The 25 Greatest Rock Bassists of All Time
"The bass player is the loser of the band," Kevin McDonald once sneered in a "Kids in the Hall" sketch skewering the plight of the rock bassist, who plays four strings in a world that often seems to revolve around the six-string guitar. It's not always that way in other genres like jazz, soul, and especially funk. But ever since the guitar went electric, the bass has often been more felt than heard in the average rock record. And yet there are so many bands where the bassist is the most sophisticated musician, greatest songwriter, or even the biggest showboat.
Rock bassists have often been faced with a classic dilemma: Keep a "less is more" approach to make the entire band sound better, or throw out the rule book and let the bass stand out? Each of the 25 musicians on this list came up with their own personal way of answering that question.
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Rock bassists have often been faced with a classic dilemma: Keep a "less is more" approach to make the entire band sound better, or throw out the rule book and let the bass stand out? Each of the 25 musicians on this list came up with their own personal way of answering that question.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-greatest-rock-bassists-time-130000178.html
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The 25 Greatest Rock Bassists of All Time
- Exceptionally bad.*
- I had a friend (RIP) who played bass in a somewhat successful SE Michigan bar band in the late 70s/early 80s. Generally he was a very cool guy but he was absolutely adamant that Michael Anthony was utter dogshit
- tem-are you sufficiently embarrassed by posting this yet?*
- No Bootsy Collins makes this list a farce. No Roger Waters is also a wtf.*
- That list is silly*
- No John Paul Jones?*
- No Duff McKagan?!?*