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01-11-2013, 03:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: York, UK | | | Esperanza Spalding for making it look easy. Les Claypool can go into that category too.
I don't think I've seen Bootsy Collins in this thread yet. Shame on all of you. | 
01-11-2013, 03:47 AM
| | | | John Wetton...especially with King Crimson
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01-11-2013, 03:54 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego, CA | | Bootsy with the Rubber Band...sure!
Also, the guy from Coroner - his name escapes me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m55dcBIk_1k
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01-11-2013, 06:35 AM
| | | | Geddy Lee
Roger Waters
Sting | 
01-11-2013, 06:56 AM
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Les Claypool
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01-11-2013, 07:03 AM
| | | | Fat Mike Quote:
Originally Posted by Einherjar Fat Mike from NOFX.
Not because I think he's the best or anything... He's just Fat Mike. | I don't even know him but I'll vote for him to--- just because he's Fat Mike. | 
01-11-2013, 07:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: I'm on a Mexican wo-oh radio | | | Michael Henderson
Esperanza Spalding
Mark King
Sting
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01-11-2013, 07:50 AM
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Esperanza Spaulding
Doug Pinnick
Roger Waters
and of course Sir Paul
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01-11-2013, 08:19 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Area, ME | | 4 pages and no Doug Pinnick? What the hell. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_NKOaDuG04
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01-11-2013, 08:22 AM
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Mark Sandman
Les Claypool
Geddy Lee
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01-12-2013, 10:09 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Napa, CA | | | He is not really a bass player (in the traditional sense of the term) or a singer for that matter but I am a big fan.
Peter Hook
Many great names are listed here, a special mention for Jack Bruce's singing. The man is incredible. He's a cellist too and very skilled on the piano.
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01-12-2013, 11:11 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: los angeles | | | Jeff walker
Tom Araya
Jack Bruce
Geddy lee
Claypool | 
01-12-2013, 11:15 AM
| | | Les Playcool!! Eh, Claypool 
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01-12-2013, 02:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Caca de Kick ....That's what this thread is about...bassist/singers. | Yeah, lots of entries here that aren't bassist/lead singers. Heck, some listed that don't even sing significant backup or any at all (Pino? Jaco? huh?)
Anyhow, Sting is great in my book, Sir Paul of course, Wetton, Orr, and I'll also throw in John Doe.
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01-12-2013, 05:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA | | | Peter Steele (Type O Negative)
Les Claypool (Primus)
Jack Bruce (Cream)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
Al Cisneros (Sleep, Shrinebuilder, Om)
John Entwistle (The Who)
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Lemmy (Motorhead)
Dave Edwardson (Neurosis)
Geddy Lee (Rush)
Lorraine Rath (Worm Ouroboros)
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01-12-2013, 05:50 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Friday Harbor, WA | | | Jack Bruce is pretty much tops for me.
Following him:
Jim Dewar
Jacob Sproul (first bassist I ever saw sing, it really made it click for me that I could do both)
Paul McCartney
Lemmy
Geddy
Dickie Peterson
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01-12-2013, 05:53 PM
| | | | Bootsy Collins
Larry Graham
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01-13-2013, 02:29 PM
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Richard Page | 
01-13-2013, 03:20 PM
| | | | Jack Bruce and Paul McCartney.
Both could stake their legendary reputations solely on EITHER singing OR playing.
Jack Bruce has been featured as vocalist, with no bass in sight, on several very high quality projects (by Carla Bley and Kip Hanrahan, for example). | 
01-13-2013, 04:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The State of Taxachusetts | | Quote:
Originally Posted by peledog Are we talking bassist/LEAD singers?
Mark King
Paul McCartney
Sting
Geddy
Lemmy
Esperanza
Johnette Napolitano
and Tal Wilkenfeld - when I saw her show recently, she sang all new songs - not sure when those songs will be on a studio release - but damn - she was great. | I was looking for Mark King, just surprised why many doesn't know him, he's my favorite in playing/singing  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | |
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