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MEGA THREAD:: Favorite/Best Punk Bassist
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OK, sorry to echo most of the replies in this thread, but JJ Brunell of The Stranglers and Paul Simonon of The Clash were definitely 2 of my favorites, but there were others as well.
Screamin' Sam (Sam Ferarra) of The Ugly and then The Viletones (in the second lineup of that band) was/is incredible. He made playing a Hofner violin bass look so cool! Unfortunately it's almost impossible to find any vinyl with him playing on it from this period (late `70's, early `80's) except for the 1983 live album of The Viletones, "Saturday Night Sunday Morning" (which is so rare, I would gladly pay $200 for a copy of that album)
Also, even though they were post-punk by this time, The Gun Club in their second (and most critically acclaimed) lineup, featured Patricia Morrison on bass (not the one who married Jim Morrison). Best album from this era was "The Las Vegas Story". She eventually joined The Sisters Of Mercy and finally ended up playing with the newly reformed Damned. She was eventually replaced in The Gun Club by Romi Mori (Jeffrey Lee Pierce's wife) who was an even better bass player, but, by this time The Gun Club were far too slick to be referred to as punk.
Oh, oh oh! And how in the hell could I forget Richard Hell?!?! He made playing a Mustang bass look really cool! He was the original bassist for Television, but Tom Verlaine kicked him out for constantly jumping around and upstaging him (he was trying to teach you something called showmanship, Tom), he went and formed The Heartbreakers (nothing to do with Tom Petty) along with Johnny Thunders. These guys went over to England and met up with the infamous con-artist, Malcolm McLaren, and became the first real punk band. Richard got bored and soon moved back to New York, where he formed Richard Hell And The Voidoids. Best known for the song "Blank Generation". The Stray Cats actually ripped off the bass line from this song for their first hit, "The Stray Cat Shuffle". Mike Watt claims Richard Hell as one of his early influences.
Got to admit, even though they're more pop than punk, the guy in Green Day is really f'n good.
Screamin' Sam (Sam Ferarra) of The Ugly and then The Viletones (in the second lineup of that band) was/is incredible. He made playing a Hofner violin bass look so cool! Unfortunately it's almost impossible to find any vinyl with him playing on it from this period (late `70's, early `80's) except for the 1983 live album of The Viletones, "Saturday Night Sunday Morning" (which is so rare, I would gladly pay $200 for a copy of that album)
Also, even though they were post-punk by this time, The Gun Club in their second (and most critically acclaimed) lineup, featured Patricia Morrison on bass (not the one who married Jim Morrison). Best album from this era was "The Las Vegas Story". She eventually joined The Sisters Of Mercy and finally ended up playing with the newly reformed Damned. She was eventually replaced in The Gun Club by Romi Mori (Jeffrey Lee Pierce's wife) who was an even better bass player, but, by this time The Gun Club were far too slick to be referred to as punk.
Oh, oh oh! And how in the hell could I forget Richard Hell?!?! He made playing a Mustang bass look really cool! He was the original bassist for Television, but Tom Verlaine kicked him out for constantly jumping around and upstaging him (he was trying to teach you something called showmanship, Tom), he went and formed The Heartbreakers (nothing to do with Tom Petty) along with Johnny Thunders. These guys went over to England and met up with the infamous con-artist, Malcolm McLaren, and became the first real punk band. Richard got bored and soon moved back to New York, where he formed Richard Hell And The Voidoids. Best known for the song "Blank Generation". The Stray Cats actually ripped off the bass line from this song for their first hit, "The Stray Cat Shuffle". Mike Watt claims Richard Hell as one of his early influences.
Got to admit, even though they're more pop than punk, the guy in Green Day is really f'n good.
Man. I'm just disappointed that I've forgotten about Richard Hell. He's surely awesome and definitely one of the most underrated punk bassists. Really inspired a lot of the more well known dudes.
In My Opinion , the greatest Punk Bassists are -
Mike Herrera - MxPx (listen to themefiasco and Bass So Low )
Mark Hoppus - Blink 182 ( early stuff was Punk )
Matt Freeman -Rancid (maxwell murder , axiom , white knuckle
Fat Mike -NoFx (listen to soul doubt,the idiots are taking over)
Mike Dirnt ( Underated , Is A Legendary Bassist !! )
Mike Herrera - MxPx (listen to themefiasco and Bass So Low )
Mark Hoppus - Blink 182 ( early stuff was Punk )
Matt Freeman -Rancid (maxwell murder , axiom , white knuckle
Fat Mike -NoFx (listen to soul doubt,the idiots are taking over)
Mike Dirnt ( Underated , Is A Legendary Bassist !! )
Fat Mike really knows his ****.
Freeman is still badass to me, but I think that he gets more credit for being a great bassist than he should. No doubt he is extremely talented, but he just plays fast, and you cant tell whats going on really. Sometimes it isnt enjoyable.
So IMHO fat mike > freeman.
But theyre both some of my favorites.
Freeman is still badass to me, but I think that he gets more credit for being a great bassist than he should. No doubt he is extremely talented, but he just plays fast, and you cant tell whats going on really. Sometimes it isnt enjoyable.
So IMHO fat mike > freeman.
But theyre both some of my favorites.
Klause Floride from Dead Kennedys plays some really tasty stuff on plastic surgery disasters, he gets my vote.
Sid Vicious couldn't even play bass, he has no relevance to this thread at all. my favorite is Matt Freeman, and he is by far the best in all of punk.
Other favorites are Chris #2 from Anti-Flag and Roger from Less Than Jake
Other favorites are Chris #2 from Anti-Flag and Roger from Less Than Jake
though he couldn't play, i did love sids look an attitude.
But my favourite Punk bassist (and probably biggest influence) is definantly Paul Simonon from The Clash
But my favourite Punk bassist (and probably biggest influence) is definantly Paul Simonon from The Clash
The bass player for Crass sucks but I love all of it, also I like how the guitar is mixed basically all the way out and its just drum and bass.
Matt Freeman and Chris#2 are two of the greatest punk players currently playing.
But I also really dig Paul Simonon of The Clash. Punk with a good bit of reggae mixed in for good measure. The Clash, IMHO are the greatest and most influential band ever.
But I also really dig Paul Simonon of The Clash. Punk with a good bit of reggae mixed in for good measure. The Clash, IMHO are the greatest and most influential band ever.
i love fatmikes melodic double stop stuff like 'the idiots are taking over', if you know of any other similar stuff let me know! Also, listen to early blink stuff, mark had a similar style, listen to 'man overboard' 'Always' and 'carousel', I wouldent be surprised if fat mike is an influence to mark, some similaritys there. Again mark is underrated.
Now a days hoppus doesnt really do anything other than roots, but he is a preety good guitar player,(for pop punk) in plus 44. (sorry if im beating a dead horse..)
Now a days hoppus doesnt really do anything other than roots, but he is a preety good guitar player,(for pop punk) in plus 44. (sorry if im beating a dead horse..)
Even though this thread was just recently revived...
41 pages and no Bass Wolf? For shame!
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41 pages and no Bass Wolf? For shame!
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