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Underappreciated Bassists in famous bands
- Thread starter buldog5151bass
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Both of Eric Johnson's early bassists, Roscoe Beck and Kyle Brock, are masters worthy of mention.
And while it may be fashionable to bash Boston these days, there's no denying Fran Sheehan laid down some wicked good lines on the first couple albums. Too bad they were buried a little too deep in the mix for them to shine as they should.
And while it may be fashionable to bash Boston these days, there's no denying Fran Sheehan laid down some wicked good lines on the first couple albums. Too bad they were buried a little too deep in the mix for them to shine as they should.
Too bad they were played by Tom Scholtz.
Good catch. Fran was brought in so Boston could tour.
But we need not say "too bad." Great lines, wherever they came from. And since Tom wasn't a bassist first, that makes it even more surprising (in keeping with the theme of this thread)
But we need not say "too bad." Great lines, wherever they came from. And since Tom wasn't a bassist first, that makes it even more surprising (in keeping with the theme of this thread)
One of the great guitarist of all time Carlos Santana, had many great bass players in his line up over the decades. However, the latest one Benny Rietveld has been around the longest. His family history parallels the path of Eddie Van Halen during the same time frame: Born in Indonesia, moved to Holland, then to the USA.
If he's not listed above, I would consider Tommy Cogbill one of the great unknown bassist. He was also a record producer who's bass lines can be found on some of the greatest hits with some of the greatest names in music history. You'll find his hits with the Muscle Shols, and Memphis Boys. Too bad he only lived 50 years. If you ever wondered where Jaco got that ghost note thumpity thump, it was likely from Tommy Cogbill.
always in the back of my mind is the bass player for the successful years of Supertramp Dougie Thomson.
Oh my, I can't believe I forgot Charlie Tumihia of BeBop Deluxe.
George "Chocolate" Perry is another one whom I had forgotten about. His Bass Line on CSN's , "Darkstar", is textbook as to what one does in the studio. The groove is solid, there is minimal flash, and said flash is used as hooks to help anchor the piece. That tends to be the story on all his work, which is probably why you too have heard him on lots of songs, but never realized who he was.
Yeah, Totally agree, I forgot about him. Ted's 1st solo work away from Dukes he brought Rob along. Rob just drove the hell out of the whole album. Saw him play a few times live. His speed and precision is even more amazing live. Talked with him once at one performance. Very down to earth and modest guy which is an oxymoron playing with Tedly.
You should have seen him play live let alone his recording work. Saw him play the live version of the title track from the album Salisbury. He just drove the hell out of Mick Boxes soloing in the buildup toward the end of the track. My jaw just dropped watching that.
Wish I had the opportunity. By the time I discovered "Live", Gary was already deceased. Sadly, there isn't a lot of good footage of him with the band floating around.
B.B. Dickerson of War.
I had to google his name, so there's your answer...
I had to google his name, so there's your answer...
What could we expect would get posted from Billyzoom? Haha. Good one though. Love John Doe and X in general.
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