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  • Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
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    For this list, we're ranking the best and most memorable basslines from the world of rock music, including, but not limited to, its subgenres of heavy metal, progressive rock and funk.
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  • @tanishqkhandelwal8360
    @tanishqkhandelwal8360 3 года назад +737

    "Just because there is a bass line in a great song doesn’t mean that the bass line is a great bass line"
    - Davie 504 -

  • @samwessels8216
    @samwessels8216 3 года назад +426

    its funny how the honorable mentions are considered as some of the best basslines in the bass community

    • @tanishqkhandelwal8360
      @tanishqkhandelwal8360 3 года назад +21

      Here after Davie 504?

    • @samwessels8216
      @samwessels8216 3 года назад +6

      @@tanishqkhandelwal8360 no?

    • @bruhman0994
      @bruhman0994 3 года назад +8

      @Sam Wessels you're lying man
      You're from Davie504

    • @tanishqkhandelwal8360
      @tanishqkhandelwal8360 3 года назад +1

      @@samwessels8216 you should check out his latest video btw, you will love him

    • @pendarazaripoor4296
      @pendarazaripoor4296 2 года назад +4

      @@tanishqkhandelwal8360 yes and came here to say the exact same thing. The honorable mentions are better than their actual list

  • @jondavis942
    @jondavis942 4 года назад +404

    Let me save you 13 minutes of your life:
    #10 - "Wrathchild" - Iron Maiden
    #9 - "American life" - Primus
    #8 - "Orion" - Metallica
    #7 - "My generation" - The Who
    #6 - "Give it away" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
    #5 - "Dazed and confused" - Led Zeppelin
    #4 - "YYZ" - Rush
    #3 - "Come together" - The Beatles
    #2 - "Money" - Pink Floyd
    Honorable mentions:
    - "Low rider" - War
    - "Hysteria" - Muse
    - "Feel good, Inc." - Gorillaz
    - "Schism" - Tool
    - "Panic attack" - Dream Theater
    - "Roundabout" - Yes
    #1 - Another one bites the dust - Queen

    • @bioof4
      @bioof4 3 года назад +11

      Thanks bro

    • @daaavid6344
      @daaavid6344 3 года назад +53

      Man most of the honorable mentions are better than actual list smh

    • @ardinsky7754
      @ardinsky7754 3 года назад +15

      is john deacon middle name "genius"?

    • @Senor_hABENER0
      @Senor_hABENER0 3 года назад +6

      I can't believe Maiden gets placed 10...

    • @jongraham8396
      @jongraham8396 3 года назад +10

      Roundabout honorable mention? What a joke

  • @letrxtas
    @letrxtas 4 года назад +630

    Made by people that can't hear bass in songs

    • @scbengarde
      @scbengarde 4 года назад +3

      I love your hecking profile picture so much-

    • @letrxtas
      @letrxtas 4 года назад +1

      @@scbengarde thanks

    • @nolan216
      @nolan216 4 года назад +9

      Just like the the top ten head banging songs, it’s all popular songs. In my opinion yyz would’ve been top 3

    • @Owen-ne6pe
      @Owen-ne6pe 3 года назад +2

      Besides dazed and confused

    • @mikemcgown6362
      @mikemcgown6362 3 года назад

      Maybe not my picks, but okay. They were all good picks.

  • @joedavis2692
    @joedavis2692 4 года назад +886

    Should be called "Top 10 Bassist's 3rd best songs".

    • @neighborbruce
      @neighborbruce 4 года назад +10

      HONESTLY

    • @TairyGreen89
      @TairyGreen89 4 года назад +29

      I know "American Life" from Primus? How about Jerry was a Racecar Driver? Or Tommy the Cat? Both way better more memorable bass parts. Rush and Primus should have been number 1 and 2 as we all know. Either order would have been fine.

    • @neon_man9099
      @neon_man9099 4 года назад +11

      TairyGreen89 the entire list could have been primus and everyone would have agreed

    • @thehell36
      @thehell36 4 года назад +4

      American life for Primus?! At least golden boy or John the Fisherman deserved that spot.

    • @carlmease7238
      @carlmease7238 4 года назад +4

      Random songs by bassists everyone knows

  • @potatopatata1511
    @potatopatata1511 5 лет назад +368

    'The Chain' by Fleetwood Mac will forever remain my favourite

  • @bensimmons9262
    @bensimmons9262 3 года назад +82

    The Chain by Fleetwood Mac should be on the list. It has possibly the most memorable riff

  • @ryanoshea9098
    @ryanoshea9098 3 года назад +34

    Roundabout being an honorable mention instead of being on the list is a joke.

  • @brianrobson8025
    @brianrobson8025 5 лет назад +1254

    Are we all going to just forget about N.I.B by Black Sabbath?

  • @lorentzlossius3501
    @lorentzlossius3501 8 лет назад +89

    Let me guess: Another one Bites the Dust, Queen?

  • @juancardoza6918
    @juancardoza6918 4 года назад +72

    I love how the who, led zeppelin, and queen's bass players are named John

    • @NeilTennantsWifey
      @NeilTennantsWifey 3 года назад +4

      John Deacon is better & hotter lol

    • @samlorenzo2389
      @samlorenzo2389 3 года назад +13

      @@NeilTennantsWifey what do you mean JPJ and Entwistle are levels better than deacon

    • @emili9715
      @emili9715 3 года назад +8

      @@NeilTennantsWifey not really, JPJ is way better. And i'm a massive Queen fan

    • @harshaggarwal1918
      @harshaggarwal1918 3 года назад +2

      all are great bassist and were known as the quiet ones for their respective band

    • @harshaggarwal1918
      @harshaggarwal1918 3 года назад

      @@NeilTennantsWifey i am a queen fan but you are wrong

  • @elturko6847
    @elturko6847 3 года назад +62

    Come Together is one of my favorites but I Want You (She's So Heavy) should've been in the list

  • @kyles6813
    @kyles6813 4 года назад +159

    The fact there is no mention of Cream or Black sabbath seems wrong

  • @martyfan11agnosticalienfan
    @martyfan11agnosticalienfan 7 лет назад +290

    John Deacon is the reason why I now have a bass.

    • @MrArthurPewtey
      @MrArthurPewtey 7 лет назад +4

      And Bernard Edwards' bass line in Chic's "Good Times" is the reason that that John Deacon is very rich.

    • @sadboymarc6481
      @sadboymarc6481 7 лет назад +6

      ArthurPewtey how tho? He was a successful and good bass player

    • @MrArthurPewtey
      @MrArthurPewtey 7 лет назад +5

      Just giving credit where it is due. The video is about bass lines, not bass players, and Deacon clearly appropriated his bass line in "Another One Bites the Dust" from Edwards.

    • @sadboymarc6481
      @sadboymarc6481 7 лет назад +6

      ArthurPewtey but that's a different story
      If another bites the dust is not how Freddie Mercury made it to be then john Deacon would still be rich from his success in queen

    • @thenealdog5343
      @thenealdog5343 7 лет назад +1

      same

  • @maxfitzpatrick5209
    @maxfitzpatrick5209 4 года назад +153

    Hysteria and feel good inc are honourable mentions?

    • @connoo2890
      @connoo2890 4 года назад +15

      Mostly Hysteria??

    • @thatweirdodj3904
      @thatweirdodj3904 4 года назад +3

      I was here for that and Another one Bites the Dust

    • @davecopeland9399
      @davecopeland9399 4 года назад +3

      Feel Good Inc. For sure.

    • @WesCAddle09
      @WesCAddle09 4 года назад +1

      Calm down. This is just a video made by people standing their own opinions for people who also stand their own opinions as well.

    • @laplelp7780
      @laplelp7780 3 года назад +1

      I think compare the other songs from feel good inc, it deserves to be in the honourable mention

  • @regane.bartko7247
    @regane.bartko7247 3 года назад +81

    Despite the ranking of AOBTD, John Deacon is a criminally underrated bassist.

    • @bluesandmoretrio
      @bluesandmoretrio 2 года назад

      He's just a criminal

    • @aryavart296
      @aryavart296 2 года назад +1

      @Mike. Hunt. smooth criminal

    • @ddave3388
      @ddave3388 2 года назад

      he's not even underrated like at all

    • @ddave3388
      @ddave3388 2 года назад

      he's a really appreciated bassist

    • @ohnobro1424
      @ohnobro1424 2 года назад +3

      I was saying John Paul Jones is slept on. That is still true, but Deacon is even more underrated.

