>Oasis
literally everyone except Gallaghers
>Arctic Monkeys
bass and rythm guitarist
>RHCP
drummer
>Weezer
literally everyone except Rivers
>Nirvana
bassist
>RATM
drummer and bassist
>Strokes
drummer and bassist
>Blur
drummer
>NIN
literally everyone except Trent
dunno their names cause, like i said, they're irrelevant.
That makes me think, how lucky those guys were.
Like, I could be rythm guitarist for Weezer, no problem. He has no creative responsibility whatsoever, just plays power chords on concerts, and that's it.
>>63344564
Most bassists don't have any creativity or talent. They just strum a few chords over the same time signature. You could take them out of a band and noone would even notice.
incorrect about RATM. Timmy C's basslines are lush as fuck
>>63344583
>bassists
>"strum a few chords"
Good b8 though you might catch someone
>>63344583
>bassists
>strum a few chords
u wot m8?
don´t talk shit about RATM´s bassist. they were great to play along to when i started to play the bass myself. very rhythmic, i learned a lot
>>63344601
okay i take that back, i just remembered take the power back, fistfull of steel, maybe even few more..
Chad Smith serves more of a purpose as the bands PR department. In the nineties he was the only one not strung out on hc drugs. Now he just hangs out with Will Ferrel.
>>63344604
>>63344616
>implying you can't strum chords on a bass
>>63344639
Yeah you can but very few bassists actually do that
>>63344639
no shit, sherlock. still, he said "most"
>>63344639
>how to piss off your piano player in under 10 seconds
>>63344564
nobody except OP
>>63344564
>RATM bassist
What?
IRRELEVANT MEMBER OF THIS THREAD
OP
Ed from radiohead. I guess he only stays there to perform the radiohead songs before kid a at gigs, because he's completely irrelevant post that album.
>>63344680
He does all their background work and shit now. The synths and whatnot
>>63344564
>Nirvana
>bassist
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
If anyone was useless, it was Dave. He wasn't even an original members for fucks sake. Krist actually wrote material too, Dave hardly did shit.
>Wagner orchestra
>flute
>>63344604
>>63344616
He obviously just meant that they play the root of the chord, but phrased it poorly.
He's not really wrong, though, most bassists in bands are easily forgettable and replaceable.
Al Jardine desu
>>63344564
>Strokes
drummer and bassist
agree with you on the drums, but the bass player did a good job on the first 3 albums tbph
>>63344564
>Band
everyone but frontman
>>63345008
Totally disagree.
Fab Moretti is a shitload more talented than you give him credit for. He was in Little Joy, which is literally the best Strokes side project, and played a shitload of instruments. Also he wrote a few of the Strokes' later periods best songs
>>63344564
>Oasis
>literally everyone except Gallaghers
>implying Liam is relevant
>Radiohead
thom yorkel
>>63344923
The best retained voice nowadays by a long shot.
Also what the fuck has Bruce Johnston done the last 45 years?
>>63344564
>Irrelevant members
>of popular bands
So... every member?
>>63344564
Nigger what? Rivers does a lot more than you think. He does a lot of the guitar solos too, he's the one who fucking shreds of Tired of Sex.
>>63344715
>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
holy shit kill yourself
Ringo
>>63344564
>implying that nikolay isn't the best the strokes member
Kill yourself
>>63345088
Well, none of them are musically relevant if that's what we're saying
>>63344680
He writes a aong every now and then. Almost all if the arrpegiated guitar songs were written by him.
I still don't understand why Jonny leads on Knives Out when Ed was the one who wrote it.
>Arctic Monkeys
>bass and rhythm guitarist
they are basically turner and helders' backing band
Everyone in sound garden and everyone in audio slave
>RHCP Drummer
Chad Smith is literally one of the greatest drummers of all time. Definitely relevant.
>Oasis except Gallaghers
Guigsy and Bonehead made the band. Oasis went to shit after they left.
>Marilyn Manson
Everyone except for Manson and Twiggy
smashing pumpkins: darcy and james
Hard Mode: name a band where the singer is the least relevant member
>>63345667
White stripes
She is thick and he is ugly
>>63345667
Twenty one pilots
>>63345667
ac/dc, they can switch vocalists
>>63345657
pumpkins went to shit after darcy and james left. despite not writing and being mediocre musicians, they actually helped make the band what it was. without them things were never the same
>>63344583
>He listens to music with boring bass
You could say the same thing about drums if all you listened to was shit
>>63344583
clearly you have never been in a band before
>>63345681
>Jack White
>Ugly
what
Not to mention that Jack's guitar playing is the entire backbone of the band
>>63345731
That's almost purely because of a falloff on Billy's part. I agree James was more important than people give him credit for, and I like a lot of his songs, but Darcy didn't write her own parts and iha wasn't a huge part of writing most of the music either.
>inb4 nick mason and richard wright
>>63345667
easy. RHCP
Also, something that people who have never been in bands before dont realize is how important personal relationships between band members are.
