V10 FSI lol. Although I've seen techno music that I could tell took compostition. That music usually had techno played along with actual instruments(aka flaming lips)
V10 FSI same. I am not totally against technology in music as long as it is used right. If it is, then you get a sound you can't get with just instruments
DownUFO This is very true. That was my mistake when I started listening to rock/metal music. Furthermore, I began being able to distinguish the bass even more when I started playing guitar.
Geezer Butler was easily the most important member of the band. Not only was he the founding member, but he gave the songs their depth and heaviness. Without him, metal wouldn't have been as heavy as it is. Plus, he did all the songwriting.
@@planetsabbath Facts my friend, Geezers bass complementing Tonys riffs is what made them so heavy. For example when geezer comes in on Into The Void along side that monstrous riff by Tony it sounds so immense and heavy. Bass is essential
A Bassline is like that one friend whom you only realized the value of, after he walked out of your life, leaving you feel empty and weightless. He was there, providing the weight, and support that you couldn't recognize, and boom, suddenly you feel like you've lost something really heavy that provided support to you.
I've been fortunate enough to rarely ever misvalue my friends, and when doing so, not so dramatically. Even so, you can value a friend greatly, even more than they value you (but not because they don't care, just because you care so much), and yet still be taken aback by what it feels like to no longer have them in your life. Uninteresting very long story time vent for those bored: Recently I lost three friends in a very short period of time, having already been the kind of person to never have more than a handful of friends at any one time to begin with. We all met at an IT contract job and got close and would talk on Discord every day, or close to it in the "later" days (2.5 years after becoming friends). Two of them were a bit flaky, but for largely good reason. They were fathers and had a lot going on with their significant others too, and one was kinda just like that anyway lol. The third was the one I became closest with and we talked daily and played games regularly. Late last year me and the close third friend lost contact with the first two entirely. I tried to recontact them as recently as the first couple months of the year again, even through text which was rare for us. Usually that was sort of the direct hotline to someone if you wanted to talk to them about something important or quickly. Nothing. Things got weird with the third friend and he just kinda went quiet on me. I let things lie for a while because I had already often been the backbone of our little group so I was like "okay maybe I just need to step back a bit, people have shit going on or whatever, it's cool." And yet it never recovered. I briefly got back with third friend again online and he said things were just busy with work and stuff, but I think it was just a cover based on prior understanding of each other. Talked/played once or twice after that and then gone again. I got upset and let it stay dead for a couple months and said something with a "so is this really how it's gonna be?" type message, and yup, that's how it's gonna be. Nothing. Just like that, I lost about half my friends in ~6 months. Some days it's not as noticeable, as I'm known for being something of a hermit and keeping to myself/gf as super tight core, sometimes my best friend, so when days go by where I'm mostly keeping myself occupied, I'm okay. But when I want to talk to someone, when I get that "surprised I haven't hear from ____ yet to---oh right..." it hurts. It's just tragic to me because I don't see any reason why it should have happened. It didn't have to be this way. You don't have to talk to someone all the time to be friends with them. If we had to move to a twice monthly thing from daily or something, that'd obviously suit me just fine because it's about friendship not frequency. Guess it was all or nothing. I see the third guy playing games somewhat often since we didn't unfriend each other and it irritates and depresses me. Gf saw from his mom's FB he got hit by a car recently, not badly. Thought about reaching out, but saw he was playing the next night so I let it go. Fuck, man.
Iron maiden without bass is just aluminium maiden Edit: i turn around for 9 months and i come back with almost 6k likes on this basic ass comment lmao holy crap
@@earth11116 lmao, most of time it is true, i dont know but i might have super hearing and hear bass in the intro of eye of the beholder and the ending of the intro at ajfa, also the part in to live is to die where the bass sounds like a violin (maybe im wrong)
Man I hate that bass players always get so much crap. But they are so important to the rhythm of any band. And anybody who's listened to And Justice for all can tell you about the difference without it.
It's easier to start playing bass than guitar but you have to work hard to get good at either. I think bassists get shit because of bands like Motley Crue where the bassist just doesn't give a shit
@@calebbean1384 not that the bassist doesn't give a shit so much as he sucks. It's been proven that other bass players did the recordings on their albums and Nikki Sixx blatantly has been caught in concert using pre-recorded tracks. Makes you really appreciate Steve Harris.
Worth mentioning, there are mixes floating around on youtube that put Jason's bass back in, and that album sounds way better. Would have been a modern classic if they hadn't shot themselves in the foot like that.
@@calebbean1384 the reason why bass is seen as easier than guitar is not because bass itself is easier than guitar, but the things that bassists play do often end up being easier than the things guitarists play. in fact most of the things guitarists play are far harder on bass, including but not limited to: lead playing, because of a much larger space between both strings and frets and bends and double stops are completely insane; chords, because barre is really difficult with thick strings, switching chords is already hard enough on guitar and larger space between both strings and frets does not help being basically unable to make use of open strings, fewer strings and being obligated to play high up; and if you are playing with your fingers there is a speed limit that cannot be crossed making tremolo and non-legato scale runs impossible unless you got robert trujillo fingers making legato your only option and making most guitar solos nearly impossible to replicate on bass. also you have to build up way stronger fingers because thick strings. the only techniques that are easier on bass are: tapping (because of more space between strings), slapping (no shit), muting (and only if you are playing with your fingers). techniques like sweep pickings are absolutely insane in bass, and the fingered equivalent (which includes thumb raking) is so insane its easier to do sweep fingering with tapping than without it. and bassists get shit on.
Its because a lot of people believe that Bass players are just lesser guitar players. Or "anybody" can play bass. Which isn't true at all. Its just as much of a demanding skill as Guitar.
