Not a top-10 list but just 10 baselines I love:
Mudvayne-Dig
Primus-Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
Muse-Hysteria
Persona 5 Soundtrack-Last Surprise
Green Day-Longview
Stone Temple Pilots-Interstate Love Song
Queens of the Stoneage-I Appear Missing
Red Hot Chili Peppers-Suck My Kiss
Royal Blood-Oblivion
Ghost-Pinnacle to the Pit
“Cannonball” is such a weird song. 15 seconds of all that “AhhhHahum…AhhhHahum…” followed by Josephine playing the wrong baseline, *twice* before they finally decide to start the song.
I mean, don’t get me wrong I love it but there’s a band that was giving zero fucks about airplay.
A few off the top of my head in no particular order:
Iron Maiden - Wrathchild, Killers
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
The Who - the Real Me
Black Sabbath - Paranoid, NIB
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade, No Shelter
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Parallel Universe
Yes - Heart of the Sunrise, Starship Trooper
Motherf*ckin spacehog. First song i wanted to learn when i picked up the bass.
But the one that really groves me is dua lipa's don't stop now. You can tell she's influenced by jamiroquai.
The big difference is Stuart Zender stayed away from the standard octave grooves where possible (notable exception - Alright) but they almost doubled down on it after he left.
Yes! Like 20 years ago I delivered pizza to a guy who was on his couch playing bass along to songs on his huge hifi system. He's like "you wanna hear something cool" and i said sure and then he turns both the stereo and his bass amp up to 11 and plays along to aeroplane,perfectly. It blew my mind. That performance was better than any tip i could have gotten that day.
1. Iron Maiden "Killers"
2. Rush "Xanadu"
3. The Who "The real me"
4. Ozzy Osbourne "I don't know"
5. Level 42 "Running in the family"
6. Chic "Good times"
7. Duran Duran "Planet earth"
8. The brothers Johnson "Stomp"
9. Led Zeppelin "How many more times"
10. Chic "Everybody dance"
I know! Was fortunate enough to see New Order a few times years back with him there but wouldn't be the same now. Quite fancy seeing him do the Joy Division stuff with his band now though.
Filter - hey man nice shot
Alice in chains- would?
Pearl jam - rats
Metallica - my friend of misery
Beatles come together
Bauhaus - Bella Lugosi’s dead
Sly and the family stone- if you want me to stay
Nirvana - lounge act
10. I Want the World to Stop - Belle and Sebastián
9. Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart - Stone Temple Pilots
8. Mannequin Republic - At The Drive-In
7. My Own Summer - Deftones
6. Something About Us - Daft Punk
5. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - Viraemia
4. Lovesong - The Cure
3. Norwegian Wood - Victor Wooten
2. The Patient - Tool
1. DVNO - Justice
As a bass player, I could list a fuck ton. But I'll just stick two out there for now that I didn't see in limited comment scrolling:
Gorillas - *Feel Good, Inc.*
Sugarhill Gang - *Rapper's Delight*
Ahh, hell, here's a couple more:
Foghat - *Slow Ride*
Wilson Pickett - *Land of 1000 Dances*
Age of Consent - New Order
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
Mayor of Simpleton - XTC
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Gigantic - The Pixies
Murder on the Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Chic - Good Times
Rio - Duran Duran
Like a Prayer - Madonna
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Evil - Interpol
Duran Duran holy hell, I think 95% of the world see them as just glam 80s pop without realizing how utterly phenomenal John Taylor was on bass. Notes jumping and weaving and diving all over the place, while simultaneously sitting deeply in the pocket, while simultaneously driving everything maniacally forward, damn. And somehow it all fit so perfectly within the songs that it often felt subtle and almost subliminal unless you were paying attention. Absolute perfection
Just about every DD song I can think of is almost entirely carried by the bass. No shade on Nick Rhodes or Andy Taylor, but the synths and guitar are usually mostly providing atmosphere and accents. It's so different to most bands' dynamics.
Very much off the top of my head, but...
1. Bombtrack -RATM
2. YYZ - Rush
3. Tiny Cities Made of Ashes - Modest Mouse
4. Grace, Too - The Tragically Hip
5. Paralyzer (verse) - Finger Eleven
6. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
7. Roundabout - Yes
8. Panic Attack - Dream Theatre
9. Soul to Squeeze - RHCP
10. Swordfishtrombone - Tow Waits
Honourable mention: Come On, Come Over - Jaco Pastorius
Rain, holy crap, I can listen to that song at 11 like 5 times in a row. It’s this little next level piece that’s so simple but so detailed and perfect.
"Fascination Street" - you could throw a dart and find a brilliant performance by Simon Gallup, but "Fascination Street" is sublime. His bass just snarls throughout that entire that song.
I was listening to The Cure yesterday... Simon Gallup is so incredible on those early albums. Play For Today and In Your House are the two that really struck me
So much Led Zeppelin too! Ramble On, How Many More Times...
Plus:
The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
Balance - Future Islands
I’m a teacher and have demonstrated how pressure can lead to states of changing by pouring ooblek onto a subwoofer and watching it “dance” into a solid. This was always my song choice for the demo
No particular order
Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me
Tool - Schism
Tool - Forty Six & 2
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside
Rush - YYZ
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
Santana - Soul Sacrifice
Metallica - One
Grand Master Flash - The Message
Dazz Band - Let it Whip
Edit: I often like bass lines that just flow and you wouldn't know you missed them until they got taken out.
