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Slow songs with great basslines


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Here's one for the ageing Goth's amongst you :brow:

"Celebrate" by Fields Of The Nephilim. All you get is bass and vocals. Easy to play too :)

And for the Metal Hedz.......Does "The Thing That Should Not Be" by Metallica qualify as slow?? Uber heavy riff, intro sounds cool on bass :rolleyes:

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Goodbye for romance - Ozzy (Bob Daisley)
Broken wings - Mr. Mister
Getaway car - Audioslave
Happy Death day - Alien Ant Farm
Slave to love - need no introduction
Somewhere down the crazy river - Robbie Robertson
Lying still - Level 42
I keep forgetting - Michael Mcdonald
Only a feeling - The Darkness (Doesn't have a great bassline but it is a great song)
A Lovely Day - Al green
somewhere tonight - TOTO
2080 - Yeasayer (Not very ballady but you can chill to it)

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Came across this t'other day, awesome tone (looks like a JO) and great example of a less is more groove

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlValXM1kc8&feature=PlayList&p=5BEED3BB659AEF71&index=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlValXM1kc8...F71&index=1[/url]

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  • 10 years later...
On 16/10/2009 at 13:49, obi 2 kenobi said:

midnight love affair by George Benson.

Its a classic. Either Louis Johnson or Abe Laboriel


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byKi5DcNCzw

Edit : Its Abe

No it's not.  It's 100% Louis Johnson.

As it is on "What's On Your Mind", also by George Benson.  For some reason, especially since the tragic passing of Louis Johnson, his name is either being replaced or removed completely from playing credits online, so watch out.  If you know Louis' style and tone, you'll know when it's him.

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As it is on "What's On Your Mind", also by George Benson.  For some reason, especially since the tragic passing of Louis Johnson, his name is either being replaced or removed completely from playing credits online, so watch out.  If you know Louis' style and tone, you'll know when it's him.

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25 minutes ago, KK Jale said:

A decade-spanning thread dredge! Bravo. 

 

 

I know what you mean, but I just watched a video of keyboard player Greg Phillinganes saying that he didn't need bass players anymore now that he has the Trilian Total Bass Module.  Of course he's joking (isn't he?).  So I noticed this thread while looking for a link to reply to Greg.  Then I realised that Greg's video isn't accepting replies.  If you're interested, Greg makes these claims (jokes?) at 6:34 in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1toLihZkDs

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7 hours ago, jacko9000 said:

I know what you mean, but I just watched a video of keyboard player Greg Phillinganes saying that he didn't need bass players anymore now that he has the Trilian Total Bass Module.  Of course he's joking (isn't he?). 

LA first call session player, Neil Stubenhause's comment was, "That's just Greg being Greg". So I guess GP was just having fun.

After the "synth taking over" nonsense in the 80's, I don't think anyone will put bass players out of business. The sound of a well played bass guitar is too powerful to ignore.

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