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encompassing tripencompassing trip Posts: 160
edited November 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
What's the best bassline in your opinion. If there were one song that the bass is most prominent. I guess what I'm looking for is a song that could be played on just the bass alone and you would know what it was. I was thinking maybe hitchhiker or animal. If you have a good tab please post or link it.
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  • harrisonmerwinharrisonmerwin Posts: 766
    throw away your television is pretty intense. Jeff's Best is showcased on Ten and VS, more VS.
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Why Go
    Jeremy
    Oceans
    WMA
    Rats
    Indifference
    Not for You
    Tremor Christ
    Sometimes
    Faithfull
    No Way
    All Those Yesterdays
    Save You
    Get Right
    Bushleaguer
    Army Reserve
    Dirty Frank

    Non PJ
    Blew - Nirvana
    Lounge Act - Nirvana
    Stay Away - Nirvana
    Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) - Metallica
    Orion - Metallica
    Longview - Green Day
    She - Green Day
    Sassafras Roots - Green Day
    Love Song - The Cure

    Anything by Primus
  • encompassing tripencompassing trip Posts: 160
    danny72688 wrote:

    Anything by Primus

    Primus? I could never attempt to be that insane on a bass. He's incredible!
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    encompassing trip wrote:
    Primus? I could never attempt to be that insane on a bass. He's incredible!
    He is fucking incredible, but so is Cliff Burton and I can play well enough to cover (and immitate) his material. It's all a matter of style. Funk bassists should be able to cover Les without great effort I imagine. On that note, Jeff is an amazing bassist, but since I play a similar style as him, his work is easy to cover.

    I would personally go with Bushleaguer. Great bassline and great lyrics.
  • encompassing tripencompassing trip Posts: 160
    I think he is underrated. I hate to go hippy on you, I'm a WSP fan, Dave Schools is pretty tight too. "Big whooly mammoth" is funky.
  • Music For RhinosMusic For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    wash.
    immortality.
    hail hail.
    of the girl.
    grievance.
    cropduster.
    help help.
    all or none.
    big wave.
  • NovawindNovawind Posts: 836
    porchporchporchporchporchporchporchporch

    On a non-pj related note, listen to Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He's amazing. Listen for the slap-bass in "Higher Ground."
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Pearl Jam- Jeremy (just for the hammer), RVM(live is INTENSE), Daughter(during the jam), NFY, Why Go, Immortality, and Army Reserve.

    Non PJ- Anything Incubus, Lounge Act-Nirvana

    I know I am gonna get a LOT of stuff for this one- Laffy Taffy song (shut up, I like the horrible song...haha)
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    danny72688 wrote:
    Why Go
    Jeremy
    Oceans
    WMA
    Rats
    Indifference
    Not for You
    Tremor Christ
    Sometimes
    Faithfull
    No Way
    All Those Yesterdays
    Save You
    Get Right
    Bushleaguer
    Army Reserve
    Dirty Frank

    Non PJ
    Blew - Nirvana
    Lounge Act - Nirvana
    Stay Away - Nirvana
    Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) - Metallica
    Orion - Metallica
    Longview - Green Day
    She - Green Day
    Sassafras Roots - Green Day
    Love Song - The Cure

    Anything by Primus


    +1 to Rats
    Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
    JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
    "Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Song that you can recognize just from the bass line? Sympathy For the Devil, Interstate Love Song.

    Any Led Zepplin song has strong cool bass lines. I have a problem with songs having over the top bass lines, songs that the bass gets away from what it is really there for.


    Pearl Jam wise, one of my favorite lines is from "Get Right", just fantastic. Also "Army Reserve"
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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Anything written by Steve Harris of Iron Maiden (esp Phantom of the Opera on their 2nd album). That guy was my idol back in the day. As for Pearl Jam, I like Alone - that song just grooves.
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  • PHAN1217PHAN1217 Posts: 15
    Herbie Hancock!
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Rain When I Die - AIC
    Would? - AIC
    Rotten Apple - AIC
    Swing on This - AIC
    I Am One - Smashing Pumpkins
    Crush - Smashing Pumpkins
    Bullet With Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins
  • axel4pjaxel4pj Posts: 14
    um... Money?
  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    axel4pj wrote:
    um... Money?
    +1
    Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
    JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
    "Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
  • dirtyfrankdahmerdirtyfrankdahmer Posts: 136
    i really like the bassline in faithfull. very tastefull playing on behalf of jeff and jack.
  • jeff's_the_manjeff's_the_man Posts: 660
    anything by STP
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    The Real Me - The Who
    Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Money - Pink Floyd
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