At first I thought it was a voice actor but then the dreaded context dependent 'live' was pronounced liv instead of the correct lyve. This is one of the better automated voice tools though. Sad thing is give it 3 to 5 more years and those telltale mispronunciations will start to vanish. But good catch, I had to listen a few minutes to hear the first error. I generally just use the don't recommend channel option to dump automated content and narration but this one isn't that bad .
Chris Squire was the driving force, the instrumental foundation of Yes. Took me a long time (I had to grow up musically) before I came to realize just how much of their incredible and sophisticated sound was layered over the top of Chris' brilliant playing. RIP Chris.
I saw "Yes" in 1972 live in a smaller venue- amazing. All are or we're amazing musicians and a truly epic show. I've seen Cream, Led Zeppelin, Crosby, Stills and Nash and many more and Yes is in the top 10. I also remember seeing Cream for $8 per seat in 1968 when I was 16. Remember when normal people could afford a concert? U2 in Vegas is $10,000 per seat for the best seats- madness.
Years ago, I was at a Yes concert at an outdoor venue, with very young guys sitting in the row immediately in front of me and my friend. For the whole concert they were raving about Trevor Rabin. When the band started playing Heart of the Sunrise, I leaned forward in the midst of these young guys and told them, "Watch the bass!" For the rest of the concert there was no more mention of Rabin. It was all, glowingly, Chris Squire. If you've never listened to Heart of the Sunrise, you must.
6:28 that bass line is the key to Whole Lotta Love. It makes the song heavy, but still in the pocket and not over powering. John Paul Jones was everything to Led Zeppelin.
I kept seeing cover bands play that part and it never sounded as punchy or as intense (especially if done with fingers instead of a pick). Once I started playing it in cover bands I kept trying to match the LP by just hitting the strings as hard as I could with a pick. It never got there but this video points the riff out and how he got it. Wish I had seen it then because I write original music doing just that. Two or more strings at once add depth. I thought I read a while back he used and 8-srtring Hagstrom but....
Yeah on most you are right. But ACDC songs would really suck without Cliff Williams. The song White Wedding by Billy Idol, well... Bass doesn't have to be overcomplicated or technical to really make the song. But when it is ptevalent pumping out eighths between guitar riffs still most don't really reckognize it.
Yes... I thought McCartney would have got a mention. These 4 bassists were very busy. None of them would have enhanced the beatles sound. None of them were as melodic as Paul who for me could let it all breathe with beautiful timing and gaps for other instruments and vocals. And he was far from just a bassist.
Mick Karn was later but still had his own sound which has never been replicated since. Listen to Japan. Outstanding and unique sound. Self taught too! Genius!
I’m glad that someone mentioned Jeff Berin-The Bruford band made a big impression on Rush when they saw them in’79. They discussed this in the, “We don’t think that it is” interview @Le Studio
Really? As a bassist who came up on Rush, saw them on every tour, and learned how to play every single Rush song, I can't say I hear any Jaco in Geddy's playing
@@peternicholas2393Jaco is Rush’s primary influence. Literally no progressive rock bands like primus, the police, the chili peppers, parliament funkadelic, or Metallica would sound how they do without Jaco. Jaco’s sound is in many different rush songs. Why do you think Robert Trujillo made the documentary? He’s their primary influence and their Hendrix.
On the way home tonight I was listening to Marathon. Geddy does some amazing bass work on that song, and it carries the rest of the instruments rather than sitting in the background. I love his bass playing.
Digital Man features some exemplary bass-work from Mr. Lee as well. People focus on his voice so often they forget what a master he is playing the bass and of course the keyboards he integrated into Rush's sound in the 80's very prominently. Just like folks overlook Peart writing so many of their lyrics once he joined.
@@Bctass This video should have been "Geddy's five best". I read both of his books (one about bass guitars and the other his memoir) and all five of these guys are mentioned quite a bit. Jaco's actual bass was more discussed than his playing as Robert Trujillo (Suicidal Tendencies, Metallica, Ozzy, etc.) and Geddy were plugging it in and jamming. Several of the Ox's basses were in the book as well.
