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sabo romo

:thu: it was over when sabo and diego left. aside from the hits, the last album sucked.

 

love,

eor

 

a few guys that are missing-- maybe not the "best", but certainly behind some of eor's favorites.

 

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I'll cut across some lists, add a few of my own.

 

Phil Lynott--Thin Lizzy

Bob Daisley--Ozzy Osbourne (you'll have to check to make sure which albums he's on)

Billy Sheehan-- Talas, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and solo as well as projects

Allen Woody--Gov't Mule

Graham Maby--early Elvis Costello stuff

Brian Ritchey--Violent Femmes

Doug Pinnick--King's X, solo, projects

Billy Gould--Faith No More

Tom Petersson--Cheap Trick

David Hood--session man, Muscle Shoals Recording Studios

Hutch Hutchinson--another session man

Lee Sklar--session man

John Entwistle--The Who

Paul McCartney--the Beatles

James Jamerson--Motown session man

Geddy Lee--Rush, solo

Geezer Butler--Black Sabbath

Bob Babbitt--session man

Steve Harris--Iron Maiden

Jack Casady--Jefferson Airplane

John Deacon--Queen

Tim Bogert--Vanilla Fudge

Mark King--Level 42

John Taylor--Duran Duran

Berry Oakley--Allman Brothers Band

Roger Glover--Deep Purple

Duff McKagan--Guns n' Roses

David Ellefson--Megadeth

Tom Hamilton--Aerosmith

Paul Simonon--The Clash

John Paul Jones--Led Zepplin

Tommy Shannon--Stevie Ray Vaughn

Jack Bruce--Cream

 

 

There's more, but that'll do for now. ;)

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Nathan Watts of Stevie Wonder's band is an absolute monster. Listen to "Sir Duke", "I Wish" or "Do I Do".


Mike Watt of Minutemen/fIREHOSE/Dos is a demigod. My favorite work by him is the first fIREHOSE album, Ragin, Full On.


Mark Sandman of Morphine is usually overlooked, but he was totally unique. His bass only had two strings and he played with a slide. Listen to "Buena" or "Thursday."


At the other end of the spectrum, Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick is a beast on the 12-string bass, with a tone to kill for. Listen to "Need Your Love" or anything else on the At Budokan 2-disc album or "Gonna Raise Hell", or anything on their first album.

 

 

Ill be sure to try the fIREHOSE album

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Alright, I am going to say it and probably get ridiculed. He is not the best bassist, but he is an excellent showman. And it says "Favorite bassist" not "Best Bassist". GENE SIMMONS!!!!!!!!!!!! He is why I first became interested in bass. His look, his stage presence, and his over all demeanor. But, I also like some of the greats: Claypool, Jaco, Steve Harris, Billy Shehan, etc.

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