Really Good Bass Grooves that You Forgot About

[blue neen]

Aw, so good.

[blue neen]

1. Interesting.

I just read that John Paul Jones played the bass and Jimmy Page the lead guitar. This was pre-Led Zeppelin.

That makes sense!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

2. I'll see your Donovan and raise you a Nilsson.

[OxQQme]

3. Bill Withers

[OxQQme]

4. War

[blue neen]

11. Wow. Love this live version.

The instrumentation is so much more distinct.

[Iggo]

15. Woooooooo-hoo-hoo-hooooo!

Got funky right there at the end!!!

[blue neen]

10. Oh, yes. That's a goodie.

I have that old album around here somewhere. Nilsson was so unlike anyone else.

On edit: I was so intrigued by hearing that bass line again, that a little research was in order. Klaus Voormann is given credit for playing bass on Nilsson Schmilsson. It's just amazing work.

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. My brother plays bass

He likes playing these

[blue neen]

18. Flea and Jack Bruce.

Flea is so good at what he does, with or without tube socks!

Lots of Jack Bruce fans here.

[Tikki]

6. Two of my favorites...

Tikki

[blue neen]

25. I've been waiting since Friday to have enough time to listen to these two songs.

It was well worth the wait.

Polices and Thieves: The bass was so melodic and completely carried the song.

You have piqued my curiosity about Johnny Guitar Watson; will have to do some research now! The bass just cooked!

[Tikki]

31. The really awesome thing about both songs is they were released the same year 1977.

Glad you liked them.

Tikki

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

7. Remember this one?

[blue neen]

23. You're not going to believe this, but I didn't know this song!

Unreal. It's very enjoyable hearing Entwistle just take off.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

8. Here's a few more

[Aristus]

9. "Taking It to The Top" by Chris De Burgh. Bass by John Giblin.

The balance on this video sucks. Just take my word for it; the bass is incredible.

[blue neen]

19. I had never heard this song,

but really loved it. Thank you.

You're right, the bass is incredible, and the piano isn't bad either.

[Aristus]

24. It's a pretty old song. The album was released in 1984.

Chris De Burgh is a vastly under-rated singer-songwriter. "The Lady In Red" pretty much pigeon-holed him as a crooner of romantic pop ballads. Another song from the Man On The Line album is this blistering take on The Troubles, which were still plaguing Ireland at the time.

The vocal on "Hush child, go to sleep..." is Tina Turner. You can ignore the video if you like. It's not an official one, and it gets the premise of the song all wrong.

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[Enthusiast]

12. This bass groove is by Jack Bruce.

But not Cream. This is West Bruce and Laing. Leslie West was the guitar player for the group Mountain, Laing was the drummer for Mountain. Of course Jack Bruce was famous for his bass work with Cream and John Mayall's Blues Breakers. Jack's bass is understated here but really so nice.

[blue neen]

21. What an amazing song.

Wow. Understated bass, like you said, but so nice.

[Enthusiast]

22. I'm glad you like it.

[panader0]

29. John McVie, not Jack Bruce was bassist for the Bluesbreakers.

I listened to that album over and over....

[Enthusiast]

30. My mistake. Right you are.

[kwassa]

13. The best bass lines are from funk and R&B

where they are much more important than in rock.

Shout out to Larry Graham, bass player of Sly and the Family Stone, who invented the technique of slap bass, often used in funk.

PFunk had a ton of them.

Stevie Wonder

[blue neen]

20. Sly and the Family Stone don't get nearly enough appreciation.

I didn't know that about Larry Graham and slap bass.

My son walked in this morning and said, "Mom, you have to put "Flashlight" by Parliament on there". You beat him to it. He'll enjoy hearing about Larry Graham also.

[ghostsinthemachine]

51. No Meters? Hmmm

Me thinks you ain't giving GJP jr enough Love, my friend.....

[ok_cpu]

14. Primus - "My Name is Mud"

[blue neen]

26. Holy cow!

That unreal bass intro just grabs you, and it just keeps going!

[ghostsinthemachine]

57. Les Claypool is GOD on the bass

No matter what band he is with. Primus is incredible, one of the best shows on the road right now.

[Iggo]

16. I know y'all forgot about this one.

Gets real special around the second verse.

Enjoy.

[blue neen]

27. You're right----I did forget about this one.

Thank you for re-introducing it to us. The bass in here is like a hidden gem.

[JudyM]

17. Great thread. Bookmarking to chill out after Super Tuesday. Gonna need it.

[blue neen]

28. Glad you have enjoyed this.

So many generous posters sharing fantastic songs and information... I have learned so much and become aware of some absolutely amazing music.

[justiceischeap]

32. One of my favorite bass lines of all times

[blue neen]

38. OMG!

Who is playing that? Fantastic....and another great song I'd never heard before.

[justiceischeap]

44. Tommy Cogbill

You've also heard him on the following tracks

And the rest of his track listings

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tommy-cogbill-mn0000614771

[justiceischeap]

46. Forgot to mention Aretha'sAtlantic years records

If you like grooving bass lines, man her Atlantic Records box set is amazing.

I used to play drums and though I love a good drummer, I enjoy a bass line that weaves in and out of the drums. Nothing beats a good rhythm section groove.

[OxQQme]

33. Carol Kaye - un-sung super star on bass

was on hundreds of hit songs.

http://www.carolkaye.com/www/library/basshits.htm

Here's one -->

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[blue neen]

39. Thank you so much for this info.

I'm getting a wonderful education these past few days.

Carol Kaye.

