What do you think are the greatest bass lines in modern music (roughly, anything post classical, post-big band)? e.g., the bass line in Another One Bites the Dust or that from Beat It

Smoke on the Water
Down on the Corner

(are those bass lines?)

My favorites:

Rob The Prez O Dent - That Handsome Devil
Superfreak/U Can't Touch This - Rick James/M.C. Hammer
Money - Pink Floyd
Lowrider - War
Anesthesia/Pulling Teeth - Metallica

My favorites:

Anesthesia/Pulling Teeth - Metallica

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What do you think are the greatest bass lines in modern music (roughly, anything post classical, post-big band)? e.g., the bass line in Another One Bites the Dust...

Oh, for crying out loud! My fish could play that line and I don't even have a fish!

This is a great bass line;

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Smoke on the Water
Down on the Corner

(are those bass lines?)

No.

I love the bass lines and runs in Iron Maiden, specifically -The Number of the Beast

Smoke on the Water
Down on the Corner

(are those bass lines?)

You might be referring to the bass line in Smoke on the Water, but I'm not sure - the bass line isn't the most prominent part of the song, but it's prominent enough that it could be what catches you. I doubt you're referring to the bass line in Down on the Corner though - most likely Fogerty's lead, though it has a definite bass line sound to it.

Oh, for crying out loud! My fish could play that line and I don't even have a fish!

This is a great bass line;

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I didn't ask what the most difficult bass lines were. Sometimes, part of what makes a bass line great is its simplicity (and that it's strong enough to hold a whole song together even though it's the same short riff repeated over and over for the whole song, e.g. in Beat It).


EDIT: Oh, that Barney Miller bass line doesn't exactly compel my body to reflexively move when I hear it - that's a big part of what makes a great bass line a great bass line to me.

No.

What's a bass line, then? Like the riff the bassist plays? In Down on the Corner it would be (stay with me here):

Do do do do do
Do do do do do

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I didn't ask what the most difficult bass lines were. Sometimes, part of what makes a bass line great is its simplicity (and that it's strong enough to hold a whole song together even though it's the same short riff repeated over and over for the whole song, e.g. in Beat It).

No! Never! Barney is a GREAT bass line. ABTD is pabulum. Pulp. Child's plays.

Now, I suppose we ought to discuss what makes a bass line great and, to me, it's gotta go somewhere. I can argue that the bass lines in many Judas Priest songs are 'great' but, the fact is, they are great backbones for the songs but, not great lines as in something you can really build some music around and, to me, that's where 'great' comes in.

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What's a bass line, then? Like the riff the bassist plays? In Down on the Corner it would be (stay with me here):

Do do do do do
Do do do do do

:jet: :lol:

Yeah, that's a bass line. Good one, too!

What's a bass line, then? Like the riff the bassist plays? In Down on the Corner it would be (stay with me here):

Do do do do do
Do do do do do

:jet: :lol:

Smoke is a guitar riff with a bass line that comes in behind it

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I love the bass lines and runs in Iron Maiden, specifically -The Number of the Beast

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That too! Steve Harris is amazing! :cheers:

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Not to mention - BEST ALBUM COVER EVAR!

That too! Steve Harris is amazing! :cheers:

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Not many people define their genre. Harris does.

Not to mention - BEST ALBUM COVER EVAR!

Nope. The first was the best. Iron Maiden; Iron Maiden.

This is cover is number two;

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Then Killers! :buddies:

Good bass line ...The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

Smoke is a guitar riff with a bass line that comes in behind it

The bass line isn't the riff that every kid learns how to play when they first pick up a guitar - duh duh duh, duh duh duhduh, duh duh duh, duhduhduh - but the part that comes in about 30 secs into the song, after the lead and the drums are established.

Right? Or no?

Good bass line ...The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

That fits in with Tilted's Queen.

I prefer 7 nation. :drama:


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The bass line isn't the riff that every kid learns how to play when they first pick up a guitar - duh duh duh, duh duh duhduh, duh duh duh, duhduhduh - but the part that comes in about 30 secs into the song, after the lead and the drums are established.

Right? Or no?

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Good bass line ...The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

thats what i started humming when I saw this thread..just wasn't sure it was a "bass line' for sure. :killingme

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Okay, I just wanted to make sure I knew what a bass line was. :lol:

Okay, I just wanted to make sure I knew what a bass line was. :lol:

You do. I over reacted to Tilted's original post in a fit of musical self righteousness and snobbish indignation.

Imagine.

:diva:

Nope. The first was the best. Iron Maiden; Iron Maiden.

