McVie was always the least relevant member of the band, but I firmly believe that his bass playing is the most overlooked part of FM’s music and none of the songs would sound the same without his catchy basslines.
He’s certainly no John Entwistle, but he writes a lot of basslines that I really like and I’m enamored by how well they fit in with the songs. I specifically love his bass in “Go Your Own Way”, “Gypsy”, and “The Chain”. Melodic yet simple hooks that add excellent depth to the song.
So, what say you r/FleetwoodMac? Do you like John McVie’s bass playing?
I always hear how praised bassists in pop culture like John Paul Jones, Paul McCartney or John Entwistle are. I listened to a lot of Fleetwood Mac recently and lately also took more notice of the bass playing. Listening to a few songs of their most famous period like 'Oh Daddy', 'You Make Loving Fun', 'Say You Love Me' or 'Wish You Were Here' I realized how essential John McVie's bass playing is to FM tunes. It's like the perfect foundation for Lindsey Buckingham's guitar playing (which is also mildly underrated imho). Also their slower tunes like the mentioned 'Wishe You Were Here' are actually very bass driven.
I'm not saying that he plays crazy mindblowing basslines but his melodic, not too simplistic basslines add the perfect touch to FM songs imho.
While I don't consider Mick Fleetwood or John McVie one of the best players of their instrument I consider them together one of the best rythm sections in Pop/Rock. They may be not on par with rythm sections like JPJ/John Bonham but the rythm section of e.g. Led Zeppelin or The Who set the bar pretty high. And I think John McVie is more than just a decent bass player.
What are your opinions on this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1jQQ4DTov0
Everyone else has somewhat known solo careers but I haven't heard anything from John.
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