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Foxy Brown - Oh yeah

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

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-one years ago) link

Call and Response - "Blowin' Bubbles"

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

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

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

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-one years ago) link

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-one years ago) link

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-one years ago) link

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

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

jungle... anyone?

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

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

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-one years ago) link

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-one years ago) link

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-one years ago) link

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-one years ago) link

Expansions - Lonnie Liston Smith

Jan

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

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-one years ago) link

"Double Barrel"-Dave and Ansil Collins

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

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

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

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-one years ago) link

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-one years ago) link

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

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

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-one years ago) link

"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-one years ago) link

"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-one years ago) link

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-one years ago) link

SOS - Abba

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

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

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

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

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

The theme tune to 'Barney Miller'.

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

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

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

Cop Shoot Cop - Nowhere

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

Spinal Tap-"Big Bottom"

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

Cerrone, "Give me Love"

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

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 years ago) link

'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 years ago) link

Slits, "Typical Girls"

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

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 years ago) link

(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 years ago) link

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

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

Fuckin fuck that's a useful hint. Wire Germ Ship's good, um, Once in a Lifetime.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:25 (twenty years ago) link

East Connection - We're Ready (Wiley Mix)

― ss, Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:07 (twenty years ago) link

oh fuck yes

― jess (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:09 (twenty years ago) link

ha ha i played along to it the other night with an empty pepsi bottle

― jess (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:09 (twenty years ago) link

Sneaker Pimps, "Spin Spin Sugar" (Armand Van Helden rmx)

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:21 (twenty years ago) link

JMJ & Richie - Case Closed
Bay B Kane - Quarter to Doom

― DigitalDjigit, Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:28 (twenty years ago) link

I really want to find the mix of 'We're Ready' that's just the trumpet sample for about 2 minutes then that pulverising bassline alone with some subtle little high hat ticks. It's at the start of the Slimzee mix from Richie Vibe Vee's 1Xtra show - does anyone know it?

― ss, Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:44 (twenty years ago) link

another one bites the dust

― ron (ron), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:53 (twenty years ago) link

In Trance As Mission - Simple Minds (from 81)
(Come Up and See Me) Make Me Smile - Duran Duran (b side of The Reflex)

― darren (darren), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:03 (twenty years ago) link

no mention yet of Kevin 'Reese' Saunderson - "Just Another Chance" ?
or Dillinja?

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:22 (twenty years ago) link

This thread should be made up entirely of UKG from the last 2 years.
I'd like to submit Danny Weed's 'Creeper' as best cello -> dirty sub bass segue ever. Who needs a beat when the bass is THIS good?

― ss, Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:25 (twenty years ago) link

Droppin' Science - Vol.s 2 thru 5

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:26 (twenty years ago) link

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