Favourite basslines

Cygnus · April 29th, 2008, 04:42 PM

Lots to choose from, but I would have to say that Bootsy Collins' bass work on Parliament's The Motor Booty Affair, from the album with the same title, stands out currently as being a rather groovy bassline.

Any basslines you particularly like?

Tim Armstrong · April 29th, 2008, 04:51 PM

Chris Hillman on "So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star". I like his intro on "Eight Miles High" almost as much.

Paul McCartney on practically everything on Rubber Soul and Revolver.

Cheers, Tim

mudbean · April 29th, 2008, 04:56 PM

"Smooth" by Santana.

mud

bilpfeiffer · April 29th, 2008, 05:29 PM

Theme for an imaginary western: Jack Bruce, Bil

lupowitz · April 29th, 2008, 05:30 PM

Zappa - Valley Girl (played by Scott Thunes)
Grease soundtrack - You're the one that I want
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - My old man (played by Norman Watt Roy)
Gary Numan - Boys like me (or basically any song from "Dance" played by Mick Karn)
Weather Report - Teen Town (Jaco)
Jaco Pastotrius - Liberty City
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Bass in Ya Face, Bass Flava Comin At Ya (both from Dreamscape)
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (Bakhiti Kumalo)
Level 42 - True Belivers, Mr. Pink (Mark King)
Bass Desires - Samurai He-Haw (Marc Johnson)
The Brecker Brothers - Straphangin' (Marcus Miller)
The Police - Walking on the Moon (Sting)
The Police - J'aurais toujours faim de Toi (Sting)
The Police - When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around (Sing)
Steps Ahead - Pools (played by Eddie Gomez, written by Don Grolnick)
War - Lowrider

Cygnus · April 29th, 2008, 05:41 PM

Oh, well if you're going to bring Jaco Pastorious into this, then I'll have to add the entire bass to Havona

Genius, and tasteful.

mudbean · April 29th, 2008, 05:48 PM

JC Mellencamp's cover of Van Morrison's "Wild Night" - bassline by Meshell Ndegeocello.

mud

lupowitz · April 29th, 2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cygnus

Oh, well if you're going to bring Jaco Pastorious into this, then I'll have to add the entire bass to Havona

Genius, and tasteful.

I actually did not want to name more from him, although his entire catalogue shoul be included here. Havona is an excellent choice.

mudbean · April 29th, 2008, 05:56 PM

Led Zep - John Paul Jones:

"What Is And What Should Never Be" and "Ramble On"

mud

Cygnus · April 29th, 2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mudbean

Led Zep - John Paul Jones:
"Ramble On"
mud

Great song, good choice.

Telarkaster · April 29th, 2008, 06:15 PM

We Gotta Get Out of This Place-Animals

Sympathy for the Devil -Stones (I think it was Keef on the studio version)

Can You See the Real Me- Who

actually, any Who song really...

Doug Ferguson · April 29th, 2008, 06:29 PM

James Jamerson on "Bernadette", "Shotgun", and "What's Going On".

JosephB · April 29th, 2008, 06:36 PM

"the Real me" off of the Who's quadrophenia...Johnny Entwistle is ALL OVER THE PLACE on that track...whew what a ride

4mal · April 29th, 2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Armstrong

Chris Hillman on "So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star".

Cheers, Tim

specatular choice.

Guy's who just blow me away with their ability to just groove - not necessarily way out front, but just make the song smoke ...

Paul Jackson - the Herbie Hancock Headhunter's album, particularly Watermelon Man - If that ain't groovy with a capital G I don't know what is ...

Harvey Brook's - 'Free' from The Fabulous Rhinestones. an understudied master.

Rocco - well Jeeze! What is Hip for cryin' out loud. Prestia & Garibaldi just might have been the only funk bass 'n drum section that really knew where '1' was all the time... like a freakin' machine those guys were -

Rod Ellicot - When I'm Kissing My Love from Cold Blood. Yowza!

I have no idea who the guy was but ... the King Foyd version of 'Groove Me' ow! Good God a'mighty! dat's fun-kay!

