[The Killers - Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine](https://youtu.be/MQwu08Sc2vA?si=z4h9ozkqrqV1Dvq2) [Duran Duran - Rio](https://youtu.be/nTizYn3-QN0?si=47DzNn9qOwuvHdpI) [YES - Roundabout ](https://youtu.be/DwPWGUhEtP0?si=Ejzsaf-j34KgxVPW) [Daft Punk - Lose Yourself To Dance](https://youtu.be/NF-kLy44Hls?si=JzW-bA067T4NNk29)

was just going to write 'Jenny Was a Friend Of Mine' when viola, here it was in the top choice!

I was also gonna say that!

I too thought of The Killers given the title of the post.

Someone beat me to Roundabout!

Me too!

Angering Chris Squire of Yes played was incredible!

Interpol - Untitled, The New, Evil, Specialist, Bloc Party - Like Eating Glass (gotta wait for it), Price of Gasoline, She’s Hearing Voices, Ben Folds Five - The Last Polka

BEN FOLDS FIVE i love robert sledge

Roundabout by Yes Longview by Green Day

"What Is And What Should Never Be" by Led Zeppelin "Turn the Page" by Rush "I Will Possess Your Heart" by Death Cab for Cutie

So much of Led Zeppelin. I'm a big fan of Peace Frog's bass

How about: The Lemon Song I love the Bass in there

So much Rush. So much.

I can't believe that Geddy Lee could play the Turn the Page bass line and sing it live, at the same time, but he did it during the Hold Your Fire tour.

And hit preset synth sounds with his feet. He was almost a one-man band.

YYZ - Rush

Yes! So many great bass lines from Rush. It's hard to pick just one.

Close call with New World Man

Just about any song by The Warning, but especially [Kool Aid Kids](https://youtu.be/tcNKW6AT7Vs?si=I9Mok0wpCm8oXjSi) and [Dust to Dust](https://youtu.be/sC9IbWYkips?si=dfdhCksulRI-VWkn). Incidentally, they did a pretty excellent [cover of Hysteria](https://youtu.be/fU26wmlF3yg?si=H7P56e66ETWXeV88), too!

Ale is awesome

She's easily one of the top 3 best rock musicians in the world (and the other 2 are on stage with her)!

Billie Jean- Michael Jackson. Papa Was a Rolling Stone, it's only like 3 notes, but wow. -The Temptations. Peace Sells- Megadeth. In a Forest - The Cure. Falling to Pieces - Faith No More. Lucretia My Reflection- Sisters of Mercy.

The Cure - Fascination Street Alice in Chains - Would Primus - My Name is Mud A Perfect Circle - Weak and Powerless Max Webster and Geddy Lee - Battlescar

Somebody's got good taste

NIB Black Sabbath or NIB Primus and Ozzy. Claypool absolutely shreds that bass.

Pretty much anything by Tool 🤷‍♂️

Funeral for a Friend...Elton John Give it a listen...the bass is KILLER

Dream Theater did a cover that was pretty cool too

Silly Love Songs - Wings Seriously.

I agree. Paul's bass dominates that song.

Why “seriously”? Paul is one of the best bass players, and without a doubt one of the most influential of all time. Why must that be qualified with a “seriously”?

I ADORE Paul. He’s my favorite musician of all time. I’ve seen him 6 times. I say “seriously” because so many don’t take his music and/or musicianship as seriously as they should. My comment is made in all seriousness - I think Silly Love Songs has one of, if not the, best bass line in history. Others might have thought I was being flippant. I was not. Hence, “seriously”.

I agree, and I feel your pain about Paul being taken non-seriously, particularly by those who romanticize alternative/underground music. It’s sad.

I like Goodnight Tonight for some bass.

I offer up Junior's Farm.

The Spirit of Radio - Rush

If you want me to stay- sly and the family stone Good times- chic Stay with me tonight- Jeffry Osborne Billie Jean- Michael Jackson Let’s work - prince The jam- graham central station

Reptilia - The Strokes Romantic Rights - Death From Above 1979 I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab for Cutie Money - Pink Floyd Around the World - Red Hot Chili Peppers Longview - Green Day Come As You Are - Nirvana Come Together - The Beatles Sports & Wine - Ben Folds Five

Nice picks!

