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I would be interested to know where people would rank John McVie among the Bass greats? This sort of discussion is always very informing
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i rate john very highely, he is a very melodic bass player, hence the bass line in gyow. he has great ablity to create space and as he says not to be busy, to make room for the other musicians.
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As far as rock/blues bass players, right behind Jack Bruce (Cream), John Entwistle (The Who) & Berry Oakley (Allman Bros Band). When you start including the jazz-ers like Jaco Pastorious, Charles Mingus, Nathan East, Stanley Clarke & Abraham Laboriel, Sr., the rock guys drop down the list pretty quickly.
But, McVie...he'll always be #1 to me.
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I was gonna say Bruce and Entwistle myself, Chili
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Though James Jamerson and John Paul Jones were stellar. On edit - of course John "shorty shorts" McVie is on the top on my list!!!!! Last edited by strandinthewind; 08-11-2005 at 04:58 PM.. |
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OMG - I think John kicks so much ass...though that dude from Primus was pretty damn kick ass on the bass too
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He is fabulous and adds so much to so many songs. -Lis |
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Also, the reggae master Robbie Shakespeare! (along with his rhythm section mate Sly Dunbar...the Mick Fleetwood & John McVie of reggae)
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here's a good addition to my original post. Which Fleetwood Mac song is John most out front on, in other words, which one do u listen to, and think, wow that bass part is faboulous. FOr me, It's The Chain, Dreams, and GYOW. I realize that I'm leaving out some good ones, but those are the ones that make me think of him first.
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he impressed the **** out of me on welch's stuff
he was able to cover jazz stuff (pseudo jazz that is) jaco was a mad-man
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Oh Well Smile At You Miles Away (did I mention) Blue Letter? Bad Loser Somebody Forever Born Enchanter I Loved Another Woman Station Man Bare Trees Child Of Mine Searching/Fighting For Madge Never Going Back Again (those old live arrangements when he played acoustic bass)
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