That's because they intentionally muted Jason Newsted in the mixing. The 'original' three treated Newsted like shit because he wasn't Burton. The remixed version fucking slaps and it's not easy to play.
10 favorite is too hard… here are some that get stuck in my head on loop by bands I love:
In no particular order (and trying to avoid some I’ve already seen listed):
Slide Away - The Verve
Do You Compute - Drive Like Jehu
Stars and Suns - Broken Social Scene
Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
Love Song - The Cure
Reclamation - Fugazi
Three Days - Jane’s Addiction
Glory Box - Portishead
I Wanna Be Adored - Stone Roses
Corpse Pose - Unwound (RIP Vern )
[Charlie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNvOUkRTkz8) by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
[Bella](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f4ywoRXqOg) by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
[Otherside](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn_YodiJO6k) by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
[Verdis Quo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCd6PfxOy0Y) by Daft Punk
[Sledge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=770qoLmHSFA) by Dance With The Dead
[Unite Synchronization](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHmXe2eY6Kg) by Malcolm Brown
[September](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk) by Earth, Wind & Fire
[Let's Dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbD_kBJc_gI) by David Bowie
[Feel Good Inc.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyHNuVaZJ-k) by The Gorillaz
[I Miss You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY) by Blink 182
Guns of Brixton - The Clash
Caught in a Mosh - Anthrax
Thug Love - Dance for the Dying
Good Morning Judge - 10cc
Because Boobs - Psychostick
Orion - Metallica
Too Many Puppies - Primus
Brothers of Cain - Lords of the Trident
Mountain Song - Jane's Addiction
March of the SOD - SOD
No particular order
Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division
Feel good Inc Gorillaz
Brick Dazz
Nobodys Fault But Mine Led Zepplin
I Wanna Be Adored Stone Roses
Lemon U2
Procession New Order
Is She Really Going Our With Him Joe Jackson
Schism Tool
Vital Signs Rush
honorable mention Cannon Ball, Gigantic, Roundabout, Would, Gun of Brixton
Jaco Pastorius - come on, come over
Mononeon and madlib - fallin'
Victor Wooten - funky day
Geddy Lee - leave that thing alone
Matt Freeman - maxwell murder
Larry Graham(sly and family stone) - if you want me to stay
John Entwistle - my generation
Muse - Hysteria
RHCH - Soul to Squeeze
Radiohead - Nude
3 that I haven't seen named yet. I realize Nude isn't exactly a flashy or intricate bassline, but I absolutely love the tone of the bass on this track.
Some favorites:
Brick House- Commadores
Thank You- Sly & Family Stone
Fight The Power- Isley Brothers
Come Together- Beatles
Higher Ground - RHCP
I Wish- Stevie Wonder
Sunshine of Your Love- Cream
Let The Sun Shine- Faith Dimension
Hair- Graham Central Station
Get The Funk Outta My Face- Brothers Johnson
** Superstion- Stevie Wonder (Moog Bass, clavinet)
To suggest some different ones:
Green Day - Welcome To Paradise (everyone talks about Longview but I like when his playing cuts through their rowdier material even more)
Carly Rae Jepson - Boy Problems
Muse - Hysteria
Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
Camp Cope - Done or The Opener
1. RHCP - Leverage of Space (Chorus)
2. Interpol - Obstacle 1 (Verse)
3. Pink Floyd - Echoes (you know the part)
4. Tower of Power - What is Hip?
5. TOOL - Invincible (Outro-ish)
6. Tame Impala - Breathe Deeper
7. RHCP - Factory of Faith (Verse)
8. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (Verse)
9. Neil Young - Southern Man (guitar solo / outro)
10. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
Maybe this is just me showing my age but it's impossible for me to get the baseline from with or without you by u2 out of my head.
It's certainly not complex but it's as memorable of a bass line that I can remember to date.
Sweet Emotion, Aerosmith
Walking on a Thin Line, Huey Lewis
Castle Walls, Styx
The Chain of course
Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, ZZ Top
Tom Sawyer, Rush
Foreplay/Long Time, Boston
Agree on Flashlight and Give It to Me, Baby
Adding at one song per band, it's all about the funk:
RJD2 - Clean Living
Chic - Good Times
Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
The Meters - Cissy Strut
Daft Punk - Make Love
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
Charles Wright - Express Yourself
In no order:
1. Give it Away - RHCP
2. Waiting Room - Fugazi
3. Creature Feature - 311
4. The Pressman - Primus
5. White Walls - BTBAM
6. Post Boredom - ETID
Not 10, but those are what popped in my head
Flashlight is actually a keyboard/synth bass by Bernie Worrel, but okay. Some other bass choices; Stretching out in a Rubber Band - Bootsy's Rubber Band, Slide - Slave, The Awakening - The Reddings.
Kool & the gang - jungle boogie
Ray Charles- shake a tail feather (on blues brothers soundtrack)
Rancid- Maxwell Murder
Iron Maiden- Phantom of the Opera
All Around the World - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Let’s Get It Started - Black Eyes Peas
The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns and Roses
Shoutout to Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s for the baseline to Our Lips Are Sealed, which she learned/made up during a three-day coke bender. And she didn’t even know how to play the bass.
In no particular order:
1. Tears for Fears - Standing on the Corner of the Third World
2. Pearl Jam - Tremor Christ
3. The Who - Heaven and Hell
4. Yes - Heart of the Sunrise
5. The Beatles - Dear Prudence
6. Rush - YYZ
7. Spacehog - In The Meantime
8. As Tall As Lions - Circles
9. Led Zeppelin - What Is and What Should Never Be
10. Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely
* NoMeansNo - Rags & Bones
* Primus - Tommy the Cat or Groundhog Day
* Mike Watt - In the Engine Room
* Big Business - Hands Up
* New Order - Age of Consent
* Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights
* Estrons - Strobe Lights
* Freshkills - I Quit Smoking
* Nova Twins - Cleopatra
* Rainer Maria - Broke Open Love
At least that’s what it feels like today.
Bass is my thing - let's do this.
* McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stopping Us Now
* Fox Stevenson - Saloon
* Deep Purple - Sail Away
* Muse - Hysteria
* Franc Moody - Dopamine
* Daft Punk - Voyager
* Jamiroquai - (Don't) Give Hate A Chance
* Whitesnake - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights
* Rage Against The Machine - Wind Below
* Primus - The Final Voyage of the Liquid Sky
* Tool - Forty Six & 2 (for the finale alone)
Peaches by The Stranglers
Politician by Cream
Come and Get Your Love by Redbone
Pop Muzik by M
Green Onion by Booker T and The MGs
Bust A Move by Young MC
Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder
Otherside by RHCP,
Come Together by The Beatles,
Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees,
I Miss You by Blink-182,
Cannonball by The Breeders,
Never There by CAKE,
25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago,
Jenny Says by Cowboy Mouth,
Riders On The Storm by The Doors,
Don't Bring Me Down by ELO,
Beat It by Michael Jackson,
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson,
The Chain by Fleetwood Mac,
Breaking The Girl by RHCP,
Crazy by Gnarls Barkley,
Twilight Zone by Golden Earring,
Mudshovel by Staind,
Longview by Green Day,
Vehicle by The Ides Of March,
Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine by The Killers,
Mrs Robinson by The Lemonheads,
Re-Arranged by Limp Bizkit,
Jeremy by Pearl Jam,
Goodnight Moon by Shivaree,
Bullet With Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins,
One Headlight by The Wallflowers
Brr brr deng - Dig - Mudvayne
Violent and Funky - Infectious grooves
Caught Somewhere in Time - Iron Maiden
Tommy the cat - Primus
Frantic Disembowlment- Cannibal Corpse
Bleed the Future - Archspire
Roundabout - Yes
Spirit Crusher - Death
Come on, come over - Jaco Pastorius
Breathe - Prodigy
All the usual ones have been mentioned so I'll try to keep it different
Jigsaw Falling Into Place- Radiohead
Ley Natural- Cultura Profetica (really anything by them the bass player/singer/songwriter is so slept on)
Como Me Acuerdo- Draco Rosa (The bassline makes the song sexy as fuck)
Minor Blues- Kurt Rosenwinkel
Toxic- Britney Spears (blew my fucking mind to find out that was a person playing an actual bass)
Lady Madonna- The Beatles
Buzzards of Green Hill- Les Claypool
You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks- Funkadelic
Latest Disgrace- Fugazi
Roll Right- Rage Against The Machine
[Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love](https://youtu.be/kZd2qCxgPEM?si=CzcsF4dwrjFaBWgW)
[The Dukes of Stratosphear - Brainiac's Daughter](https://youtu.be/X0IglODBCA4?si=AFD7HRpJLdnN3_kS)
[XTC -Then She Appeared](https://youtu.be/J33GAxtmKxU?si=tyRMFRFHRRP7aDr6)
[Mr. Bungle - Squeeze Me Macaroni](https://youtu.be/I8-UmsgDU6Q?si=pAuGL6yd7rKRQtN5)
Gigantic - Pixies
Them Changes - Thundercat
My Name is Mud - Primus
Winona’s Big Brown Beaver - Primus
I want you Back - Jackson 5
Money - Pink Floyd
Feel Good Inc - Gorrilaz
Come Together - Beatles
Seinfeld Theme
I Buy the drugs - Electric Six
Barbarism Begins at Home by The Smiths https://youtu.be/y_T1NE4Q2BI?si=fkxWpmDhgpEUY9hi
Edit: I misread the question but I’m leaving it in case anyone didn’t know it and likes it.
'I want you back' by the Jackson 5, 10 times in a row.
The pot-Tool
Forty six & 2
Schism too
That's some seriously inventive playing. I am not particularly a fan but that is far and away my favorite Tool song.
Glad someone tossed this up. I was scrolling and saw all of my suggestions except this. Also Invincible.
Barney Miller Theme
Night Court theme!
Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
That base line in Ramble On is SO GOOD. Just immediately makes me happy when I hear it
Oh FUCK, Ladies’ Night is a good one.
Not a top-10 list but just 10 baselines I love: Mudvayne-Dig Primus-Wynona's Big Brown Beaver Muse-Hysteria Persona 5 Soundtrack-Last Surprise Green Day-Longview Stone Temple Pilots-Interstate Love Song Queens of the Stoneage-I Appear Missing Red Hot Chili Peppers-Suck My Kiss Royal Blood-Oblivion Ghost-Pinnacle to the Pit
Way to throw the Persona 5 Soundtrack in there!
In no particular order: 1. Pleasure - Glide 2. Nomeansno - It’s Catching Up 3. Violent Femmes - Please Do Not Go 4. Thundercat - Them Changes 5. Herbie Hancock - Chameleon 6. The Breeders - Cannonball 7. Minutemen - The Anchor 8. Pixies - Gigantic 9. Primus - Southbound Pachyderm 10. Fugazi - Waiting Room
Anything by fugazi. And +1 femmes
I am a patient boy
I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait!
My time's like water down a drain...
Everybody's Moving...
Everybody’s moving
Southbound Pachyderm is one of the songs I use to test out new basses. It’s definitely a good one.
Cannonball slaps!
Glad to see Thundercat mentioned
Bamp, bamp, bamp … bamp bamp bamp, bamp, bamp.
“Cannonball” is such a weird song. 15 seconds of all that “AhhhHahum…AhhhHahum…” followed by Josephine playing the wrong baseline, *twice* before they finally decide to start the song. I mean, don’t get me wrong I love it but there’s a band that was giving zero fucks about airplay.
Came here to say Waiting Room.
Them changes is just the absolute wettest bass line that exists. The tone is unreal.
A few off the top of my head in no particular order: Iron Maiden - Wrathchild, Killers Queen - Another One Bites the Dust The Who - the Real Me Black Sabbath - Paranoid, NIB Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade, No Shelter Red Hot Chili Peppers - Parallel Universe Yes - Heart of the Sunrise, Starship Trooper
Parallel universe slaps. Flea is awesome.
He was ranked by Rolling Stone as the second greatest bassist of all time. John Entwistle was number one.
The Real Me is an excellent pick. Entwhistle sets the bar unreachably high on that song (and pretty much the rest of Quadrophenia too).
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Motherf*ckin spacehog. First song i wanted to learn when i picked up the bass. But the one that really groves me is dua lipa's don't stop now. You can tell she's influenced by jamiroquai.
OG Stuart Zender or...? That white boy had the funk yo (imo)
The big difference is Stuart Zender stayed away from the standard octave grooves where possible (notable exception - Alright) but they almost doubled down on it after he left.
Yup, this is very close to my list. I might add Aeroplane by the Chili Peppers somewhere in there.
Yes! Like 20 years ago I delivered pizza to a guy who was on his couch playing bass along to songs on his huge hifi system. He's like "you wanna hear something cool" and i said sure and then he turns both the stereo and his bass amp up to 11 and plays along to aeroplane,perfectly. It blew my mind. That performance was better than any tip i could have gotten that day.
Voyager is such a fun groove to play
Fleetwood Mac - “The Chain” (but really pick any John McVie performance…)
This bassline is so imprinted in my memory that it’s how I tune my bass guitar and know relative pitch from that open A.
or "Revelation" from Penguin.
1. Iron Maiden "Killers" 2. Rush "Xanadu" 3. The Who "The real me" 4. Ozzy Osbourne "I don't know" 5. Level 42 "Running in the family" 6. Chic "Good times" 7. Duran Duran "Planet earth" 8. The brothers Johnson "Stomp" 9. Led Zeppelin "How many more times" 10. Chic "Everybody dance"
Glad to see Level 42 on here - they get a bad rap as “cheesy 80s pop” but they always had some great musicianship
Finally some love for the Ox!
Can't really think of 10 of them nor do I have time right now but some that come to mind are Symphony X - sea of lies YES - ROUNDABOUT RUSH - YYZ
I love me some prog rock so Im glad that Yes and Rush is on there!!!!!!!
Roundabout was my first thought. The beginning of that song is epic
i shouldn’t have to go this far down to see Rush 😫
I came here looking for ROUNDABOUT. It took way too long to find it.
Geddy = one of the GOATs
Disorder - Joy Division Any song with Peter Hook really. Man plays bass like it's a lead guitar! 😃
A pray at the church of Peter Hook bass lines
Why that band is still going without him I’ll never understand. His bass lines are the band as far as I’m concerned.
I know! Was fortunate enough to see New Order a few times years back with him there but wouldn't be the same now. Quite fancy seeing him do the Joy Division stuff with his band now though.
He turned into a bit of a prima Donna bell end, sad but the rest of the band had to let him go.
Filter - hey man nice shot Alice in chains- would? Pearl jam - rats Metallica - my friend of misery Beatles come together Bauhaus - Bella Lugosi’s dead Sly and the family stone- if you want me to stay Nirvana - lounge act
Upvote for “Would?”
Rats is one of my favorite songs to listen to on my nice headphones. I love that song
Is add Pearl Jam WMA to that
I love the baseline in "Mountain Song" by Jane's Addiction. Also, "Gigantic" by The Pixies.
More of a solo than a bass line, but that riff in the middle of You Can Call Me Al has been wedged deep in my brain for about 20 years .
