Sorry if this has already been posted. Mine are "The Widow", by The Mars Volta, and "Anticosmic Overload" by Obscura.

Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young. I believe it's Pino on bass.

That was Pino.

Even better though IMO were:

Shoot Down the Moon - with Elton John
Give Blood - with Pete Townsend

+1 for "Give Blood"

Other great Pino Palladino lines:
"Stop on By" by Paul Young, featuring Chaka Khan on vocals
"In a New York Minute" by Don Henley (the song itself is a little cheesy, but great work by PP)

Get Here-Pino
Give Blood-Pino
Graceland Album-Bakithi Kumalo

:hiding:

Yeah I should have thought of Bakithi

In particular: Diamonds on the soles of her shoes,

That's one monster of a bassline

Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young. I believe it's Pino on bass.

took it right out of my mouth.

1.everytime you go away-paul young
2.moonloop(improvisation)-porcupine tree(colin edwin)

"Barbary Coast", Weather Report w/Jaco

Diamonds on the soles of her shoes,

That's one monster of a bassline



+11

That's the one bassline that slapped me in the face and made me take notice of what a fretless can do.


BTW, Bakithi Kumalo has a couple of pages in the latest Bass Player magazine. Good interview.

The "Extra Track/Remastered" version of Graceland has a bass/vocals only draft of "Diamonds On The Soles". PDB.

Track 13-
http://www.amazon.com/Graceland-Paul-Simon/dp/B0002EQ7E2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1239188215&sr=8-1

...worth the 0.99 cents if you already own the album.

Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young. I believe it's Pino on bass.

Sounds like a Daryl Hall tune, right?

From the same album, The Secret of Association, check out the Octaver/fretless bass on "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down".
PDB, IIRC.

"In a New York Minute" by Don Henley (the song itself is a little cheesy, but great work by PP)

In the same league is "Lady In Red" by Chris De Burgh.
...although, I don't see the Henley tune as cheesy.

most cirque du soleil.

Yeah I should have thought of Bakithi

In particular: Diamonds on the soles of her shoes,

That's one monster of a bassline

A great vid of this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OafqYNCzq5U

A great vid of this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OafqYNCzq5U

Wow, killerband!!! Checking out the rest of the songs also, amazing band, smooth like a babies bottom!! That Paul Simon is an amazing artist and a lucky guy have worked with such musicians. :bassist:

Elderly Woman behind the Counter in a Small Town....Pearl Jam...simple but effective

That was Pino.
Give Blood - with Pete Townsend

+3.14159

Used to be my favorite song back in the day and hadn't heard it in almost 20 years. After listening to it a few weeks ago it completely realigned my brain on what can be done on a fretless. Needless to say I've got a major case of GAS and saving my pennies for a Squier VM F. :)

I really like 'Mother Stands for Comfort' by Kate Bush.
Think that's Eberhard Weber but not sure...

Elderly Woman behind the Counter in a Small Town....Pearl Jam...simple but effective

I always liked that tune and the simple fretless line!

And the Living Colour song "Nothingness". Another simple but cool line.

I don't know if it's my favorite, but I really enjoy the fretless work on the song "Primal" off of Jason Becker's album "Perspective." I think it's Michael Manring.

Cynic (Focus), Veil of Maya - one of Sean Malone's finest.

Cynic (Focus), Veil of Maya - one of Sean Malone's finest.

+1

That whole album is stunning.

The new one as well! I love "Evolutionary Sleeper".

- Everytime You Go Away
- Sledgehammer
- A Remark You Made

does slang by jaco count?

Jaco Pastorious with Joni Mitchell on 'God must be a Boogieman'. Very nice accompanymant.

- Sledgehammer

That's Tony Levin right? +1

Originally posted by JimK

The "Extra Track/Remastered" version of Graceland has a bass/vocals only draft of "Diamonds On The Soles". PDB.

Checked it out at amazon.
Bought it on iTunes.
Floored.

