John Taylor of Duran Duran.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbi...me-in-new-poll
Is this an April Fool's joke?
John Taylor of Duran Duran.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbi...me-in-new-poll
Is this an April Fool's joke?
Gah. Everyone knows it's Flea.
Well everyone knows Taylor is much better than Ray Brown, Jaco P & Entwhistle, don't they?
"My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"
President Harry S. Truman
That would have to be Stanley Clarke
This is actually several weeks old, so unless someone decided to launch an April Fool's joke in February, no, I don't think it is. I saw this when it was first announced, and I didn't get it either. I like Duran Duran (well, the first two albums, anyway) but I sure as hell wouldn't rate John Taylor over The Ox, Jaco, Phil Lesh, Mark Egan, or Percy Jones.Originally Posted by itserik
May he meet up with Mingus in the after-life.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
You're sure it's not Best Coiffed Bassist?
... the one you enjoy most!
Indeed. It's got to be Mingus or Jimmy Blanton: While Mingus was a great player, he was an even greater composer and bandleader. Blanton, though, essentially invented the art of jazz bass, and might thus classed higher as a pure player.
And in rock and pop it'd have to be James Jamerson, for similar reasons. McCartney, Entwistle, Jaco, & Co. built on it, but James invented it.
Would get my vote, or maybe Dave Gilmour.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Among the double bass players i saw/heard on the NYC scene,Richard Davis and Fred Hopkins stand out for me,for the sheer strength and fundamental musicality they possesed.
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
Prog: Geddy Lee
Fusion: Matthew Garrison
Jazz: too many greats to name one
This is just one music lover's opinion. Peace and goodwill.
Mark Wellman ><>
Prog lives!
Do you mean today?
/thread
That said, I always thought Taylor was severely under-rated because of the band he was in. The dude can groove.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Yes, it would!
Agreed, Stanley is the man!
Ray Shulman.
Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes
Raaayyy!
I totally agree.
QFT! to the 10th power
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?
I'm happy to go with Stanley as well. He's been the MAN for me for years. Bought my Alembic because of him primarily. Going to see him again this weekend at Yoshi's Oakland.
My Favs(not necessarily in any order):
Chris Squire
Geddy Lee
Jonas Reingold
Steve Babb
Jimmy Johnson
John Patitucci
Jaco Pastorius
Victor Wooten
John Wetton
Tony Levin
John Greaves
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
One of my personal faves - John Glasscock. Best Ive ever seen - Tony Levin. Favorite new bassist - Bob Lord of Dreadnought
Well Jullian Cope thinks its Top
"Jannik Top! I’m shaking in me booties just thinking ‘bout him. Jannik Top was a Gene Simmons for people with their own IQ. He played the bass like a Tyrannosaurus Rex skinning a Stegosaurus. He was at least eight feet tall and had claws instead of hands. His bass sound made the night fall early, and kept the moon from rising at all. He didn’t have amplifiers, he just plugged straight into the National Grid and drained the neighborhood."
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