Who do u think is the best bassist

[French TKO]

Me too, but what makes a great song can vary.... It's not just some standard rock n roll fair with 2 minute songs... A verse/chorus/verse anthem with gibberish lyrics, a one note bassline, a guitar solo that mimics the chorus melody and a handclap section isn't all that consitutes a good song, open your eyes, theres much more to music than that... Listen to some classical or jazz, if you seriously consider it all wanking crap, then it seems that you have little appreciation for the evolution of music. :-/

[thetazeta610]

My idea of hell is listening to a Primus album the whole way through.

Hope this helps

[Oberon]

Well, when it is needed is all according to the songwriter, the listener just decides what they like and what they don't like... Whos to say a complex solo passage deviates from what the songwriter originally wanted?

[zuha sultana]

Now this may be my pop upbringing talking here but as far as i`m concerned the songs are the most important thing.

If i`ve got a bass player who wants to show off all the time rather than making the songs sound good i`ll fire the bastard.

People remeraber songs not technical ability and wanking over your instrument.

[me say hihi!]

I agree. Solo's do not make or break a song they simply enhance them just like a good riff would. But that's the thing solo's do not make or break a song and, before you seemed to have implied that solos=bad and are just musicians showing off having big heaRAB that I don't agree with. You don't have to like it, just see it as style that does have talent in it.

[carissasings3]

Since when in the hell is knowing how to actually play your f*cking instrument automatically wanking?

So... I guess you think Charles Mingus and James Jamerson are wankers then, thats pretty damn ignorant.

[Man Egg L Two]

Because it's made up on the spot it's worse? Bull shit

[Borntofarm]

Steve Harris deserves FAR more respect then he gets, anywhere he's not only a superiror bassist in metal, but for any type of music, for that matter...

[Jino D]

^Mhmm great bass player...Scott Clendenin from Death is a very good bass player...the bass solo to "Spirit Crusher" is just awesome

[Kumquat May]

Good enough isn't anything to scream about. Yea most do their job but to me good is being atleast slightly above the average.