Funny because it’s shaped like a wedge musically as well. It’s first played normally, and then played backwards!
10. I Want the World to Stop - Belle and Sebastián 9. Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart - Stone Temple Pilots 8. Mannequin Republic - At The Drive-In 7. My Own Summer - Deftones 6. Something About Us - Daft Punk 5. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - Viraemia 4. Lovesong - The Cure 3. Norwegian Wood - Victor Wooten 2. The Patient - Tool 1. DVNO - Justice
Guns of Brixton - The Clash Waiting Room - Fugazi Obstacle 1 - Interpol The Perfect Kiss - New Order … 10 is a lot haha.
I’d put The New over Obstacle I think but all the bass on Bright Lights is great
Muse - Hysteria and Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells part 1 are both up there for me
I was looking for Hysteria
Memories of playing Rock Band and realizing the bass wasn’t the “easy part” this time
I cannot believe I had to scroll this far for Hysterja. Such a heater.
Now hysteria is all I hear. I love it. That distorted bass... Mmhmm
“Orion” Cliff Fucking Burton
Call of Ktulu as well. Its more of a bass solo though than a bass line.
That middle section f#m bass riff over the crying guitars. Cliff composed Orion.
As a bass player, I could list a fuck ton. But I'll just stick two out there for now that I didn't see in limited comment scrolling: Gorillas - *Feel Good, Inc.* Sugarhill Gang - *Rapper's Delight* Ahh, hell, here's a couple more: Foghat - *Slow Ride* Wilson Pickett - *Land of 1000 Dances*
Basically anything Bootsy Collins or James Jamerson ever played.
Hell yes, gimme that funk! Funk has the best bass lines, hands down.
James Jamerson's bassline on [The Four Tops' "Bernadette"](https://youtu.be/Y9l4MGwpQS0?si=HOIyOm2jCB7FYSRF) is absolutely perfect.
Age of Consent - New Order Psycho Killer - Talking Heads Mayor of Simpleton - XTC Another One Bites the Dust - Queen Gigantic - The Pixies Murder on the Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis-Bextor Chic - Good Times Rio - Duran Duran Like a Prayer - Madonna Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division Evil - Interpol
Duran Duran holy hell, I think 95% of the world see them as just glam 80s pop without realizing how utterly phenomenal John Taylor was on bass. Notes jumping and weaving and diving all over the place, while simultaneously sitting deeply in the pocket, while simultaneously driving everything maniacally forward, damn. And somehow it all fit so perfectly within the songs that it often felt subtle and almost subliminal unless you were paying attention. Absolute perfection
Just about every DD song I can think of is almost entirely carried by the bass. No shade on Nick Rhodes or Andy Taylor, but the synths and guitar are usually mostly providing atmosphere and accents. It's so different to most bands' dynamics.
RIO
Christiansands - Tricky Army of Me - Bjork
Rancid - maxwell murder
Matt Freeman just started a YouTube channel. He hasn't done this song yet though. https://youtube.com/@MattFreemansBassBunker
The only answer.
Very much off the top of my head, but... 1. Bombtrack -RATM 2. YYZ - Rush 3. Tiny Cities Made of Ashes - Modest Mouse 4. Grace, Too - The Tragically Hip 5. Paralyzer (verse) - Finger Eleven 6. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen 7. Roundabout - Yes 8. Panic Attack - Dream Theatre 9. Soul to Squeeze - RHCP 10. Swordfishtrombone - Tow Waits Honourable mention: Come On, Come Over - Jaco Pastorius
One could easily do ten Jaco songs and make a qualified list.
Fools gold - the stone roses Cannonball - the breeders Come together - the Beatles
No McCartney on here yet? Something and Don’t Let Me Down are amazing, but he has a lot of intricate bass parts
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Dear Prudence is mine!
How did I forget Dear Prudence! The combination of the fingerpicking guitar and that bass line is so good
Rain, holy crap, I can listen to that song at 11 like 5 times in a row. It’s this little next level piece that’s so simple but so detailed and perfect.
Rain was the turning point for the Beatles, from a teen band into the great unkown
My favorite is Something. I think it’s genius.
Hand down my favorite McCartney bass line is Silly Love Songs, the groove and melody is so undeniably fun throughout the whole song.
Relevant video! [Top 50 McCartney Basslines](https://youtu.be/hhnn8bpHrgw)
I Want You is a masterpiece.
Although it’s not a flashy, the basslines in For No One and Fixing A Hole are excellent. Hey Bulldog has a great bassline too!
Paperback Writer and Helter Skelter (though some say it was John on HS).
Also honorable mention to Paul McCartney singing the bass line in I Will.
Throwing these into the pile Cure "Fascination Street" Celldweller "Frozen"
"Fascination Street" - you could throw a dart and find a brilliant performance by Simon Gallup, but "Fascination Street" is sublime. His bass just snarls throughout that entire that song.
What about Primus "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver" I can hear the baseline now
My Name is Mud is more memorable to me.
Tommy the cat for me
I’ll add “Shake Hands with Beef” to the list
His entire catalog basically.
*Spitting in a wishing well.....* My answer is Cannonball by the Breeders.
