I was thinking last night about the bassists/groups that got me hooked on bass.
I'm almost 50, and I grew up listening to some great bassists in Rock groups: Entwistle, Squire, Glover, Thain, etc.
I've always enjoyed the bass parts in rock music and thought I was capable of picking the bass parts out pretty easily. (after I picked up the bass 3 years ago, I found out that I was wrong).
I have always been a rock guy and I give most other music a big pass.
Over the years (and as music changed a bit), there were some others that came along and made me want to play: Graham Maby's work with Joe Jackson has stuck with me since I first heard it back in the '70's. He's a killer. Guys like Norman Watt Roy, John Wetton, Leland Sklar, Tony Stevens, Guy Pratt and others had done work that I really like (personally, I can listen to Pratt's work on PF's "Pulse" all day long). The music that Mike Mills & Billy Gould play are night/day, but I never get tired of hearing them play the bass.
But, I was thinking "what's THE ONE bass song...." my favorite?
I thought about it: it's "Last Chance on the Stairway" by Duran Duran. (nope, I'm straight - I checked this morning).
I own Rio, but that's it - I don't really like their music all that much, but John Taylor is a pretty wicked bass player.
This has been on my mind...It'll probably change the next time I listen to Colin Edwin play that Bongo.