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Comments on 7/13/13 draft
I think that the terms related to "founder" need to be revised so that they are specific to the section in which they appear. (These terms are not appropriate for all FRBR Group 2 relationships.)
K.2.3: I'd keep "founder"
K.3.3: I'd keep "founding family"
K.4.1, K.4.2 & K.4.3: I think these need to be revised to make them unique to corporate bodies. It might be possible to merge the definitions, so that a single entry could apply to a corporate body that was founded by either a person or another corporate body. Unfortunately, I don't have any coherent suggestions at the moment, other than returning to the original language currently in RDA.
- Glennan 7/15/13
Typo correction in K.2.1.1 (p. 4), co-worker: "share" should be "shares". - Glennan 7/15/13
Formerly related to:
Definition question in K.2.1.1 (p. 5 & elsewhere throughout the paper), formerly related to: should "the appropriateness of" be removed or alternate language supplied? I know what this is supposed to mean, but it has other implications besides. - Glennan 7/15/13
The Background and notes of proposal says: "The present tense was implied in constructing this list of terms, but the use of the past tense to describe a relationship is not prohibited." Relationship, such as husband and wife, can end but we don't have the terms ex-husband, ex-wife. I assume someone making an authority record could write, for example, "wife:" adding beginning and end dates to show the duration of the relationship. With this in mind, I am wondering if the term "formerly related to"(the only relationship written in the past tense) is necessary. Is the term "related to" enough? will be people be allowed to add the terms "former" and "formerly" to any terms in the list?-– Dominique Bourassa, CC:DA, Juy 16, 2013
Definition questions/problems/distinctions:
Definition question in K.2.1.2 (p. 7 & p. 8), daughter-in-law and son-in-law: should "person" be added after "child to another" to mirror the usage in the definition for "step-child"? If not, is there a general principle we're applying about when we use "another" (see "child") and when we use "another person" (see "guardian")? - Glennan 7/15/13
Reference question in K.2.1.2 (p. 8), descendant: Since a reference to K.2.2 is incorporated into the definition for ancestor, should a similar reference be made to "descendants" in K.3.1 here? (And vice versa in K.3.1 to this term.) - Glennan 7/15/13
Definition question in K.2.1.2 (p. 10), relation: Do we prefer the phrasing here "... a general term used when a more specific term is unavailable" or something more modeled on "associated with in K. 2.1.1: "Use when no more specific designator is appropriate." (Obviously, the final word would need to change to "unavailable", but I also note the difference in using "term" vs. "designator".) - Glennan 7/15/13
Reference question in K.2.2 (p. 13), progenitor: Since a reference to K.2.2 is incorporated into the definition for ancestor, should a similar reference be made to that designator (in K.2.1.2) here? - Glennan 7//15/13
Definition problem/distinction needed, appointee (K.2.1.1 & K.2.3): I think that either these definitions need to be identical, or the terms need to be distinguished. - Glennan 7/15/13
Employee, Employer
Definition problem/distinction needed, employee (K.2.3 & K.4.1) and employers (K.2.3 & K.4.1): I think that either these definitions need to be identical, or the terms need to be distinguished. - Glennan 7/15/13
Maybe the definition to the terms employee and employer could be broader. Should the terms employee and employer be added to K.2.1.1 General Person to Person Relationships? Should the term employer be added to K.3.1. Relationship Designators to Relate Families to persons? Should the term employee be added to K.2.2 Relationship Designators to Relate Persons to Families?– Dominique Bourassa, CC:DA, July 16, 2013
Definition problem/distinction needed, student (K.2.1,1 & K.2.3): These definitions need to be identical, or the terms need to be distinguished.--Dominique Bourassa, CC:DA, July 16, 2013
Definition problem/distinction needed, teacher (K.2.1.1 & K.2.3): These definitions need to be identical, or the terms need to be distinguished. Could the term in K.2.3 be faculty? --Dominique Bourassa, CC:DA, July 16, 2013
Definition question in K.4.1, delegate of (p. 29): this is the same definition as "representative of" just above it. In the first iteration of representative/delegate (K.2.3), the distinction was representing vs. speaking or acting. Can that kind of distinction be made here as well? I do think there's a problem with identical definitions for subordinate terms. There's a similar (but slightly different) problem with "representative to" & "delegate to", also in K.4.1.
- Glennan 7/15/13
Named for and namesake:
The word family should be added to the second part of the definition of named for and namesake:
named for A person, family, or corporate body whose name is used by another person , family, or corporate body. Reciprocal relationship: namesake
namesake A person, family, or corporate body specifically named after another person , family, or corporate body. Reciprocal relationship: named for
--Dominique Bourassa, CC:DA, July 16, 2013
In K.1, I have some issues with the reciprocal of "consort." It is noted as "consort." In the case of monarchs, it's difficult to imagine that consort can be used for both the monarch and his/her spouse. Prince Philip is Queen Elizabeth II's consort, but can we really say Queen Elizabeth II is Prince Philip's consort? At least in the case of monarch, should the reciprocal be "consort of"?
Consort of: Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
Related person for: Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-
Consort: Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-
Related person for: Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
—Dominique Bourassa, CC:DA, July 16, 2013
- I agree with Dominique; in cataloging, at least, "consort" has been used to mean specifically the non-ruling spouse of a sovereign. --Robert J. Rendall (talk) 13:43, 16 July 2013 (PDT)
K.2.2 and K.2.3 and K.4.1: date ranges in examples are in different font sizes.
-- Adam Schiff, 7/15/2013 (email to TF, posted here by Dan-Lipcan (talk) 06:39, 16 July 2013 (PDT) )
Comments on previous version
I just saw a typo in the example in K.3.1: the semicolon should be a colon. --Adam Schiff, 6/10/13 (added by Rolla)
Corrected in updated and forthcoming proposal, thanks. --Dan-Lipcan (talk) 13:52, 11 July 2013 (PDT)
I'm not sure, but I think something is garbled under CC:DA recommendations: 2. Use gender specific terms to each of the currently gender neutral terms, nesting these to show hierarchy. Should this be "for each"? Amanda Sprochi, 6/19/13
Corrected in updated and forthcoming proposal, thanks. --Dan-Lipcan (talk) 13:52, 11 July 2013 (PDT)
One though just came to me regarding person to person relationships. We will probably not solve this one before sending this report to the JSC, but this is something we might want to think about in the near future. Now that animals and fictitious and legendary characters can be considered creators, I am wondering if the word "person" is appropriate and enough inclusive. Donald Duck has nephews; Apollo has children. I would not mind considering a fictitious character such as Tintin a "person" but I would not go that far for Apollo, Donald Duck, and Lassie. I fear that a section called "Relationship Designators for Related Persons" and giving definition such as "A person who is a son or daughter to another" might limit what we can do in the future-- Dominique Bourassa, CC:DA, July 3, 2013
Thanks for raising this issue, Dominique. It needs to be addressed (and I assume it will be in the future), but at the moment we have to focus on finishing the proposal to meet the JSC deadline and put our energies towards incorporating the directions we received at the Annual meeting.
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 14:28, 12 July 2013 (PDT)
RDA has already settled this--all these categories are persons, so "a person who is a son or daughter to another" does apply to Donald Duck, Apollo, etc.
--Bob Maxwell, SAC liaison to CC:DA, July 13, 2013
Examples (generally)
The pattern for examples in RDA is to give first the example of the application of the instruction and then any explanation that might be needed.
