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Tom Ozric
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Posted: April 03 2013 at 03:49 | |
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: April 03 2013 at 09:51 | |
Hmmm...I guess you could say by the time of "I Want You" that Macca had progressed as far as he was going to. Nothing he did solo or in Wings after really stands up to the inventiveness he showed with the Beatles. I don't agree with you on Casady or Rogers but do agree on Phil Lesh. He was very inventive but OMG I hate his tone, especially on the 60's recordings...always sounds too "twangy" and "midrangy" to me.
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Melomaniac
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Posted: April 03 2013 at 10:35 | |
Ray Shulman
Geddy Lee
Tony Levin
John Myung (not in my faves, but boy can he play)
Chris Squire
Honourable mention to Les Claypool for his unique playing style and songwriting.
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: April 03 2013 at 15:07 | |
Updated:
1. Dan Briggs (Between The Buried And Me 2. Arif Mirabdolbaghi (Protest The Hero) 3. Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher) 4. Stanley Clarke 5. Holger Czukay |
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: April 03 2013 at 23:38 | |
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: April 04 2013 at 13:32 | |
"Woody" and "hollow" are perfect Phil Lesh tone descriptions as well! Do you know by chance if it was because of the type of bass he played or the amp setup he used?
Funny, the only album I have with Jack Cassady on is the Hendrix 1968 "Live at Winterland" CD. Jimi has him come up on stage to play bass on Killing Floor. Unfortunately, you can't really pick out what Cassady plays because Noel Redding is busy overplaying at the same time
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ProgMetaller2112
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Posted: April 04 2013 at 16:08 | |
Geddy Lee
Chris Squire Ray Shulman Tony Levin Roger Waters |
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: April 05 2013 at 03:08 | |
If you get a chance, track down the Hot Tuna footage of 'Mann's Fate' - Casady is most righteous.
Oh, and I caught up with some Macca bass - his lines on 'Taxman', 'Rain', '...Mr Kite' and 'Don't Let Me Down' are pretty awesome actually. John Entwistle was another revolutionary bassist who was also impressive.....
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AlanB
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Posted: April 05 2013 at 03:52 | |
Martin Turner of Wishbone Ash hasn't been mentioned yet so I thought I'd post this clip..... |
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: April 06 2013 at 02:30 | |
Glad you gave some Beatles/Macca bass parts another chance. In addition to the songs you mention, my fave bass lines can also be found in "With a Little Help From My Friends", the bridge section of "Old Brown Shoe", "Hello Goodbye", and what was probably the first recorded "fuzz bass" in "Think for Yourself". Ya, totally forgot about Entwhistle! Talk about a distinctive tone and style...he should also get credit for blazing the "lead bass" trail. The mini bass solos he plays in "My Generation" were so over the top as to be shocking in 1965. He also defined the stereotypical bass player persona, big quiet guy with a deep voice who never talks, but just keeps the bottom moving along.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: April 06 2013 at 03:37 | |
'Paperback Writer' is another rip-snorter of a bass-line. Yes, Entwistle was truly gifted - he would've made for an extraordinary 'Prog' bassist (in the order of Squire, Lee etc. - not that he wasn't, but 'The Who' are not really my kind of Prog - as good a band as they were....). |
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Ruby900
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Posted: April 09 2013 at 13:37 | |
In order;
1.Squire 2. Stanley Clarke 3. Wetton 4. Greg Lake 5. Mike Rutherford |
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dr wu23
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Posted: April 09 2013 at 15:26 | |
No particluar order.....
Squire
Wetton
Colin Edwin (PT)
Levin
Rutherford
Trey Gunn (KC)
Lee
but a few of my all time faves are not 'prog' bassists per se......Jack Bruce, Pappalardi, Berry Oakley, Jeff Berlin,
Jaco Pastorius, Clarke, Entwistle, etc.
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Dark Nazgul
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Posted: April 10 2013 at 12:36 | |
Richard Sinclair
"Fish" Squire Tony Levin Geddy Lee Jaco Pastorius |
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Posted: April 10 2013 at 17:40 | |
Justin Chancellor
Jaco Pastorius Roger Waters Mariusz Duda Steve Harris |
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: April 11 2013 at 00:40 | |
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Biff Tannen
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Posted: April 11 2013 at 01:25 | |
Geddy Lee
Tony Levin Chris Squire Jonas Reingold Colin Edwin
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Elastic Murray
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Posted: April 11 2013 at 15:29 | |
Jonas Hellborg
Ray Shulman John Paul Jones? Rick Laird |
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Einsetumadur
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Posted: April 11 2013 at 15:50 | |
Richard Sinclair
Chris Squire Jack Bruce Hugh Hopper Roger Waters Edited by Einsetumadur - April 11 2013 at 15:52 |
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Posted: April 11 2013 at 21:34 | |
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