  • @guyfieri2173
    @guyfieri2173 7 лет назад +71

    Rev up that low end? More like Rev up those fryers amirite

    • @gcarlson
      @gcarlson 7 лет назад +14

      Go back to Flavortown!

  • @gabrielguitars577
    @gabrielguitars577 5 лет назад +162

    Yes - Roundabout!!!!! Unbelievable bassline that makes the song.

  • @northofhell9474
    @northofhell9474 4 года назад +23

    Hysteria deserves WAY more than an honourable mention.

    • @christian9146
      @christian9146 2 года назад +3

      That bass line is a finger paralyzer
      It's should've been on the list
      It's so great

  • @pietervandendries3546
    @pietervandendries3546 4 года назад +50

    Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain”

    • @jacobsutton8798
      @jacobsutton8798 3 года назад +1

      How this wasn't on this list blows my mind

    • @kasranourani2098
      @kasranourani2098 3 года назад

      @@jacobsutton8798 in a list with pink floyd and led zeppelin name on it ? if it was that would be mind-blowing pal :) but ps that list was no good i believe ...

  • @goldenthug9
    @goldenthug9 5 лет назад +172

    Yes and "Roundabout" Chris Squire

    • @Payin_Attention
      @Payin_Attention 5 лет назад +1

      Deserves more than honorable mention. Not entirely sure YYZ would have been my pick for Rush, either, but there are so many to choose from. The bass playing in Red Barchetta is from another world...

    • @57balk
      @57balk 4 года назад +1

      Definitely should have been in TOP 5

    • @bigkitchens
      @bigkitchens 4 года назад

      I searched for this video after listing to yes. They should have been in the top 5

  • @nicklasjensen9043
    @nicklasjensen9043 7 лет назад +117

    It is remarkable how most of the honerable mentions would be better fitting on the list than those that actually made it there.

    • @catcat71gaming94
      @catcat71gaming94 7 лет назад +3

      Nicklas Jensen gorillaz for. #1

    • @TheWonderrwench
      @TheWonderrwench 7 лет назад +9

      Right? Schism is an honorable mention?

    • @MrLILTWIX5211
      @MrLILTWIX5211 7 лет назад +1

      Janine De I think schism should have been an honorable mention, it's a guitar line played on bass. Don't get me wrong I love tool but Justin chancellor just isn't a traditional bass player

    • @madkiller5197
      @madkiller5197 7 лет назад +6

      Marc Forte what Tool Song didn't have a badass Bassline though

    • @vulcan4421
      @vulcan4421 7 лет назад +1

      madkiller tool has a good bit of really good bass lines

  • @andreacali4050
    @andreacali4050 4 года назад +288

    Led Zeppelin have the most incredible bass lines: Dazed and confused, The lemon song, How many more times, Ramble on, Whole lotta love... John Paul Jones the best bassist of all time

  • @mitchmaher
    @mitchmaher 4 года назад +112

    Geddy lee could easily have filled this list. Yyz, leave that thing alone, animate, circumstances, and pretty much every one of their songs

    • @GTA4Gaston
      @GTA4Gaston 4 года назад +5

      don't forget turn the page... that song gives me nightmares

    • @mitchmaher
      @mitchmaher 4 года назад

      Gaston Chiasson true that 🤘

    • @atomicpunk8831
      @atomicpunk8831 4 года назад +2

      Also Malignant Narcissism. That's his best bass work for sure.

    • @mitchmaher
      @mitchmaher 4 года назад +1

      @Lucas Neal for sure - S & A is super underrated

    • @alexlifeson4872
      @alexlifeson4872 4 года назад

      Agree!

  • @Malkovith2
    @Malkovith2 7 лет назад +284

    Something from And Justice For All... better be here.

