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"Michael Anthony often gets overlooked.
Billy Sheehan is also pretty epic."
Never liked either particulartly, Sheehan had plenty of chops but was a bit wanky the few times I've seen him live, Michael was never a favourite of mine, his bass solo was always a good time to got for a pi55 or a pint IMO  |
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"Michael Anthony often gets overlooked.
Billy Sheehan is also pretty epic.
Never liked either particulartly, Sheehan had plenty of chops but was a bit wanky the few times I've seen him live, Michael was never a favourite of mine, his bass solo was always a good time to got for a pi55 or a pint IMO "
His bass solo's were mostly noise - I totally agree with you on that but his playing outside of VH is bloody brilliant. Not ground-breaking but solid and consistent. |
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Herbie Flowers was pretty good, though mostly as a session musician so only credited in the small print, and the git did inflict the song "granddad" on us. but the best I have ever seen was Amanda from Rock Bitch she was awesome on her bass solo's |
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"Robert Trujillo 
He plays that bass very low down its on his shins!!"
tis true he does look like a crab walking round the stage but he's good
remember going to see black label society and he did a solo it was ace |
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"Robert Trujillo
He plays that bass very low down its on his shins!!
tis true he does look like a crab walking round the stage but he's good
remember going to see black label society and he did a solo it was ace "
Iv spotted your music post before your into the same as me |
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good shout on Steve Harris and JJ Burnel, I saw Metallica with Cliff and they were a better band with him than newsted or Trujillo. Saw Wilco Johnson with Norman wattRoy last year and he was something special! In the no-longer-with-us category, Phil Lynott was a lyrical player, and I've seen New Order with Hooky and he was no slouch either.
For someone a bit more obscure, Derek Forbes from early Simple Minds (up to Sparkle in the rian, I think) was really the driving instrument in that band (listen to Glittering Prize!) |
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"I think because of the type of music Steve plays most people dont get how good he is"
very true, he drives Maiden but also very musical and undersated on the atmospheric epics (Ancient mariner, to tame a land for instance)
With a name like yours you've got to give a shout to Steve Dawson from Saxon....  |
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"Robert Trujillo
Has also the best guitarist in Metallica!
Well that don't take much doing does it
no clearly Dave Mustaine takes the honour here!"
Dave WAS the best guitarist Metallica ever had. |
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"I like this thread cos it's such a refreshing change from "Rush? Who are they?! " Well done, people of Fab on your brill taste
John Entwistle wasn't shabby"
The Ox gets my vote!  |
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Definitely Paul McCartney. Jack Bruce. Nazareth bassist Pete Agnew. I had the joy of doing a couple of gigs with naz and petes bass rig was the most amazing sound ever! Listen to 'razamanaz' for a truly great rock bass |
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