People constantly tell me that bassists are the least active on stage. I would like to think the exact opposite. In all of my favourite live performances, the bassist has been the most active member with amazing showmanship and crowd control. A bassist's job in the band is to keep time, therefor, they usually have more generic, less difficult parts musically in compared to guitars. That means that they have a responsibility to make themselves as visually appealing as possible. One of the ways I judge live performances is with the energy in the crowd that the band creates, and I believe that the bassist plays a huge role in this. 