For the two examples at the end of K.1, this would mean:
Associated with: Doshi, Balkrishna V. Related person for: Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974
Collaborated with: Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Related person for: Niedecken-Walbridge Company
Unless there is strong feeling that this pattern is less clear or meaningful, I suggest that we revise all the examples to follow this pattern.
-- John Attig (2013/06/16)
I agree. Consistency is always welcome. Amanda Sprochi, 6/19/13
Examples revised to this pattern in updated and forthcoming proposal.
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 13:54, 11 July 2013 (PDT)
I propose we add a heading for the list of general designators:
K.1.1 General Relationship Designators for Persons, Families, and Corporate Bodies
I also suggest some rewording of the introductory paragraph:
"Some relationships are not specific to persons, families, or corporate bodies. These relationships can apply to more than one type of relationship. In some cases, the designation and its reciprocal are the same."
-- John Attig (2013/06/16)
I'm not even sure what this means. What "type of relationship" are we talking about--person to person? family to family? family to person? Or are we saying that relationship designators can apply to more than one kind of entity, i.e. person to work, family to item, etc.? So I guess my question is what was meant by "section" in the original, and what is meant by "type of relationship" in John's formulation? Also, "these relationships can apply to more than one type of relationship" isn't clear to me. Maybe "These relationships can apply to more than one type of RDA entity"?
--Amanda Sprochi 6/21/13
Per the advice and consensus of CC:DA at the Annual meeting, this section has been removed and its terms copied into each section. In the updated and forthcoming proposal, section K.1 is solely for providing general guidelines on using relationship designators.
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 14:00, 11 July 2013 (PDT)
In K.2.1.1. General Person to Person Relationships, you have:
client -- reciprocal: service provider
In K.2.3 Relationship Designators to Relate Persons to Corporate Bodies, and in K.4.1. Relationship Designators to Relate Corporate Bodies to Persons, you have:
client: reciprocal -- client of
Why not "service provider" in this case just like in K.2.1.1? --Dominique Bourassa, CC:DA, June 14, 2013
There is also a patron/client relationship between persons; I'm not sure that isn't more common than client/service provider. Are these different concepts?
-- John Attig (2013/06/16)
Agreed about patron/client between persons (doctor/patient, lawyer/client, etc.) but there is a similar relationship between persons, families, and corporate bodies and corporate bodies (family, client of such and such law firm; company, client of such and such advertising agency, etc.) so I don't think they really are different concepts.
Also agreed about consistency, I actually like "client of" in both cases but either way it should use the same terminology.
--Amanda Sprochi 6/21/13
The "client" and "client of" designators have been generalized and added to each section in the updated and forthcoming proposal, since they can apply to multiple types of entity relationships. The "service provider" reciprocal has been removed from the proposal.
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 11:20, 13 July 2013 (PDT)
Donor, etc.
I see problems with the different sections on "donor":
You have the same definitions for "donor," "patron," "sponsor," and for "donor to," "patron of," and "sponsor of." Since the definitions do not indicate the differences between each relationship designators, it will make it difficult for people to know which term they should use. In K.2.3 Relationship Designators to Relate Persons to Corporate Bodies, the section on donor should be divided like the one in K.4.1 Relationship Designators to Relate Corporate Bodies to Persons. That is, you should add "donor to" in K.2.3 and nest "patron," "sponsor," and "patron of" and "sponsor of" in the proper place.
In K.4.3, Relationship Designators to Relate Corporate Bodies to Corporate Bodies, you have "sponsor" and "sponsor of." Shouldn't you add "donor" and "donor to" and "patron" and "patron of" as in K.2.3 and K.4.1? Could this also be extended to families? Unless you consider only persons (and not corporate bodies and families) to be "donors" or "patrons." In which case, you will need to remove the relationship designators "patron of" and "sponsor of" from K.2.3 Relationship Designators to Relate Persons to Corporate Bodies and "donor," "patron" and "sponsor" from K.4.1 Relationship Designators to Relate Corporate Bodies to Persons.-- Dominique Bourassa, CC:DA, June 14, 2013
Since K.2.3. relates persons to corporate bodies and K.4.1. relates corporate bodies back to persons, the reciprocal relationship to the term in one section is the term given in the other section. There are five donor/patron/sponsor designators in K.2.3. and six in K.4.1. What seems to be missing is the reciprocal relationship to K.4.1. donor "A corporate body that provides donated support to the person," which is supposed to be donor to. That term does not appear in K.2.3.; as Dominique says, it should be added, presumably in the form: donor to "A person who receives donated support from the corporate body." That would of course duplicate the existing definition of patron of, adding to the redundancy that Dominique has noted.
In K.4.1., the definition of sponsor should probably be "A corporate body that sponsors the person," to mirror the definition of its reciprocal term sponsor of "A person sponsored by the corporate body" in K.2.3.
I'm not going to argue with the Task Force's decision that donors and patrons are not needed in K.4.3. to relate corporate bodies to other corporate bodies. The difficulty coming up with precise definitions may indicate that there are too many different terms in this area already. --Robert J. Rendall (talk) 09:47, 14 June 2013 (PDT)
I wonder if "donor" (and the related sub-terms) should be consolidated and moved under K.1 as relationships that are not specific to persons, families or corporate bodies. The same approach could be made with founder, sponsor, client, etc. that appear in more than one section of the proposed additions to Appendix K. Do we have a general principle to apply when terms should move into that (newly proposed) category vs. when they should be differentiated and kept in different sections of this appendix? - Glennan (PCC) 6/14/13
I'm not clear the difference between donor, patron, and sponsor anyway. Is it a case of just using whatever term is used in the resource? "A corporate body that sponsors a person" as a definition of "sponsor" is circular. --Amanda Sprochi 6/21/13
The terms "donor" and "donor to" and their sub-designators have been generalized and added to each section in the updated and forthcoming proposal as follows:
- donor
- patron
- sponsor
- donor to
- patron of
- sponsor of
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 12:24, 13 July 2013 (PDT)
Per Kathy Glennan's suggestion (via email to TF 7/14/2013) and lack of disagreement from the TF, the term "donor to" will be changed to "beneficiary."
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 08:33, 15 July 2013 (PDT)
I find it odd that "domestic partner" is indented under "spouse" in K.2.1.2, when the definition starts "A person other than a spouse...." If we want to nest them, isn't "domestic partner" really the broader term? - Glennan (PCC) 6/14/13
The definitions given here seem mutually exclusive, and the definition of "domestic partner" looks like it would exclude legally registered domestic partners, who would be included in the definition of "spouse." --Robert J. Rendall (talk) 07:19, 17 June 2013 (PDT)
Domestic partner has been un-nested from spouse in the updated and forthcoming proposal.
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 14:07, 11 July 2013 (PDT)
Not necessarily a problem, but I want to make sure: in K.2.3, "performer" is defined exclusively as a person. In I.3.1, "performer" is defined as a person, family, or corporate body. Since these are different appendices, this may not matter.... - Glennan (PCC) 6/14/13
When the reciprocal of a designator is in a different list (as is the case in K.2.3), shouldn't we add a reference? -- "(see K.4.1)" in this case.
