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weird. 100 top basslines and hardly any dance or reggae. Shoud be called 'top 100 basslines in genres for which the bass is little more than a backing instrument'.

I'm sorry, but any top 100 without

I should've Known Better - Mica Paris
Black Disciples - Burning Spear
Lucky - Lewis Taylor
No doubt about it - Hot Chocolate
Lost in music - Chic or
Po;ice and Thieves - the Clash

Is a top 94.

― jon (jon), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 11:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Jon, I was about to mention Lucky.

So if Superstitious is no.116 (obv sh/be much higher) then...

122. Primal Scream - Kill all hippies (or just about anything from xtrmntr)

Roger, which Verve were you thinking?

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 11:28 (twenty-three years ago)

122-200. Behind the Counter - The Fall

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 12:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Virtually anything off A Northern Soul; from the loping opening intro on 'New Decade' and on through to the swinging 'Life's An Ocean' and the lilting 'Stormy Coulds' outro Simon Jones is like a fucking hypnotist on that album and the consistent motifs and patterns that crop up throught the piece are a lesson in how to tie up an album.

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 12:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Aaaaah. This is such a travesty it's untrue. 90% rock bands in a best bassline list? And no disco whatsoever?!? My shameful omissions:

Evelyn King - "Shame"
Aaliyah - "Try again"
Jermaine Jackson - "Erucu"
Whatnauts - "Help is on the way"
Remarc - "RIP"
Lone Ranger - "Barnabas Collins"
First Choice - "Dr Love"

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Bad Luck - Harlold Melvin and The Blue Notes

First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder same bassline as Steve Silk Hurley - 'Jack Your Body

http://www.jahsonic.com/Groove.html

Jan

― Jan Geerinck, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Daft Punk - Around the World

― Curtis Stephens, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:41 (twenty-three years ago)

I think that most people on this thread, myself included, interpreted "bassline" as something that a human being played on an actual bass guitar.

― Clarke B. (emily), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 17:08 (twenty-three years ago)

a what?

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 17:11 (twenty-three years ago)

james brown - cold sweat

― Jay K (Jay K), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 23:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Breakbeat Era - Breakbeat Era
Squarepusher - Come On My Selector

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 28 November 2002 12:51 (twenty-three years ago)

I've been on ILM a long time and this is my first ever Trife / Jess *sigh* moment. Congrats.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 28 November 2002 13:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Foxy Brown - Oh yeah

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 28 November 2002 15:58 (twenty-three years ago)

two months pass...

"mr pink" level 42 no 1 bassline go check it out.and what about "lessons in love" which is your fav l-42 bassline

― danny merriman, Saturday, 8 February 2003 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Call and Response - "Blowin' Bubbles"

― phil-two, Saturday, 8 February 2003 14:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Duck Dunn, "Time is Tight"
Leroy Hodges, "Love Ritual"

― Edd Hurt (delta ed), Saturday, 8 February 2003 14:17 (twenty-three years ago)

i would like to nom Killer Joe when played by James Jamerson and Bernard Edwards Savior Faire.

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Saturday, 8 February 2003 15:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Black Uhuru - Chill Out
Yabby You - Conquering Lion
The Chantells - Natty Supper
The Terrors - Assemble Not Thyself
The Congos - Ark of The Covenant
The Orb - Perpetual Dawn

too many and I could go on, but can't believe the lack of classic dub b-lines in this list, with things like the NFL Chi Bears Shuffle included (LOL)

― rentboy (rentboy), Saturday, 8 February 2003 16:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Ok, who wants to learn them all? I need to get recordings of them all and then will start on it. Liquid Liquid: Caverns is pretty easy (ba dom ba dom ba dom ba dom pause ba dom ba dom ba dom ba dom pause).

― A Nairn (moretap), Saturday, 8 February 2003 16:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Jeez... Spirit In The Sky? Anyone? Anyone?

― jm (jtm), Saturday, 8 February 2003 17:40 (twenty-three years ago)

jungle... anyone?

"If You Want Me to Stay" - Sly &FS

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 8 February 2003 20:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Under Mi Sleng Teng famous for not having a bass line? What? The sleng teng is one of the most famous bass lines (riddims) in reggae! It gave birth to ragga...It was not, contrary to popular belief, produced using a tinny casio keyboard preset. Tony Asher was the keyboardist who recorded it for King Jammy.

Other terrific bass lines...

Almost everything from Studio One-Throw me Corn, Real Rock, Answer, Lecture etc. etc.

Winston Riley's Stalag riddim

I could go on...

― cybele, Saturday, 8 February 2003 20:56 (twenty-three years ago)

isn't "Spirit in the Sky's" bassline just quarter notes all on like the same note?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 8 February 2003 21:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Well, "Dancing In Your Head" obviously. Probably "Free Jazz" too. For rock choices, "24 Hours", "Tom Sawyer", "The Lemon Song", maybe "The Sprawl".

