment on FB where this list is also posted…. ”#1 in the world? He’s not even #1 in Birmingham!” 😂 ... nor #1 in Los Angeles. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 22 hours ago, neepheid said: I only know 3 of them I too thought I knew only three of them but then I realised I knew who John Taylor was is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, TheGreek said: How can John Taylor be the best bassist in the world when he hasn't done anything for years? I don't know most of these bassists and in about 10 years time nobody will have heard of them... BTW none of my top ten are on the list. Good point Mick, JT is still an awesome bass player but all the great bass lines he plays are nearly 40 years old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 26 minutes ago, EssentialTension said: ... nor #1 in Los Angeles. Not my words, but I think we know what was meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 hour ago, TheGreek said: How can John Taylor be the best bassist in the world when he hasn't done anything for years? Hes not even the best bassist in his household. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyk Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Doddy said: Define success? I'm sure there are a load of bassists who have played on more big selling albums over the last year. I would class them as being more successful than John Taylor. Feel free to name them fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 03/12/2021 at 15:01, neepheid said: I only know 3 of them Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Presumably the top 5 Bassists of 2021 are all youtubers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 These things are always very subjective. If you’re a jazzer your top 10 will no doubt feature loads of jazz players. If you’re a metal fan it’ll be metal bassists. My #1 of 2021 is Michael Manring who most bassists dislike. He released a fabulous album this year - his first album for ages. John Myung is still brilliant. Arran McSporran plays some beautiful fretless lines on the new Utopia album. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 2 hours ago, TheGreek said: How can John Taylor be the best bassist in the world when he hasn't done anything for years? I don't know most of these bassists and in about 10 years time nobody will have heard of them... BTW none of my top ten are on the list. They did release a new album this year. It's very average. Not a single big song of the standard they used to make. For 2021 I'd have Troy Sanders, Ben Chisholm and Jean Michelle-Labadie in the top 10. All have new records released this year with excellent sounding bass. They aren't individually famous but that doesn't stop them being extremely good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 58 minutes ago, Mickyk said: Feel free to name them fella. Will Lee, Nathan East, Sean Hurley, Chris Chaney, Jimmie Lee Sloas, Steve Pearce.......to name a few. All of them have played on more big selling albums than John Taylor. Or do they not count because they are first call session players rather than band guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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