Friday Five
Mar. 28th, 2008 08:08 amTop Five Favorite Rock Bassists
1 - John Entwistle - The Who
2 - Bruce Foxton - The Jam
3 - Jeffrey Hammond Hammond - Jethro Tull
4 - Mark Sandman - Morphine
5 - Rolle Love - The Beat Farmers
1 - John Entwistle - The Who
2 - Bruce Foxton - The Jam
3 - Jeffrey Hammond Hammond - Jethro Tull
4 - Mark Sandman - Morphine
5 - Rolle Love - The Beat Farmers
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Date: 2008-03-28 03:17 pm (UTC)Jaco ... no way ... one of the greatest jazz player ... but one record ???
Geddy, I don't hear him really, He fills the space, but not in a particularly spectacular way.
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Date: 2008-03-28 03:39 pm (UTC)What about Tony Levin?
I realize that my comments make it seem like I listen to a lot more prog rock than I actually do. Yes, for instance...if I were to create the track listing for a "Best Of..." collection, it would have less than five songs on it. While I have friends that are absolute Yes fanatics (the band is coming to our facility in July, so I'm going to make my boys very happy and comp them), so I've had their music around me a lot, I can rarely get past Jon Anderson's bleating about rabbit people or unicorn farts, or whatever hippie drivel he spouts. But when I do get to a point where I can stomach the material, Squire's playing is what stands out for me.
I kind of expected you to go with Phil Lynott on your list.
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Date: 2008-03-28 03:49 pm (UTC)Levin is someone that I tend to forget. I'm not sure if I would think of him as a "rock" bassist but more of a jazz player who plays rock.
Phil was on my list of 10 that I started with. His playing in TL is exceptional.
And yeah, that's how I feel about Yes. I can actually listen to them when I can ignore whatever Anderson is on about ... and when I listen to the lyrics, I still don't know what he's on about.