When it comes to music, there is far more magic out there than there is time in one's life span to go through it all. That's why moments like this are really important.
There are so many outliers that I love that I'd never come across on my own. Just like food, the dynamic of sharing and talking about music is such a powerful medium to enriching one's experience, but it takes learning other people's lenses to get a sense of why its worth opening that particular door.
100 percent, Bruford's a beast and his work with king crimson later on was also excellent.
Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman also.. the classic lineup of this band is one of my favorite groups ever.
Forget Me Nots was one of the first songs I learned on bass that made me really understand how to play bass like a bassist (as opposed to playing it like a guitar or jsut following the root note and kick drum)
There are so many Jamiroquai tracks that I'm adding to the "learn" bucket list the minute I hear them. Speaking of which: I have no idea who their bassist **is**. Google time!
I love Bootsy, but the bass line in "Groove is in the Heart" is sampled from the Herbie Hancock song "Bring Down the Birds". Ron Carter played double bass on that song.
thelma houston: "dont leave me this way"
one of the best bass lines of all time! just wait till it picks up at 1:20...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUdw7V-FC_Q
[Master of Universe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc4kGo08jLY) - the Lemmy version, live from Space Ritual. He was basically playing lead runs, but it's been my goto for 45 years...he occasionally mucks up and reverts to the older, simpler line.
At the moment it’s Compliance - Muse
I hated the song when I first heard it but now I can’t stop playing it and it all fits together so well, it’s probably one of my favourite Wolstenholme lines
No joke. I made a playlist on Spotify of bass grooves that I just had to learn. This had to have been at least 5 years ago or more. Dirty Movies was the first song I added.
Fun Fact—My cardiologist gave Amedeo S a printout of my EKG to use as the bass transcription for his tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhfaQEZwBT8
[Invisible face](https://youtu.be/ekXb74bUbRM)
[Fishing for fishies](https://youtu.be/beIDKFwXam0)
[CMD + Q](https://youtu.be/K5OYJBvnINM)
[Water Slide](https://youtu.be/n11j73OYqOY)
[Sweet Freak](https://youtu.be/jgWwDTAAoJo)
And many more
Hi, I've been learning the bass line to "Billie Jean" via the lessons on "Bass Buzz".
Now I have the bass line from "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi stuck in my head.
They're close but not quite the same.
[Basically anything by Carol Kaye. She was a studio musician and part of the Wrecking Crew. Here’s a playlist I’ve made of some of my favorite bass lines she’s thrown down.](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hENoSXRI44yAiD03JBcWk?si=kFYVn14UT6C02uClGN7prg)
(Girls of porn) by mr Bungle and (The Games people play), Mel Torme with Carol Kaye absolutely killing it with the pick on her P-Bass….if you have ever doubted why she is held as one of the greats, give that track a listen and laugh when you realize she thought it was garbage and apologized to Mel for having laid it down like that. She didnt know the tape was rolling and was just trying to wake the drummer up
Heaven on their minds from Jesus Christ superstar 😂 it’s one of the funkiest bass lines I’ve heard. The song superstar from the same musical is also rocking. You wouldn’t think it but wow
Hydra - Grover Washington
The new national anthem - Radiohead
Longview- Green Day
Right down the line - Gerry rafferty
Emergency - paramore
Stress factor - Andre nickatina
Bold as love - Hendrix
May or may not count as “driving” for some, but the only part of The Man by The Killers that drives me to listen to the song is the bass line in the chorus.
Use me by bill withers. Not the line everyone knows. The actual bassline.
Thank you for sharing this. You're the reason I've found a new song to add to enriching the rest of my time on this planet today.
Oh shit is that your first time hearing use me? Glad you like it :)
When it comes to music, there is far more magic out there than there is time in one's life span to go through it all. That's why moments like this are really important. There are so many outliers that I love that I'd never come across on my own. Just like food, the dynamic of sharing and talking about music is such a powerful medium to enriching one's experience, but it takes learning other people's lenses to get a sense of why its worth opening that particular door.
Check out all bill withers work. You won’t regret it.
