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Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver
Because the bassline is vital for any song. The bass playing underpins the harmony and rhythm. Mostly its something that you don't even notice - great bass playing can be overlooked but if its not there then the song won't sound anywhere near as good. At the same time, bad bass playing (like bad rhythm guitar playing) can ruin a song without you even realising.
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I agree with part of what you said, but it depends on what you consider bad bass playing, most people i know consider Noel Redding a bad bass player, but i have never actualy heard him ruin a Jimi Hendrix song(in the studio anyway), and i own all of Hendrix's studio work with him, hes not a very technical bassist, but he got the job done.