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Wat_Tyler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 12:29 PM
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List five great bassists.
Jaco Pastorius
Holger Czukay
Peter Hook
Bootsy Collins
Jah Wobble
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ronzo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 12:46 PM
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1. okay.
Vic Wooten
Flim Johnson
Oteil Burbridge
Robert Trujillo
James Jamerson
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 12:48 PM
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2. Colin Moulding, John Entwhistle, James Jamerson, Carol Kaye &
Roy Estrada.
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 12:49 PM
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3. ....
1. Cliff Burton- a piece of Metallica died with him :evilfrown:
2. Les Claypool
3. Paul McCartney- say what you want about him; he was a solid bassist
4. Nick Oliveri & Scott Reeder- Kyuss- both were great bassists.
5. Mark Sandman-Morphine- can't beat 2-string slide bass.
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Wat_Tyler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 12:55 PM
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4. McCartney was a great bassist, particularly between 1965 and 1968.
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 01:03 PM
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5. Actually, I think "Abbey Road" has some of his best bass playing.
But you nailed it. All in all, that three year period was the Beatles' golden age.
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Wat_Tyler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 01:13 PM
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6. Well, push it forward a year. 1965-1969.
After that, as a solo guy he neglected his bass playing, at least until Band on the Run.
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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 01:15 PM
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7. Les Claypool, Geddy Lee, Flea
and, from personal preference, Tim Commerford and Peter Steele (RATM and Type O Negative)


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat
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Al Dente Donating Member (104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 02:01 PM
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8. Jaco Pastorius
Dave Holland, Ray Brown, Rocco Prestia, and my current favorite, Larry Grenadier. 5 isn't enough room to list nearly any of the great ones, but I tried, at least I got Ray on there.
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Ron Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 02:16 PM
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9. My top 5:
Edited on Thu Nov-18-04 02:17 PM by Ron_Green
1. Ray Brown
2. Scott LaFaro
3. Bootsy Collins
4. Ray Brown
5. Charlie Haden

On edit: I listed Ray Brown only twice. He should be on there a couple more times.
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 02:17 PM
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10. Okay
Stephen Hanley
Holger Czukay
Hugh Hopper
Larry Graham
Charles Mingus
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 02:26 PM
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11. Damn. How could I have forgotten Larry Graham?
That guy was tight. Interesting choice adding Mingus to your list.
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regularguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 03:52 PM
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12. #1 = Jaco!
-Christian McBride
-Bootsy
-Phil Lesh
-Victor Wooten
-Rufus Reid
(Sorry, thats six, I guess)

I surprised myself by putting Phil Lesh on the list, but I've been listening to my old tapes after a 15 year GD sabbatical and I gotta say this guy is an awesome bassist!
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-19-04 08:46 AM
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15. I'll second you on Phil Lesh.
A lot of people here bust on the Grateful Dead (you know who you are, bastids), but Lesh was definitely the anchor in that lineup. When Garcia and Weir couldn't figure out where they were going during a jam, Lesh was able to bring them back.
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LifeDuringWartime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 05:14 PM
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13. in no particular order
mike gordon
rob derhak
tina weymouth
tim commerford (sp?)
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 04:36 PM
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25. I always liked Tina Weymouth
she frigging rocks.
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-19-04 01:55 AM
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14. Stanley Clarke, Jaco, John Paul Jones, Les Claypool, Avishai Cohen
Edited on Fri Nov-19-04 01:56 AM by Zorra
and Ray Brown.
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Ann Arbor Dem Donating Member (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-26-04 04:08 PM
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21. Avishai Cohen is great!
Edited on Fri Nov-26-04 04:54 PM by Ann Arbor Dem
Edited because I can't type worth a damn today.
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pdx_prog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-19-04 12:42 PM
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16. Jaco...
Kai Eckhard (sp?)
Tony Levin
Dave LaRue
Chris Squire
Jeff Berlin
Jerry Peak
McCartney
John Wetton
Stanley Clarke
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PittPoliSci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-20-04 02:14 AM
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17. Jaco Pastorius
obviously #1.

