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By virtue of their job description and the nature of their instrument, rock bass players are pretty low key....you'd miss them if they weren't there, but you wouldn't know why....except bass players like these guys, who totally make their mark, and often define the sound of their bands to a great extent.....what would some of the most classic Who songs sound like without the definitive bass lines of John Entwistle, or Roger Waters' signature sound, or John Deacon of Queen, who wrote a lot for the band, plus you hear him jump out on some of those songs, like "Another One Bites the Dust"....here's a list and info on 22 of the greatest bass players of all time, compiled by the website "Postfun"....including stuff on John Paul Jones, Geddy Lee, Flea of the Chili Peppers, Geezer Butler, Billy Sheehan, Lemmy, Jack Bruce, and more: