John Deacon, the bassplayer

John was a great bass player. He always did fine.

mike hunt wrote:

i agree, john is a solid bass player, i think 'your my best friend' is another example of john playing the parts but not showing off, actually all queen members were like that, by the way, i'm far from 16 buddy, not to far behind you at 39, i'm 33.

YOUR BASSIST?
Since when did the bassist belong to the drummer????

bassists have feelings too you know

Drowse 1 wrote:

Well, being a drummer myself it's imperative that in any band the bass and drums need to work together. I tend to listen to John's bass playing a little more on all my bootlegs and let me tell you something kid, the man has "chops." He is a consumate professional and as I was telling MY bassist the other day, he RARELY makes any mistakes live and his style of playing compliments each and every song live. VERY under rated talent. He knew when not to overplay and just keep the bottom end solid. Remember, when Brian goes into a solo, John and Roger don't need to overplay or show off, just keep up the pace. But what do I know, I'm only 39 and can't compete with a 16 year old.

sorry that post should have gone with this one.


your bassist etc etc

I wonder if anyone else ever noticed a little mistake in 'Under Pressure' at MK? At about 17 seconds into it (On Fire CD/DVD version, which starts with high-hat) he hits a wrong note.. or rather stays with the same one in sequence where a change is supposed to be heard. On the DVD it looks like he almost trips at this point, so it's understandable :)

Edit: I found another thread where this is mentioned, shortly after posting:
http://www.queenzone.com/queenzone/forumnew/forum_topic_view.aspx?Q=398580&page=3

I think that settles it. EVERYTHING has been discussed already. I'm retiring to the Personal section exclusively.