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I've been listening To Pekka for the past coupla days... a great player and composer!
One unsung but truly great bassist is Nathaniel Phillips of the band Pleasure. He created some absolutely stunning Bass lines during their 7 album career
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Les Claypool, who counts Squire and Geddy Lee as his two biggest influences.
And one great one that we've lost ... Mark Sandman.
Jonas Hellborg...
...Bill Laswell
Jamaaladeen Tacuma...
We also still have Paul McCartney and John Paul Jones. Bill Wyman is still playing too but not with the Stones (all due respect to Daryl Jones, who is no slouch himself.)
Bill
She'll be standing on the bar soon
With a fish head and a harpoon
and a fake beard plastered on her brow.
This.Originally Posted by mogrooves
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
These are some of my favourites:
Chris Squire
Tony Levin
John Greaves
Mick Karn
Pekka Pohjola
Trey Gunn
John Wetton
Hugh Hopper
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If not necessarily among the elite (and imho, he is), one of the first names to pop into my head is John Myung.
'The smell of strange colours are heard everywhere'- Threshold
Ian Kilmister.
Tom Petersson.
Mel Schacher.
Bootsy.
Andrew Weiss.
The music was hot, but my baby was not.
But *are* they making "good money"? They're the opening band at a 6,000 seat venue locally in September (the Greek in Los Angeles), it's not like they're selling out 18,000 seat hockey arenas any more.I agree. Yes should call it quits. Unfortunately the promise of making good money keeps them going
Favorite bass players, in no particular order:
James Jamerson (Motown)
Joe Osborn (Wrecking Crew)
John Entwistle
Jack Bruce (my inspiration for starting to play)
Jack Casady (thanks to progeezer for the reminder, love his JA stuff)
John Paul Jones
Chris Squire
Ray Shulman
John Wetton (Family/King Crimson days)
Scott LaFaro
Charlie Haden
Ron Carter
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
There's so many great players in a wide range of styles but those are the ones that influenced my playing.
No, not really, I simply don't like the sound it makes. A very valid style for certain types of music, but not my thing.Wassamatta? You dont like slap players?
...or you could love
Triple vote for Casady- one of the true greats. Here is a classic clip of him:
I'm not lazy. I just work so fast I'm always done.
Other acoustic bass masters:
Richard Davis
Fred Hopkins
J.F.Jenny-Clark
Kent Carter
Barry Guy
Henri Texier....
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
Who is him??!! He's Jim!!
Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts were a marvellous rhythm section. They have that groove and play in a totally locked-in way. Listen to 'Under My Thumb' or 'Miss You'- it's like they are joined at the hip!
Danny Thompson.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Mark King
Greg Lake
Mike Rutherford
"Normal is just the average of extremes" - Gary Lessor
One name that hasn't been mentioned, I think, is John Greaves.
Henry
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Blogdegezou, the accompanying blog: http://bondegezou.blogspot.com/
He was mentioned - but far too shortly.
His work on HC's Unrest, on the Kew. Rhone album with Blegvad/Herman and on NHealth's Of Queues & Cures in particular stands out as something very, very special. Always expanding and advancing in both technique and signature sound, he's one of those bass players who could most likely get to grips with each and every challenge served him.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Richard Sinclair
Chris White
Last edited by mogrooves; 06-29-2015 at 10:32 AM.
Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes
Thank you! I thought I was taking crazy pills.
The Prog Corner
Here's a name that won't otherwise get a mention.
Klaus-Peter Matziol.
Yep, Eloy's bassist. He's pretty damned good, and I know a few others agree.
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