Here at Fourtheye we love robust debates, and nothing triggers mass debates like internet polls. In this weeks edition we have two polls.
The first is from Music Radar where readers have voted on the Top 25 bass lines of all time. Justin’s work in Schism comes in at 10th position. Here’s the whole list:
- Hysteria – Muse (Chris Wolstenholme)
- YYZ – Rush (Geddy Lee)
- Another One Bites The Dust – Queen (John Deacon)
- Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie (John Deacon)
- Money – Pink Floyd (Roger Waters)
- Orion – Metallica (Cliff Burton)
- Billie Jean – Michael Jackson (Louis Johnson)
- Roundabout – Yes (Chris Squire)
- My Generation – The Who (John Entwistle)
- Schism – Tool (Justin Chancellor)
- Give It Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea)
- The Lemon Song – Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones)
- Taxman – The Beatles (Paul McCartney)
- Good Times – Chic (Bernard Edwards)
- The Chicken – Jaco Pastorius
- Walk On The Wild Side – Lou Reed (Herbie Flowers)
- What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye (James Jamerson)
- Stand By Me – Ben E King (Wendell Marshall)
- The Guns Of Brixton – The Clash (Paul Simonon)
- Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith (Tom Hamilton)
- Super Freak – Rick James (Oscar Alston)
- Pusherman – Curtis Mayfield (Joseph ‘Lucky’ Scott)
- These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra (Carol Kaye)
- In The Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett (Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn)
- Make It Funky – James Brown (Fred Thomas)
Some excellent basslines there. I’m sure #1 will cause lots angst amongst you readers, so lets get it out in the open.
Tool feature in the next poll, which happens to be Rolling Stone’s readers Top 10 Metal Bands of All Time. While I’m not sure Tool are a metal band strictly speaking, they managed to take the 10th position:
- Metallica
- Dream Theatre
- Black Sabbath
- Iron Maiden
- Slayer
- Megadeth
- Judas Priest
- Led Zeppelin
- Pantera
- Tool
Dream Theatre must have a lot of Rolling Stone reading fans, but at least RS readers have the good taste not to include Slipknot.