It is far from difficult to pinpoint how each of those people impacted Geddy as a musician. It has always made sense to me that he could not have come up with many of the different parts that he fashioned for Rush If it hadn't been for somebody like John Paul Jones, not just in the bass-playing department but in the synthesizer-playing department. On the whole, it's also easy for me to relate to why each of those musicians was such an important motivator for Geddy. If you included him in that list, I wanted a different stages to be like all five of them whenever I was relegated to the base chair in a band, but there was a whole lot of back-and-forth between the people who were in charge wanting me to just "stay in my place" and me wanting to be an actual front liner.
Billy Sheehan all day everyday! Only bass player who can solo and whip a crowd into a frenzy (check out his live intro to 'Addicted to that Rush') he is to rock bass what EVH is to rock guitar... like I said nobody on this list can do what he does in a live performance! P.S. I love Getty but, JPJones is still my personal favorite!👍
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. It's so sad that all these young folks don't remember Berry Oakley. He was a monster on bass. He's the one that turned Whipping Post from a ballad into such a menacing sound. If you listen to the Fillmore East album and the live half of Eat a peach, you realize they played 14 minutes of Liz Reed, then 24 minutes of Whipping Post, then over 30 minutes of Mountain Jam. Mountain Jam is the one song I've never been able to master on bass. It's so complicated. And on Berry's solo, he uses biads and triads and all kinds of unnatural things. RIP Berry. I respect you!
All fabulous bassists. Jaco and Chris especially are two of my biggest influences. I grew up listening to Zeppelin and Jack Bruce was there in the beginning helping to form jazz/fusion along with Tony Williams, John McLaughlin and Larry Young.
I had the good fortune of seeing YES with J. Geils as backup in 1972, 6th row center for the "Close to the Edge" tour and Geils "Full House"! What a show YES was mesmerizing they were truly amazing I have always been a big YES fan. Chris Squire has always been my favorite bass player he really showed how the bass can be a lead instrument especially with the Rickenbacker! Geils was great also with their standout 2nd album tour too bad they turned to shlock right after!
As astute of an arranger Jones is, he’s quite an experienced pick player. He’s was essentially the secondary guitarist in LZ - his picking skills executed with extreme precision. All the prior session work he did offered Zeppelin a sophisticated atmosphere. Check out the Cat Stevens song: Matthew And Son to get some perspective on my claim. I believe he’s using a Fender Bass VI on this track. The “tic-tac” sound.
By the time Jaco was known to the world, 1975-76 with Weather Report, Rush were already successful - not to say he didn't have an effect on Geddy later but Geddy's main sound would be Jack Bruce, John Entwistle and Chris Squire
4 Amazing mechanics...As a prog head for half a century; Ya have to know their works...So many great bassist over the last decades...Wetton, Lake, Tony Levin, Geezer, John Deacon, John Glascock, **Rutherford , Flea, McCartney, Almost every pro band from 1950 till now; has a great bassist...
We all have our opinions, but Lee did pick 4 great ones. Of the 4 I saw Squire 3 times and Jaco once with Pat Metheny. It pains me to think of how the master Jaco tragically left us at such a young age.
Dusty Hill played killer bass , too ! Yes was awesome and was heavy on bass . Love Chris . J.P. Jones could absolutely throw down . Geeeeezerrrrr ! Geddy !
While my list would be very different I would suggest anyone new to the bass jam along to Cream at some point, preferably with a friend. Don't memorize anything or try ro get it 'right'; just muck about and fill space, see what works and what sounds cool,and most importantly have fun. You don't even have to be high!
When a Butthole Surfers record was produced by John Paul jones they asked the drummer of the BHsufers about how did you all get along his response was simply we sat around talked about computers and drank a lot of whiskey😂
Without even watching the video, let me guess who Geddy would pick, John Entwistle, Chris Squire, John Paul Jones and Sting. I’m probably wrong about Sting but his combination of bass and vocals is incredible.
