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Sometimes they're brilliant at laying down the foundation to make a tune shine, and sometimes they step out as the star of the tune....they're rock and roll bassists, and they're usually the funkiest dudes and dudettes in the band....the website "Postfun.com" lists their picks for the top bassists ever, not only in rock, but some funk and jazz bassists too....you'll see Flea of the Chili Peppers, Geddy Lee of Rush, Zep's John Paul Jones, John Deacon of Queen (with his famous bass riffs from "Another One Bites the Dust" and "Under Pressure" ) , the Who's John Entwistle (and his awesome solo in "My Generation"), Billy Sheehan from Mr. Big, David Lee Roth and more, and a bunch more musicians named as well--see what you think.