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  • STAYSEASTAYSEA Posts: 3,814
    Jeff Ament is so good , I wish you all luck.
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  • papa_pearls_jam.pj20papa_pearls_jam.pj20 Posts: 2,142
    Here's one (with supporting video) to add fuel to the smoldering fire...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUij90kZRUA
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  • PJFAN13PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    WMA, Nothingman, Present Tense, Tremor Christ, Leaving Here, Real Me...PJ/Covers wise...
    Doubting Thomasina, Hi-Line, She's My New Song...outside of the band

    Jeff is gifted, has successfully gelled w/ each drummer PJ has had and without him, well...it's like the Last Supper w/o Jesus, ya know what i mean?
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  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    WMA and Rats are my faves, but most recently it's been Holes in the Road from Tres Mtns.
  • StinkfootStinkfoot Posts: 546
    Seriously? 5 pages of this thread and no-ones mentioned Push Me Pull Me.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEjTQ6filbY

    Even if that middle bit is nicked from New Pollution by Beck :mrgreen:
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  • TT8270TT8270 Posts: 429
    #1 Jeremy (overplayed? sure, but that's just very clever and melodic line)
    #2 The beginning of alternate Corduroy from Vitalogy 2011
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  • papa_pearls_jam.pj20papa_pearls_jam.pj20 Posts: 2,142
    Stinkfoot wrote:
    Seriously? 5 pages of this thread and no-ones mentioned Push Me Pull Me.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEjTQ6filbY

    Even if that middle bit is nicked from New Pollution by Beck :mrgreen:

    That's the one, man. This song's so, so underrated. The video shows Ament just shredding it!

    I was just listening to this one on the Berlin 2010 boot yesterday, and was thinking how much I've overlooked this song.

    So cool that they played this one at PJ20 in Alpine Valley too!
    :D
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  • Paulie-LedbetterPaulie-Ledbetter Posts: 38
    ament is a god-damn beast on the bass,

    the stand out ones for me are present tense, rats, save you and push me pull me.... but even when you really listen to some tracks and can hear some of the licks that go unnoticed and are f**king awesome! like in 'hail hail' he tears it up!!!!

    as a bassist i try to learn his songs and he is so unique and has such a defined style, so makes it so much fun to learn :D
  • Cheo RamirezCheo Ramirez Posts: 676
    CopTheRiotAct wrote:
    Last 10 seconds of Hail hail, might only be in the live versions

    yes, actually in the S.A bootlegs bass sounds clear
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  • riotgrlriotgrl Posts: 1,895
    Gotta be Present Tense but I agree that he rocks SO many songs. PJ without Ament is no PJ at all. He is the unsung hero of this band!
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Rats, WMA, Hail, Hail, Present Tense to name a few. :mrgreen:
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  • samjamsamjam Posts: 9,283
    Gotta add his bass on All Those Yesterdays- fantastic!
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    Oceans. and that pisses me off, cause I just realized that it's almost exactly the same as the best bassline I ever wrote. :evil:
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  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    Oceans. and that pisses me off, cause I just realized that it's almost exactly the same as the best bassline I ever wrote. :evil:

    Oh good call! Great bass line
  • T-Bone 82T-Bone 82 Posts: 415
    Paulie-Ledbetter wrote:
    ament is a god-damn beast on the bass,

    the stand out ones for me are present tense, rats, save you and push me pull me.... but even when you really listen to some tracks and can hear some of the licks that go unnoticed and are f**king awesome! like in 'hail hail' he tears it up!!!!

    as a bassist i try to learn his songs and he is so unique and has such a defined style, so makes it so much fun to learn :D

    You're the only one who said it..."Push Me Pull Me"

    Listen specifically to the part right before the lyric, "Like a dropping rain..."

    So effin cool.
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  • gunter1976gunter1976 Posts: 587
    Just listening to Help Help as played in Fargo 2003... damn f u n k y
    "...bring it back someway bring it back, back, back... to the clean form, to the pure form..."

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  • papa_pearls_jam.pj20papa_pearls_jam.pj20 Posts: 2,142
    T-Bone 82 wrote:
    Paulie-Ledbetter wrote:
    ament is a god-damn beast on the bass,

    the stand out ones for me are present tense, rats, save you and push me pull me.... but even when you really listen to some tracks and can hear some of the licks that go unnoticed and are f**king awesome! like in 'hail hail' he tears it up!!!!

    as a bassist i try to learn his songs and he is so unique and has such a defined style, so makes it so much fun to learn :D

    You're the only one who said it..."Push Me Pull Me"

    Listen specifically to the part right before the lyric, "Like a dropping rain..."

    So effin cool.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQLLpt1QGcM
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,529
    gunter1976 wrote:
    Just listening to Help Help as played in Fargo 2003... damn f u n k y
    +1
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  • TJ25487TJ25487 Posts: 1,479
    Gotta go with the ol stand by "King Jeremy The Wicked". Jeff invented the bad ass bass line with this song IMO.
  • BrainOfMABrainOfMA Posts: 553
    Don't forget about Bu$hleaguer! The bassline is awesome in the live versions
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  • saichiro15saichiro15 Posts: 28
    I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned "Of the Girl" yet! I love that groove!!
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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 9,483
    Bump for the muuuusssic! Jeff and PJ forever. 
  • MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,140
    The ending jam on Present Tense
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  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 13,886
    Jeff  amazes me daily. 
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  • SmallestOceansSmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    Pilate is all about the bass
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    Indifference
    No Way
    Push Me Pull Me
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  • CantKeepmedownCantKeepmedown Posts: 3,024
    Faithful and Army Reserve
  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,423
    See the source image
  • jonbond1779jonbond1779 Posts: 1,640
    Use to play bass in a PJ tribute band...my favs to play have to be.  

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    Army reserve

    Oceans

    Insignificance

    Rats

    Wash

    In hiding


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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 20,286
    Pilate
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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Posts: 4,898
    Pendulum
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