[Cyrus]

No one who wasn't a musician already (or deeply knowledgeable of music) could truly hear what the damn dork was playing on the bass yet we could be arguing about who's the best bass player until morning!

Face it, all those Best (Instrument player) polls are nothing but about who's the most popular or most revered at the time. The best polls are those among the musicians themselves. They know what they are talking about.

BTW, here's my deal:

Guitarist: Page over Harrison (come on!)
Guitarist: Lennon - by default!
Bassist: Macca over Jones, and it's not even close.
Drummer: I don't mind having Bozo over Starr, but let it be known that Mr Starkey was a vastly underrated drummer! (Check him out, for instance, in "I Saw Her Standing There" which is restrained yet pure, pure testosterone drumming.)

Overall output in music: Fab over Zep, and it's not even close.