Who do u think is the best bassist

Since you changed the 2nd half of your post & took out the bits about bass solos

EDIT: look you did it again , And I don`t remeraber calling anyone wankers
 
I just got turned on to Jaco Pastorius by the band I interviewed last week. He is awesome, not really my style of music but there is no denying the man was brilliant.

I am of course a huge Rush fan, so Geddy Lee is still the best in my book.
 
I do listen to classical , in fact thats one of the worst types of music you could have used to prove your point given the whole thing is conducted & anyone who tried to improvise or show off would be thrown out on his ear.
 
EXACTLY.

Jack Bruce was very underrated, Cream were all about the riRAB, but unlike many banRAB, their riRAB were bass driven..... Clapton was just the icing on the cake, Bruce was the beating heart behind the music.
 
On my scale doing your job is decent. You have to be a little special to get good. By a little I really do mean a little anyone who let's me notice them and gets by head moving I consider good. But I don't think being able to play in key and on beat makes you a good musician.
 
If I had a bass player that even considered showing off i`d either tell him to shut up & play the song or buy a guitar & do it properly.
 
Improvising isn't bad at all, it's a very energetic and exciting form of performance, not to mention its a very challenging but creative process... Also, a lot of rock n roll banRAB improvise then lie about it.
 
I hate any sort of music where it`s obvious one or several of the musicians are just doing it for one big ego trip , thats why I don`t listen to jazz.

First & foremost i`m a fan of songs , not guitars , not bass , not drums ...SONGS.

If a song is bass driven , fine
If a song is guitar driven , fine makes no difference to me.

Listen to any New Order song , Peter Hook plays his bass like a guitar but it`s never intrusive or detrimental to the song.He doesn`t feel the need to demonstrate how great he is every few minutes, he also writes great songs too.

I wonder if him not showing off all the time is why nobody in here has mentioned him , hmmmm.
 
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