kitniyatran
Senior Member
I think they(at least Dickie & drummer Paul Whaley) were pretty high at the bar!
Your top 5 favourite Heavy Rock bassplayers
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"And I think more than just the bar was "pretty high".
"I think they(at least Dickie & drummer Paul Whaley) were pretty high at the bar!"
:lol: :lol: Good one guys, I guess I was asking for that.
Although I think those guys were more than high, they were flyin` !
Aahh , the good old days...
"I think they(at least Dickie & drummer Paul Whaley) were pretty high at the bar!"
:lol: :lol: Good one guys, I guess I was asking for that.
Although I think those guys were more than high, they were flyin` !
Aahh , the good old days...
jte
Member
Not that much into "heavy" rock, but for what I do pay attention to I'd put in:
Jack Bruce- because he's freakin' Jack Bruce! "Just because the bass has a traditional role to fulfill, doesn't mean one has to fulfill it in the traditional manner". Jack at his best is always about eliciting a conversation with the other instruments. None of this turgid plodding rhythm section regurgitating the same thing over and over while the guitarist masturbates on top of it. Nope, if you want to play with Jack, be prepared to be challenged. That voice and those compositions are additional reasons to respect him.
Gary Thain- Uriah Heep's bassist with THE perfect Precision bass sound and very cool lines.
Mel Sacher from Grand Funk RR- Now I didn't "get" GFRR when I first heard them, but now all these years later I realize what a great rock 'n' roll band they were! Mel's crunchy Jazz bass sound was the perfect foil to fill in that three-piece and anchor it all without being relegated to being a "background" player.
John Paul Jones- just because he's the ONLY musician I care about in that band he was in before the Vultures... Melodic interesting bass lines that prevented so many of those recordings from descending into monotonous plodding dreariness...
John Entwistle- Partly because The Who ARE the only rock 'n' roll band that really matters. Partly because his vision was a huge part of why The Who sounded like The Who. Of course, most band couldn't do that because the roles were all swapped around. Pete filled the drum role as Moon was looning out and Entwistle coverd the ground in between. But ultimately it was STILL the bass' function he fulfilled- to tie together the drums and the rest of the music. And this brings us right back to the quote in my Jack Bruce commentary!
John
Jack Bruce- because he's freakin' Jack Bruce! "Just because the bass has a traditional role to fulfill, doesn't mean one has to fulfill it in the traditional manner". Jack at his best is always about eliciting a conversation with the other instruments. None of this turgid plodding rhythm section regurgitating the same thing over and over while the guitarist masturbates on top of it. Nope, if you want to play with Jack, be prepared to be challenged. That voice and those compositions are additional reasons to respect him.
Gary Thain- Uriah Heep's bassist with THE perfect Precision bass sound and very cool lines.
Mel Sacher from Grand Funk RR- Now I didn't "get" GFRR when I first heard them, but now all these years later I realize what a great rock 'n' roll band they were! Mel's crunchy Jazz bass sound was the perfect foil to fill in that three-piece and anchor it all without being relegated to being a "background" player.
John Paul Jones- just because he's the ONLY musician I care about in that band he was in before the Vultures... Melodic interesting bass lines that prevented so many of those recordings from descending into monotonous plodding dreariness...
John Entwistle- Partly because The Who ARE the only rock 'n' roll band that really matters. Partly because his vision was a huge part of why The Who sounded like The Who. Of course, most band couldn't do that because the roles were all swapped around. Pete filled the drum role as Moon was looning out and Entwistle coverd the ground in between. But ultimately it was STILL the bass' function he fulfilled- to tie together the drums and the rest of the music. And this brings us right back to the quote in my Jack Bruce commentary!
John
jte said:
Hey John,
I reckon you`re spot on with your thoughts on Jack Bruce, and I think Claptons best stuff was done when he was in Cream ;
and I love the Heep, especially the first 4 albums. Like you said "perfect sound and very cool lines".
Cheers. Rob.