Stupidly Easy Tunes Which Are An Absolute Pleasure To Play

[The Burpster]

For me "Albatross by Fleetwood Mac".

My part is jaw droppingly boring, but to watch Neale play both parts simultaneously on his PRS with new strings, makes my eyes damp every time.... :wub:

Actually I must record it and put in on here soon!

[RockfordStone]

just a day or buck rogers by feeder, so easy yet so much fun

[iamapirate]

'Yesterdays' by Switchfoot. An absolutely beautiful song to play, simple and stunningly effective bassline which compliments the guitar line more than almost any other song I know. 10/10

[witterth]

[quote name='iamapirate' post='692875' date='Dec 24 2009, 12:03 PM']'Yesterdays' by Switchfoot. An absolutely beautiful song to play, simple and stunningly effective bassline which compliments the guitar line more than almost any other song I know. 10/10[/quote]
switchfoot, Really underrated arn't they?

[Bilbo]

[quote name='yorick' post='692289' date='Dec 23 2009, 01:03 PM']Am I Evil by Diamondhead.[/quote]

I have that LP in a white cover. Is it worth anything yet?

[Raslee]

Billy Cobhams's Spectrum (bit of an endurance test though) & White Lines-Grandmaster Flash

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='guzzibass' post='692280' date='Dec 23 2009, 12:56 PM']I've always wanted to do 'I'm so bored with the USA' and 'Janie Jones', but the others in the band won't do Clash stuff! [/quote]

If your band won't do Clash songs get yourself another band they've obviously a bunch of miserable gits with no musical taste at all

[Sean]

[quote name='witterth' post='692362' date='Dec 23 2009, 02:45 PM']good point about the bass line,
but am I alone in finding Joss Stone well.....just more than a bit sh*te?
I'll get me coat.......[/quote]

go and see Joss live; she's got an amazing band that aren't just hired hands and she's got all the attitude of a legend. They are one of the best live bands I've seen. The bassist, Peter Ionnaccone is a he'll of a grooved and acts as musical directorfor the shows. I've seen them (her) 4 times and have tickets for Shepherd's bush in Feb. Sorry for the hijack.

Simple song the is a pleasure? Zombie by The Cranberries. Fantastic

[yorick]

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='692905' date='Dec 24 2009, 12:41 PM']I have that LP in a white cover. Is it worth anything yet? [/quote]

If it's Lighning to the Nations, yes... I'll give you 50p for it

[thepurpleblob]

[quote name='PaulWarning' post='691454' date='Dec 22 2009, 01:12 PM']I thought this thread was stupidly easy tunes to play, no names but I get the impression some people nominate quiet difficult songs to try and make themselves look good, or perhaps I'm just a crap bass player[/quote]

Well.. it's a bit of a silly question in the first place. Everything is easy when you can play it and difficult when you can't. Please excuse the kitchen sink philosophy

[thepurpleblob]

Rain by The Cult. Three chord, eighth note wonder but somehow great!

Another Brick in the Wall.... scary loud drop-D opportunity.

[JDM]

Nina Simones, My Baby just cares for me.

Dead easy, even for me.

[Clarky]

Mrs C is playing a Temptations album - possibly the easiest bass line EVER: "Papa was a rolling stone"

Four notes only in the riff throughout and still a real funky, booty shaker!

[Doddy]

[quote name='Rasta' post='692916' date='Dec 24 2009, 12:59 PM']Billy Cobhams's Spectrum (bit of an endurance test though) & White Lines-Grandmaster Flash[/quote]

'Spectrum''s cool,but 'Stratus' is better...I think

[Jerry_B]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUDjhyrjDes"]'Double Dare' - Bauhaus[/url] - as long as you have distortion...

[leschirons]

The Madness version of "It must be love" great fun, great song.

Just thought of the other one that I get right into. Lido Shuffle.

Edited January 4, 2010 by leschirons

[waynepunkdude]

3 OH 3 - Don't Trust Me

The Clash - London Calling

Kasabian - Empire

[tauzero]

"Rocky Mountain Way" - always a big decision, do I bother fretting the A or just play it open so as to reduce my left-hand usage to about ten seconds...

"Freebird". I make no excuses, I like it.

[Jerry_B]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WZW4groJro"]Space 1999 theme tune[/url] - I think this is definitely what inspired me to play the bass when I was a kid

Edited January 5, 2010 by Jerry_B

[Conan]

Has anyone mentioned "Why did you do it" by Stretch yet??

[johnnylager]

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='701627' date='Jan 5 2010, 02:27 PM'][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WZW4groJro"]Space 1999 theme tune[/url] - I think this is definitely what inspired me to play the bass when I was a kid [/quote]
Scroll down to [url="http://www.planetbass.fsnet.co.uk/johnmccoy.html"]'What's the biggest disaster you've ever had in the studio...'[/url]

[The Funk]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='691108' date='Dec 21 2009, 11:17 PM']Sunshine Of Your Love[/quote]

I could play that song before I even had a bass. I got to back Pete Brown on it at his wedding at the same time a good friend of mine played Wembley Stadium. Great day, great riff, great song!

[Jerry_B]

[quote name='johnnylager' post='701765' date='Jan 5 2010, 03:55 PM']Scroll down to [url="http://www.planetbass.fsnet.co.uk/johnmccoy.html"]'What's the biggest disaster you've ever had in the studio...'[/url][/quote]

Haha! Nice! I've always liked that bass line because of the way it works with the bass drum. So I guess he was being helped along. Interesting to see he now plays with Bernie Torme, who had a pretty good band back in the mid-80s that I saw a few times.

[Rich]

Born To Run.

[Raslee]

[quote name='Doddy' post='701035' date='Jan 4 2010, 10:00 PM']'Spectrum''s cool,but 'Stratus' is better...I think[/quote]
Ah yeah that's the track I was on about, i'm never any good with remembering track names ...the one Massive Attack sampled anyhow on 'Safe from Harm'
Eternity's breath pt1 is a blast by Mahavishnu Orchestra and Pete Tosh's Johnny B Good is jolly good fun too!