Maiden without a bass is something so weird, specially if we remember that it was founded by their bassist, and that guy REALLY know how to use one to increase his musics sound (or sometimes to build the whole songs with, having the rest adding to it, like on Infinite Dreams).
Dude, Steve Harris is a master of the instrument. And as such, he makes every galloping baseline different and unique to the song while still being undeniably Steve Harris.
there's a surprising difference in the AJFA tone if you remove the bass. it's just designed to not be heard in the big picture, but if you remove it there's a big difference.
i've literally never even heard these songs in my entire but when i heard the non-bass versions i could immediately tell something was missing. even if you can't hear the bass you can most definitely FEEL it. you can even feel when its gone too.
My bass teacher always told me that the best bass playing goes unheard to everyone and I think that it's so true because bass adds substance in songs but does it in a way that is so complimentary to the rest of the song that you don't even think about it when listening because it just sounds right.
Drums: Gives the song a skeleton. Rhythm Guitar: Gives the song a body Solo guitar: Gives the song definition/details Bass Guitar: Gives the song a soul and adds depth
I would say bass has the role of Harmony and rhythm. Thing is,it doesn't really give soul,depth,yes,but I see it more as the brain in some sort,it being deeply connected with the skeleton,so the spine which enables us to move.
Drums: orchestrates the song structure and groove guitar: define the harmony and fit a groove into the drums, provide melody with solos Vocals: provide melody and context Bass: provide groove, harmony, melody, and enegy/vibe to the song Probably the most underrated yet most important aspect to song creation is the bass But basically every element is responsible for melody, harmony, and rhythm if they are good at it. Human ears just naturally dont focus on low end because people speak in mid range.
I would like to see the same done for more modern metal songs with louder mastering. The bass is usually less audible there than it is in 70s and 80s metal.
I notice that Drums and Bass work together. When you're bassist and drummer and in sync, it makes the song so much stronger. John Bonham and JP Jones were great together as were Dennis Dunaway and Neil Smith, Geddy and Neil, the list goes on.
Lol bass and guitar are two entirely different instruments. Bass isn't simply a guitar tuned two octaves lower than a guitar. Bass is bass. Guitar is guitar. The term "bass guitar" is non-sense.
some of the best bass in metal is the stuff that you don't notice when it's there, but you do notice when it's not. you take it for granted, but without it there's no power to it.
V10 FSI i'm sure ...and justice for all would have been so much better if metallica weren't actively screwing mr. newstead over, honestly. i mean, i get it lars, you were missing cliff, but that doesn't give you an excuse to make the new bassist the butt monkey.
Not always true. In megadeth even when the guitar and bass are played at the same time, the bass is audible as hell. I’ve had my bass turned all the way down on a Megadeth song, and it could still be heard
This is the video that inspired me to play bass guitar, back in high school I didn't even realize it was a different instrument. I always played bass in rock band but I didn't actually realize that there is a difference between the base and the guitar. I just thought it was another guitar, like how rhythm and lead are two different types of guitar but still just guitar. I heard this and realized I was hearing something completely different than the guitar and was so confused I started doing research into what the base actually was and after finding videos of people playing it and actually hearing it by itself I immediately wanted to learn it, been playing bass for years now
Simmilar thing happened with me as well...i also never knew it was another instrument...but loved the parts...and thought "how the hell do they tune those guitars i cant get mine to sound as low" and then i realised some guitars i've seen have four fat strings and longer necks...i immediately realised this is what i wanted to play all along 😊 been almost 15 years...love the guitar but bass is my natural instrument...even my voice is "bass"
Daniel Weisglass thats because Steve Harris doesnt limit himself to doing the same thing the guitarrists do, and most times where the guitars are doing harmonies the bass is keeping the rythym
Geezer Butler, Steve Harris and Cliff Burton are/were the MVPs of their bands. Other members were flashier, but without them, you have nothing. You feel the music through their bass.
I don't know about flashier, at least with Geezer and Steve. They were always going crazy with fills and doing a lot of extra stuff that most metal bassists don't do. Their playing stands out above the guitars and drums a lot of the time.
@@JonnyCrackersi believe he meant "flashy" characters rather than playing style...on the contrary all of the bassists he named were rather in your face and flashy playing wise...sometimes mixing wasnt the best but their parts were killer
@@kormendymatyas8667 Yeah, RTL doesn't have the best mix, even the drums are flat, and the vocals too piercing. In fact, MoP has a better mixing, they learned, lol.
I used to be one those people who disregarded the bass, which drove my Uncle mad. Then, the more I listened, it’s the unsung hero of most tracks. Nothing beats a sick bass line.
I agree, but to be fair, a lot of the melodies and rhythms are driven strictly from flea, their guitarist doesn't play as big of a role in all their songs
+MetalLives5150 Their new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer doesn't. Frusciante was a huge driving force in RHCP and was a huge reason for their success in the 90's and 2000's until he left.
Frusciante's sound matches so well with Flea's Bass and add Will Ferell's Drums and Anthony's Vocal chops and weird lyrics. You got the Best Fucking Band in the WHOLE WORLD!
As a general rule: Drums provide the most basic foundation Bass builds on said foundation while giving it more depth Rhythm guitar provides structure and makes the song what it is Lead guitar shapes the music and provides detail (sometimes also doing the job of rhythm guitar) Vocals decorate and complete the song I think this applies to most if not all genres of rock. Some exceptions obviously apply but it’s pretty solid
It's a song on (arguably) the first metal album, Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath. The track before N.I.B. is called "Bassically" and is a bass solo by Geezer. When playing live and many re-releases of the song, Bassically has been put with N.I.B.
Frederick Ironheart This mix with Jason's bass turned up. And Jason for All, also called And Justice for Jason on RUclips proves that Justice is their best
lateralus was the first song i listened to where i realized just how important bass and drums were, i started listening for bass way more often and it improved my experience
![[Hard rock vol.1][Transforming into a Panther Girl] #bgm #backgroundmusic #rock #work #study #guitar](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MN9QLo2E6-Q/mqdefault.jpg)
The Trooper without bass feels like accidentally walking outside with no pants on
i think that just goes to show how good steve harris is
And bringing a knife to a gun fight
Gotta be my favorite comment of 2019
On a really cold day
Or when you step into a pool and the water hits your balls
Without bass the drums feel lonely.
***** Yep. Unless you are generic techno music.
+Evan Leo than you don't need any instruments or musical skill!
V10 FSI lol. Although I've seen techno music that I could tell took compostition. That music usually had techno played along with actual instruments(aka flaming lips)
+Evan Leo oh that kind, like instruments layered with synth sounds. I can live with that.
I think DragonForce does that, I kinda like it
V10 FSI same. I am not totally against technology in music as long as it is used right. If it is, then you get a sound you can't get with just instruments
When people say they can’t hear the bass, it’s usually that they can indeed hear it but they just think it’s part of one MASSIVE guitar tone.
That or it can even blend in a bit with the kick
Except with peace sells, the bass used had more mid frequencies than low frequencies, so it didn’t blend at all.
And that's what makes primus so unique.
DownUFO This is very true. That was my mistake when I started listening to rock/metal music. Furthermore, I began being able to distinguish the bass even more when I started playing guitar.
SO TRUE!
Megadeth without bass is just Kindadeth
Minideth
More like meagdeath
Microdeth
@Frozenfyre “sortadeth” best one right here
middeath
The absence of bass is more noticeable than it's presence.
That was a spot on
I mean that's kinda the idea of it
When it’s good mixed sounds incredibly like Metallica master of puppets in Howard stern show. That shits is nuts.
*Good* base playing
yep
Bass is like eyebrows...you don't notice when it's there but when it's not there? Oh God put it back!
smokeslet'sgo That's a very good Example
smokeslet'sgo Marilyn Manson is dope without eyebrows, lol.
smokeslet'sgo lol i agree
Very well said lol
Unless you're looking at Stone Cold Steve Austin, or in metal terms listening to ...And Justice For All. :P
Black Sabbath without bass is a common saturday
Bank Holiday.
White Saturday
Geezer Butler was easily the most important member of the band. Not only was he the founding member, but he gave the songs their depth and heaviness. Without him, metal wouldn't have been as heavy as it is. Plus, he did all the songwriting.
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@@planetsabbath Facts my friend, Geezers bass complementing Tonys riffs is what made them so heavy. For example when geezer comes in on Into The Void along side that monstrous riff by Tony it sounds so immense and heavy. Bass is essential
A Bassline is like that one friend whom you only realized the value of, after he walked out of your life, leaving you feel empty and weightless.
He was there, providing the weight, and support that you couldn't recognize, and boom, suddenly you feel like you've lost something really heavy that provided support to you.
i love Kennebunkport
Mans had to violate me like that
I've been fortunate enough to rarely ever misvalue my friends, and when doing so, not so dramatically. Even so, you can value a friend greatly, even more than they value you (but not because they don't care, just because you care so much), and yet still be taken aback by what it feels like to no longer have them in your life. Uninteresting very long story time vent for those bored:
Recently I lost three friends in a very short period of time, having already been the kind of person to never have more than a handful of friends at any one time to begin with. We all met at an IT contract job and got close and would talk on Discord every day, or close to it in the "later" days (2.5 years after becoming friends). Two of them were a bit flaky, but for largely good reason. They were fathers and had a lot going on with their significant others too, and one was kinda just like that anyway lol. The third was the one I became closest with and we talked daily and played games regularly. Late last year me and the close third friend lost contact with the first two entirely.
I tried to recontact them as recently as the first couple months of the year again, even through text which was rare for us. Usually that was sort of the direct hotline to someone if you wanted to talk to them about something important or quickly. Nothing. Things got weird with the third friend and he just kinda went quiet on me. I let things lie for a while because I had already often been the backbone of our little group so I was like "okay maybe I just need to step back a bit, people have shit going on or whatever, it's cool." And yet it never recovered. I briefly got back with third friend again online and he said things were just busy with work and stuff, but I think it was just a cover based on prior understanding of each other. Talked/played once or twice after that and then gone again. I got upset and let it stay dead for a couple months and said something with a "so is this really how it's gonna be?" type message, and yup, that's how it's gonna be. Nothing. Just like that, I lost about half my friends in ~6 months.
Some days it's not as noticeable, as I'm known for being something of a hermit and keeping to myself/gf as super tight core, sometimes my best friend, so when days go by where I'm mostly keeping myself occupied, I'm okay. But when I want to talk to someone, when I get that "surprised I haven't hear from ____ yet to---oh right..." it hurts. It's just tragic to me because I don't see any reason why it should have happened. It didn't have to be this way. You don't have to talk to someone all the time to be friends with them. If we had to move to a twice monthly thing from daily or something, that'd obviously suit me just fine because it's about friendship not frequency. Guess it was all or nothing. I see the third guy playing games somewhat often since we didn't unfriend each other and it irritates and depresses me. Gf saw from his mom's FB he got hit by a car recently, not badly. Thought about reaching out, but saw he was playing the next night so I let it go. Fuck, man.