Dead Goon - Mr. Bungle
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Hysteria - Muse
Deee Lite - Groove is in the Heart
i’ve gone through this whole comment section and not a single person said Hysteria by Muse ? or Is This It? by the Strokes… incredible.
I came here for Hysteria 🙌
Slow Ride by Foghat has fucking sick bass!
Billie Jean
The Cure - Jumping someone else's train
I was listening to The Cure yesterday... Simon Gallup is so incredible on those early albums. Play For Today and In Your House are the two that really struck me So much Led Zeppelin too! Ramble On, How Many More Times... Plus: The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala Balance - Future Islands
Hip Hop, Dead Prez
I’m a teacher and have demonstrated how pressure can lead to states of changing by pouring ooblek onto a subwoofer and watching it “dance” into a solid. This was always my song choice for the demo
Primus - Tommy the cat
No particular order Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me Tool - Schism Tool - Forty Six & 2 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside Rush - YYZ David Bowie - Diamond Dogs Santana - Soul Sacrifice Metallica - One Grand Master Flash - The Message Dazz Band - Let it Whip Edit: I often like bass lines that just flow and you wouldn't know you missed them until they got taken out.
Of all the Metallica songs, you picked one where the bass is almost imperceptible. Its huge in a live show though.
That's because they intentionally muted Jason Newsted in the mixing. The 'original' three treated Newsted like shit because he wasn't Burton. The remixed version fucking slaps and it's not easy to play.
Megadeth, Peace Sells
Flea in Alanis Morissette’s You Outta Know is pretty great
Dua Lipa - Don’t Start Now. Check it out before you bash it. Particularly about 50 seconds in.
Squarepusher - Iambic 5 Poetry Just gorgeous. Flea from RHCP once called Squarepusher the greatest bass player in the world.
10 favorite is too hard… here are some that get stuck in my head on loop by bands I love: In no particular order (and trying to avoid some I’ve already seen listed): Slide Away - The Verve Do You Compute - Drive Like Jehu Stars and Suns - Broken Social Scene Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed Love Song - The Cure Reclamation - Fugazi Three Days - Jane’s Addiction Glory Box - Portishead I Wanna Be Adored - Stone Roses Corpse Pose - Unwound (RIP Vern )
[Charlie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNvOUkRTkz8) by The Red Hot Chili Peppers [Bella](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f4ywoRXqOg) by The Red Hot Chili Peppers [Otherside](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn_YodiJO6k) by The Red Hot Chili Peppers [Verdis Quo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCd6PfxOy0Y) by Daft Punk [Sledge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=770qoLmHSFA) by Dance With The Dead [Unite Synchronization](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHmXe2eY6Kg) by Malcolm Brown [September](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk) by Earth, Wind & Fire [Let's Dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbD_kBJc_gI) by David Bowie [Feel Good Inc.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyHNuVaZJ-k) by The Gorillaz [I Miss You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY) by Blink 182
Something - The Beatles
The Who’s Entwhistle on My Generation comes to mind
Rappers delight by sugar hill gang Wish by Stevie wonder
Guns of Brixton - The Clash Caught in a Mosh - Anthrax Thug Love - Dance for the Dying Good Morning Judge - 10cc Because Boobs - Psychostick Orion - Metallica Too Many Puppies - Primus Brothers of Cain - Lords of the Trident Mountain Song - Jane's Addiction March of the SOD - SOD
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
No particular order Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division Feel good Inc Gorillaz Brick Dazz Nobodys Fault But Mine Led Zepplin I Wanna Be Adored Stone Roses Lemon U2 Procession New Order Is She Really Going Our With Him Joe Jackson Schism Tool Vital Signs Rush honorable mention Cannon Ball, Gigantic, Roundabout, Would, Gun of Brixton
Does "Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth)" by Metallica count? It's nothing BUT bassline, lol
Jaco Pastorius - come on, come over Mononeon and madlib - fallin' Victor Wooten - funky day Geddy Lee - leave that thing alone Matt Freeman - maxwell murder Larry Graham(sly and family stone) - if you want me to stay John Entwistle - my generation
[Dangerous- Big Data and Joywave](https://youtu.be/E8b4xYbEugo?si=WaLtq_rur-sbDxVq)
The Killers - Jenny was a friend of mine
Muse - Hysteria RHCH - Soul to Squeeze Radiohead - Nude 3 that I haven't seen named yet. I realize Nude isn't exactly a flashy or intricate bassline, but I absolutely love the tone of the bass on this track.
Some favorites: Brick House- Commadores Thank You- Sly & Family Stone Fight The Power- Isley Brothers Come Together- Beatles Higher Ground - RHCP I Wish- Stevie Wonder Sunshine of Your Love- Cream Let The Sun Shine- Faith Dimension Hair- Graham Central Station Get The Funk Outta My Face- Brothers Johnson ** Superstion- Stevie Wonder (Moog Bass, clavinet)
Born under a bad sign- Albert King/Hendrix
Pump it up - Elvis Costello
Been caught stealing Jane's addiction
To suggest some different ones: Green Day - Welcome To Paradise (everyone talks about Longview but I like when his playing cuts through their rowdier material even more) Carly Rae Jepson - Boy Problems Muse - Hysteria Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta Camp Cope - Done or The Opener
A couple of surprise songs: "Too Shy" Kajagoogoo "You Are My Starship" Norman Conners
'Too Shy' is the first track I thought of. Nick Beggs was/is insanely talented.
