Favourite 80's pop bassist?

[pica]

thats the late great Bernard Edwards!! Haha how could i forget him...although that (Good times) came out in the late 70's though right?

That's probably the most sampled bass groove of all time.

 

[baileyboy]

John Taylor, Duran Duran.

 

[Red Four]

I'm still learning forum protocol...

You and me both, pal!

It might be pushing the limits of the category, but I'll add Muzz Skillings of Living Colour. And I forgot about Peter Hook.

 

[cjmodulus]

Mick karn's work with Gary Numan and Japan is incredible. He's one of my biggest influences as a fretless player (when I do play fretless). May he RIP

 

[meatwad]

Brad Houser of Edie Brickell And The New Bohemians

Quincy Jones

+1 for those already mentioned - Nick Beggs, Bernard Edwards, Pino, Louis Johnson

 

[old-fashioned]

Don' forget Paul Denman (Sade)

 

[Tituscrow]

Re Dead or Alive 'you spin me round'...

Seem to remember some coiffeured loon miming badly with a bass on top of the pops but always wondered whether it was real bass playing or just synthed, with a 'band' put together purely for a video or mimed performance....

 

[redhed]

+1 John Taylor - He is still awesome!

 

[Rockmusician]

That's because he didn't play them originally

He was referring to the ones he did play on.

 

[Clark Dark]

Another vote for Mark King here. Incredible that he can play all of the crazy stuff, yet sing like nothings happening.

and chew gum at the same time..

 

[Tom Howland]

All ready been named, but for me.

Sting.
Pino.
Mick Karn.
Bruce Thomas.

 

[Skitch it!]

He was referring to the ones he did play on.

Like which ones? Reo, Girls on Film? Those are the ones I'm talking about.

 

[nutdog]

Terry Jackson, Thomas Dolby/Michael Jackson bassist, unfortunately he died in a plane crash aged 28, he was a great bassist and a big influence.

The bass on Aliens Ate My Buick sizzles. Didn't know he died.

 

[Jools4001]

There seems to be a very high proportion of British bassists in this thread? Bruce Foxton would be another along with Norman Watt-Roy

 

[testing1two]

David Hungate (Toto)
Nick Seymour (Crowded House)
Mick Karn (Dalis Car/Peter Murphy, Gary Numan)
Mikey Craig (Culture Club)

and the 80's session cats:
Nathan East (Whitney Houston, Madonna, Dionne Warwick, Michael Jackson...)
Lee Sklar (Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Phill Collins, James Taylor...)
Abe Laboriel (George Benson, Kenny Loggins, Donald Fagan, Sheena Easton, Babs...)
Guy Pratt (Robert Palmer, Peter Cetera, Madonna, Toy Matinee, The Dream Academy...)

 

[conttador]

Randy Jackson!!! 'Member Journey? Marcus Miller!!! w/ Chaka Khan!!!

 

[fullrangebass]

David Hungate and Sting

 

[20db pad]

Deon Estus of Wham! and the criminally overlooked Mario Cippolina of Huey Lewis and The News.

 

[bluesdogblues]

Sting

+1

 

[Tituscrow]

Les Pattinson from echo and the bunnymen had some fantastic bass lines. Crocodiles is a must-hear for any bass player.