Posted on 02/28/2022 10:43:43 AM PST by mylife
Let’s face it: often, a good song is only as good as its bassline. In fact, there are times when the bass guitar player – so often the under-appreciated middle man or woman of music – steals the spotlight through their mountain-moving low-end activities.
In an age where it’s easy to debate and obsess over the greatest guitar solos of all time, the bassline can often fly under the radar. Yet there is an entire legion of bass hooks that deserve their rightful place in the annals of music history.
The breadth of style in the following list is a testament to both the instrument’s versatility and the creativity of those who wield it. Usually assumed to be a backline instrument, the bassline can be so much more than just a low-end linchpin: the track-carrying grooves of Town Called Malice immediately spring to mind, as does the famously filthy line in Ace of Spades.
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Talking Heads has some good ones - maybe “Life During Wartime.”
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - “Pump it Up”
Will plan on adding to my library. Thanks.
Malignant Narcissim is the name of the song - not the guitar!
loved the jam!
Or “When the Levee Breaks?” Trying to hear that one in my head.
“I Wish” stevie wonder song
Guitar/Bass ping!
Disco: “Dance Dance Dance” by Chic
odd band with some very good stuff
When I think of bass, I think of How Many More Times!
Yes “Roundabout”
John Paul Jones is the most underrated bassists in rock history. The Lemon Song is a bass clinic.
Well I don’t see Crown of Creation with Jack Casady but maybe that’s too far back for the kiddies writing this. Of course they do have a geezer contingent here, but in the ‘70s Casady consistently ranked #1 or 2 in the usual polls for best rock bassist. He and Jack Bruce typically traded places...
I am paschal to Green Eyed Lady.
Have you ever heard the isolated bass in “Roundabout”? Holy smokes.
But my favorite Squier bassline is “Tempus Fugit” from Drama.
2 greats!
Traffic
Dear Mr. Fantasy
Colin Moulding “The Mayor of Simpleton”
U2 - With or Without You.
A simple four note riff, but if you have large enough speakers it’s deeply satisfying.
James Jamerson on the Jackson 5’s “Darling Dear”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-iW51idC0
Lots of youtube bass players doing covers of it because it’s tricky to play...
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