Whoa... thanks for all these awesome suggestions guys... you ROCK! Quick note about the bassists missing from this video: There were a good hand full of bassists that could've been included in this video, but because their careers really took off in the 80's I held off putting them in this one and will be featuring them in the upcoming 1980-89 video... Also, a few of you mentioned players that I already featured in the first in this series (Bass 1935-69) so be sure to check that out here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pKVlqrKAoLbKf8o.html Thanks for watching guys, see ya soon with the next one! :)

@bustabass9025

5 жыл бұрын

Okay, so I went back and viewed your first installment on this theme, to make sure I wasn't spitting in the wind here. David Hood with the Swampers, a world renowned, widely recorded studio band from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Peter Cetera, one of the cornerstone members responsible for the original sound of the Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago), were two iconic bass players from the 70's. Their classic bass lines are indelibly etched in the music of our lives and only gets, "...stronger everyday!" Didn't see 'em there either. 😕

@Metalbass10000

5 жыл бұрын

Good video, and I would like more like these, with a historical context. Maybe analyzing the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic elements of great bass tracks, and how they relate to what the other instruments are contributing. Agree with everyone included in this video, however, some major omissions: Roger Glover - Deep Purple - the other major pioneer of the early roots of metal, he’s the glue that kept the outlandish brilliance of Blackmore and Lord from spiralling into chaos, and he and Ian Paice have some of the most inspiring, powerful, and soulfull grooves in Rock history. Geddy Lee - Rush - One of the most influential and brilliant musicians to play rock bass guitar, his 1970’s work is timeless, had a signature style, technique, and tone. Honorable mention to the bassist from Queen (whose name escapes me at the moment) for creating some of the most iconic bass lines in rock history. And I hate to say it but, Gene Simmons - Kiss - Strip away all the pyrotechnics, the makeup, the image, the bombastic and the glamorous hype, and all the nauseating self-promotion and merchandising, and there are some really good songs that just go nowhere if not for some really good bass lines. Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Synyrd also had great basslines driving great songs.

@mackmilne8155

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you mentioned Alphonso Johnson in Weather Report. He was an integral part of the group, and certainly one of best bassists in that scene. I am actually going to be meeting with him this coming Monday and the University of Southern California where he currently teaches. Any questions you (Scott) want me to ask him for you?

@papapowpow7735

5 жыл бұрын

Scott, this was great, very refreshing a few I have to check out but never have, that's rush. This is a vid to study and watch a number of times just like all the scotts bass lessons vids.

@michaelmoore7975

5 жыл бұрын

What about the guy Guitar Player magazine called"The Most Widely Used Session Bassist of Our Time"? Over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks? Bass Player Magazine Ranked him #42 "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time"? Played with big names in the 70's....also 80's....also 90's.....also 2000's....also 2010's.....also... *Abraham* *Laboriel* .....absolutely awesome. So much awesome I had to move Victor Wooten down 1. Yeah, I know...painful decision. 1st heard of him on the song "All of You" by Don Felder from the soundtrack "Heavy Metal"though uncredited. Right from the open it was his bass playing; not a bass line or groove, but a *feeling* sets the mood and tone.....textural smoothness and easy relaxed transitions. Hard to describe; damn near ethereal. Can't remember you mentioning him....what's you're take on Abraham?

I think Greg Lake's work with King Crimson and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer deserves a mention, as well as John Wetton's with KC, particularly on 'Red'

@duncanambrose206

3 жыл бұрын

No doubt. Greg Lake playing 21st Century Schizoid Man, Tank, and Karn Evil of course. Wetton able to pull out the melodic lines for songs like Book of Saturday, the rocky jazz line on Great Deceiver and Mogul Thrash's Sleeping in the Kitchen, or his more straight up rock/metal lines on the Larks' Tongues tracks

@duncanambrose206

3 жыл бұрын

And while we're on a Prog note, John Lodge of the Moody Blues is massively underrated bassist. Listen to I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock n' Roll Band) and Question. Those basslines are some of the best rock basslines of all time.

@UprightBassist

Жыл бұрын

John Wetton also played in the band UK IIRC. 🤔 Album title *_“Danger Money”…_*

@AllbeeHivezChristianAllbee

4 ай бұрын

@@UprightBassist And Asia.