[justiceischeap]

45. Carol Kaye is the bomb

Rumor has it there's a documentary in the works about her.

Here is a listing of hit records she's played on

https://www.carolkaye.com/www/library/basshits.htm

[Manifestor_of_Light]

62. I think she went to Howard Roberts' school, the Guitar Institute of Technology.

Now called the Musicians Institute.

I think Pat Metheny borrowed all his licks from Wes Montgomery and Howard Roberts. And then there's the weirdest bass player of all time, Jaco Pastorius.

"It's not a chord until the bass player says it is." -- Sting

[ghostsinthemachine]

34. Eyes of the world, Grateful Dead

The beginning run is incredible but
The end is amazing, one of the most amazing runs in history.

[blue neen]

40. I never paid a lot of attention to the Dead's music, but

Eyes of the World----Whoa! The joy in this song!

[ghostsinthemachine]

47. Nobody except Deadheads, paid much attention to their music

But now, people are starting to hear it and it is flipping them out. I have a number of straight friends that i play music with and i have been turning on to the music. They had no idea the incredible songwriting and music that the produced.

[ghostsinthemachine]

48. Foolish Heart, Grateful Dead

Incredible song from late in the career.

Carve your name
Carve your name in ice and wind
Search for where
Search for where the rivers end
Or where the rivers start
Do everything that's in you
That you feel to be your part
But never give your love, my friend,
Unto a foolish heart

Leap from ledges
Leap from ledges high and wild
Learn to speak
Speak with wisdom like a child
Directly from the heart
Crown yourself the king of clowns
Or stand way back apart
But never give your love, my friend
Unto a foolish heart

Shun a friend
Shun a brother and a friend
Never look
Never look around the bend
Or check a weatherchart
Sign the Mona Lisa
With a spraycan, call it art
But never give your love, my friend
Unto a foolish heart

A foolish heart will call on you
To toss your dreams away
Then turn around and blame you
For the way you went astray
A foolish heart will cost you sleep
And often make you curse
A selfish heart is trouble
But a foolish heart is worse

Bite the hand
Bite the hand that bakes your bread
Dare to leap
Where the angels fear to tread
Till you are torn apart
Stoke the fires of paradise
With coals from Hell to start
But never give your love, my friend
Unto a foolish heart

[ghostsinthemachine]

49. The Other One, Grateful Dead

Amazing bass lead run at the beginning. Phil Lesh' the Dead's bassist is an amazing bassist. Kind of invented it, the electric bass. At least how to make it go THERE........

[ghostsinthemachine]

50. Phil Lesh's basses

http://dozin.com/phil/guitars.html

[azurnoir]

35. James Brown My Thang

[blue neen]

41. There's a little part between 3:20 and 3:30...

Whew!

[Number9Dream]

36. Stanley Clarke / Chris Squire

[blue neen]

42. Such talented musicians.

Chris Squire is unbelievable...and I had forgotten about Yes.

[OxQQme]

37. How to choose

from Dire Straits library.

Here's one --->

Or Fleetwood Mac's --->

[Lars39]

43. *If* you can find it....Loring Park session 1977 Track 7

Prince gets it deleted every time he finds it.

[ghostsinthemachine]

52. The Meters (the name itself is about grooves)

[ghostsinthemachine]

53. The Meters invented FUNK.......

The Meters
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the band's debut album, see The Meters (album).
The Meters

Years active 1965–1977, 1989-present

Members
The Meters
Art Neville: Keys
George Porter Jr.: bass
Leo Nocentelli: Guitar
Zigaboo Modeliste: Drums


The Meters are an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977. The band played an influential role as backing musicians for other artists, including Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, and Dr. John. The Meters acted as the house band for Allen Toussaint's New Orleans soul classics of the 1960s and are responsible for bringing New Orleans second line grooves into popular music.

While The Meters rarely enjoyed significant mainstream success, they are considered, along with artists like James Brown, one of the progenitors of funk music and their work is influential on many other bands, both their contemporaries and modern musicians working in the funk idiom.[1][2]

The Meters' sound is defined by an earthy combination of tight melodic grooves and highly syncopated New Orleans "second-line" rhythms under highly charged guitar and keyboard riffing. Their songs "Cissy Strut" and "Look-Ka Py Py" are considered funk classics.[3]

MORE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meters

[kwassa]

54. Professor Longhair is often given credit

As the original.

But James Brown is by far the most important, and hugely influential.

[ghostsinthemachine]

55. Lotsa people

Sly too.

[Zorro]

56. One of the best if not exactly forgotten

I remember when this hit the airwaves.

[ghostsinthemachine]

58. Paul is a great bassist but

my favorite is this one:

[ghostsinthemachine]

59. Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones)

is an amazing bassist.

Really incredible band, the instruments and Victor is the pocket. Love the guy. IMO one of the five best to play the bass.

[kwassa]

60. Louis Johnson

one half of the Brothers Johnson, master slap bassist, appeared on many famous records. Probably his best known is with Billie Jean, as he recorded with Michael Jackson. Did much of MJs work.

Here he solos:

My favorite is with Jeffrey Osborne though.

[U4ikLefty]

61. Geddy Lee has so many great bass lines

[Manifestor_of_Light]

63. More YES and Chris Squire:

Used to listen to YES and EL&P in college. As a piano player, I wanted to be Rick Wakeman when I was in college.

Roundabout

[Manifestor_of_Light]

64. Dirty Laundry - The Eagles

Dirty Laundry. I saw Don Henley on the first night of the Inside Job tour in 2000 and he opened with Dirty Laundry: