There's two as far as I'm concerned. Live Powerhouse Sod by West, Bruce and Laing (bassist Jack Bruce) and Gonna Rock Tonight by Flamin Groovies (bassist George Alexander). I love the word barnburner without knowing what it means, but I think it has something to do with those two solos!
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Best Bass Solo Ever???
- Thread starter Spinal Tapper
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how about jeff berlin in Bill Brufords "Joe Frazier" on his
"Gradually Going Tornado" album...
no fancy stuff (as if jeff berlin would), just a sax-like
fluidity to the solo, really awesome.
-carl
"Gradually Going Tornado" album...
no fancy stuff (as if jeff berlin would), just a sax-like
fluidity to the solo, really awesome.
-carl
Jeff Berlin's solo on his own version of Bach Prelude.
All Jaco's solos and solo playing on Twins I and II live in Japan.
All Jaco's solos and solo playing on Twins I and II live in Japan.
I don't know if it is the best, but one of my favorite solos is the one in Alain Caron's studio version of DCode. This is probably the most melodic slap solo I have ever heard. The arpeggios he slaps to get out and fall back to the bass line (which by the way is one of the most amazing slap line I have heard) are one of the most impressive things I have heard.
My favorite fretless 6 string bass solo is Rich Brown's solo in Unjular (in Autorickshaw GOur Higher CD). It is a lesson in building tasteful melodic solos.
My favorite fretless 6 string bass solo is Rich Brown's solo in Unjular (in Autorickshaw GOur Higher CD). It is a lesson in building tasteful melodic solos.
I love Watt's fuzzed up solo on violinist Chris Murphy's "Blues for Bukowski" - it overtook "After the Cosmic Rain" from Return to Forever's "Hymn of the 7th Galaxy" as "my favorite fuzz solo."
Not sure if that's "favorite ever" - Vic's solo on "The Longing" (from "3 Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") held a special place in my heart for a long time. Stanley Clarke's "Bass Folk Song" from "Children of Forever" also held that spot for a long time.
Not sure if that's "favorite ever" - Vic's solo on "The Longing" (from "3 Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") held a special place in my heart for a long time. Stanley Clarke's "Bass Folk Song" from "Children of Forever" also held that spot for a long time.
It's not exactly a "bass solo", but one of my all-time favorite bass parts is Tony Levin's line in the outro/coda for Peter Gabriel's "Don't Give Up".
1) Jeff Berlins solo on "Water on the Brain pt II" Road Games CD
2) Victor Bailey "Round 'bout midnight" Bottoms up CD
3) Jimmy Earl "Pavane pour une Infante Defunte" Jimmy Earl CD
4) Dominique Di Piazza "Marie" Que Alegria CD
2) Victor Bailey "Round 'bout midnight" Bottoms up CD
3) Jimmy Earl "Pavane pour une Infante Defunte" Jimmy Earl CD
4) Dominique Di Piazza "Marie" Que Alegria CD
Hello all:
Everyone has contributed wonderful solos on their instruments. Some of my favorite are as follows:
Stu Hamm: National Anthem
Steve Harris: IM's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
Markus Grosskopf: Helloween's "Eagle fly free"
That's my .02
Everyone has contributed wonderful solos on their instruments. Some of my favorite are as follows:
Stu Hamm: National Anthem
Steve Harris: IM's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
Markus Grosskopf: Helloween's "Eagle fly free"
That's my .02
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I'm with Flabby1...the suck on this version of Tommy the Cat started it all for me when I was in High School.
rock on!
rock on!
Some of Percy Jones solos with Brand-X were quite good. Also some of John Wetton's work with King Crimson was also very good I thought. Not too flashy, but inovative for it's time I thought. I still get a kick listening to some of the old KC tracks Wetton played on.
I'm only posting this because I'm reasonably sure it's true: The best electric bass guitar solo, ever, can be heard on an early John Scofield recording (before he discovered the chorus effect, even) called "Out Like A Light." The solo occurs on the opening cut, "Holidays." If you've heard it, you know what I mean. I couldn't find a link to the recording, if anybody knows...
Oh, yeah: It's Steve Swallow.
Oh, yeah: It's Steve Swallow.
"Scorpio" - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band
Bob Babbitt.....no more to say. Flatwound solo on a P Bass
Bob Babbitt.....no more to say. Flatwound solo on a P Bass
