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2.28am
1 December 2009
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Paul's very good, he's excellent even, no question. Definitely among the best.
But "THE best?" Not in my opinion.
Among the 60s pop musicians, I personally think James Jamerson was better. And John Entwistle was at least as good.
(And Paul, being the nice guy that he is, would be happy to be compared to those two – probably even admit to being inspired by them.)
And if we're talking about the jazz-fusion guys like Stanley Clarke and Jaco Pastorius who came along in the 70s – forget it.
But you know what? None of those guys were also fluent on guitars and drums and keyboards.
And none of 'em could sing like Paul.
And no WAY do any of 'em have a back catalogue of incredible songs like Paul does!
So who really cares if he's not *THE BEST* bassist?
Screw being "the best"! He's Paul McCartney! And they're NOT.
3.44am
9 June 2010
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vonbontee said:
Screw being "the best"! He's Paul McCartney! And they're NOT.
Paul McCartney: the most talented person alive.
mr. Sun king coming together said And yes, YouTube comments are stupid. But hilariously so.
5.02am
1 May 2010
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He's Paul McCartney. Your argument is irrelevant.
11.48am
19 September 2010
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Awesome!!!
1.48pm
14 December 2009
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Love it!
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5.29pm
16 February 2011
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Somehow, I would find the title of world's richest pop star unflattering o.o … he deserves it though
9.09pm
9 June 2010
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Von Bontee said:
Love it!
Love this too:
Magical Mystery Family Funpark!
mr. Sun king coming together said And yes, YouTube comments are stupid. But hilariously so.
12.29am
19 September 2010
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Von Bontee said:
Love this too:
AWESOME!!!
10.44pm
1 May 2010
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Ok guys back in topic… what do you think of Paul's third place in this list??
http://www.rollingstone.com/mu…..ey-0722643
10.47pm
19 September 2010
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At least he didn't lose to some nobody. A good list.
10.03pm
12 March 2010
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mithveaen said:
Ok guys back in topic… what do you think of Paul's third place in this list??
http://www.rollingstone.com/mu…..ey-0722643
Well, it's obviously about popularity, not quality or ability. I mean, Viktor Wooten is obviously the best of them, but last in the list. And Flea is really cool, but on 2?
Nice to see Paul on 3, though. With all his trickery, Wooten wouldn't have been able to pull of any of the Sgt. Pepper's bass lines. Different approach, of course.
Cliff Burton suprised me! I didn't know he was that good!!!!
I wouldn't have put Jack Bruce in that list, but they're all legendary bass players in their individual way, so what can you say…
The Ox is a worthy winner, that's for sure.
11.17pm
4 December 2010
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Paul is rated more highly as a bassist than he should be because he's a Beatles. He's still a very good bassist though.
11.39pm
23 January 2011
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I admit to not knowing a lot about the technical aspects of music. I can't really tell who's the "best." I know I like listening to McCartney more than I like listening to the other people on that list…but whether that is to do with bass playing or overall musicianship, I don't know. I'm gonna go with overall musicianship. He may not be the BEST bass player, but he's still darn good. It's the songwriting and singing ability that do it for me more than anything else where Paul is concerned!
*17*
7.55pm
10 April 2011
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I think that Paul is, was, and will be the bestest bassist ever. He surely influenced many of our great bass players today, but overall Paul is the bestest. 
Just my point of veiw.
6.32pm
10 May 2011
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6.37pm
10 May 2011
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vonbontee said:
John Entwistle was at least as good as Paul.
You're not right vonbontee
11.03am
10 May 2011
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MeanMrsMustard said:
*cough*"Taxman"*cough*
mr. Sun king coming together said:
*Cough*Good Morning Good Morning*
11.06am
10 May 2011
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MeanMrsMustard said:
*inserts second cough for Sun king's benefit because he happened to do exactly what I was hoping someone would do*
MeanMrsMustard said:
OK. Let's continue.
*cough*"The End"*cough*
mr. Sun king coming together said:
*cough*"Sgt. Pepper's"*cough*
MeanMrsMustard said:
*cough*"The Night Before"*cough*
mr. Sun king coming together said:
*cough*"And Your Bird Can Sing"*cough*
11.07am
10 May 2011
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McLennonson said:
MeanMrsMustard said:
*cough*"Taxman"*cough*
mr. Sun king coming together said:
*Cough*Good Morning Good Morning*
McLennonson said:
MeanMrsMustard said:
*inserts second cough for Sun king's benefit because he happened to do exactly what I was hoping someone would do*
MeanMrsMustard said:
OK. Let's continue.
*cough*"The End"*cough*
mr. Sun king coming together said:
*cough*"Sgt. Pepper's"*cough*
MeanMrsMustard said:
*cough*"The Night Before"*cough*
mr. Sun king coming together said:
*cough*"And Your Bird Can Sing"*cough*
The cough Story!!!
9.50pm
19 September 2010
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An underrated bassist has to be Paul Simonon, especially on The Guns of Brixton.
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