OT: Best Bass Line?

[crankles]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

New Order, Blue Monday.

For me it's Age of Consent.

[echelon_john]

Yep. That or Ceremony.

Originally Posted by crankles

For me it's Age of Consent.

[s4life]

Bass lines that carry the song?
Two come to my mind:

Strip the Soul - Porcupine Tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyKF4Q8_lqw

Soda Stereo - Angel Electrico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLkxx_shJdg

[Davist]

I had Ceremony by new order as well..

Definitely waiting room by fugazi

AND a TV icon, the theme from the odd couple.. (c'mon you can hear it in your head)

[rkhatibi]

My favorite
The Cure - Other Voices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACSfisS0m_Q

Actually a solid bass line inside the insanity that is Man or Astro-man? Skip to 0:50-ish for the music
Man or Astro-man? - Reversal of Polarity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR_QP8Nl5bQ

[Rafa]

I’m not a huge Duran Duran fan, but heard this isolated track awhile ago and found it impressive: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr3HCNIgv40

[Elefantino]

It's not the best, but Foots by Stuff.

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by crankles

For me it's Age of Consent.

Originally Posted by echelon_john

Yep. That or Ceremony.

Also worthy choices. Peter Hook did an interview with Sirius XM last year about songs with his favorite bass lines, and he had some interesting choices.

[exapkib]

In addition to the many great musicians mentioned above, a few that haven't come up yet:

Paul Jackson on Herbie Hancock's album "Headhunter"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m3qOD-hhrQ

"Roundabout" by Yes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tdu4uKSZ3M

Not as iconic as most of what is included here, but Joe Dart (of Vulfpeck) plays a mean Fender Bass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVbUaSAQ22k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWBUnr0F3Zo

(It's worth checking out their channel for more of his work if you like that Neo-Motown Vibe.)

[Bob Ross]

Originally Posted by exapkib

In addition to the many great musicians mentioned above, a few that haven't come up yet: ...[snip]...

Oh dear god we can definitely hang!

[Never]

If Herbie Flowers tuning in, tuning up, and then tuning down down down is good enough for Martin Scorsese, Luca Guadagnino, and those TV commercials, he's probably good enough for everyone else.

[johnniecakes]

Billie Jean
simple and to the point

[PeregrineA1]

Deep Purple Smoke on the Water, preferably live.


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[pinkshogun]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qDgCmzh5ao

[Drmojo]

after 5 pages!?
check Kinky Reggae by the
Wailers with Carlton “family man” Barrett
and
anything with” Robbie Basspeare “Shakespeare
of Sly and Robbie
they played on so many tracks
Black Uhuru
Gregory Isaacs
Peter Tosh etc etc