Which 2 Albums Say It All...?

[Tituscrow]

Someone asks you to recommend 2 albums to listen to, so they can get what all the fuss is about when you bang on about bass.

I'd probably go for Primus 'Frizzle Fry' and Coroner 'R.I.P.' although by the time I press send I will have changed my mind.

 

[chokeslam512]

Pick two of these and call me in the morning:

"And Out Come the Wolves"

"Black Sabbath"

"Number of the Beast"

 

[tangentmusic]

Close To The Edge - Yes

A Farewell To Kings - Rush

 

[steamthief]

Joe Jackson - Look Sharp

No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom

 

[funkingroovin]

All you need to do is have THEM pick ANY song,turn it on,and CRANK the treble...They'll get it!

 

[chokeslam512]

All you need to do is have THEM pick ANY song,turn it on,and CRANK the treble...They'll get it!

This is the most objective answer to an otherwise subjective question. Sigged.

 

[5StringBlues]

George Carlin:Occupation Foole

Cheech & Chong:Big Bambu

 

[lucas vigor]

New Kids On The Block- Hangin' Tough

Poison- Look what the cat dragged in

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

Kyuss' Welcome To Sky Valley

Sleep's Holy Mountain.

 

[loinmute]

Rush Moving Pictures

RHCP Stadium Arcadium

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

Joni Mitchell: Hejira
Miles Davis: Amandla

 

[Personatech]

Charles Mingus: Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (mostly because of "II B.S.")
The Who: Live at Leeds Box Set (I'm still in awe of the Ox, particularly during the "Tommy" portion of the show...)

Beatles' Abbey Road was a close 3rd - McCartney's playing on most of those tracks is exemplary!

 

[aztomr]

Bruce Springsteen : Born to Run
Tom Petty : Damn the Torpedoes

If I had three more choices, The Clash : London Calling, k The Rolling Stones : Sticky Fingers and REM : Life's Rich Paegent

 

[39-Bassist]

Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden

Thunder and Lightning - Thin Lizzy


(other songs I would put up there for bass would be: Cult of Personality)

 

[Tom Howland]

Beatles-White Album.

Allman Brothers Band-Live At The Filmore East.

 

[Dave Siff]

Rush, Hemispheres or Moving Pictures
ALL, Mass Nerder

 

[KenHR]

Led Zeppelin II
King Crimson - The Great Deceiver boxed set

 

[Apt403]

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall - T. Monk, Coltrane, Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes

In the first album, the bassist's comping is completely responsible for filling in the low end, sounds really empty without that thumpy double bass.

And the Femmes... Well, Blister In The Sun isn't much without Brian Ritchie.

 

[Momus]

Any album by AC/DC

More seriously though:

Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin

Travelling Without Moving - Jamiroquai

 

[Emmaporkchop]

Quadrophenia and anything James Jamerson played on.