TOP 10 BASS SONGS

[RJSBASS]

Hey wats happenin. I'm not sure if this is the right place for this..but here it goes

Post your favorite songs with great bass lines!

 

[refinedbass]

The top 2 that come to mind right now are:

For the Love of Money-The O'Jays
Fight for your Mind-Ben Harper

 

[Mike McGibney]

Gaslighting Abbie - Steely Dan

 

[Aj*]

Probably the wrong forum tbh but hmm, I know Flea gets a bit of stick around here for having bad technique but at least he admits it. Fact is, you can't deny certainly if slap floats your boat that songs like Aeroplane and Stone Cold Bush are great fun to play. Stuff from Uplift Mofo Party Plan and Freakey Style are just great fun for a bassist, nice and funky. Nothing else comes to mind really atm, some songs have their moments eg. the nice bass rundowns in Rufio - Above Me but my brain isn't really working straight tonight. I kinda like some of the James Brown stuff as that has some nice basslines but they're not exactly "lead bass".

 

[Funky Tune]

Primus trubute to Black Sabbath....N.I.B. the bass lines are amazing,i use this song as a cover in my set in my last band.i enjoy playing the bass lines of Les Claypool.

 

[Petary791]

Primus trubute to Black Sabbath....N.I.B. the bass lines are amazing,i use this song as a cover in my set in my last band.i enjoy playing the bass lines of Les Claypool.

I have that on my iPod, and it's awesome.

 

[Artie]

Dear Prudence by the beatles maybe not the best but not to many come to mind right now

 

[McHaven]

Boris the Spider by the Who

 

[The 0x]

My Generation
Won't Get Fooled Again
Sparks
Most of Quadrophenia
Anything off of By Numbers

All by The Who, of course.

 

[=w=Bassist]

Is This It? & Reptilia by The Strokes
Both Are Fairly simple as are most of nikolai's basslines but they all flow and groove so well. Those Two Especially.

Go It Alone off Beck's New Album Guero is also quite nice. Again Fairly Simple but the song wouldn't be the same without it.
Odd Factoid about that line also, It was written by and played by jack white of the the White Stripes.

 

[r379]

I kinda like some of the James Brown stuff as that has some nice basslines but they're not exactly "lead bass".

Probably weren't meant to be, at least not the old stuff. Way back when they didn't think of bass as a "lead instrument.

 

[Marlat]

Seven Nation Army - the White Stripes

 

[Funky Tune]

Guess who,s comming to dinner by Black Uhuru(reggae artist) because the Robbie Shakespeare bass is one of the best grooving bassit eer.

 

[CS]

Hit me with your rhythm stick-Ian Dury

Money-Pink Floyd

Get Ready-Temptations

Second that emotion-Japan

These boots were made for walking-Nancy Sinatra

Walk on the wild side-Lou Reed, sampled for Can I kick it.

White Lines-Grand Master Flash

We are Family-Sister Sledge

Le Freak-Chic

Superstition-Stevie Wonder

 

[Artie]

Seven Nation Army - the White Stripes

Im pretty sure the white stripes have a drummer and a guitarist no bassist. SO thats more along the lines of best guitar riff but Im not really that big a fan so IM not sure.

 

[themajorrager]

so many to choose from. heres a few of my favs:

Me and My Bass Guitar - Victor Wooten
Power - Marcus Miller
Schism - TooL
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth - Cliff Burton
Jerry Was A Race Car Driver - Primus
Ramble On - Led Zepplin
Everything's Ruined - Faith No More
Caught Somewhere In Time - Iron Maiden

ok,ok i'll stop there - i think thats long and diverse enough

 

[MurdocRocks]

Im pretty sure the white stripes have a drummer and a guitarist no bassist. SO thats more along the lines of best guitar riff but Im not really that big a fan so IM not sure.

I think it's because the song starts on the lower strings of the guitar.

 

[Cliff Bordwell]

Mothership Connection - Parliment
Ghetto Boy - Willie Weeks

 

[unity bass]

right now I'm hooked on the bass intro of "Sweet Child O' Mine"
Also, "Californication" by the Chili Peppers is just great!
+1 for "N.I.B."
Oh yeah, Sabbath's "Snowblind" is fun.

There's just too many!

One more... "Bloodclot" by Rancid!
And "Spiderwebs" by No Doubt.

I need to stop....

Aahh!!!! The cello line on "Elanore Rigby"

I'm done.

 

[Jazzin']

Just one to add quickly...
Bouree - Jethro Tull
I got to go. no more time for more.