Cat Burrito Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 ....Flea, but the bass vote was only given airtime for the end result. Business as usual then! And no surprises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 He's funky and he's punky, Britains got bass players we like and he is Flea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kets Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='858568' date='Jun 6 2010, 12:11 AM']....Flea, but the bass vote was only given airtime for the end result. Business as usual then! And no surprises[/quote] Pity that, 'cos I really enjoyed the rest of the show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lylodile Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 A deserved victory . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Oh no!! Not the Flea thread again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Rubish, should of bin Marc King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomBassmonkey Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Whether or not you agree with him being the best bassist, the truth is that not many bassists are well known by non-musos, so of course the few that are are going to be head and shoulders ahead of the rest in votes. IMO Flea's a good bassist, but the best? Probably not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 As much as I'm not really a big fan of Flea's,when you compare him to the rest of the players that were short listed,I think it's a pretty fair result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 The programme and whole series were dire. I don't expect them to make a specialist programme of interest only to musos, but I do think they could have made an interesting and informative series, aimed at Joe public which actually explained each instrument's role in a rock band. The "Other ones" show, for example just reinforced stereotypes and general lack of knowledge about bass, when it could have made people think differently about our intrument and what it does without getting too nerdy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredders Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote name='Doddy' post='858626' date='Jun 6 2010, 02:31 AM']As much as I'm not really a big fan of Flea's,when you compare him to the rest of the players that were short listed,I think it's a pretty fair result.[/quote] I missed the program - who were the others shortlisted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I switched on and someone was trying to argue that Slash was the best guitarist. I switched off again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tino Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote name='Lylodile' post='858585' date='Jun 6 2010, 12:44 AM']A deserved victory .[/quote] Hardly....they forgot to nominate CLARKY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethox Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote name='tredders' post='858641' date='Jun 6 2010, 08:05 AM']I missed the program - who were the others shortlisted?[/quote] We're bass players... we don't warrant a shortlist! It was just taken from the online voting. I thought the programs leading up to the final one were pretty good, but last night was awful - apart from Radcliffe and Copeland; and that had to be the least sounding tribute act to LZ I've ever heard! And what the hell was the 'Beat Box Boy' all about!?! Could not see the point of the program at all, especially a 2 hour program to announce 4 results...... I can't wait for J.R to retire/go off air. Flea is an OK choice - he is very talented with an incredible stage presence, so no real complaints there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathy Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I would agree with Flea, although it's not as clear-cut as the other categories which were all no-brainers IMO. Glad Peter Hook didn't get it - his playing makes my skin crawl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 says more about the media than anything else T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Once again it needs to be said playing a musical instrument is not a competition. There is no best... Having said that it could however be argued that Peter Hook is a more interesting musician that some of the others since he uses the instrument in a less conventional way. Still doesn't make him better or worse than any other bassist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote name='WalMan' post='858596' date='Jun 6 2010, 01:08 AM']Oh no!! Not the Flea thread again [/quote] It was / is meant to be an "Oh no!! Not the Bass Players neglected by the BBC thread again" actually but I guess it can go that way too [quote name='tredders' post='858641' date='Jun 6 2010, 08:05 AM']I missed the program - who were the others shortlisted?[/quote] That was kind of my point. They never said so you had to go online [quote name='Golchen' post='858656' date='Jun 6 2010, 09:24 AM']I switched on and someone was trying to argue that Slash was the best guitarist. I switched off again.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 This was TV creating a program and filling 2 hours of air time at virtually no cost. Don't blame JR, he was just hired to front it. blame the producers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote name='BigRedX' post='858697' date='Jun 6 2010, 10:41 AM']Once again it needs to be said playing a musical instrument is not a competition. There is no best...[/quote] Superbly put. Stewart Copeland was making some good points. I'd always champion Charlie Watts over Keith Moon but I think generally the public like flash and showmanship over steadiness and solidness. It all comes down to taste. I remember kids at school debating for hours over whether Clapton, Hendrix or Knopfler was the best guitarist and the reality was most of the kids at school didn't know what a chord was. Ultimately it all comes to taste... but there is nothing really wrong with that, debating is the fun part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I enjoyed the program, it was just a harmless bit of entertainment, nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 You lot are always getting angry at the telly. Just don't watch the telly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='858734' date='Jun 6 2010, 11:26 AM']You lot are always getting angry at the telly. Just don't watch the telly![/quote] +a bujillion! Never understood the point in wasting the time on TV!! Except when the World Cup is on........MWAH EXCITED!! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='858734' date='Jun 6 2010, 11:26 AM']You lot are always getting angry at the telly. Just don't watch the telly![/quote] plus the one. life really is too short for it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 For a Rock and Roll band Flea is a worthy winner. Can't think of the likes of Jaco, MK or the plethora of technically better bassists fitting in with the rock and roll mentality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='858734' date='Jun 6 2010, 11:26 AM']You lot are always getting angry at the telly. Just don't watch the telly![/quote] +1 or read the newspapers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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