This is is not a list of the most technically difficult bass lines ever, nor the most influential. These are simply my personal favorites. What are yours?
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Top 5 favorite bass lines
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Money - Pink Floyd
Thorazine Shuffle - Gov't Mule
Whipping Post - ABB
Come in from the outside - Israel & New Breed
Heart of the Sunrise - Yes
Thorazine Shuffle - Gov't Mule
Whipping Post - ABB
Come in from the outside - Israel & New Breed
Heart of the Sunrise - Yes
No particular order...
Ramble On, Zeppelin
Mr. Moon, Jamiroquai
Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder
any extended Mike Gordon jam, Phish
YYZ, Rush
Ramble On, Zeppelin
Mr. Moon, Jamiroquai
Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder
any extended Mike Gordon jam, Phish
YYZ, Rush
No special order,
1. Closer to home - GFR
2. Long train runnin - Doobies
3. Southbound - Allmans
4. I want you back - Jackson 5
5. Sweet emotion - Aerosmith
1. Closer to home - GFR
2. Long train runnin - Doobies
3. Southbound - Allmans
4. I want you back - Jackson 5
5. Sweet emotion - Aerosmith
Resistance is futile
In no order:
1. Who: Eminence Front
2. Zep: Bring it On Home AND Dazed and Confused (sorry, it's a tie).
3. Stones: Miss You
4. Smithereens: Blood and Roses
5. Muse: Hysteria
Living Loving Maid - Led Zeppelin
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Here Comes Dudley - the Jesus Lizard
Buena - Morphine
N.I.B. - Black Sabbath
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Here Comes Dudley - the Jesus Lizard
Buena - Morphine
N.I.B. - Black Sabbath
Ha! When the band of demons join in, they absolutely stomp Charlie Daniels (Johnny) a new mudhole.
Footloose-Kenny Loggins/Nathan East is just....
After Midnight(the '88 "Slow Version!)-Eric Clapton/Nathan East again!
Waterfalls-TLC/Marq Jefferson. Just. Wow.
Busy Bee-Ugly Kid Joe/Cordell Crockett is a pretty impressive rock bassist
A Walk To Remember-Vulfpeck/Joe Dart is the SHIZZ!!!
That's my top five...at this particular moment.
After Midnight(the '88 "Slow Version!)-Eric Clapton/Nathan East again!
Waterfalls-TLC/Marq Jefferson. Just. Wow.
Busy Bee-Ugly Kid Joe/Cordell Crockett is a pretty impressive rock bassist
A Walk To Remember-Vulfpeck/Joe Dart is the SHIZZ!!!
That's my top five...at this particular moment.
Trying to just use bass lines rather than bass songs...there's a difference. But I might be walking a thin line on some of these.
My top five (in no particular order):
Enemy Within - Rush (Geddy)
Lessons in Love - Level 42 (Mark King)
Night Club - the Specials (Horace)
Tempus Fugit - Yes (Chris Squire)
Sleepless - King Crimson (Tony Levin)
My top five (in no particular order):
Enemy Within - Rush (Geddy)
Lessons in Love - Level 42 (Mark King)
Night Club - the Specials (Horace)
Tempus Fugit - Yes (Chris Squire)
Sleepless - King Crimson (Tony Levin)
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These are my favorites, mostly because they're fun to play.
Home Cookin' - Jr. Walker & the All Stars (Jamerson)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder (Babbitt)
Funky Broadway - Wilson Picket (Tommy Cogburn)
Somethings Got a Hold on Me - Etta James (unknown)
Until You Come Back to Me - Aretha Franklin (Chuck Rainey)
Home Cookin' - Jr. Walker & the All Stars (Jamerson)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder (Babbitt)
Funky Broadway - Wilson Picket (Tommy Cogburn)
Somethings Got a Hold on Me - Etta James (unknown)
Until You Come Back to Me - Aretha Franklin (Chuck Rainey)
Havona - Jaco
Lemon Song-JPJ
Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner-Steve Harris
Theme From an Italian Restaurant-Doug Stegmeyer
What is Hip? -Rocco
Lemon Song-JPJ
Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner-Steve Harris
Theme From an Italian Restaurant-Doug Stegmeyer
What is Hip? -Rocco
5 of may favorite songs to play right now
Brave Captain- Mike Watt-fIREHOSE
Diamonds on the Souls of her shoes-Bakithi Kumalo-Paul Simon
Tighten Up-Jerry Jenkins-Archie Bell and the Drells
What's Going on-James Jamerson-Marvin Gaye
Peg-Chuck Rainey-Steely Dan
Brave Captain- Mike Watt-fIREHOSE
Diamonds on the Souls of her shoes-Bakithi Kumalo-Paul Simon
Tighten Up-Jerry Jenkins-Archie Bell and the Drells
What's Going on-James Jamerson-Marvin Gaye
Peg-Chuck Rainey-Steely Dan
Metallica - Orion <3
Rush - Digital Man
Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl
Tool - Disposition
RHCP - Mellowship Slinky in B Major
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*Honarable Mentions...
Chemical Brothers - Lost in the K-hole
Radiohead - Airbag
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Incubus - Are You In?
Paramore - Ain't it fun
Rush - The Analog Kid, YYZ
Rancid - Time Bomb
Yes - Roundabout, The Fish, Close to the Edge
Dream Theater - Overture 1928, Strange Deja Vu, As I Am, The Dark Eternal Night
John Myung - Solar Groove
Megadeth - Five Magics
Umphrey's McGee - The Triple Wide
RATM - People of the Sun
Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker, Immigrant Song
Tool - Ænema, Schism, Vicarious, Jambi
Limp Bizkit - The One
Korn - Word Up, Make Me Bad
Aerosmith - Mama Kin
RHCP - Higher Ground, Around the World, Apache Rose Peacock
etc., etc... too many more
Sorry I got a little carried away
Rush - Digital Man
Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl
Tool - Disposition
RHCP - Mellowship Slinky in B Major
________
*Honarable Mentions...
Chemical Brothers - Lost in the K-hole
Radiohead - Airbag
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Incubus - Are You In?
Paramore - Ain't it fun
Rush - The Analog Kid, YYZ
Rancid - Time Bomb
Yes - Roundabout, The Fish, Close to the Edge
Dream Theater - Overture 1928, Strange Deja Vu, As I Am, The Dark Eternal Night
John Myung - Solar Groove
Megadeth - Five Magics
Umphrey's McGee - The Triple Wide
RATM - People of the Sun
Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker, Immigrant Song
Tool - Ænema, Schism, Vicarious, Jambi
Limp Bizkit - The One
Korn - Word Up, Make Me Bad
Aerosmith - Mama Kin
RHCP - Higher Ground, Around the World, Apache Rose Peacock
etc., etc... too many more
Sorry I got a little carried away
