Nominations for Viva's 2nd Favorite Bass Player
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We all know who your favorite Bass player is but who is your second? What do ya got?
I nominate Tony Levin as the master of the motherfucker.
Here's the evidence: Peter Gabriel from Woodstock 94
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Mh1hfkHGk
Enjoy
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Jack.
Jack.
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Furious E
Furious E
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SEARS
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What if Phil is not your
What if Phil is not your favorite bassist?
Never established a pecking order, but I'll add...
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Thundercat
Thundercat
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My cat is named Thunder. He
My cat is named Thunder. He has huge paws and seems to like music. I bet he could play the bass.
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Stanley:
Stanley Clarke FTW!
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PETE
PETE
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Schools, Mike, George P Jr.
Schools, Mike, George P Jr.
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Lemmy.
Lemmy.
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I'm not sure if I like Bootsy
I'm not sure if I like Bootsy Collins as a bass player or a person more.
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YouTube thundercat he's young
YouTube thundercat he's young new and fresh
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Dee Dee Ramone
Dee Dee Ramone
what a punk rock mess
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I've already told my wife and
I've already told my wife and all my friends that when I die I want my tombstone to read "put Jack on"
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I'm not sure if I like Bootsy
I feel the same way about Catherine Popper.
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Kim Deal
Kim Deal
Tina Weymouth
Tal Wilkenfeld
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I was at the Woodstock '94
I was at the Woodstock '94 thing with Tony Levin backing Peter Gabriel.
I was backstage after his set and in the dark on a trail to the stage I literally ran head first into him.
Got a chance to say hello and thanks!
His thunder fingers thing was insane.
How can we even discuss great bassists without mentioning BobZilla!
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Jaco
Jaco
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Jack Casady Pete Sears
Jack Casady
Pete Sears
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DAS
DAS
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Les Claypool
Les Claypool
Tony Levin
John Entwistle
Chris Squire
John Wetton
Sir Paul
Patrick O'Hearn
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Carol Kaye
Carol Kaye
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Can't believe I forgot Brian
Can't believe I forgot Brian Ritchie
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Tsuyama Atsushi, formerly of Acid Mothers Temple
https://archive.org/details/lf073mp3
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David Brown from the original
David Brown from the original Santana Band.
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So many good players, but
So many good players, but Jack with the Airplane was a true force of nature.
These days, Pete Sears is probably the best, in your face rock bass player that I see with any frequency.
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In the last couple of weeks I
In the last couple of weeks I was able to see Jack and Pete and Dave and Phil
back in the day Jack was always the best even though there is no zone or viva jack zone
Also just saw Dave schools blow my mind
dwve bob and Phil and Pete are in the on deck circle too
bass is the most important instrument I concur with lots of well-deserved recognition in this thread
ha!
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Jaco
Jaco
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Dana Morgan
Dana Morgan
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Jack
Jack
Edgar Meyer
Mike Watt
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Real tough! Almost
Real tough! Almost impossible. I like many of the names submitted so far, especially Levin. I would agree with them all so far. I think Paul McCartney doesnt get enough credit.
I always liked Trevor Bolden (RIP) from Bowies old bands. here is a sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti29EFLkw7E
the bass totally makes that song.
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Jack Bruce had the voice and
Jack Bruce had the voice and the chops!
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A tough call to pick one who
A tough call to pick one who is #2.
BTW, Phil IS my favorite bass player and has been pretty much since I first saw him.
Especially since the question asks for "favorite" and not best or most talented, I'd probably have to say Mike Gordon is #2 for me, with Chris Squire, John Patitucci, John Doe and Mike Watt pulling up right behind.
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Flea
Flea & Claypool
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Victor Wooten
Victor Wooten
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Larry Graham
Larry Graham
Cliff Burton
Rocco Prestia
James Jamerson
Joe Dart from Vulfpeck
Ricky Keller
Oteil
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flabba holt
flabba holt
https://youtu.be/He5pOzmI8-c
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Dave Burger.
