Brilliant musicians who stood in the background

Malcolm Young.

You dissed my Steve Clark ( for I know not why), so have this fella..

John Entwistle, bassist for The Who (obvs.)

having seen The Who with and without Entwistle I still haven’t seen anyone nail the bass line in My generation like he did 😀

bikebouy – Member
You dissed my Steve Clark ( for I know not why), so have this fella..

Yes, Pino just has to be one of the greatest IMHO

Taylor Hawkins Foo fighters drummer is quite good.

You dissed my Steve Clark ( for I know not why), so have this fella..

I explained why, and I wasn’t dissing him, I think he’s a legend. I’ll be eternally sad that I never got to see him play live.

John Entwistle, bassist for The Who (obvs.)

John Entwistle was about as front and centre as it gets, he certainly didn’t spend his career in the background. The lead singers and the lead guitarists may be the usual attention whores of the music industry, but they don’t always overshadow the rest of the group, and “the who” were one band where all members were widely acknowledged for their contribution.

Sorry for the slight OT, but any mention of Erasure brings this to mind, brilliant sport Andy Bell:

about a hundred drummers from the entire history of music? always in the background, but always at the forefront of the music.

Carol Kaye Al McKay Jimmy Nolen Clyde Stubblefield

Morgan Bibby = keys/vox for M83.

Floyd Pepper – Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem

Mick Ronson what a guitarist, maybe you need to be a 50 something year old to appreciate him

Sterling Morrison.

A couple that spring to mind…

Mick Moody – Whitesnake
Alan Wilder – Depeche Mode