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forgotten bass heroes

#82
+1 for:
Dee Murray (Elton John) - He and his little Steinie renewed my faith in bass guitar one night with EJ in Madison Square Garden.
Rick Danko (The Band) - What a musician. Unique position in the mix, great sound... :D
 
#83
Leland Sklar..let me explain. Yes, he's played on everthing with everyone but outside of the bass world, not too many people know who he is. I showed my wife a picture of him recently and she laughed at the beard. Then I started rhyming off a bunch of songs and artists that he's played with and she was astounded.
 
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BulbousMoses said:
Leland Sklar..let me explain. Yes, he's played on everthing with everyone but outside of the bass world, not too many people know who he is. I showed my wife a picture of him recently and she laughed at the beard. Then I started rhyming off a bunch of songs and artists that he's played with and she was astounded.
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Agree wholeheartedly.

I also second Greg Lake from KC and ELP and Hutch Hutchinson from Bonnie Raitt's band.
 
#87
Roscoe East said:
Great player, definitely under the radar...but I'm fairly certain that while Randy Jo Hobbs did play bass on two tracks from They Only Come Out At Night, the tune "Frankenstein" was not one of them. Which means it was either Dan Hartman or Rick Derringer who played bass on "Frankenstein."

(I know "We All Had A Real Good Time" is one of those tunes from that album that Randy played on...can't remember the other one, & I don't have any liner notes handy. Arrgh... Google not helping!)

edit: ah-ha! Found it, courtesy of Mix Magazine: the other tune from They Only Come Out At Night that Randy Jo Hobbs played bass on was "Free Ride", and it was Dan Hartman who played bass on "Frankenstein"
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Thanks for that. I saw a live show of the EWG on a youtube video and couldn't figure out who the bassist was, so I googled it and guess I picked the wrong answer. Who knows if Dan Hartman is the guy I saw on the vid, but whoever it was he rocked.
 
#89
Rinus Gerritsen and Chuck Wright!

I was so happy to see Rinus' name come up...what a great anchor for that band! Loud in the mix and often unconventional in his choice of melodic counterparts. Golden Earring was often written off as "cheesy," but give the 1986 album "The Hole" a listen for the bass parts alone. Once you get past the big 80's drums and often annoying horn arrangements, there are a few gems in there! The guy was a big influence on me.

What is Chuck Wright: His name is the answer to a Jeapordy trivia question "the only good thing about Quiet Riot III," album. Check out his solo "Bass Case" and you will believe!

Also+1 on Pete Hook and Paul Raven (RIP, brother). Pete gave us all of us bass players a route for survival as synthesizers were taking our jobs in the 80's: don't compete head-on, make a new role for your instrument! And Mr. Raven: You are missed. Anyone who has not seen the Killing Joke Live DVD: The Gathering probably does not understand:).
 
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BulbousMoses said:
Leland Sklar..let me explain. Yes, he's played on everthing with everyone but outside of the bass world, not too many people know who he is. I showed my wife a picture of him recently and she laughed at the beard. Then I started rhyming off a bunch of songs and artists that he's played with and she was astounded.
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Yeah, but so many bass players are like him in the sense that they are not known to non-musicians; but revered as gods among bass players. Case in point: your average listener wouldn't really know players like Leland Sklar, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborn or James Jamerson, but one visit to TB or a quick thumbing through of an issue of BP would suggest they are far from forgotten.

I'm also surprised at not seeing Tim Bogert mentioned yet... but I am happy to see Harvey Brooks on the list.
 
#96
wilbur bascomb: jeff beck
Larry steele: Cat Stevens
both HUGE influences on my playing. I love Bascomb's playing on "goodbye porkpie hat" from wired as well as steele's playing on "tuesday's dead" from teaser and the firecat. both awesome, underrated lines that had a great overall impact on how i phrase a line.
 
#97
The Lemon said:
Yeah, but so many bass players are like him in the sense that they are not known to non-musicians; but revered as gods among bass players. Case in point: your average listener wouldn't really know players like Leland Sklar, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborn or James Jamerson, but one visit to TB or a quick thumbing through of an issue of BP would suggest they are far from forgotten.

I'm also surprised at not seeing Tim Bogert mentioned yet... but I am happy to see Harvey Brooks on the list.
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True, but you know how it is, only bass player know other bass players it seems. With the exception of Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee, Gene Simmons and maybe Lemmy Kilmister, people don't know who bass players are. The only reason they know those guys is because they are front and center with their bands. Such is the lot of being a bass player.
 

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