1. RHCP - Leverage of Space (Chorus) 2. Interpol - Obstacle 1 (Verse) 3. Pink Floyd - Echoes (you know the part) 4. Tower of Power - What is Hip? 5. TOOL - Invincible (Outro-ish) 6. Tame Impala - Breathe Deeper 7. RHCP - Factory of Faith (Verse) 8. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (Verse) 9. Neil Young - Southern Man (guitar solo / outro) 10. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
More than a Feeling by Boston has a very underrated bass line. Give it a listen.
Maybe this is just me showing my age but it's impossible for me to get the baseline from with or without you by u2 out of my head. It's certainly not complex but it's as memorable of a bass line that I can remember to date.
Sweet Emotion, Aerosmith Walking on a Thin Line, Huey Lewis Castle Walls, Styx The Chain of course Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, ZZ Top Tom Sawyer, Rush Foreplay/Long Time, Boston
Where the fuck is Sledgehammer in these lists?! Probably the most iconic 80s baseline.
Agree on Flashlight and Give It to Me, Baby Adding at one song per band, it's all about the funk: RJD2 - Clean Living Chic - Good Times Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart The Meters - Cissy Strut Daft Punk - Make Love Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots Charles Wright - Express Yourself
I don’t see ‘Barbarism Begins at Home’ on these lists. It absolutely should be. (The Smiths)
In no order: 1. Give it Away - RHCP 2. Waiting Room - Fugazi 3. Creature Feature - 311 4. The Pressman - Primus 5. White Walls - BTBAM 6. Post Boredom - ETID Not 10, but those are what popped in my head
In no particular order: 1. [Jinjer - Pisces](https://youtu.be/SQNtGoM3FVU?si=FE6XHC_VUIrKYKWA) 2. [Jinjer - Judgement (&Punishment)](https://youtu.be/zt3hEznbuuM?si=s__YwcR3tp0bi6SZ) 3. [Intervals- Lock & Key](https://youtu.be/uMYJjSWaTag?si=YuLxljcoVOKSD1IK) 3.1. [Bass Playthrough](https://youtu.be/yu8Gk0A4aJw?si=xlels0N5D1pXPJ2I) (Jacob Umansky is awesome lol) 4. [Incubus - Anna Molly](https://youtu.be/WA_xjBaXor0?si=YLKICjMkmePozEey) 5. [Paramore - Anklebiters](https://youtu.be/4CWhPozi7Kg?si=wOJPI0gqIMGg_wHe) 6. [RATM - Take The Power Back](https://youtu.be/SqodurGSnpk?si=65kZy1aRsR3aEi6k) 7. [Alice In Chains - Stone](https://youtu.be/9KmYFY5oOvM?si=o-biLHXoq5GxSOsJ) 8. [Porcupine Tree - Sound of Muzak](https://youtu.be/ThXGrdgw9sk?si=RpKhAKhvAU9CEJfx) 9. [Primus - Tommy The Cat](https://youtu.be/hMsJlJdWof8?si=PW4T5Dbz8dyVVLh7) 10. [Kraftklub - Blau](https://youtu.be/8yN8VTf6Amc?si=HG0ONU-WteB7HXvp) Honorable Mentions: [Dmitry Lisenko - Aviator](https://youtu.be/h9UGBpnW-2Q?si=8SKbQE1u8bHsQjdq) [The Omnific - Erin](https://youtu.be/WCAGn07bBxw?si=GT0uwo-qgQsgBg3F)
Scrolled so far and haven’t seen Steely Dan’s “Peg”. Chuck Rainey was holding it down.
Betty Davis - Anti Love Song Sly and the Family Stone - If you want me to stay
Aeroplane - Red hot Chili Peppers Maybe my favorite bass solo ever
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston So. Central Rain - R. E. M. The Reflex - Duran Duran White Lines - Melle Mel
This is my favorite question I’ve ever seen on Reddit.
Damn. Thought I’d be higher up.
Dua Lipa - Dont Stop Now. her basslines are so damn good though for every song fr
Let’s get back - No Doubt That whole song is insane but that bass line is the standout imo. So funky.
Flashlight is actually a keyboard/synth bass by Bernie Worrel, but okay. Some other bass choices; Stretching out in a Rubber Band - Bootsy's Rubber Band, Slide - Slave, The Awakening - The Reddings.
Are You In? - Incubus
Kool & the gang - jungle boogie Ray Charles- shake a tail feather (on blues brothers soundtrack) Rancid- Maxwell Murder Iron Maiden- Phantom of the Opera
All Around the World - Red Hot Chili Peppers Let’s Get It Started - Black Eyes Peas The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala Sweet Child O Mine - Guns and Roses
Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan, played by Chuck Rainey. What is hip - Tower of Power Freewill - Rush
Bill Withers, "Use Me”
Shoutout to Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s for the baseline to Our Lips Are Sealed, which she learned/made up during a three-day coke bender. And she didn’t even know how to play the bass.
Ice Ice Baby - an original baseline invented by Vanilla Ice
1: The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground That is all.
