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Which Bassist "Made" a Band?

#261
Pings Bass said:
I don't doubt that he did, or that he made that band what it was (with all due respect to the vocal genuis of Mavis).

But I'm pretty sure David Hood recorded that most famous Staples bass line/solo at muscle shoals.:)

Don't mean to be argumentative, and I'm glad we can agree pops was the man and the Staples are a national treasure.
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Yes you're right, like you said david Hood did lots of their studio work but all we ever saw was Pops on stage live doing those sweet bass and or fill-in guitar lines-oh and I never found out which one of his daughters had doubts about going R&B-no biggie, no first world issue. Thanks again for the info.
 
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#264
btmpancake said:
While i'm in here; Nile Rodgers of the band 'Chic' was reportedly to have said people always thought he was the glue to the band but it was said that he always felt bassist Bernard Edwards was the leader. I wish I could find and archive those articles but it's only interesting when threads like this come around.
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I saw a recent interview where NR said Edwards was the one who proposed working together. According to NR, Edwards said, 'if we could put your jazz with my funk, we'd really have something special.'
 
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I think it's a lot easier to determine who makes a band if you disregard the lead singer. How many bands are made by the bassist when you take the singer out of the equation? The number jumps up quite a bit. Lake Street Dive, for example, has an awesome bassist that absolutely makes their sound.
 
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#270
K2000 said:
There are so many... Graham Maby (Joe Jackson's band). Cronos (Venom). Will Shatter (Flipper).

To repeat the original question (it seems to be getting lost on a couple of people):

"Is there a bass player in your opinion who, without having been in a specific band, would have caused that band to be just mediocre?"

In other words, would Motorhead/Yes/RHCP/Iron Maiden (etc etc) have been just as great with "generic bass player"? The answer is obviously "no".

I think we can add Bill Wyman to the list...
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Bill Wyman most definitely.
The Bass line on Satisfaction is simple but so different.
 
#272
vegas532 said:
One could argue that Ministry's best stuff came from the Paul Barker era.
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And they'd be right :)
Uncle Al's latest material hasn't floated my boat, but some of Paul's post-Ministry (like Fix This) still has that feel that attracted me to the band.

I'll throw Peter Steele's name in this one. He's not a super tech player, but his tone and bass parts were a huge factor in the band's overall sound.

I'd also put Ryan from Mudvayne up for consideration.
 
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#274
How about George McArdle from The Little River Band? After his departure the bass suffered. Eventually Wayne Nelson took over, but he does a lot of the vocal work and the bass takes a back seat to it. Nelson's no slouch, but he's busy concentrating on lead vocals during songs like "Happy Anniversary" which requires one's attention on the bass line. McArdle created those parts and the band was never as good without them.
 
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