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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 02 2005 at 04:26
Originally posted by Syntharachnid Syntharachnid wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:



Truly one of the most under-rated musicians in progressive rock - bass guitar, 12 string guitar, moog taurus bass pedals, acoustic 6 & 12 string, backing vocals - not to mention one of the truly great rock noses; but then again, he has to bow down to Geddy Lee on that front too.

If we're talking noses, then Geddy would have to bow to Pete Townshend! 

Do you mean John Entwhistle?? He played bass for The Who, not Townsend. Entwhistle WAS a superb bass player. I love the fluidity of his playing, especially throughout Quadrophenia.

Rutherford too deserves recognition for his bass playing. His style was very important to the Genesis sound, especially throughout the mid to late seventies where he really matured as a musician IMO..

Yes, but we're talking about noses, not instruments.  Therefore, he most assuredly meant Pete.

I should pay more attention. For some reason, I read 'noses' as NOISES.  Still dont make sense, I guess...

But ask yourself this, how 'progressive' is Pete Townsends nose? Geddy Lee still wins. Townsend's may be big, but for many years Lee's was backed up by a fine prog mullet haircut..
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Points: 95 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2005 at 14:44
YEAH!! Finally people are realizing the truth- he is one of the best freaking bassists ever. His lines are extremely complicated to play- in my opinion, way more than Lee and as hard as Squire (Yes I play bass so Im not making that up.) "Visions of Angels" is one of the MOST complex basslines I have ever heard- comparable to Jaco's "Havona" w/ Weather Report in complexity. I never understood why he was bashed so badly, but he IS great. I would rank him in the top 5 bassists ever.
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Points: 876 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2005 at 23:52

Love mike, great musician..

by the way, he NEVER touches a bass guitar in 'Dance on a volcano', the live version..he plays guitar and taurus pedals..
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Points: 191 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2005 at 03:56

I love his bassmaterial on the early stuff and the stuff he did on guitar and basspedals besides Hackett. But when Steve left they should have been looking for a proper replacement on lead guitar (not just for live gigs). The studio albums afterwards sound to me like Mike pays 50% attention to his bass-parts and 50% to his guitar parts. A bit like what Collins's singing has been doing for his drumming. And why is the bass hardly audible from Duke on?

But I still agree. He IS underrated as a former bassist (although Squire and Lee still know how to play the instrument).
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