Best Steve Harris Bass Solos

chaosMK · #1 12-02-2005, 11:55 AM

A while back I was listening to the old school metal station they have out here, and heard an Iron Maiden song I wasnt familiar with. It had a killer, very melodic bass solo in it. I was impressed by Harris' particular style of soloing- it had a cool flavor to it. Any thoughts on what song it might have been? Where can you find some of his best bass solos/features?

these_go211 · #2 12-05-2005, 11:05 AM

maybe "phantom of the opera" from their first album?

Schwinn · #3 12-06-2005, 10:21 AM

In my opinion the best stuff is on the following albums

1) powerslave: he basically is playing quick non-stop on this album

2) piece of mind: very cool melodic baselines - see "revelations" and "to tame a land" (first that come to mind)

3) killers: I think he had a great tone on this one.

chaosMK · #4 12-06-2005, 03:27 PM

Someone told me that "Blood on the World's Hands" is probably the song I heard on the radio. I havent been able to find it online yet though.

dregen77 · #5 12-07-2005, 11:45 AM

"Powerslave" is where you find the best stuff from Maiden in my opinion. Harris does an amazing job there.

crapusername · #6 12-07-2005, 04:38 PM

"blood on the world's hands" is track 8 on "the X factor"

Steve has great lines running through most of maiden's material, because most of it is written on bass, as he doesn't play guitar apparently.

remo · #7 12-07-2005, 05:46 PM

man.. Steve is a god.. Killers ROCKS!!! I also really dig the bass solo in "Stranger In A Strange Land" of the Somewhere In Time album.

just listen to Ides Of March segue into Wrathchild on "Killers".. BASS HEAVEN! so much good bass on killers.

LajoieT · #8 12-07-2005, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by remo

man.. Steve is a god.. Killers ROCKS!!! I also really dig the bass solo in "Stranger In A Strange Land" of the Somewhere In Time album.

I LOVED Somewhere in Time, GREAT ALBUM...

Not his best solo work, and not overly difficult, but the lines for Wasted Years has stuck with me for years. I just can't get enough of it. Stranger kicks too, and Sea of Madness.

Powerslave was one of the first albums I ever owned that I loved start to finish, and I still pull out Fear of the Dark every few months.

these_go211 · #9 12-08-2005, 09:12 AM

i remember the somewhere in time tour. damn, bringing back some good memories of standing about 10 ft from the man as he played.