Reverend Jax Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 What is your all time favorite bass line? That bass line that can make you put a song on loop 10 times without you wanting to put on anything else? For me, it's got to be.... The Magnificent Seven by The Clash. Ba-dum...bum bum bu-da-bu-dabum dum dum...dadadum dum dum.... I actually don't think that song is that great. The melody and lyrics are actually a tad weak compared to The Clash's stuff on London Calling or their eponymous debut, but that bass line gets my hip going every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Good question...there's all kindsa jazz ones im forgettin; offhand, i get happy when i hear the opening strings to Coltrane/Davis "So What". Diggable Planets used to have some good ones too, as i recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oppai-Seijin Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Fucking balls. I'm not sure with what song to answer this one with. But I'd have to say one of the ones that comes to mind first is "Bassline" by Quarashi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 I hope this thread get more love soon. When you like the rock, hip hop, or jazz, basslines are something we can all come together on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Lindsay Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 II B.S. by Mingus. (mingus mingus mingus mingus) anything by jaco pastorius. he tears it the fuck up. and i always loves me some good times/rappers delight bassline ill be thinking of more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 Fucking Jaco is nuts. You know he basically invented the fretless electric bass by prying out the frets off his electric bass with plyers and filling in the grooves with plaster then sanding it down? It took him weeks of practice to make it sound halfway decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Lindsay Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 he was amazing. i love portrait of tracy. it's too bad he went out the way he did. and so young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorelei Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Good question...there's all kindsa jazz ones im forgettin; offhand, i get happy when i hear the opening strings to Coltrane/Davis "So What". Diggable Planets used to have some good ones too, as i recall. such a great bassline that with the trumpet and all anyone heard joy division - transmission or any basslines in post-punk like the fall, public image ltd, gang of four etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 What is your all time favorite bass line? That bass line that can make you put a song on loop 10 times without you wanting to put on anything else? For me, it's got to be.... The Magnificent Seven by The Clash. Ba-dum...bum bum bu-da-bu-dabum dum dum...dadadum dum dum.... I actually don't think that song is that great. The melody and lyrics are actually a tad weak compared to The Clash's stuff on London Calling or their eponymous debut, but that bass line gets my hip going every time. I was playing a bunch of the Clash on my computer on shuffle and The Magnificent Seven queued up, and I thought 'I should make a thread asking people what their favorite bassline is....' Of course, I did a search, and sure enough, I already made that three 3 1/2 years ago when I heard The Magnificent Seven. But now, I can post the song so people can hear how awesome that bassline is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 it took three years for someone to say Thriller, but today, in this post, it finally happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 There's better MJ bass riffs out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Been playing some SNES recently...and couldn't not do this... Super-awesome-cool. Kicks in around 0:25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaterpillarScheme Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I always liked the bass part in Something... Paul kinda steals George's thunder though, it's a bit too busy a line for the song (Does this qualify as Funky Fresh?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 The bassline in Paperback Writer is one of the Beatles' best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaterpillarScheme Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Yeah, I like Beatles bass lines because Paul was a guitar player first, and it shows. He didn't play the standard rock bass lines that everyone did at the time, he plays it with a melody... like a guitar. Not to mention he is HOT playing that left handed bass :-D People don't talk about him enough for his playing, I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 There's better MJ bass riffs out there. name it, bitch. nothing's more memorable. lottie - excellent choice. im gonna go find me some genesis Toejam & Earl, the weak sound chip meant the music was pretty much all bass lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 You're embarrassing yourself, Nick. Both Smooth Criminal and Wanna Be Startin' Something have better bass lines than Thriller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I thank jax for making my argument for me. Now, to basslines.. Torn between this and the original for the funky freshness... Some Snessery, this bassline is just pure funky... And for some 80's cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 The RHCP bassline is slightly better than the original. For Stevie, it's all about Superstition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 Listening to the Oldies station today and I Think We're Alone Now came on. That's a great bassline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aartemys Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 November Rain - GNR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 You're embarrassing yourself, Nick. Both Smooth Criminal and Wanna Be Startin' Something have better bass lines than Thriller. do you even know what a funky bass line sounds like? smooth criminal does rival thriller, but wanna be startin' something...its not even on its level. this is the dumbest argument youve made since cinammon toast crunch or whatever it was, and this is verified by DoJ's half-hearted co-signature. go ask anyone anywhere ever MJ's most iconic, funkiest bass line, and a dollar says they'll say Thriller without a thought. my man frank would say it goes together like love and marriage, or a horse and carriage. go on, ill be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I love the base line in Billy Jean personally. Mr Oizo - Flat Beat Roni Size - Brown Paper Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aartemys Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Queen - Another Ones Bites The Dust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 do you even know what a funky bass line sounds like? smooth criminal does rival thriller, but wanna be startin' something...its not even on its level. this is the dumbest argument youve made since cinammon toast crunch or whatever it was, and this is verified by DoJ's half-hearted co-signature. go ask anyone anywhere ever MJ's most iconic, funkiest bass line, and a dollar says they'll say Thriller without a thought. my man frank would say it goes together like love and marriage, or a horse and carriage. go on, ill be here. Fine. I'm going to Casa Nicurtindsayli tonight to watch Heathers with Curtins and Lindsay. Afterwards, we can hit FIU South and take a poll. Bring a boom box with a Thriller CD in it and we can settle this once and for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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