After some consideration I believe these are the top 3 basslines of all time:
1. The Upsetters - Black Vest2. Jackson Five - I Want You Back3. Captain Beefheart - Pachuco Cadaver
― Moka, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 22:46 (nine years ago) link
None of which were nominated the first time around. What a crime.
words of my mouth/the gathereres is totally another fantastic upsetters baseline
― marcos, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 22:51 (nine years ago) link
err "bass" line
didn't see this: aurra - are you single
― CoolRadio, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 22:57 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll3uipTO-4A
― Ashes, Pits of Ashes (leavethecapital), Thursday, 8 January 2015 03:53 (nine years ago) link
Cameo - "Candy"
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 9 June 2017 23:50 (six years ago) link
Cheryl Lynn - "Got to Be Real"
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 9 June 2017 23:53 (six years ago) link
ted nugent - stranglehold
― mookieproof, Friday, 9 June 2017 23:55 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1cbWoR2coE
― flappy bird, Saturday, 10 June 2017 00:44 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU6akdqcSmA
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 10 June 2017 00:54 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1L9RPEM634
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 10 June 2017 07:25 (six years ago) link
^ that's a great tune, thanks for sharing!
― flappy bird, Saturday, 10 June 2017 21:11 (six years ago) link
Roxy Music - The Space Between
― black covfefe in bed (voodoo chili), Saturday, 10 June 2017 23:28 (six years ago) link
Someone should really sample Chic's Good Times and maybe rap over it
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Sunday, 11 June 2017 23:02 (six years ago) link
It occurred to me while listening today, that One Way's "Cutie Pie" is a shit song that's rescued by a deeply catchy bassline.
― it's just locker room treason (Sanpaku), Sunday, 11 June 2017 23:08 (six years ago) link
There's a few d'n'b/ jungle tracks upthread but this is the most slept on (and best) nasty hardstep bass ever. From 1'30" on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpJrqM0b1TE
― the article don, Thursday, 15 June 2017 20:14 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmX1QbYEnTU
― mookieproof, Friday, 16 June 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7dg8vRDM68
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 01:43 (five years ago) link
Circle City Band - "Magic" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJsx5-88cUY
― Spencer Chow, Saturday, 17 April 2021 01:17 (three years ago) link
Gwen Guthrie - Seventh Heaven (Larry Levan remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXG7Uqr4HFU
― Neil S, Saturday, 17 April 2021 18:22 (three years ago) link
Kind of amazed that three Talking Heads songs were mentioned before someone thought of “Psycho Killer.”
― Yawnsomely Literal Cover Band (morrisp), Saturday, 17 April 2021 20:38 (three years ago) link
surprised duran duran “save a prayer” hasn’t been mentioned yet
― scanner darkly, Saturday, 17 April 2021 21:27 (three years ago) link
Soul Vendors "Swing Easy"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeXBOcOo4UE
― eisimpleir (crüt), Saturday, 17 April 2021 21:52 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpHPe1Iz9mw
― Maresn3st, Saturday, 17 April 2021 22:06 (three years ago) link
Sticky ft Kele Le Roc - Things We Dohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcWKXk3ipDU
― (the one with 3 L's) (Willl), Saturday, 17 April 2021 22:28 (three years ago) link
he’s the greatest danceri get lifted
― brimstead, Saturday, 17 April 2021 22:48 (three years ago) link
Three DaysSummertime Rolls
― calstars, Saturday, 17 April 2021 22:58 (three years ago) link
Ted Just Admit It
― calstars, Saturday, 17 April 2021 22:59 (three years ago) link
R.E.M. - Stumble
― Yawnsomely Literal Cover Band (morrisp), Saturday, 17 April 2021 23:31 (three years ago) link
Whipping Post?
― calstars, Saturday, 17 April 2021 23:47 (three years ago) link
McCartney “Another Day”The Cure “Other Voices”Japan “Sons of Pioneers”Seefeel “Extract”Radiohead “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi”
― assert (MatthewK), Sunday, 18 April 2021 06:40 (three years ago) link
Throwing Muses “Mexican Women”The Breeders “Skinhead 2”
― assert (MatthewK), Sunday, 18 April 2021 06:57 (three years ago) link
Rancid, "Roots Radicals" and "Timebomb" ... Matt Freeman rules
― alpine static, Sunday, 18 April 2021 07:55 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW1-JVYFVeI
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 18 April 2021 09:26 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nS0accElcA
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 18 April 2021 09:27 (three years ago) link
ctrl+f "chameleon" not found wtf guys
― searching for my black dope yes I am (Left), Sunday, 18 April 2021 12:21 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utNCNyQCOWw
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Sunday, 18 April 2021 12:34 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgTa3uZuiSQOliver Hacke - 21:31 (bass comes in at 2:14 but the build up makes its entry feel so good)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akvBt2Kba9A24 Carat Black - I don't love you
― willem, Sunday, 18 April 2021 12:47 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpXkptCMJhI
― xzanfar, Sunday, 18 April 2021 13:39 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKcNAnJFDm4
― xzanfar, Sunday, 18 April 2021 13:40 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRoaRHzHjTE
― xzanfar, Sunday, 18 April 2021 13:41 (three years ago) link
Lol has Funkin for Jamaica really not been mentioned yet¿
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 1 August 2021 03:46 (two years ago) link
Labi Siffre? surely?
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 1 August 2021 07:01 (two years ago) link
Grover Washington Jr - "Knucklehead"
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 3 October 2021 20:40 (two years ago) link
Franco, Sam Mangwana and TP OK Jazz - "Odongo" aka Cooperation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecdUDfUgSK4
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 17 March 2022 18:29 (two years ago) link
This is killer. Thanks for sharing.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 17 March 2022 19:18 (two years ago) link
For simple yet insidiously catchy bass groove, Charles Wright's "Express Yourself" never fails to get me jumpin' like a kangaroo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-MQQPlUPEE
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 17 March 2022 19:19 (two years ago) link
Chaka Khan - "Hello Happiness"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohbclJr-yNQ
― dinnerboat, Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:43 (two years ago) link
Hard to know who precisely plays on this, but the line-up for the album contains the following Bass Illuminati: Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Paul Chambers, Ben Tucker, Gary Peacock and Milt Hinton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEmXCjfFeFA
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:48 (two years ago) link