Favorite bass albums of prog

It would depend on if you are a pick, or finger player.

Anything Jaco- go listen to "slang"

Atomic_Rooster wrote: uknoel wrote: It would depend on if you are a pick, or finger player. Picks are for the WEAK!!!

dream theater- any early material and metropolis part II
john myung has developed into one of the greatest technical players ever

jaco- his self entitled/ weather report- heavy weather
with his superhuman touch and crisp fretless tone he captured bass as a melodic and root centered instrument. He had a really unique soul, and used that in his music.

return to forever- romantic warrior, hymn of the seventh galaxy
stanley is an amazing player. totally precise with a cool chorded approach and loads of right hand finger speed due to years of 7 hour practices everyday.
rush- farewell to kings, moving pictures

opeth- blackwater park, morningrise
john derfalla had a cool folk approach to the bass, and martin sounds like a modern version of blues influenced metal players like geezer butler.

cynic- focus/ gordian knot/corlandt
sean malone is almost like a reincarnated version of jaco playing in a progressive metal outfit. He had a great sense for melody and tone, and made some beatiful lines on all of his projects

atheist- their trilogy of albums
roger patterson was a super fast aggressive player and one of the few pizzicatto players in death metal. tony choy had a very jazzy approach to metal music and helped add texture to this technical metal outfit.

Yes- Fragile, Closer to the edge, basically anything
chris has a distinct style and is one of the few picking style players that I appreciate.

Symphony X- Any album
Lepond is a super solid player with the abilities to tap, solo, and play with romeo when needed. Otherwise he writes very geddy lee style lines with plenty of bass and some melodic aspects as well.

Rush- Anything In the moving pictures, farewell era, basically anything
Geddy developed one of the most unique styles in prog. Melody finally became an important part of rock bass lines with the inception of rush. Flat out the dude is a legend for playing his lines on bass, singing, and playing keys all in one concert.

Niacin- Anything
Billy sheehan is a monster. He incorporates every technique into his sound and he freaking owns it all!!!

These are just a few major recommendations.

Welcome to the world of bass. It is a far more interesting instrument than many will lead you to believe, and is far more versatile than you can ever imagine. Learn the various styles, techniques, and genres and hopefully youi will have as good of a time as I have had.

Good Luck!!!

Atomic_Rooster wrote: Certif1ed wrote: Atomic_Rooster wrote: uknoel wrote: It would depend on if you are a pick, or finger player. Picks are for the WEAK!!!   True - you can't get a really good feel for the instrument or the music if you use a pick - but you can get a harder sound.   Horses for courses, I say.   A real musician uses both techniques - and then some more. of course you could just grow out your nails like a classical guitarist and then you could get a harder sound while finger picking Of course, I prefer to use my face

You hit the bass with your face?

How does that style work again?

Atomic_Rooster wrote: uknoel wrote: It would depend on if you are a pick, or finger player. Picks are for the WEAK!!!