Seminal 'bass' albums

[dlloyd]

Derek and the Dominoes - Layla

Some amazing playing by Carl Radle.

[spectoremg]

On 19/12/2017 at 22:37, discreet said:

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.

This. And the further you get from the late 60s/early 70s the less seminal it's gonna be.

[spectoremg]

On 20/12/2017 at 07:03, bazzbass said:

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" 

And this. My vote also goes to Fragile. 

[spectoremg]

On 21/12/2017 at 09:38, Twanger said:

Assuming this is completely personal, I'd like to add:

 

Don't shoot me - Elton John. Dee Murray's playing is what made me want to play bass.

Place Vendome - MJQ and the swingle singers. Percy Heath's bass is perfectly judged.

Charles Mingus - The clown. Particularly Haitian fight song.

Sting - on the first two Police albums

Roger Glover - Made in Japan

Bakithi Kumalo - Graceland.

 

For me, it's not the whizz bangery of it all. It's what the bass player contributes to the song that counts.

 

 

Made in Japan - good call. 

[Frank Blank]

5 minutes ago, spectoremg said:

And this. My vote also goes to Fragile. 

Oh my God, Fragile... such a +1.