By “important” I mean that it didn’t just become hugely popular, but it also changed a music genre or launched an entirely new one, or otherwise made a huge impact on music in general.
By “important” I mean that it didn’t just become hugely popular, but it also changed a music genre or launched an entirely new one, or otherwise made a huge impact on music in general.
Primus, I don’t know anyone else that sounds like them. Sailing the Seas of Cheese.
All I remember from my brother listening to that album is the short track with the album title. “Come with us, we’ll sail the seas of cheese”
I’d say for the same reason I posted Hendrix earlier: Primus deserves to be on the list because nobody had played a bass like that before.
While nobody else has (to my knowledge) gone full Claypool, using the bass partly as a rythm instrument has left its mark on many other basists.
not sure I understand what you mean, the bass has always been a rhythm instrument, its traditional role is to mark tempo and provide the root for harmony. do you maybe mean using it as a percussive instrument, like Claypool often does with muted slapping?
Yeah, percussive is a better word. And not in a typical funk-style slap bass either.
It’s honestly kinda cool the ouroboros-like influence between Les Claypool and Geddy Lee. Les has always credited Rush as a huge influence, but then Geddy’s playing has also gotten progressively slappy-er over the years just from hanging out with Primus
They didn’t invent slap base, but they did perfect it. You’ve convinced me they belong here.
Is unique the same as important?