I love the baseline from Lucretia My Reflection by the Sisters of Mercy. It’s got a great dark and mysterious feel to it.
If you in the mood to play something gothy, the tablature is (supposedly) pretty simple.
You gotta wait until the second half of the song, but enjoy Joe Osborn rock everybody’s ass off in Age of Aquarius/ Let the Sunshine In
The man from Toronto — Geddy Lee
It’s nothing fancy I guess, but I always liked the bass in Ace’s “How Long has this been Going On”.
“Fascination Street”-The Cure
“Skin Tight”-Ohio Players
“Making Flippy Floppy”-Talking Heads
“Climbing Up the Ladder”-Isley Brothers
Here’s another example of a great Enwtistle bass line, from The Kids Are Alright: the “Oxcam” angle from Won’t Get Fooled Again
I dabble on the bass, and my favorite album to play to is Big Lizard in My Backyard by The Dead Milkmen. The bass lines are easy to hear, easy to learn, and just fun to play.
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Chris Squire! Chris Squire! Chris Squire!
An easy one for me (and I think I’ve posted this before):
Bruce Thomas playing “This Year’s Girl” for Elvis Costello and The Attractions. The bass line is much better than the melody. And it’s not easy to play.
Well, now that it’s up on Youtube, I can link to a song that has two of my favorite bass parts, and it’s only bass parts. Mike Watt and Kira Roessler have a dual bass duo named Dos. Here’s their New Years Waltz.
Primus: “Winona’s Big Brown Beaver”
Rush: “Red Barchetta”
Soul Coughing: “Super Bon Bon”
Iron Maiden: “Number of the Beast”
Primus: “John The Fisherman”
I haven’t seen Tal Wilkenfeld mentioned yet. Her she is with a little help from a friend: Intro to Blue Wind
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My favorite bass performance for 49 years: Jack Casady w/Jefferson Airplane, The Other Side Of This Life.
[/QUOTE]I had the cassette tape of that one for years, and got used to the way it sounded. I recently picked up the audio remastered cd of it, and it is amazing! Jack comes through loud and clear! You should buy it if you don’t have it.
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Back to the thread a year later with another 60’s pop tune: Chip Douglas sounds like he’s having a grand old time playing bass on What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round by The Monkees.
Preach it, brother. I’ve owned the album on LP since the day it came out, and all three (?) cd releases since then. The most recent cd is the best of the bunch IMO. I still remember a line from a mid 70’s music critic (referring to the vinyl, no less): “Jack Casady’s bass thunders through the album like a herd of elephants.” He meant it as a compliment, and I agree.
I gotta go with Bootsy Collin’s on Jame Brown’s “Sex Machine”. Greasy!
I’m not a musician, so I have no idea if these are lame/easy or what they are but they are super catchy bass lines to me. I find myself “singing” the bass parts which sounds a little weird heh
Slightly Stoopid Slightly Stoopid - This Joint - YouTube
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One deserving special mention ( don’t have the patience to read all three pages) is “I Will,” by the Beatles.
Mainly because there is no Bass. You only think there is if you don’t listen carefully.
It’s McCartney singing the bass line. “Doomp. Doomp. Doomp-doomp doomp doomp.”
Ha Ha! Damn auto-correct… or maybe I’ve seen this movie too many times.
Getting my gooey prog-on, here:
Always liked the ripping beginning of Heart of the Sunrise (Squire doubling with Howe’s guitar).
Jethro Tull’s Teacher has one very groovy stone groove to it.
Greg Lake’s mighty playing while singing “Roll up (X 3), see the shoooowwww!”
A very subdued King Crimson number, “Trio”, has John Wetton playing a particularly nice line about half-way in.
In a different neighbourhood - Paul’s bouncy lines during the verses of “A Little Help From My Friends”.