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William ‘Billy’ Sheehan (born on March 19, 1953 in Buffalo, New York) is an American bassist known for his work with bands like Mr. Big, Niacin and Talas, Billy Sheehan is often referred to as the “Eddie Van Halen of the bass”.
He played in Steve Vai’s band for a few years and currently has a project called Devil’s Slingshot with guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine and drum virtuoso Virgil Donati. They released an album in October 2007 called Clinophobia.
Sheehan has won the “Best Rock Bass Player” readers’ poll from Guitar Player Magazine five times for his “lead bass” playing style. Guitar Player has likened his soloing on the four-string instrument to Eddie Van Halen’s on the six-string guitar. Sheehan’s repertoire includes the use of chording, two-handed tapping, right hand “three finger picking” technique and controlled feedback. However, Sheehan is also noted as a steady “true” bassist, fulfilling the traditional supportive role of the electric bass in the rock rhythm section. He has been a member of the Church of Scientology since 1971 and appeared on the street offering to defend it during Project Chanology.
He played in Steve Vai’s band for a few years and currently has a project called Devil’s Slingshot with guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine and drum virtuoso Virgil Donati. They released an album in October 2007 called Clinophobia.
Sheehan has won the “Best Rock Bass Player” readers’ poll from Guitar Player Magazine five times for his “lead bass” playing style. Guitar Player has likened his soloing on the four-string instrument to Eddie Van Halen’s on the six-string guitar. Sheehan’s repertoire includes the use of chording, two-handed tapping, right hand “three finger picking” technique and controlled feedback. However, Sheehan is also noted as a steady “true” bassist, fulfilling the traditional supportive role of the electric bass in the rock rhythm section. He has been a member of the Church of Scientology since 1971 and appeared on the street offering to defend it during Project Chanology.
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xuemeihengxing wrote:
\m/
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XxAnniexXX wrote:
http://fuckyeahmrbig.tumblr.com/
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Neue_regel_ wrote:
Great n groovy stuff
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marianobelem wrote:
foda pra carai!
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strat-struck wrote:
Great musician but I'm really not sure about the Scientology side of things. [2]
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XxAnniexXX wrote:
Lord of bass !
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Tyranastrasz wrote:
i second that
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The_Fenix wrote:
Dreams of Discontent is simply amazing!!
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julioraphael wrote:
o melhor de todos, meu idolo!!
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LucasqU wrote:
My idol of the bass ♥
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metalpasion wrote:
Un dios convertido en bajista!!! El mas grande!!!!!
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hashcake77 wrote:
Great musician but I'm really not sure about the Scientology side of things.
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Mischbr0t wrote:
He's just the greatest. Nothing more to say.
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hatesystemseven wrote:
best bassist ever...
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spitfire-nix wrote:
God
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Paivazz wrote:
Definitivamente o melhor no baixo eletrico... Ou pelo menos meu preferido.
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IamianaimaI wrote:
My dad used to tell me stories about this guy from back when he was doing lights for Talas in 80's. Apparently when everyone was partying and getting high before the show Billy just slept like a rock. I suppose thats the only way he could store up the energy to let loose the way he did on stage.
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gsalesvz wrote:
Mr. Big gruop http://www.lastfm.com.br/group/Mr.+Big join it if you like this band ;D
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kaathyy wrote:
I love him playing with Steve Vai ! :)
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GrantRS wrote:
Hands up those of you who actually bought an actual CD of Holy Cow! Seems to me like there's a lot of mistagging going on, either there's a lot of people filesharing with wrong tags or some media player somewhere auto-tags most of the new tracks incorrectly. Either way, there's a lot of diversity in tagging with a lot of people, for example, tagging Dyanamic ExhilaratOR as Dynamic ExhilaratION.
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