Flea's best bass line

tbone0813 · #1 01-16-2006, 03:07 PM

I am looking for some Red Hot Chili Pepper's songs that without a doubt show off Flea's best slapping ability. I know he slaps a lot, but there has to be 'The Song' or 2 or 3 that really show him at his best. Thanks in advance everyone.

Aj* · #2 01-16-2006, 03:23 PM

The general consensus would probably be Aeroplane but take a look at the earlier stuff too (Freakey Style, Uplift Mofo Party Plan, Mothers Milk).

Redhotbassist · #3 01-16-2006, 04:05 PM

I liked his grooving and fills on 'Funky Monks' off BSSM.

theshadow2001 · #4 01-16-2006, 04:22 PM

+1 that's a serious grooving line

5magics · #5 01-16-2006, 04:37 PM

"coffee shop" is always good- from one hot minute

Alex A · #6 01-16-2006, 04:40 PM

coffee shop, yea

Papersen · #7 01-16-2006, 05:42 PM

My fav line is "Soul to Squeeze".
The best laid back groove Flea created, IMHO.

FaithNoMan · #8 01-16-2006, 05:58 PM

The ones he doesn't slap on.......I like the undistorted parts in "Around The World".......when he's grooving underneath Anthony's singing.....this part, the last time around:

"I know I know for sure
That life is beautiful around the world
I know I know it's you
You say hello and then I say I do

Mother Russia do not suffer
I know you're bold enough
I've been around the world
And I have seen your love
I know I know it's you

You say hello then I say I do"

That part.

heath_the_great · #9 01-16-2006, 11:29 PM

you mean, the chorus :P

walkabout is good, falling into grace, shallow be thy game

show me your soul is a favourite of mine, knock me down as well

to see flea at his best, it needs to be live, its needs to be jamming, as it is with every other bassist IMO...just watch the live at hyde park dvd

phxlbrmpf · #10 01-17-2006, 12:18 AM

I wouldn't call it his best line, but he really lets it rip in the relatively little-known song "Love Rollercoaster" off the Beavis&Butt-Head soundtrack. Most of it is slapped with some neat fills. Overall, I think he's not really the best (or most tasteful) slapper.

heath_the_great · #11 01-17-2006, 12:35 AM

little known? that song was big

phxlbrmpf · #12 01-17-2006, 12:38 AM

Really? I had no idea. It's just that I haven't seen it mentioned here once. No one cared about it in Europe, either.

heath_the_great · #13 01-17-2006, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phxlbrmpf

Really? I had no idea. It's just that I haven't seen it mentioned here once. No one cared about it in Europe, either.

was about what? 10 years ago now...that and it was a cover for a movie..just becuase a song aint mentioned doesnt mean its not popular

**Vorago** · #14 01-17-2006, 01:45 PM

I like his fingerstyle grooves over his slapping, check out BSSM for some of his best basslines

Thunderbird91 · #15 01-17-2006, 02:40 PM

I like the song "Pea" off of one hot minute... "You homophobic redneck dick.. big and tough and macho you can kick my ass... So f***ing what?" haha

ThumbyAche · #16 01-17-2006, 03:00 PM

I heard "Bust A Move" the other day by Young MC and forgot what a killer groove Flea played on that. Makes the whole song..

Thunderbird91 · #17 01-17-2006, 04:04 PM

Flea plays on "You aughta know" by Alanis Morsette. Really makes the song enjoyable....

Mikemike · #18 01-17-2006, 11:39 PM

Yeah, so anyway, about the songs with slapping:
Stone Cold Bush (pops some really cool accents into the chorus, and has a slap solo)
Aeroplane is a good one, but only the verse is slap style, and it's a pretty simple groove compared to some other stuff he's done.
But he did most of his slap tunes in the early days, I would recommend the Uplift Mofo Party Plan for a good idea of how flea used to be perceived, it kind of puts things into perspective. Songs like Skinny Sweaty Man, True Men Don't Kill Coyotes, and Backwoods show why Flea was popular for slapping.

Woodchuck · #19 01-18-2006, 03:58 AM

I'm partial to Knock Me Down.

Chili · #20 01-18-2006, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heath_the_great

you mean, the chorus :P

walkabout is good, falling into grace, shallow be thy game

show me your soul is a favourite of mine, knock me down as well, and pretty little ditty, but i'm not sure if this was origonally done by alice beck or back or something like that

to see flea at his best, it needs to be live, its needs to be jamming, as it is with every other bassist IMO...just watch the live at hyde park dvd

yeah i love the bass on show me ur soul aswell, aswell as knock me down

for some songs with good slap pop, check out
Stone cold bush
Walkin on down the road
get up and jump
Coffee shop
Point boy (was unreleased, hillel is on the vocals and has a groovy slap line)
Fight like a brave
True men dont kill coyotes
Backwoods
Power of equality only has a slap line at the very end but thinks it cool

but like someone sed, u have to see him live to see what hes really capable of

u sed watch the hyde park dvd? theres a dvd version of this? i thought there was only an album version of this