Thanks for the heads up.

my addition to this would have to be,...

sprial architect - insect,...

crazy riffs and crazy runs that sound so mid growly,... just awesome!

Just had a serious listen to it
Best £0.79 i've spent in a loooonnnnnggggg time.

"A Remark You Made" Jaco Pastorius

didn't realise so many pearl jam songs had fretless,...

elderly woman behind the counter in a small town has always been one of my favourite songs! was awesome when they played that live too! :bassist:

its kind of funny, almost all my favourite bass players seem to play the gary willis basses,... maybe its a sign I need to get one :bassist: :D

(currently going through all of spiral architect's album,... from the start of spinning that bass just hits through the mix and makes me drool!!!)

Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young. I believe it's Pino on bass.

+1 on that, i inmediately thought of that one when i saw the title of the thread...

Honorable mentions to:

I´m gonna tear your playhouse down - Paul Young (Pino+fretless+octaver = Yummy)
Even flow- Pearl Jam
Cliche - Fish (John Giblin)

The whole "Vigil in a wilderness of mirrors" by Fish features John Giblin on fretless, if some of you fretless fans haven´t checked it out...please do.

In A New York Minute - Don Henley

Late In The Evening - Paul Simon

MM

Wow, lots of tunes I would've mentioned already have been!

Here's one that hasn't: "Adidas In Heat" by Adrian Belew, featuring J.Clifton Mayhugh on fretless bass. Freakin' amazing line, further enhanced by Clif's fabulously punchy fat incisive tone.

Also: "Energy Fools The Magician" by Brian Eno, fretless bass by Percy Jones. 'nuf said.

And: "Faceblaster" from Alphonso Johnson's Spellbound album.

Big Country by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

"Cadillac" by The Firm (Tony Franklin KILLIN' on fretless). Really, that whole album is a fretless tour dé force

Lisa's Theme by Big Sir, there's two fretless player in the band and this song makes me breathe faster.

Pearl Jam: Why Go. Solid rock fretless line.

Breathe - Pearl Jam
Best example of Jeff Ament in my opinion.

And: "Faceblaster" from Alphonso Johnson's Spellbound album.

Good call on Alphonso Johnson, though I'm not familiar with that album.

I like his lines on the songs "Open Your Eyes" and "Some Time Ago" from Flora Purim's Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (http://muzyczne-podroze.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html#1760554098028082141) album. Some nice filtereffects on those songs too.

Cynic (Focus), Veil of Maya - one of Sean Malone's finest.

Cynic are incredible! I can't believe I forgot to mention "Veil of Maya"!

the 1930's rust, gary numan, i assassin ( pino palladino )
visions of china, japan, oil on canvas ( mick karn )
midwestern night's dream, pat metheny, bright size life ( jaco pastorius )
in france they kiss on main street, joni mitchell, shadows and light ( jaco pastorius )
after the gold rush, michael hedges, aerial boundaries ( michael manring )
campfire stories, mark egan, beyond words ( mark egan )
his box, dalis car, the waking hour ( mick karn )
chattahoochie field day, patrick o'hearn, eldorado ( patrick o'hearn )
245 days, peter himmelman, synesthesia, ( al wolovitch )

plus many others ...

"Murder" by David Gilmoure (Pino?)

"Run thru the light" by YES (Trevor Horn on bass)

Patrick O'Hearn's fretless work with Zappa

Yes, anything with Alphonso Johnson.
Fernando Saunders, with Lou Reed "take a walk on the wild side".

My absolute favourite fretless tone and solo is Alain Caron's Little Miss Match from the Rhythm N' Jazz Album. Just beautiful stuff...

Malignant Narcissism - Rush

Lisa's Theme by Big Sir, there's two fretless player in the band and this song makes me breathe faster.

Most of my favorite fretless players have been mentioned: Pino, Bakithi Kumalo, Manring, Jeff Ament, and Juan Alderete.

Couldn't find the song I was looking for, but here's another cool Big Sir track with Juan on bass: Nonstop Drummer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPIbuu39_j4&feature=related).