Stu Hamm, Les Claypool, Flea, and Peter Steele (i just like him, he's nothing that great...)
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PittPoliSci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-04 01:36 AM
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18. adding another.
John Myung from Dream Theater. He's more or less amazing as hell.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-04 02:48 AM
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19. Some local cats
Edited on Mon Nov-22-04 02:53 AM by Swamp Rat
Chester Zardis
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/5135/Zardis.html

James Singleton
http://www.astralproject.com/musicians/james.html

George Porter, Jr.
http://www.georgeporterjr.com/

Matt Perrine

New Orleans String Bass Pioneers:
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/5135/bass.html

... though he ain't local, I must include the late Jaco Pastorius
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ronzo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 10:26 PM
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31. George Porter is *two* motherfuckers.
mmm, mmm... loves my Meters. I'm not sure if he's still doing the Runnin' Pardners thing- been a while since I've seen them around. You can certainly count on a fun show wherever he's sitting in.
I've seen Astral Project a couple of times, those guys are incredible.
I must mention Reggie Scanlan from the Rads, solid.
and here's one for you...
remember who played bass for The Cold?

:toast:
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 10:25 PM
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34. What's her name's brother.
... oh yeah, Vance DeGeneres. :D I went to a lot of their shows back in the day (I live a few blocks from Jimmy's, close by Dave Malone). You ever see The Cold, The Meters etc. play on the Riverboat President? Man, I miss going to shows while cruising the Mississippi. Fats Domino was another great one for the riverboat shows.

:hi:
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ronzo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-08-04 11:56 PM
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35. Never did.
But damn, the music's good around here. Always has been.
I caught about ten minutes of that special on WYES(?)a few weeks ago, some cool stuff about the old Warehouse... during the heydays I was a minor.
These days, I only get across the long bridge when family and friends come to town... and for Jazz Fest.

Don't forget...
Hoaky rules!
:headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 11:54 AM
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20. No Jimmy Garrison?
For SHAME.
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Ann Arbor Dem Donating Member (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-26-04 04:17 PM
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22. It's hard to keep it to 5, but here are some who haven't been mentioned.
In no particular order...

Marion Hayden
Ron Carter
Paul Keller
Steve Swallow
Dave Holland
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 08:12 PM
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23. are there five?
just kidding.

Mr. Ray Brown
Eddie Gomez
John Entwistle
Conrad Lozano
Leland Sklar
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 11:30 AM
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24. Nobody Mentioned Tony Levin?!?!?!?!?
How can that possibly be? Best living rock and avant garde bass player alive, right now. Up there with Steve Swallow in the avantgarde category.

Also, no Daryl Jones?

C'mon!
The Professor
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Pepperbelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 07:10 AM
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26. Ray Manzerek...
:D
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-05-04 03:26 PM
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27. the left hand
:thumbsup:
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 07:06 AM
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28. Eeeep!
He wasn't even playing good bass lines for a keyboardist playing with the off hand. Not only isn't what he did unique, (any decent piano player could do that), but it limits what textures he could otherwise add to the band's sound. He should have gotten over himself and hired a bass player.
The Professor
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Pepperbelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 07:14 AM
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29. give me a break, Professor ...
as a guitar player (and a bass player), I just LOVE tweaking the noses of bass players.

:D
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Sugarcoated Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 12:27 PM
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30. How about . . .
Chris Squire, John Entwhistle, Geddy Lee and Jack Bruce
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:37 AM
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32. Sorry
I do both too! But, the Manzarek thing always stuck in my throat. They should have just hired a bass player. And i say that as someone who is first and foremost a piano player. (Piano, then guitar, then bass.)
The Professor
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Pepperbelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 05:38 PM
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33. Maybe it was a matter of chemistry.
:D

So much with the Doors was a matter of chemistry.

I wish I could write stuff that haunting.
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opiate69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 08:58 PM
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36. For the ever-underrepresented metal heads...
Edited on Fri Dec-17-04 08:59 PM by opiate69
Geezer Butler
Steve Harris
Cliff Burton
Justin Chancellor
Lemmy Kilmister

:headbang:
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