>>63345838
We wouldn't have mayonaise without Iha though which is arguably their best song.
I agree, D'arcy was irrelevant to the band. But the whole lineup just gel'd and worked. Must be nostalgia or something but I liked the lineup and without the original members it isn't the same for me.
>Radiohead
Everyone other than Thom
Is there any difference between him doing a solo album and a Radiohead album?
>>63344564
That shirt is...tacky
>>63346243
Yes Radiohead albums (minus TKoL) are better.
>>63344923
Nah man, Al has some of the best pipes in the band. Totally underrated.
>>63344564
>Weezer- Everyone but Rivers
agree. hell, rivers can often be BETTER when he's not trying to get Pat to sing or some other retarded shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9liLu_H-w
>Nirvana - Krist
could literally not be more wrong. Krist is responsible for carrying the song in many cases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9liLu_H-w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8
>>63345634
>Manson - Everybody but Manson and Twiggy
Tyler Bates says hello
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iebwn1L4lyM
>>63345600
Heck, even when they did Over / Under only Matt and Alex showed up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVUSFVdmvYQ
They are basically long term session musicians.
>>63345561
Bah. Be nice to poor Ringo.
I genuinely love the few songs he did write.
>>63344564
>Oasis
>implying the bassist of Ride isn't relevant
you fucking got me to reply
>>63345667
Fall Out Boy
>>63346656
What kind of fucking cuck talks like his lmao like what the fuck do you have a vagina
>>63347141
Swinging your dick around doesn't make you a man, chum
It makes you an impotent pubescent gobshite.
>>63345828
you're falling for bait
>>63344715
This is surprisingly true. Krist's grooving bass lines are severely underrated. It's most of the reason I really liked Nirvana.
>>63345179
>Disney Girls (1957)
Bretty good.
>>63345667
Dream Theater
>>63344564
>>Nirvana
>bassist
Ya blew it
>>63345667
RUSH
>>63344564
>drummer and bassist
Nah man, the bassist was great on the RATM album, especially bullet in the head.
He just doesn't shine out as much as Tom morello, but he;s still pretty good.
>>63344583
>This is what guitarists want you to think.
>>63348200
Bad guitarists you mean.
>>63346243
I really hope this is bait.
>>63348140
Their singer isn't too important, but DAMN is their bassist.
First picture on google, hell, there's not even anyone singing.
>>63344564
>RHCP
>drummer
>dissin Chad Smith
you went too far negro, Smith is an awesome drummer with some very creative shit
example A
https://youtu.be/rn_YodiJO6k
example B
https://youtu.be/j3mGGPnUZpE
>>63344564
>Strokes
>drummer
Fabrizio's drumming is one of the most distinct features of The Strokes.
>>63347852
well Kurt wrote them
>>63344583
I play in a garage rock band (just for fun) and our bass player is hands down the most talented member. Melodic bass players that know when to pick their moments are indeed a rare find, but when you hear them you wonder how you ever did without. As a guitar player, I don't really understand the logic either, what are you implying? That 4 strings are "easier" than 6? A bass part fills are entirely different role and is played different, trying to accomplish different things. A good bass part is literally vital to any song.
>>63347141
underage?
>>63344583
This isn't true but I think I can say definitively, with decades of experience, that bassists are nearly always the dumbest member of a band. Not a lot going on in their heads,
>>63347852
I'm a huge fan of the bass guitar and have a dear place in my heart for Nirvana, but Krist's bass parts are so incredibly boring that literally anyone who plays bass could have done what he did. >>63348355 Kurt wrote them as simply as possibly so Krist could keep up.
I mean, "Come as You Are" is a staple bassline, but it's also just the same line as the guitar part, which is obviously 100% Kurt Cobain. I honestly think Nirvana could have been even better with a truly gifted bass player at the helm, a lot of their stuff is really starting to sound dated. I get that they wanted a clean slate and keep everything minimalistic for the most part, but there was room for sooo much more in their songs.
>>63348539
They are simple, but they're fun, you can dance to them, and they're mixed well. Hearing lithium out of a decent set of festival speakers blew me away.
But yeah, they could be so much better.
>>63344564
Everyone in Tame Impala
>>63344583
Geddy Lee, Tony Levin, Gary Clarke, Victor Wooten, Chris Squire?
>>63345855
I wouldn't call Anthony irrelevant. He is complete shit though.
>>63345667
Can. Damo is good. But the rest of the band is where it's at.
>>63349138
Stanley Clarke*
>>63346243
Yeah: Johnny.
I really wish Thom would quit his fucking whining.
>>63345838
Yea Billy's a fucking weird dude. Wrote most of it and is a control freak super christian fuck
>>63346243
Johnny Greenwood is a fucking legend, but yea just him and Thom. The drummer can go suck a dick, and the other guy - ah they keep time well and do as they're told i suppose.
>>63347141
underage chest puffer spotted
MODS!
