So far it’s a one-off in her catalogue (though there are proggy moments on the followup, 12 Little Spells) but her work will likely continue to fascinate. With producer Tony Visconti aboard, there’s also some Bowie-esque playing with identity. Best example is the 2016 album Emily’s D-Evolution, whose best moments suggest what Rush and Crimson might sound like if they had strong frontwomen and a grounding in R&B. Like many open-minded jazz players, Esperanza Spalding has kept a foot in rock – and when she rocks, she’s undeniably proggy. But he played bass well enough to impress his friend Chris Squire as a current Yes member he can successfully evoke Squire’s style without copying it. In Yes alone he’s played keyboards, guitar, and bass in separate stints. Sherwood is one of those musical brainiacs that seem to abound in modern prog on numerous band projects (including the Prog Collective and many tribute albums) he plays every instrument and sings masses of vocals. He also has the most offbeat credit of anyone on this list: That’s him on the live side of Chuck Berry’s London Sessions.Ĭlick to load video 17: Billy Sherwood (Yes, etc.) It’s his work on the latter that lands him here, playing some of the dirtiest, punk-inspired bass ever captured on a prog album – no surprise he wound up in a punk band (the Tigers on A&M) just afterward. Van der Graaf made do without a bass player for much of its career, but Potter was essential on two early albums, and again on the 1978 live set Vital.
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In this list of the best prog rock bassists ever, we jump into the deep end, and salute the four-stringers (or, in some cases, eight or 12) that put the bottom into prog. But that’s seldom the case in prog rock, where bassists have been responsible for classic riffs, mighty bottom ends, and even a few dazzling solos. The bass player is traditionally the “quiet one” in a band – or as Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls would put it, the lukewarm water.
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