Bassist and singer in one person
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Topic: Bassist and singer in one person
Posted By: stewe
Subject: Bassist and singer in one person
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 14:28
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Here is the list of my favourite bassist/singers. This time choose the musician with the best
balance of these skills. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trevorrabin/?chartstyle=basic10" rel="nofollow">  <a href="http://steveer.ic.cz" rel="nofollow" |
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 14:29
| Geddy Lee is my favourite of these. Outside of Prog, one singer/bassist I like a lot is Phil Lynnott of Thin Lizzy. A shame he died. |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 14:34
Rogerio DelAqua  (that was a T-ism) ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 14:36
| I vote for Greg Lake my fave voice in the list,but I prefer the skills of Lee and Squire in bass ,but Stewe can you give information about Mariusz Duda,? is he the bassist of Alogia?or a latvian bassist? |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 14:41
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Mariusz Duda plays and sings with the Polish band Riverside, and he's a great vocalist indeed. As to my personal preference.... As much as I love both Greg Lake and Geddy Lee (I prefer Wetton as a bassist, since I'm no great fan of his vocals), my vote would've gone to Caravan's Richard Sinclair - one of the best voices ever, and certainly no slouch on the four strings. |
Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 14:45
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Ghost Rider wrote:Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 14:57
Yes, Richard Sinclair  . An obvious candidate for the archbishop of Canterbury...
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Posted By: Kill Fede
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 15:03
| Roger Waters |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 15:39
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JOHN WETTON on this prog list; can't beat him
PAUL MCCARTNEY
on the overall list because well, this is MCCARTNEY Richard SINCLAIR
as the forgotten one on this listKEVIN AYERS
as the odd one, but so lovely, who doesn't like K. AYERS?tell me! |
Posted By: cookieacquired
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 16:01
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Geddy's pipes are wicked, and he plays a mean bass man ------------- 
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Posted By: MajesterX
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 16:10
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Geddy is the man at everything. I mean come on, who can sing, play crazy bass, and play synth pedals at the same time, and speak fluent Yiddish, other than Geddy Lee of Rush? Plus his bass is so growly, sometimes I'm afraid it with jump out of the music and bite me! His voice is so awesome, It causes domain of the evil music magazine critics to explode and it makes babies convert to Rushism, where the bible is by Ayn Rand! In the words of some guy talking about rush, geddy has "pants so tight his voice can crack nuts". ------------- 
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 16:14
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I'll vote for Mariusz Duda since no one else has voted for him. He has a great voice and is a good bassist. I'm not a big fan of Roger Waters as a vocalist. I find his voice irritating at times. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 16:15
A few of my favorite bass/singers are here (Wetton, Lee, Lake) but I would have voted for Mont Campbell or Richard Sinclair if they were here. For those of you who don't know, Mont Cambell is the bassist/singer of the eggcellent band Egg. 
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 16:21
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Geddy Lee is perfect combination of bass and voice in one. Phil Lynnott is my favourite from non-prog.
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Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 16:24
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I agree with Phileas and Eugene (for once!)
Geddy Lee and Phil Lynott (Non Prog)
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 16:32
Oh , I have not noticed that Phileas said the same thing but well before me.
And yeah, there are always some certain things which people with different tastes can agree on
 . Still do not like Mindflow  .------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: DarioIndjic
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 16:49
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Waters,Greg Lake and Duda ------------- Ars longa , vita brevis |
Posted By: Draconean
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 16:53
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From the list Geddy Lee gets my vote.
However I would also like to mention Martin Turner. Probably not to well known (and underrated), but I'm still very impressed by his performance on Wishbone Ash' album Argus. ------------- I'm running still, I shall until, one day I hope that I'll arrive |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 17:12
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McCartney for his stuff in the Beatles, not his solo career
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 17:47
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JACK BRUCE anybody - major omission
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 17:50
Yes! And once again I'll profer James Dewar (Robin Trower) ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 18:00
| i voted geddy lee, but i think les claypool from primus should have been on there. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 18:11
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Token woman? Amy Denio: check out her CIA with Fred Frith! ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: Topographic
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 18:59
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Greg Lake for me, as I think he's the most consistently good at both bass and vocals. As far as I'm concerned, he's horribly underrated as a bassist. Admittedly, I like Squire and Wetton better as bassists by a slight margin, but I like Lake's vocals better. I have to concur about the omission of Les Claypool and Jack Bruce, though I probably would have still voted for Lake. -Topographic |
Posted By: proghairfunk
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 19:03
| PAUL MCCARTNEY PAUL MCCARTNEY PAUL MCCARTNEY! |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 20:45
For sure he will be the only one remembered decades from now
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 23:02
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I love Chris squires vocals so would have to put him at the top of the list especially as he is unchallenged IMHO on the bass. ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 23:04
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Tony Levin, best bassist/backing vocalist. Considering the complexity of what he has to play, and his ability to do such perfect harmonies simultaneously, I feel he deserves to be up there with the rest of them.
