100 Greatest Bass Players in Rock/Pop

I know he's not particularly well known and his song writing and singing is horrible at best, but this guy Nathan Hughes is a monster on the bass. Here's a video of him:

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Hendrix being a guitar god goes without saying, and Mitchell was a fantastic drummer. But Redding never got between them, he just connected the dots in a way anyone could have done.

Originally Hendrix wanted Billy Cox to be the bassist for JHE but he declined, Hendrix was really desperate for a bass player, so he hired a guy who wasn't even a bass player, Redding was a guitarist. Hendrix gave him a bass and taught him the basics.

You could say he did his job, but he was so limited, and Hendrix was such an arabitious musician that those limitations sometimes held him back, the more and more experimental and complex Hendrix's music became, the lesser of a role Redding had, because he couldn't keep up. So Hendrix ended up playing the more complex bass parts on Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland.

He eventually got Cox to play with his Band of Gypsys. And when you listen to them, you can hear that bass a lot more clearly, it didn't distract you from what Jimi did, but you had a player who was confident enough in his playing and didn't have to lurk in the shadows.
 
He is quite an amazing bassist, while sure he may not be as technical skilled as (insert funk bass player here) he makes up for in making simple things sound great and carrying the rhythm of New Order and Joy Division. Also Peter Hook sounRAB like a pirate name, so that's already 10 cool points out of the bag.

As for boobs list I'm glad to see Jah Wobble on the list, great dub bass player. If he wasn't in PiL they would've been largely shit.
 
What's with all the dozens of new posters who have nothing more to contribute than posts with less than 5 worRAB?

Yeah, we have little tollerance for you douchebags just trying to get your post counts up just so you can post a link advertising whatever sh*tty band you're a meraber of.
 
Do you really want a list from me?

The hot shots are the only interesting jazz bass player (yeah, I said it). Why should I make a list of every Jaco/Stanley Clarke wannabe that ever put out an album.
 
Who's the one guy you never see in a top bass players list, yet he's insanely awesome?

Hint: He's famous for playing with the one drummer you never see in a top drummer list, yet He's insanely good too.
 
I think a solid argument could be made that Robbie, or any reggae bass player, wouldn't be who is is today without the influence of "The Family Man".



Stanley Clarke
Stuart Zender (Jamiroquai)
Mike Watt (Minutemen, Firehose)
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Verdine White (Earth Wind & Fire)
Flea (even though I hate RHCP)
 
IMO this list--like a lot of these lists--is biased towarRAB classic rock, prog (not a surprise), and generally older music. Overall, a good job and one of the best lists of this kind I have seen, but I have a few observations.

Les Claypool seems too low for my tastes; he may be hurt by his product not being as cohesive of an effort, but his bass playing is incomparable.

I love seeing Dirk Lance and P-Nut.

Justin Chancellor may be one of the bassists who I think was affected by your bias. Also Rob Trujillo and Tim Commerford. I would really like to hear your thoughts on their placement.

Like I said, a good list. A few other bassists I enjoy and believe are deserving of an "honorable mention": Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh), Mike Dirnt (Green Day), Eric Wilson (Sublime), and Shavo (System of a Down)...
 
Hey Keith Levene deserves some credit too, he had that great reverberated guitar sound.

UPDATE: Lemmy moved up a bit, Hill is a bit lower.
 
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