TOP 50 DES BASSISTES

À noter que le critère #1 pris en compte a été le talent du bassiste. Cependant, les autres critères aussi considérés incluaient sa créativité, son succès, sa longévité, son charisme / performance scénique, ainsi que l'influence que le bassiste a eu sur d'autres bassistes par la suite.

Les chroniques de plusieurs albums historiques sont disponibles ici.

1.

John Paul Jones

(Led Zeppelin,
Them Crooked Vultures)

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin IV

(1971)

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2.

Sting

The Police

Synchronicity

(1983)

3.

John Entwistle

The Who

Who's Next

(1971)

4.

Roger Waters

Pink Floyd

The Dark Side Of The Moon

(1973)

5.

Paul McCartney

(The Beatles, Wings)

Paul McCartney & Wings

Band on the Run

(1973)

6.

CHARLES MINGUS

mINGUS aH uM

(1959)

7.

BOOTSY COLLINS

(Parliament, Funkadelic)

Parliament

Mothership Connection

(1975)

8.

JAMES JAMERSON

(Marvin Gaye,
The Funk Brothers)

Marvin Gaye

What's Going On

(1971)

9.

Geezer Butler

(Black Sabbath, GZR, Apartment 26, Heaven & Hell)

Black Sabbath

Paranoid

(1970)

10.

Larry Graham

(Sly & the Family Stone, Graham Central Station)

Sly & the Family Stone

Stand!

(1969)

11.

Lemmy Kilmister

(Hawkwind, Motörhead)

Motörhead

Ace of Spades

(1980)

12.

Geddy Lee

Rush

Moving Pictures

13.

Flea

(Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Jane's Addiction,
Atoms for Peace)

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

(1991)

14.

Jack Bruce

(Manfred Mann, Cream, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, West Bruce & Laing)

Cream

Disraeli Gears

(1967)

15.

Noel Redding

(The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Fat Mattress, Road, The Noel Redding Band, Mountain, Cork)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Are You Experienced?

(1967)

16.

Bernard Edwards

(Chic, The Power Station)

Chic

C'est Chic

(1978)

17.

Steve Harris

(Iron Maiden, British Lion)

Iron Maiden

The Number of the Beast

(1982)

18.

Cliff Burton

Metallica

Master Of Puppets

(1986)

19.

John Deacon

Queen

A Night At The Opera

(1975)

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20.

Krist Novoselic

(Nirvana, Sweet 75,
Eyes Adrift)

Nirvana

Nevermind

(1991)

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21.

Duff McKagan

(Guns N' Roses, Mad for the Racket, Velvet Revolver,

Duff McKAgan's Loaded, Walking Papers)

Guns N' Roses

Appetite For Destruction

(1987)

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22.

Gene Simmons

KISS

Destroyer

(1976)

23.

Jaco Pastorius

(Blood Sweat and Tears, Weather Report)

Weather Report

Heavy Weather

(1977)

24.

Aston Barrett

(Bob Marley & the Wailers,

The Upsetters)

Bob Marley & the Wailers

Exodus

(1977)

25.

Donald Dunn

(Booker T. & the MG's,

The Blues Brothers)

Booker T. & the MG's

Green Onions

(1962)

26.

Chris Squire

Yes

Fragile

(1972)

27.

Chris Wolstenholme

Muse

Black Holes and Revelations

(2006)

28.

Bill Wyman

(The Rolling Stones,
Willie and the Poor Boys)

The Rolling Stones

Exile On Main St.

(1972)

29.

Kim Deal

(Pixies, The Breeders,
The Amps)

Pixies

Doolittle

(1989)

30.

ADAM CLAYTON

U2

The Joshua Tree

(1987)

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31.

Verdine White

Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire

(1971)

32.

Willie Dixon

Catalyst

(1973)

33.

Paul Simonon

(The Clash, Havana 3 A.M.,
The Good the Bad & the Queen)

The Clash

London Calling

(1979)

34.

John McVie

(John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers,
Fleetwood Mac)

Fleetwood Mac

Rumours

(1977)

35.

Tom Hamilton

Aerosmith

Toys in the Attic

(1975)

36.

Cliff Williams

AC/DC

Back In Black

(1980)

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37.

Michael Anthony

(Van Halen, Chickenfoot, Sammy Hagar & the Circle)

Van Halen

Van Halen

(1978)

38.

Mike Dirnt

Green Day

Dookie

(1994)

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39.

Jeff Ament

(Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog,

Pearl Jam, Tres Mts.)

Pearl Jam

Ten

(1991)

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40.

Mike Mills

R.E.M.

Automatic for the People

41.

Bill Gould

Faith No More

The Real Thing

(1989)

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42.

Roger Glover

(Deep Purple, Rainbow)

Deep Purple

Machine Head

(1972)

43.

Tina Weymouth

(Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club)

Talking Heads

Talking Heads 77

(1977)

44.

Peter Hook

(Joy Division, New Order, Freebass)

New Order

Low-Life

(1985)

45.

Ben Shepherd

(Soundgarden,

Wellwater Conspiracy)

Soundgarden

Superunknown

(1994)

46.

Israel Cachao Lopez

Master Sessions, Vol. 1

(1994)

47.

Mike Watt

(Minutemen, firehose,

Porno for Pyros)

Minutemen

Double Nickels on the Dime

(1984)

48.

Ron Carter

Alone Together

(1972)

49.

Phil Lesh

Grateful Dead

American Beauty

(1970)

50.

Kim Gordon

Sonic Youth

Daydream Nation

(1988)

MENTION HONORABLE :

D'Arcy Wretzky

Smashing Pumpkins

Siamese Dream

(1993)

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MENTION HONORABLE :

Les Claypool

(Primus,

Claypool Lennon Delirium)

Primus

Sailing the Seas of Cheese

(1991)

MENTION HONORABLE :

Esperanza Spalding

Chamber Music Society

(2010)

MENTION HONORABLE :

Thundercat

It is What It is

(2020)

MENTION HONORABLE :

Tony Levin

(King Crimson, Bozzio Levin Stevens, Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Levin Brothers)

World Diary

(1996)

MENTION HONORABLE :

Melissa

Auf der Maur

(Hole, Smashing Pumpkins)

Out of Our Minds

(2010)