Dee Murray's work on Elton John's _Goodbye Yellow Brick Road_ is a masterclass in up-front but never intrusive melodic but groovy bass.

@chrisclermont456

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@markebner3832

5 жыл бұрын

YES!!! He is outstanding!

@marunikusbakufu

4 жыл бұрын

Dee Murray is totally underrated.

@marunikusbakufu

4 жыл бұрын

It would be cool if you could do a video on Dee Murray. Listen to his playing on Elton John's live album 17-11-70. Only bass, drums and piano. The bass is so central to the sound of the original Elton John trio.

Bruce Thomas of Elvis Costello and the Attractions is my bass hero. A really underrated genius.

@ericwobschall8410

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. He's one of my favorites and I know a lot of players who independently came to that same conclusion. A master of harmonic knowledge in the pattern of Jamerson and McCartney. Very smooth and precise whist keeping feel.

@samuelward1148

3 жыл бұрын

This comment... He's def one of my top ten most influential to me... Up there with Percy Jones, Pino, Peter Hook, Charlie Haden, Thundercat, Jaco, John Wetton, and Stanley Clarke. He's a wonderfully eclectic and original bassist.

@hyzerflip100

3 жыл бұрын

Elvis's songs wouldn't have been the same (or nearly as good!) without Bruce Thomas's bass on them!

@robster6820

4 ай бұрын

100% agree

Bruce Foxton - The Jam Graham Mahby - Joe Jackson

Oh man, please make a Spotify or Apple Music playlist on this subject! This really is educationally fun to me, love it!

@asicerik

5 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea!

@pummysworld369

5 жыл бұрын

Schöner Blödsinn. Das geht hier auch ganz wunderbar!

@KeithCasper

5 жыл бұрын

There oughta be a KZread channel.

@robertdore9592

5 жыл бұрын

Max Bennett

Berry Oakley and Lamar Williams of The Allman Brothers Band.Berry's opening riff to "Whipping Post is required reading, and his lines in "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" are taught at most serious music colleges today- Lamar went on to form Sea Level, with Jaimo and Chuck Levelle, and put out some awesome work.

@robertsuggs2510

2 ай бұрын

Oh man ,,,,BIG Barry Oakley fan,,, Elizabeth Reed is Amazing 🎸🤠

So glad to see Willie Weeks on the list! He's my hero!

JJ Burnel had the most badass bass tone on those early Stranglers albums.

I love this video! Thanks for making it. If I were add a bass player from that era it would be John Paul Jones , he is not only a world class bass player but a world class musician and song writer. Led Zeppelin would not have been the same without him, and rock and roll would not be the same with out Led Zeppelin.

@calimusic2007

5 жыл бұрын

Scott got em in the 1935 - 1969 video

@beardedguitars5480

5 жыл бұрын

Hello

@TheEaglewoman2

4 жыл бұрын

@@beardedguitars5480 hi

I think you missed Geddy Lee

@JustyStoky

5 жыл бұрын

The bass solo in La Villa Strangiato. To this day i still can't figure out the way he plays it even though it sounds simple

@devinebass

5 жыл бұрын

@@markviereck4547 yep... he's coming in the 80's list ;)

@gordoncasey885

5 жыл бұрын

@@markviereck4547 Rush started in '68 man :P

@dominiccrimmings6925

5 жыл бұрын

@@markviereck4547 Rush formed in 1968 and their debut eponymous album released in 1974. I would say that given their most commercially successful and most well known album (Moving Pictures) was released in the early 80s that Geddy will figure in the 80s list and I'd bet a penny to a pound Scott suggest listening to YYZ for some serious bass chops.

@tomservo999

5 жыл бұрын

@@devinebass Good. Still missed John Paul Jones though

Talking about the UK Punk Rock movement - how about the brilliant Norman Watt-Roy of the Blockheads? His bassline on "Hit me with your rhythm sticks" is one of his finest. Dury was a hard taskmaster by all accounts and his perfectionism (a bit like that of Donald Fagen) ensured the amazingly tight sound of the blockheads

@kubasmrk3116

2 жыл бұрын

...and a lot of the clash bass lines ... :)

@lyndamcardle4123

Жыл бұрын

I concur !

Straight out of the gate with my favourite bass player of them all, Andy Fraser. Thank you sir!

Hey Scott! Chris Squire was amazing on "Heart of The Sunrise". Helluva Arrangement. Whole band kicked ass....Yes!

The punk section was pretty dang good. XTC's Colin Moulding should've been there, but still good.

Great stuff, thank you. And that's a beautiful bass you've got there, Scott!

Please more videos like this. Very educating and inspiring! Love it!

Geddy Lee, - That was a huge oversight. I'm sure you'll mention him in the '80's video. Tony Levin, - Shock the Monkey wouldn't even have worked without his bass playing. Dougie Thompson, - It's sad that nobody mentioned this wonderful bass player from Supertramp. Roger Waters, - So much great work on the bass, but "Money" in particular comes to mind. Steve Harris, - Phantom of the Opera, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Trooper, Two Minutes to Midnight, ... There are definitely others, but these are the ones who come to mind right now.

@alejom1851

5 жыл бұрын

Steve harris should be in the 80's

@qdaveq6597

5 жыл бұрын

Dougie Thompson is great!

@txa1265

5 жыл бұрын

Tony Levin is really 80s - his contributions with Peter Gabriel and more particularly with King Crimson's three awesome albums from that incarnation (and his Chapman Stick playing) really were massively influential (certainly to me seeing him live back then!)

@rudylutz2085

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Dougie Thompson of Supertramp must be one of the most ignored bassists ever. I would love to see him get the attention he deserves.

@joeldcanfield_spinhead

5 жыл бұрын

@@txa1265 Yup, looking forward to hearing about Levin in the next vid. In 1980 alone he recorded with Gabriel, Lennon, and two Simons (Paul and Carly.)

Seeing Brand X on The Old Grey Whistle Test blew me away...In fairly esteemed company Percy Jones quietly smashed it . Quality

@francescofalchi5269

5 жыл бұрын

Good point...Percy Jones my favourite bass player. Very underated tbh..Another bassist I would like to remember is Nic Potter R.I.P.

@cuxoquijano6739

5 жыл бұрын

YES!!! Justice to Percy

Scott, I always enjoy listening to you play and speak. I'd appreciate it if you continue to make this type of video, in addition to the other videos you make 🎸🎼

As always, brilliant. Thanks Scott.

Robbie Shakespear for sure...Great Video, Thanks👍

Glad you mentioned Joni Mitchells Hejira, that is my absolute favorite Jaco playing.

@arturobelano6243

4 жыл бұрын

Insane album

@westentrance

2 жыл бұрын

Mitchell’s Refuge of the Roads is another great one with Jaco. Such a unique style.

Super coverage. I feel so honored to have been born in 1954, growing up listening to all of these songs as they were played for the first time on our little am transistor radios. So Awesome. (Great reminder for some of the items missing in my collection.)

Thank you for this history lesson on the bass. I really enjoyed you going through the great players over the years. It also made me fall in love with the Fender P.

I'm banging the drum (and bass!) for the awesome Norman Watt Roy. He's a force of nature when he plays and should get a mention if only for his epic bass on 'Hit me with your rhythm stick'. A relentless driving juggernaut of a line.

@MrJamesOrchard

5 жыл бұрын

His bass line on 'I Wanna Be Straight' is a masterpiece!

@patbassman8251

5 жыл бұрын

What a waste

I would add Bruce Thomas to the list... amazing bass lines with Elvis Costello!!

Nicely rounded compilation of players who irrefutably had a big influence of the evolution of the bass. Good job Scott!..

Great. I like the way you appreciate not only the super muso players, but also the ones who inspred others and made a big impact. Doss.

The late James Dewar, bassist for Robin Trower... Great player and great singer too!

@garyfelhandler3182

5 жыл бұрын

Dewar was a phenomenal singer! RIP

@Guitfiddlejase

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't think of James Dewar!!! I LOVE his sound.

@markbrooks4471

5 жыл бұрын

@@Guitfiddlejase Big fan here too. It's a shame he didn't get more qudos for what he did in Robin Trower's band. Surely one of the greatest unherladed voices in British rock n roll.

Thanks Scott . This is brilliant, as always, but the most difficult era to capture everyone as it was the apex of the evolution of our instrument. I must state in caps (sorry) PERCY JONES of BrandX. He was doing amazing and groundbreaking things on his fretless P and then Wall Mark I that coincided with Jacos emergence. Moroccan Roll, and particularly Masques are albums that can’t be missed. I must listen to the track Masques weekly to function, and the track Black Moon will be the soundtrack to my passage to the afterlife. Percy was a major influence to Mick Karn, and they both embodied the most artistically abstract and unbridled approach to the instrument that has occurred. Mick Karn is another beautiful bass beast in his own right. Thx for putting these great decade tributes up.

@marspassat

5 жыл бұрын

Percy Jones is the BOMB!

@zenmachinist6367

5 жыл бұрын

PERCY JONES is the reason I picked up a fretless. Also listen to *Bunny Brunel on Chick Corea's "Tapstep"

This is brilliant. Well considered, engaging, fair and open. Good on you sir!

PLEASE ! More videos like this ! Such a class in music history!

Tim Bogert, one of the best that ever played rock in that era, from Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and Beck, Bogert & Appice, etc

@dwightdawson3578

5 жыл бұрын

I had the honor of sitting at the feet of this master of 4 string dominance! Besides being a true legend of rock and roll bass playing, he is the coolest guy you will ever meet!

@alanscharrer5255

5 жыл бұрын

simply listen to Cactus, "Guiltless Glider" from teir album, "RESTRICTIONS", made in 1971 and be amazed

@jefferyroy2566

5 жыл бұрын

Wish I'd seen Bogert with Cactus, the most underrated hard rock band of the era. Had to settle for BB&A, where he looked out of place trying to back Carmine on vocals. It was much easier to join in with Carmine to support Rusty Day or Mark Stein than being one of three front men for a power trio.

@robertsuggs2510

2 ай бұрын

LOVE tim & ALL 3 of these bands 🎸🤠

Felix Pappalardi is so underrated he would be left off a list of the Top Fifty bass players of WOODSTOCK! That guy could play and produce and sing at level many(most) couldn't match! Nantucket Sleighride from Mountain shows it all sweet vocals, original bass and song writing and production skills, a complete package. Produced for the Youngbloods, Cream, Mountain, The Vagrants and many others.

Thanks Scott I really enjoy your Bass history overview videos you lay some good ground work that can can be built upon .

Important talent brought out from the shadows for the curious minds that realize & want to understand all the elements that make bands great! Thanks for the education without the pain!

I'd have added John Deacon of Queen and Jah Wobble of PIL but great video all the same.

@frankd.506

5 жыл бұрын

Walked into a record store they were playing the PIL album the self title with little else and I said hand it over now ,remember the Ginger Baker rumor and Vai was on fire,truth be told and this may be blasphemy but I preferred PIL over the Sex Pistols

This is a great series, thank you for making it. I'm surprised that you forgot one of the most influential bands which had a great bass player: Deep Purple with Roger Glover. Roger's work in Deep Purple is great and his intro to Highway Star is fantastic. Listen to his solo on "Pictures of home", the music stops and he launches into a spectacular sequence with a really mean bass tone. One of the earliest and few bass solos in hard rock. Check out also his parts in "Space Trucking" from Made in Japan. And let's not forget that the cover of one of rock's most influential albums of all time, Deep Purple's Machine Head, features a close-up of Roger's bass.

I REALLY enjoyed this. Punk rock is what got me playing the low end, in the first place! Filler by Minor Threat for the beautiful beginning...

YES YES YES Scott, brilliant informative work. Everyday's a school day with you, isn't it! Thank you.

Trevor Bolder? Played on most of the Ziggy-era Bowie music, and joined Uriah Heep in 1976. A true rags to stardom, if not riches, story. I don't know if you dig his playing, Scott, but I have found him a subtly awesome bassist. He carries on a lot of chromatic movement between the chords, like a real intuitive sense of leading tone harmony colors most of his lines and adds a classical / jazz touch to his blues foundation. Like the bassline under the chorus of "Moonage Daydream". Note also that many of the tunes he recorded with Bowie were 1st or 2nd takes.