Was Geddy Lee actually asked about this ranking? Because I ve read on multiple occasions that John Entwistle from The Who was his favorite bassist. I’m calling Bravo Sierra here.
Though not a fan of The Who, I'm surprised John Entwhistle wasn't mentioned. The man's bass skills were astonishing. But I personally just don't get Jaco Pastorius at all.
JE was the Man throughout the 60's in Rock ! He was the 1st that pioneered & took the bass to places no one had ever scene & heard before! Like JE, Larry Graham was very pivotal in shaping R&B & Funk, He was the 1st to utilize plucking & transforming the bass, He's the guy that inspired a new generation of Funk & in Jazz players! Jaco, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller among others, Chris Squire is another & is legendary as well, Checkout Fish from Fragile....
Bageebusee! Is this about hiw amazing Geddy is of who he's a fan of? I've listened to 5 of your vids so far, every one misses the mark. If you're going to do a 10 minute and under vid, stay on frigging track!
John Paul Jones is THE most underrated bass player of all time! Overshadowed by the rest of the band, he was the most talented multi-instrumentalist and bass player.... When Zep had a violin, mandolin, keyboard or piano part do you think they went out and got some $2 hooker to play? Hell no! That's John Paul Jones! (P.S. John Entwistle, although not mentioned in this vid, was very underrated as well.)
I heard Sting mention he had sometimes wished he had chosen a lighter instrument than the Bass guitar. I think 30 - 40 lbs is the range, imagine swinging that around and playing it for an hour or two...
And strangely you left out Jack Casady of both Hot Tuna ,Jefferson Airplane and SVT whom Lee cited once before previously as one of his all-time heros of the bass esa.....
Maybe NOT an influence on Geddy, and known MOSTLY for composition and Guitar, Mike Oldfield was an intricate and accomplished bass player, just listen to how he weaves it into some of his most famous songs (Which He mostly played all the instruments on Himself).
i would disagree and say that the drummer is the band member in the background. literally. unless youre referring to rush .. or primus. havent even watched this clip yet. lol. still.. what do i know about the music industry? rhetorical btw
C,mon you guys, everyone here has completely forgotten two of the best of all time. #1. Is from the classic T.V. show The Partridge Family from the early 70’s Danny Partridge. #2 1/2. I mean # to and a half From the mid 1980’s you got Derek Smalls of the legendary band Spinal Tap. # number thr e # 3 # I think he, Retired recently because finding his way off stage has become a great difficulty, not to mention airplane steps but I will- Airplane steps trip him up, he is definitely a trip but a nice guy It’s sloppy joe bye then. And @ numb skull I-mean numb er 7 of my top three bass players on this top ten list is Me Kamella. I should have let everyone know that I come from a middle class family and tried my best to make it legal for women to be able to vote in this election, I have to be unburdened by the unburdening that unburdens my favorite Bass, it’s a large mouth Sea Bass I practice scales on it until my fingers get 2 scaley ah ka ha ha ha kah ha ha right? Haha ha I know.. Just having a little fun every one relax and enjoy life a little more, we all deserve that and like joe would always say and I quote Ydalways sa */7542+&* feragwzhmmm ah o i c u 8 1 2 2 c u p t. Hokemsfcikmmmha. And I no I really mean that fdxjjfiew. The point is……. Well anyway that’s no joke. Geddy both Johns (zep, the who ) a Squire. Hey wasn't that the name of a Bob Dillon song?
Try listening to Jaco's bass part on Al Dimeola's '' Land Of The Midnight Sun '' album ( the track " Golden Dawn " ) I'm a lifelong bass player , and I consider it the most exciting bass part I've heard . ( The 3rd movement of the piece ) . Take care .
I agree. Bass players measure themselves by how well they can imitate Jaco's playing. In reality what made Jaco great was the exact opposite - trying his best NOT to be like someone else...!