-- John Attig (2013/06/16)
Changed section numbers to the correct ones--K.2.3, not K.2.2, K.4.1. not K.3.1. I think a cross ref is a good idea. I think the performer defined as "person" doesn't matter here because it's defining relationships between specifically a person and a corporate body. Technically, I suppose a family can be a performer in a corporate body as well--the Jackson Family are performers in the Jackson 5--and between corporate bodies and corporate bodies--Temple of the Dog had all the members of Pearl Jam in it; Ginger Baker's Air Force was basically the band Blind Faith plus Denny Laine and Graham Bond. -- Amanda Sprochi 6/21/13
Cross references to sections listing reciprocal relationship designators have been added to the introductory statements of each section in the updated proposal. I think that providing a cross reference after each term is burdensome. For example, the intro to K.2.2 (relating persons to families) provides a cross reference to K.3.1. (relating families to persons).
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 13:00, 13 July 2013 (PDT)
I have a question about the proposed relationships in K.3.2. Are "ancestor family" and "descendant family" intended to be used when a family changes its name? I have an example of a Zimmerman family that changed its name to Carpenter in 1780. I suppose it could be said that these Carpenters "descended" from this Zimmerman family, but it seems a little strange.
I would think "descended from" better describes situations such as my own "Maxwell family"—which perhaps could be said to be descended from (among others) my maternal grandfather's "Finlayson family" and my wife's "Addy family".
I'm suggesting that descending from a family is different from the case of a family changing its name. In the case of the Zimmermans/Carpenters, at least in 1780 they were all Zimmermans one day and Carpenters the next—they didn't "descend" from themselves. Would "successor" and "predecessor" be appropriate for relationships between families that have changed their name, the same relationship designator used for corporate bodies that change their names? And if so is there still time to add one more to the proposal?
--Bob Maxwell, 6/14/2013 (email to TF, posted by Dan-Lipcan (talk) 10:34, 13 July 2013 (PDT))
I've put these potential designators on a list of upcoming/anticipated proposals to be addressed after the current proposal is submitted.
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 10:34, 13 July 2013 (PDT)
In K.4.1, I'm not sure that the relationship between "architect of" and a building (etc.) is one between a person and a corporate body. Buildings are really places, right? Where does RDA support the concept of buildings (etc.) as corporate bodies? - Glennan (PCC) 6/14/13
In K.4.3, I'm not sure that the relationship between a "landscape architectural firm" and the landscape is one between two corporate bodies. Instead, I believe that the landscape (etc.) is a place. I have a similar concern with including "architectural firm" in this section (see my comments under K.4.1). - Glennan (PCC) 6/14/13
For architects (K.4.1 and K.4.3), our convention of treating buildings as corporate bodies is a guideline for the creation and application of LC Subject Headings (not to mention encoding them in MARC 21). Within the FR model, it is arguable that buildings are Objects rather than Corporate Bodies. In any case, the real point we want to make is that the architect designed the building, not that there is some sort of corporate relationship. The case for landscape architect (K.4.3) is even more difficult to justify, as gardens are treated as places (and NOT jurisdictional places) in LCSH. In both cases, I believe that it would be best to deal with these as subject relationships and not include them in Appendix K.
-- John Attig (2013/06/16)
I have a somewhat less clear issue with capital/capital of (K.4.3). The justification for including these in Appendix K is that the places in question are jurisdictions. That is clear in the case of the higher jurisdiction, but I'm not sure that the relationship is to the capital as a jurisdiction or the capital as a place. While I appreciate the effort to provide designations for relationships between places in RDA, this can only be done in Appendix K if we agree that they are jurisdictions.
-- John Attig (2013/06/16)
My notes from the Annual meeting indicate that CC:DA was OK with these terms remaining in the proposal, but please correct me if this is inaccurate.
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 14:16, 11 July 2013 (PDT)
RDA may not support the concept of buildings as corporate bodies, but should it? After all the White House, the Kremlin, and No. 10 Downing Street are all technically just buildings, but they are used to refer to corporate bodies. Just a thought.
-- Steve Kelley (CC:DA 2013/06/18)
While Steve has a point, the text of RDA itself should be modified to support that view first. I'm uncomfortable proposing relationship designators that are not already supported by RDA instructions. - Glennan (PCC) 6/18/13
RE: Steve's comment: but in the case of those buildings being corporate bodies, it's basically shorthand for the administrations that occupy those places. When we say "White House" as shorthand for "presidential administration," the term "architect" really wouldn't apply. The architect is really tied to the building, not to the activities that take place IN the building. One hopes the architect of the "White House" as an administration is, well, the administrator, i.e. the President, or at least his people. I'd hate to think the White House architect, dead lo these many years, is in charge of the administration of the Executive, lol. --Amanda Sprochi 6/21/13
There are numerous "buildings" or "landscapes" that are only established as corporate names when the name for the building and the name for the corporate body are the same. It is these situations in particular that these proposed relationship designators are trying to address. Consider the example given in K.4.1:
Museo Guggenheim Bilbao Architect: Gehry, Frank O., 1929–
Which John Attig has suggested should be:
Architect: Gehry, Frank O., 1929– Related corporate body for: Museo Guggenheim Bilbao
The museum access point, established through RDA, represents both the corporate body and the building. LCSH would not have a separate building heading. In order to make this relationship, we need designators in Appendix K. Consider a similar landscape example for a botanical garden, another entity established as a name authority through RDA (made up example):
Landscape architectural firm: Corporate Body X Related corporate body for: New York Botanical Garden
Again, without designators in Appendix K, we can't express this relationship. --Adam Schiff (added by Rolla)
Per the advice and consensus of CC:DA at the Annual meeting, the terms architect, architectural firm, landscape architect, and landscape architectural firm, their reciprocals and examples containing them have been removed from the updated and forthcoming proposal. Editorial: they were removed reluctantly, but I understand why.
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 14:16, 11 July 2013 (PDT)
A suggestion for how to arrange the list after today's discussion at the meeting in Chicago: First a list of all the terms with their definitions, given in as general a form as necessary, followed by sections for the different kinds of entities. In each section give a list of the designators that are appropriate for that entity, but without definitions. This might avoid having general and specific lists as well as having to give differing definitions in different places, but it would also allow cataloger-friendly lists for specific categories of relationships. --John Hostage (talk) 20:18, 29 June 2013 (PDT)
Thanks, John, it's an interesting concept but at this point I think it's too late to discuss re-engineering the proposal.
--Dan-Lipcan (talk) 14:19, 11 July 2013 (PDT)


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So, based on the picture in the Rolling Stone article, and based on what we know about SK's height, T Bone Burnett must be like 7 feet tall? (or standing on a peach crate).
So, based on the picture in the Rolling Stone article, and based on what we know about SK's height, T Bone Burnett must be like 7 feet tall? (or standing on a peach crate).
Weird angle throwing them all off because John Mellencamp is not anywhere near Steve's height. I met T Bone in Atlanta and he is very tall but not 7' tall. I'd say he and Steve are a lot closer to the same height than it looks.
Found one Google source that puts him at 6' 5" and John Mellencamp at 5' 7".
:::happy dance::: Yay!!!
Thank you very much for this update, Ms. Mod!
There still seems to be some confusion on the ninth track by Rosanne Cash, though: According to http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...etion-20121114 it's called "You Don't Know Me" but according to the press release at www.ghostbrothersofdarklandcounty.com/ its title is "What's Going On Here".
Can you clear this up, please? Or do you happen to know more about this?
Thank you very much in advance!
The CD was recorded at least 2, possibly longer, years ago and a lot changed with the music between then and now. I'm not sure if that's just a song title change or if a new song was recorded so will have to check into it. Working from home today so don't have the original song list/recording handy but will contact Concord Records to see if they have an answer.
