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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i have not heard that name ina long time.
Jaco on Pat Metheny’s “Missouri Uncompromised”
It wasn’t virtuoso stuff, but Chas Chandler’s opening bass riffs on The Animals “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” “It’s My Life,” and “Bring It On Home To Me” were attention-grabbers. Danny McCullough of “Eric Burdon & The Animals” did some more complex stuff on “Monterrey,” including a solo mid-song. And I think it was Keith Richards playing bass on the Stones’ “Casino Boogie,” which I always thought stood out.
no one has... but I remember.
Jaco was a monster!
Carol Kay. Unsung hero.
Bring It On Home
Most Under rated John Paul Jones Bass Track
During the Hard Rock Part (Not the Old Western Beginning), listen closely to the bass. It almost sounds like he’s playing bass for a different song, but it still works out perfectly.
I’ve heard but can’t confirm he also sometimes played the Bass and Piano at the same time during some live No Quarter solos.
indeed
Saw PMG with Richard Bona, and they played Bright Size Life as a trio, Richard did Jaco proud.
JPJ’s playing on the Zeppelin songs mentioned upthread has a strong JJ influence.
https://youtu.be/GXE_n2q08Yw
Oh yeah, I watched that one, big Beato fan.
I submit: Glenn Cornick for things like: Living in the Past, Bouree and Teacher..
Queen’s Under Pressure is at 30 and is my favorite bassline, at least the most memorable.
Probably included it for the little bass solos that he does in that one which are easy to hear because the rest of the band drops out.
Andy Rourke from The Smiths is underrated. “Barbarism Begins at Home” has a killer bassline.
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