top 25 greatest bassists of all time according to Music Radar
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top 25 greatest bassists of all time according to Music Radar
I expect this to get a lot of 'worst list ever' nods. And yes, this was indeed a fan voting list
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guita...l-time-279007/
25.Joseph "Lucky" Scott
24.Doug Wimbish
23.Carol Kaye
22.Gary "Mani" Mounfield
21.Aston "family man" Barrett
20.Nathan East
19.Mark King
18.Phil Lynott
17.Bootsy Collins
16.Jack Bruce
15.James Jamerson
14.Chris Squire
13.Les Claypool
12.John Paul Jones
11.Billy Sheehan
10.Paul McCartney
9.Victor Wooten
8.John Entwistle
7.Flea
6.Jaco Pastorius
5.Cliff Burton
4.Steve Harris
3.Paul Gray
2.Geddy Lee
1.John Myung
I actually rolled my eyes at number 3, cause his bass was always burried in the mix whether on cd or live.
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guita...l-time-279007/
25.Joseph "Lucky" Scott
24.Doug Wimbish
23.Carol Kaye
22.Gary "Mani" Mounfield
21.Aston "family man" Barrett
20.Nathan East
19.Mark King
18.Phil Lynott
17.Bootsy Collins
16.Jack Bruce
15.James Jamerson
14.Chris Squire
13.Les Claypool
12.John Paul Jones
11.Billy Sheehan
10.Paul McCartney
9.Victor Wooten
8.John Entwistle
7.Flea
6.Jaco Pastorius
5.Cliff Burton
4.Steve Harris
3.Paul Gray
2.Geddy Lee
1.John Myung
I actually rolled my eyes at number 3, cause his bass was always burried in the mix whether on cd or live.
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Re: top 25 greatest bassists of all time according to Music Radar
Yeah, fan voted for sure. Some are too high and others are too low.
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I can't believe Stanley Clarke isn't anywhere on the list, one of the greatest bass players of all time... -kd5-
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Re: top 25 greatest bassists of all time according to Music Radar
I expect this to get a lot of 'worst list ever' nods. And yes, this was indeed a fan voting list
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guita...l-time-279007/
25.Joseph "Lucky" Scott
24.Doug Wimbish
23.Carol Kaye
22.Gary "Mani" Mounfield
21.Aston "family man" Barrett
20.Nathan East
19.Mark King
18.Phil Lynott
17.Bootsy Collins
16.Jack Bruce
15.James Jamerson
14.Chris Squire
13.Les Claypool
12.John Paul Jones
11.Billy Sheehan
10.Paul McCartney
9.Victor Wooten
8.John Entwistle
7.Flea
6.Jaco Pastorius
5.Cliff Burton
4.Steve Harris
3.Paul Gray
2.Geddy Lee
1.John Myung
I actually rolled my eyes at number 3, cause his bass was always burried in the mix whether on cd or live.
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guita...l-time-279007/
25.Joseph "Lucky" Scott
24.Doug Wimbish
23.Carol Kaye
22.Gary "Mani" Mounfield
21.Aston "family man" Barrett
20.Nathan East
19.Mark King
18.Phil Lynott
17.Bootsy Collins
16.Jack Bruce
15.James Jamerson
14.Chris Squire
13.Les Claypool
12.John Paul Jones
11.Billy Sheehan
10.Paul McCartney
9.Victor Wooten
8.John Entwistle
7.Flea
6.Jaco Pastorius
5.Cliff Burton
4.Steve Harris
3.Paul Gray
2.Geddy Lee
1.John Myung
I actually rolled my eyes at number 3, cause his bass was always burried in the mix whether on cd or live.
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Re: top 25 greatest bassists of all time according to Music Radar
I can't believe Stanley Clarke isn't anywhere on the list, one of the greatest bass players of all time... -kd5-
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I guess it's too soon to be added an "all-time" list, but I think Chris Wolstenholme is one of the best bass players I've ever heard. And quite frankly think he's better than most on that list.
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Re: top 25 greatest bassists of all time according to Music Radar
how the hell is Donald Duck Dunn not on this list? He's usually regarded very highly as far as bassists.
how about actually amazing innovative bass players be listed? Guys like Ronnie Lane, Chas Chandler, Mick Karn etc.? I always hate these lists.
Paul Gray is a joke to even have on this whether he passed away or not. It's like having Kurt Cobain on the top guitarists list- the guy sucked at playing guitar lets face it.
how about actually amazing innovative bass players be listed? Guys like Ronnie Lane, Chas Chandler, Mick Karn etc.? I always hate these lists.
Paul Gray is a joke to even have on this whether he passed away or not. It's like having Kurt Cobain on the top guitarists list- the guy sucked at playing guitar lets face it.
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With any of these kind of lists there are going to be endless gripes over omissions or inclusions, but I simply cannot believe that Bernard Edwards is not among the 25 greatest bassists of all time.
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I guess I should be embarrassed that I don't recognise a single name in the top six. But I don't.