@mrjamescoltman3567

5 жыл бұрын

and Wishbone ash. Can't forget them :)

@markbrooks4471

5 жыл бұрын

Bolder was incredible but has remained in the background with Woody, currently overshadowed by the legend of Mick Ronson. Listen to Bolder on the Santa Monica 72 album and it's evident he's covering a lot of ground. Sometimes it sounds like a rhythm guitar in there with the bass lines. Chops galore!

@robertdore9592

5 жыл бұрын

Max Bennett

Jim Lea - Slade Steve Priest - Sweet Greg Ridley - Humble Pie

Good chat! I like that you're into all music. I'm a bass player and I came up in the seventies, so I appreciate your detailed overview. Well researched. You may have missed a couple, but there are so many good ones from that era -- Geddy, Greg Lake, John Paul Jones..

Scott, brilliant vid man! Love the history you present, and you present very well.

Greg Lake had some amazing work with ELP.

@Sanson101

5 жыл бұрын

Lake was a way better bassist than what a lot of people thought.....

@RobKandell

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, though I think he is also tremendously underrated as a guitarist. It was actually Greg Lake that inspired me to switch from piano to guitar as a music student.

@copydepastey

5 жыл бұрын

he was a great bassist and had a lovely voice, and also a great guitarist when he had a mind to play guitar

I'm late to the party, but thanks for a great video Scott! I want to give a shout out to Peter Cetera, obviously '25 or 6 to 4' (1970) but another great example of his playing is 'A Hit By Varese' off Chicago V (1972).

I have so much to learn on bass. Thanks for a great history series here. So much to take in.

Awesome series Scott, really enjoyed watching the 3 you have done so far. Love to see more life this that celebrates the bassist! Cheers!

This comment section was brought to you by the Geddy Lee Gang. Glad he's coming up. Great list, Scott!

Norman Watt Roy of the Blockheads bassist extraordinaire

@robertdore9592

5 жыл бұрын

...really good call mate...

@Mark_Ocain

4 жыл бұрын

yep! Agree!

@glennlilley8608

4 жыл бұрын

Yup! What a player! Seen him dozens of times Does a pretty good job of out gurning Jimmy Page too

Great video. I like this sort of thing. I started playing bass in 1975, when I was 17, and the first bassist whom I noticed and learnt from was the tasteful and sensible Trevor Bolder. His playing is upfront on D Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album, and I found it easy to follow. Pretty soon, I could play all the bass lines from that elpee note for note! Then I came across Chris Squire, and never looked back.

I love this series. I can't tell you how many bad-ass bassists you've introduced me to. Thank You!

Chris Squire -Yes John Wetton - King Crimson yrs 1972-74'/ UK Geddy Lee - Rush Ray Shulman - Gentle Giant Mike Rutherford - Genesis (Their Real Prog yrs 1971-77') Richard Sinclair - Caravan, Hatfield and North, Camel "I forgot"... Jethro Tull's Diverse & interesting Bassist ! : D Glenn Cornick - 1967-70' Jeffrey Hammond -1971-75' John Glascock - 1975 -79'

@kardRatzinger

5 жыл бұрын

I love Genesis, but not sure if Rutheford is such a great bassist. For me, definitely not to Wetton's level, for example.

@ronniefarnsworth6465

5 жыл бұрын

@@kardRatzinger It is often understated his playing, but on many Classic Albums like Nursery Crime, Selling England and The Lamb there's some really nice complex parts, and he was crucial to so many of those Genesis songs with his writing musically but of course John Wetton, Chris Squire they were the Masters at Progressive bass playing and rest in peace both of them ! 😌

@Cr8Tron

5 жыл бұрын

@@kardRatzinger Umm... Ok. Rutherford wasn't exactly just ringing out root notes, you realize though, right?

@kardRatzinger

5 жыл бұрын

@@Cr8Tron If every bass player that isn't "just ringing out root notes" was to be mentioned, the video would be 12h long.

@Cr8Tron

5 жыл бұрын

@@kardRatzinger I'm aware of that. But you dodged the yes/no question. Perhaps because you were too distracted with making this into a "who's wittier" contest?

Berry Oakley of the Allman Brothers Band... Check out 'Live from Fillmore East 1970' and 'Eat a Peach'. Love the history through the decades. Thank you.

@rickfromthecape3135

5 жыл бұрын

All time favorite band. Berry's highly underrated.