Wikipedia says Mellencamp wrote the following songs for the GB, none of which are titled "You Don't Know Me". Not sure where Rolling Stone got that unless Mellencamp wrote a different song to replace "What's Going On?" or retitled it...
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
I'm pretty sure I remember hearing "You Don't Know Me" at some point in the process, but will be sure to check tomorrow. It may not have been on the CD but Steve may have shared it with me another time. Maybe this will be discussed in the mini-documentary or be part of the bonus material they're including in the DVD version.

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The mess and distress of sudden tummy troubles are no fun for you or for your pet. Diarrhea, rumbling and gassiness, or vomiting may occur in response to stress or from ingesting something disagreeable. When digestive upsets occur pets need help fast to get the GI tract back to normal before they become dehydrated and their system is further weakened.Only Natural Pet Tummy Relief works rapidly to normalize digestion, balance microflora levels and help detoxify the GI tract. It offers direct aid for dogs and cats dealing with loose stools and other gastrointestinal problems. Tummy Relief uses nature's GI stabilizers to bring the digestive system back in balance:
Tummy Relief is a highly palatable paste that comes in a measured dosage syringe for easy oral administration (60 cc).
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Active Ingredients Per 10 ccPantothenic Acid 10.5 mgPyriodxine HC1 (Vitamin B6) 2.5 mgRiboflavin (Vitamin B2) 1.0 mgMixed Lactic Acid Bacteria 1.3 x 107 CFUSaccharomyces cerevisiae 3.4 x 106 CFUBacillus subtilis 3.8 x 105 CFUAspergillus oryzae 1.3 x 105 CFU
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I have a 13 year old doxie that has had continuous undiagnosable stomach issues. Constant throwing up. Katie has had all types of tests for this problem. My vet did find her pancreas was inflamed. Changed dog food....but the biggest change came by using Natural Pet Tummy Relief. It was remarkable how quickly her symptoms stopped. I do not give it to her daily, but if she has an upset...I will give it to her for a few days and she is back to her cheerful self.
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I have an older Golden who had been battling diarrhea for about 4 months. Nothing prescribed by the vet corrected the problem -- just stopped it temporarily. When I read about Tummy Relief I thought it was worth a try, given the great reviews. It arrived in just a few days after ordering. I administered the first dose immediately, followed by two subsequent doses. It performed just as promised. The diarrhea stopped. I followed up with the GI Support, and though the stool was somewhat "soft" for a week or so, it has now returned to normal. I am so impressed. My dog actually acts like he feels a lot better, too. I plan to continue with the GI Support. I am so thrilled to have found something that works and that is not harmful. Thank you ONP!!!!
A blessing for my little chihuahua
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from SC
My long-haired chi is prone to tummy upsets where her belly squeals so loudly you can hear it across the room. The vet told me it's gas but this can sometimes go on for 6-8 hrs and she won't TOUCH any kind of food or medicine during that time -- or let me sleep because she wants to be held! We tried forcing a tiny bit of Pepto in her mouth once and she shook her head so violently that we had droplets of Pepto all over the floor and us! I am so glad I found Tummy Relief though. She loves the taste and I have had no problem encouraging her to take it at the first signs of tummy distress. So far, it has warded off any "squealing incidents" and I am very happy with my purchase.
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Whenever my dog has the runs, or is on some type of medication, this stuff always seems to do the trick. I squeeze the recommended amount on a spoon and my dog licks it all right up.
Does the trick
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I'm still looking for a more permanent solution to my dog's digestive issues, but this stinky paste will work in the meantime. She absolutely loves it too, so there's no problem in getting her to take it. Just wish it wasn't so expensive (for a larger dog - 60 lbs. - it just doesn't last long).
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Every so often our dog sneakily ingests something while we're out walking or while he's in the backyard. Within a half hour, he throws up and I'm cleaning up a mess. We decided to purchase this based mostly on the positive reviews. I'm pleased to say that it DOES work, usually one dose does the trick. It's reassuring to have a product on hand that will give him immediate relief. He seems to LOVE the taste. My only criticism is that it is a little pricey. Other than that, it's a quality product. Thanks ONPS!
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Our King Charles has a very delicate stomach (At nine, he is still on puppy chow). When he swipes some food from our Griffon or gets into a bite of beef, it really brings him back to life again.
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I give my dog Tummy Relief when using pumpkin puree fails to treat my dog's diarrhea. It is expensive product, but I like to keep it as an emergency use and I make sure that I always have it in my pantry. usually, I only use it twice and the diarrhea clears up. I applaud Only Natural Pet Store for carrying excellent products, list of ingredients, reviews, and most importantly the country of origin. All of these are important for customer like me to make an informed decision in buying a product.
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My dog looks forward to taking this product. I give it to him when his digestion seems to be off.
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If you're looking to make a gear reduction system for your drive motor, this may be what you're looking for. How about parts for a vent valve, or maybe the components for operational dive planes?
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Take two: Masterson, Wilson to square off
Duo had starts pushed back a day after Wednesday's postponement
The Angels and Indians will press the reset button on Thursday after the scheduled Justin Masterson-C.J. Wilson matchup on Wednesday was postponed due to rain.
The postponement gives Cleveland a day to reevaluate how to attack Los Angeles' scorching star, Mike Trout.
After reaching base three times and swiping a pair of bags in the series opener on Monday, Trout launched a pair of home runs and a double in the Angels' 9-3 win on Tuesday.
Since his batting average dipped to .263 on May 19, Trout has posted a .410/.475/.819 slash line in 101 plate appearances. He's accumulated 17 extra-base hits in his last 22 games.
"I'm just being patient and not trying to do too much," Trout said after Tuesday's game. "I'm squaring up some balls."
Cleveland manager Terry Francona jokingly suggested that the Halos rest Trout.
"I actually think for his sake they should rest him tomorrow," Francona said after his team's loss on Tuesday. "Has a chance to be a pretty good player; you don't want to tire him out."
Trout did indeed receive a day off, but so did everyone else as the conditions were deemed too extreme to play Wednesday at Progressive field.
Francona and Angels manager Mike Scioscia opted to push their scheduled Wednesday starters back a day.
This means Masterson receives the opportunity to avenge a rough start last time out.
Cleveland's ace posted the second-shortest start of his career in his last outing, giving up five runs on three hits while walking four in two innings against the Red Sox, inflating his ERA to 5.05 on the season. He threw only 28 of his 59 pitches for strikes.
"It's been an interesting season for me," said Masterson, who posted a 3.45 ERA and three shutouts in 2013. "I threw too many balls [in my last start]. That's more or less what happened."
The Angels could be the perfect team for Masterson to begin his turnaround. In 13 career appearances (10 starts) against the Angels, Masterson is 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA.
The last time Wilson faced the Indians, he held them to one run on two hits over eight innings in a win on April 30. The southpaw has had a rough June so far, seeing his ERA jump from 3.05 to 3.50 after going 1-2 with a 5.63 ERA (10 earned runs in 16 innings) in three starts this month.
Wilson allowed four runs to the Braves in his last start, and he would not take solace in the fact that after a rough first he recovered.
"It's not satisfying at all -- you lost," Wilson said. "It [stinks]. You give up four runs. You make a really good game plan. You spend the four or five days planning out the pitches you're going to throw and you make a couple of mistakes and give up back-to-back homers in the first. There's nothing good about that."