@@Taima Damn that's a lot. You sound like a good friend and I hope you find people you connect with.
Sounds like someone hurt ya bra. Hope you’re feeling better
Iron maiden without bass is just aluminium maiden
Edit: i turn around for 9 months and i come back with almost 6k likes on this basic ass comment lmao holy crap
Tin Maiden.
@@thenerdofthenorth8205 ah shucks, you beat me to it
@@CBRN-115 :D
Well said, all of you.
@Βασιλης Οικονομου maybe just "Maiden"?
Fun fact: if you focus on trying to hear bass in a song, you’ll hear it
Let the Bathory fan speak!
U always hear bass, u notice it
Not _always_
*_And Justice for All has entered the chat_*
@@earth11116 lmao, most of time it is true, i dont know but i might have super hearing and hear bass in the intro of eye of the beholder and the ending of the intro at ajfa, also the part in to live is to die where the bass sounds like a violin (maybe im wrong)
Ever heard of “... And Justice for All”
For me, without bass, they sound like demos, or like the intro to the song.
It sounds like black metal
What about the intro for peace sells though?
@@josephhutchins8 goddamnit, I have been thwarted
that is because demos usually don't have such a quality, so lower frequencies are not audible
Sounds kinda like a garage band cover
Steve Harris (the bass player) is the heart and soul of Iron Maiden, without him there is no Iron Maiden, plain and simple.
Iron Maiden without bass is Plastic Widow
Or simply Iron Maiden wouldn't be the same. Steve Harris inspired many, including me.
@@skyon619 Wdym he is the band, he owns it
I agree his bass lines are so iconic
Without bass it is simple just, maiden
people fails to notice it's presence but never will they fail to notice it's absence
I like that
4ever EndlessX almost except i’d say that bass is literally the backbone of any metal song
As a bassist myself I can confirm this comment!
That's why we need Cliff Burton back
Shinobi right and how are you going to do that
The trooper without bass is just "the".
Dolphin Riley Music I got you with the like
The trooper without bass is just the T e t o p r
The trooper without guitar is just
Makes you wonder what the other half of One was
i still hear the bass lmao
Hearing "Peace Sells" without bass made me extremely anxious and uncomfortable.
The trooper is worse. The bass is so key to iron maiden that the song is completely lost without it.
@@gj4312 Especially the gallop part...
DiamondDaveBabe imagine For Whom The Bell Tolls intro with no bass lol
@@thecchrist777cc6 Imagine And Justice For All with no ba... Oh shit, wait.
Holy wars without bass would be terrible too lol
Man I hate that bass players always get so much crap. But they are so important to the rhythm of any band. And anybody who's listened to And Justice for all can tell you about the difference without it.
It's easier to start playing bass than guitar but you have to work hard to get good at either. I think bassists get shit because of bands like Motley Crue where the bassist just doesn't give a shit
@@calebbean1384 not that the bassist doesn't give a shit so much as he sucks. It's been proven that other bass players did the recordings on their albums and Nikki Sixx blatantly has been caught in concert using pre-recorded tracks. Makes you really appreciate Steve Harris.
Worth mentioning, there are mixes floating around on youtube that put Jason's bass back in, and that album sounds way better. Would have been a modern classic if they hadn't shot themselves in the foot like that.
@@calebbean1384 the reason why bass is seen as easier than guitar is not because bass itself is easier than guitar, but the things that bassists play do often end up being easier than the things guitarists play. in fact most of the things guitarists play are far harder on bass, including but not limited to: lead playing, because of a much larger space between both strings and frets and bends and double stops are completely insane; chords, because barre is really difficult with thick strings, switching chords is already hard enough on guitar and larger space between both strings and frets does not help being basically unable to make use of open strings, fewer strings and being obligated to play high up; and if you are playing with your fingers there is a speed limit that cannot be crossed making tremolo and non-legato scale runs impossible unless you got robert trujillo fingers making legato your only option and making most guitar solos nearly impossible to replicate on bass. also you have to build up way stronger fingers because thick strings. the only techniques that are easier on bass are: tapping (because of more space between strings), slapping (no shit), muting (and only if you are playing with your fingers). techniques like sweep pickings are absolutely insane in bass, and the fingered equivalent (which includes thumb raking) is so insane its easier to do sweep fingering with tapping than without it. and bassists get shit on.
Its because a lot of people believe that Bass players are just lesser guitar players. Or "anybody" can play bass. Which isn't true at all. Its just as much of a demanding skill as Guitar.
This is where all bass players go after getting feelings of inadequacy about playing bass
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Bass players need love, no need to get bashed by guitar players or anyone else for that matter
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Hearing The Trooper without bass is like touching wet food when washing the dish...
Without the bass gallop it just sounds so naked lmao
FunkyCensoredCat I physically cringed at it, like dead ass I gagged
Moon Man then your a snowflake
Squidward not sure you know what that word means bud
It's just......it's just not right
No bass makes most metal songs sound like something out of a super street fighter game.
this made me laugh more than it shouldve
hahahahaha
or metallica
lmao
Lmfao right?
Maiden without a bass is something so weird, specially if we remember that it was founded by their bassist, and that guy REALLY know how to use one to increase his musics sound (or sometimes to build the whole songs with, having the rest adding to it, like on Infinite Dreams).
Strange World
Dude, Steve Harris is a master of the instrument. And as such, he makes every galloping baseline different and unique to the song while still being undeniably Steve Harris.
"Why bass is important in metal"
Metallica ...And Justice for All: *sweating intensely*
there's a surprising difference in the AJFA tone if you remove the bass. it's just designed to not be heard in the big picture, but if you remove it there's a big difference.
