Imagination - Just An Illusion New Order - Blue Monday MJ - billie jean Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat Nirvana - come as you are U2 - With Or Without You The Police - Walking On The Moon Madonna - Papa Don't Preach Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy Level 42 -lessons in love
My top 10 Marvin Gaye - Ain’t that peculiar The Police - Hole in my life Chic - Everybody dance Gang of four - Damaged goods Duran Duran - Rio Paul McCartney - Silly love songs Japan - Swing (fretless) Headhunters - Actual Proof Jackson 5 - I want you back Yes - Roundabout
Adamski - Killer The Human League - Love Action Haddaway - What Is Love JM Jarre - Oxygene Pt 4 Duran Duran - Planet Earth Howard Jones - What Is Love? (how have I managed 2 songs with the same title???) Cerrone - Supernatural Those are off the top of my head
Norman Watt Roy is a stunning bassist, and his bass playing on Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick is so funky. Another simple classic that’s been performed by a few artists over the years is on the song Tighten Up by Archie Bell, but the version I find particularly fine is on the Maceo Parker and the James Brown Band version, there is just something really raw and on that live version. So simple but so toe tapping
So glad someone mentioned Norman Watt Roy! Hit me with your Rhythm Stick was the bass line that immediately popped into my head when I saw this video, amazing performer I'm so glad to have seen live too
Haha. Good topic. I like Stand by Me bass line too. Good sound from UVI Soul Bass plugin too. Broken Wings sounded very close to actual song. But my own top 6 (not in order) are: 1. MJ - Rock with you 2. Imagination - Just an illusion 3. Kool & the gang - Fresh 4. Madonna - Into the groove 5. Shalamar - A night to remember. 6. Abba - One of us They are more... but we keep it short. Lol
For power bass, I was thinking Roundabout by Yes....and for disco funk Boogie Oogie Oogie by Taste of Honey....and of course one of my personal favorites for funky bass line is Strawberry Letter 23 by The Brothers Johnson....if you havent heard them lately...take a listen!
Not a bad list at all, but as a bass player myself, let me fix it for you... In no particular order of merit: Pump it Up - Elvis Costello. Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy. Hit me with your rhythm stick. - Ian Dury & the Blockheads. Peaches - The Stranglers. Lady Marmalade - Labelle. I Want you back - Jackson 5. Theme for great Cities - Simple Minds. What's going on - Marvin Gaye Moneyrunner - Quincy Jones
Stevie Wonder's 'Master Blaster' is also awesome -- I heard it once could not forget it. Also, Mark King of Level 42 produced some great bass lines on tracks like Lessons in Love, Hot Water, and Living it Up.
Some suggestions: - just be good to me (sos band) - the beat goes on (the whispers) - forget me nots (patrice rushen) - this is like the "smoke on the water" for slap bassists
Try the intro to Rush's "Body Electric" and the Police's - Bring on the Night - Gateshead live (on that Steinberger) - Those are the best. Other good ones are MJ's "The way you make me feel" and overall "Cruel Summer" of Banarama. In Jazz it would be Stanley Clarke live on "Brazilian Love Song". Another is the line in Art of Noise's "Close to the Edit" and when it was played live on the bass by Trevor Horn who also helped on Yes with Owner of Lonely Heart.
For me it´s Cabaret Voltaire "Sensoria". 1:28 in the 4 Minute Video. 80s. And SPK "High Tension" (1:18) 1984. This is a Fairlight production. I heard it first, "Good Times" by Chic later. And Heaven 17 "Penthouse & Pavement" 1981. Played by John Wilson. Biggest bass guitar player for me. Bernard Edwards many times, also playing for Diana Ross.
