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Best bass lines?


chilievans
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The list changes every week for me, but often includes a lots of what's already been said.

But one that is always welcome is 'Midnight Train to Georgia' sung by Gladys Night, with bass played by Bob Babbit (I believe).

The bass line is just about everything other than the root notes, which are generally avoided like open manholes. Love it for that alone.
But's it's also just about as melodic as practically anything Mc Cartney ever wrote IMO and there's very few songs of that calibre for me.

Here it is :)





Class and style.

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Girls and Boys - Blur
Something - Beatles
Town Called Malice - Jam
Man Sized Wreath - REM
Breathe - Pink Floyd
Keep The Customer Satisfied - Simon and Garfunkel

Basically, anything played by Alex James, Joe Osbourne or Mike Mills. I love the sound of Chris Squire and JJ Bunel's playing, but can't do it, so I make it up. That's fun, too.

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[quote name='Lozz196' post='1039189' date='Nov 27 2010, 07:28 PM']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[/quote]


if we ever meet we're gonna really get on :)

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Definately with you on the Master Blaster thing mate, lovely line on that :)

Some of my absolute faves are;

Looking for Linda - Hue and cry (Will Lee - great line)
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Three foot blasts of fire - Hue and cry (Will Lee again, great slap playing)
The king is half undressed - Jellyfish
Wishing I was lucky - Wet Wet Wet (yes, really!!!)
I'm Sorry - Mighty Sam McClain
Shakey Ground - Lello Panico and the Fritz gang
Blues in the city - Larry McCray
Love will keep us together - Neil Sedaka (again, yes really!!! lol)
Something Beautiful - Robbie Williams

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[quote name='Lozz196' post='1039189' date='Nov 27 2010, 07:28 PM']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[/quote]

Are you actually me in disguise? :)

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[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]
Me too!!


I'm with you on wake up, awesome

Also:
Waterfalls - TLC
Don't let go - En Vogue
You oughta know - Alanis Morrisette
livin' on a prayer - Bon Jovi (guilty pleasure, i'm certainly not a bon jovi fan)
lemon song - Led Zeppelin
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
Sir Psycho Sexy - RHCP
This Velvet Glove - RHCP
Mercy Me - RHCP
My Lovely Man - RHCP
If you had to ask - RHCP
Mellowship slinky in B Major - RHCP - in fact all of BSSM!!

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Hmm...let me see

Roundabout Yes (incredible stuff by Chris Squire)
Trees Rush
Fool for your lovin Whitesnake (Always admired Neil Murray's inventiveness)
Josie Steely Dan
Bad day REM
All my loving Beatles (sometimes simple is best)
We are an american band Grand Funk Railroad
Ramble on Zep

I've been listening to Jack Bruce's playing on Crossroads as my band is covering it soon. One word - MAD!

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Big Swifty (Scott Thunes) - Make a Jazz Noise Here - Zappa

Dupree's Paradise (Scott Thunes) - Make a Jazz Noise Here - Zappa

Echidna's Arf (Tom Fowler) - Roxy & Elsewhere - Zappa

Tempus Fugit (Chris Squire) - Drama - Yes

Freewill (Geddy Lee) - Permanent Waves - Rush

Wan Fi Go Rave (Vivian Weathers) - Forces of Victory - Lynton Kwesi Johnson

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My Favourites:

Jet - Are You Gonna By My Girl?
Black Stone Cherry - Blind Man
Busted - Air Hostess (just the intro)
Tool - Schism
Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
A Wilhelm Scream - The Horse (The first verse is an awesome tapping riff)

And the one my singer wrote me for my bands latest original.

Liam.

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In no particular order:

Ramble On - Led Zep
Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon (pretty much this whole album)
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Funky Monks - RHCP
Amoreena - Elton John
Your Smiling Face - James Taylor
Takin it to the Street - Doobie Brothers
SledgeHammer - Peter Gabriel
Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young
Stir It Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers
Show Don't Tell - Rush
Red Barchetta - Rush
Tempus Fugit - Yes
Jerry Was A Race Car Driver - Primus
Jethro Tull - Teacher
Soul Vaccination - TOP

....kind of hard to stop once you get going

Gotta say this list makes me sound old...although many songs on it are before my time.

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  • 3 months later...

Hmmm... this has made me realise just how weirdly eclectic my music tastes are! Anyway, off the top of my head I'd pick:

Brown Paper Bag (Roni Size)
The Day Everything Became Nothing (NoMeansNo)
Call of Ktulu (Metallica)

... all very different, but I love playing each for various reasons.

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[quote name='bluesparky' post='1044029' date='Dec 1 2010, 04:57 PM']Me too!!


I'm with you on wake up, awesome

Also:
Waterfalls - TLC
Don't let go - En Vogue
You oughta know - Alanis Morrisette
livin' on a prayer - Bon Jovi (guilty pleasure, i'm certainly not a bon jovi fan)
lemon song - Led Zeppelin
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
Sir Psycho Sexy - RHCP
This Velvet Glove - RHCP
Mercy Me - RHCP
My Lovely Man - RHCP
If you had to ask - RHCP
Mellowship slinky in B Major - RHCP - in fact all of BSSM!![/quote]

Impeccable taste my friend. BTW Blood sugar sex magic is the definitive chili peppers album. Genius

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