Eddie reminds me of Nick Nolte's mugshot in that one.

Not bad... but not the best IMO. No bloody hatchet - no nothing. Just standing on a street corner looking like a scarecrow doing his O-face.




This is cover is number two;
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Again, not bad... but not my favorite.

I'd put Number of the Beast above that one. (which I rate at #2 after Killers)

Then Killers! :buddies:


To each their own... Killers ranks among the best all-time album covers for me. Not just Iron Maiden covers... but ALL album covers by all artists.





Even above The Fame by Gaga.





There.
I said it.

Even above The Fame by Gaga.


There.
I said it.

Gosh, I hope that doesn't get you shot! :jameo:

Good bass line ...The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army


Good call :yay:

Gosh, I hope that doesn't get you shot! :jameo:



Too soon.

Even above The Fame by Gaga.

There.
I said it.

We Lady Gaga fans need a support group. It isn't fair that we have to suffer alone, ashamed to admit that we like music that rocks (even if the rocking is done in a classically pop-ey kind of a way).

We Lady Gaga fans need a support group. It isn't fair that we have to suffer alone, ashamed to admit that we like music that rocks (even if the rocking is done in a classically pop-ey kind of a way).

Does the concept of 'contradiction in terms' mean anything to you?

That which does not rock...can not.

:drama:

Eddie reminds me of Nick Nolte's mugshot in that one.

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:killingme

Does the concept of 'contradiction in terms' mean anything to you?

That which does not rock...can not.

:drama:

I knew what I was saying. :lol:

No mention of
Sins a good mans brother
or Foot stompin music?

I am baffled.

We Lady Gaga fans need a support group.

I agree. Admitting you have a problem is the first step toward recovery.

I agree. Admitting you have a problem is the first step toward recovery.

Ow! My balls!


:lol:

We Lady Gaga fans need a support group. It isn't fair that we have to suffer alone, ashamed to admit that we like music that rocks (even if the rocking is done in a classically pop-ey kind of a way).

I'm in...:buddies:

Ow! My balls!


:lol:

Maybe "Lady" Gaga will loan you hers while yours recover.

I always liked "Let it rain", Clapton.

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I agree. Admitting you have a problem is the first step toward recovery.

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Now I gotta go listen to some Poker Face to cheer myself up. Oh well, at least I'm not in denial anymore.

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Anything played by Les Claypool


YouTube - Les Claypool-Bass solo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5XeVLJeMdE)

YouTube - Primus - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYDfwUJzYQg&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_stronger_r2-2r-3-HM)

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I agree with a lot of what the others have said.
How about "Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones"?

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Seriously though, before Freddie even starts to tell his story, the bass hook already has you ready to make another one bite dust.

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Seriously though, before Freddie even starts to tell his story, the bass hook already has you ready to make another one bite dust.



Here's where the problem lies; what does the line make one feel?

Is it a 'hoppy' line that makes one feel like they wanna grab some pom poms and toss away any shred of dignity one ever had? That is 'ABTD'.

Or, does it exude kewl, inspiring sun glasses indoors, a cigarette, have another cocktail and just sit back and groove, as in Barney Miller?

Or, is it aggressive, emoting images of ROCK, sexy edginess as in "Radar Love"?

Or is it some Stanley Clark 'thang' that only jazz fans are willing to get into and hang with to some Utopian uber kewl beyond the accessibility of the masses?

Or, is it just some gritty, down and dirty, leather and brass knuckles rock and roll thing such as 'Ace of Spades'?

Ah, music!

How about the Seinfield Bass line... Not quite a song, but its its a memorable hook

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[Barney Miller Intro]That's old. It has been overtaken by the line from Seinfeld. :larry:




(EDIT: I see Stanley mentioned it a little while ago. Lotta good the search did...)

Under Pressure - David Bowie/ Queen

Sabotage & Intergalatic - Beastie Boys

Ride Wit Me - TI

Ecstacy take your shirts off - Johnny Vicious

Low - Flo Rider

Git Your Freak On - Missy Elliott

Down with the Sickness - Disturbed

and Salt Shaker - Ying Yang Twins YouTube - Salt shaker- ULTIMATE bass boost (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH2iT1gtKtA&feature=related)

Flea- YouTube - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Around The World (Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9eNQZbjpJk)

never mind... may not have been the best flea example

Flea- YouTube - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Around The World (Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9eNQZbjpJk)

never mind... may not have been the best flea example

:yay: Also, Aeroplane... something about the way he slap n pops that sucker out... :yay:

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some good ones here.

YouTube - Alice In Chains - Would (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kesYU0KhefY)