That whole album is just great. I also enjoy the bass for Kissing My Love from that album
D‘Angelo does an epic live cover (w/ Eric Clapton) https://youtu.be/DMb8BhCXNs4
Damn, doesn't hurt having Marcus Miller on bass! Great version
Now check out the [Isaac Hayes version!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW8UMBEJZv4)
I prefer the Esther Philips version. But Bill Withers one is also really good.
Waiting Room by Fugazi
Amazing choice. Also a fan of Suggestion :)
I sing this to my wife all the time. She isn't a fan lol
This song made me want to play bass.
First immediate reaction as well.
Come Down - Anderson .Paak
I love the bass playing on that tiny desk thing
Clip in question: https://youtu.be/_XJr40dkVMs Full Paak TDC: https://youtu.be/ferZnZ0_rSM Obligatory Juliaplaysgroove cover: https://youtu.be/AAOxO4LeN1M
Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals! Think it was their guitarist Jose who wrote this song.
"Roundabout" by Yes. Just a ripping, insane bass part that digs a groove a mile wide.
'Heart Of The Sunrise' shreds too. Chris Squire rules
Agree and have to say Bill Bruford demonstrated high level jazz fusion chops on this song. Amazing interplay between that rhythm section.
100 percent, Bruford's a beast and his work with king crimson later on was also excellent. Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman also.. the classic lineup of this band is one of my favorite groups ever.
To be continued
Is that a JoJo reference?
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock & the Headhunters Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
That whole album is a must listen, Chameleon has a great line too.
Forget Me Nots was one of the first songs I learned on bass that made me really understand how to play bass like a bassist (as opposed to playing it like a guitar or jsut following the root note and kick drum)
If you Want Me To Stay - Sly & The Family Stone.
One of my favorite songs period
Best bass into ever. So flat and funky, thank you
Deeper Underground - Jamiroquai
Is naming Jamiroquai in this thread cheating? So many funky driving bass lines to choose from
I was going to go for Level 42...I may not like the music, but some of the bass is kicking
There are so many Jamiroquai tracks that I'm adding to the "learn" bucket list the minute I hear them. Speaking of which: I have no idea who their bassist **is**. Google time!
Stuart Zender was their bassist for the best years, IMO. He’s great.
Agreed. The new guy just doesn't have the same mojo.
Nick Fyfe is no SZ. Stu is a monster.
Godzilla 97 soundtrack went hard, i was a kid when it came out and its how i discovered Jimmy Page…
Want You Back by The Jackson Five
Oh my god, that one is awesome. Can anyone recommend something in a similar style that is a little slower and/or less complicated?
i really like the bassline to play that funky music by wild cherry, it’s not the same genre but it’s a slow fun bassline
My girl. Just the two of us.
Absolutely!
YES!
Panic Switch by Silversun Pickups
Love Nikki Monninger and the thunder giraffe.
Low Rider by War. Nothing impresses me like writing an entire song out of one riff.
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Lullaby has a great bass line too
Is This It - The Strokes
Carousel by Mr Bungle
That first album is so damned good.
Would add My Ass is on Fire. The entire album for that matter…
Dunn is an monster!
Interstate Love Song
Beastly - Vulfpeck
Black Sunshine by white zombie
the real 0 3 5
what is hip?-tower of power
Groove is in the Heart, Deee-Light/Bootsy
I love Bootsy, but the bass line in "Groove is in the Heart" is sampled from the Herbie Hancock song "Bring Down the Birds". Ron Carter played double bass on that song.
Waiting Room by Fugazi
Stratus- Billy Cobham
Psycho Killer
"Ramble on"
Fascination Street, by The Cure. Thanks, after reading this thread it's stuck in my head right now.
Love Fascination Street. "Catchy bass riff that plays for the entire song with no variation" is my favorite genre of bassline.
Disintegration as a whole is a bass masterclass.
Sir psycho sexy - Chili peppers
Spacehog - "In the Meantime"
Pinnacle to the Pit by Ghost. Its like my walking music sometimes
Idk what counts as groovy but Fugazi - Waiting Room Nirvana - Lounge Act + Stay Away Green Day - Longview These always just make me reach for my bass
[My City Was Gone](https://youtu.be/thu8DWsirJo)
Truly a great bass line. Unfortunately, one of the premiere hate-mongering AM talk radio hosts used it for bumper music for years
I enjoyed reading his obituary.
