No, I Wont Just Play Root Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 solid and overlooked, eh? How about a guy called Ewen Vernal from 80's pop-sters Deacon Blue? Solid, pertinant, and able to pull off some smart-ass shit when he feels like it (some slapping and playing the strings with the inside of his wrist (v painful!) on the track "Circus Lights") His lines are never spectacular, but always pertinant, melodic, memorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Bill Wyman. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Lately Jefferson Airplane's Jack Cassidy's been getting some attentions (rightly so); but you never hear about Pete Sears from Jefferson Starship. In the late 70's and early 80's I thought he was a standout bassist(not to mention his keyboard playing, too). Not just a root player, but definitely solid and under-appreciated. Man, now I've either got to get my turntable fixed, or buy some JS on cd... And Anthony Sallee from White Heart (now with Michael W. Smith). He knows when to just pound out the beat, and when to move aound. As for locals, Tim Saunders I think from Under Command; keeps things steady while guitarist Wayne Johnson shreds like Heaven! www.undercommand.com "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Mike Anthony of the almighty Van Halen. Hello. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick Fan Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Joe Macre from Crack the Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Man I was dying for a reason to bring up Ian Hill. But, just to be different. Even though it's not my choice of music I have to bring up 1 guy I don't think anyone would mention (therefore unsung). The bass player for The Spin Doctors. Or more specificly he and the drummer. They really locked in well. I don't remember his name but he was often known to play wearing gloves and had a wammy bar on his bass. Call it a guilty pleasure. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupster Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 I saw SPEARHEAD last night. just an awesome performance. Im not sure of the bassists name, but he sure got his job done. So understated the entire time, but he kept everything grooving. Minimal notes, but the rythym he kicked out was awesome, crazy synco's I never woulda thought of. less is more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Was the Spearhead bassist using Wayne Jones speaker cabinets? Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupster Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 well, as far as i could see, oddly enough, he was using 6 , eden 2 10's and he covered his rack. Sorry im not much help less is more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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