What's your favorite "the bass playing on this album is awesome" album?

[Ed_in_NE_Ohio]

Thanks everyone for all these great listening suggestions!

Originally Posted by aasti3000

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Audio Slave - Audio Slave (can't remember the bassists name)
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Tim Commerford ("Timmy C") was the bassist for Audioslave (as well as for Rage Against The Machine)...Dude can play!

[gimmeagig]

Bill Champlin "Single"

[Bassgeer]

The Great Escape, Waiting in the Wings and Mercy Falls - by Seventh Wonder.

Hands down my favorite metal bassist; plenty of bass solos, but at the same time, he knows when to step back and play a supporting role. And the tone......

[LikeRaphael]

There are no wrong answers to this question. Pick any recording ever made and it's a legitimate choice.

[Casting Thunder]

I want to learn all the songs on The Animals Greatest Hits record.

[Hues]

Anything King Crimson.

[AllFourths]

Wow, they've gotten a lot better. I still hate them, but their sound is definitely maturing... if that's possible for a band that sounds like it's perpetually reaching into the hearts of high school girls who want to be edgy without weirding out their conservatively mainstream friends.

Solid bassist, but I don't know what you mean about moving in and out of the guitars, he's almost always just doubling one of the guitar parts or playing roots or something. Not particularly interesting parts at all, though they are certainly well played.

Maybe the two songs I listened to didn't represent the album? Afterman and... some song with the word Destitute in the title.

Originally Posted by CptRevell

This may be a little new for this discussion, but the newest Coheed and Cambria (The Afterman) has some fantastic bass work. His lines move in and out of the guitars. Fantastic.

Time may tell if its a classic, but I can see myself listening for the bass lines time and time again.

[TomA1234]

The Aura by Beyond Creation, Fragmentary Evidence by Augury and A Perfect Absolution by Gorod.

Some really brilliant basslines in all of them, with The Aura and Fragmentary evidence stepping up the technicality and A Perfect Absolution holding back at points to really support the music.

[SunnBass]

Originally Posted by jg919

RHCP - love Roller coaster.
Boom bap, boom bap, boom bap!

This is one of my pet peeves.
Sorry but that's not even their song.
It's the Ohio Players.

[Biggbass]

All the early YES albums.
Billy Cobham - Spectrum

[Marcus_TheKing]

Jamiroquai - The High Times Singles compilation album
It's got a bit of everything from all the various players they've had!

[DrayMiles]

Originally Posted by Roscoe East

I have heard so many people rave about this album, I really need to pick it up and give it a listen!

This album is a lesson in taste, but I suspect it's getting hard to find...

I also vote for Al Dimeola's "Elegant Gypsy."

[M.R. Ogle]

I really liked the unique bass lines on a perfect circle's album "Thirteenth Step."

And Tony Levin on the 1980's King Crimson albums: Discipline, Beat, Three of a perfect pair.

"What's Goin' On" is almost unfair to bring up. That's a cornerstone of bass playing.

[timbass]

Blow by blow and wired - by Jeff Beck
Unified Theory
Sweet Jane live - lou reed
assuming all jaco and jamerson and mcartney was covered...

[SpectorDetector]

Donald Fagen The Nightfly

[FrenchBassQC]

Chick Corea The Leprechaun album
Gino Vanelli Nightwalker album
Diane Tell ‎ Chimères album the band on this album is amazing
Steely Dan Aja
And so many more.....

[zachoff]

Led Zeppelin II.

[Greevus]

BLACK SABBATH We Sold Our Souls For Rock 'n' Roll

[Ed_in_NE_Ohio]

Rush "Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland"
Legendary bass work by Geddy Lee. Legendary.

[BawanaRik]

Wishbone Ash's Pilgrimage. Vas Dis Wow.