npov and references tags this needs a bit of work at the moment it reads like it was written by fans for example bassist bruce foxton made up for the group s lack of a second guitarist by carrying much of the melody in his distinctive playing a confluence of the power of john entwistle with the speed and melodicism of paul mccartney his instantly memorable basslines were the foundation of many of the group s songs now i liked the jam so i would slightly tent to agree with that statement but we aren't supposed to be stating our own opinions here we would need a quote or a ref from a verifiable souce that's just one example i'll see what i can do myself too of course