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Poll Question: Who’s your favorite prog/fusion bassist?
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    Posted: November 15 2005 at 02:29
wheres mr im a pompous b*****d so the other band kills me pastorius???

due to the lack of him, i chose levin, just for sheer badassness, like do any prog musicians strike fear into your heart, when i see him play with his stick, chapman stick that is, he a menacing force. even on bass hes incredible
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Points: 19557 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 15 2005 at 00:40

Originally posted by Rael72 Rael72 wrote:



I meant progressive rock and jazz fusion...I was not aware that prog/fusion in itself was a specific genre.

No, but it's an specific sub-genre of  Prog ( http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_LIS T.asp?style=30 ), so a better question would have been who's your favorite Prog bassist because this involves Prog/Fusion also.

Just being specific.

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But still I believe Randy "The Emperor" Jackson should be on the list.
            
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My favorite bassists are Geddy Lee, Jaco, Geezer Butler, Victor Wooten, Cliff Burton, and Les Claypool.  So I voted for Ged! 

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I would have to say Geddy Lee, though I haven't heard a lot of the bassists in
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I can't believe you left out Jaco!


what a travesty.
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The bassist for Chris Poland's fusion band Ohm,Robertino Pagliari,is absolutely incredible.


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Originally posted by ivan_2068 ivan_2068 wrote:

Originally posted by RoyalJelly RoyalJelly wrote:

Originally posted by pero pero wrote:

Where is Jaco Pastorius?


 



Ditto, there's almost no fusion players except Stanley Clarke on the list.
Where's Alphonso Johnson, Miroslav Vitous, Jeff Berlin? Percy Jones (Brand
X) doo-doos on just about anyone on the list.

Good point, what does Squire or Geddy Lee do in a fusion list?

But Wetton or Rutherford??????

All amazing players but not related with Jazz/Fusion at all. Unless you don't see as Prog/Fusion like an independant Prog genre.

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I meant progressive rock and jazz fusion...I was not aware that prog/fusion in itself was a specific genre.
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i voted fo Levin... mostly for his work with Bruford

my list:

1. Levin

2. Sheenan

3. Stanley Clarke

 
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Originally posted by RoyalJelly RoyalJelly wrote:

Originally posted by pero pero wrote:

Where is Jaco Pastorius?


 



Ditto, there's almost no fusion players except Stanley Clarke on the list.
Where's Alphonso Johnson, Miroslav Vitous, Jeff Berlin? Percy Jones (Brand
X) doo-doos on just about anyone on the list.

Good point, what does Squire or Geddy Lee do in a fusion list?

But Wetton or Rutherford??????

All amazing players but not related with Jazz/Fusion at all. Unless you don't see as Prog/Fusion like an independant Prog genre.

Iván



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Where is Percy Jones??

Anyway, i voted Squire
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Originally posted by pero pero wrote:

Where is Jaco Pastorius?


 



Ditto, there's almost no fusion players except Stanley Clarke on the list.
Where's Alphonso Johnson, Miroslav Vitous, Jeff Berlin? Percy Jones (Brand
X) doo-doos on just about anyone on the list.
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Where is Jaco Pastorius?

 
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lee, followed by levin and squire
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My favorite of the list would be Chris Squire though I think I might consider the best to be Geddy Lee as his lines are pretty complex, always catchy, does it all while singing, and the fact that he gets that sweet, sweet tone while playing with fingers really appeals to me for some reason. Learning the entirety of 'Moving Pictures' when I first starting playing bass really motivated me to push myself, as I promised to reward myself with an upgrade to a Fender Jazz bass from the Ibanez GSR200 I was playing at the time.

Thanks Geddy!

Though it should be said that when considering Fusion players, I think Percy Jones takes the cake. He has been influencing me a lot with the recent assembly of my new fretless Jazz bass. Brand X is such a great band, why hadn't I discovered them sooner?
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Jaco, Hopper, Clarke, etc.
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Tony Levin, period.
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My favorite prog bass man is Lee. He has some awsome basslines which are in the same time complex and catchy. In fusion now I can't decide.
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Click anywhere to CloseChris Squire

I  voted for The Fish , as always .



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Hey Tim, who knew you'd vote for Sheehan?

Haven't heard enough of some of these guys to really vote.....but, you know me, I'd probably vote for Geddy Lee anyway.
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