    • @alexalas6469
      @alexalas6469 7 лет назад +8

      Malkovith1 greatest comment ever lol

    • @Pyrodude81
      @Pyrodude81 7 лет назад

      I wanna kms lol wow

    • @richardclingempeel1782
      @richardclingempeel1782 7 лет назад +2

      How about "Ceeping Death ?"

    • @Kartissa
      @Kartissa 7 лет назад +18

      Personally I think they should have used '(Anaethsesia) Pulling Teeth' from Kill 'Em All...

    • @netbatchin35
      @netbatchin35 7 лет назад +15

      Malkovith1 for whom the bell tolls should be here

  • @Ddarke11
    @Ddarke11 7 лет назад +1523

    WatchMojo Top 10 Reasons I'm Pissed My Favorite Song doesn't Get Picked.

    • @jimstephens7518
      @jimstephens7518 5 лет назад +11

      Well written. Agreed.

    • @byronp2311
      @byronp2311 5 лет назад +4

      Eh, I always think of lists like this as, well, someone's list. I've gotten too old to argue. I'll still point out that you are wrong, of course.

    • @SquamusMaximus
      @SquamusMaximus 5 лет назад +20

      More like WatchMojo top 10 songs where Queen is going to be either number 1 or 2.

    • @PeteBleackley
      @PeteBleackley 5 лет назад +1

      The Fountain of Salmacis by Genesis.

    • @ginsonstheripper9858
      @ginsonstheripper9858 5 лет назад +5

      Come as you are >:c

  • @googoogjoobgoogoogjoob
    @googoogjoobgoogoogjoob 4 года назад +12

    I particularly like how the narrator talks over most of these great bass lines

  • @cadencooper1828
    @cadencooper1828 3 года назад +12

    Needs more Chris Squire, Jack Bruce, and Butler Geezer

    • @christian9146
      @christian9146 2 года назад

      Nib by geezer butler tho
      That song rocks

  • @chrisalvarez6899
    @chrisalvarez6899 5 лет назад +74

    Cliff burton shredding bass still takes my breath away.

    • @zoranhome
      @zoranhome 4 года назад +2

      Most overrated bass player. I love Metallica, but Cliff was more of a guitar than bass player.

    • @brananherndon6947
      @brananherndon6947 4 года назад +1

      zoranhome I see you point, and second that.

  • @ericperry1861
    @ericperry1861 5 лет назад +333

    Funk is a subgenre of rock? What alternate marvel timeline are you from?

    • @ethannewman210
      @ethannewman210 5 лет назад +19

      Eric Perry it is though? Have you ever had a music theory/history class?

    • @locoooxt283
      @locoooxt283 5 лет назад +30

      Funk and rock comes from the jazz music.

    • @chazmartin5725
      @chazmartin5725 5 лет назад +7

      I don't think he even played a funk song in this video. All those rock bass parts were great, but why even mention Funk if you're not gonna play any?

    • @Punttipate62
      @Punttipate62 5 лет назад +1

      @@chazmartin5725 American Life is funk tho?

    • @chazmartin5725
      @chazmartin5725 5 лет назад +1

      epin pelaja Some American lives. Others are clearly Sir Nose devoid ofFunk!

  • @notoknotok
    @notoknotok 4 года назад +13

    I’m glad roundabout and feel good inc were honorable mentions
    Another one bites the dust is a lot more iconic, so it’s acceptable

  • @yoville73
    @yoville73 4 года назад +7

    I can’t agree more about No. 1! Queen is my favourite band and Another One Bites the Dust has my favourite bassline

  • @alexmason2820
    @alexmason2820 8 лет назад +142

    IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FUCKING VIDEO

  • @shadowfan982
    @shadowfan982 7 лет назад +595

    what about the chain by Fleetwood Mac

    • @jeffcoat1959
      @jeffcoat1959 7 лет назад +25

      Shadow Fan That one should be #1.

    • @david2869
      @david2869 7 лет назад +14

      Well, I think they got the number 1 right, but The Chain should be number 2

    • @KYoss68
      @KYoss68 7 лет назад +14

      Amen, where TF is the Chain??

    • @CichlidAsh
      @CichlidAsh 7 лет назад +28

      The Chain should easily have been in here and probably number one but hey its Watchmojo what do you expect?

