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| From | Bill Silvers <wsilvers@earthlink.net> |
| Subject | Re: Bass Players |
| Date | Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:57:19 -0500 (EST) |
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>I agree with your above feelings on bass players. My favorite bass players
>are highly melodic and maybe a bit busy yet they mesh perfectly into the sound
>of the song.
>
>Paul McCartney
>Bruce Thomas(The Attractions)
>John Paul Jones
>Chris Squire
>Larry Graham/Rusty Allen (Sly & The Family Stone)
>Tom Peterson
>
>
>Are among my all time faves....
>
>Michael Barone
I don't think I've seen Bruce Foxton mentioned yet, and despite the fact that he was pretty dire as a singer, he was pretty key to the power of The Jam.
And file it under "maybe it's just me" but I can't think of Talking Heads without thinking of Tina Weymouth's prominence in their sound, and just thinking of that brings the opening of "Warning Sign" to mind. Not necessarily as a non-pareil chops kinda thing, but anyway.
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