MEGA THREAD:: Favorite/Best Punk Bassist

[HomerJ]

If we're talking about attitude, then I would have to go with one of Sid's influences Dee-Dee Ramone, but if we are talking about technical ability I would have to say Karl Alvarez from ALL/Descendants is my favorite.

[Chesterfield King]

What about Crimpshrine's guy(I think Jeff Ott played bass for them)? I'm no expert, but he sounded outstanding.

-Abe

[Chesterfield King]

Definatly, Matt Freeman is a god. I dunno about Fat Mike, but maybe I'm just prejudice against all races. Mike Ness is aces, no doubt about that.

The only name I want to bring up is Chris Bauermeister, from Jawbreaker(and I think he's in J Church now, or is that Jawbreaker's drummer?), who's a great bassist, but seemed to be completely overshadowed by Blake's lyrics and(until "Dear You") raspy, smokey voice. I dunno. And Crimpshrine's guy(that was Jeff Ott from Fifteen, right?) is good, too.

-Abe

[Bass66]

Darryl Jennifer from Bad Brains can't be beat for the punk mach I speed of Hardcore

[Bass66]

bruknow is right, as I said in the other thread, Darryl J is the man! But also to add, Dee Dee for the super duper root note stuff; it may not be innovative, but it was solid as a Queens Subway platform!

[Player]

Early Police stuff was definitely punk and Sting did some formidable bass work. It's amazing how far from that early stuff he is now. Unfortunately I'm not familiar enough with punk stuff to have an opinion about the players. I have heard that JJ is smokin' though.

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[andrew]

punk as a genre is such a varied and grey area...royce nunley from suicide machines is great, but i'd consider him more of a ska bassist. it looks like alot of you equate speed with being good, which is okay, but i like tasteful and inventive lines more myself.
joe lally from fugazi and daryl jenifer from bad brains are my two favorites. such feel and intensity. paul simonon from the clash gets my oldschool vote, and mike watt is right up there.nick pie from shotmaker played some very cool lines.
and lets not forget rob wright from nomeansno, he's amazing live!

hey bruknow, do you play in a band in vancouver?what part of vancouver are you from?

[SHM BASS BOY]

I think Matt Freeman from Rancid rocks. The solo on Maxwell Murder floored me the first time I heard it. In response to what some of you have said about Flea he is an awsome bassist but Chili Peppers are funk not punk.

[SHM BASS BOY]

Punk rock does have some good bass players. If you don't agree with me listen to Matt Freeman let lose on the bass solo on Maxwell Murder (on Rancid's ... And Out Came the Wolves). Freeman is the best bass player I have heard overall period.

[jazzman222]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SHM BASS BOY:
I think Matt Freeman from Rancid rocks. The solo on Maxwell Murder floored me the first time I heard it. In response to what some of you have said about Flea he is an awsome bassist but Chili Peppers are funk not punk. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Matt Freeman is a bad a$$! the beginning of sidekick of the "lets go" album is so swift and cool im just like "WABAM!!!!" He is the #$%^ man! so is fat mike from NOFX. i personally think its a tie between those two.

[winston]

I'd have to say Mike Watt. After a show, my girlfriend went up to buy a T-shirt from Mike, which cost $12. She came back to me for money; she only had $10. I gave her a pocketful of change, in which there were a couple of guitar picks. He told her he'd be happy to take the $10 and the picks, but she could keep the change. Now that's punk rock!

[SLiGhTLy_STooPiD]

fat mike from NoFX

[SpectorBag]

ALL you punk rockers ( no offense in anyway, just my 2 cents, I like alot of punk, i.e Homegrown, MXPX, Pennywise). Food for thought, just because the bass line is " complicated", or sounds complicated, doesnt mean the bassist is good. Any one can meander around an Emajor scale. A bassist needs more than complexity, complexity doesnt make the song, which is very obvious in punk music.

[Dave Siff]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SpectorBag:
ALL you punk rockers, food for thought, just because the bass line is " complicated", or sounds complicated, doesnt mean the bassist is good. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I know the topic here is punk, but I think you could (and should) apply the above statement to any style of music.

[the Qintar]

it seems to me that some of you seem to forget what punk rock is, easily, the best punk rock bassist of all time is mike watt, listen to the minutemen, thats punk, not the dump music you hear on the radio, also darryl jenifer from the bad brains is quite impressive, black dots rules, also the meat puppets have some pretty sweet stuff to listen to

[the Qintar]

for good punk bass listening, definetly check out the minutemen, husker du, the bad brains, the meat puppets, descendents, thats the top of the line righ there

[blipndub]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by the Qintar:
for good punk bass listening, definetly check out the minutemen, husker du, the bad brains, the meat puppets, descendents, thats the top of the line righ there
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There seem to be some differeing opinions about what punk is and the bands above are closer to what I consider punk. Although I agree with Thumpah f*ck 'em all punk attitude that defines the genre.
and yes it's very very dead.

There's a difference between Exploited-type punk and the smart stuff of Husker Du and The Clash (both of which I love). real punk is an expression without much regard for musicality
Blink 182? Green Day? Sissy boys NOT punk rockers. James Taylor is more of punk rocker than those sell outs

[the Qintar]

i totally agree, that dude in the last post is definetly right, people lost idea of what punk was all about some time ago, so much stuff on the radio nowadays is being called punk, which is so off, that kind of mainstream stuff definetly isnt punk, the real, first punk bands sounded nothing like this new stuff. mike watt, bassist for the minutemen, stated that punk rock is about being wild in the mind and not such conformist lazy thinking. its more of a state of thinking then a music style or pose, its not about playing fast and wearing green hair, its more than that, that puts it into perspective for me.

[dancehallclasher]

matt freeman is #1 in my book, but i'm also crazy about fugazi and the clash, and their respective bass players. oh another thing, green day may be a bit poppy but mike dirnt has some great basslines, there's no denying it.

[Scrawneybassist]

Spare the flames about no talent just banging out chords stuff eh? I am looking to see who you guys think is the best or your favorite punk bassist. mIne are probably the guy from New Found Glory, or the Suicide Machines