@holboroman

5 жыл бұрын

I was going to mention Berry Oakley. Lucky I read the comments first. I thumbs up any comment in praise of him. As for Sid Vicious, he doesn't touch Berry with a ten foot pole.

@rcbennett6592

5 жыл бұрын

If you like the Allman's check out their other bassist Oteil Burbridge, he's amazing!

@floydrockcafe

5 жыл бұрын

@@rcbennett6592 ... and not to forget the late great Allan Woody

@Jakexx01

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Berry Oakley's work on Hot 'Lanta (Live at Fillmore East) was phenomenal for it's time.

Thank you for an awesome summary. Great research. Super cool info.

This was such an education for me. Not a bassist, but such a needed lesson!

BTW, Christopher Squire's work on "Heart of the Sunrise" is an EXCELLENT choice. What he adds between 6:52 and 7:42 -- especially when he works that fret at 7:38 -- must be listened to at least once by every human being.

Lee Sklar is "THE LORD OF THE STRINGS"

Was great to get your perspective on the history of bass playing in rock history,and those who left a mark. Very interesting, some of the guys you mention I'd never heard of! Everybody will now chime in with their 2 cents on who got overlooked but you can't please everybody. Good work, good on you for sharing and hope you make some posts like this.Cheers!

OH! THANK YOU for mentioning JJ Burnel! The Stranglers are one of my favourites!

thank you so much for talking about the importance of punk music, flea wouldn’t sound the same without his punk influence. also if you wanna heard some CRAZY bass playing listen to the bass solo on rancid’s song maxwell murder.

ralphe armstrong who played with jean luc ponty & the mahavishnu orchestra he is amazing

@murraywoods7909

4 жыл бұрын

Egocentric Molecules w/JLP. Mind blown.

Man... 20 seconds into the video and I felt the urge to hit the like button. Scott, you're so good at conditioning the bass players... :) Love the video. Already. And not 30 seconds from it has passed yet... :)

Fantastic. Please keep the history videos coming!

Luis Johnson, Leon Silvers, Mark Adams from Slave, Jimmy Williams that played on Ain’t No Stopping Us Now. I would also say Rick James, Terry Lewis, Prince, Sonny Thompson and Tommy Debarge. Nathan Watts!

Norman Watt Roy - Ian Dury and The Blockheads

@goyboy42

5 жыл бұрын

Yep - that was my first call, Watt-Roy is a superb bass player. Good list nonetheless - plenty there to inspire me to check out artists I've not listened to much.

@holdencaustic

5 жыл бұрын

I LOOOOOOOVE That guy!!!

@mikedavis6884

5 жыл бұрын

@@musicianie absolutely. a wonderful bass line!

@spharr

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. Absolute delight to see him play live. Could be the case that he gets in to the 80's video.

@goyboy42

5 жыл бұрын

@@musicianie Norman's bassline on Rhythm Stick shows his influence from Jaco - the riff is *very similar* to the chorus in Come On, Come Over. Incidentally, Mark King uses exactly the same riff at the end of Sleep Talking: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJ1tyaOcmLKXcsY.html

Great job! Of coarse , they are so many! Dee Murray, in my opinion, is a honorable mention,, thank you for your hard work!

These are awesome videos! Please keep them coming, I love the player bios and the history! Keep up the good work!

Good lineup here, but I would have included Glenn Cornick (Jethro Tull) … just listen to Bouree, Teacher, Living in the Past, Nothing is Easy … wicked good stuff there!

@alwaysopen7970

5 жыл бұрын

I saw them with Hammond who was there during some of the good stuff.

@europe7249

5 жыл бұрын

Jeremy, JTull never gets any love individually or as a group. If someone put up a top 10 of 'flute playing front men while standing on one foot", I'm sure Ian wouldn't get an honorable mention. They seem to be the forgotten band.

@kardRatzinger

5 жыл бұрын

@@europe7249 That was brilliant :) Tull will always be in the top 10 on my list.

@joelsacks210

5 жыл бұрын

As to Glen Cornick, I agree, and am surprised that Scott left him out, considering he's a Brit and all.Hard to include every one, though.

