Music News ! John Taylor named greatest bass player ! Everyone knows the vocalists and most know the guitarists from their favorite groups but, with only a few exceptions, they would be hard pressed to tell you the bass player. MusicRadar decided to find out just who their readers thought were the greatest of the bass players that they DID know in a new poll. The site first asked readers to name their candidates for the sixty greatest bass players of all time. All of the suggestions were cut down to 60 nominees and a new vote was taken to get the new ranking. ...and what a list it is. In a day and age when people tend to name their current favorite bands in any pole, MusicRadar has managed to get their readers to rank a list where 57 of the 60 bassists have been recording for 20 years or more. Bravo for recognizing the brilliance of James Jamerson, Bernard Edwards (come on, Rock Hall...lets induct Chic), Tony Levin, Carole Kaye and Jaco Pastorious. While we may not agree with John Taylor, Simon Gallup and Mark King being in the top five, they all certainly deserve to make the list. The only real question is, where is Sting? Here are the top 20 veteran bassists who made the list. 01. John Taylor (Duran Duran) 02. Geddy Lee (Rush) 03. Simon Gallup (Cure) 04. Mark King (Level 42) 05. Jaco Pastorious (Weather Report) 06. Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 07. John Entwistle (Who) 08. Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) 09. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) 10. Paul McCartney 11. James Jamerson (Funk Brothers) 12. Les Claypool (Primus) 13. Cliff Burton (Metallica) 14. Bernard Edwards (Chic) 15. John Myung (Dream Theater) 16. Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) 17. Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) 18. Mick Karn (Japan) 19. Billy Sheehan (session bassist) 20. Chris Squire (Yes) Source: Music-News
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 04:11:10 +0000
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