Not Chic inspired...it was sampled, spliced, and looped directly from Chic's "Good Times" track. Some say they had a studio bassist copy the bassline note for note, and there wasn't any sampling. However, you can clearly hear other parts of the "Good Times" rhythm section during the rap "breaks" within Rappers Delight. Who knows...I do remember that Chic was eventually compensated, and their names were added to the record.
the other two comments so far are almost correct but according to the wiki 17 year old bassist and drummer recorded those for 15 mins straight without any mistakes because it was before samplers (or at least the guy credited with recording it says, idk when samplers came around)
Here are some of my favorite bass lines and riffs of all time. I tried to keep my list to just 10 songs like Claudio's list, but there's just too many good bass lines/riffs to keep it to just 10. So instead, I made two separate top 10 lists. The first list is bass lines/riffs that were played on bass guitars. The second list is bass lines/riffs that were played on synthesizers. 1. The Time - "777-9311" 2. Patrice Rushen - "Forget Me Nots" 3. Michael Jackson - "Get on the Floor" 4. Teena Marie - "Square Biz" 5. Mtume - "Juicy Fruit" 6. The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On" 7. A Taste of Honey - "Boogie Oogie Oogie" 8. Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust" 9. Young MC - "Bust a Move" 10. Chic - "Good Times" 1. Michael Jackson - "Leave Me Alone" 2. Janet Jackson - "When I Think of You" 4. Phil Collins - "Sussudio" 5. Harold Faltermeyer - "Axel F" 6. Harold Faltermeyer - "Fletch Theme" 7. Michael Jackson - "Another Part of Me" 3. Nu Shooz - "I Can't Wait" 8. Madonna - "Into the Groove" 9. Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" 10. Michael Jackson - "Bad"
This bass riff had been composed by Freddie Washington - a session bass guitarist, who worked with Patrice, Whitney Houston and many other 80 r'n'b artists.
Of course you included Herbie Hancock--you love that guy! Very cool "Chameleon" made the list, I thank you! Our college jazz ensemble did it one year, and it was me on bass guitar and Dave Olson on bari sax doubling the bass line. Together it sounded huge! I'm not surprised "Broken Wings" made the list, but if it makes the list, "Danger Zone" has to. "Danger Zone" is iconic! I'm surprised "Billy Jean" didn't make it. Everyone knows that song for the bass line and the synth splashes. I can understand a number of people disagreeing with this, but a couple of Sting's bass lines are iconic: "Spirits in the Material World" and "Be Still My Beating Heart." I went into this thinking "Another One Bites" would be number one. I was wrong!
Hi Dr Mix...As a fellow Bass Player I grew up on Synth Bass in the late 70's and early 80's and learnt Bass guitar later in life. I am a Synth Bass addict and I am from the Eurodance/Italo Disco set, and of course classics by Vince Clarke like Don't Go where he used a Moog Minitaur and Technotronic's Pump up the Jam which you did a great job on btw! Can you possibly consider recreating SLICE ME NICE by FANCY? I believe Manfred composed it using primarily a Linn with a PPG, JP8 and Juno 60 I have never seen anyone attempt it. It's Circa 1984.... Cheersand always Luv your work!
This vid led me to your Axel F vid from 3 yrs ago. That bass line! I don't usually comment, so taking the opportunity to say thanks DM, love all your content and enthusiasm!
Hmm... As a bunch of people already said, there's a plethora of excellent and iconic bass lines to choose from. It's almost easier to pick bass players than bass lines. I will echo some of the things already mentioned, and hopefully come up with a few of my own. (In no particular order) Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen/Freddie Washington Lessons in Love - Level 42/Mark King Roundabout - Yes/Chris Squire I Shoulda Loved Ya - Narada Michael Waldon/Randy Jackson The Chain - Fleetwood Mac/John McVie Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi/Hugh McDonald Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer Careless Whisper - George Michael/Deon Estus #1 (so I lied about the order a little) Tom Sawyer synth growl - Rush/Geddy Lee and the badass Oberheim OB-X ...and so, so, SO many more! Another great video. Thank you!
All great, and mostly iconic bass lines. My 2 cents for some honorable mentions, in no particular order Money - Pink Floyd I want to be straight - Ian Drury and the Blockheads Won’t get fooled again - The Who (but really, anything John Entwhistle played, like Jaco, an iconic bass player) Breadfan - Budgie (although their version of Baby please don’t go would definitely qualify as one of the most relentless bass lines) Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel YYZ - Rush
So much other classic bass riffs that are great. Would be in my top 10 as well - (Def nr.1) I shoulda loved Ya (Narada Michael Walden) - Disco Inferno (The Trammps) - Poppy Girls (from The Wiz)
My top 5 (No particular order) Sister Sledge - We Are Family Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster Uriah Heep - Easy Livin' Charlie Daniels Band - In America
Here's my top 10: UK Decay - Stage Struck Berlin - Take My Breath Away Duran Duran - Rio U2 - Bullet The Blue Sky The Smiths - Barbarism Begins At Home New Order - Leave Me Alone Section 25 - Hit China Crisis - Strength Of Character Pylon - M-Train Siouxsie And The Banshees - Jigsaw Feeling
what about under pressure by Queen? deeper underground - Jamiroquai reed hot chilly peeper around the world For synth bass version of this top blue Monday new order funky town
@@timfranklin6596 Well, ranking stuff is always subjective and very controversial. Besides, it's a bassline which appears quite often in such top lists. Once in a while, it's ok to see something a bit different. Maybe songs in 5/4 were excluded, LOL.
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit MJ - Billie Jean Kiss - Strutter Kiss - Detroit Rock City Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You Led Zeppelin - Bring It On Home AC / DC - Back in Black Mötley Crüe - Kickstart my heart Metallica - Enter The Sandman
Just started watching, and ‘Expansions’ by Lonnie Liston Smith had better be here….and ‘You Got The Floor’ by Arthur Baker, and ‘Don’t Let Love Get You Down’ by Archie Bell & The Drells
John McVie's line from Fleetwood Mack's _The Chain_ is pretty iconic. Maybe more famous than some of the ones on your list. Another good one is from the opening of The Cult's _Soul Asylum._ The tone and the line really showcase the bass's deep range.
Learned something here, thanks. Can we have a little love for my favourite JazzRock bass line: Leland Sklar's simply awesome bass line for Billy Cobham's 'Stratus', famously sampled by Massive Attack for 'Safe From Harm'?
The bassline to Thank you for letting me be myself by Sly and the Family Stone should be in the top 10. Inspired a whole new style of playing bass.....Slap bass.
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Hi Doctor Mix , In the song Broken Wing by Mr.Mister , the MODX bass sound like a DX7 synthesizers ?
@@adriancicconi163 yes I had forgotten about this one
@@sophiebride8433 It's the Soul Bass plugin by UVI, making a DX sound :)
Lois Johnson my friend any song on michael Jacksons of the wall albums.
Imagination - Just An Illusion
New Order - Blue Monday
MJ - billie jean
Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat
Nirvana - come as you are
U2 - With Or Without You
The Police - Walking On The Moon
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
Level 42 -lessons in love
Blue Monday fo sho
Any bass line Bernard Edward ever played is a legacy.
Bernard Edward the Bass line King Ever
Michael Jackson's Thriller bassline deserves a place in the top 10 for sure!
Thriller?
Smooth Criminal
Billy Jean....
@@saricubra2867 Sequenced DX7, not played on a bass. If that means anything.
@@lo-firobotboy7112 it doesn’t
@@GL-uy3fd The bassline for Smooth Criminal was sequenced on a Yamaha DX7. It wasn't played on a guitar bass. I was replying to Saricubra.
in my opinion, MJ' Get on the Floor is one of most awesome bass line ever
Agreed.
The great Louis Johnson on that joint. Super duper funky.
Dr Mix: "I'm not that good at bass." Also Dr. Mix *plays Jaco flawlessly*
Haha I thought the same 😅
Wooooah hell yeah 4:30
Well, it wasn't the most complicated Jaco's part 😊
Talented and modest.
"Too Shy " from 1983 by Kajagoogoo. Played by Nick Beggs. One of the best (and underated?) Bass Player of our time.
Yesssssssssss
My top 10
Marvin Gaye - Ain’t that peculiar
The Police - Hole in my life
Chic - Everybody dance
Gang of four - Damaged goods
Duran Duran - Rio
Paul McCartney - Silly love songs
Japan - Swing (fretless)
Headhunters - Actual Proof
Jackson 5 - I want you back
Yes - Roundabout
Adamski - Killer
The Human League - Love Action
Haddaway - What Is Love
JM Jarre - Oxygene Pt 4
Duran Duran - Planet Earth
Howard Jones - What Is Love? (how have I managed 2 songs with the same title???)
