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Which bands would suck without their bassist?

#24
JimK said:
Lee Ritenour?
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YES!!! Thank you for that!

JimK said:
If so, how is he to be confoozed with DiMeola?
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Damned if I know. I think I must have been exposed to them at about the same time. My mind is wired funny that way.



JimK said:
I only have their 1st couple albums. That said-
I would think someone like Gerald Veasley could step right into that gig.
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I like Gerald, too. I even had both Gerald and Nathan sign the same bass, the same day. I think that even though their technical styles are similar, their interpretations might be quite different. Gerald is more of a "lead bass" type of guy. Not as much as Stanley Clarke or Wayman Tisdale, but on the way there. Nathan is one of those guys where he's in the background holdin' it down. Then the 4th or 5th time you hear a particular tune, you stop it and say "how'd he do that?" Usually his changes are so smooth you can almost miss them.




Peace,

James
 
#31
but they had flea on the album!!! the first one anyway, and juan alderete is the freakin man. and yeah, just to elaborate, i don't htienk RHCP could survive without flea, however, they've had, by my count, 5 guitarists and flourished. I think that's a testament to how fundamental the bass is to the groove.
 
#33
Perfect-Tommy said:
I have to disagree...

The Police could have been just as good, if not better, without Sting in my opinion. He's solid and his open air style is very cool, but not enough to break the bank. Anyways, everyone knows that Copeland was the balls of the group. :P
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I can't think of The Police without Sting not because of his playing, but because he was the band's undeniable creative force.
 
#35
The Bill Evans Trio during the LaFaro/Motian era. Yeah, Bill played with other bassists -- including some really great ones (Eddie Gomez) but IMO and in the opinion of most of his fans, that trio was his undeniable peak and the recordings made in that period were his greatest works. Evans was truly a great pianist, but LaFaro pushed him beyond that.

I'd say the Flecktones, personally. You cannot switch out Victor without switching the entire feel of the band.

Dave Matthews Band, unquestionably.

Even though I still like Incubus, Dirk leaving really changed their sound a LOT.

Incognito...very bass-driven. Awesome band, indispensable bassist.

Mudvayne -- there's no question that the drummer and Ryan are the backbone of the band.

Primus. They survived the change of drummers, and live, Ler might as well not even be playing (IMO, an underrated guitarist, but I could barely hear him when I saw them on the Hallucino Genetics tour.)

Tribal Tech.

UZEB. Come on...Alain Caron? You can't get rid of that guy.
 
#36
this may sound really strange, but U2... yeah i know... 8th's can get a bit boring.... but they wouldn't be U2 without it. And even as a bass player, i really love to listen to the U2 rock sound. the bass just sits there and keeps the rock beats moving...

+1 for Dave matthews band. Whilst stephan isn't the most incredible player (but he's still pretty darn great) . He's a great musician, what i mean by this is i'm not sure there is anyone who could complement a guy like Carter the way he does. Brilliant. :smug: ahhh.. memories of the 'two step' outro.... :smug:
 

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