You guys have forgotten of possibly the best bassist, Cliff Burton from Metallica
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]saltnvinegar wrote: [/QUOTENAME]http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_bassguitar.html
this site had a load of these kind of lists[/QUOTE]
oooo that's a good site, I was pleased to see Freddie topped greatest rock vocalists.
And I don't know much about music, but I reckon John is a bloody good bass player. Just listen to Millionair Waltz with only the left headphone in and you'll hear his brilliance
this site had a load of these kind of lists[/QUOTE]
oooo that's a good site, I was pleased to see Freddie topped greatest rock vocalists.
And I don't know much about music, but I reckon John is a bloody good bass player. Just listen to Millionair Waltz with only the left headphone in and you'll hear his brilliance
John is good, but he doesn't rank very high. Top 50 or 40 I guess.
How the fook can Steve Harris be 28th?
A well put together site, with a lot of lists that were fun to check out. Didnt agree with Freddie being at 62 on the songwriting side of things, and Brian and Roger could have been a fair bit higher, but there you go. Good on the creators of that site for making so many lists, and once again Freddie does top the best vocalists, so there you go.
Take care all,
B.R
Take care all,
B.R
actually for songwriting queen came in 17.
James Jamerson -- Motown session player, established modern bass technique -- played bass on more number one singles than ANYONE
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]greaserkat wrote: [/QUOTENAME]You guys have forgotten of possibly the best bassist, Cliff Burton from Metallica[/QUOTE]
I was hoping somebody would make note of this omision-any list of "best of's" is going to be subjective, but I think Cliff doesn't get his due because Metallica is a heavy metal band-same with Steve Harris of Iron Maiden.
I was hoping somebody would make note of this omision-any list of "best of's" is going to be subjective, but I think Cliff doesn't get his due because Metallica is a heavy metal band-same with Steve Harris of Iron Maiden.
john is a fantastic bassist and i play bass. He used the bass as a front instrument quite often rather than just a rhythm keeper. Just listen to his basslines in millionaire waltz, your my best friend and killer queen.
For people to say he isnt good is rubbish.
For people to say he isnt good is rubbish.
How come nobody has mentioned Paul McCartney at the top of their list? Maybe it's because he's such a successful song writer, but he's recorded many songs that feature great bass playing-in particular "Paperback Writer" and the under-appreciated "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"-check it out!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Bob-Plant wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]greaserkat wrote: [/QUOTENAME]You guys have forgotten of possibly the best bassist, Cliff Burton from Metallica[/QUOTE]
I was hoping somebody would make note of this omision-any list of "best of's" is going to be subjective, but I think Cliff doesn't get his due because Metallica is a heavy metal band-same with Steve Harris of Iron Maiden.[/QUOTE]
How many albums did Cliff make? and yes, I don't think it takes as much to play heavy metal bass, as it does to play Funk, R&B, Jazz, and some Rock. Most of the time, you're just hammering the same two or three notes. All Metallica did was mix up the syncopation. That's why I pretty much ignore HM bassists, Stu Hamm is pretty good, so is Billy Sheehan.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Bob-Plant wrote: [/QUOTENAME]How come nobody has mentioned Paul McCartney at the top of their list? [/QUOTE]
#8 on my list. Paul is greatness.
I was hoping somebody would make note of this omision-any list of "best of's" is going to be subjective, but I think Cliff doesn't get his due because Metallica is a heavy metal band-same with Steve Harris of Iron Maiden.[/QUOTE]
How many albums did Cliff make? and yes, I don't think it takes as much to play heavy metal bass, as it does to play Funk, R&B, Jazz, and some Rock. Most of the time, you're just hammering the same two or three notes. All Metallica did was mix up the syncopation. That's why I pretty much ignore HM bassists, Stu Hamm is pretty good, so is Billy Sheehan.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Bob-Plant wrote: [/QUOTENAME]How come nobody has mentioned Paul McCartney at the top of their list? [/QUOTE]
#8 on my list. Paul is greatness.
I dunno that many bassists xD xD xD...But...from my knowledge...and Brian said this before...John is a GREAT bassist..lol...but I don't know where he ranks professionally. :X
My list:
1.Jaco Pastorius
2.John Paul Jones
3.John Deacon
the 3 J's...xD
Also...I must admit...I'm a bit biased on this subject...because obviously with Queen being my favorite band...I'm leaning more to John Deacon's side xD Dx
My list:
1.Jaco Pastorius
2.John Paul Jones
3.John Deacon
the 3 J's...xD
Also...I must admit...I'm a bit biased on this subject...because obviously with Queen being my favorite band...I'm leaning more to John Deacon's side xD Dx
There was nothing "average" about John's playing. Drives me mad when i hear people brush off his work like that....
It's not the notes you play...it's HOW you put those notes across. There is definately more going on in John's playing then most realize. Maybe it's just my ears, but when i hear Queen songs covered in, say, WWRY...i can hear quite a bit "missing" as far as the basslines go. No offence meant to the players of course....it's just that only John Deacon can play those passages with the passion that he did back in the day.
It's all about Deacy!
It's not the notes you play...it's HOW you put those notes across. There is definately more going on in John's playing then most realize. Maybe it's just my ears, but when i hear Queen songs covered in, say, WWRY...i can hear quite a bit "missing" as far as the basslines go. No offence meant to the players of course....it's just that only John Deacon can play those passages with the passion that he did back in the day.
It's all about Deacy!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]liam wrote: [/QUOTENAME]john is a fantastic bassist and i play bass. He used the bass as a front instrument quite often rather than just a rhythm keeper. Just listen to his basslines in millionaire waltz, your my best friend and killer queen.
For people to say he isnt good is rubbish.[/QUOTE]
Agreed.
Listen to those tracks, and check out some of the clever stuff he did live back in the late 70's.
I don't think anything tops the bass solo from "Liar" live...
For people to say he isnt good is rubbish.[/QUOTE]
Agreed.
Listen to those tracks, and check out some of the clever stuff he did live back in the late 70's.
I don't think anything tops the bass solo from "Liar" live...
Well said, D1C!!! John Rules!!!!!!!