Which bands would suck without their bassist?

[Futurebass]

I don't mean without A bassist. That's most bands.

Some great bands have survived after losing their original bassist-Stones, Kinks, Ramones, Metallica, etc.

Other bands are unimaginable without their bassist. I will list a few examples that come to my mind

The Who (the hell do they think they are calling themselves the Who sans Entwistle and Moon?).

Led Zep (Page/Plant...hahahaha).

Yes ("NO" without Chris Squire)

Which other bands would be irreparably damaged without their bassist?

Edit: I mean just for their playing, not for their singing or songwriting.

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

An obvious choice would be bands in which the bassist is the visible leader. Rush and Primus come to mind. I can't imagine Bela Fleck And The Flecktones without Victor Wooten.

Edit: What about Beatles without McCartney?

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

More examples: Iron Maiden minus Steve Harris, Kiss without Gene Simmons

(Well, not because of his playing, but he's evidently one of the owners of the band, isn't he?)

 

[malthumb]

Fourplay survived the switch from (darn, I forgot his name, but it's the guy I always used to confuse with Al DiMeola!) to Larry Carlton on guitar. I don't know who could step in for Nathan East and not change the feel of the group. He and Bob James define the group.

Peace,

James

 

[Funkengrooven]

Cream without Jack Bruce...NO!!

Weather Report without Jaco ?? NO

Little Feat without both Gradney and Hayward...no no no

My measly two cents....

 

[LowEndLobster]

Cream without Jack Bruce...NO!!

Weather Report without Jaco ?? NO

Little Feat without both Gradney and Hayward...no no no

My measly two cents....

Um... Weather Report was a damn killer band even before Jaco. They had Vic B. and Alfonso . Still, without any of those, they would be a little lamer..


Bass extremes would suck (even more) with no bassist(s)

 

[baba]

RHCP

Primus
Rush
Yes
Police

 

[scourge]

I never completely liked the Sabbath stuff without Geezer.
The songs are cool, but there's no dynamic between guitar and bass like the Geezer-era stuff.

W.A.S.P. too, I guess (if anyone cared).

 

[JimK]

Um... Weather Report was a damn killer band even before Jaco. They had Vic B. and Alphonso . Still, without any of those, they would be a little lamer...

...and Miroslav Vitous.

 

[JimK]

Fourplay survived the switch from (darn, I forgot his name, but it's the guy I always used to confuse with Al DiMeola!) to Larry Carlton on guitar.

Lee Ritenour?
If so, how is he to be confoozed with DiMeola?
If anything, I could see one getting somewhat confused between Rit & Carlton.

I don't know who could step in for Nathan East and not change the feel of the group. He and Bob James define the group.

I only have their 1st couple albums. That said-
I would think someone like Gerald Veasley could step right into that gig.

 

[Passinwind]

Weather Report without Jaco ?? NO

I have a lot of friends who prefer pre-Jaco Weather Report greatly. I'm in that camp myself, although I love the Jaco era stuff too.

Now, I guess I have to play:

The Dead, Phil Lesh
Hot Tuna, Jack Casady

I don't think the Stones aged gracefully at all after Wyman left, personally.

 

[JimK]

...maybe The Stones shoulda just used Ron Wood on bass?

 

[Joe Nerve]

All these responses and nobody's said the RHCP yet? Jeez!

The Beatles too.

Oh yeah, and Hemies Hermits.

 

[heretic]

Mudvayne would suck hard without Ryan.

 

[semborg]

Aghora

 

[metalguy2]

I think the end all, be all answer to this would be.. Any band would suck without thier bassplayer

 

[Syeknom]

The White Stripes.

 

[Secondhandloser]

The White Stripes.

Agreed.

Rancid. Matt's playing is the only reason I listen to them...

 

[Passinwind]

...maybe The Stones shoulda just used Ron Wood on bass?

I dunno, Daryl Jones sure sounded good with Miles when I saw him, but I just can't get into the Stones as a band post-Wyman. Woodie makes sense contextually though, I think. Then what, bring back Mick Taylor?

 

[The Mock Turtle Regulator]

The White Stripes.

bah- beaten to it