You like the bass player….. but not so much his/her band.

[Rayman]

I’ve turned into a bit of a Frank Bello fanboy (we’re actually the same age). I totally dig his style, tone and vibes. I was never an Anthrax fan….. but I just like him, his playing style and his back story, I’ve read his book twice, but I can take or leave his band?

 

Anyone else get this?

 

Love Flea, can’t be doing with his band either?

 

Other examples?

 

 

Edited September 5, 2023 by Rayman

[toneknob]

Radiohead

 

(although more a case of like the band not the singer. did we do this in another thread?)

 

[Rayman]

1 minute ago, toneknob said:

Radiohead

 

(although more a case of like the band not the singer. did we do this in another thread?)

 

Could be….. apologies if it’s been done 

[toneknob]

doesn't matter! I meant singer vs band rather than bassist vs band.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

I love Duff McKagan's tone and style, but Guns 'n' Roses... no, no.

[cetera]

Like Andy Rourke (RIP)

Hate The Smiths.... or more specifically Morrissey...

[SumOne]

I'm not much of a Jamiroquai fan, less so Jay Kay, but Stuart Zender is great. 

 

I guess Stuart had similar feelings towards Jay Kay as they argued and he left Jamiroquai a few years ago (and they've not been as good since). 

[Leonard Smalls]

Huge fan of Rob Trujillo, and his previous band(s). But not Metallica!

[Skybone]

For me, it's Hooky.

 

Never been a fan of either Joy Division or New Order.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Thought of another one - I adore Jack Bruce but can't get along with Cream... I blame Clapton.

Thankfully JB had a magnificent solo career!

[Dazed]

The guy playing with Elton John, something Bissonette? Although I’ve grown to like the 70’s classics or some of them but the guy playing in his set at Glastonbury I really enjoyed. 

[SteveXFR]

I like Robert Trujillo but not Metallica. His talents are completely wasted with that band.

I'm also a bit of a Duff fan but can't stand GNR. He played on an Alice In Chains tribute which is when I realised just how good he is.

Really like The Cure but can't stand Robert Smith.

[Cato]

5 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Huge fan of Rob Trujillo, and his previous band(s). But not Metallica!

I've been a fan of Trujillo since his Suicidal Tendencies days.

 

On the one hand it's great that he's now got the recognition and financial security that comes with playing with Metallica.

 

On the other hand I suspect he'd be making more interesting music in a wider variety of genres if he wasn't with them.

Edited September 5, 2023 by Cato

[paul_5]

I'd echo Flea. For me they peaked with Blood Sugar Sex Magic and it's been a slow decline since them.

 

I'll submit Chuck Rainey. AMAZING bassist but Steely Dan just superheats my uric acid. And not in a good way.

[Jonesy]

Love Bruce Thomas' playing but, apart from a handful of tunes, I hate Elvis Costello.

[SteveXFR]

58 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

I'd echo Flea. For me they peaked with Blood Sugar Sex Magic and it's been a slow decline since them.

 

I completely agree about BSSM being their last great album. I'm not sure about Flea, he doesn't seem to know how to play to suit the song. He's still playing those funky bass lines over very middle of the road, forgettable, easy listening rock music with the worst lyrics in the history of music and at least 40 mentions of California per song except that one with black bandanas in sweet louisianna, what the hell does that even mean? Is louisianna sweet? Isn't it the butt hole of the US?

[Barking Spiders]

Def agree re Flea, Rourke, Thomas, Rainey, Zender and Bello. In fact my list is quite long

Bello leads me to a whole host of bassists (and drummers) for that matter from metal and hard rock bands. Things I dislike most about these genres are the vocals, lyrics and the guitars esp the widdly solos. As well as Bello I like the playing of Dave Ellefson, Billy Sheehan, JP Jones, Dave La Rue, Steve diGiorgio, Geddy Lee and Geezer Butler

Never cared much for Bowie but have a lot of time for his choice of musicians including Trevor Bolder and George Murray

Never been much of a fan of Elton either but Dee Murray was a top player

 

 

 

[WinterMute]

I really admire Mark King's playing, but I never got on with Level 42.

 

I don't get the Chillie Peppers at all, not even when they've got socks on their c*cks...

 

I ought to like Muse, but I don't, Chris Wolstenholme is a monster player though.

[Geek99]

Michael Steele, though never cared much for the bangles 

 

Mick mills, though not fond of REM

[SteveXFR]

7 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Michael Steele, though never cared much for the bangles 

 

Mick mills, though not fond of REM

 

Mick Mills is really good. I find his bass lines quite tricky, he uses a lot of weird rhythms. REM have a few great songs but an awful lot I find quite dull

[Newfoundfreedom]

I've got to agree with @SteveXFR on this one re the Cure. 

 

They're everything I should like about a band. The bass is superb in most of their stuff. But I just can't abide Smith with his applied in the dark makeup and stupid back combed bird nest hair. The guy makes me feel physically ill. 

 

[toneknob]

12 hours ago, paul_5 said:

I'd echo Flea. For me they peaked with Blood Sugar Sex Magic and it's been a slow decline since them.

 

Mothers Milk here. BSSM get samey and goes on a bit.

[casapete]

John Deacon. A great player with some tasty lines in much of his work with Queen, but never really

got the band as a whole. I found some of the early stuff okay, but can’t be doing with the mid / later

overblown material and have to turn it off when it (frequently) gets played on the radio. 

 

Edited September 6, 2023 by casapete
Idiocy

[cetera]

2 minutes ago, casapete said:

Roger Deacon. A great player with some tasty lines in much of his work with Queen, but never really

got the band as a whole. I found some of the early stuff okay, but can’t be doing with the mid / later

overblown material and have to turn it off when it (frequently) gets played on the radio. 

 

I always preferred their drummist John Taylor

 

[thodrik]

Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne comes to mind for me. He is utterly incredible player in technical terms but I generally find Mudvayne to be one of the more 'meh' bands of the post nu-metal early 2000s.