@europe7249

5 жыл бұрын

@@joelsacks210 Have to agree. Tull never gets any gets any love. If someone put up a top ten list of front men playing the flute on one leg with with the other foot on their knee, Ian A wouldn't even get an honorable mention.

bruh why does no one ever mention Roger Waters

@NiRo_90125

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! I mean, he’s not a very technically proficient bass player, but he does what he does very well.

@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL

4 жыл бұрын

Niklas A full survey of 70s bass would probably take few hours

@alfonsorolli1645

4 жыл бұрын

Nathan Lewis ‘cause - dude - Waters wasn’t influential nor was he very good.

@JohnLnyc

4 жыл бұрын

Waters was fine in the context of that band. His songwriting talents are what really stand out.

@ernestnorrman2824

4 жыл бұрын

Name a more Iconic bass line than MONEY......I'll Wait

"Heart of the sunrise should be considered the essential listen on that album" YES!!!! Instant subscribe

Of all that you mentioned, Chuck Rainey will remain my fave icon. I took 4 one hour lessons from him at Guitar Showcase in San Jose Ca in June 1987. Not only a phenomenal player/teacher but a really, really nice guy. I know I was not his best student, but he was ever so patient with me. His teaching so inspired me I ended up in multiple bands at the same time afterward and got an A+ when I took music again at De Anza Junior College in Cupertino Ca. (I graduated High School with a C-).

Nice video . Punk era: Dave Allen (Gang of Four) and Jah Wobble (PiL) deserve a mention.

This is a great list but so many left out. Maybe there should be a part 2.

Hey Scott. Thanks. Yes, I enjoyed this video a lot. would be good if you feel like making more of these or similar. Thank you

I am 71 and live in the US. I've been a rock/hard rock guy my whole life. My all time group is a British group that only had 1 big hit here. Partly due to very bad record labels here and the fact they were never able to complete a US tour, they have been forgotten. When this video started and the first image that popped up was Andy Fraser I almost cried. Thankfully Free have always been held in high esteem by musicians and are mentioned in article and videos like this . Thank you.

Leon Wilkeson of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Most people don't acknowledge his creativity.

@danv8717

5 жыл бұрын

The man in the hat was awesome!

@a_j130

5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@dccoats5901

5 жыл бұрын

I personally knew Leon, was introduced to him by Wally Smith, Skynyrds head of security. He was so overshadowed by 3 bad ass guitarists that he never was recognized for how good he was. I play bass in a band and know how complex his basslines were. RIP LW.

@beachbum4166

5 жыл бұрын

One of the greats!

@gilbertspader7974

5 жыл бұрын

Good job giving him props with that big a band never stood out but served the songs not his ego.

Greg Lake of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer?

Some great choices there. So pleased you mentioned JJ Burnel of the Stranglers 👏🏻

Wow!..Another Excellent mini Documentary of the Great Electric Bass Players of the era (1970 -1979)...that would be My Era.. as I started to play Upright Bass & Electric Bass in (1975)....I really dig the incredible knowledge & foresight that You possess Scott.. as You are definitely a "Stellar", Great & knowledgeable Electric Bassist!!..Great Work Scott!!!

Love Geddy Lee.

John Deacon? 🥇🎶

@digiroj

5 жыл бұрын

Good call, I agree. The two first bass riffs I did on the bass when I took it up again were Another One Bites The Dust and Under Pressure!

@TapaniVaahervaara

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, JD was a good player. He was a member of a great band. He made Queen sound good and Queen made him sound good. But this goes the other way around, too? Right? Would Jaco have been a great player for Queen? Would Queen have been a great band with Jaco? JD has been underestimated for me, but no more.

@frazzleface753

5 жыл бұрын

It was Entwistle himself who said that Deacon's playing was like listening to 'little stories'. How true this is. Up against some incredibly fierce competition for attention, Deacon amazingly carves out his own space within Queen tracks, and makes his contribution genuinely interesting to listen to. Proponents of John's style would have you listen to his riffs from 'Under Pressure' or 'Another One Bites the Dust'. No, I would say to get the true measure of his genius, listen to a track like 'Play the Game', and marvel at how he virtually makes that track his own without treading on any of the other band members. That to me, is the mark of a great rock bass player.

@shwank1968

5 жыл бұрын

@@musicianie you suck

@paulturner5128

5 жыл бұрын

Deacon was vastly underrated, both as a bass player and a songwriter. Listen to Breakthrough and tell me that isn't some awesome bass playing.

