Comments on: Dan the List Guy: 10 Great Rock & Roll Bassists

By: Shuggie

Shuggie — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:55:09 +0000

Geddy Lee? Phil Lesh?

Tommy says, “So, so, so what.”

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:39:31 +0000

Noel Redding! If Jimi Hendrix is the #1 guitar player in the world, as list after list tells us, then Noel has got to rank in the top 10 bassists. Noel’s bass playing was stand-alone great, but combined with Jimi’s guitar, it was sheer genius.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:38:28 +0000

Hands down, Peter Hook is the greatest bassist of all-time. Self-taught to play bass like a lead guitar. His sound permeates most alt-rock made since the 90s.

By: jake

jake — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:52:47 +0000

How about John Paul Jones and Roger Waters!!!

By: Obi

Obi — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:52:39 +0000

Bob Babbitt (the ‘other’ Motown basssist, after JJ left - Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Was Made To Love Her’…)

edit:( I should know to double check my memory) - Not ‘I Was Made…’, But ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours’…and JJ didn’t really leave…
ok.

By: Obi

Obi — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:42:35 +0000

I love a all-in-good-fun List Guy Smackdown…
Here’s my 10…
(and obviously, you had first choice… )

Berry Oakley (Allman Bros)
Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones)
Bob Babbitt (the ‘other’ Motown basssist, after JJ left - Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Was Made To Love Her’…)
Duck Dunn (Booker T & the MG’s)
Mike Mills (REM)
Adam Clayton (U2)
Pete Farndon (Pretenders)
Sting
Ronnie Baker (MFSB, Philly International)

Ahem…..Brian Wilson

TAKE THAT!!

By: jbrittb

jbrittb — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:34:51 +0000

lists r so subjective ~~ & more often than not pretentious, trendy & hipsteresque…this dans list has huge errors & omissions (in my opinion) here is my list (in no order):::
BRUCE PLAMER - buffalo springfield
CLIFF BURTON - metallica
RON WOOD - jeff beck grp
LARRY GRAHAM - sly & the fam stone
BERRY OAKLEY - orig allman’s
KIM DEAL - pixies
PHIL LESH _ dead
JOHN PAUL JONES - led zep
PETE QUAIFE - kinks
JACK BRUCE - cream
JACK CASADY - jeff airplane
BILL WYMAN - stones.

By: Rob D

Rob D — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:45:08 +0000

Derek Smalls! Derek Smalls!!!!

By: Jay C

Jay C — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:25:52 +0000

Geddy Lee is probably the best.

By: jonny le boi

jonny le boi — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:17:14 +0000

great list.
I add one to the list:
Carl Raddle — Derrick and the Dominoes, Mothers of Invention. Truly great melodic, subtle, rockin’.