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Best band where primary lead singer is the bassist?

Purple_PillsPurple_Pills Member Posts: 2,109
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Best band where primary lead singer is the bassist? (Primary lead singer, so no Paul for Beatles or Benjamin Orr for Cars)

Best band where primary lead singer is the bassist? 25 votes

Wings (Paul McCartney)
0%
Rush (Geddy Lee)
12%
TequillahuskyhooliganYellowSnow 3 votes
Thin Lizzy (Phil Lynott)
20%
DerekJohnsonCFetters_Nacho_LoverTurdBomberJoeyWoolleyDoog 5 votes
The Police (Sting)
32%
Fire_Marshall_Billdncbiak1PurpleThrobberPurple_PillsWilliams3BleachedAnusDawgRDR 8 votes
Primus (Les Claypool)
8%
chuckCallMeBigErn 2 votes
Cream (Jack Bruce)
16%
alumni94LebamDawgEl_KFishpo31 4 votes
Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)
12%
Mad_SonYouKnowItBad_MotherDucker 3 votes
(Other)
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  • Purple_PillsPurple_Pills Member Posts: 2,109
    The Police (Sting)
    Just to whet the whistle:


    Wings - “Band on the Run”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZGurhtlve8


    Rush - Spirit of the Radio”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPBinohXHLc


    Thin Lizzy - “Cowboy Song”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMdmjoAB-5Q


    The Police - “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aENX1Sf3fgQ


    Primus - “John the Fisherman”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSmfK5rqcN8


    Cream - “White Room”

    https://youtu.be/VR90gQ-SIaY


    Motörhead - “Ace of Spades”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMavhk16FJU




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  • Purple_PillsPurple_Pills Member Posts: 2,109
    The Police (Sting)
    Here’s an “other”:

    James Dewar with Robin Trower:

    Robin Trower - “Day of the Eagle”:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kpdHWW9WD8
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  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187 Founders Club
    Rush (Geddy Lee)
    Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney both played bass but weren’t technically 100%, full time lead singers.
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  • Purple_PillsPurple_Pills Member Posts: 2,109
    The Police (Sting)
    YellowSnow said:

    Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney both played bass but weren’t technically 100%, full time lead singers.


    I already disqualified Paul from Beatles above, but not Wings. Brian Wilson was an easy disqualification because the nasally Mike Love was lead on many of The Beach Boys songs and Brian’s brother Carl was lead on their all time greatest single, “Good Vibrations.”
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  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 20,088
    Rush (Geddy Lee)
    Yella …

    When I get down to Bend to play golf this year you’re going to listen to non-stop Rush while we play and you’re going to like it
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  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187 Founders Club
    Rush (Geddy Lee)
    Purple_Pills said:

    YellowSnow said:

    Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney both played bass but weren’t technically 100%, full time lead singers.


    I already disqualified Paul from Beatles above, but not Wings. Brian Wilson was an easy disqualification because the nasally Mike Love was lead on many of The Beach Boys songs and Brian’s brother Carl was lead on their all time greatest single, “Good Vibrations.”
    I'm not quibbling, mind you, and mostly agree here.

    I still struggle with the concept of Wings as a "band". To me, it's still "Paul McCartney and Wings".

    Beach Boys were so similar to the Beatles in dividing up the lead singer role. Brian sang plenty of lead on a number of their early hits- e.g., In My Room, Don't Worry Baby, Surfer Girl, and a lot of their best known tracks had Mike and Brian sharing leads- e.g., Sloop John B, Wouldn't It Be Nice.
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  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187 Founders Club
    Rush (Geddy Lee)
    Tequilla said:

    Yella …

    When I get down to Bend to play golf this year you’re going to listen to non-stop Rush while we play and you’re going to like it

    I have no more of a love / hate relationship with a band, than I do with Rush. It's hard, it's a process.
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  • Fishpo31Fishpo31 Member Posts: 2,613
    Cream (Jack Bruce)
    YellowSnow said:

    Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney both played bass but weren’t technically 100%, full time lead singers.

    Roger Waters as well…
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  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187 Founders Club
    Rush (Geddy Lee)
    Tequilla said:

    Yella …

    When I get down to Bend to play golf this year you’re going to listen to non-stop Rush while we play and you’re going to like it

    Suprised by this @BleachedAnusDawg ...

    I thought you'd appreciated Rush for their technically gifted, proggy playing.
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  • BleachedAnusDawgBleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,016
    The Police (Sting)
    YellowSnow said:

    Tequilla said:

    Yella …

    When I get down to Bend to play golf this year you’re going to listen to non-stop Rush while we play and you’re going to like it

    Suprised by this @BleachedAnusDawg ...

    I thought you'd appreciated Rush for their technically gifted, proggy playing.
    Yeah, I can kind of appreciate their technical skill, but I can't stand listening to Geddy sing. He's on my Mt. Rushmore of annoying vocalists. I will avoid crapping on them because the band was certainly high level on the musicianship scale and I understand why lots of people like them.
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  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187 Founders Club
    Rush (Geddy Lee)
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    YellowSnow said:

    Tequilla said:

    Yella …

    When I get down to Bend to play golf this year you’re going to listen to non-stop Rush while we play and you’re going to like it

    Suprised by this @BleachedAnusDawg ...

