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06-18-2009, 12:41 AM
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+1. For Shiflett. I'd give Matt Freeman from Rancid a mention too. Not many punk players get recognition. Quote:
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06-18-2009, 12:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Logan,W.V.(not up some holler) | | I'm not talking about bassists that do not get enough publicity here.The guy I'm referring to gets LOADS of attention.The ONLY attention this man gets is jealous people raggin' on him.This guy just doesn't get ANY credit when he straps on a bass.Why is that??Let's explore some of the reasons,shall we?Is it because he's pulled more women in his life than sheets of toilet paper most people has pulled off the roll in the crapper?His money??Ego??My opinion??IT'S PURE JEALOUSY!!!"To whom does this fellow TB'er speak of?"You may ask. I'm speaking of a "true bassist,in every sense of the word."Just because he doesn't play fancy,fast licks that makes him look like he's jerkin' off,doesn't mean the man ain't no good."Why?Oh,why does he play the way he does then?"You ask.Because....He is a mature musician.That's why.Plain and simple.It's called,PLAYING WHAT THE SONG REQUIRES!!I've got a real sneaking suspicion that this man can play,and I do mean PLAY.I'm pretty damn sure he could really get busy in his band's songs,IF he would choose to do so.No,I'm not talking in the style of Wooten,Dickens,Jaco,Sheehan,or(insert favorite bassist here)___________.............(Brief pause)......
Sorry for the delay.Had to put on some flame retardant clothes.OK.I'm all buttoned up:
GENE $IMMONS=VERY,VERY UNDERRATED!!
Check this out,it just may change your way of thinking.Seriously.....Imagine the bass breaks in this tune with some slapping,tapping & all that jive.Wouldn't work,IMHO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCSVu...t=120&scat=229 |
06-18-2009, 12:49 AM
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President, Baer Amplification | | | | Dougie Thomson - Supertramp, I just love his playing
Dave Hope - Kansas, Some of progressive rocks best, yet underated, bass lines. I still have a hard time pulling off some of his stuff.
Leland Sklar - Over 3000 recordings. Aways the perfect bass line. Check out this Wikipedia page...and this is just a partial discograpghy of the albums he has played on! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Sklar |
06-18-2009, 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by TimWilson Ever heard of me? There ya go, then. | Dammit! I was too late to this thread. You stole my line! 
Well, ok--you were here first so I guess I was going to steal your line. 
That's hilarious! 
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06-18-2009, 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by millsbass5 ...GENE $IMMONS=VERY,VERY UNDERRATED!! | Gene Simmons? Are you kidding?! Underrated? 
Gene Simmons was the BEST part of KISS! Yeah...I said it! Anyone who doesn't think so needs to check out some: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94ghwMFNh74 (give the first vid a couple minutes to get the show started) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R36z4...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahbQW...eature=related
There's no reverb or effects or processing or any of that stuff to hide what these guys are doing. It's pretty easy to hear that KISS wasn't really all that good (or I should say "polished") live. IMO, Gene Simmons was easily the most musical and talented memeber of the group. Maybe you're right but I never thought of him as underrated. I've always thought that he was a really great Rock bassist and that most other people thought the same.
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06-18-2009, 02:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | | | bruce gordon. if any of you recognize that name off the top of your head, i'd be quite surprised. his work on a 1996 release that any canadian should rightly know is the reason i started playing.
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06-18-2009, 02:36 AM
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06-18-2009, 07:12 AM
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... and Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbens in Big Bottom!
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06-18-2009, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by pinkzepphish MIKE GORDON!!! he gets nothing. | Nothing? Seriously? How many bass magazine covers has he been on? I have three: Two BPs and a BG. I'd say the fella gets his due.
I agree about Gene Simmons, but Gene himself would be the first to say that we're all focusing too much on the bass around here (of course, that's why we're here. He's not. Unless that was your post? Gene?)
I still say it's me. All me.
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06-18-2009, 07:42 AM
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06-18-2009, 07:49 AM
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06-18-2009, 07:58 AM
|  | Impersonal Confuser. | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fresno, CA | | | Great call on Supertramp's Dougie Thompson. Played exactly what needed to be, nothing more, nothing less.
In that same mold - John Illsley from Dire Straits. Perfect lines.
How 'bout Nick Seymore from Crowded House? Such a great melodic ear.
No one's yet mentioned Mike Rutherford from Genesis / Mike and the Mechanics. Outstanding bassist... and not a bad guitarist too. Bit of trivia on that. He was actually the rhythm guitarist in the early days of Genesis, but switched to bass once Steve Hackett came aboard.
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06-18-2009, 08:28 AM
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New Wave underrated bassists:
Colin Moulding - XTC
Grahan Maby - Joe Jackson
Horace Panter - The Specials, General Public
Mark Bedford - Madness
Andy Rourke - The Smiths
Norman Watt-Roy - Ian Dury
John Avila - Oingo Boingo
Leigh Gorman - Adam Ant, Bow Wow Wow
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06-18-2009, 04:18 PM
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+1 John Paul Jones
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06-18-2009, 04:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: wolcott ct. | | | The way I see it, if your underated, then your doing your job.
Andy
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06-18-2009, 04:28 PM
| | | | shuggie otis get's nothing.
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06-18-2009, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by RCCollins Kenny Gradney from Little Feat. His picture should be next to "groove" in the dictionary! | Amen Brother ! |
06-18-2009, 04:37 PM
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06-18-2009, 04:42 PM
| | | | +1 to everyone who said Dan Briggs, don't listen to metal that much, but love Between the Buried and Me and he is an essential part of that bands sound with his lines and countermelodies. Plus, Viridian is an amazing bass solo. |
06-18-2009, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by infamusblkdeath john paul jones.i never here ANYONE talking about him.not even on here.most of the time everyone just compliments plant,page and bohnam.then nothing about jones.i think he was a great bassist.he might not have had as much stage presence as page,but he deserves just as much credit | I totally agree, he also filled alot of the sound, he also played the organ on both "Misty Mountain Hop" and of course "cashmere" and the mandalin on "going to california". A great musician. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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