Cerrone - Supernatural
Those are off the top of my head
The Lebanon as well by Human League.
@@sbatty65227 Don't You Want Me as well, bass intro as well.
Norman Watt Roy is a stunning bassist, and his bass playing on Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick is so funky. Another simple classic that’s been performed by a few artists over the years is on the song Tighten Up by Archie Bell, but the version I find particularly fine is on the Maceo Parker and the James Brown Band version, there is just something really raw and on that live version. So simple but so toe tapping
YMO did a cover of Tighten Up ;)
So glad someone mentioned Norman Watt Roy! Hit me with your Rhythm Stick was the bass line that immediately popped into my head when I saw this video, amazing performer I'm so glad to have seen live too
Hit me with your rhythm stick was great, but, I can’t get past the intro to ‘I want to be straight’
Haha. Good topic. I like Stand by Me bass line too.
Good sound from UVI Soul Bass plugin too. Broken Wings sounded very close to actual song.
But my own top 6 (not in order) are:
1. MJ - Rock with you
2. Imagination - Just an illusion
3. Kool & the gang - Fresh
4. Madonna - Into the groove
5. Shalamar - A night to remember.
6. Abba - One of us
They are more... but we keep it short. Lol
For power bass, I was thinking Roundabout by Yes....and for disco funk Boogie Oogie Oogie by Taste of Honey....and of course one of my personal favorites for funky bass line is Strawberry Letter 23 by The Brothers Johnson....if you havent heard them lately...take a listen!
"Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry DEFINITELY belongs on this list!
🔥🔥🔥 I want you back is iconic Jermaine Jackson riff
Not a bad list at all, but as a bass player myself, let me fix it for you... In no particular order of merit:
Pump it Up - Elvis Costello.
Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy.
Hit me with your rhythm stick. - Ian Dury & the Blockheads.
Peaches - The Stranglers.
Lady Marmalade - Labelle.
I Want you back - Jackson 5.
Theme for great Cities - Simple Minds.
What's going on - Marvin Gaye
Moneyrunner - Quincy Jones
Stevie Wonder's 'Master Blaster' is also awesome -- I heard it once could not forget it. Also, Mark King of Level 42 produced some great bass lines on tracks like Lessons in Love, Hot Water, and Living it Up.
I was just thinking about Level 42 - The Chinese Way has a great melodic bass line.
Some suggestions:
- just be good to me (sos band)
- the beat goes on (the whispers)
- forget me nots (patrice rushen) - this is like the "smoke on the water" for slap bassists
Yeah the i want you back bassline is awesome
Yarbrough and Peoples “Don’t Stop The Music” - literally an eargasm
Try the intro to Rush's "Body Electric" and the Police's - Bring on the Night - Gateshead live (on that Steinberger) - Those are the best. Other good ones are MJ's "The way you make me feel" and overall "Cruel Summer" of Banarama. In Jazz it would be Stanley Clarke live on "Brazilian Love Song". Another is the line in Art of Noise's "Close to the Edit" and when it was played live on the bass by Trevor Horn who also helped on Yes with Owner of Lonely Heart.
MIchael Jackson: Thriller; Bad; Smooth Criminal
Stevie Wonder: I Wish; Too High
Awesome video! :)
Good Times (Chic) has a very good bass line
I want you back is one of my favorites. Much love from Burundi 🇧🇮
You have a great feel for the instrument my man also Love Games Level 42.
I missed ELO - Last Train to London, a good one too
Grand Funk "I'm Your Captain" had a great bass line. I like your choices.
Eric B. & Rakim Paid in Full one of my favorite bassline ever (SO to Denny Edwards)
I've always liked Pink Floyd's 7/8 baseline to MONEY and how when it switches to 4/4 it drives the song forward without really changing the tempo.
It's in 7/4
Irreular meter
@@Connor_Att I knew 7 was in there somewhere!
For me it´s Cabaret Voltaire "Sensoria". 1:28 in the 4 Minute Video. 80s.
And SPK "High Tension" (1:18) 1984. This is a Fairlight production. I heard it first, "Good Times" by Chic later.
And Heaven 17 "Penthouse & Pavement" 1981. Played by John Wilson. Biggest bass guitar player for me.
Bernard Edwards many times, also playing for Diana Ross.
Rappers Delight by the Sugarhill Gang has an incredible bass line ! Very Chic inspired or vice versa !
The reason it sound chic like is because the sugar Hill gang sampled good times it led to expensive court case
Not Chic inspired...it was sampled, spliced, and looped directly from Chic's "Good Times" track. Some say they had a studio bassist copy the bassline note for note, and there wasn't any sampling. However, you can clearly hear other parts of the "Good Times" rhythm section during the rap "breaks" within Rappers Delight. Who knows...I do remember that Chic was eventually compensated, and their names were added to the record.
the other two comments so far are almost correct but according to the wiki 17 year old bassist and drummer recorded those for 15 mins straight without any mistakes because it was before samplers (or at least the guy credited with recording it says, idk when samplers came around)
What?! Not a single one from Muse??!! Hysteria, Time is Running Out... so epic!
White Stripes' Seven Nation Army not on that list either? Impossible...
Under Pressure is pretty hard to beat for me
Here are some of my favorite bass lines and riffs of all time. I tried to keep my list to just 10 songs like Claudio's list, but there's just too many good bass lines/riffs to keep it to just 10. So instead, I made two separate top 10 lists. The first list is bass lines/riffs that were played on bass guitars. The second list is bass lines/riffs that were played on synthesizers.
1. The Time - "777-9311"
2. Patrice Rushen - "Forget Me Nots"
3. Michael Jackson - "Get on the Floor"
4. Teena Marie - "Square Biz"
5. Mtume - "Juicy Fruit"
6. The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On"
7. A Taste of Honey - "Boogie Oogie Oogie"
8. Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust"
9. Young MC - "Bust a Move"
10. Chic - "Good Times"
1. Michael Jackson - "Leave Me Alone"
2. Janet Jackson - "When I Think of You"
4. Phil Collins - "Sussudio"
5. Harold Faltermeyer - "Axel F"
6. Harold Faltermeyer - "Fletch Theme"
7. Michael Jackson - "Another Part of Me"
3. Nu Shooz - "I Can't Wait"
8. Madonna - "Into the Groove"
9. Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
10. Michael Jackson - "Bad"
Fletch is one my most favorite tunes ever. Thank you for mentioning it, it deserves way more love than it gets.
1:02 I got a friend who can play I Want You Back just perfectly on his bass. Awesome guy
I got the chills..... there multiplying!!!!!!
Billie Jean is missing…
Whoa! Almost every track by RATM has a bass masterpiece part! Change my mind 😜!
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots is my favorite bassline ever!
I wish i knew who recorded it.
This bass riff had been composed by Freddie Washington - a session bass guitarist, who worked with Patrice, Whitney Houston and many other 80 r'n'b artists.
Slap on a P Bass too
Of course you included Herbie Hancock--you love that guy! Very cool "Chameleon" made the list, I thank you! Our college jazz ensemble did it one year, and it was me on bass guitar and Dave Olson on bari sax doubling the bass line. Together it sounded huge!
I'm not surprised "Broken Wings" made the list, but if it makes the list, "Danger Zone" has to. "Danger Zone" is iconic!
I'm surprised "Billy Jean" didn't make it. Everyone knows that song for the bass line and the synth splashes.
I can understand a number of people disagreeing with this, but a couple of Sting's bass lines are iconic: "Spirits in the Material World" and "Be Still My Beating Heart."
I went into this thinking "Another One Bites" would be number one. I was wrong!
Great video! Actually made me smile, which doesn't happen too often!
