Michael Anthony one of the best Bass players today!

[ULTRAMAN VH]

Mike's background vocals really set VH apart from the other hard rock acts. Bands like Dokken, Motley Crue, and Ratt were piss weak in this department. As a bass player he gave Ed the room to do just about whatever he wanted on stage. He basically was a great fit for the VH line up. But not the best thats for sure. Most studio musicians would smoke his ass.

[Catfish]

Originally posted by ULTRAMAN VH
Mike's background vocals really set VH apart from the other hard rock acts. Bands like Dokken, Motley Crue, and Ratt were piss weak in this department. As a bass player he gave Ed the room to do just about whatever he wanted on stage. He basically was a great fit for the VH line up. But not the best thats for sure. Most studio musicians would smoke his ass.

Yeah, he gave Ed plenty of room to do all kinds of things like smoke for cancer, fuck up hips, fire singers, ruin the band’s good name, get divorced, shit on his fans, drink until he’s stoopid…

[smaz]

I was listening to an early VH bootleg. 1979 maybe?? Not sure, but I completely missed his solo. I was playing a pc game while listening to it, and I didn't even notice the solo untill it was finished - promptly after he started it. I turned to my friend and said 'Was that it?'. It was pathetic. Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is a much better bass player. Listen to his solos and they're crazy. And I'm sure there are plenty of others that are better.

His backing vocals don't really count for being a good bass player. That's got nothing to do with his bass playing abilities. If he sung over the top of his solo's, would that make them better?

[Catfish]

Michelle's solos did nothing but WRECK every bit of momentum the mighty Van Halen used to drum up onstage every night.

A horrible waste, his solo time was. Selfish and horrible. Fuck that porky fuck!

[BARE BONE]

He tried to help with background vocals but I have alot of boots where he's not singing in key at all and fucking it all up.Just because you have a high voice doesn't mean you should sing. There's some songs where he sounds good on record but I like it better when he doesn't help Dave on the records.Dave should of just doubled his voice. His bass solos are a joke.

[smaz]

And that Jack Daniels bass is an eyesore.

[Terry]

Put it this way; Mike may well be the best/perfect bassist for Van Halen, inasmuch as I couldn't picture anyone else in there.

But would find it hard to think any musician worth his/her salt would put MA up amongst the "best" bass players of all time, regardless of whatever standards one uses to label someont the "best".

[Panamark]

Even Van Halen think Mikey sucks..
When was the last time you could hear him
on a recording ??

[ThrillsNSpills]

When's the last time they let him play on a Van Halen recording? lol

[Panamark]

I bet they turn him down on the mixer during the show too

[DrMaddVibe]

I'd love to hear Chris Squire play a Van Halen song. John Myung, Ryan Martinie, Doug Wimbish would make Anthony appear like the open E string ringing kiddie that he is.

To say he plays a bass solo is like the fucking gorilla that "speaks" sign language. Sure it can communicate, but how many years did it take for the gorilla to finally "speak" a sentence. Any idiot can jump up and down on a bass guitar and play with a wah pedal. He's nothing special to the Great bassists. He's just a "fit" for Van Halen/Hagar and that's it!

[tydhurst]

^ Amen buddy!

[tydhurst]

Originally posted by smaz
And that Jack Daniels bass is an eyesore.

Same can be said for the player!