I voted for Wetton for his ability to play bass, sing, and deal with a young angry Fripp interupting him with loud dissonant chords. ------------- 
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: April 08 2007 at 23:52
| Waters, Whetton, Lake. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 02:35
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A duh. Jeffrey. Of these, hmm. Instinct would imply Lake. Waters is a better singer, Squire is a better player (Geddy Lee is a WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better player than singer).
But it does say balanced, doesn't it? Wetton. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: maribor
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 06:01
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John Payne. Love his work on Arena and Aura.
Second would be Lake. ------------- Non mi svegliate |
Posted By: maribor
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 06:03
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Wasn't the singer on the Maxophone album also the bass players? I love the vocals there. ------------- Non mi svegliate |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 06:56
For his composing talent, rather than bass playing - who remembers Beethoven or Tchaikovski for their piano-playing? ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 07:24
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John Wetton from this list.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Nash
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 07:27
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Greg Lake is my favourite from the list ------------- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/sydbarrettg.jpg/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 07:58
| Jack Bruce, a major ommision. |
Posted By: Electrick Gypsy
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 08:44
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Richard Sinclair is missing so I'll vote for John Wetton |
Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 08:47
| John Wetton |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 08:48
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I'll also put forward Mont Campbell of Egg -------------
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: LeInsomniac
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 10:58
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For me it´s Chris Squire mates! But Geddy Lee would get my vote too if I could as would John Wetton!
And where´s Michael Rutherford? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/LeInsomniac/?chartstyle=volta"> 
Happy Family One Hand Clap, Four Went On But None Came Back |
Posted By: LeInsomniac
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 11:01
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Shoot! It was bassist and singer!
Then it would have to be Geddy Lee. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/LeInsomniac/?chartstyle=volta">
Happy Family One Hand Clap, Four Went On But None Came Back |
Posted By: jalas
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 12:24
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no doubt it has to be Geddy Lee. ------------- 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 12:34
| Chris Squire, followed by Greg Lake & Roger Waters |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 15:22
| GEDDY!!!!!!!! Alive and kickin' |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 16:05
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Posted By: jikai55
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 17:24
| Greg Lake, Roger Waters close. |
Posted By: Desoc
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 17:44
| Greg Lake. "In The Court" alone makes him deserve that. |
Posted By: Christine
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 18:09
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I do like Geddy Lee.....but I have to pick Greg Lake. Both of these happen to be two of my favorite bassists/ singers in the world , but I think that I like Greg's style better. ------------- catsfootironclaw |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 22:40
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I prefer Lake's voice but I prefer Lee's bass. As a vocalist, it has to be Lake -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: April 09 2007 at 23:50
| Bassist and singer I'd have to choose Chris Squire. Though I'd probably lean towards Richard Sinclair if he was on the list, I've grown to love his vocals. |
Posted By: MadcapLaughs84
Date Posted: April 10 2007 at 01:16
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Mr Waters ------------- 
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: April 10 2007 at 03:14
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LEMMY. ------------- The important thing is not to stop questioning. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: April 10 2007 at 03:16
Haha! His bass playing hasn't impressed me (never payed too much attention), but I love that gravel in his throat... ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: April 10 2007 at 07:49
| John Wetton. |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: April 10 2007 at 12:52
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Geddy Lee. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: darksinger
Date Posted: April 10 2007 at 13:15
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i put geddy lee, but my real fav is alan davey of hawkwind and bedouin, followed by odd tony of zyklon, ian kilmister of motorhead and danny altobelli of chaos theory ------------- 
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Posted By: EliasMisael
Date Posted: April 12 2007 at 09:04
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Geddy Lee is the man!!! ------------- "...Basic temperamental filters on our eyes Alter our perceptions Lenses polarize..." 
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Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: April 12 2007 at 09:47
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Phil Lynott would kick all their asses at once in a bar fight. ------------- The world keeps spinning, people keep sinning And all the rest is just bullsh*t -Steve Kilbey |
Posted By: Forkface
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 20:12
| Squire --- |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 20:14
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ahhh .hadn't seen this..
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 20:15
if Bill Bruford could deck Squire.. imagine what Lynott would do to him  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Hacketeer
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 20:17
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Can't beleive no-one has mentioned Graeme Murray of Pallas! ------------- "Just keep me nose clean, egg, chips & beans, I'm always full of steam" |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 20:18
hmmm.... maybe amoung us old fart players and not these speed freak kids.. but McCartney is well ...damn.... HIGHLY respected for his playing. The old saying.. sometimes it isn't what you play.. it is what you don't. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 20:20
would have had my vote if here... a major omission ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 21:16
| I voted for Wetton because he is actually getting better - singing and bass-playing - as he gets older. If you have Paul McCartney on your list (I suppose some of the Beatles is 'proto-prog'), you really should include Peter Cetera of Chicago too (the first two Chicago albums have definite prog elements in them). Cetera singing - and bass-playing - have always been superb, especially in the late 60s / early 70s period.... |
Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 23:40
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Chris Squire for me... ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: sircosick
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 07:02
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1.- Paul McCartney 2.- Greg Lake 3.- John Wetton |
Posted By: Anthony
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 16:38
Well, what do I need to add after the perfect description? Geddy's the man!