@@deadaccount5063 but if you do play it with a better bass tone, only achievable by playing your own cover or someone elses, it sound much better.
Metallica: whole St. Anger Album
*intense sweating
@@deadaccount5063 But you can't hear it the first place because it's not there at all
@@manowar6898 bro i got you! the bass channel just remixed the whole album with bass! ruclips.net/video/vumrar1k928/видео.html
the songs just feel empty without bass
r u mine?
***** i wanna be yours
Do i wanna know?
***** snap out of it
Teddy Picker
Bass helps make these songs sound T H I C C
That's pretty much the conclusion I've come to as well. It's not that bass is distinct in a lot of cases, it just makes the sound fuller.
Bass makes it sound HEAVY AS FUCK!!!!!
Lowgain stupid meme
Sweet Leaf without bass sounds like a happy/peppy song. The bass makes it heavier an darker.
@@borispopovski9108 fuck yeah
With thrash metal music , bass is a absolute must .
I agree Thrash Metal especially Megadeth and Overkill sound terrible without bass.
Yeah, …and Justice for All has never sounded right to me
@@Ob1tubersucks cause the songs on that album are amazing but I can’t bring myself to listen to it except for “…and justice for Jason”
What an lmbeciIe, bass is a must in every kind of music
People like you shouldn't be allowed to comment
@@vladimirlenin6923 The remaster versions have bass tho.
10% of comments: Bass is important!!
15% of comments: Imagine ... without bass
75% of comments: *And Justice For All jokes*
Isn't that how it should be?
Yes
Balanced, as all things should be
And justice for us
And justice for jason
Without Bass: no thicc
With Bass: *T H I C C*
No bass = thicc-n't
Cereal when no milk: Without bass
*CEREAL WHEN HAVES MILK:* With bass
It’s at 169 so I won’t like ✌️😔✌️
@@ilovebigtimerush sometimes for the greater good, sacrifices must be made. Bless you
EXXXXTRA THICC!!!!!!!!
Imagine any RHCP song without a bass
Around the world
GrimDeath 8 imagine any RHCP with no sound at all.. Heaven
Simon H. No, just uncalled for. Nobody cares about your opinion.
Simon H. Extremely TRIGGERED I am get out
Simon H. Would be nice
i've literally never even heard these songs in my entire but when i heard the non-bass versions i could immediately tell something was missing.
even if you can't hear the bass you can most definitely FEEL it. you can even feel when its gone too.
How have you never heard For Whom The Bell Tolls?
@@darthraver That's the one you choose to point out, haha?
Jokes aside, all of them are classic killers.
I call bullshit
it's weird. i feel like people who'd click on this video are people who'd have listened to at least one of these songs.
Do you live at the bottom of the ocean? That’s wild you haven’t heard any of these
If iron maiden didn't have a bassist, the band wouldn't exist. The bassist formed the band.
Shadow Sean01 dunno if I can remember correctly but Steve Harris right?
correct, the only OG member left
S.H is a legend
Shadow Sean01 , really you have got the flavor of bass. I always agree with you until I die .
Blitz Twig, yes.
So basically this is what songs would sound like if lars mixed them.
Ηahahahaha
LOL
He made this vid
True dat
Actually that was James’s idea. A stupid one
The Trooper sounds so empty without bass
yeah it did
Poxy - Agalloch profile cover?
I know
Iron Maiden without bass is no Iron Maiden. Even for a band with three guitarists.
exactly it seemed so hollow
like throwing a punch without any weight behind it
My bass teacher always told me that the best bass playing goes unheard to everyone and I think that it's so true because bass adds substance in songs but does it in a way that is so complimentary to the rest of the song that you don't even think about it when listening because it just sounds right.
Imagine Davie504 with no bass
He'd just be... A guy
You monster
Personally, I think he's a bad bassist. This is because I feel like he's just a guitarist with a bass, he doesn't treat bass like its own instrument.
He wasnt a guitarrist?
@@dntdmn because he plays like guitar, not like a instrument of the rhythm section.
Iron Maiden is a band that i cant ever imagine without bass
Same with Metallica, they are all about the low end.
Cough cough And justice for all cough cough
+Dashr it's called and justice for all they actually mixed out 99% of the base on that album
Well of course you can't because if there was no Steve Harris there would be no Iron Maiden
That's because he is the ONLY original member of Iron Maiden!!! He basically started the band.
this is not an expert opinion but to me the bass adds the heaviness to the music.
yes it does.
it clicks in with the drums and adds heaviness to the guitars. you're very correct
I agree
bass and drums are basically the soul of most musics
L T D core well that's why your not supposed to listen to music with a subwoofer.
Bass is not heard, it's felt
Bassed and Tone-pilled
Imagine And Justice for all with out bass. Oh wait...
Max Howlett imagine And Justice for All with bass
Max Howlett hahahahaha
Max Howlett id actually love to hear the album re-recorded with bass: it would make one and blackened sound great with the added depth
Diego Patiño Pacheco imagine the song by Metallica “and justice for all...” without a bass
Yiogios Vazouras - Check "And justice for Jason" on youtube. Someone boosted the bass sounds. It is very nice.
Imagine "Another one bites the dust" without ba... Oh wait
Ale17 imagine Under Pressure without bass
Original comment
*drum beat*
kira Queen with no stand
@@bongustheindestructible_6406 the jojo fans are EVERYWHERE
Imagine Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades” without Lemmy’s bass...sheesh
Oh god no. The intro lol
ruclips.net/video/xwIyvyg7sQg/видео.html
Now you don't have to imagine it
it would just be Ae o Sad
Motorhead is just a Motor without bass.
