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The Bearded Bard 
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irrelevant
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 13:13 |
It's between Sinclair and Top.
Went Top.
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Barbu
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 13:13 |
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Mister Rutherford.
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lazland
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 14:22 |
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Hammond-Hammond. So good, they named him twice.
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Hercules
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 14:56 |
Ferguson has an astonishing knack of making his bass lines fit the music perfectly without overcomplicating them.
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A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
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BarryGlibb
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 15:15 |
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond. This was his Tull made up name, his real name was Jeffrey Hammond but I have read that his mother's maiden name was also "Hammond". So when it came to the Tull made up name, Hammond-Hammond was the obvious choice!
John Glascock should also be on this list. A far superior bass player to Jeffrey but not as crazy and also lacked the oblong striped Zebra suit and matching bass. Yes Jeffrey was right out there.
Edited by BarryGlibb - January 17 2013 at 15:16
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HolyMoly
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 15:23 |
 Sumdeus wrote:
not on the list but my favorite would probably be Hugh Hopper of Soft Machine.
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Whammo!  I voted for Michael Rutherford, narrowly over Jannick Top. Rutherford just had so many nice melodic parts, he was like (or he WAS, rather) a second guitarist. But Hugh Hopper's fuzz bass sound just thrills me every time.
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My other avatar is a Porsche
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.
-Kehlog Albran
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octopus-4
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 15:25 |
The-time-is-now wrote:
Doug Ferguson. |
Exactly this!
EDIT...But I have spotted Jannick Top only after having voted....
Edited by octopus-4 - January 17 2013 at 15:25
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I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution
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Man With Hat
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 15:40 |
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R. Sinclair overTop
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I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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octopus-4
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 15:50 |
Man With Hat wrote:
R. Sinclair overTop |
Technically speaking I agree, but looking at Camel I think the replacement of Ferguson with Sinclair has been everything but an improvement even though his work with other Caravan, Hatfield and Wyatt is surely excellent.
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I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution
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presdoug
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 16:58 |
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not on the list, but got to give a call of recognition to the late Helmut Koellen of Triumvirat, his work is quite outstanding, and overlooked
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twosteves
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 16:58 |
Am I wrong in thinking Mike Rutherford never gets any respect  maybe he doesn't deserve any, but he has played on lot's of amazing songs
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Horizons
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 17:07 |
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Richard Sinclair for sure.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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someone_else
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 17:29 |
irrelevant wrote:
It's between Sinclair and Top.
Went Top. |
This.
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dwill123
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 18:31 |
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Bert Ruiter from the list. Jeff Berlin not on the list.
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Dellinger
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 19:58 |
octopus-4 wrote:
Man With Hat wrote:
R. Sinclair overTop |
Technically speaking I agree, but looking at Camel I think the replacement of Ferguson with Sinclair has been everything but an improvement even though his work with other Caravan, Hatfield and Wyatt is surely excellent. |
Not so sure I agree. I haven't heard the whole Sinclair's albums, but I have heard some songs with him on the Luna Sea compilation album, and on the "A Live Record" album, and in general I'm not impressed at all, while the albums with Ferguson were really great. Of course, I'm talking here about the creative input, not the bass-playing ability from each one. Still, when Camel got Sinclair instead of Ferguson they were suposed to want to go in a more complex direction, still the songs I've heard are rather simpler or just less interesting, they didn't encourage me to buy those two next albums.
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Nash
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 20:12 |
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hugh banton is my call in this one
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jude111
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 20:19 |
Seriously, Waters. He had a kind of style that was his own, and instantly recognizable. That slow thump with drummer Mason (also under-rated). He might not be Jaco, or Wetton or Geddy for that matter... but then, that wouldn't be Floyd, would it? He was instrumental to the sound of the band.
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Dellinger
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 20:33 |
jude111 wrote:
Seriously, Waters. He had a kind of style that was his own, and instantly recognizable. That slow thump with drummer Mason (also under-rated). He might not be Jaco, or Wetton or Geddy for that matter... but then, that wouldn't be Floyd, would it? He was instrumental to the sound of the band. |
But I somehow like better the bass sound from Gilmour, or the bass sounds used on Pink Floyd after Waters left. Of course, without Waters Pink Floyd wouldn't have achieved even a fraction of what they did, so it was much better having him as a creative force and a bass player than not having him at all. But for what it's worth, I believe Pink Floyd without either Waters, Gilmour, or Wright wouldn't have achieved a fraction of what they achieved together, it's only Mason that I'm more doubtful about the importance of his input to the band.
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Horizons
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 20:36 |
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Mason is not underrated.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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