Rock and or Metal . Does everyone agree the 2 best are Cliff Burton and Geddy Lee

Geddy Lee for sure.

Unfortunately Geddy Lee was in a band that sucked.

Flea and John Paul Jones are my 1a and 1b.

Don't agree with that comment about Rush....geniuses on every instrument.

Agree with John Paul Jones. Would also throw in names like Billy Cox, John Entwhistle, Paul McCartney, Steve Harris, Phil Lynott, Gerry McAvoy, Jerry "the Wizard" Seay, Pete Way... so many.

spot on about Rush. Top 5 bands I've seen live. I'd like to add Geezer Butler to the conversation.

This guy seems pretty good.

Big Bob I almost keyed in Geezer! Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules are my favorites of his.

Sneaky, nice E minor guitar chord on that delicious bass.

Rodger Waters?

The bassist from Mudvayne is pretty underrated. He had a jazz rock side project for awhile. Nick Schendzielos has some chops, Les Claypool, Rob Trujillo when he was playing in Infectious Grooves. Metallica really benefited from Burton's songwriting, a real loss there.

John Entwistle…..The Who

Definitely agree. I would also add Chris Squire from Yes. Just listen to Roundabout for example.

LOL. I’d say decades of successful albums and legendary status prove your opinion is not in the majority. Not to mention they had one of the most accomplished drummers out there. RIP Neal Peart. Consummate musicians who would stay true to the songs while playing live. Alex playing Taurus bass pedals as he played guitar to cover Geddy whilst he did keyboard parts is just one example of their desire to stay true to the studio version.

Mel Schacher and then anyone besides Gene Simmons.

There is a band called Bell Witch that is just a bassist and a drummer, the bassist plays a 6 string bass though. One of the slowest bands out there.

One many may not be familiar with, but a very solid player is Donald “Duck” Dunn from Booker T and the MG's and the blues brothers.

Lee and Burton?

No, I don't agree.

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Gene was actually pretty decent. Wrote some pretty cool single note riffs, too. Agree with Mel from Grand Funk Railroad and with Duck Dunn. Bass playing and bassists are generally underrated :-)

Not rock or metal but James Jamerson is considered by many to be the greatest of all time. Listen to some Funk brothers.

I'll throw out Les Claypool as very, very good.

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I concur.

You don't seem like the type to wear sketchers.

Sketchers are underrated.

Lemmy, Flea, Cliff Burton

Jason, I’m not. That isn’t me. I don’t play rock bass.

Michael Anthony