top 5 BRITISH bassists whose PLAY you admire

[Lonesomedave]

I was so happy to read the recent thread about top 3 bassists whose TONE you admire, that I thought I would start my own.

who are the 5 British bassists whose play you think puts them at the top

I will start off:

John Entwhistle--The Who
Leo Lyons- Ten Years After
Chris Squire- Yes
Greg Lake- King Crimson & Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Jack Bruce- Cream & West, Bruce and Laing

with an honorable mention to Roger Glover of Deep Purple.

what are yours?

/s/ Dave

 

[gjbassist]

I didn't know any of those bassists had written a play.

 

[dvh]

Does anyone from the 21st century count?

 

[Lonesomedave]

gjbassist- god, that's so funny I may need plastic surgery to have my smile removed!

dvh- whoever you think,; I am not telling you who to pick.

/s/ Dave

 

[gjbassist]

gjbassist- god, that's so funny I may need plastic surgery to have my smile removed!

dvh- whoever you think,; I am not telling you who to pick.

/s/ Dave

Sorry, couldn't resist. I knew if I didn't do it someone else would.
To answer the question:
John Paul Jones
John Entwhistle
Jack Bruce
Paul McCartney
Chris Squire

 

[Bigfoot92]

-1st: Steve Harris
-2nd: John Entwistle
-3rd: Lemmy Kilmister
-4th: Roger Waters
-5th: John Deacon

 

[Melik]

On the shared 1st position: Guy Pratt, Pino Palladino, Sting, Roland Orzabal, John Taylor

 

[Skitch it!]

Tom Jenkinson aka Squarepusher,
Pino Palladino,
John Giblin,
Paul McCartney,
Dave Holland.........

Lot's of guy's in bands, lot's of session guy's uncredited.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Squarepusher is a genius. He should be considered as one of the greatest musicians of our time.

 

[Doctor Dirt]

I'm coping their names from other posts, sorry I'm not up on the names of some of the bass players in rock bands.
John Paul Jones---Led Zep.
Paul McCartney---Beatles
I don't know the fellows name from the original Zoombies line up but I did some gigs with them on their first USA tour and he was very solid and smooth. That band was a very entertaining band and stole the show from the Animals & Yardbirds and the duos were Peter & Gordon (not sure thats correct) and Chad & Jerry. The Zoombies front man was a maniac hahaha!!! but the audiances loved him.
Leo Lyons---Ten Years After, they are an extremely hard working hard performing unit. First saw them at the Boston Tea Party in 1968 (I think) with Sha Nah Nah soooo hahaha!!! They were good sha nah nah weren't!!!! I thought that Mr. Lyons hands were gonna fall of when they covered "Goin Home" (didn't know his name so thanks to "Lonesomedave". Knew a guitarists named that a long time ago, might you be him??? Doc

 

[robertusf]

To answer the question:
John Paul Jones
John Entwhistle
Jack Bruce
Paul McCartney
Chris Squire

+1 w an honorable mention for Steve Harris

 

[kenfxj]

John Entwistle
Paul McCartney
John Paul Jones
Bruce Thomas
Graham Maby

Honorable mention to Jack Bruce

 

[chef_tater]

1st- Steve Harris
2nd- John entwhistle
3rd- Geezer Butler
4th- Roger Glover
5th- John Paul Jones

 

[Tituscrow]

Some less obvious choices...

Mark O'Toole
Nick Beggs
Stuart Zender
Neil Murray
Peter Hook

Great shout with Tom Jenkinson. Have been wading through some over indulgent drivel and finding some stunningly good stuff!

 

[Lonesomedave]

doctor dirt;

would you by any chance be referring to Lonesomedave of Foghat?

nope, but back in the 70's i did like them and that is where i stole my nickname

/s/ Dave

 

[Tom Howland]

Sir Paul
Jack Bruce
John Paul Jones
Pino Palladino
The Ox.

 

[champbassist]

Peter Hook- Joy Division
Sting- The Police
Macca - The Beatles
Steve Harris - Iron Maiden
Chris Wolstenholme - Muse

 

[bluesdogblues]

Umm... Let me play..

#1. Paul McCartney
#2. Bill Wyman
#3. Sting
#4. Mark King (Im not a fan anymore, but in my teenage years I was)
#5. ...umm.... i'll left this no.5 empty so I or you or anybody can fill it

 

[PeaceFrog]

Norman Watt Roy - Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Steve Harris
John Entwistle
Pino
JPJ

 

[capnsandwich]

1. Janek Gwizdala
2. Tony Grey
3. Rufus Philpot
4. Pino Palladino
5. Mark King