Talk Talk its my life great bassss, anything by Rush eeeh etc etc we can be here all nite talking about cool grooves
Hi Dr Mix...As a fellow Bass Player I grew up on Synth Bass in the late 70's and early 80's and learnt Bass guitar later in life. I am a Synth Bass addict and I am from the Eurodance/Italo Disco set, and of course classics by Vince Clarke like Don't Go where he used a Moog Minitaur and Technotronic's Pump up the Jam which you did a great job on btw! Can you possibly consider recreating SLICE ME NICE by FANCY? I believe Manfred composed it using primarily a Linn with a PPG, JP8 and Juno 60
I have never seen anyone attempt it. It's Circa 1984.... Cheersand always Luv your work!
Great keyboard bass riff Madonna Get Into To Groove, how about Yes roundabout as well, Level 42 Something about you.
This vid led me to your Axel F vid from 3 yrs ago. That bass line!
I don't usually comment, so taking the opportunity to say thanks DM, love all your content and enthusiasm!
One of my personal favourites is the bass from the Buggles b-side "Island", Trevor is one fine bass player.
Hmm... As a bunch of people already said, there's a plethora of excellent and iconic bass lines to choose from. It's almost easier to pick bass players than bass lines. I will echo some of the things already mentioned, and hopefully come up with a few of my own.
(In no particular order)
Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen/Freddie Washington
Lessons in Love - Level 42/Mark King
Roundabout - Yes/Chris Squire
I Shoulda Loved Ya - Narada Michael Waldon/Randy Jackson
The Chain - Fleetwood Mac/John McVie
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi/Hugh McDonald
Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
Careless Whisper - George Michael/Deon Estus
#1 (so I lied about the order a little) Tom Sawyer synth growl - Rush/Geddy Lee and the badass Oberheim OB-X
...and so, so, SO many more! Another great video. Thank you!
All great, and mostly iconic bass lines.
My 2 cents for some honorable mentions, in no particular order
Money - Pink Floyd
I want to be straight - Ian Drury and the Blockheads
Won’t get fooled again - The Who (but really, anything John Entwhistle played, like Jaco, an iconic bass player)
Breadfan - Budgie (although their version of Baby please don’t go would definitely qualify as one of the most relentless bass lines)
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
YYZ - Rush
Under Pressure - Queen and David Bowie
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Superbad - James Brown, My Girl - The Temptations, For the Love of Money - O'Jays, Bitches Brew - Miles Davis to name a few.
So much other classic bass riffs that are great.
Would be in my top 10 as well
- (Def nr.1) I shoulda loved Ya (Narada Michael Walden)
- Disco Inferno (The Trammps)
- Poppy Girls (from The Wiz)
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Madonna's Into The Groove has an iconic bass programming.
I think you'll have to come back with a "TOP 25 Bass Riffs". I missed Queen's "Under Pressure" among others. But great job with the first ten 😊
Bass players like myself were quite impressed with your choices 😎
I'd humbly nominate:
Green Day - Longview
Art of Noise - Close to the Edit
Leigh Marklew on Terrorvision's Don't Shoot My Dog
John Taylor on just about any Duran Duran track.
Bernard Edwards on Chic's Good Times
I think that the bass riff of just an illusion is very big strong 💪
Only now, decades later am I appreciating the musicianship and arrangement of those Imagination hits, good call.
@@bobthomson70 If you don't know it, you should listen to this "revised" version : Music & Lights [The Reflex Revision] ;-)
@@Termite701 thanks for the tip!
One of my favorite bass lines is, “Nantucket Sleigh Ride” by Mountain. Played and sung by Cream producer Felix Papalardi.
My top 5 (No particular order)
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu
Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster
Uriah Heep - Easy Livin'
Charlie Daniels Band - In America
#2 is on point, the best CHIC (sheek) bassline. Performed by Bernard Edwards.
I think that Queen probably deserves two spots; another one with Under Pressure, which was given extra exposure by Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby.
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The best bass line is from the Soviet synthpop band Альянс - На заре (1987)
Here's my top 10:
UK Decay - Stage Struck
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Duran Duran - Rio
U2 - Bullet The Blue Sky
The Smiths - Barbarism Begins At Home
New Order - Leave Me Alone
Section 25 - Hit
China Crisis - Strength Of Character
Pylon - M-Train
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Jigsaw Feeling
nice bass playing Claudio !
Come together has been made into a huge Drum and Bass tune a while ago, still relevant and amazing!