I nominate Dave Burger.
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Phil is my number one two guy
Phil is my number one "two guy", and my number one "one guy" as well.
Paul McCartney and Jack were the most notable number "one guys" as far back as I can remember.
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Geezer
Geezer
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Other memorable geezer life
Other memorable geezer life experiences
Jack Bruce in cream
noel Reading in the experience
it seems that they used to be a hell of a lot more power trios
Stanley Clarke
Wooten
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I meant Geezer Butler.
I meant Geezer Butler.
I'm not ashamed to love Sabbath.
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Steve Harris
Steve Harris
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Captain Sensible.
Captain Sensible.
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>>>Geezer Butler
>>>Geezer Butler
Learned to play bass listening to and copying his lines on Paranoid and this guy's work:
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I listen to John Kahn a whole
I listen to John Kahn a whole bunch.
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Not one mention of Charlie
Not one mention of Charlie Haden?
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Good to see you posting,
Good to see you posting, Ateix
Haden definitely deserves a mention.
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Mike Gordon...just kidding it
Mike Gordon...just kidding it's Jack...
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Joey Spampinato - NRBQ ...
Joey Spampinato - NRBQ ... Check out Hail , Hail Rock and Roll and countless vids on YouTube .
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>and this guy's work:
>and this guy's work:
Zep II should the text book for anyone wanting to learn to play rock bass. Particularly The Lemon Song and Ramble On.
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Roger Waters
Roger Waters
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Pretty cool, Tom. I just
Pretty cool, Tom. I just haven't been able to get enough Charlie Haden over the last few weeks. I think that's probably the mule that kicked me back to the Zone, actually, was to mention how great that fucking guy was.
Saw another amazing bass player tonight, one William Parker... pedigree includes playing with Don Cherry, Cecil Taylor, Derek Bailey & John Zorn... studied under Wilbur Ware (Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane). And a great storyteller. Sixty minutes of pure improv.
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Bob Csugie rocks if ya get
Bob Csugie rocks if ya get the chance
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Seen Cliff Burton live,,,wow!
Seen Cliff Burton live...wow!
Steve Adams (ALO)
Dave Schools
Tony Hall (TAB 1996 warfield)
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Jorge Calderón is pretty rad.
Jorge Calderón is pretty rad.
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Jorge Calderón is pretty rad.
Decent songwriter too
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Furious E
Furious E
Jack Cassidy
Shelby Snow
Phil Lesh
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Phil's my BFF (bassist for f
Phil's my BFF (bassist for f'n forever). Tal Wilkenfeld is my new fave.
Tal w/ Jeff Beck at like the age of 13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXv54DfJ3bI
Here's a shot of Tal that I took at Portland's Aladdin Theater last year.
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Go bass players... It must be
Nice selection of bass players... It must be wild to play an instrument that moves through people.
Enjoying the pictures in this thread, good work.
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My favorite bass player is
My favorite bass player is Billy Bass Nelson. He got thae pocket on lock down. Philis second.
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John Wetton! I know Asia was
John Wetton! I know Asia was cheese wiz, but Wetton with King Crimson in '74 was the schnizzel!
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Good to hear that you are
Good to hear that you are still getting out and enjoying live music, Ateix.
Probably should mention the most recorded jazz bassist
A buddy of mine is a big fan of Robert DeLeo
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Mike Rutherford: THE most
Mike Rutherford: THE most unrated bass player in rock.
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THIS guy may be one of the
THIS guy may be one of the most unsung bass players (check out "All Along The Watchtower", for one)
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I hafta go w/Jobba the
I hafta go w/Jobba the Schools - obviously not as "Talented" as many/most of the players listed above, but the fact that he plays in an Improvisational/Jam Band (which most of the above listed players dont) and several side projects, plays with Jimmy Herring, and has given me soooo many "beyond the pale" moments, he gets my vote.