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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How are these two not on that list?
- Jethro Tull: “Locomotive Breath”
I asked the same.
That, too, would be very subjective. But, if you post the pics. I’ll humor you by looking at them.
Ha! Great call !
Got into the 50s on this thread and thought I was gonna be (incredulously) the first to nominate Jaco Pastorius.
School Days? I think that’s the Stanley Clarke I’m thinking of https://youtu.be/Jf2wg8XUEZI
Thunder Thumbs bump.
“3 cheers for the bass king”
My three cheers are for the drummer.
Stanley is a monster!
One of the most interesting bass lines I’ve heard is on “Straight Up and Down” by Brian Johnstown Massacre — an edited version is used as the theme song for Boardwalk Empire.
What makes it interesting is the subtlety of it. You have to really lean in to listen to it. The bass line is in the second bar and is the lead-in for the vocals, and is played by Matt Hollywood. It’s really more of a bass solo than a bass line, but if you aren’t listening closely, you might not notice it at first.
It’s been my belief that the Who’s ‘The Real Me’ song was the quint essential rock and rock song by 4 musicians playing their respective instruments at the maximum best. A little over 3 minutes in length, it is a hell of a 3 minutes.
How are these two not on that list?
You have to stop somewhere. It’s the same with all lists.
“China Cat Sunflower”
Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”.
BFLR
Should be “Boris the Spider.”
Phil Lesh?
Yes, or “Scarlet Begonias.”
Pretty subjective, no Barry Oakley from the Allman Brothers
+1
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