Sting was on a different wave but OMG those iconic bass lines in those great Police songs are one of the greatest reasons I play many different styles of bass and music in general
I'll save you some time. Jaco, Chris Squire, Jack Bruce, John Paul Jones
No Stanley Clark?????????? I love your first 2 but come on man the last 2 are not better than Stanley Clark
I'll save YOU some time, JPJ, Andy Fraser, John Entwhistle, Jack Bruce.
@@markhill9275 Squire
Thank you!
Thanks
Get rid of these AI narrators. 👎
At first I thought it was a voice actor but then the dreaded context dependent 'live' was pronounced liv instead of the correct lyve. This is one of the better automated voice tools though. Sad thing is give it 3 to 5 more years and those telltale mispronunciations will start to vanish. But good catch, I had to listen a few minutes to hear the first error.
I generally just use the don't recommend channel option to dump automated content and narration but this one isn't that bad .
Thanks for saying this before I wasted my time. I hate these videos.
Agreed.
Robotvoice always clashes
Yeah this channel is everywhere. I see a rec and I'm like cool! and then it's the same robo shIt. I know the channel now. Avoid
Come on man, I have heard Geddy talking about John Entwhistle as a huge influence. He wasn't even mentioned here.
Entwistle was a Legend 🔥🔥🔥
twas just thinking the same thing...the OX !
JE: the Original Lead Bassist!
Chris Squire was the Man. The Bach of Rock 'n' Roll. He's as important as Hendrix and Emerson were to their chosen instruments.
Hear hear! 100%
Chris Squire was the driving force, the instrumental foundation of Yes. Took me a long time (I had to grow up musically) before I came to realize just how much of their incredible and sophisticated sound was layered over the top of Chris' brilliant playing. RIP Chris.
Yep. Sadly, some people only got to hear Roundabout, and never ventured deeper. He played every style.
I saw "Yes" in 1972 live in a smaller venue- amazing. All are or we're amazing musicians and a truly epic show. I've seen Cream, Led Zeppelin, Crosby, Stills and Nash and many more and Yes is in the top 10. I also remember seeing Cream for $8 per seat in 1968 when I was 16. Remember when normal people could afford a concert? U2 in Vegas is $10,000 per seat for the best seats- madness.
That’s Jaco buddy! Squire is amazing but not greatest bassist.
Years ago, I was at a Yes concert at an outdoor venue, with very young guys sitting in the row immediately in front of me and my friend. For the whole concert they were raving about Trevor Rabin. When the band started playing Heart of the Sunrise, I leaned forward in the midst of these young guys and told them, "Watch the bass!"
For the rest of the concert there was no more mention of Rabin. It was all, glowingly, Chris Squire.
If you've never listened to Heart of the Sunrise, you must.
6:28 that bass line is the key to Whole Lotta Love. It makes the song heavy, but still in the pocket and not over powering. John Paul Jones was everything to Led Zeppelin.
I kept seeing cover bands play that part and it never sounded as punchy or as intense (especially if done with fingers instead of a pick). Once I started playing it in cover bands I kept trying to match the LP by just hitting the strings as hard as I could with a pick. It never got there but this video points the riff out and how he got it. Wish I had seen it then because I write original music doing just that. Two or more strings at once add depth. I thought I read a while back he used and 8-srtring Hagstrom but....
and yet Jones' solo album "Scream For Help" got almost zero attention.
Bass is the musical equivalent of air. Most of the time you're not consciously aware of it but you would notice very quickly if it wasn't there.
Fabulous analogy!
Unless you have a keen ear.
Yeah on most you are right. But ACDC songs would really suck without Cliff Williams. The song White Wedding by Billy Idol, well...
Bass doesn't have to be overcomplicated or technical to really make the song. But when it is ptevalent pumping out eighths between guitar riffs still most don't really reckognize it.
Paul McCartney.... even Squire acknowledges his contributions and even names McCartney as an influence.
Ty for saying that! You saved me some typing!
Yes... I thought McCartney would have got a mention. These 4 bassists were very busy. None of them would have enhanced the beatles sound. None of them were as melodic as Paul who for me could let it all breathe with beautiful timing and gaps for other instruments and vocals. And he was far from just a bassist.