Keep up the good work. Appreciate the knowledge and historic aspect of the instrument. I'm a drummer and greatly appreciate bassist.

Thanks you for showing respect to the punk and post-punk players! you just earned an aditional layer of respect from me :)

Don't forget Louis Johnson, Steve Harris, the bass player from heatwave was awesome. Geddy Lee's a genius. But John Paul jones helped make led zeppelin great

@errollbrantley

5 жыл бұрын

Scott, as a bass player we need part two and push 60's and 90's

@Generalbas1972

5 жыл бұрын

@Erroll Brantley Louis Johnson is a slap bassplayer and he totally ignored ALL slap bassplayers - there were no Larry Graham or Marcus Miller either

@errollbrantley

5 жыл бұрын

@@Generalbas1972 scott has slap videos. These people were innovative. Thunder thumbs was a phenom.

@BlackRootsUNLIMITED

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, Louis Johnson

@Generalbas1972

5 жыл бұрын

@@errollbrantley i know Scott have some slap videos, but you cannot make a list of important bassplayers and leave one who founded a style that pretty much EVERY bassplayer does - nomatter if they play rock, funk, jazz, latin, heavy. Pretty much every bassplayer plays slap.

I’ve always thought that John Wetton’s few years with King Crimson does not get the recognition it deserves. Listen to Lark’s Tongues in Aspic and their numerous incredible live recordings.

@maximusindicusoblivious180

5 жыл бұрын

Nate Walking That's right! John Wetton, Jon Camp and Greg Lake!

@mirrorishmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Right?? His tone was MONSTROUS as well

@kardRatzinger

5 жыл бұрын

Wetton and Bruford must be my number one prog rock rythm section of all times. Wetton was pure brilliance.

@NickSharpe

5 жыл бұрын

Starless and Bible Black! refer to my previous comment (Lee/Deacon)

@bobnyswonger2978

5 жыл бұрын

Wetton changed the way I looked the instrument as much or more than Squire. I was very fortunate to see him on the :Lark's Tongues tour.

Love the video Scott, we would love more videos like this

Your stuff is great. Appreciate all the effort and knowledge!

Great video. Would have been nice to see Glenn Cornick and John Glascock. Presumably Cliff Williams will be in the 80s video.

Great list of bassists. Janice Marie Johnson deserves some kudos. Check out Boogie, Oogie, Oogie by A Taste of Honey.

Love the history lessons I knew some info but was amazed and inspired by your amazing knowledge. Loving it. X. Thank you

I totally agree with your list! It even includes one of my not so obvious favorites, The Guns Of Brixton. And you didn’t forget Bernard Edwards, my favorite bass player. Ah, the Seventies!

Danny Partridge is the greatest bass player of all time

Chris Squire is the greatest bass player that came out of his generation. His genius still hasn't been recognised.

Awesome video thanks for the history lessons. I really enjoyed these videos. I've been a rock and metal bassist for 18 years now. And have naturally created my on style of playing bass. It's So versatile of an instrument. Love playing bass guitar.🙂

Great video - your enthusiasm is infectious! Just like to mention two favourites of mine from the (post-) punk era: Horace Panter and Jah Wobble. For example, the wonderful run Horace does in the 'breakdown' section of Nite Klub, Jah Wobble's playing on Radio 4 from Metal Box. Keep up the good work, I'm off to watch your first video in this series!

I was beginning to despair that you weren’t going to mention JJ Burnel...then you did! You mentioned ”Peaches” & “Hanging Around” (“Hanging Around” has to have one of the best intros ever! I still play it over and over. When the dirty bass sound slides in it’s wonderful). Check out the 5 minute instrumental section of their cover of “Walk On By” for some astonishing bass playing. (The guitar, keyboards & drums ain’t bad either).

@patbassman8251

5 жыл бұрын

I have to add that anyone thats into bass should check out JJs playing on the LP the Raven in particular Genetix , its a Shame Norman watt roy didn't get a mention and Mick Karn , Robby shakespear , Bernard Edwards , I better stop too many to mention.

Great list but hmmm...what about Rutger Gunnarsson and Mike Watson who brilliantly cut almost all ABBA tracks?

Great stuff again Scott, thanks