Spike's 10 Most Overlooked Band Members : Good list?

Question

http://www.spike.com/blog/top-10-most/74754

10. Jason Newsted – Metallica
9. Vinnie Paul – Pantera
8. Tina Weymouth - Talking Heads
7. Michael Anthony - Van Halen
6. Ray Manzarek – The Doors
5. George Harrison - The Beatles
4. John Entwistle – The Who
3. Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel – The Band
2. Geezer Butler – Black Sabbath
1. John Paul Jones – Led Zeppelin

Anyone missing? Is the list in the correct order?

Answer 1

10. Jason Newsted – Metallica

9. Vinnie Paul – Pantera

8. Tina Weymouth - Talking Heads

7. Michael Anthony - Van Halen

6. Ray Manzarek – The Doors

5. George Harrison - The Beatles

4. John Entwistle – The Who

3. Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel – The Band

2. Geezer Butler – Black Sabbath

1. John Paul Jones – Led Zeppelin

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I agree totally.



BTW, Tina was totally dissed by the R&R press. As a fellow bass player, I liked her minimalist approach. Plus, her and Chris are really nice people, unlike a certain band leader who was in the same band. Wasn't it Tina who blamed the breakup of TH on "David's massive ego?" LOL



Anyway, it was nice to hear them perform together at their HOF induction.



Tina ain't bad for an Admiral's kid from San Diego. She was pretty cute as a kid too.



George H. (RIP) was a true guitar God.



Entwistle may may have been the most talented member of The Who.

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BTW, I'd like to add:



ANYBODY IN TOWER OF POWER!!!!!



Also:



Chris Dreja, Rhythm Guitar, Yardbirds

Paul Samwell-Smith, Bass/Producer, Yardbirds

Peter Gabriel, Genesis (I mean when he was with Genesis)

Darrell Sturmer, Guitar, Phil Collins

Noel Redding, Bass, Hendrix

Ringo Starr, Drums, Beatles (not flashy, just the steadiest drummer)





...AND, who was that funky bearded guy who played the keyless bass for Phil Collins? He was very good too.





Oops, left out Klaus Voormann, Bass

Answer 2

I'll definitely agree with John Paul Jones - really versatile and talented, and a lot of the strength of Zeppelin is in really strong bass & drums



But I don't think Michael Anthony belongs on this list, although his backing vocals are distinctive...



I'm also not sure that George Harrison and John Entwistle can really be considered "overlooked" It was big news when George died, and I've always thought Entwhistle has always been widely considered one of the top bass players ever.

Answer 3

Local H produce an amazing amount of noise for only two people. I've seen them live and my ears felt like they were assaulted it was so painfully loud. But they put on a good show. Dresden Dolls might be a cool cabaret act but they don't "rawk" according to the definition of noise. Seen them too and you could hear people whispering on the other side of the concert hall. Go Betty Go is a three piece riot grrl act out of LA .

Answer 4

Interesting list.



The two I have issues with:



Vinnie Paul: I think that's a hugely mistaken retrospective inclusion, post-Dimebag's murder. Back in the 90s, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag were widely recognized as the co-founders and backbone of the band. Phil came to prominence a little later as a result of his various antics. So if anyone's "overlooked" in Pantera, Rex Brown should get the vote far before Vinnie. Hey, there's that bass player trend again...



Ray Manzarek: Yeah, fine, Jim overshadowed everyone to a large degree, but really, at what point have there NOT been tons of people whose first reaction to the Doors is "OMG the keyboards!!!!"??? (Myself included)...



Also, dazednconfused, Harrison and Entwistle are pretty much the standard names in overlooked musicians, and very accurately so. Yes, they're both incredibly famous, but that's because the Beatles and the Who are two of the most famous bands that have ever existed. Within their bands, though, the two of them were constantly struggling to get their songwriting included in albums, constantly frustrated when it didn't happen, and in general they both had to live in the giant shadows of either John and Paul, or Pete, Roger and Keith, respectively, despite being so talented that either of them could easily have led up and carried an entire band on their own. Most of the recognition Entwistle got for his bass innovations came a little later, or at the very least didn't pull much focus at the time amid Keith's recognition for his "crazy drumming" and Pete's for his songwriting.

Answer 5

Well most of the time the bass players are overlooked so yeah I can see that being a pretty accurate list. Maybe add Bootsy Collins and remove Vinny Paul.

Answer 6

I personally think that Geezer was a much better bassist than JPJ. Geezer was phenomenal, his Bassically solo is one of the most popular bass solos of all time, and one that so many bassists cover. Plus if you ever focus in on him while listening to Sabbath, he has some great basslines and some stellar playing, so maybe my argument would be to put him at number one. Entwistle should have been higher too, he was really quite a great bassist.

Answer 7

I agree with most of your list, except for a few.

Mainly Jason Newsted, I still say he didn't deserve to be in Metallica.

Oh, and to lol sup, the point is that the bands may be huge, but certain band members are highly overlooked because usually the singer or guitarist gets most of the glory.

Answer 8

I love seeing Tina Weymouth on that list.

Answer 9

Absolutely! Great list! I am a bass player, so i liked this!



I would also ask for Kirk Hammett to be included, though not on the scale of the Jason thing.Kirk is just such a professional, am amazing guitar player, and you hardly ever hear him talk about his life / his opinons beside James and Lars.

Also, ever been to a Metallica gig? Lars and James will go off for little breaks (Lars more often, like every song!) and Kirk just keeps up centre stage, playing on, no breaks.



Awesome guy!

Answer 10

on the one hand, all those people are somewhat overlooked and it is a pretty good list... but on the other hand- i've heard of every last one of them... i mean i know i'm a music nerd and stuff, but you'd think that on a list of overlooked musicians there would be at least 1 whose name isnt familiar to me.... i'm good, but i'm not that good... you know? for a list of overlooked band members it is a pretty riskless list about half-full of really famous people.

Answer 11

I can think of a few missing people :



John McVie ~ Fleetwood Mac

Danny Kirwan ~ Fleetwood Mac

John Evan ~ Jethro Tull

John Glascock ~ Jethro Tull

Answer 12

I see a few bass players...very cool!



Like any other instrument, what we may consider to be good will be subjective and based on style but there are a few bass players that would make my personal list:



Mike Watt (Minutemen)

Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)

John Taylor (Duran Duran...and especially his work with Power Station)



But that's just me.

Answer 13

Almost all bass players.



How about TB Player from The One-ders?



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On a serious tip, and a continuing bass player groove, how about Bootsy Collins of Parliament?

Answer 14

That entire list consists of bands that are played on the radio and music channels on TV.



No one in that list is "overlooked".