No Pat Sullivan. Airplane in -68. Ray Shulman So base it off current “here and now” influence. otherwise it’s symplier make a list of 50 bassplayers in alphabetical order. He gained the most noteriety when playing in a New York based band called Taxi. Paul McCartney is a great in the rock world, no doubt, but bass is just what he did because The Beatles needed a bassist. Also should include an honerable mention list for those not quite at the list but instantly recognizable. 5.0 out of 5 stars 3. Victor destroys Sheehan. All great players on the list, regardless of ranking. Cliff Burton followed the same template as Black Sabbathâs Geezer Butler, but as a speed-metal bassist, he found it absolutely necessary to play a whole lot more. Lake, Papallardi, Larry Taylor, Gerry MacAvoy an a long etc…. It’s not about HOW he plays; if so, this list should be populated by 50 unknown session bassists. And yet he struggles to hold down a place in the mid reaches! This list does suck. He should be close to the top! Paul Goddard of the Atlanta Rhythm Section should be in the top ten. hey all you guys Tommy Shannon is the greatest! And where is JACK CASSIDY? Hailing from the Geddy Lee school of thumping-bass, Les Claypool has cultivated a list of musical credits as wildly eccentric as he is. No Mark King? This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Why would anybody, much less, any bass player exclude or forget to include Robert Gordon of Gil Scott-Heron’s Band or evan other expanding “firsts” type players, such as Dave Pegg or any of the Progressive Rock Gentle Giant Bass Players i.e. Or Tower of Power Francis “Rocco” Prestia !!! John Paul Jones 2nd???? His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most recorded bassist in jazz history. How can you have Roger Glover and no Glenn Hughes? As I got older I really came to admire Lee Sklar and John McVie for their solid few-frills bottom end. David Paton? Agree with all the above, especially on Casady. I was starting get worried when I didn’t see John Entwistle untill … number 1! So this is just a popularity contest and has no bearing of great bass players. I didn’t see Bunny Brunel, or Jeff Berlin. Hate these lists! 1. Joe wrote great melodies which I would play on my record player at 45 so I could learn the lines. No Norman Watt- Roy from the Blockheads? i didn’t know thecnycal know how isn’t a parameter to make a list of best 50 bass players, Who used harmonics on a Bass before he did? Definitely Porcaro and also Timothy B Schmidt (eagles). As a bass player of 40 years myself, along the lines of Mel Schacher and Andy Fraser, the late Joe Schermie of Three Dog Night fame was really good. Lying on the floor of the studio at 3am – too drunk to sit on his stool – to record “What’s Going On”. There is one great Bass player omitted, that being session bassist, Carol Kaye!!! For me he is the best bass player of the world! David, it’s a poll of polls, we did not see Andy’s name on any of the 12 or so polls we checked. Pete Way (who influenced #7 Steve Harris) and David Ellefson of Megadeth should have been included. Just the bassist for a great band. Look most of these list that are on the web today are popularity contest of pop culture. Popular and greatest are not the same thing. Glad somebody else caught this. Thanks for the Overend “Pete” Watts shout out! He is the most sought after Bassist today. When U2 first started he didn’t know what he was doing, he was just good at acting like he did. “Going Home”-My favorite Bass Riff of all time. All I know is that there are some wonderful bass players on the list. So Les Claypool… I understand 6th is up there in a list of 50 but, come on below Flea? tony reeves greenslade was a good classy bass player. How Tom and drummer Chester Thompson really pump thru all tricky FZ trade marks. Bob Glaub deserves to be on this list. Should have got in for his playing on Living Colour’s ‘Stain’ alone. Listen to albums Main Course, Children of the World, and, yes, Saturday Night Fever. As one of the best bassists in history, he played both lead and rhythm, and did it all ridiculously well â a trademark of everything The Beatles did. Geddy Lee and Chris Squire can play everything the rest of the guys on the list play. 8.) Dave Pegg from Fairport Convention / Jethro Tull. Now you have a fair comparison based o actual ability vs popularity and avoid all the stupid venting and opinions on here that nobody cares about. While others quietly supported the groove, Butler turned the bass into a blunt instrument. You can even see bassists in U2 or in McCartney’s Band playing on a Jack Casady Model on stage ! Victor is great….. They rarely get anything right. I’ve seen many on this list live. 3.5 out of 5 stars 5. The Whoâs âMy Generationâ was one of those times. Jack Casady being omitted is pretty glaring…, Mel Schacher Too many omissions to take seriously to be honest. My favorite observation about his style was that often you had to hear the entire song before Leshâs bass line made any sense. Might want to consider flipping Bernard Edwards of CHIC with Flea. Tommy Caldwell for his work in the Marshall Yucker band, Mel Schacher-Grand Funk Railroad, Geddy Lee-Rush, John Paul Jones-Zeppelin, Ben Shepherd-Soundgarden, Mike Commerford-Audioslave……the top 5, Jaco should be in the top 10 and so should Leland Sklar…..at 49 that’s just plain insulting and forced me to make a comment. Well, most of you won’t know him but i miss Andy Smith of Mostly Autumn. He’s better than all of them!! Ronald LaPread from the Commodores should’ve got in there, Brick House was his finest hour!!! John Myung?? This ain’t! – Love There’s no point arguing about the names, only the order and the omissions. And how about Darryl Anger from the Jazz genre? Shop The Big Style Sale. Ridiculous list. And if you want power and melody, Bruce Foxton from the Jam is a notable exception, much better than Sting. Pretty versatile. Gary Thain was a monster with Heep. Couldn’t agree more! Lists like this are always lacking and shortsighted. List not serious. Definitely not music, or not only. Few bands had a Bass player as the integral string melody. As a bassist – yeah. Flea? Don’t think so!!!! Still, I try not to compare these different instruments You could call him the man who played with Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison when they both went Vegas (heâs the mainstay of the TCB band and the studio bassist on LA Woman), but donât forget that Jerry Scheff is also a session player extraordinaire, having appeared on record with Dylan, Costello, The Monkees and many others. GERRY MCAVOY, from the Rory Gallagher Band has to be there. ð. About as credible as the Rolling Stones top 100 Guitar Player’s lists. and Phil Lesh & Friends concert, the first of which took place 10 years ago today. Jimi Hendrix, But i am looking for: Carole Kaye, maybe #2. 