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Poll Question: Which bassist do you rather prefer?
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    Posted: September 08 2011 at 05:34
Second part of contest between generally respected Prog bass guitarists, highly placed in my previous polls. Let´s say 2nd Semifinal...
 
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Not fair! My 2 favorite players of all time! They are different but so good. For this poll, Chris by the slightest of margins, mainly because I was into Yes before I heard Levin play with Peter Gabriel. Can't go wrong either way.
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Tony Levin is a bass-playing Cyborg while Chris Squire is a bass-playing Wizard, Tony is more technical while Chris is more intuative and natural, both have good sound and are solid back-bones on any bands, Squire is more innovative while Tony is more flexible, since he is mainly a session bass-player he is better to switch mentality from easy playing to technical playing and also are aquierd to restraind if needed, while Squire is a lead figure in one band and does not need to hide his signature style. while Tony for his bass jobs needs to be able both to be subtle but also loud and technical, be abel to play any given genres to satisfy his wallet. Chris has only a handfull of bands to focus on have Tony 1000nds of bands. that gives the liberty for Chris to be more distinct to evolve and develop his signature sound, while Tonys "job" needs more flexibilaty and musical knowledge.
 
like comparing Lukather to Fripp or Hackett, a sesson musician to a guitarist who can develop hes own nieche and sound sticked to his self interest, while Robert and Steve H, can develop their techniques according to their own bands, and solo-interest, Luke have to always addapt new styles, be up to date technically to be in his jobb, he must be abel to play country if needed (note for note), jazz (same), samba, rock, metal, pop, funk, blues. Robert and Hackett can choose to and have chosen and intuned their own style sound into their music,. Fripp has chosed to never use blues scales into his playing and avoids pentatonics, though Luke have basics lies in Jazz rather then Blues his phrasings and playing is closer to Fripps then Hakcets, who are classical/blues styled, Luke is Jazz styled and chromatic scaled based, rearřy do we se Lukather play pentatonic scales or blues scales,
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I give Chris Squire the lead (although I like Tony Levin almost as much...).
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Tony Levin!
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Levin is probably more eclectic while Squire has a very personal style. Two of the greatest bassists ever. I can't vote.
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Chris is on my Top 5 list - Tony is on my Top 10.
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Both but prefer Chris as a composer
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Chris Squire.


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Squire for me
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Equally share the level of bass proficiency, innovation and style....... so I'll vote based on them as a person.

Levin.


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Not voting in this one.  Not, not, not.
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absolutelu no competition here. there's no way Squire can compete re all the fantastic work Levin has done.
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hard one, i will go with tony in this one

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Mister Christopher Squire!
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Originally posted by akaBona akaBona wrote:

absolutelu no competition here. there's no way Squire can compete re all the fantastic work Levin has done.

Good point!  I voted for Squire out of habit, but considering Levin's amazing catalog (including amazing work with John Lennon on "Double Fantasy," with Fripp and the Roche sisters, ABWH etc.) I'm waffling. 

I just loved Squire's innovation in the early 70's, when he helped lead the development of the "lead Rick bass" technique.   He still has chops, so he got my vote.  Very close.
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