btw, what's R. Waters doing in this poll? He can't neither sing nor play the bass! ------------- Future prosperity lies in the way you heal the world with love (Introitus - The hand that feeds you) |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 20:20
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1.geddy lee
2.jhon wetton 3. Greg lake 4.Chis square 4. Roger water as bass players as vocalist 1.Roger water Jhon wetton 3.geddy Lee 4.Chis square 5. Greg lake back in the 70's not now. ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: rand0mnez
Date Posted: April 18 2007 at 21:42
| Geddy Lee is just my favorite bassist of all time, each of the songs he plays on, he adds such a special touch to that even those who don't normally even listen to the bass are immediately drawn to it. Also, his vocals generally get a lot of flac from critics and I must say, I have never in my life found any problems with them. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: April 18 2007 at 21:44
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Gotta go with the Lee!
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Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: April 18 2007 at 21:49
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Geddy Lee. He makes playing bass and singing at the same time look so easy and enjoyable. ------------- 
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 17:29
| Me. I've played bass (not regularily) for nearly three months, and I've never sung before but I'm sure I would be better than any one up there. |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 17:30
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That Anekdoten human person guy bass player single individual. I don't remember the name. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 17:35
------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Tommy
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 17:37
Geddy Lee can't sing so that surely takes him out of the equation
Greg Lake gets my vote
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Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 17:50
The one that can barely play bass?... that is a bit oximoronic... ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 18:24
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Greg Lake has that balance. Great singer, also a good bass player. Wetton was good too.
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Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 18:27
Not sure if Geddy Lee should be included. Rush ceased being a prog band over 20 years ago
Admitedly a very good bass player but he's been living on past glories. His bass playing hasn't impressed me since Moving Pictures.
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Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 20:52
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Singing and playing bass [well] is one of the most challenging and difficult things to do [well]. In the studio doesn't count imo with multi tracking. The true test is in live performance. I would say that's why there are so few of them who do it [well].
Mark King of Level 42 is one of the most accomplished exponents of it I have ever heard. Richard Sinclair is also up there imo. ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |
Posted By: krimson62
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 22:23
john wetton because he 's related to kc
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 12:03
And Asia....................................................... ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: jmcdaniel_ee
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 16:26
| John Wetton: his ego is small (or so it seems) and he convinces me that he's just letting the music flow through him. I also like his taste in his phrasing both vocally and bass-ically. I can't recall any John Wetton moments (at least with Crimson) that make me cringe. Whereas although I admire both of them, there have been vocal moments with Geddy Lee and Greg Lake (w/ELP) that just seem like a bad idea, or somewhat geeky. |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 17:22
We may or may not like ASIA, but no one can denies that Wetton voice in the 80's was better, more powerful than before.
On the contrary of a lot of singers, WETTON voice always havs improved with time like a good bottle of wine.
Just try AGENDA a live album recorded in 2003
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Posted By: yface1
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 18:25
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I'm sorry to everyone but I would Have to say Geddy Lee. H's just so... awesome! Then again, if Les Claypool was in that list... Anyways, Geddy all the way. Peace out. ------------- My entertainment dollar is burning in my pocket! |
Posted By: puma
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 19:40
| Geddy is just so badass |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 09:01
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I had to go for Roger of course, but Greg Lake and Paul McCartney would be other excellent choices IMO.
------------- "Christ, where would rock & roll be without feedback?" - D. Gimour |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 18 2007 at 17:34
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Voted for Geddy, because as a Rush fan I just had to. Also, high marks for Chris Squire. I attended the Police concert last night and Sting's performance definitely rated him as a high quality bassist and singer in one person. ------------- 
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: July 18 2007 at 17:50
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Geddy Lee
Sting
Paul McCartney ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: July 18 2007 at 18:10
 You have forgotten Richard Sinclair!!!!!! I voted for Riverside boy Mariusz 
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 18 2007 at 18:36
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Richard Sinclair would indeed have been a great choice. My vote goes to someone who is much disliked, but whom I personally like a lot: The late Boz Burell.
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Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: July 19 2007 at 07:23
| Creg from ELP!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Tommy
Date Posted: July 20 2007 at 03:47
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Geddy Lee can't sing so that's him out of the equation.
GREG LAKE!
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: July 20 2007 at 04:00
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Uh, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond?
"Would you like to see my lion?" ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: July 22 2007 at 12:46
| Greg Lake seems to be balanced in more departments. |
Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: July 22 2007 at 17:16
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I'll vote Geddy from this list.
For non-prog: THE GREATEST VOICE IN ROCK: GLENN HUGHES!
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: July 23 2007 at 05:00
AND Family... ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: gong
Date Posted: July 23 2007 at 05:04
| Wetton |
Posted By: gong
Date Posted: July 23 2007 at 05:05
| Wetton |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: July 23 2007 at 05:11
No Mont Campbell? 
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