colin moulding...XTC...i was in a hurry...lol
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Which Bassist "Made" a Band?
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One could argue that Ministry's best stuff came from the Paul Barker era.
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Evidently you aren’t familiar with Rancid if you’re under the impression that most of their fans didn’t know the bass player’s name and scream for him to play the bass solo on Maxwell Murder at every show
The question wasn’t “do more people know the vocalist than the bass player?” either, it was “what bands were ‘made’ by the bass player?”
The Chili Peppers are undeniably in that catagory, as is Rancid: can you even name another punk band with a bass solo?
Evidently you aren’t familiar with Rancid if you’re under the impression that most of their fans didn’t know the bass players name and scream for him to play the bass solo on Maxwell Murder at every show
The question wasn’t “do more people know the vocalist than the bass player?” either, it was “what bands were ‘made’ by the bass player?”
The Chili Peppers are undeniably in that catagory, as is Rancid: can you even name another punk band with a bass solo?
I don’t think he plays a bass solo, but I’ll fight anyone who claims Klaus Flouride wasn’t absolutely essential to the Dead Kennedys. I’ll probably lose, but I’ll fight them anyway. Klaus is/was the man.
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True story. I’d argue he made that band in a similar way, though maybe not as famously as Freeman.
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“Indespensible” and “main guy” are not mutually exclusive.
The bassists I mentioned all write for their respective bands as well
Without John, there is no Fleetwood Mac. There is a reason he and Fleetwood have been together for +50 years.
And Yes is no more without Chris.
Again, Flea (In order to exclude the bassist/lead singer factor)
Aside from the fact that he is one of the main songwriters in the band, an overwhelming amount of the songs revolve around his bass playing. He also is, without a doubt, the band member with the most stage presence (even more than Anthony Kiedis).
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Iron Maiden. Steve Harris is the backbone of that band and it would have never existed had he not decided to play bass instead of drums.
Any band with Glen Hughes playing bass & singing.....
Gary Thain - Uriah Heep. Listen to the Live 1973 album. His amazing bass lines totally shape it all.
Dug Pinnick - King's X would have to be on my list.
Also Michael League of Snarky Puppy, but I feel like it's in a less obvious way.
Of course, I agree with Flea, Sting, Geddy, Chris Squire, Les Claypool, and the likes...
Also Michael League of Snarky Puppy, but I feel like it's in a less obvious way.
Of course, I agree with Flea, Sting, Geddy, Chris Squire, Les Claypool, and the likes...
I’ve posted my opinion about that album on here before. It could be the single best live album ever produced. And Thain was amazing on it.
Royal Blood? It would just be drums otherwise.
Pink Floyd? Roger Waters leaving was the end of them as a creative entity although the cash cow lived on.
