Underrated bassist

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:56 pm

Ray Shulman with Gentle Giant and Cor Dekker with Ekseption.

billy_sacco · Post by **billy_sacco** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:03 pm

Melissa Auf Der Mar, D'Arcy, Eerie Von of Danzig, Twiggy Ramirez. No one hits an A like them! Just kidding but really I don't know if she is underrated but Paz that used to play with a Perfect Circle is a hot little number! I always liked her sound too.

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:05 pm

Glenn, I'd have to second the recommendation for Nick Lowe - he played bass on John Hiatt's 'Bring the Family' album, along with Ry Cooder and Jim Keltner. What an album, and what a great band.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:17 pm

Tom Petersen...Doug Pinnick...

myfretless · Post by **myfretless** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:27 pm

For dexterity, you have the usual suspects: Squire, Lee, Flea, etc.

For for melody lines, there were some inventive guys in the '80's like the aforementioned Rourke and Severin, as well as Peter Hook of New Order, Simon Gallup of the Cure, Les Pattinson of Echo and the Bunnymen, Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins, and the like. Very tasty and sort of Sting-like in that the bass played a counter melody to what was going on.

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:39 pm

I'd throw in Steve Kilbey of The Church, Mark Burgess of The Chameleons.

Brad, I's agree with the counter melody of the guitars and keyboard. Simon Raymonde really holds his on against Robin and creates a great balance of sound.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:39 pm

Good call...that's some of my favorite "atmospheric" type of music.
Never heard of Paz before, just checked her out. I must say she's a lovely lady! Cool attitude, too.
I'll have to find some of her work to listen to.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:50 pm

Tony Butler of Big Country, also a double threat as he sang cool harmonies in addition to his excellent playing (which he also did with the likes of Pete Townshend, the Pretenders, etc.)

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:27 pm

For some good Cetera music, listen to the first Chicago album. Introduction and the entire first side is excellent. I do like Dialogue too. I kinda stopped following Chicago after their 5th album or so.

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:40 pm

Mike Watt- Minutemen, FireHose
Daryl Jenifer- Bad Brains
Royston Langdon- Spacehog
Norwood Fisher- Fishbone

Why is it whenever a great topic like this comes up, my mind develops a giant hole in it?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:48 pm

The late Carl Radle - Derek & The Dominoes, Eric Clapton and more.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:52 pm

Carl Radle - there's a name from the past! Played with so many artists on really well received music.

http://www.carlradle.com/

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:57 pm

Carl definitely influenced my playing. I always felt he was underrated.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:33 pm

I agree with whoever said Sting. Iv heard people say he sucks. But I watched a Video of him playing in 5/4 while singing and he didnt get out of the groove once. Thats pretty awesome to me.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:38 pm

Interestingly, my wife has a Sting dvd and he's trying to tell the guy playing upright bass on one of his songs (can't remember which) how the part goes with the lyrics and he blanks on the phrasing then says he can't sing it without his bass in his hands. I found that revealing. One and the same.