RUSH‘s Geddy Lee picked his five favourite bassists of all time for MusicRadar recently as well as explaining why he rates them so highly. See who he picked below:
Jack Casady
“Back in the early days, Jack Casady. I thought he was probably one of the most inventive players I’d ever heard and was really the reason I fell in love with Jefferson Airplane.”
Jack Bruce
“Jack Bruce of course was my hero when I first started playing. Just him coming out with that bluesy, jazzy style on bass and he brought a kind of aggressive tone to the Cream.”
Chris Squire
“Chris Squire is incredibly inventive and imaginative writer of bass melodies. He’ll always be a pinnacle of great bass players.”
Jeff Berlin
“He’s more of a jazz bass player now but he used to play kind of fusion, rock and jazz with Bill Bruford on Bill’s solo records. Bruford was a fantastic band and Jeff is still among the top bass players out there, different calibre, he’s just off the planet.”
Les Claypool
“We must not forget Les Claypool from Primus. A true style-seeking venture on bass, really original, an incredible player and he’s influenced me with his attitude towards bass playing.”
Find out more on the MusicRadar’s website – it’s rammed full of RUSH stuff!
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