Pino d'Angiò, Ma quale idea. Best bass riff ever
This is the first time I've watched you. Are you this happy all the time? Excellent.
I'm not a big fan of Duran Duran but I never tire of the bass line on Rio. A bit niche but the fretless on Swing by Japan in 1980 is beautiful.
Rammstein's "Seemann" also has an interesting bass line in my opinion
I say Good Times by CHIC for sure deserves a place here. Nile Rodgers is a Musical Genius.
The bass was by the late great Bernard Edwards
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I think you missed Expansions by Lonnie Liston Smith, that triangle and bass riff intro is mindblowing.
I came here and said exactly the same
Two of my personal favourites to play are Cymande’s The Message, and James Jamerson’s line on Bernadette by the Four Tops. ❤️
nice! I suggested Bra from Cymande.
@@mitchwinthrop Steve Scipio, man, what a bassist! Such a great band .
@@earthboundboy easily my fave of all time.
NEEEEEXXTT!!!!!
what about under pressure by Queen?
deeper underground - Jamiroquai
reed hot chilly peeper around the world
For synth bass version of this top blue Monday new order
funky town
The most enjoyable infomercial, ever!
One of These Days by Pink Floyd should be on the list
Also Money
@@DarkSideofSynth Finally someone mentioned Money. Should have been #1
@@timfranklin6596 Well, ranking stuff is always subjective and very controversial. Besides, it's a bassline which appears quite often in such top lists. Once in a while, it's ok to see something a bit different. Maybe songs in 5/4 were excluded, LOL.
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
MJ - Billie Jean
Kiss - Strutter
Kiss - Detroit Rock City
Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You
Led Zeppelin - Bring It On Home
AC / DC - Back in Black
Mötley Crüe - Kickstart my heart
Metallica - Enter The Sandman
Have to mention Freddie Jackson on Patrice Rushen "Forget Me Nots", too good.
How about Lou Reid, Take a wild side, that beautiful acoustic bass slide and walk.
Double bass and electric bass over dub both by Herbie Flowers. Sublime.
I agree that those are very memorable bass line riffs. Awesome video!! Can show us Rockwell Somebody is always watching me bass on synth? Thank you!!
Oh My. Bass, The King of instruments even though I'm a keyboard player by myself.
Smooth criminal would be on my list...
My fav. is Forget me forget me nots from Patrice Rushen :) 🥰
A new suscriber here! You are amazing!
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
First bassline I learned... RIP Bill
Just started watching, and ‘Expansions’ by Lonnie Liston Smith had better be here….and ‘You Got The Floor’ by Arthur Baker, and ‘Don’t Let Love Get You Down’ by Archie Bell & The Drells
Bass rules!!!!
John McVie's line from Fleetwood Mack's _The Chain_ is pretty iconic. Maybe more famous than some of the ones on your list.
Another good one is from the opening of The Cult's _Soul Asylum._ The tone and the line really showcase the bass's deep range.
an excellent callout, one of the most iconic bass riffs in history.
Learned something here, thanks. Can we have a little love for my favourite JazzRock bass line: Leland Sklar's simply awesome bass line for Billy Cobham's 'Stratus', famously sampled by Massive Attack for 'Safe From Harm'?
great songs/I love under pressure from Queen/DB/Vanilla Ice
Stevie Wonder had some brilliant bass lines. Master Blaster, for one.
The bass on Cerrone "Supernature".
The bassline to Thank you for letting me be myself by Sly and the Family Stone should be in the top 10. Inspired a whole new style of playing bass.....Slap bass.
Psycho Killer by Talking Heads, I Feel Love by Donna Summers and Transmission by Joy Division
all totally agreed ! Well Done Claudio :)
ABBA bassist Rutger Gunnarson another one you missed...and motown guy james jamerson, , plus i can think of several others
Money - Floyd
Bulls on parade - Ratm
Jamiroquai - Too young to die
Rush - YYZ
Brothers Johnson - Stomp
Boney M - Daddy cool
Soul Bass has no soul... We bass players must unite!
Funky Mr Claudio at it again!! ☺️☺️😘