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Andyman1125 
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 Topic: Three (trad. metal) bassistsPosted: 26 Mar 2011 at 10:31pm |
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Part three of a study on bassists: TRADITIONAL METAL I chose three bassists, each having great skill with their instrument, and each being in a band that has a rather decent following. So, which of these bassists, from Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, or Dio is your favorite? Steve Harris is mine, for obvious reasons.
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The Angry Scotsman
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Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 10:33pm |
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Oh jeez, was this close to hitting the button for Butler but nah...
I have to go Harris. |
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Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal!
Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 10:34pm |
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You can't mess with the geezer
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Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 11:00pm |
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Harris, no contest - possibly the best bassist ever IMO.
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Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 2:32am |
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I have to go with Harris too, but I love Geezer�s playing style too.
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Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 5:22am |
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Steve Harris easy! Props to Geezer Butler though. He could easily win a "Doom Bassists" poll.
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Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 10:02am |
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Five years ago I would have said Harris easily. I'm feeling Geezer these days, so I chose him. He doesn't play as many notes as Steve Harris, but I like his choices on what he plays better. Both are good songwriters, with Geezer's contributions being the lyrics to mostly Iommi-penned songs. Still a very close call that could easily change tomorrow.
Jimmy Bain is solid as well. For some reason I expected Ian Hill to be the third guy, but I doubt he'd get much in terms of votes.
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Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 12:45pm |
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Umm... Harris. Really no contest here for me, just an awesome bass player.
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Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 1:47pm |
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Much respect to Geezer, but Harris gets my vote here.
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Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 2:01pm |
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Geezer Butler!Because it has less votes.
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Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 2:54pm |
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Oh yeah, in terms of skill and playing it has to be Harris but I love Butler and he is of course a metal legend!
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Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal!
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Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 3:02pm |
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with a name like geezer, it has to be good
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Posted: 31 Mar 2011 at 4:39pm |
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"Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer
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