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    Posted: February 07 2008 at 14:45
I'll just name my favs as a bass player.
 
Charlie Watts & Bill Wyman
Mick Fleetwood & John Mcvie
Les Claypool & Brain
John Paul Jones & John Bonham!!!!
Flea & Chad Smith
Jon Theodore & Juan Alderete
Chris Squire & Bill Bruford
Geddy Lee & Neil Pert
Tommy Shannon & Chris Layton
Jimmy Cob & Paul Chambers



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some of my personal favorites not mentioned are:

Roulette & Campanella - Dredg (it really makes the band)

Ellis/Hodson & Heron - Oceansize (mostly the drummer Heron though, he's incredible.  He makes 13/8 and 11/8 sound so easy...)
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Originally posted by Sckxyss Sckxyss wrote:

Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

Originally posted by Sckxyss Sckxyss wrote:

As others have mentioned, Vander/Top (Magma), Bruford/Wetton (KC) and Carey/Chancellor (tool) come to mind.
 
Everybody forgets that Muir was a part of that KC rhythm section at it's best.   Cry
 
Super agreed!
 
I always thought the rhythm section was best on Red, so I didn't mention Muir
 
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Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

Squire/Bruford, Moerlen/Howlett, and i just HAVE to mention Ward/Butler of Black Sabbath.
Exspecially Geezer Butler's really bluesy basslines!
 
 
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add to that:
 
Daniel Denis/Guy Segers, Christian Vander/Jannik Top, Scott Thunes/Chad Wackerman, Trevor Dunn/Danny Heifetz and Gary Willis/Kirk Convington.
 
There's many more though!
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Squire/Bruford, Moerlen/Howlett, and i just HAVE to mention Ward/Butler of Black Sabbath.
Exspecially Geezer Butler's really bluesy basslines!
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Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

Originally posted by Sckxyss Sckxyss wrote:

As others have mentioned, Vander/Top (Magma), Bruford/Wetton (KC) and Carey/Chancellor (tool) come to mind.
 
Everybody forgets that Muir was a part of that KC rhythm section at it's best.   Cry
 
Super agreed!
 
I always thought the rhythm section was best on Red, so I didn't mention Muir
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What about Bruford/Levin/Mastelotto/Gunn in King Crimson's Double Trio? Approve
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Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

Originally posted by Sckxyss Sckxyss wrote:

As others have mentioned, Vander/Top (Magma), Bruford/Wetton (KC) and Carey/Chancellor (tool) come to mind.
 
Everybody forgets that Muir was a part of that KC rhythm section at it's best.   Cry
 
Super agreed!
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Originally posted by Sckxyss Sckxyss wrote:

As others have mentioned, Vander/Top (Magma), Bruford/Wetton (KC) and Carey/Chancellor (tool) come to mind.
 
Everybody forgets that Muir was a part of that KC rhythm section at it's best.   Cry
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Chris Squire, Bill Bruford.
 
Need I say more?
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Possibly Laird and Cobham of The Mahavishnu Orchestra for me. More memorable than any of the big prog bands sections for me. Otherwise, Lake and Palmer would be a possibility if they acted at all like a rhythm section, and Lee + Peart is also a great choice.
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Points: 3834 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2008 at 15:54
Originally posted by sean sean wrote:

How about Guy Evans and Hugh Banton?


ah you are an educated man sean i commend your appreciation of VdGG.

Graeme Murray and Colin Prazer from Pallas. One of the tightest rhythm sections i've ever heard.

i also think that a non-prog drummer should come to light, and since this is a rhythm thread i think he's appropriate to the conversation. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kve7o5wcev4

now that guy's tight if i ever saw it!
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As others have mentioned, Vander/Top (Magma), Bruford/Wetton (KC) and Carey/Chancellor (tool) come to mind.
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The best rythm section is Don Caballero, and the whole band is the rythm section.
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Points: 1155 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2008 at 22:56
How about Guy Evans and Hugh Banton?
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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2008 at 18:12
Earlier today I was sitting down just staring at my hard-drive defragging while I listened to my mp3 player choosing albums at random. First, it served up "Close to the Edge" which prompted me to think, "Greatest rhythm section ever!" and then came "Wurdah Itah", and I thought the same thing, and finally it delivered Meshuggah's "Nothing", and it occurred to me that all good bands are based on good rhythm sections. ;P

edit: *slightly worried that Harmonium fans will somehow infer offense* ;P


Edited by laplace - February 02 2008 at 18:18
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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2008 at 13:45
Originally posted by paolo.beenees paolo.beenees wrote:

Honestly, I couldn't remember their names, but  I'm not at home, so I couldn't consult the line-up on my copies of their albums, and I consulted the German version of Wikipedia, where I discovered this "Verwandtschaft"

well, whatever his name is, it is a good choice. excellent rhythm section indeed. and it is a shame that there are about a dozen bass polls out, but none of them lists Hattler. Kraan simply is not known well enough; anyone who has ever heard them would definitely include Hattler in a bass poll


Edited by BaldJean - February 02 2008 at 13:48


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Honestly, I couldn't remember their names, but  I'm not at home, so I couldn't consult the line-up on my copies of their albums, and I consulted the German version of Wikipedia, where I discovered this "Verwandtschaft"
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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2008 at 13:11
Originally posted by paolo.beenees paolo.beenees wrote:

^Wasn't Jan Fride Wolfbrandt Peter's brother?

I must admit this is the first time I see him referred to as Jan Fride Wolbrandt; on the albums his name is always given as Jan Fride only


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Points: 19557 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2008 at 12:38
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ well, as a rule of thumb I'd say that in metal bands the bass lines tend to follow the guitar more than in general rock bands. Of course there are many exceptions (which I'm thankful for), it's just that often in metal the guitar riff is the center of the song. 
 
Then, you must also agree that Myung - Portnoy is not working as a rhythm section, by definition, a rhythm section works if the drums follow the base to create a rhytmic structure, if the drummer follows theguitar, then the rhythm section is formed by guitar - bass.
 
The prime function of the bass and drums is the rhythm.
 
This doesn't mean they are bad, as a fact I believe Myung is by far one of the most talented bass players as Portnoy in the drums, but Myung - Portnoy IMO is not a solid rhythm section, because they are not working like that.
 
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