Ace of Spades becomes the joker.
It becomes +4.
The beginning of the video with Orion is beautiful. One of the best bass lines ever written by one of the best bassists of all time. R.I.P Cliff! 🤘
it feels so empty without bass...
I like it; purer
and Queen without John Deacon
It sounds so hollow
Now that u mentioned it, when I play a song in my room, I feel like it sounds like shit cuz it doesn't have that weight in it.
sounds like punk to me
Drums: Gives the song a skeleton.
Rhythm Guitar: Gives the song a body
Solo guitar: Gives the song definition/details
Bass Guitar: Gives the song a soul and adds depth
Skittles & Phinninix bass* but yes i agree
Yeah, pretty much
I would say bass has the role of Harmony and rhythm.
Thing is,it doesn't really give soul,depth,yes,but I see it more as the brain in some sort,it being deeply connected with the skeleton,so the spine which enables us to move.
And vocals would be nice hair and a good game with girls, right?
@@jery3385 exactly
“Peace sells with no bass”
Now I need years of therapy.
Bass sells
@@theneighborskid3179 but who's buying?
@@ravegaming1428 Bass players
I can’t headbang to that.
@@nimugonz9226he plays like jason newsted
Drums: orchestrates the song structure and groove
guitar: define the harmony and fit a groove into the drums, provide melody with solos
Vocals: provide melody and context
Bass: provide groove, harmony, melody, and enegy/vibe to the song
Probably the most underrated yet most important aspect to song creation is the bass
But basically every element is responsible for melody, harmony, and rhythm if they are good at it. Human ears just naturally dont focus on low end because people speak in mid range.
Not big on a lot of metal, but playing 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' without bass is a crime against humanity.
Half that song is bass. Removing it is a true travesty
@@kaladin783 There's probably an alternate world where that song has no bass, and I pity that world.
@Potato Man playing Orion without vocals would be worse
I say the trooper is a bit worse.
Playing Metallica should be a crime against humanity
I wanted to kill myself listening to The Trooper without bass, goddamn
Imagine Seinfield Theme without bass
lol
Dede Oli actually it was made with a keyboard
Sanick You just had to be that guy. You just had to do it!
Fuckin Les claypool was contacted to make that, which is actually the best thing ever
that is a keyboard sampler.
I would like to see the same done for more modern metal songs with louder mastering. The bass is usually less audible there than it is in 70s and 80s metal.
probably because the bass is playing in the same octave as the guitar these days
"The bass is like eyebrows, you didn't know how bad you needed them until they were gone"
I literally seen the same reply right above yours
Then there's the and justice for all album
Iron Maiden without bass, it's not Iron Maiden
Literally v:
Especially since the bass player is actually the bandleader and founder lol
Lol
every metal band*
Rusty copper girl.
Iron Maiden without bass sounds like The White Stripes.
WH7 8RCN and what? The white stripes are sick
@@DRMADist yeah...... Sure.
@@jamesmulligan7413 yes
@@DRMADist ruclips.net/video/ZpEtBoKvE2Y/видео.html cough
@@EliteTurtle05 Is that a cough I hear?
I notice that Drums and Bass work together. When you're bassist and drummer and in sync, it makes the song so much stronger. John Bonham and JP Jones were great together as were Dennis Dunaway and Neil Smith, Geddy and Neil, the list goes on.
Well yeah, it’s the entire rhythm section that drives a song….
John Wetton & Bill Bruford
So many Neils..Neils must be naturals with music..Neil..Neil..Ahh snap, my microwave burrito is done!
Justin Chancellor and Danny Carey from Tool 🤘🔧
@@SomeCuteDoragons Flying Brick wall
imagine Bass without "B"
Eye of Dawn ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Eye of Dawn
Can't spell 'bass" without "ass"
+Space Cow 01 I'm not talking about the string.. and bass is also a guitar
Schrodinger neko :3 Greetings, Schrodinger neko:3 how do I make that cute snarky face?
Lol bass and guitar are two entirely different instruments. Bass isn't simply a guitar tuned two octaves lower than a guitar. Bass is bass. Guitar is guitar. The term "bass guitar" is non-sense.
some of the best bass in metal is the stuff that you don't notice when it's there, but you do notice when it's not. you take it for granted, but without it there's no power to it.
Exactly! That is why Pantera sounds so heavy, and And Justice For Jason sounds like crap!
V10 FSI i'm sure ...and justice for all would have been so much better if metallica weren't actively screwing mr. newstead over, honestly.
i mean, i get it lars, you were missing cliff, but that doesn't give you an excuse to make the new bassist the butt monkey.
Look up and justice for Jason on youtube. Someone remixed the album to have Jason's bass present again and god damn is that album good
+Salty On Black Sabbath albums you can hear bass very well and it's fucking awesome.
bzzxc01 no i agree with you, i'm just talking broad strokes.
You can’t hear the bassist
You feel it
Not always true. In megadeth even when the guitar and bass are played at the same time, the bass is audible as hell. I’ve had my bass turned all the way down on a Megadeth song, and it could still be heard
Damn, that's deep...
You feel it with your ears, that's called hearing.
Sjsjsjsjs true 😁
@@boarman55 Overkill is the perfect example for this
This is the video that inspired me to play bass guitar, back in high school I didn't even realize it was a different instrument. I always played bass in rock band but I didn't actually realize that there is a difference between the base and the guitar. I just thought it was another guitar, like how rhythm and lead are two different types of guitar but still just guitar. I heard this and realized I was hearing something completely different than the guitar and was so confused I started doing research into what the base actually was and after finding videos of people playing it and actually hearing it by itself I immediately wanted to learn it, been playing bass for years now
Great story. Thanks for sharing
So did they ever find out what prt of the spectrum you are on?
