aende Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1357742299' post='1927603'] You missed my irony then... it was surprising to find bass in such a hopeless place as AJFA, where it had notoriously been lowered to inaudible levels in the mix. [/quote] Ah - I see! I think you can attribute all 'lost' bass to Andy Templemans productions of the mid 80's - circa Van Halen's 5150, which feature no bass at all in the mix! Quote
Elvis Valentine Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 A lot of these are not really unlikely good basslines though are they? Dragonforce, while not being my cup of tea are all freakin' amazing. Ben Folds 5 basslines are indeed awesome and therefore not really unlikely either imho. Im thinking more like these... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVe1NkQA78"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVe1NkQA78[/url] granted not virtuoso playing (and quite possibly played on a keyboard lol) but totally the hook of the song. or this... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUOwfbaKRgY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUOwfbaKRgY[/url] Just my humble opinion though lol. Quote
spongebob Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 James Taylor - Your Smiling Face http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fsfod891J0 Always loved the line on this! Quote
aende Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 Well, I did put 'Monsters inc' up, which I think is fabulous playing.....! Quote
andysleigh Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 age of aquarius, from 2:17 where it changes tempo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjxSCAalsBE Quote
discreet Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LvLn9PWln8 Quote
thisnameistaken Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 Lots of TV shows with nice bass parts in the theme tunes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y5E63jGT2I Quote
dmccombe7 Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Nikita from Elton John was always a bit of a surprise to me. Edited January 9, 2013 by dmccombe7 Quote
Jimryan Posted January 9, 2013 Posted January 9, 2013 [quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1357745726' post='1927702'] Lots of TV shows with nice bass parts in the theme tunes. [/quote] One I've always liked is the intro music to "hey Arnold" Quote
lurksalot Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1357744819' post='1927671'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LvLn9PWln8[/media] [/quote] " I'll be your Dawg" , I'd forgotten all about that , brilliant Quote
paul torch Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox-DmJ9H3ng Quote
paul torch Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hQldclTLwM Quote
Fat Rich Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='paul torch' timestamp='1357808120' post='1928570'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox-DmJ9H3ng[/media] [/quote] Despite having a smashed up hand at the moment, this clip made me reach for the nearest bass and work out this line note for note. Class! Quote
wateroftyne Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afNKbH8Z7CI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afNKbH8Z7CI[/url] Quote
mcnach Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1357736967' post='1927458'] Not so much the bassline as tone - a snippet of the 80's hit 'party fears 2' or whatever it was called came up on the radio this morning. I'd forgotten hown strongly the bass cuts through in that song and what a great tone it is (sounds very P bass to me but could have been something different) Edit : Now I've found it I realise it's actually a good bassline as well, forget the histrionic singing though! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPsdRUHiCAE[/media] [/quote] not for me, I don't like the bass tone at all, too boomy and poorly defined. But I was probably predisposed to dislike it after hearing that voice... urgh!!! Quote
Conan Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1357745726' post='1927702'] Lots of TV shows with nice bass parts in the theme tunes. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y5E63jGT2I[/media] [/quote] Aw bugger! I was going to suggest that one, but thought I had better trawl through the thread first... Quote
Conan Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 Not really a "hopeless place" exactly, but maybe an unexpected place for such an interesting bass part? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DpDxT2q9QE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DpDxT2q9QE[/url] Quote
mcnach Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1357740950' post='1927565'] I haven't played the youtube bit yet but. I'd have thought that would have required remixing or dubbing to get any bass audible. The bass was originally mixed so low I doubt remastering would be able to do much. Now Metallica own their back catalogue I hope they do remix it. Although I doubt it as it was James' and Lars' desicion to basically remove the bass. [/quote] click on "watch on youtube", it explains how it was done. Essentially, it's one of the tracks available as multitracks of some sort for a video game. From that, a guy isolated the bass track the best he could and mixed it together with the original album audio, ensuring the bass was loud enough in the mix. Quote
MiltyG565 Posted January 10, 2013 Author Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1357834416' post='1929267'] Not really a "hopeless place" exactly, but maybe an unexpected place for such an interesting bass part? [/quote] That was kind of the point of the thread. Name the songs that have an excellent bassline where you wouldn't expect there to be. It's mainly focusing on genres away from rock (which is known for it's bassline wealth) and things more like pop, and stuff like that. People have listed music from cartoons and ads, which i think is great, because they really got the point of the thread (and so did you! Except you didn't realise it!). I was more or less using the popular Rihannah song to give the title an interesting twist. It also turns out that the song "We found love" actually has a hopeless baseline (in that it's pretty typical dance/pop music bassline, and fairly crap, and each note hidden behind i crummy sound). So that's all tied up in a neat little bow. Quote
lojo Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 My daughter keeps playing the Grease soundtrack in the car, and Im quite enjoying some of the baselines .. Life's better when you go with the flow Quote
MiltyG565 Posted January 10, 2013 Author Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1357834932' post='1929286'] click on "watch on youtube", it explains how it was done. Essentially, it's one of the tracks available as multitracks of some sort for a video game. From that, a guy isolated the bass track the best he could and mixed it together with the original album audio, ensuring the bass was loud enough in the mix. [/quote] I love going on to YouTube and finding the bass master tracks, but the problem is, they are always terrible quality. Listen to any BSSM song, then find the bass master track on YouTube, and you would think they compressed the crap out of it and had it at a lower bit rate. I love the totally guttural sound of the Wal Mach 2 in BSSM, but on YouTube, it just sounds like a plank with an output socket. Quote
MiltyG565 Posted January 10, 2013 Author Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='lojo' timestamp='1357841540' post='1929434'] My daughter keeps playing the Grease soundtrack in the car, and Im quite enjoying some of the baselines .. Life's better when you go with the flow [/quote] I wasn't sure if i should say "Your the one that i want" because i know it's a good bassline in an unlikely place, but i thought most of us would have known that already? Quote
Fionn Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 From the childrens tv show Zingzillas ... Dreaming 'bout bananas ... Stuart Zender, funking it out ... Great bass line ... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrHWmCjfx0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrHWmCjfx0[/url] Quote
Chris2112 Posted January 10, 2013 Posted January 10, 2013 [quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1357841729' post='1929439'] From the childrens tv show Zingzillas ... Dreaming 'bout bananas ... Stuart Zender, funking it out ... Great bass line ... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrHWmCjfx0[/media] [/quote] That hopeless hack will do anything for cash! ;lol: Regarding FGTH's 'Two Tribes' having a great bassline, it does indeed. But you'd be daft if you thought you weren't going to get some good bass playing listening to FGTH. 'Welcome to the pleasure dome' and 'Born to run' have brilliant basslines. Quote
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