Greatest Basslines of all time?

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by ashe, Mar 15, 2003.

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favorite hit with classic bass line

Poll closed May 26, 2015.

  1. 1. my generation The Who

    10 vote(s)
    11.2%

  2. 2. dark side of the moon Pink Floyd

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  3. 3. silly love songs. Wings

    15 vote(s)
    16.9%

  4. 4. good vibrations. Beach Boys

    4 vote(s)
    4.5%

  5. 5. Come Together. Beatles

    27 vote(s)
    30.3%

  6. 6. tusk. Fleetwood Mac

    2 vote(s)
    2.2%

  7. 7. jumping jack flash. Rolling Stones

    4 vote(s)
    4.5%

  8. 8. Billie Jean. Micheal Jackson

    9 vote(s)
    10.1%

  9. 9. another one bites the dust. Queen

    15 vote(s)
    16.9%

  10. 10 walk on wild side. Lou Reed

    15 vote(s)
    16.9%

  11. 11 you choose write in tell us who

    23 vote(s)
    25.8%
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  1. pscreed

    pscreed Upstanding Member

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    Under My Thumb.
     
    pscreed, Mar 9, 2015
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  2. keifspoon

    keifspoon Senior Member

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    Quatermass - Up on the Ground (John Gustafson)

     
    keifspoon, Mar 9, 2015
    #977
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  3. bcaulf

    bcaulf Forum Resident

    Bitches Brew. It's so good Miles let's is listen to it for over 20 minutes.
     
    bcaulf, Mar 9, 2015
    #978
  4. keifspoon

    keifspoon Senior Member

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    Fuzzy Duck - Country Boy (Mick Hawksworth)

     
    keifspoon, Mar 9, 2015
    #979
  5. keifspoon

    keifspoon Senior Member

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    New Jersey, USA
    Steamhammer - Riding on the L&N (Steve Davy)

     
    keifspoon, Mar 9, 2015
    #980
  6. jimbags

    jimbags Forum Resident

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    Leeds
    SOS Band - Just be good to me
     
    jimbags, Mar 9, 2015
    #981
  7. driverdrummer

    driverdrummer Forum Resident

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    Irmo, SC
    Pretenders-Brass in Pocket, Styx-Fooling Yourself
     
    driverdrummer, Mar 9, 2015
    #982
  8. Muddy

    Muddy Large Member

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    New York
    In fact, he doesn't, as that was Keith on bass.
     
    Muddy, Mar 9, 2015
    #983
  9. keifspoon

    keifspoon Senior Member

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    Even on the outtakes from Quadrophenia, Entwistle's playing is phenomenal.

     
    keifspoon, Mar 9, 2015
    #984
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  10. Jonboy

    Jonboy Forum Resident

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    Must. Research. Before. Posting... ;)
     
    Jonboy, Mar 9, 2015
    #985
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  11. Muddy

    Muddy Large Member

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    No biggie. I was pretty gobsmacked, too, when I learned it was Keith.

    It's still a great bass line!
     
    Muddy, Mar 9, 2015
    #986
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  12. s m @

    s m @ Forum Resident

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    Toronto
    Two:

    Airbag (Radiohead)

    Ex-Cowboy     (Mogwai)

    Both great, but pretty different from each other. The Airbag bass line is at times very halting, moving in fits and starts, and in other parts propulsive. If you heard the basic song without it, and imagined a bass line, it would be the last thing anyone would think of. But it makes the song (along with the drums), and lifts it to another plane, into space. The bass on Ex-Cowboy is just locked in, insistent and totally hypnotic, building up intensity with the rest of the song.

    Actually, an honourable mention must go to Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery, since just about every one of that great band's (original lineup) songs was obviously built from his bass lines out. Ted, Just Admit It is a great example of his classic work, hypnotic and melodic at the same time.

     
    s m @, Mar 9, 2015
    #987
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  13. xcqn

    xcqn Audiophile

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    Gothenburg, Sweden
    The greatest bass-lines of all time are played by the greatest bass-player of all time... Steve Harris!! :righton:
     
    xcqn, Mar 9, 2015
    #988
  14. junk

    junk Hellion

    Location:
    St. Louis
    The galloping bass.
     
    junk, Mar 9, 2015
    #989
  15. hazard

    hazard Forum Resident

    Location:
    Melbourne Australia
    Have you watched Rock n Roll Circus? Should be no surprises about Keef playing great bass. Keef grooves big time as bass player for The Dirty Mac. Nice threads, too!

    Keef and Ronnie are both way better than Bill IMHO. I'd love to see mick Taylor back on guitar, and move Ronnie to bass.
     
    hazard, Mar 9, 2015
    #990
  16. Binni

    Binni Forum Resident

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    Iceland
     
    Binni, Apr 28, 2015
    #991
  17. tocknet

    tocknet Forum Resident

    Location:
    Liverpool
     
    tocknet, Apr 28, 2015
    #992
  18. redmetalmoose

    redmetalmoose Forum Resident

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    New England
    Aston 'Family Man' Barrett
     
    redmetalmoose, Apr 28, 2015
    #993
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  19. AppleCorp3

    AppleCorp3 Forum Resident

    You Won't See Me - The Beatles
    The End - The Beatles
    This Boy - The Beatles
    Silly Love Songs - Wings
    Goodnight Tonight - Wings
    Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac
    What is and What Never Should Be - Led Zeppelin
     
    AppleCorp3, Apr 28, 2015
    #994
  20. Sathington Willoughby

    Sathington Willoughby Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Georgia, USA
     
    Sathington Willoughby, Apr 28, 2015
    #995
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  21. skisdlimit

    skisdlimit Forum Resident

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    Bellevue, WA
    Theme from "The Electric Company":

     
    skisdlimit, Apr 28, 2015
    #996
  22. Crossfire#3

    Crossfire#3 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Burlington Vermont
    "Badge" Cream
    "Fixing A Hole" & "Paperback Writer" Beatles
    "Eight Miles High (for intro alone!) Byrds
    "The Other One" (any live version) Grateful Dead
     
    Crossfire#3, Apr 28, 2015
    #997
  23. bcaulf

    bcaulf Forum Resident

    Punky's Dillema
     
    bcaulf, Apr 28, 2015
    #998
  24. blackdograilroad

    blackdograilroad Forum Resident

    Location:
    Devon, UK
    John Entwistle, The Who Live At Leeds, My Generation, long version

    Chris Squire, Close To The Edge [track], all 18 minutes of it.
     
    blackdograilroad, Apr 28, 2015
    #999
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  25. Dave Hoos

    Dave Hoos Nothing is revealed

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    You could probably add every other song from Live At Leeds in Entwistle's case!
     
    Dave Hoos, Apr 28, 2015
    #1000
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