NPR Music Blog Dissing Bass Solos

[Dave W]

Isn't there a joke about bass players being a bunch of gorillas? If so, I think Michael Anthony was playing off that whole idea.
Sleater-Kinney was very well known in the indie music scene in the states, and toured frequently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleater-Kinney

Wait until Rob finds out that Sleater-Kinney had no bassist. 

Corin did play a lot of bass-like rhythm parts.

[gweimer]

Wait until Rob finds out that Sleater-Kinney had no bassist. 

Corin did play a lot of bass-like rhythm parts.

That was a near keyboard spew!!!   

[Basvarken]

I makes me wonder why poor Michael was sought out to be the target here.

Because Carrie Brownstein lacks of a sense of humor maybe?
Or maybe she has one, but I don't get it. That's always a possibility 

[Lightyear]

I maintain that you play to your audience.  I remember that when I was a kid we referred to VH as "Jock Rock" and I'm fairly certain that the "solo" in question played very well to the, then, target audience.  Looking back 20+ years later through the lense of disdain is not a fair take on MA.

[SKATE RAT]

+1 and Van Halen always came off as really goofy in a very Hollywood way,i mean come on DLR was always a clown.he's like Soupy Sales

[Freuds_Cat]

The way that MA runs around the stage and does the whole cape/superman thing is what made think he was taking the piss out of Eddie rather than other bassists.  I can listen to most music but when things make me cringe to watch/hear I cant pretend to like them.

[Dave W]

I never cared for Van Halen. Couldn't tell you what any of them did on stage.

OTOH I was a Sleater-Kinney fan from the beginning. Quirky songwriting and playing, It appealed to me but I never expected them to be as big as they actually became.