Songs that sound decent with just drum and bass.....

[tonybassplayer]

My partner is just getting in to playing drums and we have started to play a few songs together that are relatively easy for her on drums and sound semi decent without guitar etc.

Typical example would be Billie Jean and Black Velvet etc

Any more ideas of what we could try ??

[flyfisher]

Hotel Yorba and other White Stripes songs?

[Blademan_98]

Seven Nation Army by the already mentioned White Stripes.

Lay down that riff with a growl and let her bash out the beat

[51m0n]

Rock On (David Essex)

Seriously, have another listen, thats Herbie Flowers at his best!

[ahpook]

make love and listen to death from above.

[bremen]

[quote name='51m0n' post='1371533' date='Sep 13 2011, 10:25 AM']Rock On (David Essex)

Seriously, have another listen, thats Herbie Flowers at his best![/quote]

Good call, don't let the name put you off.

Bob Marley and the Wailers tunes? That was a beautiful rhythm section and the bass lines are a joy to play.

[paul_5]

Hysteria and Time is running out from Muse - bit of a workout for both of you.

Edited September 13, 2011 by paul_5

[bartelby]

Find some OM. May not be quite what you're after but it's just bass, drums and vocals.

I'm in work, so can't post youtube links...

[lemmywinks]

Express Yourself - James Brown
Low Rider - War
Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards
Keep Forgetting - Michael McDonald (or just do Regulate!)
Aint No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Groove Is In The Heart - Deeelite


Anything where the bass is the melody should work.

[ben604]

Rage Against the Machine - Freedom! Well, the chorus anyway..

[Delberthot]

You could probably get away with Iggy Pop - Lust for Life

[L_Bass_Dog85]

Clutter. Great band.

+ 1 on Bob Marley and the Wailers!


Edit: Rush - A Passage to Bangkok. Good, simple drum beat with the occasional fills!

Edited September 13, 2011 by L_Bass_Dog85

[Happy Jack]

[waynepunkdude]

[51m0n]

[Hobbayne]

The Beatles - Come Together
The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight

Two entirely different basslines that work well with the drums.

[BottomEndian]

[quote name='bartelby' post='1371575' date='Sep 13 2011, 10:58 AM']Find some OM. May not be quite what you're after but it's just bass, drums and vocals.[/quote]
Good call. Probably a little "stoner" for most... but I thrive on this stuff.





And don't forget the gloriously noisy Big Business, who were a bass/drums two-piece for their first album:

[uncle psychosis]

[quote name='bremen' post='1371549' date='Sep 13 2011, 10:36 AM']Bob Marley and the Wailers tunes? That was a beautiful rhythm section and the bass lines are a joy to play.[/quote]

+1.

Most Reggae tunes work well as just drums and bass. The beauty of it too is that Reggae is pretty much all about just keeping a nice groove, pretty much ideal for a beginner (in my opinion).

[Nyl]

could throw in Primus, god only knows what Ler is playing on guitar most the time. Fistycuffs or Southboand Pachyderm (but maybe not if she is just starting out)


oo yeah Monkey Man
Parallel Universe by the Chili Peppers

[rOB]

Anything by Death From Above 1979?

[steve-bbb]

Prince - too many to list! - this one has a nice little groove thang going on

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[Green Alsatian]

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[buenavista]

Megadeth - 'Dawn Patrol', 1990.

[chardbass]

Apparently Nothin- Young Disciples.

[musophilr]

Fever

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