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Catcher10 
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blew my mind.."
Nice list by Geddy Lee, not a big surprise but I was glad to see him giving props to Jeff Berlin and James Jamerson. |
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Posted: August 04 2021 at 01:10 |
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Thanks, that is a fine list, very close to one I would pick!
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Posted: August 04 2021 at 06:13 |
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i knew chris squire would be on the list
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Posted: August 04 2021 at 07:23 |
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Good list. Surprised to see Jack Cassidy on there, a name you don't always hear.
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Posted: August 04 2021 at 08:45 |
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Wow no Paul Mcartney. Most of these kinds of lists have him on there.
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Posted: August 04 2021 at 08:58 |
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Maybe the most memorable line in the entire article:
"But it’s important to remember John Paul Jones wouldn’t have played like that if it wasn’t for James Jamerson." |
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For the love of God, why would he HAVE to be on this list   . He's not a great bass player like the ones in the list, not even close to drinking their bath water.Members of Rush have rarely cited any influence from the Fab Four for their playing or music writing. They were hard rockers when first starting out....Take a listen to their album Feedback, that is what influenced them in the early days.
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Spot on!!! I was really glad he gave props to Jamerson. Geddy has a deep understanding of where the bass sound came from.
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Nothing against Cboi, but people shouldn't automatically expect Sir Paul to make every bassists' choice poll. Like you said, Rush were hard rockers and even pre-Net I knew that Geddy's bass influences were obviously Ox, JPJ and Jack Bruce.
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Absolutely. I love the Jaco story. Jaco was a genuine prodigy. He quickly mastered the instrument and was even giving instruction at the university level before he was a recording artist.
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Posted: August 04 2021 at 10:39 |
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Good list, certainly a great group of bass players to be influenced by.
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Posted: August 04 2021 at 11:09 |
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Great list. Just purchased a Bill Bruford DVD, starring Berlin.
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Posted: August 04 2021 at 15:57 |
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Interesting list, indeed.....
I have always wondered if Geddy Lee was familiar with Triumvirat bassist/lead vocalist/6 and 12 string guitarist the late Helmut Koellen, and if so, what he thought of him? Not that I expected Helmut to be on the list, as he is so overlooked, in general.
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Posted: August 05 2021 at 08:56 |
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James Jamerson was recently lauded by McCartney in the program McCartney 3,2,1.
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Posted: August 05 2021 at 23:57 |
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McCartney is a great songwriter that's also a competent bass player, but he's not a on par with anyone on these lists IMHO.
Great list, Geddy!
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Posted: August 06 2021 at 05:05 |
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Les Claypole is an interesting selection , assuming that such a thing is possible on a list of bass players!
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Helmut Köllen <3. BTW, speaking of overlooked German prog bass players, Harald Bareth of Anyone's Daughter was incredible. Edited by Hrychu - August 06 2021 at 08:27 |
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Les is a bass player, lead vocals and songwriter for Primus, Primus has that funky metal style of playing. It makes sense that Geddy enjoys his playing style and that he does lead vocals too. Primus/Les brings in that modern band appreciation that Geddy has for them. Just liking a band/musician from the 60s-70s is kinda boring....I'm sure Geddy's kids think he is way cooler for liking Primus
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Posted: August 10 2021 at 05:06 |
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I've been a Percy Jones fan, myself
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