Bass lines that make the song

[jakenewmanbass]

This is Lee Sklar with James Taylor in the '80s
[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uGpOHs0Ke9g"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uGpOHs0Ke9g[/url]
whether you like the song or not its a great line!!
there are loads of examples of basslines like this, the obvious ones being Jamerson who in my opinion [i][/i]made [i][/i]most of the Motown tracks he played on.
Whats your Favourite??
Seasons Greetings all.
Jake

Edited December 24, 2007 by jakesbass

[chris_b]

I'll start with the obvious one.... Lou Reed and Walk On The Wild Side.

[tonybassplayer]

Another One Bites The Dust.......very simple line but very effective.

[BigAlonBass]

Funnily enough, one of the ones that stand out for me is the Bass line in "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" by Diana Ross. I don't particularly like her voice, or her style of singing, but I heard this a few years ago and it blew me away. The Bass seems to be at a counterpoint to the melody, and for some reason, it really, really works.

[Sean]

Bed's Too Big Without You - The Police

[Sean]

Sunshine of Your Love - Cream

[Sean]

London's Calling - The Clash

Edited December 24, 2007 by Sean

[Sean]

Bernadette - The Four Tops

[Happy Jack]

[i]Radar Love[/i] - Golden Earring

If you don't know what I'm talking about, ask your Dad.

[Sean]

Good Times - Chic

[Sean]

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder


I'm off out for a pint now...

...carry on without me if you want

[jakenewmanbass]

[quote name='chris_b' post='109065' date='Dec 24 2007, 07:56 PM']I'll start with the obvious one.... Lou Reed and Walk On The Wild Side.[/quote]
A great line or... as it actually is, two!
and nicely played by Herbie Flowers I think

Edited December 24, 2007 by jakesbass

[Thunderthumbs]

[quote name='Sean' post='109080' date='Dec 24 2007, 08:17 PM']Bernadette - The Four Tops[/quote]

In fact, an awful lot of James Jamerson's work.....

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops
Darling Dear - Jackson 5
Road Runner - Junior Walker and the All Stars

etc. etc.

[Thunderthumbs]

[quote name='jakesbass' post='109089' date='Dec 24 2007, 08:26 PM']A great line or... as it actually is, two!
and nicely played by Herbie Flowers I think[/quote]

Aye.....t'is that.

One on upright, one on electric.

Probably one of the most famous bass lines of all time.

[jakenewmanbass]

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='109094' date='Dec 24 2007, 08:30 PM']Probably one of the most famous bass lines of all time.[/quote]
It definitely is.. conciously, but thats what I love about bass there are loads that if you played them to people on their own they wouldn't have a clue, tears of a clown, you can't hurry love etc etc

Edited December 24, 2007 by jakesbass

[Paul Cooke]

Peaches - The Stranglers

and the festive favourite I'm doing tomorrow morning as part of the Christmas morning service is:

Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade (different lyrics though... same tune)

[jakenewmanbass]

disco inferno!!!!

[mikeh]

Money

[teen t-shirt]

something a bit modern

Alien ant farms - Movies not that complex but damn it's catchy

Foo fighters - The Pretender classic rocky bass line loads of quavers and fours but my god it holds the song together well

[WalMan]

This probably belongs in the Guilty Pleasures thread, but I have always loved the way the bass line moves along in




....... oh I can't say it ......



Wham - Wake me up before you go go

Works for me every time as brings on a distinct possibility of air bass



And then there's all those lovely Pino lines in the Paul Young albums

[jakenewmanbass]

[quote name='WalMan' post='109106' date='Dec 24 2007, 08:44 PM']This probably belongs in the Guilty Pleasures thread, but I have always loved the way the bass line moves along in




....... oh I can't say it ......



Wham - Wake me up before you go go

Works for me every time as brings on a distinct possibility of air bass



And then there's all those lovely Pino lines in the Paul Young albums[/quote]
absolutely no shame in that, its classic motown re-hashed
and the fill bop bi da, bop bi dawww
its to die for

also I was in a band with Pinos brother in the 80s

Edited December 24, 2007 by jakesbass

[Matty]

Love cats by the cure
Time is running out by Muse
And loads more....

[Breakfast]

Adam Clayton has a lot of those- [i]New Year's Day[/i], [i]With Or Without You[/i] ( very simple, but without it the song would be nothing ) and I'd say [i]Mysterious Ways[/i].

Garbage- Stupid Girl

That Freak Power song.

Those are the ones that came to mind straight away. I bet there would be more if I went away and thought about it for longer...

[gaz the geezer]

........ just about any stranglers song is lead along by the nuts with bassist jj burnell at the helm ....... none more so than the tracks off the black and white abum

[silverfoxnik]

[quote name='Breakfast' post='109149' date='Dec 24 2007, 10:53 PM']That Freak Power song.[/quote]
That'll be 'Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out' I (I think..)

How about:

'Two Tribes' - Frankie Goes To Holywood
'Come Together' - Beatles
'Sound and Vision' - David Bowie
'Love is the Drug' - Roxy Music

Not quite the whole song but the bass line in 'Alright Now' is so brilliant when it's in the higher register, it kind of makes the song for me..

Happy Xmas!