Some sick fretless work from Jeff Schmidt: Apotheosis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF4sJHBIYEo)

Simple, but I always liked Stings fretless lines. King of Pain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGEJcizQEXk)

Gotta love Tony Levin on Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqyc37aOqT0)

+1 for Everytime You Go Away.
Also:
Holy Spirit by M.Marning/Carbonne/Piazza. Awesome.

Pearl Jam: Why Go. Solid rock fretless line.
I believe that song was actually recorded with the same fretted 12-string used in "Jeremy"... The drum and bass intro clearly has some higher octaves on it.

I personally like Paul Simon's "You can call me Al".

the 1930's rust, gary numan, i assassin ( pino palladino )

That entire album is chock full of some of the tastiest, most inventive fretless lines ever.

"Noddy goes to Sweden", Brand X....Percy Jones on fretless Wal bass

....in fact, "Do They Hurt" by Brand X is essential listening!

....and "The Ghost of Mayfield Lodge" from the album Masque (also Brand X)

Can't believe nobody has mentioned Pino's playing on Don Henley's "Sunset Grill"\
Beautiful

Dudes and dudettes: for some seriously sick fretless chops, listen to Matthew Seligman
on the Thomas Dolby album "The Flat Earth"....the title track, "Screen Kiss"
"Mulu: The Rain Forest" and "I Scare Myself" touch, feel, purity of tone, check it out.

Yes, anything with Alphonso Johnson.
Fernando Saunders, with Lou Reed "take a walk on the wild side".

for the record: I'm 99.9 percent sure that it's Herbie Flowers on this Lou Reed track;)

And just about everything that Gary Willis has ever played since his Tribal Tech days - that guy is a serious player!

Can't narrow down a favourite!

Malignant Narcissism - Rush
Malignant Narcissism was amazing, and it was recorded with a Jaco Pastorius tribute bass.

Malignant Narcissism - Rush
Malignant Narcissism was amazing, and it was recorded with a Jaco tribute bass.

+3.14159

Used to be my favorite song back in the day and hadn't heard it in almost 20 years. After listening to it a few weeks ago it completely realigned my brain on what can be done on a fretless. Needless to say I've got a major case of GAS and saving my pennies for a Squier VM F. :)

+pi?

Big Country by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

BIG +1.

dawn of the golden age -Roadrunner united.

In no particular order. . .
Opus Pocus-Jaco
Intermediate Jesus-Porcupine Tree (Colin Edwin)
The Apostle in Triumph-Opeth (Johan DeFarfalla)
Dog Day-Gavin Harrison(Mick Karn)
The Philosopher-Death,Break the Cycle-Quo Vadis(Steve Digiorgio)
DMV-Primus(Come on)
Rivers Dancing-Gordian Knot(Sean Malone)
Hate Zone/Nuclear Burn/Disco Suicide-Brand X(Percy Jones)

it was hard to narrow it down to those:D

Dog Day-Gavin Harrison(Mick Karn)

Gavin Harrison has an album with Mick Karn?!?!?!

WANT!

Pearl Jam-Alive

A Remark You Made - Weather Report. Jaco is awesome on this.

(I'm Gonna) Tear Your Playhouse Down-Paul Young
Every Time You Go Away-Paul Young

Pino Paladino-One word=BADASS

I'd say Lady in Red

He plays 100% in tune.. uses some great technique..

It's not overplayed like many fretless lines...

This would not sound like a song without the fretless.....


Paul Young stuff is a 2nd.. fretless is not the core of the material.

Gavin Harrison has an album with Mick Karn?!?!?!

WANT!

Absolutely! it's was Gavin's first(and i believe only) solo release titled "Sanity & Gravity" it came out in like '97. pretty hard to find these days although i think you can buy it as an mp3 download off of his site. Absolutely amazing album, I know he has a few songs (including "Dog Day") on his myspace page. And if you haven't checked out his latest project with 05ric you should give that a listen as well, not to get off topic as 05ric doesn't play fretless :hiding:
but worth a listen to say the least

Colin Moulding - English Roundabout

Colin Moulding - English Roundabout

Good call - I love his line on "The Wheel and the Maypole" - I had forgotten about that...

