Lozz196 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Club Tropicana or Bad Boys by Wham - great pop-tastic basslines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabootsy Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I dont know why but i love the bass on this track, it is not the normal genre of music i listen too and i do not like the bass tone but it adds a great hook to the song [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK9QVN0bpa4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK9QVN0bpa4[/url] dont know how to embed so if someone could enlighten me that would be really helpful cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) [quote name='dabootsy' post='936025' date='Aug 25 2010, 02:39 PM']dont know how to embed so if someone could enlighten me that would be really helpful[/quote] Reply to a post with an embedded youtube video, and you'll see the code they used. E.g. your videos is: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK9QVN0bpa4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK9QVN0bpa4[/url] You need the code from "v=". Then you enter: [yootube]AK9QVN0bpa4[/yootube] But with "yootube" spelt correctly. Spelt correctly, it's: Reply to this post, and you'll see all the codes I use. Edited August 25, 2010 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransistorBassMan Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Love Plus One - Haircut 100 Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses The Reflex - Duran Duran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleblob Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) Sorry if these have been shown as youtube clips or the likes (I cannot see youtube clips at work ) Pretty much anything by Go West. How's about, I'm gonna tear your playhouse down by Paul Young (there's a bit of a theme with these two ). Someone else mentioned Too Shy by Kajagoogoo, I always liked Duran Duran's Save a Prayer. I suppose you could say Level 42 did pop (or am I pushing it), so Hot Water (I don't think I'll get away with Mr Pink ). Oh wait, can I say Chic are pop, if so then ofcourse Le Freak and Good Times EDIT: Hmm just re-read the OP, maybe these were all bad choices as I don't think they "throwaway light confection" songs Edited August 25, 2010 by purpleblob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I think it's fair to say there was some outstanding bass playing in quite a lot of 80s chart-botherers. What went wrong? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) This is a classic. And the added bonus of Pino playing the live version. Quality! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYRmQRtS3cw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYRmQRtS3cw[/url] Edited August 25, 2010 by skej21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleblob Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 [quote name='Bassassin' post='936066' date='Aug 25 2010, 03:30 PM']I think it's fair to say there was some outstanding bass playing in quite a lot of 80s chart-botherers. What went wrong? J.[/quote] Totally agree, those were great times for bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Surprised no one has mentioned Roxy's 'Love Is The Drug' yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 [quote name='KevB' post='936070' date='Aug 25 2010, 03:35 PM']Surprised no one has mentioned Roxy's 'Love Is The Drug' yet[/quote] Good song and bassline IMHO, but is it a throwaway pop confection? I was thiking of things more like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-T-P Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpM8eD3LM4&feature=av2n"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpM8eD3LM4&feature=av2n[/url] Lovely bottom end action, in both senses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='935969' date='Aug 25 2010, 02:03 PM'] [/quote] that Bonfunk Freestyler is a great bassline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='936030' date='Aug 25 2010, 02:43 PM']Reply to a post with an embedded youtube video, and you'll see the code they used. E.g. your videos is: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK9QVN0bpa4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK9QVN0bpa4[/url] You need the code from "v=". Then you enter: [yootube]AK9QVN0bpa4[/yootube] But with "yootube" spelt correctly. Spelt correctly, it's: Reply to this post, and you'll see all the codes I use.[/quote] wow, I forgot this Silly Love choone, thanks! ....this is one of the 1st songs when I can remember thinking "what a great bassline", I was about 13 when this came out... Edited August 25, 2010 by iconic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brick Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 rather fond of tony levin's bass line on this [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1tTN-b5KHg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1tTN-b5KHg[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Goatreich Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Rio, or anything by Duran Duran!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 [quote name='The Goatreich' post='936155' date='Aug 25 2010, 04:58 PM']Rio, or anything by Duran Duran!!![/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodster Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Jimmy Nail's Ain't No Doubt has always been a guilty pleasure of mine.. Great line from Guy Pratt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisd24 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 A big +1 for all the Justice and Simian bass lines, those guys have great sensibilities when it comes to bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chardbass Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 [quote name='P-T-P' post='936144' date='Aug 25 2010, 04:47 PM']Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpM8eD3LM4&feature=av2n"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpM8eD3LM4&feature=av2n[/url] Lovely bottom end action, in both senses.[/quote] +1 This is the song that came to mind when I saw the OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 +1 on Kylie's Fever tour - some killing bass lines there esp Kids Are Alright, Love At First Sight and Come Into My World Open Letter To A Landlord - Living Colour Wonderful Life - Black/Colin Vearcombe Seal - Self titled album (Doug Wimbish ripping the book up on that one) Level 42 up to about 1988 (sorry, they lost it after that) Abba (Rutger Gunnarsson on bass) Some Lisa Stansfield stuff is good and pretty much anything with Paul Young and Pino on No Parlez [quote name='Bassassin' post='936066' date='Aug 25 2010, 02:30 PM']What went wrong? [/quote] Grunge and Indie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambo Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) Edited August 26, 2010 by Shambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I always liked the bass line to Sugar Daddy by Tori Amos, simple but very groovy. Tina Weymouth is a poptastic bassist too so my shout goes for Talking Heads - Slippery People (I know, they have tons of great basslines. but everyone knows this one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I've always thought this was a fine Pop bassline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='936674' date='Aug 26 2010, 02:07 AM']Grunge and Indie[/quote] Thank god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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