@@GeorgeZimmermenjudgmental jerk
Simmilar thing happened with me as well...i also never knew it was another instrument...but loved the parts...and thought "how the hell do they tune those guitars i cant get mine to sound as low" and then i realised some guitars i've seen have four fat strings and longer necks...i immediately realised this is what i wanted to play all along 😊 been almost 15 years...love the guitar but bass is my natural instrument...even my voice is "bass"
Omg Trooper feels so odd without bass
Daniel Weisglass thats because Steve Harris doesnt limit himself to doing the same thing the guitarrists do, and most times where the guitars are doing harmonies the bass is keeping the rythym
Daniel Weisglass, that sounds right.
Daniel Weisglass yeah
Daniel Weisglass It's like a bird trying to fly with one wing
Daniel Weisglass to me, the bass seems to represent a cavalry charge. Sounds a lot like horses running.
Tool without bass: *crickets chirping*
And now for: Sober!
*silence*
@@camoufleur More like Schism, the bass is the pretty much the lead instrument in that song
Forty Six & 2
@@maxotto9877 alright, I’ll continue, Vicarious
Taking cliff burton out from any song has to be a sin
Violetunga dude, him,Steve Harris and lemmy are legends to name a few
Well MoP, and RTL pretty much are sins because Cliff is literally muted except for For Whom The Bell Tolls, and slightly muted on Ktulu.
Juan Correa He isn't muted, He just plays his bass like a lead guitar and pretty much with the same effects as electric guitars.
I don't see why that's so different from being muted?
amen
Trooper with bass: *Already out the door and bookin' it, ahead of schedule.*
The Trooper without bass: *forgot mask*
Cringe
It’s like listening to music through one earbud
Edit: wow thanks for all the likes guys!
Kohaku Senpai underrated comment lol nailed it
Kohaku Senpai so that means if you listen to music with one earbud but without bass are your really listening to anything at that point??
Lmao yeh
Ginger Toast no, it’s just static disappointment :(
@Kohaku Senpai
So basically sparkling water?
The bass in The Trooper is so crucial. It provides the galloping sensation.
Yes!!
The trooper without bass- where are the horses?
The trooper with bass - oh, here there are! And they're charging! In my direction...
The bass is an instrument and should be treated as such, not a guitar add on
Geezer Butler, Steve Harris and Cliff Burton are/were the MVPs of their bands. Other members were flashier, but without them, you have nothing. You feel the music through their bass.
I don't know about flashier, at least with Geezer and Steve. They were always going crazy with fills and doing a lot of extra stuff that most metal bassists don't do. Their playing stands out above the guitars and drums a lot of the time.
@@JonnyCrackersCliff also has some really cool pieces that are almost solos, but they are buried in the mix.
@@JonnyCrackersi believe he meant "flashy" characters rather than playing style...on the contrary all of the bassists he named were rather in your face and flashy playing wise...sometimes mixing wasnt the best but their parts were killer
For Whom The Bell Tolls with Cliff cut out?
You're a cruel cruel human.
he wasnt that high on the mix anyways
FWTBT with no bass is the newsted version
@@kormendymatyas8667
Yeah, RTL doesn't have the best mix, even the drums are flat, and the vocals too piercing. In fact, MoP has a better mixing, they learned, lol.
Nah, you only hear the bass at the beginning
Sad Reality
People who hear Bass: 30%
People who dont hear Bass: 70%
Yeah, you just need a good ear.
I hear the bass
thank god Im in the 30%
And then there's me:
people who can only hear the bass.
Every thing sounds like a bass isolated track to me lol
Sharn Peacock lol only
Imagine Anesthesia Pulling Teeth without bass
RubberBowl 😂
Or for whom the bell tolls.
___ solo, take one
“Bass solo, take one” *Sounds of distant drum smashing*
*silent*
I used to be one those people who disregarded the bass, which drove my Uncle mad. Then, the more I listened, it’s the unsung hero of most tracks. Nothing beats a sick bass line.
I play bass guitar, people ask why I play a instrument that's never heard. I show them this vid.
Ah blood sex sugar magik, I see you're a man/women of culture as well
Real Talk Well if you play like flea then its impossible to not hear the bass
Real Talk hahaha fuck yeah! You tell em bro!!
That's good man keep up the good work :)
Real Talk bass is one the most important instrument in a song their is a reason why people buy speakers with heavy bass
[Insert and justice for all joke here]
And bass for all
Pubert E. And no justice for all
...And Justice for some
...And Justice for Bass
Please compose a bass line for this album, I'm not supporting anymore...
the trooper without bass is horrifying 😢
yes. but drums sounds good
"The Trooper" without bass is more like "The Boy Scout"
or “The hairdresser”
And justice for the trooper
Thank you for this masterpiece of a video. Bassists do not get as nearly as enough credit as they deserve.
RHCP would be fucked without Fleas's Bass!
I agree, but to be fair, a lot of the melodies and rhythms are driven strictly from flea, their guitarist doesn't play as big of a role in all their songs
+MetalLives5150 Their new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer doesn't. Frusciante was a huge driving force in RHCP and was a huge reason for their success in the 90's and 2000's until he left.
Frusciante's sound matches so well with Flea's Bass and add Will Ferell's Drums and Anthony's Vocal chops and weird lyrics. You got the Best Fucking Band in the WHOLE WORLD!
+Vol deMort I wouldn't go that far but... the rest of what you said is true
A lot of people praise him, but they'd be much better with a Geezer Butler or John Paul Jones type bassist. But hey, they're all just opinions anyway.
