Songs for a CD

the general · #1 07-21-2011, 06:57 PM

I've been wanting to make a cd of all 90's alt rock/grunge songs with some good basslines, but i'm having a hard time thinking of any outside of red hot chili peppers and the like. So, let's see what kind of a list we can get going. I'm really looking for those songs that don't get played on the radio anymore, if ever. Thanks for any help TB'ers

Muddslide · #2 07-21-2011, 07:09 PM

Hmm...not played on the radio anymore is something I may have to get back with you on.

And i gotta say, I'm not the world's biggest Nirvana fan, and "Heart-Shaped Box" is far from my favorite song of theirs, but man, the bassline in it is massive. When the chorus hits, Novoselic is spitting out these three-dimensional detuned slabs of nasty goodness I really dig.

To me, a couple of the truly classic albums from that era (and ones that rarely--if ever--get radio play) are:

MELVINS- Bullhead

MUDHONEY- Superfuzz Bigmuff

the general · #3 07-22-2011, 05:15 PM

I'm kinda familiar with Mudhoney. I've never heard of the Melvins before though. Thanks for the suggestions! This cd is going to be hard to put together i can tell...

lowfreq33 · #4 07-22-2011, 05:16 PM

Stone Temple Pilots. Genius bass work.

Muddslide · #5 07-23-2011, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by the general

I'm kinda familiar with Mudhoney. I've never heard of the Melvins before though. Thanks for the suggestions!

Hope you check them out and enjoy them. Those two albums I mentioned are among the heaviest of the heavy.

I'm not absolutely positive one or both of them wasn't actually released in the late 80s, come to think of it...

pnut166 · #6 07-23-2011, 01:02 AM

AIC - Would ? - simple, but menacing and makes the song.

Tituscrow · #7 07-23-2011, 09:10 AM

If you can track down an album by Slack called 'Deep Like Space' it has some of the best bass work I've heard from that genre/era

Also, try some Alice Donut, Helmet, Surgery, Tad and MindFunk for some serious low-end awesomeness.

skwee · #8 07-23-2011, 09:39 AM

The Breeders.

Unrepresented · #9 07-23-2011, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by the general

I'm kinda familiar with Mudhoney. I've never heard of the Melvins before though. Thanks for the suggestions! This cd is going to be hard to put together i can tell...

The Melvins own. I was gonna suggest their Houdini album of you're going for a real 90's aesthetic, but their more recent stuff ups the awesome ante.

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Originally Posted by skwee

The Breeders.

Funny, I was gonna suggest the Pixies. The basslines aren't particularly challenging, but they're forward in the mix. Anything off Doolittle will probably work well.

The Beastie Boys' work from the Ill Communications period would probably apply. Adam Yaught had some good tones.

NoiseNinja · #10 07-23-2011, 03:15 PM

I will suggest Mudhoney too, but I prefer Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge over Superfuzz Bigmuff.

MakiSupaStar · #11 07-23-2011, 05:26 PM

Fugazi
Primus
PJ Harvey
Portishead
Rage Against the Machine
Beck
Reverend Horton Heat
Jesus Lizard
Helmet

Edit: sorry I just read the grunge part. So some of this list might not fit that description.

Barkless Dog · #12 07-24-2011, 05:42 AM

I like Nirvana's "Been A Son"

the general · #13 07-25-2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Unrepresented

Funny, I was gonna suggest the Pixies. The basslines aren't particularly challenging, but they're forward in the mix. Anything off Doolittle will probably work well.

the Pixies are awesome. Did Screaming Trees or Meat Puppets really have any songs with good bass lines? I know Hole had a few, but not sure about those two. This is great! More bands are being thought of here then what I could think of. Keep the suggestions coming. When I've gotten threw all of them, I'll let you guys know my finished product(s). Thanks again!

the general · #14 07-29-2011, 06:01 PM

the search has begun for the artist listed so far(nixing the ones that are easy to find of course). But the search will continue on