Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on December 02, 2017, 12:12:55 PM
Ah yes - Jimmy Page, the 3rd best guitarist the Yardbirds ever had. He only looked good because he was in a band with Plant (but I did like his work with Donovan).

Peter (Who will go to his grave maintaining the LZ was the most over-rated band of all time - but that's another thread.)

I agree, but I have massive respect for JPJ. He is underrated and outshone his bandmates. His playing is the only part of LZ that doesn't make me cringe.

+1 for JPJ, a great player!

Quote from: lbpesq on December 02, 2017, 09:18:03 PM
Mike Nesmith and The Monkees.

Bill, tgo

Yes!!!!

Peter (who still misses the copy of Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash he lost in The Flood Of '96)

+1 here, also, for JPJ. Incredible musician and arranger, and highly underrated...

John Paul Jones!!!!

Starting Around 1:55 listen to the rehearsal, just listen to how great John is!!!

I love all the Led Zep players, but if you watch a video of them it was Bonzo who glued it all together!

I really enjoyed listening to that rehearsal, Acoustic 1. Never heard that one before. You could hear who was guiding the direction of
that composition. Thanks for posting.

Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins

Quote from: soflbass on December 04, 2017, 03:38:26 PM
Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins

I said good players with bad bands......

Peter (who has been baffled by Mr. Corgan's success since we were playing the same clubs in the early '80s)

Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on December 05, 2017, 04:45:24 AM

Quote from: soflbass on December 04, 2017, 03:38:26 PM
Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins

I said good players with bad bands......

Peter (who has been baffled by Mr. Corgan's success since we were playing the same clubs in the early '80s)

Does success equate with good? Cause if so, he's good. 

Quote from: soflbass on December 05, 2017, 08:00:44 AM

Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on December 05, 2017, 04:45:24 AM

Quote from: soflbass on December 04, 2017, 03:38:26 PM
Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins

I said good players with bad bands......

Peter (who has been baffled by Mr. Corgan's success since we were playing the same clubs in the early '80s)

Does success equate with good? Cause if so, he's good. 

By that reasoning, Justin Beiber, InSync, and Pat Boone are good.

Peter

 What's wrong with Pat Boone 

Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on December 05, 2017, 11:37:16 AM

Quote from: soflbass on December 05, 2017, 08:00:44 AM

Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on December 05, 2017, 04:45:24 AM

Quote from: soflbass on December 04, 2017, 03:38:26 PM
Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins

I said good players with bad bands......

Peter (who has been baffled by Mr. Corgan's success since we were playing the same clubs in the early '80s)

Does success equate with good? Cause if so, he's good. 

By that reasoning, Justin Beiber, InSync, and Pat Boone are good.

Peter

Well actually your reasoning doesn't really gel: Beiber, In Sync and Pat Boone were singers, not instrumental players.

I'll elaborate about Corgan: he was the band. He did the majority of the songwriting, musical composition, guitar and bass playing on much of their earlier stuff. That's why I suggested that he was a good player in a bad band. Now thinking about it, you're right. How crazy of me to suggest him...in your thread. Carry on...

Dennis Dunaway from early Alice Cooper days, great bass work

Dunaway was, indeed, great - but  I would argue that he was great in a great band; Vince's later stuff was entirely about the schtick, but the original Alice Cooper was also about the music.  They rocked!

Peter