SteveXFR Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I seem to be learning grunge classics at the moment. Rooster has been the most fun so far. Any other suggestions for great grunge songs to play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjam Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Lounge Act 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 The bass is very prominent on a lot of Pearl Jam's '10'. You can mostly get away with covering the songs without the 12 string or the fretless too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bjam said: Lounge Act Excellent suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 21 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: I seem to be learning grunge classics at the moment. Rooster has been the most fun so far. Any other suggestions for great grunge songs to play? Rooster is great and yes I am a bit biased as a big AIC fan. These are my other AIC fav lines: Man in the Box, Angry Chair, Sea of Sorrow (only one string but still cool as, well, I cannot say as what ;- ), Bleed the Freak, Would, Junkhead, It Ain't Like That, Down in a Hole and and and. Play them on one of these 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 not strictly grunge but Stone Temple Pilot's Plush has some great lines. Very melodic and consisting of several interesting but not too difficult parts (so an amateur like me can also handle them and gains some sense of achievement ;-). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Loving the STP stuff - Robert DeLeo is a fab player. Really creative and Plush is a great shout 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 17 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Rooster is great and yes I am a bit biased as a big AIC fan. These are my other AIC fav lines: Man in the Box, Angry Chair, Sea of Sorrow (only one string but still cool as, well, I cannot say as what ;- ), Bleed the Freak, Would, Junkhead, It Ain't Like That, Down in a Hole and and and. Play them on one of these 😉 That's a beautiful bass. I've wanted one based on the sounds Rex Brown used to get out of his 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, Mudpup said: Loving the STP stuff - Robert DeLeo is a fab player. Really creative and Plush is a great shout Agree. Interstate Love Song is another great one to play 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjam Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Also, Robert Weston of Shellac always makes me want to pick my bass up whenever I hear one of their songs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseus Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Dam That River by Alice In Chains was always one of my favourites to play live back in the day, despite being quite repetitive. Porch by Pearl Jam was another I really enjoyed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 All fun. Soundgarden, from Screaming Life through to Superunknown, have a wealth of fantastic basslines to play. Yamamoto and Shepherd were both superbly creative players. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 My go to Grunge lines that I noodle around on at home tend to be Pearl Jam, STP and Live. Started doing more AiC recently - I Know Somethin ‘Bout You is a fun boingy line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 My personal favourites are Rotten Apple by Alice in Chains, STP's Big Empty and Jeremy by Pearl Jam. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, TheRev said: My personal favourites are Rotten Apple by Alice in Chains, STP's Big Empty and Jeremy by Pearl Jam. I regularly play those three, they're all great. 29 minutes ago, Doctor J said: All fun. Soundgarden, from Screaming Life through to Superunknown, have a wealth of fantastic basslines to play. Yamamoto and Shepherd were both superbly creative players. I forgot Tad, how did I forget about them? I'll be playing Greasebox later. Melvins are always great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 A few others, nothing technical or outrageous but just nice grooves which support the song perfectly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Another groovy STP classic. It is pretty easy but soooo much fun to play 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 (edited) An absolute juggernaut of a bassline. I don't really consider Soundgarden to be Grunge, but some people do. Edited March 6, 2022 by Cosmo Valdemar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: An absolute juggernaut of a bassline. I don't really consider Soundgarden to be Grunge, but some people do. We should not let labels bother us, it is just great music and let's celebrate it 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 I really use to enjoy playing 'Man in a box' by Alice in Chains, so that gets my vote. Other notable additions to my list would be 'My Wave' and 'the day I tried to live' from Soundgarden. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, paul_5 said: I really use to enjoy playing 'Man in a box' by Alice in Chains, so that gets my vote. Other notable additions to my list would be 'My Wave' and 'the day I tried to live' from Soundgarden. Doesn't My Wave involve some weird tuning? Possibly EEBb? Great song though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, Bolo said: That's a killer bass line. I don't know (or care) whether it's grunge but it's an excellent line and an excellent song 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Probably stretching Grunge too far, but how about Cannonball by The Breeders? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: Probably stretching Grunge too far, but how about Cannonball by The Breeders? I'd say alternative rock but then grunge was alternative rock anyway. I think that was the second bass line I learnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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