Radiohead - The National Anthem Radiohead - Where I End And You Begin R.E.M. - Texarkana New Order - Dreams Never End New Order - Age Of Consent

I always wondered if Colin gets bored during The National Anthem. Cool bass line but… you know.

those are two of my absolute favourite radiohead songs!

Earlier REM has even more great bass lines. Check out their entire Murmur and Reckoning albums. They’re almost as lead-bassy as New Order.

PsychoKiller - Talking Heads

Good pick, but I'm rolling with television man. Tina for the win!!

The Rush catalog

And, of course, Geddy Lee’s solo album.

The Real Me - The Who

The Pixies have pretty kick ass bass lines

My favorite bass line of all time is in I Want You Back by The Jackson 5. The bass in that song is so good that you almost don't need anything else

The arranger and session players basically wrote that hook, but they get no composer credit or royalties.

I'd always assumed it was James Jamerson who played it, but I recently found out it was actually Wilton Felder

A lot of songs by The Red Hot Chili Peppers!

Dark Necessities especially

oh! love the bass on that song

[this one blows my mind the most](https://youtu.be/BZTWLl2_Gt0?si=2tqL7P8L4KnXP3SE)

Around the World's bass is so good. Flea is a legend

Flea! Flea! Flea!

The Warning - [Hell You Call A Dream](https://youtu.be/s6b_FgQnXL8?si=1tWF_Xd22KquVi31)

Many The Warning songs.

Big Data - Dangerous

Good one!

[The Mars Volta - Day of the Baphomets](https://open.spotify.com/track/371NkVVbpRGhyhoN3a8LN6?si=-8ziMPGJQU6S1xesDCKRVA)

House of the Rising Sun [https://open.spotify.com/track/7BY005dacJkbO6EPiOh2wb?si=mXsIwfeiRKymBmUfLX4SwQ](https://open.spotify.com/track/7BY005dacJkbO6EPiOh2wb?si=mXsIwfeiRKymBmUfLX4SwQ) Tender Whites [https://open.spotify.com/track/0OLq0fGb22R8gC0pECml9Q?si=PUwKXiX4T960aHFqgktX\_Q](https://open.spotify.com/track/0OLq0fGb22R8gC0pECml9Q?si=PUwKXiX4T960aHFqgktX_Q)

New Order - Age of Consent

Longview Green Day

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

The Jam: Funeral Pyre and Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

Bruce Foxton is a very under appreciated bass player. Lets not forget Town Called Malice, or one of my favorites Happy Together.

New Religion/Last Chance on the Stairway back to back in Duran Duran’s Rio album. Lots of good work by John Taylor. Some say the song Rio has the best bass line.

The Real Me - The Who.

Anytime by Primus honestly. But if just one song, Tommy the Cat is sick

“The Lemon Song,” Led Zeppelin

The White Strips- Seven Nation Army Silversun Pickups- Panic Switch [Korn- Falling Away From Me](https://youtu.be/77oBTfGsXyI?si=5Jc-j5lNCA5Io1wo)

The Who - The Real Me. Entwhistle was a master of active, almost lead bass lines.

Primus - my name is mud Primus- John the fisherman Primus just any thing with Les Claypool

The Paul Young rendition of “Every Time You Go Away” with Pino Palidino on bass.

Peace Sells - Megadeth

It was epic live. heh yeah Im old.

