Best bass lines?

[chilievans]

Music will tame the savage beast........... so the story goes

So what songs or bass lines do it for you?

My top three tunes to play at the moment are

Soul to squeeze - Chili peppers

Wake up - Rage against the machine

Suck my kiss - Chili peppers

As my name suggests I'm a bit of a peppers fan

[Bass_Guardian]

Pow - Larry Graham

Runaway - Jamiroquai

Get on the floor - Michael Jackson

The Chain - Fleetwood Mac

Plenty more but ill leave it at that

[bassatnight]

Peaches - Stranglers
Rhythm Stick - Blockheads
Rio - Duran Duran
Le Freak - Chic
Swing - Japan

[bartelby]

First one that comes to mind:

Nice and Sleazy - The Stranglers

[mcnach]

[quote name='chilievans' post='1038793' date='Nov 27 2010, 02:00 PM']Music will tame the savage beast........... so the story goes

So what songs or bass lines do it for you?

My top three tunes to play at the moment are

Soul to squeeze - Chili peppers

Wake up - Rage against the machine

Suck my kiss - Chili peppers

As my name suggests I'm a bit of a peppers fan [/quote]



and as my signature suggests, I thoroughly approve of your choices

but I'd like to add my own:

- Take the power back (RATM)
- I wish (Stevie Wonder)
- Runaway (Jamiroquai)
- Can't stop (RHCP)
- Walkabout (RHCP)
- Love song (311)

[Master blaster]

Im loving some of Paul Turners bass lines on the new Jamiroquai album, particularly "she's a fast persuader".
Also;
Find Me - Nizlopi [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-eOrR1AKAc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-eOrR1AKAc[/url]
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder

[chilievans]

[quote name='mcnach' post='1038901' date='Nov 27 2010, 03:59 PM']and as my signature suggests, I thoroughly approve of your choices

but I'd like to add my own:

- Take the power back (RATM)
- I wish (Stevie Wonder)
- Runaway (Jamiroquai)
- Can't stop (RHCP)
- Walkabout (RHCP)
- Love song (311)[/quote]
nice choices bud

BTW "Rage Against The Vending Machine" whoever thought of the name should be knighted. Pure genius

[Truckstop]

Money - Pink Floyd
Gimme Some Lovin' - Blues Brothers
Any Day Now - Elbow

Truckstop

[Cat Burrito]

At the moment it's Hey Bulldog by The Beatles

[xgsjx]

The 3 that I'm enjoying playing just now are:

The Waking - Kurt Elling
All Day - Hillsong United
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin

Never played any Chili Peppers for yonks. I used to love playing Pretty Little Ditty.

[Lozz196]

Currently, my faves are:

Its Too Bad - The Jam
Down In The Tube Station - The Jam
Substitute - The Sex Pistols version - Matlock was/is very under appreciated
Pump It Up - Elvis Costello
Nice & Sleazy - The Stranglers
London Calling - The Clash
Safe European Home - The Clash
The Real Me - The Who

[Wilco]

Here's some of my faves:

YYZ - Rush

Digital Man - Rush

Vital Signs - Rush

Malignant Narcissism - Rush

It's possible that a might be a Geddy Lee fan..............

[Wylie]

The Real Me -- the Who
I'm a Man -- Chicago
Eight Miles High -- the Byrds
Riding with the King -- Eric Clapton & B.B. King

[BobTheBassist]

The ones that usualy do the rounds atm are.

5:15 - The Who
40 Days - Streetlight Manifesto
Turn it Again - RHCP
Maxwell Murder - Rancid (though I still can't make it through the solo with him!)
Roots Radical - Rancid
Blood on the Worlds Hands - Iron Maiden
Beer - Reel Big Fish
Money - Pink Floyd
Know your Enemy - Rage Against the Machine

[Circle_of_Fifths]

Everything That Touches You - The Association
Head First - The Babys
Let it Ride - Bachman Turner Overdrive
Fun, Fun, Fun - The Beachboys
Too Much Heaven - The BeeGees
Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat & Tears
Hey! Joe! - Popa Chubby (Google this guy!)
Just What I Needed - The Cars


.........and I've only just started the 'C's in my list.

Let's not forget [u]anything[/u] by Sly & The Family Stone!!!!

[woodyratm]

[quote name='BobTheBassist' post='1039473' date='Nov 28 2010, 12:39 AM']Know your Enemy - Rage Against the Machine[/quote]

Yass.

Song i pretty much soundcheck all the time to

[JPS]

The Real Me - The Who
Come On Come Over - Jaco Pastorious
What Is Hip? - Tower Of Power
For Once In My LIfe - Stevie Wonder
I Was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
The Lemon Song - Led Zeppelin

These tend to be the ones that continue to inspire me and also the ones that I periodically attempt to learn and end up murdering.

[lowdown]

Far to many over the years to mention but i am digging TM Stevens at the moment.
He co-wrote this....
Great stuff in the middle 02:40





Garry

[AndyTravis]

Hit me With Your Rythym Stick - Ian Dury And The Blockheads

But Anyway - Blues Traveller (Killer bass solo towards the end)

Please Do Not Go - Violent Femmes (Big bass part throughout, with a cool lead part in the middle)

Colour Me Once - Violent Femmes

Barbary Coast - Jaco Pastorious

Sex In A Pan - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson

I've Got a Right - Oleta Adams (Pino Palladino)

Hand In Hand - Phil Collins

Behind The Lines - Phil Collins

Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - Paul Simon


A million others, listning to Hand In Hand as we speak, and i think it's a bigger inspiration on my playing than i realised; Alphonso Johnson is a monster on his performances throughout the Face Value album.


edit - Nightshift - The Commodores

Edited November 29, 2010 by AndyTravis

[lojo]

Walk on by, Stranglers version always makes me smile

Stomp - Brothers Johnson, love this kind of line, just enough to really grove, but not take over, loads of other examples

+1 to loads that have already been mentioned and that will be, I love bass

[analog kid]

Apart from a few obvious ones already mentioned.

Four Horsemen - The Stranglers

Lets Call It Quits - Slade

Thank God Its Not Christmas - Sparks

Analog Kid - Rush

Burn (Live In Europe) - Deep Purple

Waiting For An Alibi - Thin Lizzy

Garden Party - Marillion

Future Times - Yes

Edited November 29, 2010 by analog kid

[robocorpse]

Analog Kid - Rush
Art Of Parties - Japan
Die You Bastard - Motorhead
Dog Like Sparky - Cardiacs
Song Of The Swords - Hawkwind
Goodbye Toulouse - Stranglers
It Follows Me - Minor Threat
Tommy The Cat - Primus

[scalpy]

Midnight Mover- Wilson Pickett

Right Place Wrong Time- Dr John

Here Come The Girls- Ernie K Doe

[Bassmonkey]

Thinking of you - Sister Sledge. Bernard showing his funky chucking

[Bassman Sam]

Money - Pink Floyd

Hit me with your rythym stick - Ian Drury and the Blockheads

America - Yes