12 Favorites

erik · Post by **erik** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:47 pm

Inspired by this website (http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1843) that I've never heard of, here are my 12 favorite basslines:

12. Too Many Puppies. by Primus
11. Under Pressure, by Queen
10. Cannonball. by the Breeders
9. Blood and Roses, by the Smithereens
8. Saw Her Standing There, by the Beatles
7. Another One Bites the Dust, by Queen
6. Down on the Corner, by CCR
5. Grass is Greener, by the Judy's
4. Please Don't Go, by the Violent Femmes
3. Gigantic, by the Pixies
2. Obla-di Obla-da, by the Beatles
1. Barney Miller Theme Song

ken · Post by **ken** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:33 pm

What about Last Splash by the Breeders or Super Bon Bon by Soul Coughing?

Ken

jack · Post by **jack** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:41 pm

so many good ones.......

"boris the spider" by the who
"paranoid" by black sabbath
"primary" by the cure
"other voices" by the cure
"she" by green day
"kashmir" by led zeppelin

Post by jb » Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:11 pm

I'd have to put the bassline from "Add it Up" on any best-of list.

sausage boy · Post by **sausage boy** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:07 am

I'm quite fond of the bass line from Death Death Death Amway Amway Amway by TISM.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:12 am

jb wrote:I'd have to put the bassline from "Add it Up" on any best-of list.

Or any bass line from that album actually...especially if you include solos.

Personally, I think 'Please do not go' has one of the catchiest bass lines. ever.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:17 am

jack wrote:so many good ones.......

"primary" by the cure
"other voices" by the cure

Or Love Song or Just Like Heaven or Pictures of You or Fascination Street or....

(they have some excellent bass lines)

j$ · Post by j$ » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:58 am

Public Image by PIL. Hands down.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:11 pm

j$ wrote:Public Image by PIL. Hands down.

wow, didn't realize there were any PIL fans here.

I once mentioned PIL and John Lydon style vocals in a review of ADD...and I got what...I still can't necessarily discern as sarcasm or not.

j$ · Post by j$ » Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:15 pm

Hoblit wrote:
j$ wrote:Public Image by PIL. Hands down.
I once mentioned PIL and John Lydon style vocals in a review of ADD...and I got what...I still can't necessarily discern as sarcasm or not.

Really? The first two albums are fantastic - and considering where Lydon had come from to start the band, truly punk rock in attitude as well. I rate them big time and Jah Wobble is one of my all-time bass heroes

j$

Calfborg · Post by **Calfborg** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:45 pm

The basslines in Dissecting Table's "Least Mean Square Algorithm for Personality Alteration" are awesome.

jack · Post by **jack** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:00 pm

the 12 rockinist dudes on all of Songfight!*

Hoblit
Eddie Bangs
Abominominous
The sonofsupercar crew
Glenn Case
State Shirt
Klownhole
Sven Mullet
Redcar
Iggy and the Ten Pound Sugar
Jute Gyte
Puce

*in no particular order

the idiot king · Post by **the idiot king** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:07 pm

Hoblit wrote:
Or Love Song or Just Like Heaven or Pictures of You or Fascination Street or....

(they have some excellent bass lines)

simon gallup is a god.

i really need to give props to carlos d. from interpol for creating some great basslines that not only work well in their own right, but completely serve the song. props, laddie.

and, naturally, you've gotta love peter hook.

Mogosagatai · Post by **Mogosagatai** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:59 pm

Bass line in "Under the Bridge" is pretty awesome.

thehipcola · Post by **thehipcola** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:20 am

jack wrote:the 12 rockinist dudes on all of Songfight!*

Hoblit
Eddie Bangs
Abominominous
The sonofsupercar crew
Glenn Case
State Shirt
Klownhole
Sven Mullet
Redcar
Iggy and the Ten Pound Sugar
Jute Gyte
Puce

*in no particular order

Hey thanks Jack! That's an awesome list. We're honoured!

j$ · Post by j$ » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:36 am

I rock more than any of those pansies

Seeing Mog bigging up Flea, who is a good bass player, made me finalise this list

"In the Beginning ... there was rhydm!"
12 Best Bass Players of All Time

1. Jah Wobble (P.I.L. and solo)
2. Bootsy Collins (James Brown Band and P-Funk Collective)
3. Tessa Pollitt (the Slits)
4. Jack Bruce (Cream)
5. Paul Simonon (The Clash)
6. Noel Redding (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
7. Peter Hook (Joy Division / New Order)
8. Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report)
9. Jean Jaques Burnel (The Stranglers)
10. Klaudia Schifferle (Kleenex / Lilliput)
11. Mani (Stone Roses / Primal Scream)
12. Gina Birch (The Raincoats)

Personal taste obviously - based on the ability to play it up and play it down as required, and linking rhythm and melody. Also, people who are bass players, not just wannabe guitarists filling in (step right up, Sir Paul MacCartney!)

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:17 am

Ha, I love The Joy Division but never considered any of them good musicians individually. To me, they've always been a collective that was able to sell a mood very successfully. Interesting.

erik · Post by **erik** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:21 pm

12 Favorite State Flags

12. Hawaii
11. Maryland
10. Alaska
9. Wyoming
8. Arkansas
7. Indiana
6. Arizona
5. Tennessee
4. Ohio
3. New Mexico
2. Texas
1. Alabama

Dan-O from Five-O · Post by **Dan-O from Five-O** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:06 pm

erikb wrote:12 Favorite State Flags

12. Hawaii

Hawaii # 12? Consider yourself "a person of interest" by this department. Chin Ho, I'm going to need everything you got on this Erik character.

erik · Post by **erik** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:31 pm

Your joke recipe left out all the funny.

Dan-O from Five-O · Post by **Dan-O from Five-O** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:34 pm

erikb wrote:Your joke recipe left out all the funny.

Well you can always add to a recipe, but never take anything out.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:41 am

12 favourite things to do instead of working:

1. read songfight
2. post to songfight
3. read gert board (betchadidntknowaboutthegertboard)
4. read hockey news
5. make lists of things I need to workon/catchupon
6. work on covertunes for cover band.
7. create an aura of progress without delivering a product (real entertaining).
8. check bank account statements online just incase they mysteriously grow.
9. ebay
10. drink tea/coffee
11. mediate employee squabbles. (how can you call this working? people at work need to realize that if they just did their tasks and left each other alone, every one would be able to do their thing and management would crumble down to one or two people).
12. jokes.

I shoulda been an lawyer.