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Under-rated/Over-rated bass players....
- Thread starter 4 string mofo
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I think Rayna Foss from Coal Chamber is underrated...
Haha
I don't know if Billy wrote the basslines or just recorded them on the first 2 smashing pumpkins albums but some of them are tasty, I would of had more going if I was in the band but since the current line up changes every two years I might have a chance as his new bassist.
Haha
I don't know if Billy wrote the basslines or just recorded them on the first 2 smashing pumpkins albums but some of them are tasty, I would of had more going if I was in the band but since the current line up changes every two years I might have a chance as his new bassist.
Another bassist that i think is overlooked....phil lynott of thin lizzy
Flea and Geddy aren't really rated as bass players only. They're both loved for how they brought the bass to the forefront and made it cool again! There's probably loads of people on this forum who can play all their licks (I'm not one of them, but this guy is. Love his videos)
p.s., 4string mofo doesn't need work on his capitalization . . . signed, e.e. cummings
p.s., 4string mofo doesn't need work on his capitalization . . . signed, e.e. cummings
And rest assured, Lemmy doesn't give two $hits what you, I or anyone else thinks of his bass skills, he just doesn't because, well... he's Lemmy!
I'm not gonna single anyone out for being Overrated, however -
Underrated:
Tom Jenkinson from Squarepusher:
Underrated:
Tom Jenkinson from Squarepusher:
Mel Schacher from Grand Funk is a completely ignored musician nowadays, (despite his extreme skills and ability to funk), and is totally underrated..
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Under-rated: I'll say John Taylor too. Also Nick Beggs, Paul Webb of Talk Talk and Paul Denman of Sade.
Over-rated? Bass players?!? Really, there's no such thing... we can't be rated high enough
Motorhead is not my favorite band, but you can't possibly deny Lemmy is a true force of nature: there's a clip around YouTube where he shows his approach, it's amazing stuff!
Over-rated? Bass players?!? Really, there's no such thing... we can't be rated high enough
Motorhead is not my favorite band, but you can't possibly deny Lemmy is a true force of nature: there's a clip around YouTube where he shows his approach, it's amazing stuff!
One of my guilty pleasures: Duran Duran.
(Let's just keep this our dirty little secret, shall we??)
Cliff Burton is most overrated, underrated is Oliver Riedel
A big "holy sh!t" at someone mentioning Oliver Riedel...fantastic!
For me, overrated is Jaco and underrated would be Cliff Williams and Jeordie White aka Twiggy Ramirez. Granted, there will be about 200,000 people on this forum telling you that I got those two backwards, but that's proof that this is all subjective. We are all captivated by different things and drawn to different sounds and styles for various reasons. I have my opinions and I know a lot of people will disagree and I might disagree with theirs, but it's still fun reading what people have to say.
hey! rydin4 just mentioned cliff Williams (ac/dc) as underrated. I completely agree. he holds it down big time and every so often he'll bounce around a little. very cool. i'd also add brothers dusty hill (zz) and tommy shannon (winter/srv/arc angels) as underrated.
Most bass players that are seen as "bass hero" types are generally over-rated; just goes with the territory.
Underrated? Countless...we'll never truly know, because ya know...they're under-rated
They'll never get that spotlight. Perhaps for many, they like it that way.
Underrated? Countless...we'll never truly know, because ya know...they're under-rated
They'll never get that spotlight. Perhaps for many, they like it that way.
Sharay Reed!
I'm agnostic, and as such gospel music really isn't my "wheelhouse", but I feel like a stalker with as many times as I've listened to the clip below! No crazy slap licks or ridiculous tempo, just a pocket deep enough to lose a broom handle...
I'm agnostic, and as such gospel music really isn't my "wheelhouse", but I feel like a stalker with as many times as I've listened to the clip below! No crazy slap licks or ridiculous tempo, just a pocket deep enough to lose a broom handle...
I am an atheist raised in a strict religious household. I love gospel music and often wonder if I would have had the same aversion to religion if this was my Sunday experience.
Seriously, John Taylor is one of the reasons I picked up the bass instead of the keyboards which was my original front runner for 12 year old me's instrument choice in 1982-3. We all know JT was a guitard on the dark side before he became a Jedi, most of the time that spells bad bass player, but JT is one of the notable exceptions. I think his love of Bernard Edwards and his dedication to becoming a great bassist has done him well. I can say I've never seen anyone else use ghost notes so effectively, and his use of approach notes in his runs is second only to some of the best jazz players I've seen.
Anyone who honestly thinks that has probably been playing bass for all of 2 minutes or bought a pedal once, got confused, and flame quit.
Why is Lemmy getting dragged in to this? He's not a bass player, he's a rhythm guitarist with four strings
Without getting TOO far off topic, I will say that this clip shows folks doing a GREAT job making "a joyful noise unto the Lord" and IMO, if more folks expressed their faith as a source of joy and celebration, rather than a rigid and narrow dogma of conservatism, less young people would be confused and disappointed in the message.
Back to topic; I agree with those who say there is no such thing as an "overrated" bassist.
My feeling is that anything that gets folks fired up and makes them start the instrument is a GOOD thing.
Even if we grow up to appreciate more subtle and tasteful bassists, often it's the brash, loud, bombastic noticeable bassists who got us to pick up the instrument in the first place.