Lopsey Lu - Hey that was like 74 ? 75 ? and Stanley could do that way back then ? OK - so he's a 'little out front' on that one ...

and speaking of Stanley - Light as a Feather - the whole thing. I mean I could pick the title track, but then there's Spain and the rest of it ... damn!

Jaco - my fav Jaco stuff isn't the over the top - out in front solo stuff. I really, really dug what he did with Joni Mitchell. Just smoking playing.

man - there are so many. The Jamerson/Babbitt stuff. What they did with Marvin Gaye, Early Stevie Wonder... so many of those are great. Where can ya stop ?

Conrad Lozano from Los Lobos kills me with his laid back groove. ALl the fat notes and none of the fluff!

Mark Davis · April 29th, 2008, 07:24 PM

double post

Mark Davis · April 29th, 2008, 07:26 PM

Money Pink Floyd
Another one Bites the Dust Queen
Everyday People Sly & the Family Stone
School Days Stanley Clarke

Brick · April 29th, 2008, 07:41 PM

Paul on Something so melodic

BottyGuy · April 29th, 2008, 08:07 PM

There are a lot I like, but off the top of my head my favorites are:

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
La Femme D'argent - Air
I Want You Back - Jackson Five

I also love anything Paul McCartney ever did on bass.

Flat357 · April 29th, 2008, 08:10 PM

Can't say I can name a favourite , but I simply adore all the swingy stuff the double bass players are walking through .
Fills me with glee when I come across it .

momotrucker · April 29th, 2008, 08:13 PM

'I Looked Away' - Carl Radle - Derek & the Dominoes
'Heavy Music' - the bass player? in The Bob Seger System
'Another Day' - Paul McCartney

i type with 2 fingers...i'd be here all night...........................................

aznrambo481 · April 29th, 2008, 08:17 PM

YES!!! chris squire is amazing. I love the bass parts in Roundabout especially. I just love the independent feeling of it; while the bass supports the song it is wild and free.

4mal · April 29th, 2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by aznrambo481

YES!!! chris squire is amazing. I love the bass parts in Roundabout especially. I just love the independent feeling of it; while the bass supports the song it is wild and free.

huh - wouldn't have thought of that but yeah - Roundabout definately has a groove going.. Bruford & Howe didn't hurt that groove either... I remember that one hen it first came along - I hadn't been listening to the Yes Album and when I heard Fragile for the first time I was like whawuzzat ??

refin · April 29th, 2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Armstrong

Paul McCartney on practically everything on Rubber Soul and Revolver.

Cheers, Tim

Plus............well,almost everything else.
Sgt. Pepper was stupid good,as was Penny Lane.
As a matter of fact,the latter 2 songs have the best bass tone.

WisconsinStrings · April 29th, 2008, 09:04 PM

Zep - Lemon Song

skinnyguy · April 29th, 2008, 09:09 PM

I love Randy Miesner's bass line in "Hotel California".

marshman · April 29th, 2008, 10:02 PM

I Know a Little--Lynyrd Skynyrd, presumably Leon Wilkeson.

That's the bassline I run through whenever I pick up a bass and might consider purchasing it.

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Flat357 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cheshire Age: 40 Posts: 2,872	Can't say I can name a favourite , but I simply adore all the swingy stuff the double bass players are walking through . Fills me with glee when I come across it . __________________ Homepage http://www.soundclick.com/members/de...member=flat357 MySpace http://www.myspace.com/flat357

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momotrucker TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: canada Posts: 52	'I Looked Away' - Carl Radle - Derek & the Dominoes 'Heavy Music' - the bass player? in The Bob Seger System 'Another Day' - Paul McCartney i type with 2 fingers...i'd be here all night...........................................

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aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 17 Posts: 2,842 6 Photos	YES!!! chris squire is amazing. I love the bass parts in Roundabout especially. I just love the independent feeling of it; while the bass supports the song it is wild and free. __________________ "Never age. Never die. Live forever in that one last white-hot moment, when the crowd screamed. When every note was a heartbeat. Burn across the sky."-Terry Pratchett, Soul Music.

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