Greatest bass lines in popular music

[Brighton TID]

Just listened to U2's Bad with top quality headphones. The bass line is just sublime; minimalistic and perfect. Adam Clayton (not that one!) takes complete ownership of the song.

 

[Northstander]

That song is a monster when played live!

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Easy peasy

 

[Buzzer]

New Order - Love Vigilantes

 

[carlzeiss]

2 of my personal faves

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[KZNSeagull]

Goodbye Toulouse - Stranglers
Dreams Never End or Procession - New Order
Primitive - Killing Joke
Or, as Royal Blood play everything on a bass, anything by them!
Plus loads of others too numerous to mention.

 

[Trufflehound]

New Order - Age of Consent

 

[The Legend that IS Lawro]

 

[Surf's Up]

Pretty much any Andy Fraser bass line for me.

 

[Buzzer]

...Or Taste of Honey - 'Boogie Oogie Oogie'. I love, love, love that bassline.

 

[Mellotron]

Just listened to U2's Bad with top quality headphones. The bass line is just sublime; minimalistic and perfect. Adam Clayton (not that one!) takes complete ownership of the song.

Underrated bassist.

The bassline in Lemon is gloriously dubby:

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Also pretty much everything by Carlos D on Interpol's first (Turn On The Bright Lights) and second (Antics) albums.

 

[thisistips]

Goodbye Toulouse - Stranglers
Dreams Never End or Procession - New Order
Primitive - Killing Joke
Or, as Royal Blood play everything on a bass, anything by them!
Plus loads of others too numerous to mention.

Many many Stranglers tracks. JJB rocks.

 

[The Large One]

Just to point out that the bass line from 'Liquidator' by Harry J & The All-Stars is exactly the same bass line as 'I'll Take You There' by The Staple Singers.

 

[Buzzer]

and big mention to the original drum and bass outfit, Sly and Robbie. Robbie Shakespeare's bass in Grace Jones' Compass Point Sessions version of Love is the Drug is a thing of beauty.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Superb for both songs...

 

[catfish]

Van Morrison - The Way Young Lovers Do.

 

[Surf's Up]

Turn the volume up and listen to the bass line in "Go Deep" by Janet Jackson

 

[Surf's Up]

The base lines in the Kamakiriad album by Donald Fagan are also a bit special as are those in Jack Bruce's "Songs for a Tailor" album.

 

[jevs]

Omar, There's nothing like his

Pink Floyd, Money

 

[JCL666]

WTF?

Obvs it has to ....