Your favourite basslines?

Plankton · 12-04-2012, 08:46 AM

Ever since I picked up a bass to add some rumble to my tunes, I've been zoning in on bass more than I've ever thought I would. Listening to the radio in the car, this tune came on and I was impressed at just how busy this bass line is without being over the top:

Genesis No Reply At All (Official Music Video 1981) - YouTube

Then there's also tunes like this:

Living Colour - Ology / Fight The Fight - YouTube

...and this

Billy Sheehan Bass Solo! - YouTube

VEGANGELICA · 12-04-2012, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Billy Sheehan Bass Solo! - YouTube

The first song you posted, Genesis' "No Reply At All," does have a nicely subtle bass line.

In contrast, Billy Sheehan's bass solo (above) is the exact sort of bass playing (or similar guitar playing) that I abhor! I mention this because, while listening to his solo, I was surprised at how much I hate it. It's like a migraine of sound to me.

This just shows how different people's music tastes can be. In general, I love low notes in songs (much more than high notes), but Sheehan's bass solo is an exception.

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Two of my favorite songs happen to have simple, memorable, prominent bass lines, which is one reason I like them:

Joe Jackson - "Is She Really Going Out With Him"

Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him - YouTube

The Raconteurs - "Steady As She Goes"
The bass line may have been inspired by the song above

The Raconteurs "Steady, As She Goes" - YouTube

Plankton · 12-04-2012, 09:53 AM

Was just showing contrast, VEGAN.

I saw Bill back in '85 when he was with Talas who opened up for Malmsteen at Milwaukee Fest. Bill did a 45 minute bass solo that blew me away, moreso than Malmsteen.

Beauty/Eye/Beholder

VEGANGELICA · 12-04-2012, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Was just showing contrast, VEGAN.

I saw Bill back in '85 when he was with Talas who opened up for Malmsteen at Milwaukee Fest. Bill did a 45 minute bass solo that blew me away, moreso than Malmsteen.

Beauty/Eye/Beholder

Yes, that was definitely a contrast!

I think if I had to listen to a 45 minute bass solo by Bill Sheehan, I would end up as a squirming mass of screaming protoplasm seeping over the grass/floor.

But don't mind that. I'm glad you enjoy his bass playing.

Carry on.

**Goofle** · 12-04-2012, 10:21 AM

OH YEAH BABY!

sopsych · 12-04-2012, 11:32 AM

This probably requires a good sound system to appreciate much.

Extreme - Get The Funk Out - YouTube

Plankton points out Living Colour - I like the "Glamour Boys" bass line a lot.

My favorite overall bass performance probably is the Ozzy Osbourne + Primus version of "N.I.B." - but that's not a bass line per se.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-04-2012, 11:44 AM

Aerosmith
R.I.P. 1973-1989

LoathsomePete · 12-04-2012, 11:46 AM

A friend of mine has been trying to learn his bass riff ever since I introduced him to Josef K.

bob. · 12-04-2012, 03:53 PM

Simon Gallup

in my opinion seriously underrated bass player

exhibits

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-04-2012, 04:03 PM

Oh good call Bob.

The bass sound on Faith & Seventeen Seconds really give those albums a real bleak sound to them.
Now that I think about it I can't think of a single guitar riff in any songs on those 2 albums, yet I can remember almost every bassline.

Funny how I never noticed that till now.

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Oh good call Bob. The bass sound on Faith & Seventeen Seconds really give those albums a real bleak sound to them. Now that I think about it I can't think of a single guitar riff in any songs on those 2 albums, yet I can remember almost every bassline. Funny how I never noticed that till now. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.