Entwistle is good, and i respect what he's done, but idk, he's a bit too stale for me. my vote goes to Flea, he seems like he has more fun with it.

still, they're both far from being the greatest bassists.

Though I'm partial to Entwhistle and the music of the Who, I don't think it's a stretch to suggest that Flea is held in higher or at least as high of regard within the music community. Big3 mentioned Les Claypool four years ago, that's another name at the top of my list of modern bass players.

He's not even trying......

Flea is still my favourite bassist ever and I think people sometimes forget how versatile he is - I've compiled some videos to demonstrate this. Aside from this, he has also played straight punk/hardcore, successfully auditioned for Public Image Ltd (but declined) and played with the Mars Volta - I can't find any videos though. He probably has countless other contributions which aren't well known.

Yeah man, even if you don't like RHCP, you gotta give Flea credit.

Making an Alanis Morissette song sound cool is no easy task.

So? He has his own style, just like Flea and every other bassist. IMO they're both great. The difference between them is personality. Entwistle was not an extroverted person and therefore not a flashy bass player. They both hold their own.

If we're talking about who the greater bass player is, well that's easly Entwistle.

I mean listen to My Generation, that kickass bass solo, that was freaking 1965, nobody was playing bass like that back then.

And yet, it was after this and other early Who records that you started to hear guys like Paul McCartney and Jack Bruce play their basses louder and more freely, elevating the bass to an instrument that could take the lead or make the main riff of a song.

Entwistle broke the shackles for rock bassists in the same way that Hendrix broke the shackles for rock guitarists.

Jamerson is greater than him, but nobody else is. At least not in the rock world.

anyone who plays in a diaper or a sock has mental problems, even if he is talented.
entwhistle did nothing special, he is only famous through association. claypool owns them both.
i'll never understand why people call mcartney a great bassist. you can't name one thing he ever did with a bass that couldn't be repeated by a 1st year bassist. great song writer, ok, i'll buy that. great bassist? ummm...no.

Or a wicked sense of fun. ;)

I can name very few rock bassists who can construct basslines as perfectly as McCartney... and he grooves so hard. These things make him a great bassist. The fact that he doesn't vomit his chops all over Beatles songs doesn't detract from his standing - it adds to it. I think a lot of people don't realise just how good he is until they play bass. Examples:


i can't find the cover version i've posted before, but this kid does a pretty good job


some guy covering Something

That went over your head didnt it? :wave: I voted for Entwistle