Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
underrated bassists
- Thread starter Subsong
- Start date
Graham Maby from Joe Jackson and Leigh Gorman from the 80's band Bow Wow Wow. Both are monster pick players who propelled their respective bands to popularity without compromising their styles in the process. As a matter of fact, it was their styles that made their bands so good, imho.
Couldn't agree more - that sound on Is She Really Going Out With Him? makes the song - percussive and cool. The late 70's saw some other great British bassists - notably Norman Watt-Roy with the Blockheads and Bruce Thomas with Elvis Costello, IMHO.
+1 on Karl Alvarez.
Check out the Lemonheads self titled album from 2007 for even more Karl Alvarez basswork.
My all time favorite bass playing from karl alvarez has to be the instrumentals they put on all the Descendents and All albums. Listen to the end of the Descendents "ALL" album to hear some of the most killer bass and drums. punk/jazz/rock-n-frikkin-roll
Check out the Lemonheads self titled album from 2007 for even more Karl Alvarez basswork.
My all time favorite bass playing from karl alvarez has to be the instrumentals they put on all the Descendents and All albums. Listen to the end of the Descendents "ALL" album to hear some of the most killer bass and drums. punk/jazz/rock-n-frikkin-roll
Paul Denman of Sade - great tone, great lines
I'm gassing for a natural/maple pre-eb stingray because of him
I'm gassing for a natural/maple pre-eb stingray because of him
Congratulations, you just won the thread. I think that man has more bass skills in one hand than many bassists will ever have in their entire bodies.
That's what I'm talking about! Probably my 2nd favorite musician period, next to John Paul Jones. He's not underrated, just under-recognized (the mask years didnt help). He's got a great website if you've never been there, with some great bass and gear info and the story behind the Dead Goon bassline. According to the site he's also got a new "smart rock" project in the works, should be good. Also nice to see Billy Gould get some love, faith no more's sound would have been an anemic mess with a lesser bass player.
+1 on Paul Denman.
Also, John Deacon. I've been playing 28 years and I still hear things from him that wow me. A drummer once told me my playing reminded him of Deacon... I lived on that for a few weeks.
Also, John Deacon. I've been playing 28 years and I still hear things from him that wow me. A drummer once told me my playing reminded him of Deacon... I lived on that for a few weeks.
Mic Todd - Coheed and Cambria
Stu Zander - Jamiroquai
The bassist from Streetlight Manifesto and Catch 22
Ska bassist are so unbelievably talented yet so overlooked, there lines are fast and intricate but are just oozing with groove.
Stu Zander - Jamiroquai
The bassist from Streetlight Manifesto and Catch 22
Ska bassist are so unbelievably talented yet so overlooked, there lines are fast and intricate but are just oozing with groove.
This has been done many times...so I am going to add some rules. If you have a bass named after you - you cant be underrated. If you are featured in advertisements for major brand bass products - you can't be underrated. So let's try again.
Mel Schaecter - Grand Funk
Jeffrey Hammond - Jethro Tull
John Deacon - Queen
Mel Schaecter - Grand Funk
Jeffrey Hammond - Jethro Tull
John Deacon - Queen
