HOF discussion - Bass Players

[The Flying Mouse]

:twisted: Here's your chance to have your say on why you think your favourites should be enducted to our hall of fame, or even why you think other nominees don't make the grade.

As always, please respect the opinions of others, even if you don't agree with them.

Your nominated Bass Players are................


Stu Hamm
Geddy Lee
Lemmy
Phil Lynott
Krist Novoselic
Nikki Sixx
Garry W. Tallent (2)



Numbers in brackets indicate how many members (if more than one) have nominated this Bass Player.

[wolfy35]

Stu Hamm every time & without hesitation.

Just look up his bass solos on youtube and you will know why.

[Julie in the rv mirror]

I actually have two nominees in this category (thanks, Mouse), because I couldn't decide between them.

I think bass players tend to be overlooked, other than those few who are front men (e.g. Paul McCartney), and that's a shame because they are absolutely essential in Rock music especially.

My first nominee is a front man, and that's one of the reasons I nominated him- Geddy Lee of Rush. Geddy is tremendously talented; in addition to singing, playing bass and synths (sometimes all three at the same time), he shares songwriting duties with Alex Lifeson on Rush's music. If you've never seen Geddy in action, here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd8cs_vF9LQ

My other nominee is Garry Tallent of the E Street Band, aka The Funky White Boy, or Funk for short. (Garry was given the name when he was the only white guy in a band called Little Melvin and the Invaders.) Now that Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons are gone, Garry has played with Bruce the longest of anybody currently in the band. Garry is a walking Rock and Roll encyclopedia, and he and Southside Johnny Lyon reportedly share a record collection of some 10,000 items. When Bruce would be getting ready to play a classic old rock and roll cover for some audience request, he would often look to Garry for the key.

Here's an old song from a precursor to the ESB, the Bruce Springsteen Band (Springsteen, Tallent, David Sancious, Vini Lopez, Steve Van Zandt), called "Funk Song" (Funk says, "Right On" :cool: :lol: ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exYtsG-EqBQ

Garry also has the distinction of being one of the few musicians ever to play a tuba in a rock band, on Bruce's "Wild Billy's Circus Story". In addition, he has had a career in Nashville as a record producer and session musician.

[Paul Richardson]

Lemmy !

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Lemmy !

Anybody who can out-drink Ozzy Osbourne gets my vote! :lol:

He's quite a character.

[samurai7]

I shoulda got my nominations in, really.
They would have been John Entwistle, Pino Palladino and Leland Sklar.

As you were

[chairboys]

Lemmy encapsulates everything about rock n roll.
And bass playing.

[AndyK]

Phil Lynott got my nomination.

Not only for his work with Thin Lizzy, but also for the classic quote form an interview durin ghis wilder drinking days, when asked what it was like being a black Irishman, he replied, "Since I'm drunk pretty much all the time, it's like being a pint of Guinness".

Garry Tallent would get my vote as well.

[samurai7]

I shoulda got my nominations in, really.
They would have been John Entwistle, Pino Palladino and Leland Sklar.

As you were

Oh, and Bernard Edwards, Nathan East, and John Paul Jones too. And Roger Waters and Sting have had their moments too, likewise Mr McCartney ;)

[RSG]

Krist Novoselic - Kinda like the Kasim Sulton and/or Paul Crook to the Meat Loaf world... Novoselic was Cobain's leaning post if you will. Cobain got a lot of spotlight for being the creative force of Nirvana. But I would argue his counterpart bass player and side drummers over their run are just as important. Novoselic with his poppy rhythems intertwined with punk becoming what is now known as Grunge. Check out any video footage of Nirvana. He was larger than life.