From: LPR100@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
Subject: Results of Best Bass Album Poll
Date: 8 Sep 92 00:43:18 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

Ok, the votes are all in for the poll...first, a deep apology goes out to
the first two people who voted...I seem to have accidentally deleted your
notes, and I don't know who you are. :( So, if you don't see your votes
listed here, please send me another note and I'll repost the proper poll.

I probably should have asked for Bass players' names in my call for
votes, but I didn't. I have filled in names that I knew or that I
was told of, but otherwise I have used '?' marks where I have no idea.

So, here goes. Remember, this isn't a contest to find the best album...
all these albums below must have some redeeming qualities to receive
a vote, so please don't flame people's choices.

# Votes    Album                      Group                  Bassist
------- -------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------
11      Hemispheres                Rush                    Geddy Lee
10      Hot Tuna                   Hot Tuna                Jack Casady
8       Fragile                    Yes                     Chris Squire
6       Fish Out of Water          Chris Squire            Chris Squire
5       True Jit                   The Bhundu Boys         David Mankaba
5       Dr Art Davis Live          Art Davis               ?
5       Drastic Measures           Michael Manring         Michael Manring
5       Blood Sugar Sex Magic and  Red Hot Chili Peppers   Flea
              Mother's Milk
5       Sailing the Seas of Cheese Primus                  Les Claypool
5       Rock and Roll Animal       Lou Reed                Prakash John
5       Freedom                    Whiteheart              Tommy Simms
5       The Yes Album              Yes                     Chris Squire
3       Oil on Canvas              Japan                   Mick Karn
3       Rising Above Bedlam        Jah Wobble's Invaders   Jah Wobble
                                        of the Heart
3       Signals                    Rush                    Geddy Lee
3       Moving Pictures            Rush                    Geddy Lee
2       Boston                     Boston                  Fran Sheehan
2       Chick Corea Electric Band  Chick Corea Electric    John Patitucci
2       Rio                        Duran Duran             ?
2       Brain Salad Surgery        ELP                     Greg Lake
2       Peter Gabriel              Peter Gabriel           Tony Levin
2       The Only World in Town     JAG                     Anthony Sallee
2       Are You Experienced?       Jimi Hendrix Experience Noel Redding?
2       Find Me in These Fields    Phil Keaggy             ?
2       Faith Love Hope            King's X                Doug Pinnick
2       Look-a-pye-pye             The Meters              George Porter Jr.
2       Power Windows              Rush                    Geddy Lee
2       The Soul Cages             Sting                   Sting
2       World Gone Strange         Andy Summers            Tony Levin
2       Tales of Wonder            WhiteHeart              Anthony Sallee
2       Tales from Topographic     Yes                     Chris Squire
                          Oceans
2       Relayer                    Yes                     Chris Squire
2       Drama                      Yes                     Chris Squire
1       Rock, Stock, and Barrel    Angelica                ?
1       Abbey Road                 The Beatles             Paul McCartney
1       Flight of the Cosmic Hippo Bela Fleck and the      Doug Wootan?
                                              Flecktones
1       Blood Sweat and Tears      Blood Sweat and Tears   Jim Fielder
                                           Band
1       Where Have I known you     Chick Corea with        Stanley Clarke
         Before?                     Return to Forever
1       Light as a Feather         Chick Corea with        Stanely Clarke
                                     Return to Forever
1       Within Reach               Rick Cua                ?
1       Live 1976-77               Stanley Clarke          Stanley Clarke
1       III                        Peter Gabriel           Tony Levin
1       So                         Peter Gabriel           Tony Levin?
1       Last of the Runaways       Giant                   Mike
                                                             Brignardello
1       Kings of Sleep             Stu Hamm                Stu Hamm
1       Stepping Out               Joe Jackson             Rick Ford and
                                                           Graham Maby
1       The Rite of Spring         Hubert Laws             Ron Carter
1       Vivid                      Living Colour           Muzz Skillings
1       Big Bang                   Magdallan               ?
1       Introducing Glen Moore     Glen Moore              ?
1       Jaco Pastorius             Jaco Pastorius          Jaco Pastorious
1       Hold Your Fire             Rush                    Geddy Lee
1       Presto                     Rush                    Geddy Lee
1       Tom Cat                    Tom Scott and the       Max Bennett
                                     LA Express
1       Vol II                     The Tonight Show Band   ?
1       Live in/a Bracknell        UZEB                    Alain Caron
1       Strength                   The Violent Burning     Scott Tubbs
1       Powerhouse                 WhiteHeart              Anthony Sallee
1       Tail Spinnin'              Weather Report          Alphonso Johnson
1       Heavy Weather              Weather Report          Jaco Pastorius
1       Classic Yes                Yes                     Chris Squire
1       YesYears                   Yes                     Chris Squire
1       Eyes Open                  Youssou n'Dour          Habib Faye
0       <everything>               Johann Sebastian Bach   ?
0       Simple House               Margaret Becker         Tommy Simms
0       Ring                       The Gary Burton Quintet Eberhard Weber
                                     with Eberhard Weber
0       <everything>               Cream                   Jack Bruce
0       The Nightyfly              Donald Fagen            Anthony Jackson
                                                           Chuck Rainey
                                                           Will Lee
                                                           Marcus Miller
                                                           Abraham Laboriel
0       Security                   Peter Gabriel           Tony Levin?
0       <various>                  Genesis                 Mike  Rutherford
0       Time to Burn               Giant                   Mike
                                                            Brignardello
0       <everything>               Motown                  ?
0       Rivers Gonna Rise          Patrick O'Hearn
0       Zenyatta Mondatta          The Police              Sting
0       Synchronicity              The Police              Sting
0       Open Your Eyes You Can Fly Flora Purim             Alphonso Johnson
0       Roll the Bones             Rush                    Geddy Lee
0       <everything>               Sly and the Family Stone  ?
0       <everything>               Stax                    ?
0       <best of>                  ZZ Top                  Dusty Hill

Notes (in no particular order)
 - Fish Out of Water by Chris Squire is only available on Import.
 - Hot Tuna by Hot Tuna is out of print on Vinyl but may be available on CD.
 - Oil on Canvas by Japan is 'maybe an import in the US.'
 - Freedom by Whiteheart,
     Big Bang by Magdallan,
     Rock Stock and Barrel by Angelica,
     Within Reach by Rick Cua.
     and Find me in These Fields by Phil Keaggy are all on small labels
          and may be difficult to find. Check Christian music stores.
 - Introducing Glenn Moore by Glenn Moore is probably out of print.

Finally, please forgive me for any mistakes I have made. I'm just a dumb
bass player. :)

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