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NME
23 July 2014
40 Of The Greatest Bassists Of All Time – Picked By NME Readers
No 6 – John Deacon
You said: “Even for a bass player he’s cruelly underrated. He truly was Queen’s secret weapon.” – David Grant
We say: The solid foundation to Brian May’s more attention-grabbing guitar histrionics, Deacon’s reputation as one of rock’s good guys has only been enhanced by his refusal to take part in any Queen reformation without Freddie Mercury.)