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Stuff the NME - What are Basschat's Favourite (not best) basslines?

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KevB Mentor

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For a bit of nostalgia...

Tull - Living In The Past
Camel - Rhayader
Focus - Sylvia

All nice lines in their own right even though people might think more of the other main instruments involved.

risingson Mentor

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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1320096833' post='1422406']
Massive Attack - Safe From Harm
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Great choice, also I'd choose the Massive Attack tune that is my forum name for phattest bass parts of all time.

My favourites:

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder (James Jamerson)
Something - The Beatles (Macca)
Heed the Warning - Chaka Khan (Anthony Jackson)
Good Love Is On the Way (Live) - John Mayer (Pino Palladino)
Back In the Day - Erykah Badu (Braylon Lacy)
Is It the Way - Jill Scott (Adam Blackstone)
Diamonds On the Soles Of Her Shoes (Bakithi Kumalo)

All basslines (and bass players) I consider really standout and totally brilliant.

chaypup Experienced

chaypup

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[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1320180538' post='1423524'] Great choice, also I'd choose the Massive Attack tune that is my forum name for phattest bass parts of all time. My favourites: For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder (James Jamerson) Something - The Beatles (Macca)[b] Heed the Warning - Chaka Khan (Anthony Jackson)[/b] Good Love Is On the Way (Live) - John Mayer (Pino Palladino) Back In the Day - Erykah Badu (Braylon Lacy) Is It the Way - Jill Scott (Adam Blackstone) Diamonds On the Soles Of Her Shoes (Bakithi Kumalo) All basslines (and bass players) I consider really standout and totally brilliant.[/quote]

Here's a seriously good live version of that track which sounds a lot like Pino to my ears. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2-ZvLg93ek

risingson Mentor

risingson

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[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1320183952' post='1423601'] Here's a seriously good live version of that track which sounds a lot like Pino to my ears. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2-ZvLg93ek[/quote]

I reckon that will be Anthony Jackson still, he stayed on bass duties for a number of years after 'What Cha Gonna Do For Me' the album was recorded. The original bassline on the record is honestly life changing, it literally blew my mind!

chaypup Experienced

chaypup

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[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1320185374' post='1423625']

I reckon that will be Anthony Jackson still, he stayed on bass duties for a number of years after 'What Cha Gonna Do For Me' the album was recorded. The original bassline on the record is honestly life changing, it literally blew my mind!
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Oh yes! Maybe I should have said it was Palladino-esque as I didn't mean I thought it was Pino, just sounded like him, the fills sound like the fast bit at the end of 'Tear Your Playhouse Down' :)

Shawman Community Regular

Shawman

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a few off the top of my head

Muse - New Born
RHCP - Soul to Squeeze
Tool - Schism
Incubus - Are You In
Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down

more will probably come to mind once i start playing :)

xgsjx Grand Master

xgsjx

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I'm surprised no one's said Hysteria! :)

A couple of my faves to play (off the top of my head) are:

Brown Paper Bag - Roni Size
Army Of Me - Bjork
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Peace Sells - Megadeth
The Waking - Kurt Elling
New Born - Muse
New Years Day - U2

Can't think of any others as I mainly play originals & spend most of my time working on them. Although I'm working on a couple of unusual covers that don't have particularly great to play basslines (Satisfaction - The Stones & Crazy - Gnarles Barkley, but we don't cover songs to sound like the originals).

Edit - Gotta add some U2!

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lojo Proficient

lojo

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Something like "your the best thing that ever happened to me" Gladys Knight is a great example of bass at its best, just beautifully underpins and helps the song glide along.

alyctes Grand Master

alyctes

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Human League, 'Being Boiled'.
Snakefarm, 'St James'. (Yeah I know, trad arr.)
Public Image Limited, 'Public Image'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylOCIP54PIQ

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Kelso Rookie

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For once in my life - Stevie Wonder (James Jamerson) is simply the best bass playing I have ever heard.

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye (James Jamerson) is a close second.

Bit of a departure from Motown but Bullet in the Head by RATM (Timmy C) is a great bass line. Simple but does it's job perfectly.

seashell Proficient

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[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1320309104' post='1425001']
I do love a good 'old school' rock anthem:

Sweet Child O' Mine by, G'n'R


And if anyone thinks it's cheesy and a bit too obvious, well I just don't care. :)
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That's it, you stick to your Guns! (n Roses) :)

(I'll get me top hat)

Mykesbass Grand Master

Mykesbass

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In no particular order:

BB King Thrill Has Gone - makes the track move perfectly
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Surprised this hasn't already cropped up - usually does)
Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkle with Joe Osborn
Son of a Preacher - Dusty Springfield with Tommy Cogbill

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