Three (prog metal) bassists
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Topic: Three (prog metal) bassists
Posted By: Andyman1125
Subject: Three (prog metal) bassists
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 10:16pm
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Part one in a study of bassists: PROG 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 Dream Theater, Riverside, or Opeth is your favorite? I defied all expectation, and went with Mariusz Duda. Although I love John Myung with copious amounts of joy, Duda's style is so unique I (painfully) chose him. ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow">  http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 10:29pm
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Oh wow, soooo many you could possibly choose from! But since we're limited to these three I'll say Duda. I'm sure Mendez is good but I never though the bass a huge part of Opeth, and makes it tough to show how good he may be. Nothing against Myung who is quite fine but I think a bit over rated. I didn't even know the bassist's name for Riverside  but I really like him! Out of these 3 he's probably the best. ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 10:32pm
^I never can remember it off the top of my head, but I can always recognize it  That's what happens when you don't speak Polish  ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 10:59pm
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I'll go with Myung here.
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 12:19am
Surprise? Oh and it's not so much the speaking Polish thing, I am just new to Riverside. But they are a great band! And I think he may be the best bassist of these. ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
J-Man wrote:Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 2:36am
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I�ll go with Myung. Just too bad his bass is often drowned the ego Petrucci and Portnoy productions. Dream Theater is one of those bands that are in dire need of an outside producer and have been since 1998. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Charcaroth
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 5:13am
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John Myung. Even though he's relegated to the background in DT. Opeth was my favorite band for a few years, but I always found Martin Mendez's playing a bit boring. A bassist with some character might do Opeth some good.
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 10:04am
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Since I'm not very familiar with Riverside, I won't bother voting. Myung and Mendez are both excellent players, and I'm very fond of both of their styles and note choice. ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 10:07am
+1 With Portnoy out of the picture, I wish they'd finally wise up to getting some outside ears into the studio. ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 12:43pm
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Went with John Myung here, really like his style...
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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 1:48pm
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 1:59pm
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Of course Martin Mendez!
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Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 7:42pm
It's never too late to learn  Phonetic representation would be Mar-you-sh Doo-da... I guessMy vote goes to him. While I love Opeth and Martin's performance in GR was terrific, Mariusz is simply unique with his inventive and organic playing. ------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 7:56pm
It's not Marry-uz Dud-a? Don't worry I'm not THAT American I actually have quite a bit of Polish in me; my great-grandmother was born there. ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 8:29pm
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^ That's great to know, Andy  Still, I'm not very surprised. One of the oldest Polish traditions is called "emigration" But I venture to assume that your great grandmother escaped from war - Poland was a real hell at the time. Now it's more like purgatory------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 9:07pm
You make it sound like he was a detriment...  just my fanboyship is offended by any negative DT comment.... which there are too many of...------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2011 at 11:39pm
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At least you can admit you are a fanboy! Are you at least stable enough to keep calm if I say "DT is alright overall" ? I don't dislike them at all but that comments usually results in rabid people flying through my comp screen trying to choke me. ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 8:48am
Well I fully understand why he didn't want an outside producer. He wanted to maintain creative control after his disappointment during the Falling Into Infinity "experiment". However, I prefer that album to anything they've created since Train of Thought. That and unleash Myung!!! ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 2:56pm
I can accept "alright" ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 3:09pm
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You know, I actually like the Portnoy/Petrucci productions. BC&SL was a bit too "over-produced" for me, but I really love the sound on SFAM, 6DOIT, SC, and especially 8VM. Awake still has my favorite DT production, though.
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Posted By: whitedragon1969
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2011 at 1:40am
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John Myung of course! But my fav prog bassist is Joe DiBiase.
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2011 at 4:35pm
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I went with Myung, because he is awesome... and I like his completely a-social and enigmatic personality.
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2014 at 2:24am
Mr. Lee ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: Lynx33
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2014 at 1:24am
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Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2014 at 1:47am
Where is PT's Colin Edwin?  ------------- If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme |
Posted By: Lynx33
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2014 at 1:50am
He's gone out to get some beer  ------------- All that is over. Today, I know how to celebrate beauty. |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2014 at 8:44pm
------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2014 at 9:27pm
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2014 at 11:41pm
Can you drink? I'm sober. Why can't we not be sober ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: StargazerSlave
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2014 at 11:55am
| In terms of melodies, I would go with Lee. In terms of virtuosity, my top three are Myung, Thomas Miller, and Michael Lepond. I still am sticking with my perception of Lars Norberg being the Jaco of Norweigan metal. |