>Red House Painters
Everyon who isn't Mark Kozelek and Anthony Koustos maybe
>>63345667
>>63345681
lol
>>63345703
yes
>>63345714
yes
>>63345855
pretty much
>>63347097
yeah
>>63348094
correct
>>63348140
geddy lee as a singer isnt important, but he is important as a multi-instrumentalist, definitely creates a good bridge between Peart and Lifeson
>>63344564
>>Arctic Monkeys
>bass and rhythm guitarist
>Cook supposedly turned the band into what it is today
>>63345561
This.
>strokes
fabs drumming is vital.. same to nikolai's bass licks
>The Smiths
drummer and bassist
>>63350056
nigga what
>>63344564
>Nirvana
>bassist
>>RATM
>drummer and bassist
pffffffffhahahaha
>>63345446
That's exactly what he's saying. That Rivers is the only relevant member.
>>63349658
source?
>>63350019
fab does have that easily recognizable sound, but still dont think he's vital to the band in any way.
>>63344564
>everyone except Rivers
Pat Wilson and Matt Sharp were essential to the band's early sound.
>Strokes
The rhythms make that band you knob.
>>63345667
Dance Gavin Dance since they change one every week
>>63344726
Topkek
>>63350581
Why would anyone are about Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke?
>>63344583
>This is what normies actually believe holy shit
>>63346336
>implying any of Mansons work after Hollywood is relevant
Jason Everman in every band he's ever been in.
>everyone aside from matt pike in high on fire
>King Crimson
Everyone whose name doesn't start with R and end with obert Fripp
>>63344923
>>63345179
This. I recently saw Brian and Al live and Al's vocals are killer for his age
>>63352279
The Smiths' rhythm section was tight as fuck
I guess Morrissey agreed with you though
>>63345667
Sunn O)))
>>63353443
is this a joke
Donna Godchaux.
>>63344564
Nin is a one man band friendo, Reznor hires people to play at concerts from what I've heard
But the Drummer of the Strokes got to fuck Drew Barrymore
>>63344564
The Stroke's drummer is pretty great at playing what he plays. Listen to Little Joy. His playing is actually on display and not buried behind a bunch of triggers/replaced with a drum machine
>>63345667
The Who.
>>63344564
>Primus
The drummer.
>>63354779
oh shit
great call
Everyone else in Red House Painters
>You want recognition in my band?
>Get in line, Bitch
Wu-Tang Clan
>Masta Killa
>U-God
>>63346532
Also, the bassist isn't the original and the second guitarist used to do backing vocals but he was so shit they kicked him off that duty.
>>63345667
Led Zeppelin
>>63354796
If youre referring to their first four albums, youre dead wrong. Herb was essential as fuck
>Andy
Sorry if you're lurking.
That guy who ride on andre 3000s coattails
>>63356014
>not Cappadonna
Shittly guitar players
>>63348539
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QECJ9pCyhns
As someone mentioned in this thread many (especially punk) bassists only play the root of each chord. Krist can play dynamic bassline, such as here, "Man Who Sold The World", "Dumb (Unplugged)", "Come As You Are", "Lithium", etc.
Also, Kurt wasn't exactly a virtuoso on guitar
>>63357396
>Froosh
>shit
Fukkin fite me irl m8
Granted he wasn't amazing in RHCP but goddamn he's a great player with a killer sound.
>>63344583
if this isnt b8, you are a dummy my friend
Weezer's rhythm guitarist actually cowrote two of the best songs on the new album including L.A. Girlz.
and weezer would not be the same without Brian's backig vocals.
>>63345667
Sunstroke Project (pic related)
>>63344564
>ignoring the importance of based god matt sharp.
he leaves every other album is inferior to first two
>>63345667
every djent band ever that is not meshuggah
>>63345667
the singer in battles before he left.
i feel like battles would be a better band without gimmicky vocals
>>63344564
>Arctic Monkeys
Matt Helders is the only worthwhile member of that band, Alex can fuck himself
>RHCP
Jack Irons maybe? Every member is talented
>Weezer
LEAVE PAT ALONE
>Nirvana
Krist was decent but I could play every one of his basslines after only 6 months of playing the instrument, you're right there
>RATM
Tim Commerfield is excellent
>Strokes
whuuuuu
I don't give a shit about britpop and NiN is a solo project
You're 1 for 7, idiot
>>63344564
>>RATM
>drummer and bassist
You shut your whore mouth. Tim and Brad are a seriously underrated rhythm section.
>>63344564
>Oasis
>literally everyone except Gallaghers
Forgetting Andy Bell
>>63350056
>>63350581
i could see an argument for andy rourke, he's probably the most underrated smith, but mike joyce could have been replaced with a drum machine and it would have been better for the band.
>>63344564
You hating on Andy Bell m8? You can act like you don't know who he is because he's "irrelevant" but really it just shows your plebness
>>63345446
Pretty sure he does all of the guitar solos. But yeah you misunderstood I think.
>>63344639
and it literally never sounds good