Sure, but he isn't in Geddy's Top 4.
@@manormouse1410There’s a video somewhere of Geddy praising Paul, so he was fond of him.
Yes I read that McCartney was Geddy’s earliest inspiration.
Stanley Clarke has to be mentioned 😊
Nah
Why? These are Geddy’s favorites.
@@robinfereday6562 Jaco?
@@mowkie really? How do we know, since Ged wasn't telling us?
Mick Karn was later but still had his own sound which has never been replicated since. Listen to Japan. Outstanding and unique sound. Self taught too! Genius!
I’m glad that someone mentioned Jeff Berin-The Bruford band made a big impression on Rush when they saw them in’79. They discussed this in the, “We don’t think that it is” interview @Le Studio
Agreed. Geddy mentioned in many interviews how influential Jeff Berlin was to him.
Now, here is my favorite bass player of all time. Geddy Lee.
I love the "How dare he not mention my favorite player" comments !!!!
A great selection - Pastorius, Squires, Jones and Bruce. I can see Geddy taking bits of each one.
Really? As a bassist who came up on Rush, saw them on every tour, and learned how to play every single Rush song, I can't say I hear any Jaco in Geddy's playing
@@peternicholas2393 "La Villa Strangiato"
@@peternicholas2393Jaco is Rush’s primary influence. Literally no progressive rock bands like primus, the police, the chili peppers, parliament funkadelic, or Metallica would sound how they do without Jaco. Jaco’s sound is in many different rush songs. Why do you think Robert Trujillo made the documentary? He’s their primary influence and their Hendrix.
@@jacocharzukanamericanautho2422: Whatever you say, sparky.
Soooo thats how he became my favorite bASS PLAYER HE STUDDIED MY 2ND THROUGH 5 FAVORITES NOW IT MAKES SENSE
On the way home tonight I was listening to Marathon. Geddy does some amazing bass work on that song, and it carries the rest of the instruments rather than sitting in the background. I love his bass playing.
Digital Man features some exemplary bass-work from Mr. Lee as well.
People focus on his voice so often they forget what a master he is playing the bass and of course the keyboards he integrated into Rush's sound in the 80's very prominently. Just like folks overlook Peart writing so many of their lyrics once he joined.
@GizmoBeach another excellent example
Geddy loves Jack Casady and Entwistle.
Exactly. I've read in several places that Ox was his favorite
Major error here not including Thunderfingers.
@@Bctass This video should have been "Geddy's five best". I read both of his books (one about bass guitars and the other his memoir) and all five of these guys are mentioned quite a bit. Jaco's actual bass was more discussed than his playing as Robert Trujillo (Suicidal Tendencies, Metallica, Ozzy, etc.) and Geddy were plugging it in and jamming. Several of the Ox's basses were in the book as well.
Squire
It is far from difficult to pinpoint how each of those people impacted Geddy as a musician. It has always made sense to me that he could not have come up with many of the different parts that he fashioned for Rush If it hadn't been for somebody like John Paul Jones, not just in the bass-playing department but in the synthesizer-playing department. On the whole, it's also easy for me to relate to why each of those musicians was such an important motivator for Geddy. If you included him in that list, I wanted a different stages to be like all five of them whenever I was relegated to the base chair in a band, but there was a whole lot of back-and-forth between the people who were in charge wanting me to just "stay in my place" and me wanting to be an actual front liner.
Billy Sheehan all day everyday! Only bass player who can solo and whip a crowd into a frenzy (check out his live intro to 'Addicted to that Rush') he is to rock bass what EVH is to rock guitar... like I said nobody on this list can do what he does in a live performance! P.S. I love Getty but, JPJones is still my personal favorite!👍
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. It's so sad that all these young folks don't remember Berry Oakley. He was a monster on bass. He's the one that turned Whipping Post from a ballad into such a menacing sound. If you listen to the Fillmore East album and the live half of Eat a peach, you realize they played 14 minutes of Liz Reed, then 24 minutes of Whipping Post, then over 30 minutes of Mountain Jam. Mountain Jam is the one song I've never been able to master on bass. It's so complicated. And on Berry's solo, he uses biads and triads and all kinds of unnatural things. RIP Berry. I respect you!
