discreet Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 As far as mid-20th century pop/rock goes... Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The bass was mixed front and centre on this album at a time when McCartney had been influenced by James Jamerson, a man whose name he wasn't to know until some years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 For me, master of puppets. The playbook on thrash bass, and fuzz tones. The next step from geezer IMO blood sugar sex magik. Consistently great work- some totally leftfield, but consistently tuneful and influential number of the beast. Steve really hits his stride here, the tunes are mostly written on bass and it shows 😉 Control denied. Steve digiorgio really pushing the envelope on fretless playing in an extreme style. Death jazz if you will 😉 Blues brothers ost. A superb intro to duck Dunns playing. Just beautiful. Any of the Oscar Peterson albums with Ray brown on bass. Sublime Who's next. Great arrangements and mind blowing playing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 14 hours ago, mikel said: Stand Up. Jethro Tull. The best of Glen Cornick and Clive Bunker as the rhythm section. Living in the Past, a single recorded at the same time, is a melodic bass masterclass from Glen and its in 5/4 time. Whats not to like? what a great bassline on Living in the Past, LEGENDARY MELODIC BASS I'll add Yes - Fragile it is the album that made me ask "what is making THAT sound?" That's the bass. "Then I wanna learn bass" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I forgot Robert Trujillo's benchmark work! Suicidal Tendencies- Art of Rebellion Infectious Grooves - the plague that makes your booty move 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, Bass Fumbler said: + three for Rattus. Also consider Euroman Cometh by JJ Burnel, fantastic grindy bass lines, guaranteed to rattle your speakers! Freddie Laker, show them what to do! Edited December 20, 2017 by Marc S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Fumbler Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Marc S said: Freddie Laker, show them what to do! Don't forget young Jan Palak, he burnt a torch against the Warsaw Pact! Edited December 20, 2017 by Bass Fumbler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Some more for you. . . . Charlie Mingus, Oh Yeah and Ah Um. Randy Joe Hobbs, hot bass on the live Roadwork album by Edgar Winter's White Trash. Max Bennett and Shuggie Otis, bassists on Zappa's Hot Rats. Also Max Bennett with the LA Express Roscoe Beck, cracking bass lines on any of the Robben Ford and the Blue Line albums. Anything by Will Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Bass Fumbler said: Don't forget young Jan Palak, he burnt a torch against the Warsaw Pact! "Je Suis descendant de Charlemagne...." - we could go on quoting, eh Bass Fumbler? Now I have that catchy bass line to "Euroman" rattling through my brain! lol I'd forgotten that Brian James and Lew Lewis were on this album... Edited December 20, 2017 by Marc S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Fumbler Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 You got me with the french quote Marc, I wouldn't even attempt to write that down but still an album I regularly listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Any Bob Marley album with "Family Man" Barrett. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Anything with Mick Karn on it. Totally unique player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradfusion Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Showing my age here but for me the album that really got me listening to the bass was Level 42's debut and self titled album from 1981... still love it after all these years... followed closely by New Gold Dream by Simple Minds in 1982, great tone and playing by Derek Forbes and more importantly most of the lines were simple enough to play along with for a young newbie at the time... I could go on all day but finally I think I need to mention Tin Drum by Japan from 1981... Mick Karn weaving and diving on the Wal fretless... enough said!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzmanb Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 23 hours ago, Marc S said: I loved the JJ Burnel sound, and his bass on the Stranglers first album "Rattus Norvegicus" was what first made me listen to the bass guitar So that's my contribution - not necessarily my fave album these days, but it's what got me into bass Agree i think if you had the above with Moving pictures Rush Rage against the machine 1ST ALBUM rhcp Californication Tool 10,000 Days Japan Best of Led zep 11 Grace jones Island life Any decent Disco compilation You'd be a better play at the end of it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzmanb Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Tradfusion said: Showing my age here but for me the album that really got me listening to the bass was Level 42's debut and self titled album from 1981... still love it after all these years... followed closely by New Gold Dream by Simple Minds in 1982, great tone and playing by Derek Forbes and more importantly most of the lines were simple enough to play along with for a young newbie at the time... I could go on all day but finally I think I need to mention Tin Drum by Japan from 1981... Mick Karn weaving and diving on the Wal fretless... enough said!! good shout,great time for bass players,Japan,duran duran,talk talk,blue nile,pino etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford13 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Wow we are on page 2 and no one has said Jaco Pastorius by Jaco Pastorius yet... i would also put in Voodoo by D’Angelo - Pino’s playing on this is insane. i would also throw in American Elm - Janek Gwizdala, the more I listen to this album the more I realise that the bass in just an instrument, and it doesn’t restrict what musical choices we have to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Free - Fire and Water Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Seminal bass albums? All the Bootsy's Rubber Band albums. And the one that this is off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 For rock bass, I'd think the first 6 Grand Funk Railroad albums should be on any bass list. Thumping low end really high in the mix (as it should be). Those Terry Knight-produced albums still sound amazing to my ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Influences when I were a lad were Jah Wobble's rumblings on Public Image Ltd's Metal Box and Klaus Flouride's clumping and clanking on The Dead Kennedys' Plastic Surgery Disasters. Seminal for me, anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) For me geezer on the first black sabbath album. and mani on the first stone roses album. Edited December 20, 2017 by la bam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Definitely BSSM by RHCP although I also love the underestimated One Hot Minute......... Emergency On Planet Earth Betty Davis and They Say I'm Different by Betty Davis.......... Dad Man Cat by Corduroy Fantastic by Wham! I still can't accept that's Andrew Ridgeley!! Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables Anything with Tina Weymouth........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendall Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Metallica - And Justice For All. So much discussion about the bass on this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnybass Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Donny Hathaway live with Willie weeks on bass. Great tunes, groves and tone...whole band are great. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Japan - Obscure Alternatives This is the one for me. After a teen dalliance with a lot if US and Canuck rock, things did an about face and Mick Karn bought things home. The album is so varied; rock, cod-reggae, Satie, top 40...what he played launched a brace if copyists and opened my eyes to what could be done on the instrument. Sure other great albums followed by different artistes, but this us the one for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 On 12/19/2017 at 22:26, rushbo said: fIREHOSE: "Ragin' Full On" (Mike Watt) Good call! I'd expand that to the rest of fIREHOSE, Minutemen and, pretty much all, subsequent Watt related output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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