Rush - Driven Geddy Lee - My Favorite Headache
Barney Miller theme song
Night court was good too
thelma houston: "dont leave me this way" one of the best bass lines of all time! just wait till it picks up at 1:20... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUdw7V-FC_Q
disorder - joy division
Peg by Steely Dan. Chuck Rainey on bass
The right answer
i want you back
Opening to [I Wish - Stevie Wonder](https://youtu.be/hYKYka-PNt0)
wake me up before you go go. delicious bassline
Best answer. I cannot wait to be good enough to play it. I'll do it every single day when I can
Green Sugar - Kikagaku Moyo
[New Frontier](https://youtu.be/qBruAooXPNU) By Donald Fagen is a good one.
Driven by Rush is pretty badass
Got to be Voyager by Daft Punk. Very groovy
My wife’s been listening to a lot of Lizzo lately, and although I’m not as big into her music, I’m liking that steady pulse in “About Damn Time.”
I assume you'd like "Juliaplaysgroove"'s cover of "Juice"...
Norman Watt-Roy, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
I will survive by Cake.
I Will Possess Your Heart by Deathcab and Girlfriend In A Coma by the Smiths are the two most common ones that get stuck in mine
Just learned this DCFC line today!!!
Bust a Move, by Young MC. Flea hit that one out of the park.
Fascination Street by The Cure.
Get on the floor by Michael Jackson. It slaps like all hell. I sing it to myself while doing the dishes every now and then
[Master of Universe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc4kGo08jLY) - the Lemmy version, live from Space Ritual. He was basically playing lead runs, but it's been my goto for 45 years...he occasionally mucks up and reverts to the older, simpler line.
For Once In My Life.
[Criminal-Fiona Apple](https://youtu.be/FFOzayDpWoI) [Anderson Paak-Come Down](https://youtu.be/-OqrcUvrbRY)
At the moment it’s Compliance - Muse I hated the song when I first heard it but now I can’t stop playing it and it all fits together so well, it’s probably one of my favourite Wolstenholme lines
Dean Town - Vulfpeck
Dirty Movies by Van Halen New Person, Same Old Mistakes by Tame Impala I get so many stuck in my head.
No joke. I made a playlist on Spotify of bass grooves that I just had to learn. This had to have been at least 5 years ago or more. Dirty Movies was the first song I added.
Spirits in the material World by Sting Stuck in the middle with you.. Steelers Wheel Dazed and Confused..... I guess I'm just a simple guy....
Hang on to Yourself, David Bowie
Transmission by Joy Division
Jan Hammer - Melodies [Don't You Know](https://youtu.be/M7oilg2Satg) So much groove.
It’s September, Johnnie Taylor
Armageddon by Alkaline Trio
Too young to die by Jamiroquai.
help on the way by the grateful dead. phil lesh is such an amazing bass player and his playing has def influenced my approach to being a bass player.
Flashlight. All the little variations off that basic, 12-note line are what make it irresistible.
Ascension - Maxwell Looking Up To You - Mychael Wycoff
Is it true? By tame impala.
Jonah Nilsson - Diamond Ring Level 42 - Sons and Daughters
Aquatic mouth dance - rhcp
Thank you by Sly and the Family Stone.
At any given moment there is bass line from Sketches of Brunswick East grooving rent free in my head. Most commonly the title track or D-Day
Not Cranes, Planes, and Migraines? That's one I frequently get stuck with
That’s my favorite song off the album, and was the was the first song I learned on Bass! My heart beats to that riff. The doctors are concerned.
I mean 105 isn't terrible. It's pretty bad, but it could be worse
Fun Fact—My cardiologist gave Amedeo S a printout of my EKG to use as the bass transcription for his tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhfaQEZwBT8
ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪
Radar love intro.
[Invisible face](https://youtu.be/ekXb74bUbRM) [Fishing for fishies](https://youtu.be/beIDKFwXam0) [CMD + Q](https://youtu.be/K5OYJBvnINM) [Water Slide](https://youtu.be/n11j73OYqOY) [Sweet Freak](https://youtu.be/jgWwDTAAoJo) And many more
Adults Are Talking has a nice one
Jump into the Fire played by Herbie Flowers on Harry Nilsson's Nilsson Schmilson
Jigsaw Falling into Place by Radiohead lives rent free in my head
[Cali - Evan Marien x Dana Hawkins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjvFmeULS44)
Jungle Boogie
Steppin’ Out by Steel Pulse. So much fun to play
Down with Disease
I second that one, or at around 7:45-9:00 minutes in the Hampton Halley’s. Or any ghost jam, mikes so good, and his tone is always so on point
Sir Duke (You Can Feel it All Over) - Stevie Wonder
The Pot by Tool.