Very well said bro! Mountain Jam was the Allmans symphony! Berry was one of THE best ever.
It was nice how Geddy played tribute to Chris, when he performed with Yes.
Too bad the monotone hyping AI speaks over the best jams.
Go look for them. It clearly says it's a mini doc on a subject, not random bass player live clips
You know it's AI when the "narrator" says live (I live in the US) instead of live (Jimi Hendrix played live at Woodstock)
1. Jack Bruce 2. John Wetton 3. Ray Shulman ❤❤❤❤
All fabulous bassists. Jaco and Chris especially are two of my biggest influences. I grew up listening to Zeppelin and Jack Bruce was there in the beginning helping to form jazz/fusion along with Tony Williams, John McLaughlin and Larry Young.
Thats what RUSH was...three guys who put themselves up front all the time. 💖💖💖🇺🇸
Those are the 4 main for me. Plus mr Lee himself.❤
I had the good fortune of seeing YES with J. Geils as backup in 1972, 6th row center for the "Close to the Edge" tour and Geils "Full House"! What a show YES was mesmerizing they were truly amazing I have always been a big YES fan. Chris Squire has always been my favorite bass player he really showed how the bass can be a lead instrument especially with the Rickenbacker! Geils was great also with their standout 2nd album tour too bad they turned to shlock right after!
I'm guessing Jack Bruce and Chris Squire will be on this list given the influence of Cream and Yes during the early years of Rush.
What about Dennis duaaway
Geddy was influenced by Jack Casady. Jorma Kaukonen was one of the players who inspired Alex to play 335/355’s.
Who's Alex? I almost went to see Jorma this year but we had other commitments. If he was playing with Jack the commitment would have been to see them!
Bob Daisley (Kahvas Jute)
To many good uns to make the list ❤❤😂😅😊
Rinus Gerritsen (Golden Earring)
What is your source for this list please?
As astute of an arranger Jones is, he’s quite an experienced pick player. He’s was essentially the secondary guitarist in LZ - his picking skills executed with extreme precision. All the prior session work he did offered Zeppelin a sophisticated atmosphere. Check out the Cat Stevens song: Matthew And Son to get some perspective on my claim. I believe he’s using a Fender Bass VI on this track. The “tic-tac” sound.
By the time Jaco was known to the world, 1975-76 with Weather Report, Rush were already successful - not to say he didn't have an effect on Geddy later but Geddy's main sound would be Jack Bruce, John Entwistle and Chris Squire
Paul McCartney, John McVie.
These players, as well as John Entwistle, Geezer Butler, Cliff Burton and Steve Harris inspired me to play bass and collect them as well.
Not Burton 😂
I, for one, am with you. Well said!
@@flyingburritobro68 why not? Have you listened to him on Orion? Or Anesthesia?
Entwistle was phenomenal!!
Great video!!!!
4 Amazing mechanics...As a prog head for half a century; Ya have to know their works...So many great bassist over the last decades...Wetton, Lake, Tony Levin, Geezer, John Deacon, John Glascock, **Rutherford , Flea, McCartney, Almost every pro band from 1950 till now; has a great bassist...
RIP Phil Lesh
All of Geddy's choices are right on!
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sunrise.
Both really slow paced but still so different. Two amazing songs. The former creepy the latter pretty.
Jones, Squire, Andy Fraser, and Derek Forbes of Simple Minds stood out for me.
Tony Levin Chris Squire Paul McCartney
We all have our opinions, but Lee did pick 4 great ones. Of the 4 I saw Squire 3 times and Jaco once with Pat Metheny. It pains me to think of how the master Jaco tragically left us at such a young age.
Dusty Hill played killer bass , too !
