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On Aug 12, 10:23*am, Bret L wrote:
On Aug 11, 10:48*pm, Clyde Slick wrote:
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Jamerson is the greatest electric bassist of all time, in my opinion.
Kaye was exceptionally good.
Here is my list!
1 James Jamerson
2 Donald Duck Dunn
3 Jack Bruce
4 JAco PAstorius
5 Jack Cassidy (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
6 HArvey Brooks
7. George Porter, Jr. (the Meters)
8 Nathan East (Clapton)
9 Darry Johnson (the Nevile Bros.)
10 Bob Glaub
11 Johnny Gaydon (AlbertCollins)
12 Chuck Rainey
13 Carol Kaye
14 John Doster (BB King, appx 1995-2005)
15 John McVie
16 Stanley Clarke
17 Bill Wyman
18 Lee Sklar
Note, I am not an Entwhistle or McCartney fan.
*As a list of bassists _you like best_ it is well and good but as a
realistic list of the best, no.
Jaco was in a realm of his own technically, like John McLaughlin on
guitar, but also went so far beyond the traditional bass role he has
to be given an asterisk.Ofttimes the music needed another bassist to
hold things down when he went off on a tangent. From a strict bass
perspective that degrades him, like Bela Fleck as a banjo player.
*Stanley Clarke therefore arguably ought to be Number One. Not as
facile, he's still a virtuoso and keeps the bass chair anchored.
*Carol Kaye belongs higher. jamerson belongs up there but NOT Number
One.
*Wyman, great guy, not a great technical bassist, neither is
McCartney, but Mc comes up with such simple but devastatingly
effective bass parts he can't be off if Wyman is on.
*Entwhistle, sorry, technically too good and too influential to leave
off.
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bass is simple, its about the pocket.
they guys who male the pocket and stay in the pocket are the best,
not the virtuoso soloists, in the final analysis.
bass is not meant to be a soslo instument
but it is a musical intrument, and musicality certainly counts.
bass makes the music and moves your feet.
That is why Jamerson, Bruce, Dunn are up there
Wyman and McVie are in their for superb interaction'with theior
drummers.
'MAcCartney didn't add anything to the music, which i didn't
like all that much anyway, so he is out
PAstorius is much higher than Clarke because of his musicality and
expression
he had wonderful feel for the music
aso, i realize i left out Tim Drummond
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