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richardh

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 14:58

Eloy - Through a Somber Galaxy

the whole Time To Turn album is a tour de force basswise (Klaus Peter-Matziol take a bow

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Edited by richardh - July 28 2010 at 15:03

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 14:22

cstack3 wrote:

1. Squire's bass throughout "CTTE", a classic!

2. Wetton's bass on "Fracture" from SBB

3. Lake's bass on "ITCOTCK", from the album of the same name....he RIPS on that!

4. Rutherford's bass on "Lamb" title track, superb composition!!

5. Percy Jones on Eno's "Skysaw" from "Another Green World," Percy and Fripp together....yow!

6. Gary Strater's basswork on "Starcastle" is impressive, check out "Lady of the Lake"

Don't forget to check out Ray Bennett's bass work on the Flash LPs, he was cutting edge at the same time as Squire (they were flat-mates in London back then!) "Children of the Universe" comes to mind immediately.

Flash will play at ProgDay fest in a few weeks, wish them well!! Ray plays six-string, and Wayne Carver does one bang-up job on bass!! Good old-fashioned '70's prog comin' at ya!

That is quite an awesome list! Back in the day, did you ever see Starcastle with Gary Strater? Where is ProgDay festival? Ray Bennett with Flash i love, would love to see them live

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 14:10

1. Squire's bass throughout "CTTE", a classic!

2. Wetton's bass on "Fracture" from SBB

3. Lake's bass on "ITCOTCK", from the album of the same name....he RIPS on that!

4. Rutherford's bass on "Lamb" title track, superb composition!!

5. Percy Jones on Eno's "Skysaw" from "Another Green World," Percy and Fripp together....yow!

6. Gary Strater's basswork on "Starcastle" is impressive, check out "Lady of the Lake"

Flash will play at ProgDay fest in a few weeks, wish them well!! Ray plays six-string, and Wayne Carver does one bang-up job on bass!! Good old-fashioned '70's prog comin' at ya!

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 14:09

Helmut Koellen's bass work on the Triumvirat album Illusions On A Double Dimple, especially the side 2 suite "Mister Ten Percent"

Johnny Gustafson's bass on the debut album by Quatermass-especially the track "Make Up Your Mind"
those are the first two that come to mind-i am sure there are others

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 13:11

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 12:43

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 12:43

I'm surprised that no one mentioned John Myung's bass lines yet. I really love his solos, for example in Metropolis, or the beginning of Panic Attack, and Lifting Shadows off a Dream is also great.

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 12:37

Roundabout has a phenomenal bass line.

I love Jaco's "Continuum" bass line.

Also, a few excellent Primus bass lines:

Anyone looking for bass virtuosity should look no further than Primus.

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 11:52

good ol Squire here with a fantastiq bass line

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 10:55

What about Greg Lake´s basslines?

For example: Tarkus, Knife Edge...

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 10:55

Gandalff wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

Gandalff wrote:

b4usleep wrote:

it's a great bass line. It's not important whether prog or not

I agree. Snow Dog is a sorehead sometimes, don´t worry.

I'm not being a sorehead. Just look at the thread title.

So it is import5ant( in this thread) wether its Prog or not and your clap doesnt change t5hat.

Only one thing is important in a life: living itself. And only one thing is certain: the death.

So, down with philosophy! Is important number "5" in two of your words above?

It's not important. Clown

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 10:53

Snow Dog wrote:

Gandalff wrote:

b4usleep wrote:

it's a great bass line. It's not important whether prog or not

I agree. Snow Dog is a sorehead sometimes, don´t worry.

I'm not being a sorehead. Just look at the thread title.

So it is import5ant( in this thread) wether its Prog or not and your clap doesnt change t5hat.

Only one thing is important in a life: living itself. And only one thing is certain: the death.

So, down with philosophy! Is important number "5" in two of your words above?

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 10:15

Snow Dog wrote:

Gandalff wrote:

b4usleep wrote:

it's a great bass line. It's not important whether prog or not

I agree. Snow Dog is a sorehead sometimes, don´t worry.

I'm not being a sorehead. Just look at the thread title.

So it is import5ant( in this thread) wether its Prog or not and your clap doesnt change t5hat.

Yeah Snow Dog was just asking a question which he still hasn't got an answer to.

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 10:13

Gandalff wrote:

b4usleep wrote:

it's a great bass line. It's not important whether prog or not

I agree. Snow Dog is a sorehead sometimes, don´t worry.

I'm not being a sorehead. Just look at the thread title.

So it is import5ant( in this thread) wether its Prog or not and your clap doesnt change t5hat.

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 09:50

chopper wrote:

b4usleep wrote:

it's a great bass line. It's not important whether prog or not

It is in a thread called "Favorite Bass Line In A Prog Rock Song?"

How about Squire on "Silent Wings of Freedom"?

That´s difficult to pick one of many Squire´s basslines. He´s shortly Bassman of all Bassmans. Besides, he´s using my fav Rickenbaker Bass.

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 09:48

One Of These Days

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 09:45

b4usleep wrote:

it's a great bass line. It's not important whether prog or not

I agree. Snow Dog is a sorehead sometimes, don´t worry.

Edited by Gandalff - July 28 2010 at 09:52

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 09:40

The most classical from the classic:

Miles Davis: So What

Then:

Black Sabbath: Hand Of Doom, Fairies Wear Boots, Die Young

Yes: Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround

From "less known" pigeonhole:

Flash: Black And White

Collegium Musicum: Mikrokozmos, Si nemožná

Fermáta: Solidarity

Edited by Gandalff - July 28 2010 at 09:40

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 09:10

The Fish!

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Posted: July 28 2010 at 08:55

Mine is a very little known one. The bass line of "Intergalactic Cosmic Triolet" from Christian Boulé's first solo album "Photo Musik" is incredibly groovy. I often find myself humming it.
Christian Boulé was the guitar player of Clearlight and also played in the band of Steve Hillage for some time. He made two solo album, "Photo Musik" (note the spelling) and "Non-Fiction", which I highly recommend. to all friends of space rock or jazz-rock / fusion; Boulé's music is a mixture of both. He died in 2001.

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