Your favourite basslines?

bob. · 12-04-2012, 04:09 PM

i think its the bass on those albums that make them the pinnacle Cure albums.....i mean everything meshed so perfectly with those two albums

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i have never understood why he never seems to get mentioned in discussions like this....

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i must be that robert Smith really outshines the rest of them....which is a shame they are all very good at what they do

**Janszoon** · 12-04-2012, 04:10 PM

I'll tell you what song has a badass Simon Gallup bassline: "Fascination Street".

not only do I love the way he plays bass, but I love the hell out of his bass tone as well.

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

I'll play along too and jump on the Simon Gallup bandwagon ...

And I'll throw this in at random too...

bob. · 12-04-2012, 04:14 PM

MOOOHAHAHAHA THE WORLD IS MINE!

^anybody else still have this?

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all the songs on Disintegration have excellent bass lines

**Janszoon** · 12-04-2012, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob.

MOOOHAHAHAHA THE WORLD IS MINE!

^anybody else still have this?

*raises hand*

I've been wanting to compile a little mp3 version of it for a long time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob.

all the songs on Disintegration have excellent bass lines

Yes. Yes, they do.

Kelli · 12-04-2012, 04:23 PM

^ Aww darn I almost put Fascination Street in my first post on this thread but then I decided I liked the other songs I posted better. I agree about Simon Gallup being underrated; I was listening to Disintegration earlier & noticed a lot of the songs having great basslines... Lullaby, Homesick, Pictures of You, etc. Nice call.

Oh & to whoever mentioned the Stone Roses - I Am the Ressurection (I can never spell that right) is another one off that album with a great bassline. (:

edit; Here's some more I like-

Radiohead - The National Anthem
Pixies - Hey
The Killers - Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

bob. · 12-04-2012, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janszoon

*raises hand*

I've been wanting to compile a little mp3 version of it for a long time.

Yes. Yes, they do.

i remember when i first bought that....and thought it was the greatest fucking thing on earth....double play!?

have they ever released the b-sides on disc?

there are also these pig fuckers

^no guitar needed!

also with the mention of Peter Hook and no She's Lost Control?

shame.

the next woman i fall in love with will have this tattooed on her

**Janszoon** · 12-04-2012, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob.

i remember when i first bought that....and thought it was the greatest fucking thing on earth....double play!?

I still remember getting that tape in my stocking for Christmas!

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob.

have they ever released the b-sides on disc?

Not that I know of, or at least not as that album.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-04-2012, 04:38 PM

A lot of the Fall's 80s stuff was very bass led so I would add Steve Hanley to the list of underrated bass players. In fact he's the only member of The Fall that Mark E Smith said that he regrets firing.

bob. · 12-04-2012, 04:41 PM

when i think The Fall and bass

this comes right into my head

12-04-2012, 04:09 PM	#21 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	i think its the bass on those albums that make them the pinnacle Cure albums.....i mean everything meshed so perfectly with those two albums edit i have never understood why he never seems to get mentioned in discussions like this.... edit 2 i must be that robert Smith really outshines the rest of them....which is a shame they are all very good at what they do __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

12-04-2012, 04:10 PM	#22 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I'll tell you what song has a badass Simon Gallup bassline: "Fascination Street". not only do I love the way he plays bass, but I love the hell out of his bass tone as well. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

12-04-2012, 04:12 PM	#23 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I'll play along too and jump on the Simon Gallup bandwagon ... And I'll throw this in at random too... __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

12-04-2012, 04:14 PM	#24 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	MOOOHAHAHAHA THE WORLD IS MINE! ^anybody else still have this? edit 3 all the songs on Disintegration have excellent bass lines __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

12-04-2012, 04:23 PM	#26 (permalink)
Kelli custom user title Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 304	^ Aww darn I almost put Fascination Street in my first post on this thread but then I decided I liked the other songs I posted better. I agree about Simon Gallup being underrated; I was listening to Disintegration earlier & noticed a lot of the songs having great basslines... Lullaby, Homesick, Pictures of You, etc. Nice call. Oh & to whoever mentioned the Stone Roses - I Am the Ressurection (I can never spell that right) is another one off that album with a great bassline. (: edit; Here's some more I like- Radiohead - The National Anthem Pixies - Hey The Killers - Jenny Was a Friend of Mine Fleetwood Mac - The Chain Last edited by Kelli; 12-04-2012 at 04:42 PM.

12-04-2012, 04:38 PM	#29 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	A lot of the Fall's 80s stuff was very bass led so I would add Steve Hanley to the list of underrated bass players. In fact he's the only member of The Fall that Mark E Smith said that he regrets firing. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

12-04-2012, 04:41 PM	#30 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	when i think The Fall and bass this comes right into my head __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.