5. When you think of the stately, elegant sound of an acoustic jazz bass, itâs his work you probably have in mind. you should have made this best rock n roll bass players of all time.Cause you excluded Mingus,Bernard Edwards,Pino Paladino and a few others.And James Jameson played on 37 number one albums nobody else gets close to this accept maybe Sir Paul McCartney !! This list was made up by a bunch of white dudes who favor rock….and even then.. no Mike Watt? If someone has been left off, so what? “Over-rated?” Not possible. It should go at least to 75. A list like this has got to be impossible to make. I’m sure there are many other awesome bass player out there and everyone has their favorites or opinions on who falls where in the list. Paul McCartney #7? Just to add my two cents I think Robbie Shakespeare, John G. Perry, Stu Hamm, Frank Fischer, Pekka Pohjola should all be included somewhere on this list. Deaky really should be high on the top 50. Entwistle as # 1 is a fair choice. Half of these so called great bass players played in good bands that does not make them great. His playing is so far removed from anything resembling normal bass lines that many people just scratch their heads as he chirps and thumps every fret of an 8 string monstrosity. I think these 3 would put most of them to shame. Personally I thought that Dee Murray was a terrific bass player and Mark King was pretty good to. Right behind Les Claypool. When I was a seventh grader in the fall of ’66, I started playing bass by copying anyone and everyone. Go back and listen to Joe Jackson band on I’m The Man and Look Sharp albums. Missing is Paul Newton, the original bassist from Uriah Heep. Everybody who played bass with James Brown arguably deserves a place on any list of greatest bassists, but Bernard Odum was the bassist on two of funkâs most seminal texts, âPapaâs Got A Brand New Bagâ and âCold Sweatâ, thus earning himself the title as one of the most influential bassists of his time. This list is pure BS! Phil Lesh More an improvising composer than mere bassist, Lesh elevated the Grateful Dead from hippie jam band to an artistic ensemble capable of reaching heights of interactive ecstasy. Seriously, no BOB BABBIT!!! There are sooooo many great players …………too many to mention. Mark Andes – Spirit Come on! and no Charlie Haden is a travesty. Her early 90s work set a soul revival in motion and established Meshell Ndegeocello as one of those mavericks who could build something original and modern out of the soul tradition, incorporating pop, rap and reggae into the mix. Don’t have enough hours in the day to read all comments, but I don’t see Joey DeMaio from Manowar, nor Niels Henning Ãrsted Petersen (NHÃP). Mike Dirnt! Tommy Shannon is not to shabby either. Right you are Alan! Couldn’t agree more, I think John Deacon should be on the list, he wrote & played some of the most well known & recognisable riffs. John McVie and Mike Fleetwood have often been described as one of the best rhythm sections around – wasn’t all Mick Fleetwood was it? Chris Campbell for his work in the silver bullet band Peter “Mars” Cowling could teach ’em all. pretty clumsy list.. you have got to be kidding..McCartney ?? And you have Duff (G n R) in the top 20? Lesh, Phil 1940â (Phillip Chapman Lesh) PERSONAL: Born March 15, 1940, in Berkeley, CA; married; wife's name, Jill; children: two sons.Education: Attended Mills College. Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by drewphishes, Nov 1, 2017. No Klaus Voormann? Some of these pollsters need to listen to more new wave. Don’t shoot the messenger! un grand oublié; Felix Pappalardi (Cream Montain), Gary Thain, Greg Lake & Peter Cetera should be on the list. I donât even think Paul should be on the list. What about Jimmy Lea, Bruce Foxton and even Nile Rogers, all three superb! ! Si vous ne connaissez pas JIMMY BLANTON, votre culture musicale est très insuffisante excusez-moi…. So true Kathy. Mark L. Adams (The Hansolor) from Slave was not mentioned. Agreed. Tony Levin has intrigued me from the earliest King Crimson and Peter Gabriel days. Ad infinitum… So many left off the list because they’re not better known, not not better. Much can be said about Ian Anderson, but he always brings the best musicians. What about Dale “Bugsley” Peters of The James Gang? About Roger Glover from the original loudest band Deep Purple ???? Jack should be number one if the Jazz players like Jaco weren’t on there. Instrumental tracks like âYYZâ and âLa Villa Strangiatoâ tend to have Leeâs greatest licks, but donât forget that he was usually doing all this while playing keyboard parts with his feet. Not a bad list but Richard Sinclair of Caravan and Hatfield and the North etc should be on it and somewhere near the top. Where is jean jacques burnel? Jimmy Haslip from the Yellowjackets is outstanding. Decades. And ROGER WATERS made the list??? How can you miss out John Gustafson. Greg Lake (ELP) and Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy – Quiet Riot…)! Jack Casidy from the old rock school, and certainly Tal Wilkenfeld. Vous ne connaissez pas Jimmy Blanton, votre culture musicale est très insuffisante.... 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