Yes was awesome and was heavy on bass . Love Chris .
J.P. Jones could absolutely throw down .
Geeeeezerrrrr !
Geddy !
While my list would be very different I would suggest anyone new to the bass jam along to Cream at some point, preferably with a friend. Don't memorize anything or try ro get it 'right'; just muck about and fill space, see what works and what sounds cool,and most importantly have fun. You don't even have to be high!
Geddy has been on record stating that his fave rock bassist is John "the ox" Entwistle.
When a Butthole Surfers record was produced by John Paul jones they asked the drummer of the BHsufers about how did you all get along his response was simply we sat around talked about computers and drank a lot of whiskey😂
Without even watching the video, let me guess who Geddy would pick, John Entwistle, Chris Squire, John Paul Jones and Sting. I’m probably wrong about Sting but his combination of bass and vocals is incredible.
I'm surprised that John Meatwhistle isn't on the list.
Was Geddy Lee actually asked about this ranking?
Because I ve read on multiple occasions that John Entwistle from The Who was his favorite bassist.
I’m calling Bravo Sierra here.
McCartney changed the way it's done, one of the best, but also good acoustic, rhythm, some lead ,Beatles forever!! ❤❤❤❤😂😅😊
I always suggest that Jaco fans check out his playing on the title track from Ian Hunter's "All American Alien Boy". Shot the song full of funk.
I think Paul is more creative than anyone on the list.
Though not a fan of The Who, I'm surprised John Entwhistle wasn't mentioned. The man's bass skills were astonishing.
But I personally just don't get Jaco Pastorius at all.
I've always hear Lee had Entwistle as number one? 😮
Squire and Jaco are obvious influences on Geddy.
Where's Entwistle?
Thank you for asking that. It saved me from wasting the time to watch this.
Above them
Ask Geddy, this his list not yours or mine.
@@mmgreen31...Exactly the right answer!! 😂
JE was the Man throughout the 60's in Rock ! He was the 1st that pioneered & took the bass to places no one had ever scene & heard before! Like JE, Larry Graham was very pivotal in shaping R&B & Funk, He was the 1st to utilize plucking & transforming the bass, He's the guy that inspired a new generation of Funk & in Jazz players! Jaco, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller among others, Chris Squire is another & is legendary as well, Checkout Fish from Fragile....
Peter Hook Joy Division/ New Order
Send Chris play a lot of times he is great
Leo Lyons
honorable mention... oops brother from another mother? GT Lyons AKA GTBighair lol
The listing would have been perfect if Percy Jones (Brand X) had been selected.
Bruce is the daddy 🔥
Bageebusee! Is this about hiw amazing Geddy is of who he's a fan of? I've listened to 5 of your vids so far, every one misses the mark. If you're going to do a 10 minute and under vid, stay on frigging track!
It’s his list, but Jamerson, McCartney and Spenner should also be checked out. Plenty of isolated bass tracks for them on YT btw.
Geezer, Entwhistle, McCartney, Sting
Les Claypool anyone? 🤔
Uh, YEAH! Les should always be in any conversation of the most amazing bass players.
John Paul Jones is THE most underrated bass player of all time! Overshadowed by the rest of the band, he was the most talented multi-instrumentalist and bass player.... When Zep had a violin, mandolin, keyboard or piano part do you think they went out and got some $2 hooker to play? Hell no! That's John Paul Jones! (P.S. John Entwistle, although not mentioned in this vid, was very underrated as well.)
VIVA GEDDY LEE.....¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
GEDDY IS #1 OF ALL TIME!!
Jones and Bonham were the soul and backbone of Led Zeppelin
Nice list !!!
John Deacon, Greg Lake, John Wetton?
Nice video, ChatGPT.
John Paul Jones of course.
Trivia JPJ set up the strings for She"s a Rainbow (Rolling Stones tune).
Great RS song, my girlfriend loves the strings in it. Thanks for the tidbit.
John Entwistle and Norman Watt-Roy from the blockheads and Wilko Johnsons band. that's my complete list.
