Favorite Basslines

anju · #1 02-04-2005, 11:39 AM

What is yaw'z favorite bassline out there... A bassline that everytime you play or hear it you go into a zone... the bassline I love is....well theres two... Fred Hammond That aint Nothing and Stevie Wonder I was made to love her... OFF THE HOOK... but whats yawz be blessed..

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Indi86 · #2 02-04-2005, 12:08 PM

Wrong section, man. Try the recordings section.

Eric Grossman · #3 02-04-2005, 12:13 PM

*New York Minute by Don Henley/ Pino Palladino on bass
*You've Got a Friend by James Taylor/ Leland Sklar on bass
*Darling Dear by The Jackson 5/ James Jamerson on bass
*Sour Girl by STP/ Robert DeLeo on bass
*Come Together by The Beatles/ Sir Paul on bass
*Touch Me In the Morning by Diana Ross/ Bob Babbit on bass
*The Ghetto (live) by Donny Hathaway/ Willie Weeks on bass
*Ramble On by Led Zeppellin/ John Paul Jones on bass
*Walking On the Moon by The Police/ Sting on bass
*Inner City Blues by Marvin Gaye/ Bob Babbit on bass
*If That's Your Boyfriend by Me'shell N'degeocello/ Me'chell on bass
*So What by Miles Davis/ Paul Chambers on bass
*School Days by Stanley Clarke/ stanley on bass
*Peg by Steely Dan/ Chuck Rainey on bass
*For Once In My Life by Stevie Wonder/ James Jamerson on bass
*Rocket Man by Elton John/ Dee Murray on bass

I'm sure I've left some out, but these lines are IMO essential to the songs. They carry the songs to another level, and in many cases, the songs would not be "great songs" without them. They are commercial, melodic and compositional hooks in their own rights. The main instrumental draw, if you will.

I hope we get some more posts in this thread. Good one!

bassicinstinct · #4 02-04-2005, 02:34 PM

Ruby Baby(Leiber/Stoller) from Donald Fagen's Nightfly album. Will Lee on Bass.

A track that Rolling Stone, at the time, had the cheek to call "clever filler"!!

Wonder what they think now?

RollingMonkey · #5 02-04-2005, 03:28 PM

Whenever I test a bass' slap tone, I almost invariably start with the verse of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Aeroplane".

dwjazz54 · #6 02-04-2005, 04:00 PM

Recently I've gone back to loving Tony Levin's WICKED track on Peter Gabriel's "Slegehammer". Always awesome.

Geddy Lee's playing on Rush's "Leave That Thing Alone" is totally underrated.

Can live double bass solos count? Because then I would be obliged to mention Stanley Clarke's "Touch" (from 1, 2, to the Bass ) and Edgar Meyer's solo track on Music for Two (with Bela Fleck; can't remember the name of the piece, but it's the last track. Absolutely beautiful!).

Philbiker · #7 02-04-2005, 08:48 PM

Paul McCartney on The Beatles "All My Lovin'", Wings "Silly Love Songs" and many others.....
Graham Maby on Joe Jackson's "One More Time", Marhall Crenshaw's "Fantastic Planet Of Love (live)" and many others.....
Abe Laboriel on Donald Fagan's "New Frontier"
JJ Burnel on The Stranglers "The Raven"
Richie Daley on Third World "Talk To Me"
Pino Palladino on Pete Townshend "Give Blood"
John Entwistle on The Who "Bargain", "The Real Me", and many others.
Walter Becker on Steely Dan "The Things I Miss The Most"
Gary Numan (a rare bass playing performance) "A Subway Called You"
Robert Boucher on Bruce Cockburn's "Incandescent Blue"

About ten million others........

srxplayer · #8 02-05-2005, 01:50 AM

Aretha Franklins-Respect (have no idea who is playing it)
Aretha Franklins Chain of Fools
Paul McCartney-Paperback Writer
I saw her standing there
Day Tripper

Feda · #9 02-05-2005, 07:54 AM

[quote=Eric Grossman*So What by Miles Davis/ Paul Chambers on bass
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If I would pick one it would be this one. Get's me in the zone anytime

Jamiroquai - Virual Insanity has some nice bass playing..

PeaceFrog · #10 02-05-2005, 08:14 PM

"Come Back and Stay" by Paul Young -- Pino Palladino on bass

AGF · #11 03-12-2005, 09:02 AM

hotel california by eagle is my favourite bassline since I started learning guitar. But Nowadays young generations are remixing everything, so my mind is slightly pissed up. LOL

Stewmc5222 · #12 03-12-2005, 11:34 AM

Pino Palladino's brilliant playing on PAul Young's cover of "Wherever I Lay My Hat" kills me every time

Andy West's obscene chops and groove from the Dreg's unreal "I'm Freaking Out"

the live version of "Continuum" from Jaco's landmark album Invitation

Greg Campbell's lethal intro and line in "hiphopfour"

Anthony Jackson's killer part on Chaka Khan's "Clouds"

Paul Jackson's over-the-top finger funk on Herbie Hancock's "Palm Grease"

Michael Manring's gorgeous work under any ensemble (as well as the stellar "Monkey Businessman")

Gary Willis on Tribal Tech's lovely "No No No"

John Paul Jones on "Hearthbreaker" and the devastating "Lemon Song"

Larry Graham, Jr.'s slap fiesta on "Hair", "Earthquake", "Pow", and "Turn It Out"

Louis Johnson's seismic thump on "Stomp"

Steuart Liebig's "Free Zone" with BLOC

Kim Annette Clarke's unbelievable work on Defunkt's entire album In America

MArk King's entire catalog in the early and mid-80's, particularly "You Can't Blame Louis", "The Pursuit of Accidents", "I Want Eyes" and "True Believers"

Lauraence Cottle with Itchy Fingers and on the soundtrack to the film Liebestraum

Mick Karn on Japan's "Sons of Pioneers", from the album Oil On Canvas, and in his solo career

Percy Jones on absolutely anything

there are more, but I'm a fanatic and you all should have the rest of your day free...

from the lows,

Stew

mark roberts · #13 03-12-2005, 12:03 PM

The Clearout - Jack Bruce/Songs for a Tailer
Crossroads - Jack Bruce/Cream
Roundabout - Chris Squire/Yes
Long Distance Runaround - Chris Squire/Yes
Red Barchetta - Geddy Lee/Rush
New World Man - Geddy Lee/Rush
The Lemon Song - John Paul Jones/LZ
Heartbreaker - John Paul Jones/LZ
Thank You - John Paul Jones/LZ
Never In My Life - Felix Papalardi/Mountain
Scrawl - John Jordan/Chris Duarte Group...Texas Sugar
Paranoid - Mel Schacher/Grand Funk

Stewmc5222 · #14 03-12-2005, 12:29 PM

man, I can't believe I left out Squire and Lee!

very hip that you know John Jordan, too. have you heard his solo album? some really nice moments on it. he's a very cool guy, too!

from the lows,

Stew