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QUOTE (Mykesbass @ Jan 11 2011, 03:48 PM) *
Son of a Preacher Man - Tommy Cogbill/Dusty Springfield

[quote name='simon1964' post='1085659' date='Jan 11 2011, 04:09 PM']Cracking bassline - I played it for a charity gig I was involved in a couple of years ago. Brilliant line, which is a lot harder to play (well!) than you first think.[/quote]

Not harder than I first thought - it terrifies me :)

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There are far too many great bass lines out there but some faves that come to mind immediately are:

Chicago - What's This World Comin' To? (Peter Cetera)

Doobie Brothers - Double Dealin' Four Flusher (Tiran Porter)

Toy Matinee - Queen Of Misery (Guy Pratt)


Talk Talk - It's My Life (Paul Webb )


Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Norman Watt-Roy)

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[quote name='Wil' post='1085654' date='Jan 11 2011, 04:06 PM']Did he also play on Dusty Springfield's "Take a Little Piece of my Heart"? That's an incredible line.[/quote]

Probably not as the album that came from was recorded in the UK. He has a pretty impressive CV though:
[url="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tommy-cogbill-p65382/credits"]http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tommy-cogbill-p65382/credits[/url]

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Ceremony - New Order.
The Murder of Love - Propaganda.
Animal Bar - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy
Our Song - Yes.
Will You Cry - Chic
Crush - Jennifer Paige

Too many to mention - and pretty much everything by favourites like Mick Karn, Derek Forbes, Flea, Chris Squire, Jamerson, Barry Adamson.

Bass is better than sex.

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Must search BC and see if I've done this before and whether my choices have changed :) but for now I'd say (and in no particular order)

Xanadu - Rush (I'm sure I could list many more Geddy Lee lines, but this was one of the first that I heard when I got into Rush)
Tempus Fugit - Yes
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
Good Times - Chic
Hit me with your rhythm stick - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Holy Spirit - Yves Carbone
I'm gonna tear your playhouse down - Paul Young (could list quite a few of Pino's 80's work, including Go West and more Paul Young)
Come on, Come over - Jaco Pastorius (could mention others by Jaco, but this one's just damn catchy)
Blood Brothers - Iron Maiden
Blow your mind - Jamiroquai

That'll do for now

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Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues (and lots more of their stuff)
Money - Pink Floyd (because I just learned it)
Sunshine of your love - Cream
Fixation on the Darkness - Kill Switch Engage (have no idea why)
Sweet Home Chicago - The Blues Brothers version :)

I really do need to listen to more music..........

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good times bad times - led zep
hard to handle - black crowes
fire - hendrix
cant stop - RHCP
sweet emotion - aerosmith


These are songs I love playing and really get into the song when the band kick in. Like everyone else though, there are loads of bass lines that I love and this list may be added to or edited at any time hahaha

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