    I thought you'd appreciated Rush for their technically gifted, proggy playing.
    Yeah, I can kind of appreciate their technical skill, but I can't stand listening to Geddy sing. He's on my Mt. Rushmore of annoying vocalists. I will avoid crapping on them because the band was certainly high level on the musicianship scale and I understand why lots of people like them.
    My position on Rush is softening as I listen to them more on the hi fi rig. Still hate Geddy’s vocals and some of his lyrics. But fuck those guys could play.
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  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 20,088
    Rush (Geddy Lee)
    YellowSnow said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    YellowSnow said:

    Tequilla said:

    Yella …

    When I get down to Bend to play golf this year you’re going to listen to non-stop Rush while we play and you’re going to like it

    Suprised by this @BleachedAnusDawg ...

    I thought you'd appreciated Rush for their technically gifted, proggy playing.
    Yeah, I can kind of appreciate their technical skill, but I can't stand listening to Geddy sing. He's on my Mt. Rushmore of annoying vocalists. I will avoid crapping on them because the band was certainly high level on the musicianship scale and I understand why lots of people like them.
    My position on Rush is softening as I listen to them more on the hi fi rig. Still hate Geddy’s vocals and some of his lyrics. But fuck those guys could play.
    The musicianship doesn’t get better

    There’s definitely some songs where Geddy’s vocals probably kept the band back from being bigger

    The songs where the vocals work … hard to find much better
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  • JoeyJoey Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,214 Founders Club
    Thin Lizzy (Phil Lynott)
    Purple_Pills said:

    Here’s an “other”:

    James Dewar with Robin Trower:

    Robin Trower - “Day of the Eagle”:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kpdHWW9WD8

    Fuck yes. On my top ten album list
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  • JoeyJoey Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,214 Founders Club
    Thin Lizzy (Phil Lynott)
    Waiting for some gay ass quook to vote for Kip Winger
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  • chuckchuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,658 Swaye's Wigwam
    Primus (Les Claypool)
    I love me some Primus, not as much as some of the others here, but Claypool is on another level as a bassist according to my amateur ear.

    I would've voted for Bruce otherwise since I like his vocals. McCartney doesn't qualify for the reasons already mentioned, and I can only handle 1-2 Rush songs before I'm ready for someone else.
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  • Purple_PillsPurple_Pills Member Posts: 2,109
    The Police (Sting)
    JoeEDangerously said:

    Purple_Pills said:

    Here’s an “other”:

    James Dewar with Robin Trower:

    Robin Trower - “Day of the Eagle”:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kpdHWW9WD8

    Fuck yes. On my top ten album list
    Agree! Maybe slightly out of my top 10, but the above, title track, and “Too Rolling Stoned” are staples on my playlist.
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  • Purple_PillsPurple_Pills Member Posts: 2,109
    edited January 2024
    The Police (Sting)
    chuck said:

    I love me some Primus, not as much as some of the others here, but Claypool is on another level as a bassist according to my amateur ear.

    I would've voted for Bruce otherwise since I like his vocals. McCartney doesn't qualify for the reasons already mentioned, and I can only handle 1-2 Rush songs before I'm ready for someone else.

    Primus sucks!

    Les Claypool on lead bass! They are a fun band.
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  • Purple_PillsPurple_Pills Member Posts: 2,109
    The Police (Sting)
    JoeEDangerously said:

    Waiting for some gay ass quook to vote for Kip Winger


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  • Purple_PillsPurple_Pills Member Posts: 2,109
    The Police (Sting)
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    YellowSnow said:

    Tequilla said:

    Yella …

    When I get down to Bend to play golf this year you’re going to listen to non-stop Rush while we play and you’re going to like it

    Suprised by this @BleachedAnusDawg ...

    I thought you'd appreciated Rush for their technically gifted, proggy playing.
    Yeah, I can kind of appreciate their technical skill, but I can't stand listening to Geddy sing. He's on my Mt. Rushmore of annoying vocalists. I will avoid crapping on them because the band was certainly high level on the musicianship scale and I understand why lots of people like them.
    A friend of mine was lead singer and rhythm guitarist of a band. I was gushing about Neil Peart one day and mentioned that Neil was also the lead songwriter. So he asked me, “what does the lead singer do, except sound annoying?” I answered back that he is bassist and does all the keyboard work since Rush is a trio. His reply was, “wow, they make so much sound I never considered they were a trio.” He became a casual fan, like many of us soon after. Geddy’s voice and some the fantastical lyrics and songs can be too much IMO, which drives some people away.
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  • chuckchuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,658 Swaye's Wigwam
    Primus (Les Claypool)
    Purple_Pills said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    YellowSnow said:

    Tequilla said:

    Yella …

    When I get down to Bend to play golf this year you’re going to listen to non-stop Rush while we play and you’re going to like it

    Suprised by this @BleachedAnusDawg ...

    I thought you'd appreciated Rush for their technically gifted, proggy playing.
    Yeah, I can kind of appreciate their technical skill, but I can't stand listening to Geddy sing. He's on my Mt. Rushmore of annoying vocalists. I will avoid crapping on them because the band was certainly high level on the musicianship scale and I understand why lots of people like them.
    A friend of mine was lead singer and rhythm guitarist of a band. I was gushing about Neil Peart one day and mentioned that Neil was also the lead songwriter. So he asked me, “what does the lead singer do, except sound annoying?” I answered back that he is bassist and does all the keyboard work since Rush is a trio. His reply was, “wow, they make so much sound I never considered they were a trio.” He became a casual fan, like many of us soon after. Geddy’s voice and some the fantastical lyrics and songs can be too much IMO, which drives some people away.
    But...the chorus of Temples of Syrinx is one of the great vocal moments in rock according to me.

    Agree otherwise.
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