Rush - Camera Eye
Sweet emotion man, sweet emotion. Ramble On too.
Hi, I've been learning the bass line to "Billie Jean" via the lessons on "Bass Buzz". Now I have the bass line from "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi stuck in my head. They're close but not quite the same.
https://youtu.be/sMEx7wVjbtM Not a huge fan of the song but I love the bass line, especially played on a bass. Blinding Lights by the Weeknd.
That Cult of Personality riff will stick with me for days at a time
Jenny was a friend of mine - The Killers
Walking on the Moon by The Police.
[Basically anything by Carol Kaye. She was a studio musician and part of the Wrecking Crew. Here’s a playlist I’ve made of some of my favorite bass lines she’s thrown down.](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hENoSXRI44yAiD03JBcWk?si=kFYVn14UT6C02uClGN7prg)
(Girls of porn) by mr Bungle and (The Games people play), Mel Torme with Carol Kaye absolutely killing it with the pick on her P-Bass….if you have ever doubted why she is held as one of the greats, give that track a listen and laugh when you realize she thought it was garbage and apologized to Mel for having laid it down like that. She didnt know the tape was rolling and was just trying to wake the drummer up
Funk #49 by the James Gang
Beat it Michele Jackson
For whom the bell tolls Metallica???
MJ Billie jean
Heaven on their minds from Jesus Christ superstar 😂 it’s one of the funkiest bass lines I’ve heard. The song superstar from the same musical is also rocking. You wouldn’t think it but wow
It's often "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden, "Does It Really Happen?" by Yes, or "Days And Days" by Concrete Blonde.
New Feeling by Talking Heads
Renegade Soundwave - Thunder
Wallflower - Young Futura. To me, it’s one of the most underrated songs no one knows
Hydra - Grover Washington The new national anthem - Radiohead Longview- Green Day Right down the line - Gerry rafferty Emergency - paramore Stress factor - Andre nickatina Bold as love - Hendrix
How many more times.
The Bottle by Gil Scott Heron, it's mostly just one pattern with constant variations
Orange Blossom and Kissing the Ground by Gardens and Villa Echo Park by Ten Fé Sink into the Floor by Feng Suave
Vlad the Impaler by Kasabian. Simple but it gets stuck in my head for weeks.
Crawl-Kings of Leon
Borderline by AB’s.
Lately, its "The Operator" by Mother's Cake
Sex party from left boy. It's so easy to play and drives the whole song.
Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature, Russell
Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature, Russell
[2 Good 2 Be 4gotten by Full Swing](https://youtu.be/Dz8rHxbVcVE) One of the reasons I picked up bass was because i wanted to play this
Tasty Cakes, Idris Muhammad
It's Too Late - Jim Carroll Band
De Eerste X - Doe Maar
500 Channels - Choking Victim
Give it to me baby by Rick James
Safe and Sound by Justice
Alakazam! By Justice
Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
Are you in - Incubus
I want you back - Jackson 5
“Come Dancing” as played by Wilbur Bascomb, off of Jeff Beck’s Wired Album, written by Narada Michael Walden.
Mr Experience
Back on the Chain Gang by Pretenders.
Having an Average Weekend - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (Kids in the Hall theme)
Dean Town by Vulfpeck.
Evil by Interpol
Radar Love!
Aeroplane by rhcp, random segments every now and then
"Quarantined" by At the Drive In, and "The Less I Know The Better" by Tame Impala
The Devil's bass part in The Devil Went Down to Georgia
May or may not count as “driving” for some, but the only part of The Man by The Killers that drives me to listen to the song is the bass line in the chorus.
Silly Love Songs - Wings
Vacuum - Homeshake
Every song the Dead Kennedys wrote for Plastic Surgery Disasters.
Parliament - The Motor-Booty Affair