Bass lines that make the song

[Rich]

Let's Dance - Bowie
The bassline IS the song (apart from the vocal line). AND it's got Stevie Ray on it. Superb tune and, being Bowie, as cool as feck.

[Monz]

Distant Sun by Crowded House... We have just decided to put this in our set list, WOW what a bassline, here comes that learning curve again lol

[JJTee]

[quote name='Rich' post='298478' date='Oct 3 2008, 10:51 AM']Let's Dance - Bowie
The bassline IS the song (apart from the vocal line). AND it's got Stevie Ray on it. Superb tune and, being Bowie, as cool as feck.[/quote]

Another Bernard Edwards' bassline, if I'm not mistaken?

[sgt-pluck]

Anyone mention Coffee and Tv? Not the biggest Blur fan, but this is a great line....

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kWUil383us4"]Coffee and TV[/url]

[ziggenpuss]

Bluebeat & Ska-Matumbi.

Edited December 6, 2008 by ziggenpuss

[Andyalfa]

Went to see Simple Minds a couple of weeks ago, and they were supported by Deacon Blue. Can’t comment on Deacon Blue’s bass lines because the sound in the arena was the worst I’ve ever heard. All I could hear was an overblown bass drum and some quiet sounding vocals in the background. It was utterly, utterly horrible. For Simple Minds, they turned everything else up to match, which made it painfully loud, but at least I could get some pleasure from them playing New Gold Dream album in its entirety. That was the first album I really learned to play properly after I switched to Bass, so it was quite sentimental.

Saw Level 42 the month before and the sound for that was superb by contrast. That Mark King sure can play. Mr Pink blew my socks off.

Edited December 9, 2008 by Andyalfa

[BassMunkee]

[quote]Mr Pink blew my socks off[/quote]
>snigger<

[Born 2B Mild]

Lucinda Williams > "Righteously" from 'World Without Tears'

[Andyalfa]

[quote name='BassMunkee' post='351249' date='Dec 10 2008, 09:26 PM']>snigger<[/quote]

Oh dear, I just realised...where's an embarrassed Smiley when you want one?

So, in attempt to redeem myself, how about Into the Void by Geezer Butler, with the rest of Sabbath somewhere in the background)?

[Apex]

Some real good lines here, but I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the classic Son of a Preacher Man (or SOAPM, as it turns up in our setlists!), where the bass has loads of space and makes the song, or Greenday's Holiday.

[Zoe_BillySheehan]

[quote name='uptonmark' post='292120' date='Sep 25 2008, 06:18 PM']public image....by PIL[/quote]

thats a great example, that song would really be nothing without the bass.


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