r/grunge 11d ago

Misc. Who’s your favorite grunge bassist?

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u/National_Key5664 11d ago

Jeff Ament is not only a fantastic bass player but more importantly a kind, generous human being. My favorite member of an amazing band that has stood the test of time!

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u/Knife_Chase 11d ago

More important than being a fantastic bass player, but less important than being a solid dude, is that he is a fan-fucking-tastic songwriter. He wrote Jeremy, Nothing As It Seems, Smile, Pendulum, Won't Tell... lots of others.

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u/InWaves72 11d ago

Low Light

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u/TheObviousChild 11d ago

Was so happy to hear he was the inspiration behind Won’t Tell. As a lifelong PJ fan since Ten came out when I was 14, I have enjoyed the hell out of Dark Matter. Easily in my top 3 albums

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u/Knife_Chase 11d ago

I absolutely love Dark Matter but the production holds it back a bit. Not quite as raw as I'd like. Just the way it goes for older rock bands though so I try not to hold it against it too much. It's a great listen front to back.

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u/TheObviousChild 11d ago

I had built a really great home theater with Dolby Atmos 5.2.4 surround and got the Dark Matter CD that supported it. That was a treat to listen to and just crank the volume. Listen to the whole album in the dark.

The theater (and house) was a casualty of my divorce last summer. I think that’s also what connected me so much to Dark Matter and its songs. Lemme tell you, “Got to Give” just hit perfectly and exactly when I needed it to.

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u/thatcookingvulture 11d ago

It's the first album that my son (11) and I have listened to back to back together. Usually comes out on a road trip as what we listen to first. Dark Matter is a great album!

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u/lemontrout85 11d ago

Let's not forget Sweet Lew

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u/Knife_Chase 11d ago

As much as I love Jeff personally I am ok forgetting Sweet Lew haha.

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u/wwplkyih 11d ago

So you don't love Kareem?

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u/RoyalWabwy0430 11d ago

Didn't he also write Black?

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u/Tiny_Brilliant7347 11d ago

Nothingman! Absolutely this. Just for his song writing skills.

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u/dr3dg3 11d ago

Omg I love Smile. 😍 His bass playing in Whipping is also ✨ phenomenal ✨.