OFF: Great Bassists (was100 Greatest Guitarists)

[Richard Lockwood]

How could I forget Mr Pastorius??!  Major oversight on my part!

Hope the States is treating you well Nick - whereabouts are you?

Cheers,

Rich.

(And what did you think of The Bristols?!)  :-)

>
> >I don't know....
> >There's alot of great bassists out there....
> >Here's a few that spring to mind
> >(in no certain order - well, the top four on the list are there for a
> reason
>
> Er... hasn't anyone on this list heard of Jaco Pastorius??
>
> To have a list of 100 great bassists and not include him is a major
> oversight. In fact, to have a list of THREE great bassists and not include
> him would be a major oversight!
>
> Many musicians regard him as the greatest bass player of all time, far
> ahead of anyone else, in much the same way that Hendrix is commonly
> regarded as way out in front of all other guitarists.
>
> What else? Well, Adrian Shaw would be on my list. And I have to agree with
> Rich that some of these are selected from bands you (DRider) presumably
> like, which is understandable, but some of them really aren't exceptional
> players. Roger Glover? Paul McCartney? PETE WAY??!! OTOH, while I can't
> stand Iron Maiden, I'll concede that Steve Harris is a fine bassist.
>
> Nick
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