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It's been a promising start to the career of Angels rookie first baseman/designated hitter C.J. Cron.
It took Cron just 106 plate appearances to accumulate 12 extra-base hits, good for a .461 slugging percentage.
However, a recent slump and an Interleague series sprinkled into the Halos' current road trip has limited Cron's playing time of late. Cron has not started a game on Los Angeles' seven-game road trip, and he was not penciled into the lineup Wednesday before rain wiped the game out.
With Albert Pujols locked into first base and Raul Ibanez earning the lion's share of at-bats at designated hitter against righties, Cron's role has been relegated primarily to DHing against lefties.
"Ever since I've been up here I have kind of platooned," Cron said. "It hasn't switched yet. I come to the field every day as if I'm going to play. If I'm not in the lineup, I'll help the team later in the game."
Indians: Brantley has mild concussion
If Wednesday's game had been played, Michael Brantley would not have been in the lineup.
For the second straight game, Cleveland's blossoming outfielder was forced out of the lineup after being diagnosed with a mild concussion.
"The way it was explained to me it's the type of concussion that should go away faster," Francona said. "And I think we're actually seeing that."
Francona noted that because the concussion is less severe, it's possible that Brantley, who leads the team in home runs, RBIs and runs scored, could avoid the 7-day concussion disabled list and be back on the field by Saturday.
"If he's playing Saturday, he's fine," Francona said. "Because that's the last thing we want to do is run someone out there that shouldn't be. But because of the importance to the lineup and who he is, we'd like to try to have him back as soon as we can."
Worth noting
• Trout leads the American League with a .610 slugging percentage and is second with 155 total bases. He's on pace for a career-best 353 total bases.
• At 38-32, the Angels have a seven-game improvement after 70 games from a season ago.
• Since April 21, Angels shortstop Erick Aybar's .328 batting average is tops by a Major League shortstop, while his 31 RBIs lead AL shortstops.
• Lonnie Chisenhall broke an 0-for-13 streak with a two-hit performance against the Angels on Tuesday night. It was his ninth multihit game since May 30.
• The Tribe saw its 10-game home winning streak snapped with Tuesday night's loss to the Angels.
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The 60 greatest bassists of all time
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Joseph 'Lucky' Scott
BASS EXPO 2014 with Allianz: The humble bass guitarist is an under-appreciated beast. Yet try to imagine the last six decades of popular music without James Jamerson, Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Jaco Pastorious or John Paul Jones, to name but a few.
To celebrate MusicRadar's 2014 Bass Expo, we asked you to submit your nominations for the greatest bassist of all time.
We then whittled your suggestions down to a top 60 and the voting began in earnest. So, without further ado, in reverse order, we present the 60 greatest bassists of all time as voted for by you.
Kicking things off in style at number 25 is Curtis Mayfield's super-funky early 1970s bassman, Joseph 'Lucky' Scott.
Listen: Curtis Mayfield - We Got To Have Peace (live on The Old Grey Whistle Test)
Bill Laswell
An avant-garde bassist with a penchant for doing what everybody else thinks he's shouldn't, Laswell's own projects include notable rock experimentalists Praxis, but he's probably best known for his work as an uncompromising producer/session bassist. Not least, for that time when he helped Herbie Hancock to introduce turntablism with the track Rockit.
Listen: Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Lou Barlow
Barlow was a burgeoning songwriter in his own right during his time with Dinosaur Jr., but was discouraged from contributing to the band by the creative force that was J. Mascis. Still, before his initial three album tenure was up (they reunited in 2005), Barlow's bouncing, mournfully melodic bass chords and fuzz tones laid the blueprint for a generation of alternative rock bassists.
Listen: Dinosaur Jr. - In A Jar
Colin Moulding
XTC, so the stories goes, were the critical darlings of the UK new wave scene, but did not achieve the commercial success of their peers. Nevertheless, they had a few deserved chart hits, most of which (Making Plans For Nigel, Life Begins At The Hop, Generals And Majors) were penned by bassist Colin Moulding. Nowadays you'll find the likes of Alt-J 'borrowing' most of their ideas.
Listen: XTC - Making Plans For Nigel
Berry Oakley
A founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, Berry Oakley laid down the melodic bed for Duane and Gregg's famed six-string jams. Although the spotlight was rarely on him, his playing with drummer Butch Trucks should not the be underestimated and is perhaps best illustrated by the group's live recordings.
Listen: The Allman Brothers Band - In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (Live At The Fillmore East)
Roger Glover
An essential member of the legendary MKII Deep Purple line-up that produced the band's seminal albums Machine Head and In Rock, Glover was initially drafted into the band to help Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Paice take the band in a heavier direction. The plan worked...
Listen: Deep Purple - Highway Star
Doug Wimbish
A member of the Sugar Hill Records house rhythm section that backed the likes of Grandmaster Flash, one quarter of Living Colour and a sessioneer who has graced studio recordings by Madonna, Mick Jagger and Mos Def... there are many, many reasons to dig Doug.
Listen: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
Jah Wobble
A natural bassist, Jah Wobble - born John Joseph Wardle - first picked up the instrument and was introduced to the world via John Lydon's Public Image Ltd. in the late 70s, playing and co-writing on the landmark Metal Box album. Since then he's gone on to solo success, collaborating with a wide variety of musicians, including Baaba Maal, The Edge and Can.
Listen: Public Image Ltd. - Poptones
Pete Trewavas
Pete Trewavas joined Buckinghamshire prog rockers Marillion in 1982 and has played with the band ever since. His warm bass tones on hits like Kayleigh are said to be born from a combination of influences including Paul McCartney and prog legend Mike Rutherford.
Listen: Marillion - Kayleigh
Mike Rutherford
The Genesis man started off on bass before taking over all of the band's four and six-string studio duties after the departure of Steve Hackett in 1977. With the rise of the three-piece incarnation and the success of his side project Mike & The Mechanics, Mike's trebly tone became a hallmark of late 70s/early 80s pop.
Listen: Genesis - Follow You Follow Me
Paul Gray
Found dead in an Iowa hotel room on 24 May 2010, Paul Gray was a founding member of Slipknot and a driving force behind the band's journey from a self-financed demo in 1996 to festival headline slots, platinum-selling records and Grammy nominations. Gray, a southpaw, was comfortable playing with either pick or fingers and contributed uncompromising bass to a ferocious body of work. Sadly missed.
Listen: Slipknot - Wait And Bleed
Bruce Foxton
The Jam's stripped-back three-piece line-up gave bassist Bruce Foxton the opportunity to make effective use of the space in Weller's soulful new wave compositions - and it was one he didn't waste. As evidenced by the doom-laden opening line to Eton Rifles, the popping run of Going Underground and his iconic Motown-influenced run on A Town Called Malice.
Listen: The Jam - A Town Called Malice
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Leland Sklar
Sklar caught his break after he met James Taylor at California State University and from that point on has not looked back. Crosby, Still And Nash, Jackson Browne, Neil Diamond and The Doors also put him to work throughout the '70s, but he had no trouble finding work with the likes of Phil Collins, Robbie Williams, Dolly Parton and Diano Ross in the years that followed.
Listen: Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise (Live in 2011)
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield
As a member of not one but two classic British guitar bands that knew a thing or two about filling dancefloors as well as concert halls, Mani has been responsible for some deeply funky basslines over the years; always fluid, always musical, never overplayed. The man has impeccable taste.
