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08-28-2009, 08:00 PM
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Does anyone know of any well known bassist/singers? The only one I can recall at the moment is Les Claypool, of corse, but I was wondering how many there are. I've tried singing while playing bass, and it's hard as hell to do... er, i mean do WELL. |
08-28-2009, 08:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Boston | | | Geddy Lee man! Some people hate his voice, I like it in his setting (rush) |
08-28-2009, 08:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey | | | Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee, Sting . . . |
08-28-2009, 08:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: near Pittsburgh, PA | | | Sting, Lemmy (Motorhead), Rob Derak (moe.), Gene Simmons, Bootsy (Rubber Band), Fat Mike (NOFX) are a few off the top of my head. |
08-28-2009, 08:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Frozen Wastelands of Michigan | | | There's Cronos of Venom, Peavey Wagner of Rage, and Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. There's also a funk band(not Primus) with a bassist that does some crazy slapping while singing.
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08-28-2009, 08:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey | | | my favorite 3 would be Paul Mccartney, Sting, and Roger Waters
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08-28-2009, 08:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey | | | Oh, and some of my other favorites, Jack Bruce and Suzi Quatro . . . and I've seen videos of Sheryl Crow playing bass and singing . . . |
08-28-2009, 08:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario | | Jack Bruce from Cream and Roger Waters from Pink Floyd are two more I can think of. Although I'm not 100% on whether Jack Bruce sang on all the songs and I definitely know Waters didn't.
I agree that it's pretty hard to sing and play bass at the same time, but for me even being able to nail a little bit of backup vocals is pretty fulfilling.
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08-28-2009, 08:18 PM
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08-28-2009, 08:22 PM
| | | | How could guys possibly forget Kip Winger!
Ok, I was kinda joking, but Jack Blades is another that popped in my head. |
08-28-2009, 08:26 PM
| | | | Why joke about Kip? Play and sing "Seventeen" the way he does. |
08-28-2009, 08:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boston, MA | | | Although she mainly plays double bass, you could count Esperanza Spalding.
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08-28-2009, 08:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario | | | Just thought of another one, the bassist from All American Rejects, although I'm not too familiar with their music I'm pretty sure he does both. |
08-28-2009, 08:42 PM
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Chris Ballew of PUSA (my favorite)
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08-28-2009, 08:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tropical Paradise of Winnipeg | | | And don't forget Timothy B. Schmidt of the Eagles.
He's a fine singer as well as a songwriter, best known for "I can't tell you why".
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08-28-2009, 08:50 PM
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08-28-2009, 08:56 PM
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08-28-2009, 10:33 PM
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08-28-2009, 10:59 PM
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08-28-2009, 11:08 PM
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Why joke about Kip? Play and sing "Seventeen" the way he does.
| Why there was a big hate on Winger, I'll never know. Kip had a solid "rock and roll voice" for the music they were doing, and the Reb Beach and Rod Morgenstein were actually phenomenal musicians with impressive resumes. I guess some people though they were too commercial and they did come in on the tail end of the heavy metal days, but I actually thought they were underrated.
I don't recall any of his bass playing be that impressive, to be honest... even "Seventeen", from what I remembering in my head. But I guess the only reason I said jokingly because I don't think he fits in with the category of some of the names being thrown around, even though I still think the guy had talent. The same can probably be said of the other guy I mentioned, Jack Blades. I was a big Night Ranger fan, and to a lesser extent, The Damn Yankees. But Jack as a great bass player? Meh. I think those guys were better entertainers.
BTW, good call on the Benjamin Orr from the cars. I actually thought some of his solo stuff was pretty good. R.I.P. Ben. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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