You guys could warn someone before sending them blind into those Paul Simon links :(:(


Had to wash that away with some Tommy the Cat (Warning: Primus)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4P_OofC3xM&feature=related

+1 ON "Lady in Red" by Chris ???????(?)What's his last name???Info on who played F-less on that track too.

Death - The Philosopher
Control Denied - Breaking the Broken

as much as i've got mad love for gary willis, and alain caron, i've got to say all time favorite is(The Dry-Cleaner from Des Moines). If you don't know this one..............................forgetaboutit=)!

"Cadillac" by The Firm (Tony Franklin KILLIN' on fretless). Really, that whole album is a fretless tour dé force


The Blue Murder song Jelly Roll. Actually, the entire first Blue Murder album kills...all around!

'Hiram' by Chuck Loeb from the album 'Between 2 Worlds'. I believe its Will Lee on bass. Has anyone else heard this song? PM me and I can send it to you to listen to

dawn of the golden age -Roadrunner united.

forgot about how awesome that song is, still think its a very bad mix though, it took me about 15 listens to actually find sean malones awesomeness buried in that mix! Once I did it made me just put the song on even more haha,... sean malone has great skills thats for sure!

Well, Pino's work with Paul Young and Don Henley's already on here, as is Jaco's stuff wtih both WR and that blonde lady from Canada with the high cheek bones and the wonderful sense of artistry in everything she does....

So, here's a less common one that really defines what fretless should be about for me.

Freebo on the early Bonnie Raitt stuff. Back in the '70s, before Don Was was, and the relatively mass appeal, it was Bonnie, Freebo, and a few friends. Check out "Too Long At The Fair"- just Bonnie and Freebo. Dig how he cradles the lyrics in his bass and imparts just the exact amount of wistfullness with his judiciously used slides. Then dig into the supreme funk (old funk not Fieldy abused stuff) of "Girl, You've Been In Love Too Long". See how he only lets you know it's fretless when he wants you to know? Utter genius there!! He's the FIRST fretless bassist I ever heard of or knew was playing fretless electric and he's still the voice that keeps me on target for playing fretless.

Speaking of early fretless players- how 'bout some Bill Wyman? I'm convinced that "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is his butchered cheapy bass he made fretless because the frets were in such terrible shape.

jte

Just going by ones mentioned already:
Big Country - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
A Remark You Made - Weather Report
Malignant Narcissism - Rush

Can't believe nobody has mentioned Pino's playing on Don Henley's "Sunset Grill"\
Beautiful+1, first fretless I ever heard. Bought one the next week.
Also, Weather report-'Havona.'
Tribal Tech- 'Canine.'

+1 on tribal tech, damn Gary Willis can play...

A Remark You Made is a favorite of mine.

Moving Spirit -Spiral Architect and any of Lars Norbergs basslines

Big Country by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones


Agreed. This is one of my favorite tunes period.

"Claire's Song" by the Yellowjackets. Jimmy Haslip is the man and always will be.

Also, "Top of the World" by the Dixie Chicks. It's a very simple simple bass line but is one of the reasons I decided to buy a fretless. It has such a beautiful tone, in my opinion.

Also, "The Boy in the Bubble" on Graceland. Pretty fantastic stuff.

Buoy - Mick Karn (God knows what he's doing there)
Apirl - Brand X (John Giblin)
Thalidomide Squid - Brand X (Percy Jones)
My New Career - Japan (Mick Karn)
Cantonese Boy - Japan
Talk To Me - Joni Mitchell (Jaco)

Sting on "Wrapped Around Your Finger" my personal favorite fretless line apart from the entire Jaco output. :)

Alegria by Cirque du soleil.

At the moment it's tribal tech "face first"