    • @LeeH688
      @LeeH688 7 лет назад +26

      I have watched 3 of these top 10/20 baselines videos now. Not a single mention of the Chain. Ridiculous

  • @hawklord1247
    @hawklord1247 4 года назад +24

    3:19 OMFG he actually said that it's has a connection to thrash metal and he also said "headbobbing". that's why people who have no idea about something shouldn't make videos about it

  • @GusLozadaTV
    @GusLozadaTV 4 года назад +9

    Tony Levin's bass line for "Sledgehammer" is SO unique and powerful.

  • @hyalinamusic18
    @hyalinamusic18 5 лет назад +62

    Some of my favorite bass lines
    Another One Bites The Dust-Queen
    Can't Stop-RHCP
    The Invisible Man-Queen
    Breakthru-Queen
    Taxman-The Beatles
    Come Together-The Beatles
    Move Away-The Killers
    Higher Ground-RHCP
    Schism-Tool
    Jenny Was a Friend of Mine-The Killers
    Ramble On-Led Zeppelin
    Gallows Pole-Led Zeppelin
    Hey Bulldog-The Beatles
    Something-The Beatles
    For Whom the Bell Tolls-Metallica

    • @janielmariesemira3830
      @janielmariesemira3830 5 лет назад +2

      Project-awesome customs and music Under Pressure 🤗

    • @jacksoninc.4062
      @jacksoninc.4062 5 лет назад +4

      Queen Rocks, man. John Deacon, best bassist ever.

    • @TheCraftmachine
      @TheCraftmachine 5 лет назад

      Lmaooo I follow u on IG fam

    • @cobysanderson8148
      @cobysanderson8148 5 лет назад

      Lounge Act-Nirvana

    • @taunoctua245
      @taunoctua245 5 лет назад

      Your selection for JPJ are spot on, but I would add The Song Remains the Same. As for Queen, I like the "Millionaire Waltz"

  • @MrEmafon4
    @MrEmafon4 7 лет назад +156

    If roundabout is not in here im gonna loose my shit.

    • @MrEmafon4
      @MrEmafon4 7 лет назад +4

      Honorable mention, good enough hehe

    • @LukasFin
      @LukasFin 7 лет назад +7

      Chris Squire! These ratings....(:

    • @godbluffvdgg
      @godbluffvdgg 7 лет назад +3

      :), I remember showing the bass score to roundabout to a sight reading Bassist I knew in the early 80's, he was an awesome musician, black dude, Never listened to Yes...He played along for a few seconds and said; "Fuck that shit"! But he became a Yes head when I turned him on to stuff like Sound Chaser or Close to the Edge...

    • @theodoremcgee334
      @theodoremcgee334 7 лет назад +3

      What's bad it Long Distance Runaround isn't there. That's the great Chris Squire doing it. Yeah, Roundabout is there but only as an honorable mention.

    • @kyletressler7755
      @kyletressler7755 7 лет назад

      MrEmafon4 the only reason why I watched this to see if it is

  • @trimsk9283
    @trimsk9283 4 года назад +12

    I'm glad you included some Cliff Burton, but not even a mention of Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth)?

    • @jameshetfield6340
      @jameshetfield6340 4 года назад +3

      I'm not sure bass solos and basslines are the same thing

    • @christian9146
      @christian9146 2 года назад

      Actually as much as I love Orion
      For whom the bell tolls is actually cliff Burton's masterpiece.

  • @mortylindley
    @mortylindley 4 года назад +8

    It is a crime not to have hysteria top 5

  • @vamosaporunhelado
    @vamosaporunhelado 6 лет назад +256

    Wheres is Geezer Butler with N.I.B?

  • @bigmac925
    @bigmac925 6 лет назад +279

    Roundabout deserves a place

    • @thepredsrule
      @thepredsrule 5 лет назад +5

      Maikol69 .....close to the edge

    • @user-yr4tp9up5e
      @user-yr4tp9up5e 5 лет назад +1

      So does "Good Times" by Chic

    • @j0ris876
      @j0ris876 5 лет назад +4

      Should be nr1

    • @marcoesquandolas1
      @marcoesquandolas1 5 лет назад +5

      Yes, Yes! Now decide which one is me agreeing and which one is the band's name.

