Bands with lead singer bassists

[horsepastriesa]

I've been wondering about them for a while. Here's a list of the ones off the top of my head.

• Motorhead (Lemmy)
• The Police (Sting)
• Rush (Geddy Lee)
• Primus/Flying Frog Brigade/Sausage/Oysterhead/a billion bands that are essentially the same (Les Claypool)
• Beatles/Wings (Paul McCartney) (yeah, I consider both him and John as lead singers)

[killer_roach]

Pink Floyd (Roger Waters) comes to mind as well...

[seriousbusson]

Also KISS with Gene Simmons.

[clashcityrocker10]

Al Cisneros (Sleep)
John Doe (X) - well, he split singing duties
Phil Lesh (Phil Lesh and Friends) - also, of course, did a bit of singing in the Grateful Dead
Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
Mike Watt (fIREHOSE) - again, he split duties

[SheSaidSheSaid]

also, of course, did a bit of singing in the Grateful Dead

And so too Paul Simonon with The Clash, if that counts.

[clashcityrocker10]

And so too Paul Simonon with The Clash, if that counts.

Sorry, I should have clarified that I was referring to Phil Lesh as being the lead singer of Phil Lesh and Friends. They usually play Grateful Dead songs, though (whether or not Phil was originally the lead singer).

[SheSaidSheSaid]

Sorry, I should have clarified that I was referring to Phil Lesh as being the lead singer of Phil Lesh and Friends. They usually play Grateful Dead songs, though (whether or not Phil was originally the lead singer).

Yes I know what you meant. Paul Simonon sang a few Clash songs, too. Probably "The Guns of Brixton" is the best-known.

[Rapier]

There is also John Wetton of Asia.

[seriousbusson]

Damn, how'd I forget Phil?

[Mega-Tallica]

Tom Araya from Slayer as well.

I know of a few more that I can't come up with names on the spot right now.

Peter Steele from Type O Negative, just remembered. And that dude from Blink-182, Mark Hoppus, yeah...