Great basslines

[ganglandboss]

Travelling Without Moving by Jamiroquai!

And the Lamborghini Diablo SE30 accelerating away at the start of the song fits in perfectly round here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSwYdvoyqCg&mode=related&search= 

Peg's great, by Steely Dan with Chuck Rainey on bass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ33N808wGA 

[driverrob]

"Sorrow" by Pink Floyd: the slow intro. Who else uses piano strings on a guitar?
Play it loud and shake the windows.

[ganglandboss]

driverrob said:

"Sorrow" by Pink Floyd: the slow intro. Who else uses piano strings on a guitar?
Play it loud and shake the windows.

I agree, it is great, but bass line?

[S2]

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain.
Where would F1 be now if it weren't for that bass line in the middle.

[bodhi]

Faith No More - We Care a Lot or Falling to Pieces


Don't know if it counts as a bassline, but I get wood every time I hear the intro to Massive Attack - Angel. Now that's bass.

[Bomber Denton]

Just got to add this one - Ian Dury, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

[Evil Jack]

Bomber Denton said:

Just got to add this one - Ian Dury, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Good One!

[Nicki W]

Jack Bruce - various Cream tracks, especially White Room and Sunshine of your Love.

Noel Redding - too many tracks to list. Favourite probably Hey Joe.

P.S I'm not a bassist

[GetCarter]

IMHO it still all goes back to Jaco... for me he was the first and best, and none that I know of that have followed compare. There are lots of great rock bass players, but great jazz players are very, very rare. Most of his early work - both solo and with Weather Report is simply mind boggling. Not just technically (for there are some that can mimic his style), but *off the scale* original.

He was also a monumental pain in the arse, and I take comfort in that

ETA - any bass players who are not afraid to get depressed by this guy's ability and haven't heard him, should buy this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavy-Weather-Report/dp/B0...

...and as for great basslines - look no further!

Edited by GetCarter on Wednesday 24th October 15:23

[Forthright MC]

Victor Wooten (and his brother who's also a pretty damn decent guitarist!) demonstrating some of his awesome bass skills,

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A05ewzuoA3Y

[rumpelstiltskin]

Can't be arsed looking to see who played bass in this but it's always stuck in my head.David Byrne, Angels.I like how at parts the bass has nothing to do with driving the song at all,it just accompanies the rest of the instruments,then it cuts in and drives the song,then just accompanies theother instruments loosely again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDcIXHIQUpQ

[NikB]

No one mentioned RHCP yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joqf35Pn2cI

And Flea also played on this I beleive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbxNybJ1k0o

[ganglandboss]

NikB said:

And Flea also played on this I beleive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbxNybJ1k0o

Correct!

[Funk]

ganglandboss said:

NikB said:

And Flea also played on this I beleive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbxNybJ1k0o

Correct!

Even more interesting from Wiki:

"Flea, from the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, played the bass on the song, former Peppers member Dave Navarro was on the guitar, and current Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins played percussion." Impressive line-up!

[o.versteer]

Not a bass player or a Bee Gees fan, but shurely "Stayin' Alive" has the coolest bass line ever?

[central]

Imagination "just an illusion" -
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nXEXWlQ5Q

Cornier than a corny thing, but the bass still gets me.

[Rollin]

Ozzy....No More Tears

[central]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mHNmyN6mPsM

[central]

The Stranglers "peaches" -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_VKKaRG1yU

[anonymous-user]

Billy Ocean - Stay the Night. Now I hate dancing, but that riff makes even me want to get up and boogie (extremely poorly). Just wish I could find it online somewhere