TorVic Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [url="http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/the-25-best-basslines-of-all-time-509265"]http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/the-25-best-basslines-of-all-time-509265[/url] An interesting list: 1 Hysteria - Muse (Chris Wolstenholme) 2 YYZ - Rush (Geddy Lee) 3 Another One Bites The Dust - Queen (John Deacon) 4 Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie (John Deacon) 5 Money - Pink Floyd (Roger Waters) 6 Orion - Metallica (Cliff Burton) 7 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (Louis Johnson) 8 Roundabout - Yes (Chris Squire) 9 My Generation - The Who (John Entwistle) 10 Schism - Tool (Justin Chancellor) 11 Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea) 12 The Lemon Song - Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones) 13 Taxman - The Beatles (Paul McCartney) 14 Good Times - Chic (Bernard Edwards) 15 The Chicken - Jaco Pastorius 16 Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed (Herbie Flowers) 17 What's Going On - Marvin Gaye (James Jamerson) 18 Stand By Me - Ben E King (Wendell Marshall) 19 The Guns Of Brixton - The Clash (Paul Simonon) 20 Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith (Tom Hamilton) 21 Super Freak - Rick James (Oscar Alston) 22 Pusherman - Curtis Mayfield (Joseph 'Lucky' Scott) 23 These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra (Carol Kaye/Chuck Berghofer) 24 In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett (Donald 'Duck' Dunn) 25 Make It Funky - James Brown (Fred Thomas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynottfan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Seen this list, took it for what they all tend to be, but it did make me smile that Another one bites the dust is above Good times....... humm bet ol' Nile have a comment on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Obligatory James Jamerson tune, the reality is that the list should TOTALLY be made up of James Jamerson bass parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 This looks definitive. I can't imagine anyone arguing with this. Glad that's sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobothy Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I guess you could argue what [i]best[/i] actually means, it as usual always depends on context, genre etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobothy Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='visog' timestamp='1371895631' post='2119228'] This looks definitive. I can't imagine anyone arguing with this. Glad that's sorted. [/quote] + 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorVic Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 of course, there is no single best list! I would add the following (restricting to one song per band/artist): for the love of money - o jays message from the meters - the meters Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan walking on the moon - The Police addicted to that rush - Mr. Big strange brew - Cream fire - Hendrix signed sealed delivered - Stevie Wonder graceland - Paul Simon in france they kiss on the main street - Joni Mitchell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorVic Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 also, this list supposedly covers only "Funk, Rock, Pop and Soul Classics" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) is this list compiled by some lazy journo who has just gone on to spotify and itunes and looked up popular downloads of each artist and made a sort of randomly haphazard collection then probably added some copy that would make nathan barley blush and is it some sort of subtle irony that the webpage shows us james brown but bootsie collins does not feature in the list?? anyways it must be wrong because john taylor and rio isnt in there Edited June 22, 2013 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I'm glad Guns Of Brixton made it onto the list anyway. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dry_stone Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='visog' timestamp='1371895631' post='2119228'] This looks definitive. I can't imagine anyone arguing with this. Glad that's sorted. [/quote] + 2 Musicradar also have Duran Duran's John Taylor voted best bassist of all time (James Jameson was 11th and Jaco 5th) - yes undoubtedly a definitive poll result that one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) At least I had some familiarity with about half of them. I must get out more. Edited June 22, 2013 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1371905245' post='2119378'] At least I had some familiarity with about half of them. I must get out more. [/quote] Yep me too. Seems more like a list of most recognisable lines over a wide range of folk, rather than best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1371899587' post='2119304'] is this list compiled by some lazy journo who has just gone on to spotify and itunes and looked up popular downloads of each artist and made a sort of randomly haphazard collection then probably added some copy that would make nathan barley blush [/quote] If youd actually bothered to read the article you would have discovered its the the result of a poll involving 10,000 people. I presume your accusation of laziness was intentionally ironic. Edited June 22, 2013 by bassman7755 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 James Jamerson's "Darling Dear" (Jacksons) should be in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1371912364' post='2119508'] If youd actually bothered to read the article you would have discovered its the the result of a poll involving 10,000 people. I presume your accusation of laziness was intentionally ironic. [/quote] yes i did 12 lines of copy plus 1 or 2 lines for each of the 25 songs ... hardly ball breaking stuff though by anybody's standards is it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1371912364' post='2119508'] ... the result of a poll involving 10,000 people ... [/quote] There are 10,000 people who know what a bass line is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Walk on the wild side.....?!? Actually i would have john taylor over jaco and james too...awaits death by flamin' at the stake!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I'd be more impressed if they actually said what percentage of the 10,000 each of the songs listed actually received. Why would the majority choose What's Going On over any other Jameson track and i'd love to know how many votes Pusherman got. On the other hand, who really cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='iconic' timestamp='1371917409' post='2119589'] Walk on the wild side.....?!? Actually i would have john taylor over jaco and james too...awaits death by flamin' at the stake!* [/quote] ......this thread could run and run now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) Oh really. These lists can't be taken seriously. They need all to be renamed "Another xx Basslines You Should Listen To". CB Edited June 22, 2013 by cloudburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Always been rather fond of the bassline from Staying Alive by the BeeGees myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 [quote name='TorVic' timestamp='1371893900' post='2119193'] ............ 5 Money - Pink Floyd (Roger Waters) ............ [/quote] Dave Gilmour will be pleased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 No Foxton Pino Norman Watt Roy JJ Burnel No point really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 a.k.a. A list of basslines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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