Listen: The Stone Roses - Breaking Into Heaven
Jeff Berlin
Jazz bassist Jeff Berlin is a spider-fingered player that to the untrained ear might be considered to share a style with Jaco Pastorius. That said, the Berklee graduate has certainly carved his own niche within the ever-shifting jazz world and has notched up 10 solos albums, plus appearances outside the jazz world with KD Lang, Richie Kotzen and Bill Bruford.
Listen: Jeff Berlin - The Star Spangled Banner
Gene Simmons
What makes a bassist great? Simmons may not be the most technically gifted player on this list, but few here could beat him when it comes to the live arena and performance. The Demon has also famously proven to be something of a marketing genius to boot...
Listen: KISS - Rock And Roll All Nite
Aston 'Family Man' Barrett
You'd be forgiven for thinking that a man who is believed to have fathered more than 50 children wouldn't have much time on his hands. However, from that late 1960s onwards, Barrett was responsible for adding his all-important bass to the records that turned reggae into a worldwide phenomenon.
Catch A Fire, Burnin', Exodus... Barrett took care of the bottom end on them all. It's just a shame that he's never got the credit that he feels he deserves.
Listen: The Wailers - Stir It Up (live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1973)
Colin Greenwood
The older of Radiohead's Greenwood brothers may get less attention than his showier sibling, but his soulful, surprisingly traditional bass lines (he's previously stated that his playing is influenced by the Bill Withers and Curtis Mayfield records) are essential in grounding the avant-garde tendencies of the band's guitarists.
Listen: Radiohead - Karma Police
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Anthony Jackson
A player who's very much a student of the James Jamerson school of bass (to be fair, it's a pretty good school), Anthony Jackson has served as a sideman on thousands of sessions and hundreds of albums between 1970 and present day. He's also credited as the inventor of the first six-string electric bass, which he dubbed the contrabass guitar.
Listen: O'Jays - For The Love Of Money
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Carol Kaye
Pet Sounds. Good Vibrations. Song Of Innocence. Songs Of Experience. Homeward Bound. Heroes And Villains. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'. Then He Kissed Me. Wichita Lineman. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling. River Deep - Mountain High. As part of The Wrecking Crew, Carol Kaye contributed guitar and bass to a succession of stone cold classic American pop LPs and 45s. As CVs go, that's pretty hard to beat.
Listen: Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep - Mountain High
Kim Deal
Kim Deal famously joined The Pixies when she responded to a classified ad requesting a female bass player who liked both Husker Du and Peter, Paul And Mary. She rubbed Frank Black the wrong way and it was believed her popularity with fans was an issue, but they were the ying to each other's yang. Whether they liked it or not.
Listen: The Pixies - Gigantic
Mike Watt
Co-founder of seminal California punks The Minutemen, Mike Watt stood out from many of his peers in the hardcore scene of the 1980s because he could actually play his instrument and his influences (Gang Of Four, Wire etc.) showed a wider ranging musical taste.
Listen: Minutemen - Viet Nam
Verdine White
When your bass guitar tutor is Chess Records session player Louis Satterfield, you'd better go on to international success. It's a good thing then that come 1970 Chicago-born Verdine White accepted his brother Maurice's invitation to head to the West Coast and join his burgeoning R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire...
Listen: Earth, Wind And Fire - September
Charles Mingus
Nicknamed 'The Angry Man Of Jazz' due to his habit of dressing-down fellow musicians onstage and his quick-fire temperament, Charles Mingus was nonetheless regarded as something of a genius in the jazz world. A phenomenal double-bassist and complex composer, Mingus was also renowned as a talent-spotter, pulling many unknowns into his big band.
Listen: Charles Mingus - Haitian Fight Song
Nathan East
With a glittering CV including live, studio and writing collaborations with such diverse artists as Eric Clapton, Usher, George Harrison, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, to name but a few, Yamaha signature artist East as the go-to bass guy for more A-listers than you can count. Trust us, he's in your record collection somewhere.
Listen: Fourplay - 101 Eastbound
Tom Jenkinson
Not all remarkable bassists are content to sit and play sideman roles in traditional bands, some have to tread their own musical path and Tom Jenkinson, aka Squarepusher, is one such musician. Since emerging in the electronic music scene in the 90s his genre-splicing approach to the instrument has increasingly come to the fore, culminating in 2009 live album, Solo Electric Bass 1.
Listen: Squarepusher - Hello Meow (Live)
Stu Hamm
If you're going to cut the mustard standing next to the likes of Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Frank Gambale every night, you better have your chops up. Stu Hamm must be doing something right, since he's become the virtuoso guitarist's bassist of choice, appearing on Vai's Flex-Able and Passion And Warfare albums, as well as Satriani's Flying In A Blue Dream.
Listen: Stuart Hamm - Live at the 1988 Montreux Jazz Festival with Joe Satriani
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Donald 'Duck' Dunn served in the Stax Records house band and in Booker T. & The MGs alongside guitarist Steve Cropper throughout the 60s. Song credits include basslines on Albert King's Born Under A Bad Sign and Otis Redding's Respect, not to mention appearances with The Staples Singers, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and Neil Young. That said, many will remember him best as the pipe-smoking bassist in the Blues Brothers film...
Listen: Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
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Duff McKagan
As one of the longest-serving members of the classic line-up of Guns N' Roses, Duff McKagan put in 12 years with the LA rockers from Appetite For Destruction to The Spaghetti Incident (and then some). Since then he's cropped up with Velvet Revolver and more recently Duff McKagan's Loaded, releasing three albums.
Listen: Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
Bootsy Collins
There are plenty of funky players in this rundown, but only one man is the lead professor at Funk University. From playing on James Brown's Sex Machine, to his P-Funk credentials, Bootsy is pretty damn close to being the dictionary definition of funk. Whether Bootsy is toting his Space Bass or a newer Warwick signature model, a funky time is guaranteed for all.
Listen: Bootsy's basic funk formula
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JJ Burnel
Perhaps only rivalled by The Jam's Bruce Foxton as the new wave bass hero, The Strangler's JJ Burnell's chunky intro to Peaches is one of the most easily identifiable bass lines of the era.
A similar tone can be heard on No More Heroes and was apparently achieved by playing by using a pick and playing close to the bridge.
Listen: The Stranglers - Peaches
Larry Graham Jr.
The man widely credited with inventing the slapping technique, Larry Graham Jr. had a huge impact on bass players, initially with Sly & The Family Stone (1967 - 1972), recording hits like Dance To The Music and Family Affair, before he went on to form Graham Central Station.
Listen: Graham Central Station - Hair
Pino Palladino
Session ace Pino Palladino broke through playing fretless bass on Gary Numan's I, Assassin in 1982 and quickly went on to play with the likes of David Gilmour, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. In the last decade, he's spent his time filling the considerably large shoes of John Entwistle in The Who and also cropped up on Adele's planet-dominating album 21.
Listen: The Who - My Generation (Live On Jools Holland in 2007)
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Are you cooler than Kilmister? No, of course you're not. He may be more famed for his rock-ruined voice, facial features and lifestyle choices than his actual bass playing, but Lemmy's 'everything louder than everything' else approach to rock 'n' roll gets the job done. A bonafide bass icon.
Listen: Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (What else!?)
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Chris Wolstenholme
Originally a drummer, the Muse bassist picked up a four-string when he was invited to join Matt Bellamy and Dominc Howard's new outfit, Rocket Baby Dolls. Fortunately, they changed the band name and Chris stuck with the instrument and brought us lines like Time Is Running Out, New Born and Plug In Baby.