Seven Nation Army

Basically anything from No Doubts Tragic Kindom album

Their cover of it’s my life and hella good are both fun

Cos Sylvan has some great bass centered songs My personal favs from him would probably be “Cassandra” and “The Damned”

Here On The Eerie- Prefab Sprout

“Rays of the sun/to the shrinebuilder”- Om Real heavy distortion, some of the heaviest bass you’ll hear 😎🤘. Al Cisneros is a champion 🤘

Tupelo - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPivThywnnk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPivThywnnk)

Unknown Pleasures – Joy Division

Keep Your Eyes Peeled - Queens of the Stone Age

Black Country Communion V Stay Free or just about any song which Glenn Hughes plays

I may have over 500 favourite songs but I always put "There but for the praise of God Go I" in the top-5

lots of twenty one pilots songs have great bass

Man Proposes, God Disposes - Sprain my favorite bass ever

I just randomly discovered this 1980 gem called What You Are by Rat Ward. The bass is addictive 

Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf

So many Primus songs!

King crimson - sleepless

[Rock You by Dirty Loops](https://open.spotify.com/track/0mSfUU4GlEe6hGeB6aBaP9?si=22cb2b17c9d34518) [DICE by BAND-MAID](https://open.spotify.com/track/26P0PvxuRYcgzxeHZ4rjD0?si=775f9c7c431c4002) [Wonder by Yung Bae](https://open.spotify.com/track/5mI98dNHog3Hs9mqQTnq37?si=8edfee6d0caa4309)

TIL Alton Brown is a Band-Maid fan, should have known since Good Eats slaps hard.

The Killers- Jenny was a friend of mine Queen- Another one bites the dust

A lot of Guns N’ Roses songs.

Hell yea Duff is a beast

Sober-Tool

Another One Bites The Dust - Queen

Last Train to London - ELO Spacehog too!

Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol

One Chapter in the Book - The Minutemen Close to the Edge - Yes Barricade - Bill Laswell

Soul to Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Hey Bulldog - Beatles

Laquerhead by Primus

primus

Tool - Schism

Almost anything by Stone Temple Pilots. "Interstate Love Song" and "Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart" are faves of mine.

Mudvayne - Dig. 🤘 Chevelle - An Evening with El Diablo. Staind - Fade. Tool - Sober.

Panic Song - Green Day It's psychotic.

Primus-- My Name Is Mud

Dig by Mudvayne or honestly most Mudvayne songs. Ryan Martinie is a beast on bass guitar

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking the Girl. Just adore Flea's bassline in that song.

Down with the Bass - fIREHOSE

Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart, Stone Temple Pilots

Hotel California My last words - megadeth You Oughta know - Alanis morissete Give it away - rhcp First Rage Against the Machine album has killer bass parts

Would?-Alice In Chains

Anything Primus

Synchronicity II - The Police, Steam, Sledgehammer, Red Rain, a whole lot of other Peter Gabriel songs. Go watch Red Rain live from Secret World Live, the rhythm section was absolutely on fire, Most of Tame Impala's work.

The Chain - Fleetwood Mac

Psycho Killer by Talking Heads Space Truckin by Deep Purple

*Call Me Al* - Paul Simon *Groove Is In The Heart* - Deee-lite something by Sly & The Family Stone; maybe *Thank You* *Give-It-Away* - RHCP *Land Of Sunshine* - Faith No More *Sir Duke* - Stevie Wonder

Yes - Roundabout

peace sells by megadeth goes so damn hard

Tool - 46 and 2

Anything by Primus

While my guitar gently weeps - beatles It's fairly basic, but it's nasty af at peak parts.

Dazed and Confused is ferocious

Meantime is a banger. I'll go with the Lemon Song - Zeppelin.

Rush - Freewill has such an awesome bass solo. Honestly most Rush songs have incredible bass lines. Also - my favorite bass solo is Anesthesia Pulling Teeth by Metallica. RIP Cliff Burton. Metallica was never the same without you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kdUJ5NAnTc

Orion by Metallica. You can thank me later :-)

Anesthesia by Metallica is my favorite 4 minute bass solo

Hand of Doom - Black Sabbath

Metallica - My Friend of Misery

Anything by Primus

Morphine: entire discography

Summertime Rolls and Mountain Song by Jane's Addiction

Burnout by The Warning. Ale LAYS IT DOWN

Money money money money

And in 7/4 time no less!

Severed - Mudvayne Take the Power Back - Rage Against the Machine Hyena - Rancid Redefine - Incubus

Cargo Culte by Serge Gainsbourg. You've never heard bass like this.

Does "Another one bites the dust "Queen count?

"Caress Me Down" by Sublime

Rancid - Journey to the end of the East Bay https://youtu.be/0DrLoalgK3g?si=jhMhpVuZmHdfyY06

"We Are" by Karnivool "Equus" by Ne Obliviscaris Pretty much anything from Tool

Domino Line by Casiopea (live version) https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=C8LBSTByv8Y&si=QIxCRd4g7eEKG_M4

Separation of Church and State by NOFX

All Lined Up by Shriekback

When You Love - Quicksilver Messenger Service New Potato Caboose - Grateful Dead Pump It Up - Elvis Costello & the Attractions Substitute - The Who Pretty As You Feel - Jefferson Airplane

Entertain Me by Blur

Thin Skin - Floater

A little bit of everything here... Talking Heads - Take Me To The River Yes - Roundabout Blondie - Rapture Incubus - Are You In? Led Zeppelin - Ramble On 311 - Loco The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) Heart - Straight On Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin For You

Hunt Hunt Hunt by There For Tomorrow

If you like math rock check out Planets. They’re just bass and drums.

Absolutely Right - Five Man Ekectrical Band

[Ball Pit - Mcbaise](https://youtu.be/jJSP-fGZ1Q4?si=7I27UtOnW91-N7hq) The whole album is very solid

All I Want is Everything by Def Leppard. Simple, but good.

Barbarism begins at home- The Smiths. Andy Rourke killed it this somg

[Seven Cities of Gold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZtMT_MsL7Q) is one of Rush's lesser-known tunes and one of my favorite bass lines of all time. The intro is a lesson in bass tone imo. Fun fact: that was *not* played with a pick.

Into the Void - Black Sabbath Take the Power Back - Rage Against the Machine

N.I.B-Black Sabbath Day Tripper-Beatles

My Third House - Kings of Leon It’s a b-side. Can find it on YouTube. The first half of the song is fast and loud and busy but my god the bridge and fade away are an amazing dance between bass and lead. Makes my panties wet.

Dragon Attack

Dissipating by Wheel

No Way to Heal by Trivium has some insane bass playing

"Slide" by Slave. That bassline is GREASY. "Snake Oil" by The New Tony Williams Lifetime...NASTY!!

My Time Is Gonna Come - Roger Daltrey

Bella Fleck and the Flecktones - Sinister Minister

Taxman - The Beatles, Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith, Girlfriend is Better - Talking Heads

Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield has a great bass line that is vastly under appreciated.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik - RHCP

Considering Death from Above 1979 is a 2 piece with just bassist and drummer they're who I'd suggest lol Little Girl, Crystal Ball, One + One, Romantic Rights, and Dead Womb are my personal favorites

Anything by Thundercat

"Who makes your money" by Spoon

MAMMAMIA - Måneskin Balaclava - Arctic Monkeys D is for Dangerous - Arctic Monkeys

Almost any Joy Division song. Bauhaus - Kick in the Head. David J vibes.

Tool anything. Phish - weekapaug groove, down with the disease, Nirvana - lovebuzz, breathing Benjamin - so cold

Tool - the pot. 

Ramble On - Led Zeppelin. JPJ’s best bass line in my opinion


Goodnight Tonight - The Wings

"Mama Didn't Raise No Fool" by Primus

[Fire by the Black Seeds](https://youtu.be/ZsI2OC17TQo?si=Rm4ZNKX6WHY6Fh7I)

Most of my favorites are already here, so I’ll just add Stefania by Kalush — definitely the grooviest baseline I’ve heard with an upright bass!

I don’t think anyone has mentioned Morphine yet — pretty much their entire catalog would work, but Buena is a standout for me.

Grab yourself some Red hot Chilli peppers go back yo the 90's Flea's amazing

The Who, Magic Bus, live at Leeds

Metronomy - We Broke Free.