I think it's ridiculous that making posts about an ugly, piece of garbage bass are totally unacceptable, while threads that bash bassists/bands/artists are allowed to thrive in perpetuity....
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Someone please explain all the love for Steve Harris
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Once I started a poll, Lemmy vs. Steve, vis-a-vis popularity.
Well, the peanut gallery went absolutely nuts on me & folks were exclaiming they were going to put me on ignore as being a Lemmy zealot:
wanted to post that meme of the zealots taunting one another in a mirror, but I'll refrain
basically it's ironic, because each side thinks the other is a zealot
Well, the peanut gallery went absolutely nuts on me & folks were exclaiming they were going to put me on ignore as being a Lemmy zealot:
wanted to post that meme of the zealots taunting one another in a mirror, but I'll refrain
basically it's ironic, because each side thinks the other is a zealot
Try to play a few of his songs and you'll get it.
That's the hardest plucking hand in the business.
That's the hardest plucking hand in the business.
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The three players that had the biggest impact on the young me, back when I was a lot more into metal than I am today, are Lemmy, Geezer Butler and Steve Harris.
There were others I worshipped, people like Les Claypool.
But where a Mr. Claypool does things with steeze and precision I can't begin to comprehend, the basswork on Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath was something I felt a personal connection to. Geezer Butler often plays like he has a lot of room to fill - which he has when Mr. Iommy plays lead parts or solos, while Steve Harris' style feels like he's elbowing and shouldering himself through the mix, sometimes creating space where there should not be any with those galloping triplets and the odd power chord thrown in for good measure. I also liked his tone, sounding more oldschool than other players of that era, less overdrive, less clanky highs.
There were others I worshipped, people like Les Claypool.
But where a Mr. Claypool does things with steeze and precision I can't begin to comprehend, the basswork on Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath was something I felt a personal connection to. Geezer Butler often plays like he has a lot of room to fill - which he has when Mr. Iommy plays lead parts or solos, while Steve Harris' style feels like he's elbowing and shouldering himself through the mix, sometimes creating space where there should not be any with those galloping triplets and the odd power chord thrown in for good measure. I also liked his tone, sounding more oldschool than other players of that era, less overdrive, less clanky highs.
I see a lot more love than bashing in this thread.
Someone please explain all the love for a bassist I don't like that plays in a genre of music I don't like to listen to.
Read the last 14 3/4 pages of this post.
An unbiased chap like my self can clearly see that you're a Lemmy zealot and I won't stand for it, good sir!
The "Holy Trinity" of heavy metal bass playing is and always will be "Butler, Burton, Harris"
And the guy who started this thread is clearly a goof.
And the guy who started this thread is clearly a goof.
The guy who started this thread has seen both Butler and Harris live in their heyday.
Nope sure didn't. I just figured it was another "Explain to me why bass/bassist/strings/tuning/etc/etc. blah blah blah" threads that seem to make up the vast majority of what gets posted around here.
That’s the problem with the internet - no facial expressions to read. I wasn’t sneering at Steve, I was asking why he was so respected. A simple question to help me understand. Shame you weren’t around, we had a day devoted to Maiden and everything.
Run To The Hills. MTV. 1982. Saw that video and my mind was blown. Steve tore it up. I’d never seen/heard a bassist play like that before. Mostly they were kinda off to the side or in the back and buried in the mix. Not him! That was the spark that made me want to be a bassist!!
True.
Some critics would rate McCartney above Entwistle. Really?
Maybe it was the whole of the musician they were rating…
vocals, bass, and composition.
But then, why isn't Cetera listed as one of the best?
It's funny when people say things about they don't get the Steve Harris thing. It is an opinion but to say he isn't that good, you have your head up your ass. YOu dont' have to be a technical wizard to make a good bass player. He has only been one of the pioneers in bass playing for Rock and Metal. That's all. Ask any bassist in that genre. I would love to see someone on here play a show the way he plays. Tons of endurance. Lot of great bass players out there that couldn't write a song to save their life. So, it's just my (biased, lol) opinion
If anyone sees fit to talk negatively about Steve Harris or Iron Maiden, you can meet me out in the school parking lot at 3 o'clock to discuss.