Listen: Muse - Plug In Baby
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Phil Lynott
Amidst the turmoil and lineup changes, the chaos and charisma of Lynott and Lizzy, it's easy to forget that the gifted singer, songwriter, spokesperson and frontman at centre-stage was also one hell of a bass player. Lynott's hometown of Dublin erected a statue in his honour, and you love him too.
Listen: Thin Lizzy - Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)
Stanley Clarke
Ah, the '70s. A time when men were men and bassists were going nuts for jazz fusion. Stanley Clarke helped Return To Forever refine the jazz fusion sound - raising them up to be one of the era and genre's most prominent practicioners - while simultaneously developing his solo career on albums like School Days.
Listen: Return To Forever - The Romantic Warrior (Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test)
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Roger Waters
As much as Syd Barrett is (rightly) held up as the errant genius of the group, it wasn't until Roger Waters took the reins in 1968 that Pink Floyd yielded their greatest work. Five years later and the band were embarking on a consecutive run of albums that included Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall. But you know that already, so we'll just leave you with this equally obvious example of his talent for an iconic bassline...
Listen: Pink Floyd - Money
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Jack Bruce
Although you can measure his wide-ranging, varied career in decades, it's still the two year period between late 1966 and November 1968 that defines Jack Bruce. Cream's blend of heavy blues, pop and psychedelia produced some of the most revered music of the period, with Bruce's memorable basslines and Gibson EB-3 at its heart.
Listen: Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
Geezer Butler
Initially a rhythm guitarist in early bands Polka Tulk and Rare Breed, formed with his mate John Osbourne, Geezer switched to bass in the early days of 'Sabbath.
Not only did he go on to make a name for himself as the band's lyricist, his bass work saw him make several innovations, becoming one of the first bassists to use a wah pedal and also to down-tune.
Listen: Black Sabbath - N.I.B.
Chris Squire
Yes legend Chris Squire is synonymous with the dynamic growl of his rare export model Rickenbacker RM1999, a sound that has been a feature of his band's output since their 1969 debut.
Rickenbacker would later honour Squire with the 4001CS signature model, its body and neck shape slightly tweaked to the Yes man's specifications.
Listen: Yes - Heart Of The Sunrise
Billy Sheehan
Whether it's for his work with Steve Vai, Mr Big or David Lee Roth, his numerous 'Best Rock Bass Player' awards or his incredible chops, there was no way that our poll wouldn't see Sheehan scoop bucketloads of your votes.
Listen: Billy Sheehan bass solo
Mick Karn
Having an instrument stolen is one of the more devastating things that can happen to a musician, unless you're Mick Karn.
When he had his bassoon nicked as a young man, he bought a bass guitar for £5 and went on to form Japan with David Sylvian. Despite being self-taught, or perhaps because of it, he quickly developed a distinctive style, particularly with his fretless bass work.
Listen: Japan - Visions Of China
Tony Levin
A prominent session musician since the 1970s, Tony Levin has appeared on over 500 albums, among them releases by John Lennon, Cher, Lou Reed, Tom Waits and Dire Straits.
He's also served a long stint in Peter Gabriel's band, using the opportunity to develop his Chapman Stick technique and remains one of the instrument's leading names.
Listen: Dire Straits - One World
Steve Harris
Steve Harris has been the bass player, principal songwriter and band leader in Iron Maiden since 1975. The galloping cavalry charge of his fingers across the flatwound strings of his Precision Bass is constantly evocative of the blood and thunder of his lyrics, but quite simply, without 'Arry, there would be no Iron Maiden.
Listen: Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera
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John Myung
A founding member of the progressive metal superstars, Myung's talent is beyond question. He's the longest serving member of the band, alongside John Petrucci, which we imagine helps him to keep his chops up...
Listen: Dream Theater - The Dance Of Eternity
Bernard Edwards
The man responsible for some of the best basslines ever written. Bernard Edwards first teamed up with Nile Rodgers in the early '70s under the moniker of The Big Apple Band, eventually becoming Chic in 1976 when they recruited drummer Tony Thompson and singer Norma Jean Wright. Edwards wrote a string of bass-worshiping disco hits with the band, including Le Freak, Everybody Dance and, of course, the iconic Good Times.
Listen: Chic - Good Times
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Cliff Burton
On 27 September 1986, the music world lost a huge talent. Aged just 24, Cliff Burton and his Metallica bandmates had already recorded their defining statement and arguably the greatest heavy metal album of all time in the shape of Master Of Puppets.
Burton's unique lead bass playing is a highlight on the incredible eight minute instrumental Orion from that album, but his influence can be felt all over Metallica's first three genre-defining LPs.
Listen: Metallica - (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
Les Claypool
Primus were one of the most leftfield acts to break into the American rock mainstream in the 1990s. At the heart of their marvelously skewed sound is Les Claypool's dirty, intricate bass that he slaps, taps and mangles like nobody else.
Listen: Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
James Jamerson
The most influential electric bass player of all time, and the man who revolutionised the role of the bass guitar in pop should, by rights, be a hell of a lot further up this rundown.
Throughout the 1960s, Jamerson performed, uncredited, on hundreds of hit singles as part of Motown's legendary house band, The Funk Brothers. It wasn't until 1971 when Marvin Gaye's Whats Goin' On sleeve notes listed him as 'the incomparable James Jamerson' that his name was even featured on a major Motown release.
Jamerson's 1962 sunburst Fender Precision bass was strung with heavy flatwounds and generally played with just the index finger of his right hand, which became nicknamed 'The Hook'. His melodic, syncopated basslines are peerless in the canon of recorded popular music.
Listen: Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life
Paul McCartney
As early as The Beatles' 1963 debut LP Please Please Me, it was apparent that Paul McCartney was a talented bass player with ambition way beyond root notes. At his creative peak just a few short years later, Macca was not only writing some of the greatest songs in history, but influenced by the likes of James Jamerson, he was also contributing wonderfully imaginative basslines to the most important catalogue of recordings ever committed to tape. Everyone in this top 60 is a gifted musician, but Paul McCartney changed the world.
Listen: The Beatles - Rain
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John Paul Jones
What can we say about one half of the greatest rock rhythm section in history? Certainly, JPJ's body of work with Led Zeppelin is staggering, but when you consider that Jones, in his mid-sixties, was still rocking festival stages across the globe with Them Crooked Vultures as of 2010... the man is a monolith.
Listen: Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
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Victor Wooten
Five-time Grammy winner Victor Wooten is a monster player who regularly takes the bass guitar on voyages of discovery as far away as can be from its traditional position in pop music. Our annual visit to the NAMM show wouldn't be complete without Victor blowing our minds with his outrageous dexterity.
Listen: Victor Wooten - Amazing Grace
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John Entwistle
Although The Ox was a picture of stillness amidst the whirlwind of Townshend, Moon and Daltrey's stage antics, in terms of fretboard gymnastics and sheer volume, his contribution to The Who was impossible to ignore.
If Jamerson and McCartney made the bass guitar an instrument of melody in pop music, Entwistle thrust it even further to the forefront and made it a weapon.
Listen: The Who - My Generation (live)
Michael Peter Balzary, better known as Flea, has proven over time with the Red Hot Chili Peppers that whether it's funked-out slap or melodic minimalism that's required, he can nail it with precision and style.
2009 saw the launch of his Fleabass venture, aiming to provide aspiring bass superstars with high quality instruments at reasonable prices.
