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Awesome/Filthy Basslines
Bob The Monkey
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Lately I have been struck by a yearning for basslines that will rock my face. Primarily I'm looking for funk tunes with superb bass parts (think: Jungle Boogie, to some extent Rapper's Delight) although I won't turn down a song just because it isn't straight funk. Filthy lines are also good: the type where you listen and go oh man that is just nasty but it is so good all the same. I'm afraid I can't really be more precise (the specifics of funk are lost on me) but go wild.
And if a single person recommends anything involving Cliff Burton, death is the result.
And if a single person recommends anything involving Cliff Burton, death is the result.
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Also, Les Claypool (of self-titled, and Primus fame) can lay down some nasty buisness. Check out "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver" by Primus, for instance.
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I have to confess, I've always felt Sheehan couldn't lay down a groove to save his life. If you could link me to a tune where he actually lays down a solid line I'd really appreciate it (genuinely).
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Check out "Jenny was a Friend of Mine" by The Killers, from their album Hot Fuss awesome bass riff, and quite simple.
"Hysteria" by Muse, from Absolution. need to be fast
"Around the World" RHCP, from californicaton? I dunno, fun intro and awesome groove to it.
go listen to some Primus
damn Claypool and his Rainbow Bass.
most of all, most of all
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Recommend Victor Wooten or Jack Bruce basslines, not Les.
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most of all, most of all
someone said true love was dead
but i'm bound to fall
bound to fall for you
oh what can i do
I'll see your RHCP Around the World and raise you the Daft Punk Around the World.
I didn't want to mention this (for fear of coming across as the grumpy bugger I am) but yeah, I'm really not looking for Les Claypool or Billy Sheehan style bass playing. To be honest, I'm not really into bass-players'-bass-players either: Wooten's always gotten on my nerves, I must confess. As for "basslines you'll never be able to replicate", who cares how difficult a line is to play? Not me, I'm afraid.
I just want accessible, groovy, dancable (probably not a real word) basslines, preferably ones that sit at the centre of the tune. I really wish I could think of more examples than Jungle Boogie and Rappers' Delight, but my brain's coming up blank.
Seriously, check out the Bruce basslines in the Zappa album I recommended.
http://www.last.fm/music/Fun+Lovin%27+Criminals/_/King+of+New+York for a 30sec clip.
But I still second Frank Zappa's Overnite Sensation, and raise you one Apostrophe', and one "One Size Fits All". Also try to sample any of his stuff from the 70's and 80's, you might find more stuff
Again, might not be funky enough, but Yes' "Roundabout" has some really funky bass going on, but you don't seem to be looking for prog rock, so it might not rock your boat.
Does Radiohead's "The National Anthem" count? Really simple, almost dissonant.
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I'll your DPAtW and raise you with another Chili's - Throw Away Your Television. It's pretty much the perfect answer to the OP.
Here, let me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn3uiLZY9Jg
Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmoFNya6P4Q
I'm not sure if you mind trying synthesized basslines. They're possible.
Oh yeah, and the Isley Brothers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCBTR7583P4
D D# E so funky.
Fire (Jimi Hendrix Experience)- The bassline is phat, simple, and glues together mitch's crazy fills and Jimi's solo.
What Is And What Never Should Be (led zep)- JPJ's line during the verse IS the verse.
Moutain Song (Jane's Addiction) - simple and absolutley hypnotic
Also check out:
Anything Parliament-Funkadelic, George Clinton, or Bootsy Collins related.
Stanley Clarke's self-titled debut
If You Want Me To Stay (Sly and The Family Stone) - just get it EXACTLY what you are asking for
Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf (SATFS) - same as above, the line that brought slap and pop into the foray
I laughed at the Billy Sheenan suggestion.
Edited for clarification.
How about Badge by Cream?
Or Piggy by Nine Inch Nails?
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Some lines are complex, some are very easy, but all of them are absolutely hypnotic.
Also last i checked Bob (a guitarist) is simply looking for some suggestions to listen to, he didnt explicity say he wanted to learn all of them.
Since Wooten and Claypool are out, I don't know what else to recommend really since I'm a bass player. There's always Flea's stuff, but everyone in the world has heard that for years. Although if you can track down his interview tape, it was supposed to be an instructional video but Flea and River Phoenix are FAR too high to give any solid advice except for Flea's explanation "A good bass line is just like a cow that can fly and roars into outer space and straight into the sun and then morphs into a...." or something like that, I gotta pop the old VHS back in sometime soon to watch it again. But the lines he lays down during the interview are absolutely insane and you can feel his pure love for the sound in every note he plays.
Uri Caine, Questlove, and McBride. The pockets are deep and the grooves are fresh.
Check out some Soulive. They are an organ trio so they don't have a bassist, but the keys/organ player (Neal Evans) has a ridiculously nasty left hand and he brings out some incredible funky grooves with it. He's pretty much grooves the bass on his keys better than a lot of actual bassists.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dwTFvAPjs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u2CxrYIgY0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWq4EBXUnU
Try:
The Distance
Hem of your Garment
I Will Survive
Never There
Meanwhile, Rick James...
You won't regret it, trust me. This is the band you want for fun basslines. And I'm not even really a big fan.
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Under Pressure - Queen
Might find what you're looking for.
Humming the Bassline
Kyoto Jazz Massive's Spirit of the Sun. The entire album is pure gold groove.
All of The Cinematic Orchestra
A couple Medeski Martin and Wood songs: Bubblehouse, Where Have You Been along others
Bonobo - Pick Up. I actually think you'd like his entire album: It Came from the Sea
Alot of Amon Tobin's stuff
And if you want a really dirty, awful, and admittedly nothing to do with what you're looking for but still great bassline find the Stars song "The Night Starts Here"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1IuD6F3R5I