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As well as all those previously posted, I don't know quite what it is about it, but Barry White's 'You're My First, My last, My Everything' is such a catchy song with a simple bass line. When played at functions it's a floor-filler and makes me feel good either listening to it or playing it.

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For the uninitiated among you, grab anything by Michael Franti & Spearhead - Carl Young's bass work is just perfect. Check out the "Stay Human" album for some marvellous soul/funk grooves that certainly, um, "flick my switch".

Right now I am mostly listening to the frighteningly cool basswork on "The Message" by Cymande. Yum.

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[quote name='Chop' post='35940' date='Jul 23 2007, 02:53 PM']Thank You (Falletin me be Mice Elf Agen) the Magazine version off the Correct Use of Soap. Barry Andrews I think it was...

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I really like the bass line on 'Song from under the floorboards' too. Other faves of mine are Norman Watt-Roy on Ian Dury's 'Hit me with your rhythm stick', Jean-Jacques Burnel on the Stranglers' 'Walk on By' and the bass line to Bill Withers 'Lovely day'-simple but effective.

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Here we go...

Jaco - Liberty City and Three Views of a Secret - classic

Kyle Eastwood (yes - son of Clint) - Big Noise from Winnetka - this guy can solo for fun as well as lay it down - great live too
(he also does a cool version of Every Little Thing She Does too - on his NOW album)

Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band - The Jazz Police - driving - then funky half time under the solos and really tricky key change...
Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band - A Few Good Men - great groove - lots of phrasing with the band.

Victor Wooten with Bela Fleck and the Flecktone - Big Country (Live at the Quick) - awesome, and what a great fretless sound...

Marcus Miller with David Sanborn - Soul Serenade - so simply yet so effective

Joe Satriani - Always with me always with you - again simple and really effective

I could go on but that'll do for now :)

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[quote name='Chop' post='35940' date='Jul 23 2007, 02:53 PM']Thank You (Falletin me be Mice Elf Agen) the Magazine version off the Correct Use of Soap. Barry Andrews I think it was...

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Barry Adamson. A really superb and underrated bassist, the reason I got myself an Ovation Magnum. He does some fine solo stuff now, and has his own website.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - too many to count! (notably from BSSM, Soul To Squeeze, Mellowship Slinky, Naked In The Rain, My lovely Man, Give it away... the whole album in fact!).
Tool - Many.
Jamiroquai - Many. I haven't learned the lines, but they really tickle my bass bones.
Mavin Gaye - What's going on.
Faith No More - Surprise! You're dead!
Meshuggah - New Millenium Cyanide Christ (Hard to play! That gets my pick technique in overdrive).

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Breaking the rules by Robbie Robertson (off the Storyville album). Not sure who plays it but it's a fine example of understatement and filling the gaps with 1 or 2 notes. Sends shivvers down my spine.

And then there's Peg by Steely Dan (bassline by Chuck Rainey)- absolute joy on 4 strings!!

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[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='37293' date='Jul 26 2007, 12:53 PM']Breaking the rules by Robbie Robertson (off the Storyville album). Not sure who plays it but it's a fine example of understatement and filling the gaps with 1 or 2 notes. Sends shivvers down my spine.[/quote]

While I know Guy Pratt played on that album, apparently someone called Robert Bell played on that track.

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[quote name='jay249' post='37523' date='Jul 26 2007, 08:39 PM']Safe From Harm - Massive Attack, probably someone else's line sampled but i love it in the context of that track

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Sampled from "Stratus" by Billy Cobham - find/buy/download the track as its an instrumental classic. Bass was by Lee Sklar - yes, that guy with the huge beard who used to play for Phil Collins (and who happens to be a session king)...

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