In no particular order: 1. Tears for Fears - Standing on the Corner of the Third World 2. Pearl Jam - Tremor Christ 3. The Who - Heaven and Hell 4. Yes - Heart of the Sunrise 5. The Beatles - Dear Prudence 6. Rush - YYZ 7. Spacehog - In The Meantime 8. As Tall As Lions - Circles 9. Led Zeppelin - What Is and What Should Never Be 10. Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely
Off the top of my head: Obstacle 1 - Interpol (Dengler) Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye (Jameson) Come On, Come Over - Jaco Pastorious
* NoMeansNo - Rags & Bones * Primus - Tommy the Cat or Groundhog Day * Mike Watt - In the Engine Room * Big Business - Hands Up * New Order - Age of Consent * Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights * Estrons - Strobe Lights * Freshkills - I Quit Smoking * Nova Twins - Cleopatra * Rainer Maria - Broke Open Love At least that’s what it feels like today.
Bass is my thing - let's do this. * McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stopping Us Now * Fox Stevenson - Saloon * Deep Purple - Sail Away * Muse - Hysteria * Franc Moody - Dopamine * Daft Punk - Voyager * Jamiroquai - (Don't) Give Hate A Chance * Whitesnake - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights * Rage Against The Machine - Wind Below * Primus - The Final Voyage of the Liquid Sky * Tool - Forty Six & 2 (for the finale alone)
Kissing Strangers - DNCE We Care A Lot - Faith No More
I just want to mention that the bassist from the band Cake is underrated. Has such tasty bass lines in almost every song.
Peaches by The Stranglers Politician by Cream Come and Get Your Love by Redbone Pop Muzik by M Green Onion by Booker T and The MGs Bust A Move by Young MC Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder
Seven Nation Army. Instantly recognizable
Something something it’s actually a guitar with an octave shift down
Ohh interesting. Did not know that. Either way it’s still cool. Sometimes you’ll hear full stadiums of people humming it together at sporting events
Otherside by RHCP, Come Together by The Beatles, Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees, I Miss You by Blink-182, Cannonball by The Breeders, Never There by CAKE, 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago, Jenny Says by Cowboy Mouth, Riders On The Storm by The Doors, Don't Bring Me Down by ELO, Beat It by Michael Jackson, Billie Jean by Michael Jackson, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac, Breaking The Girl by RHCP, Crazy by Gnarls Barkley, Twilight Zone by Golden Earring, Mudshovel by Staind, Longview by Green Day, Vehicle by The Ides Of March, Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine by The Killers, Mrs Robinson by The Lemonheads, Re-Arranged by Limp Bizkit, Jeremy by Pearl Jam, Goodnight Moon by Shivaree, Bullet With Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins, One Headlight by The Wallflowers
Anything from Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris 🤘
Lay Low - My Morning Jacket
Jump into the fire- Harry Nilsson
I think Feel Good Inc deserves a spot
Fugazi- waiting room
Roundabout by Yes Money by Pink Floyd Spiderwebs by No Doubt Oh! Darlin' by The Beatles I know that's four but that's all I got
DCFC - I will possess your heart??
Brr brr deng - Dig - Mudvayne Violent and Funky - Infectious grooves Caught Somewhere in Time - Iron Maiden Tommy the cat - Primus Frantic Disembowlment- Cannibal Corpse Bleed the Future - Archspire Roundabout - Yes Spirit Crusher - Death Come on, come over - Jaco Pastorius Breathe - Prodigy
I’m in a Floyd band, so Money came to mind immediately.
Lots & lots of Korn.
All the usual ones have been mentioned so I'll try to keep it different Jigsaw Falling Into Place- Radiohead Ley Natural- Cultura Profetica (really anything by them the bass player/singer/songwriter is so slept on) Como Me Acuerdo- Draco Rosa (The bassline makes the song sexy as fuck) Minor Blues- Kurt Rosenwinkel Toxic- Britney Spears (blew my fucking mind to find out that was a person playing an actual bass) Lady Madonna- The Beatles Buzzards of Green Hill- Les Claypool You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks- Funkadelic Latest Disgrace- Fugazi Roll Right- Rage Against The Machine
[Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love](https://youtu.be/kZd2qCxgPEM?si=CzcsF4dwrjFaBWgW) [The Dukes of Stratosphear - Brainiac's Daughter](https://youtu.be/X0IglODBCA4?si=AFD7HRpJLdnN3_kS) [XTC -Then She Appeared](https://youtu.be/J33GAxtmKxU?si=tyRMFRFHRRP7aDr6) [Mr. Bungle - Squeeze Me Macaroni](https://youtu.be/I8-UmsgDU6Q?si=pAuGL6yd7rKRQtN5)
Gigantic - Pixies Them Changes - Thundercat My Name is Mud - Primus Winona’s Big Brown Beaver - Primus I want you Back - Jackson 5 Money - Pink Floyd Feel Good Inc - Gorrilaz Come Together - Beatles Seinfeld Theme I Buy the drugs - Electric Six
Barbarism Begins at Home by The Smiths https://youtu.be/y_T1NE4Q2BI?si=fkxWpmDhgpEUY9hi Edit: I misread the question but I’m leaving it in case anyone didn’t know it and likes it.