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08-14-2011, 11:44 PM
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so latley a few of my friends and I have been having a debate over who is the best punk bassist. while punk is not known for its musicianship we still decided it was worth asking. so we asked around our local area and the 4 biggest names are:
Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramones)
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Paul Simonon (The Clash)
Krist Noveselic (Nirvana)
so which of these do u think is the best? note: dont pick based on how much u like any of their music, pick the 1 u think is the best bassist period. |
08-14-2011, 11:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: S.E. Connecticut, USA | | | There was a similar thread very recently but I'll answer the same as I did before.
Klaus Flouride from Dead Kennedys and Scott Thunes when he played in Fear
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08-14-2011, 11:52 PM
|  | Blue, blue, electric blue is the color of my room | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Maryland | | | First off, this belongs in the "Bassists" section.
Second off, spell check, please.
But:
Paul Simonon is my answer.
Matt Freeman is up there, too, and while Noveselic is a pretty good bassist, Nirvana was far from punk music (at least by the context of the other bassists). |
08-14-2011, 11:54 PM
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(Also wins for meanest P-Bass tone.)
If you're not familliar and don't know where to start, check out the album "Wrong" and go from there. |
08-14-2011, 11:54 PM
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08-14-2011, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by alecduncan  First off, this belongs in the "Bassists" section.
Second off, spell check, please.
. | Nitpicking and spelling correctlee is'nt very punk
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08-15-2011, 12:04 AM
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Matt Freeman
Rob Wright
Mike Watt
Fat Mike
I like Glen Matlock as well.
There's so many good ones... Never really considered Krist a punk bassist really...
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08-15-2011, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Waterpilot Klaus Flouride
Matt Freeman
Rob Wright
Mike Watt
Fat Mike
I like Glen Matlock as well.
There's so many good ones... Never really considered Krist a punk bassist really... | i forgot about matt freeman. we should have had him in there, but appently nobody we asked said him. and i'd consider krist a punk bassist. he learned bass by playing punk songs, nirvana was a kind of odd punk band when they started so i'd consider him. nice picks by the way  |
08-15-2011, 12:21 AM
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08-15-2011, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by itchy Rob Wright of NoMeansNo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Also wins for meanest P-Bass tone.)
If you're not familliar and don't know where to start, check out the album "Wrong" and go from there. | Absolutely this is the guy who inspired me to play bass!!! also Check out his work on 0+2=1 another great album!
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08-15-2011, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by alecduncan First off, this belongs in the "Bassists" section.
| sorry. im new 2 the forum and i didnt know that there was a bassist section  |
08-15-2011, 12:35 AM
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Chuck Dukowski (Black Flag)
Paul Simonon (The Clash)
Greg Norton (Hüsker Dü)
James Levesque (Agent Orange)
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08-15-2011, 12:42 AM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | Please to explain your definition of 'best'- do you mean: made most albums, made best/worst albums, has largest balls(literally)- what? What constitutes 'best?' 'Favorite" is far easier.
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08-15-2011, 12:54 AM
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Daryl Jenifer (Bad Brains) & Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys) |
08-15-2011, 12:57 AM
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08-15-2011, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by alecduncan First off, this belongs in the "Bassists" section.
Second off, spell check, please.
But:
Paul Simonon is my answer.
Matt Freeman is up there, too, and while Noveselic is a pretty good bassist, Nirvana was far from punk music (at least by the context of the other bassists). | Simonon didn't play on record but he looks great in pix.
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08-15-2011, 01:00 AM
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08-15-2011, 01:09 AM
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Darryl Jennifer from the Bad Brains 
Keith Brammer from Die Kreuzen 
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08-15-2011, 01:10 AM
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08-15-2011, 01:11 AM
| | | | Mike Watt, Daryl Jenifer, Steve Hansgren, Klaus Flouride, Karl Alvarez, Rob Wright, Eddie Spaghetti. I actually got to jam with Karl Alvarez when he put an ad in the paper looking for drummers. He seemed kinda bummed out, said he hated working at the post office and hoped playing music would be his out. He was actually wearing his postal uniform when I met him. Nothing ever came of it, I never got a call back. Cool enough guy though.
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