Yeah, so bass lines that are neither just a supporting part, nor a solo, nor just an intro. Where the bass is the main riff: The part that people remember the whole song by at 1st thought (or if not 1st, then at least equally with the singing or guitar parts). Any style: rock, jazz, classical, etc... I'm curious to hear your picks. Mine (not exhaustive and in no particular order): Walk on the wild side - Velvet underground Money - Pink Floyd Come Together - Beatles A Forest - The Cure Dazed and confused - Led Zeppelin Badge - Cream Higher Ground - Red hot chili peppers Careful with That Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane Stagger Lee - Nick Cave Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin Psycho Killer - Talking Heads Cannonball - Breeders Another one bites the dust - Queen Lemon Song - Led Zeppelin YYZ - Rush Come as you are - Nirvana New Year's Day - U2 I Wish - Stevie Wonder Billie Jean - Michael Jackson Motörhead - Ace of Spades Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division Chicken - Jaco Pastorius Roundabout - Yes Melody Nelson (album) - Serge Gainsbourg ...
Hi I read your list and agree with all, you may also consider : Roy Budd, Get Carter theme tune. Geezer Butler , N.I.B ( Black Sabbath). Peaches, The Stranglers.
Elvis Costello, “Pump It Up” Rolling Stones, “Live With Me” and “Sympathy For The Devil”(both ironically featuring Keith on bass) Beatles, “I Saw Her Standing There” and “Rain” The Who, “My Generation”, “Heaven and Hell”, and “Can You See The Real Me” The Stranglers, “Peaches” Four Tops(Jamerson), “Reach Out”, “Bernadette”, “Sugar Pie Honey Bunch” Marvin Gaye(Jamerson), “What’s Goin’ On” Supremes(Jamerson), “You Keep Me Hanging On” Sonny and Cher(Kaye), “The Beat Goes On” Beach Boys(Kaye), “Good Vibrations” Fifth Dimension(Osborne), “Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In” Los Bravos, “Black Is Black” Spencer Davis Group, “Keep On Running” Allman Brothers Band, “Whipping Post” The Clash, “Guns Of Brixton” Nancy Sinatra(Berghofer), “These Boots Are Made For Walking” Wilson Pickett(Dunn), “In The Midnight Hour” Eddie Floyd(Dunn), “Knock On Wood” Otis Redding(Dunn), “I Can’t Turn You Loose” Archie Bell/Drells, “Tighten Up” Fontella Bass, “Rescue Me” Etta James, “Tell Mama” The Rezillos, “Flying Saucer Attack” and “Can’t Stand My Baby” Velvet Underground, “I’m Beginning To See The Light” Joy Division, “She’s Lost Control” Charles Mingus, “Haitian Fight Song II” Miles Davis(Chambers), “All Blues” Jeff Beck(Chen), “Freeway Jam” I could do this all day, but I have to go to the bathroom.
Can't believe nobody has posted this (or mentioned it) yet... And then there's this awesome track, which isn't nearly as well known...
Thanks - I'd not heard this before. I've now converted it for Rocksmith and it seems to be going down rather well
Attention-Charlie Puth All about that bass-Megan trainor Hysteria-Muse I’ll take you there-staple singers
Here a few to start; I'll edit my post. as I think of more. Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie Sue (or in a season of crime) - David Bowie Ashes to ashes - David Bowie Lazarus - David Bowie Walking on the moon - The Police Roxanne - The Police Voices inside my head - The Police Shadows in the rain - The Police Tea in the Sahara - The Police I want you back - Jackson 5 With or without you - U2 Taxman - The Beatles Ballad of John & Yoko - The Beatles Root Down - Beastie Boys Sabotage - Beastie Boys Come and get your love - Redbone Hey - The Pixies Lovesong - The Cure Close to me - The Cure Just like heaven - The Cure The lovecats - The Cure Primary - The Cure Fascination street - The Cure
Can't believe that none of the lists have anything by Stevie Wonder on there. Superstition, I Wish, Higher Ground all songs defined by great bass lines. Oh and anything by Royal Blood.... they're only bass and drums in the group so reckon their songs are pretty much defined by the bass!!
I kinda... I listed Higher Ground, though I credited RHCP because their version is a lot more bass oriented.