What's your favourite bass line from a song? Any genre welcome.

[Spectrum_Prez]

Lately, I've been listening through my old albums that I overlooked as a kid. Two of my new favourites are 'Mother's Milk' and 'One Hot Minute' by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and for the last few weeks, I've had this song stuck in my head:


Frankly, my earphones don't do it justice.

So what are some of the songs you love because of their bass lines? Any genre is good: funk, hip hop, techno, RnB, whatever. I guarantee that I have shittier taste in music than you, so nobody's going to judge.

 

[Layz92]

No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne, no contest for me. After that probably something by Iron Maiden, a couple of Rammstein songs or Les Claypool.

 

[Cowabungaa]

I'll pick Mushroom Hunting from the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack. It's baseline is simple, but o so extreeeeeeeeemely groovy and addicting:
No matter how many times I hear that, I awesomegasm every time. Jazz in general has some of the best bass I've ever heard.

 

[Sevre]

I'm going for 'Feel Good Inc' by Gorillaz.

 

[somekindawizard]

Anything and everything by Les Claypool

 

[Buzz Killington_v1legacy]

I've always liked the bass line in the Pixies' Gigantic [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIu_b_fG_2g]. It's simple, but there's something really compelling about it.

 

[zen5887]

Hooboy..

Portrait of Tracy by Jaco (it might be a solo but its still bass)


Schism by Tool

The Distance by Cake


Donna Lee by Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey. (Again, another solo but still bass, and still amazing).


There are plenty more but that'll do. For now.

 

[Spitfire175]

Kundalini Arisen by Reverend Bizarre. You don't need anything else.

 

[Razvelius]

Frankly,EVERYTHING by Flea(from RHCP).But there is one song of theirs,called "Hey" which for me has the best bassline ever.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Ba budubum budubum budubum budubum

I.e. Every Iron Maiden song Steve Harris writes

 

[Frenger]

Airbag by Radiohead

It's so awesome, it's almost as if it isn't there

 

[orc1231515]

spiderwebs by "No Doubt"(headphones with bass boost are a must) , china grove by the doobie brothers

 

[Spitfire175]

Gotta love that fretless 6-string.

 

[Xeros]

I can't get enough of the bass in this song.

 

[I am Spy]

Thats what immediately springs to mind.

 

[Jackle_666]

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
Would? by Alice In Chains
Jeremy by Pearl Jam
This Charming Man by The Smiths
NIB by Black Sabbath
Come Together by The Beatles
Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
The Trooper by Iron Maiden
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica
Money by Pink Floyd
Lounge Act by Nirvana

 

[ZeLunarian]

I can't get enough of the bass in this song.

I love you.
Edit: Counter-attack!

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I don't know if that counts because that's not a real bass, but I love that riff so much... And the keyboard is just amazing...

 

[wooty]

This track, especially once it gets to 3:04. The perfect sountrack to Sunday mornings every fornight or so

 

[Joeshmoe5]

She bangs the Drums by the stone roses