Who....on EARTH....gave this video a dislike???
I dunno, maybe people who prefer their videos be created and narrated by humans?
I heard Sting mention he had sometimes wished he had chosen a lighter instrument than the Bass guitar. I think 30 - 40 lbs is the range, imagine swinging that around and playing it for an hour or two...
Nope. It's 7 - 10 lbs...!
@@normg2242 OH! Thanks.
What about Sid Vicious?
@Glennpaqquette. 😂 good one but you forgot Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap.
Are you kidding?
@@tomtrana3449 You mean you need to ask?
😅😂😅
And strangely you left out Jack Casady of both Hot Tuna ,Jefferson Airplane and SVT whom Lee cited once before previously as one of his all-time heros of the bass esa.....
Tim Bogert, Gary Thain, Jack Cassady, Stanley Clarke....
AI ruins everything
Maybe NOT an influence on Geddy, and known MOSTLY for composition and Guitar, Mike Oldfield was an intricate and accomplished bass player, just listen to how he weaves it into some of his most famous songs (Which He mostly played all the instruments on Himself).
The offensive linemen of rock and roll
Andy Fraser 👏👏👏
i would disagree and say that the drummer is the band member in the background. literally. unless youre referring to rush .. or primus. havent even watched this clip yet. lol. still.. what do i know about the music industry? rhetorical btw
What ???? No mention of The Ox ???? Tssss tsss tssss....
C,mon you guys, everyone here has completely forgotten two of the best of all time. #1. Is from the classic T.V. show The Partridge Family from the early 70’s Danny Partridge. #2 1/2. I mean # to and a half From the mid 1980’s you got Derek Smalls of the legendary band Spinal Tap. # number thr e # 3 # I think he, Retired recently because finding his way off stage has become a great difficulty, not to mention airplane steps but I will- Airplane steps trip him up, he is definitely a trip but a nice guy It’s sloppy joe bye then. And @ numb skull I-mean numb er 7 of my top three bass players on this top ten list is Me Kamella. I should have let everyone know that I come from a middle class family and tried my best to make it legal for women to be able to vote in this election, I have to be unburdened by the unburdening that unburdens my favorite Bass, it’s a large mouth Sea Bass I practice scales on it until my fingers get 2 scaley ah ka ha ha ha kah ha ha right? Haha ha I know.. Just having a little fun every one relax and enjoy life a little more, we all deserve that and like joe would always say and I quote Ydalways sa */7542+&* feragwzhmmm ah o i c u 8 1 2 2 c u p t. Hokemsfcikmmmha. And I no I really mean that fdxjjfiew. The point is……. Well anyway that’s no joke. Geddy both Johns (zep, the who ) a Squire. Hey wasn't that the name of a Bob Dillon song?
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And yet the best rockers were bassists Macca,Wilson,Waters,Sting,Lynott
i bet entwistle is one of his faves.
Where’s John Entwistle on the list. He was definitely his favorite
these guys must ne new I've never heard of them
Tony Levin.....
Funny how playing in the pocket is a very desirable trait of bass players, yet the bass players who get all the accolades are not pocket players…
It's an unwritten rule that if you are a bassist, that you HAVE to worship Jaco...... I tired, I really did......But, I just don't get it.
Try listening to Jaco's bass part on Al Dimeola's '' Land Of The Midnight Sun '' album ( the track " Golden Dawn " ) I'm a lifelong bass player , and I consider it the most exciting bass part I've heard . ( The 3rd movement of the piece ) . Take care .
I agree. Bass players measure themselves by how well they can imitate Jaco's playing. In reality what made Jaco great was the exact opposite - trying his best NOT to be like someone else...!
Any list theat doesn't include the OX is wrong
James Jamerson was one of the ones...
Anyone hear Holger Szukey from Can? A German Band
How about Sting? He can play double bass too.
Sting was on a different wave but OMG those iconic bass lines in those great Police songs are one of the greatest reasons I play many different styles of bass and music in general