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Saturday, 8 February 2003 21:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Counting Crows - Hangin' Around
awesome! crazy, unhinged, unneccesary noodling that
perfectly matches the restlessness of the lyrics

Beatles - Everybody Has Something To Hide...
This bass line has been described as "the birth of
modern rock bass playing." It's really great, anyway.
Paul is my favorite rock bassist, BTW, he NEVER
plays what you think he will.

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Saturday, 8 February 2003 21:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Expansions - Lonnie Liston Smith

Jan

― Jan Geerinck, Saturday, 8 February 2003 21:37 (twenty-three years ago)

isn't "Spirit in the Sky's" bassline just quarter notes all on like the same note?

The bassline is the whole riff, innit? Besides, it's all about the distortion...

― jm (jtm), Saturday, 8 February 2003 22:36 (twenty-three years ago)

"Double Barrel"-Dave and Ansil Collins

― Michael B, Saturday, 8 February 2003 23:09 (twenty-three years ago)

"They Never Love Poor Marcus"--Johnny Clarke's version w/Robbie Shakespeare.

― Oops (Oops), Saturday, 8 February 2003 23:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Why in the world isn't Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" somewhere on here yet?

― Nick Mirov (nick), Saturday, 8 February 2003 23:57 (twenty-three years ago)

I think "Groove is in the Heart" uses a sample from Herbie Hancock "Bring Down the Birds" from the Blowup sndtrk.
Check out this samples FAQ

― Oops (Oops), Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:22 (twenty-three years ago)

I know longer think, I know that's the sample.

― Oops (Oops), Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Holy Fucking Shit! I'm a complete retard! I know longer have any handle on sanity. Am I thinking correctly tonite? KNOW!

― Oops (Oops), Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:30 (twenty-three years ago)

"What's a Telephone Bill?" Bootsy's Rubber Band
"Holy Are You" The Electric Prunes
"Mexico" Lee Dorsey
"roygbiv" Boards of Canada
"Knight Rider Theme" Glen A. Larson & Stu Phillips
"L'hotel particulier" Serge Gainsbourg
"Cissy Strut" The Meters
"The Message" Cymande
"Danube Incident" Lalo Schifrin
"Everybody Loves the Sunshine" RAMP

― Polo Pony, Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:49 (twenty-three years ago)

"Thank You for Talkin' to Me Afica" Sly & the Family Stone
"Fluerette Africaine" Duke Ellington/Charles Mingus/Max Roach
"Taj Mahal" Jorge Ben
"Groovin" Willie Mitchell
"Wichita Lineman" Glen Campbell
"N.T." Kool & the Gang
"Regiment" David Byrne/Brian Eno
"Miss You" Rolling Stones
"Carter Takes a Train/Get Carter Theme" Roy Budd
"Express Yourself" Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band

― Polo Pony, Sunday, 9 February 2003 01:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Serge Gainsbourg "Cargo culte"
Chic "Everybody dance"
Liars "Mr you're on fire mr"
The Rapture "House of the jealous lovers"
No Doubt "Hella good"
Quannum "Hott people"
...

― Sami (Sami), Sunday, 9 February 2003 13:40 (twenty-three years ago)

SOS - Abba

― toraneko (toraneko), Sunday, 9 February 2003 14:17 (twenty-three years ago)

The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side

― bert, Tuesday, 11 February 2003 14:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Surely it's "theme from Grease" and ALBATROSS?

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 14:26 (twenty-three years ago)

The theme tune to 'Barney Miller'.

― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 17:29 (twenty-three years ago)

pino d'aglio (or whatever!) ~ ma quale idea

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 17:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Cop Shoot Cop - Nowhere

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 19:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Spinal Tap-"Big Bottom"

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 19:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Cerrone, "Give me Love"

― dave q, Wednesday, 12 February 2003 10:22 (twenty-three years ago)

three months pass...

The best ever bass line is "M Train" by Pylon. Check out "Tension" by The Minutemen. For Raeggae, "Tsen Chung Pen" by U Brown or "555 Dub Street" bu Augustus Pablo

― John Walter, Sunday, 8 June 2003 00:48 (twenty-three years ago)

'tribal dawn' - on Mick Karn's 'titles' and Japan's 'sons of pioneers'.

― squirmy rooter (s.r.w.), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Slits, "Typical Girls"

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:34 (twenty-three years ago)

A rock answer.

Was "Peaches" by the Stranglers mentioned on this thread (I can't be arsed, but it didn't leap out in a cursory scan)?

― David A. (Davant), Sunday, 8 June 2003 07:04 (twenty-three years ago)

(hint: if you don't feel like reading a thread but you wanna see if something's been mentioned, use the Ctrl+F shortcut to search the page)

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 07:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Elvis Presley, "Burnin' Love"
The Who, "The Real Me"

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Sunday, 8 June 2003 11:47 (twenty-three years ago)

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