Listen: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Around The World
Jaco Pastorius
Few would disagree that Weather Report bassist and solo artist Jaco Pastorius was one of the most talented bassists ever to walk the earth. His inspired use of harmonics was groundbreaking, but he sure knew how to make his early '60s Jazz basses growl too.
Listen: Weather Report - Teen Town
Mark King
The Isle Of Wight's most famous slapper is about as cool as a habanero pepper nestled inside a recently-microwaved McDonald's apple pie, but few would dare to argue with the power of the Level 42 mainman's thumb.
Listen: Mark King slap solo
Simon Gallup
The man behind some of the finest post-punk basslines ever commited to record, Simon Gallup joined The Cure in 1979 recorded The Dark Trilogy of albums (Seventeen Seconds, Faith and Pornography) before getting into a fist fight with Robert Smith and leaving the band for two years in 1982.
Since his return in 1984 they've been firm friends, something probably aided by his amazing lines on the likes of Love Cats and Close To Me.
Listen: The Cure - Close To Me
Geddy Lee
It's Geddy Lee. The Rush man has inspired thousands to pick up the bass guitar, and many of the other bassists in this rundown cite him as an influence.
A leading frontman, songwriter and a remarkable bass talent, it's no surprise he remains perennially popular with you guys.
Listen: Rush - YYZ
John Taylor
Penning and performing basslines for Duran Duran's world conquering hits, including Girls On Film, Rio, and Hungry Like The Wolf, John Taylor nailed technical runs while always serving the song. He's often hailed as an underrated player, so it's about time that he was given his due. You guys obviously think so, since Taylor won the poll with a massive 30% of the vote.


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Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
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This mission crossovers with Ladies Half Price. |
MISSION Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend | |
Game: | Grand Theft Auto IV |
For: | Gerald McReary |
Location: | Alderney State Correctional Facility, Acter Industrial Park |
Target: | Diamonds |
Conditions of mission failure: | |
Wasted Busted Packie dies Gracie dies Car destroyed | |
Reward(s): | |
None | |
Unlocks: | One Last Thing |
Unlocked by: | She's a Keeper |
- "Niko Bellic, how is it that whenever something is stolen from me you are not far away?"
- ― Ray Bulgarin
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend is the final mission for the McReary Family. In this mission, Niko Bellic and Packie McReary arrange a deal on Charge Island to exchange their hostage, Gracie Ancelotti, for a ransom of diamonds. The mission later appears through Luis Lopez's point of view in Ladies Half Price.
Niko meets Packie and Gracie in a car on Frankfort Avenue in Northwood. He and Packie offer to give the Ancelottis back Giovanni Ancelotti's daughter, Gracie, in exchange for diamonds Luis Lopez stole back in an earlier incident. While Gracie is successfully returned to her family, the deal is interrupted (for Niko and Patrick only) by Ray Bulgarin, whose men temporarily steal the diamonds. Niko and Packie engage them in a prolonged gunfight, but the man with the diamonds throws them into a passing dump truck out of spite, trusting neither Bulgarin nor Niko and Packie to let him live. Packie does indeed kill him, and the pair are left with neither their hostage nor their ransom. Niko comments in Serbian: "Fucked Up. As Usual."
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go to Packie's car in Northwood
- Drive to the Charge Island Sewage Works
- Go around the back to the exchange point
- Take out Bulgarin's men
- Make your way across to the walkway
- Take down the reinforcements
- Take out the last of Bulgarin's men
- Follow Packie
- Take Packie back to his Ma's house in Dukes
Video Walkthroughs
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend |
After the Mission
On the radio and in The Liberty Tree an article mentions a poor man living in the garbage finding a bag of diamonds, and becomes rich. The man said he was going to Vice City to open a weapons business. However this is ret-conned in The Ballad of Gay Tony where in an updated version of the story states that he found them in the trash in Meadows Park (as seen in the closing cutscene of the mission Departure Time) in Luis' side of the story.
* This is the last time Luis and Niko have crossed paths.
- It is possible to follow Packie when Niko and him take different paths in search for the diamonds, so Niko will just have to defend him.
- In the opening cutscene, where Niko speaks to Gerald, Gerald is seen smoking a cigarette, even though there are several "No Smoking" signs clearly visible.
- If Niko wears a hat in this mission, it will be removed during the cutscene, and following the cutscene, Niko will have it back on.
- In the GTA IV version of this mission, Luis' English seems very broken and Hispanic, but in the TBoGT, it is much clearer and understandable.
- Tony Prince's glasses and haircut change between this mission and Ladies Half Price; he has tapered sides and wears blacked out sunglasses in this mission and become black and purple glasses and a full head of hair in Ladies Half Price.
- If you haven't killed Ray before this mission, Niko will automatically call him afterwards. Niko will mention that a "serious Russian" he knows also claimed that the diamonds belonged to him, and inform Ray of their likely destination.
- If Pest Control is completed before this mission, the dialogue will change. Also Niko will tell Packie that he has intentions of going after Ray Bulgarin, Packie says that it ain't gonna come true, foreshadowing the mission Departure Time, where Bulgarin is killed by Luis.
- After the diamonds are thrown into a Biff, you can see the Biff driving down the freeway overpass, albeit without the diamonds.
- Dimitri Rascalov will call soon after this mission to accuse Niko for stealing off Bulgarin a second time. It appears Dimitri knew about the deal and informed Bulgarin which is what led him there, and thus Dimitri is the reason why the deal went sour. Dimitri also says he went to where the deal took place, only to find Niko's body not with the others, to his disappointment.
- After the mission is completed, a Weazel News report will state that Elizabeta Torres was arrested and given a 300 year sentence. This means her trial ended after Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend, following her initial (or possibly eventual) arrest after Have a Heart.
- After the diamonds are dropped into the Biff, most of the cars on the streets of Liberty City are Biffs (they can spawn in any variant) until the mission ends.
- Despite Luis being a hostage and witness in Three Leaf Clover and a gunman in Museum Piece, Niko and Packie do not seem to recognize him during the deal, despite clearly being seen by Packie and Derrick as they kill Eugene Reaper, and Niko when he ambushes the deal in Museum Piece. If Niko phones Roman after the mission, however, Roman will tell him how a "Dominican looking guy" (Luis) was both at the ambush for the diamonds and in this mission, at the deal.
- The mission has the same name of Marilyn Monroe's song in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
- It is revealed in TBoGT that Niko used a Carbine Rifle during this mission.
- This is the only crossover mission in the GTA IV era alongside with Ladies Half Price not to involve Johnny Klebitz.
- When being chased by the police, Packie will throw a Molotov Cocktail out the window, but it's not very effective.
- A dark green Vincent is used during this mission. But in Ladies Half Price, the car is black instead, but you can still see it with black rims.
- In this mission, Gracie mistakenly called Tony "Daddy", with Tony replying "Sweetheart". Some believe this to be Gracie mistaking him for her real father, and ultimately a mistake that Rockstar made since this mission was Gay Tony's first appearance in GTA IV and his appearance was different than his usual appearance in TBoGT. However, the most likely cause is that Gracie was expressing her desire to see her father again and probably staying at his side at all times. In TBoGT, she also calls Tony "Daddy" (although it's not subtitled).
- Even though the man who drops the diamonds off the catwalk is supposed to be one of Bulgarin's men he speaks with a distinct Italian-American accent.
- This is the final appearance of Gerald McReary.


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