Maiden is
15% Drums
15% Guitar
20% Vocals
50% Bass
Actually it's 99% *B A S S*
and the 1% is everything else
And a 100% reason to remember the name
Sorry wrong song
@@v0rtexbeater dude i kinda forgot Fort Minor existed for a sec lol. Good band, good band.
@@v0rtexbeater HAHAHAHAHA GREAT DUDE
Yup steve harris is the main guy for most songs when writting
Imagine a world without BRBR DENG
Dig right
Dyslexic Bob Ross yea man
DIIIG
The worst world to exist.
DDIIIGGGG!!!!!
i have never felt more confident in being a bassist, thank you.
my mind adds the bass into it if it isn't there.
Same
Me too lol
Maiden without bass is blasphemous
Sorry, but that doesn't exist, that wouldn't be Maiden
EricMetalhead Steve Harris is Iron Maiden!!
Pretty much
would be bassphemous
Steve Heresy
As a general rule:
Drums provide the most basic foundation
Bass builds on said foundation while giving it more depth
Rhythm guitar provides structure and makes the song what it is
Lead guitar shapes the music and provides detail (sometimes also doing the job of rhythm guitar)
Vocals decorate and complete the song
I think this applies to most if not all genres of rock. Some exceptions obviously apply but it’s pretty solid
Backing vocals add power to the lead vocals
ACDC: sweats in bagpipes
The Friend of Many Squirrels what role do keys play
Lmao * a very similar job to lead guitar in most cases but they can be used in a variety of ways
The Friend of Many Squirrels I see
About 4 years ago, this video turned me into a metalhead. It's never been the same ever since. Thanks buddy
Peace sells without bass is so thin it sounds like a joke
Why bass is important in heavy metal could be demonstrated beyond doubt with one example- N.I.B.
Fuckin' 'ay!!!! You sir are a legend... That's what got me into Metal!!!!
Dan Edwards Amen brother!
Ian Hoswell N.I.B?
Darksky1001able Yeah, with that 40-some second intro called "bassically".
It's a song on (arguably) the first metal album, Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath. The track before N.I.B. is called "Bassically" and is a bass solo by Geezer. When playing live and many re-releases of the song, Bassically has been put with N.I.B.
*And this is, ladies and gentlemen, what kept **_...And Justice For All_** from becoming the best album ever*
Frederick Ironheart This mix with Jason's bass turned up. And Jason for All, also called And Justice for Jason on RUclips proves that Justice is their best
So true!
Justice with bass would have been much better but there are many other problems with that album, so many i personally prefer death magnetic to it
There would still be more thrash metal bands with superior albums even if it all went right
Never realized how important bass is.. without it, the songs feel naked lmao
Imagine Primus with no bass
Cpl. Pierce Immagine no Primus with bass.
Primus sucks.
DEAR GOD
Cpl.Pierce, imagine bass without Primus bud
Dave Coburn that would be hell
imagine orion without bass
My life would end
Orion't
no bass no cliff no metallica
Jerzy AKA Illuminati z Lasu that song would not be Orion anymore
i cringed at The trooper without bass
logger5400 saammmmmmmmmmme
logger5400 me too lol
My initial reaction was "Oh god! I don't like this!"
Sounds like your average school band
I liked it
People must respect bass any real metal head knows bass is important
Black Sabbath with no bass. lol. That's like non-alcoholic moonshine.
Bass allows a song to feel fuller and allow you to feel it in your heart. Without bass we wouldn't have any of that.
Amber Balogach basically bass is the soul
Peace sells . . . but who's Bassing ?
No one ha
Can you put a price on peas?
beef sells but whos frying?
David Ellefson
Peace sells: the Lars Ulrich cut
lateralus was the first song i listened to where i realized just how important bass and drums were, i started listening for bass way more often and it improved my experience
Great choice
Great choice indeed
Iron Maiden without bass sounds like a hollow tree where the core of everything is just gone
Depressing for both the band and the tree.
Metal Jesus666 hollowed be thy tree
Phantom of the Tree
Tree of Icarus
Purgatree
The Tree and the Tree
The Tree Factor
Iron Tree
And now: Orion
........
Trust me, it’s playing
YerBoiShrek *oh...* *_oh no_*
YerBoiShrek >has Shrek in username >has Sans in PFP
Okay
And anesthesia
@@nomore570
"Bass solo, take one"
*3 minutes of silence*
*very basic drum rhythm to the end*
@@dielegende9141 lol
Imagine tool without the bass..... Omg
I would die. They basically use it like a front instrument
Schism or aenema without bass? =
@@Millacks 42&6
Thats progressive rock
(silence for a full minute)
*i know the pieces fit*
The trooper without bass feels so lonely, but also badass. Like a motorcycle commercial in a Mad-Max type setting.
It feels like a “lite” or “zero calorie” version of the song.
It's the Diet Coke of metal. "Just one calorie" not quite heavy enough
Wtf, I didn't know that they use "zero calorie" out of Italy
Seems like Bass feels the gap between Guitar and Drums
@@NatureLover-cc2hf yeah
Esteban Menchaca fills*
@@yammmit do you like feeling gaps? ;)
Precisely
No bass is just for those that cant play the guitar or that want to play in a band taken the easiest way.
Hearing Cliff's bass at the beginning puts a tear in my eyes 😔
And the end
What is the name of the song?
@@c0unt3rStrik3s0urc3 orion- master of puppets
@@gabo4848 My favourite bassline.
Rip Cliff
Playing Bass is like playing a healer in MMORPGs. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Playing bass is like playing as Master Chief in Halo when they are absent you notice the difference.