gjones Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 [quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1355923369' post='1904513'] Can't get enough of your love - bad company. More so during the corus than the verse. [/quote] Boz Burrel hated this bassline. In the early days of Bad Company he was no Andy Fraser (from free) and it is a bit 'clunky'. Maybe it's also because,as the years went by, he became a really excellent 'funk jazzer' and a much better all round bassist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) How come no-one has mentioned this classic walking bass line? Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love http://youtu.be/EE34cSvZCd8 Edited December 19, 2012 by kevin_lindsay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 [quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1355936570' post='1904794'] How come no-one has mentioned this classic walking bass line? Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love [/quote] http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194616-walking-basslines-poptastic-song-examples/page__view__findpost__p__1904430 Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) Pack My Jack by JJ Cale. Not exactly 'poppy' but a personal favourite and a great walking bassline to play over. Track starts at 7:50 . . . [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg1mfu_ouSw[/media] Edited December 19, 2012 by flyfisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Prob too jazzy for the OP, but as soon as I hear the words 'walking bassline' this gem springs to mind: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5LSRrAwUtA[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 [quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1355934104' post='1904710'] This is known as nominative determinism, all your songs should be chrismuzz songs [/quote] I should keep a tally of how many festive jokes I've had about my name over the last 10 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 When I was about 13 and knew that Slade were the absolute bollox; the first non-Slade LP I ever bought was Bowie's "Aladdin Sane" ....... step forward the much under-rated Trevor Bolder. For some reason this track was the first one I listened to off the album & I was hooked! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf0fmqWS-kI[/media] Bonus for a Slade fan was that at the time he was also using an EB3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 It you want to go super pop you could go olly murs . . . Dance with me tonight :dodge: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Nobody's mentioned 'Moondance yet'? 'Lovecats' by the Cure has a nice little walking interlude - well, more 'stretching your legs' than walking, but it works perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Englishman In New York? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Fly Me To The Moon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHhm9rXUxIQ Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobVbass Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Rock this town stray cats - Lee Rocker awesome T-r-o-u-b-l-e old Elvis song but Travis Tritt does an awesome version with some nice bits Sweet Home Chicago from the Blues Brothers, the late Mr Dunn in excellent form. I'll even fling in The Timewarp from the lovely, and totally bonkers, Mr O'Brien for some Transylvanian Transgendered TransString Travelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) I'm not sure I would refer to some of the examples as "walking" bass lines. Maybe that's just the subjectiveness of music though. Spencer Davis Group's Blues in F is certainly walking. Perhaps more jazzy blues than pop though. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqXIMT18L_4[/media] Edited December 20, 2012 by BassBus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 [quote name='jbwaddy' timestamp='1356012594' post='1905687'] now im very surprised that no one has mentioned lots of the beatles tracks... [/quote] The OP mentions that they are already aware of the Beatles' walking basslines :-) How about some ska? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CXaqEY3gPc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 How about this one [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X86C6kFEA6Y[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I do one on the chorus to Jumping Jack Flash. There's a bit in American Idiot where I'm really tempted, but usually manage to restrain myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chardbass Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 As a kid in the 80s it was Love Cats by The Cure that grabbed my attention despite being aurally pummelled by my Dad's jazz tapes on every car journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Don't know whether it qualifies, but we do Oliver's Army, and I was pleasantly surprised by the bassline! Well written IMHO and perfect for the song. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uVwrrkt22Ag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Cheers guys, some real crackers there! ....franks fly me to the moon...It's 'our' song, how did I forget that gem? .... glad the wife doesn't read basschat!....best practice that one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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