I need some examples of good bass music. Can anyone suggest any good bands? I already listen to a lot of indie- New Order, Joy Division, the Smiths...
Any genre or age if possible
2006-11-26 10:55:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
What I mean i songs with good basslines, preferably fairly straightforward ones that I can copy.
2006-11-26 10:57:30 · update #1
The Clash...without a doubt. Paul simonon wasn't the best bassist when he started out but my god some of the basslines he came up with i.e. Guns of Brixton, Magnificent Seven,London Calling.
Check them out. Maybe get Story of The Clash volume 1 its the sort of singles collection go for that :)
2006-11-29 22:05:31 · answer #1 · answered by Stu L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The police. Sting puts in some excellent Bass lines - think of Walking on the Moon.
Thin Lizzy for something a bit more lively.
The Beatles - some of their music has good but simple Bass lines.
And what do they all have in common? The Bass player wrote a lot of the music!
2006-11-26 21:24:18 · answer #2 · answered by ICH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you heard of " The Big Noise From Winetka" It is a famous Jazz duet recorded in the 1940s by Bob Haggart (Bass) & Ray Bauduc (Drums). The only other sounds on the record is some whistling by Haggert and a neat trick when Bauduc uses his drum sticks on the strings of the bass, Haggart doing the fingering. Bob Haggart & Ray Bauduc were members of Bob Crosby (Bing's Brother)'s
band known as The Bobcats
2006-11-26 11:20:10 · answer #3 · answered by Goggie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Queen have a lot of good bass lines in their music.
Actually thinking about it lots of heavy metal songs have great bass. Metallica in particular - some of the stuff on the famous Black album is very bass heavy.
The song Sweet Dream by Jethro Tull.
Oh and you seem to like some great bands - especially the Smiths (one of my favourites)
2006-11-26 11:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try, The Police, Sting did some great stuff.
Also a band called Kings X. And try and get hold of some level 42.
There are lots of good examples around depending on taste..
2006-11-26 11:05:17 · answer #5 · answered by Very Dangerous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pendulum, Roni Size, Bad Company, EZ Rollers, some Prodigy, Adam F, Andy C, Dillinja, Friction, Grooverider, Limewax, Squarepusher, Zero Tolerance Those are a good mix, put them on a CD and you will have an awesome crimbo present!
2016-05-23 06:10:05 · answer #6 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Go Go's - We got the beat
Billy Idol - Eyes with out a face
Fire and ice & Promises in the dark - Pat Benatar
Let her cry - Hottie & the blow fish.
2006-11-26 11:20:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just do what Mark King does...listen to Stanley Clarke, copy his riffs and call them original songs.
2006-11-27 05:33:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Techno has the BEST bass beats! Try Drum n Bass (DnB) or Jungle!
Ciao!
2006-11-26 11:07:37 · answer #9 · answered by modules 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bands "death" and "cannibal corpse" have amazing bass, tho u may not like em.
and of course primus is great.
iron maiden has sweet basslines.
"anestesia (pulling teeth)" by metallica is GREAT
2006-11-26 11:03:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