    • @tskuneb.9891
      @tskuneb.9891 5 лет назад

      Most DEF!

  • @sherryheim5504
    @sherryheim5504 3 года назад +26

    John Deacon is perhaps the most underrated bassist in rock, I am so glad he took the top spot in this list, he truly deserves it.

    • @ddave3388
      @ddave3388 2 года назад +2

      he's like probably the least underrated out of all bassists on this list

    • @Truewinner112
      @Truewinner112 Год назад

      Yeah he deserves it

    • @Theprophet3928
      @Theprophet3928 Год назад

      ​@@ddave3388He's like probably the most underrated bassist in music.

  • @suvrajitmodak9830
    @suvrajitmodak9830 4 года назад +11

    We all knew what's gonna be no.1 ❤️
    Deacon ❤️

    • @sherryheim5504
      @sherryheim5504 3 года назад +1

      I was thinking it would be Deacon but I thought it was going to be Under Pressure but AOBTD has John playing lead so I am guessing that is why that was the chosen song.

    • @arneshpal7702
      @arneshpal7702 3 года назад

      No

    • @Gaenet_does_art
      @Gaenet_does_art 3 года назад

      I thought it was feel good inc but yes that too

    • @mood7143
      @mood7143 3 года назад

      Queen bass lines arent that great compared to other legends.
      Its freddies charisma and voice what made the band so legendary.

    • @Theprophet3928
      @Theprophet3928 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@mood7143Queen isn't Freddie. Queen is four equal people.

  • @Antonypancake
    @Antonypancake 8 лет назад +146

    Peace Sells by Megadeth is another good one

    • @MrRockofAwesomeness
      @MrRockofAwesomeness 8 лет назад

      ikr

    • @74camarolt
      @74camarolt 8 лет назад +3

      Definitely my favorite bassline, and one of my favorite and most badass intros to metal song.

    • @Downfallofyou
      @Downfallofyou 8 лет назад

      Absolutely

    • @aerofr33k
      @aerofr33k 8 лет назад +3

      +AntonyPancake or dawn patrol

    • @slimshadow49
      @slimshadow49 8 лет назад

      I was about to say that

  • @angelslu2468
    @angelslu2468 8 лет назад +262

    Keep this comment at an even amount of likes

  • @smitsonavane6278
    @smitsonavane6278 3 года назад +10

    Came because of Davie
    Hoped for John Entwistle
    Stayed for Queen

  • @ladysunny6974
    @ladysunny6974 3 года назад

    I love the way you make the list i really love deacon

  • @alexlogan124
    @alexlogan124 7 лет назад +208

    Black Sabbath's N.I.B. should have at least got an honorable mention.

  • @skateboaringgaming98
    @skateboaringgaming98 8 лет назад +84

    no N.I.B not even as an honorable mention?
    what even...

    • @Bongwyre2112
      @Bongwyre2112 8 лет назад

      +Ride Bikes Every Day This was about rock music.

    • @Bongwyre2112
      @Bongwyre2112 8 лет назад

      Karim Hussami
      Rock n Roll, Light Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, the entire Rock genre.

    • @beatsbysampei1865
      @beatsbysampei1865 7 лет назад +1

      ikr .it's gooddamn black sabbath

    • @Bongwyre2112
      @Bongwyre2112 7 лет назад

      Banana Sam
      what is?

    • @zoompiesonor
      @zoompiesonor 7 лет назад

      That's more of a solo than a bassline, unless you're talking about the song itself and not the beginning

  • @laurawatters914
    @laurawatters914 3 года назад

    I love the sound of bass gallop. Awesome!!

  • @duanewright8789
    @duanewright8789 3 года назад +4

    So many great songs out there with memorable bass lines. Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith, No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne, and 40 Six and 2 by Tool are three of my favorites.

  • @jaredwood8163
    @jaredwood8163 8 лет назад +105

    Tool as an honorabe mention? come on watchmojo.

  • @timothyomara8932
    @timothyomara8932 4 года назад +384

    I vote for “Would” by Alice in Chains

  • @ChrisAllenHess
    @ChrisAllenHess 2 года назад +3

    When the honorable mentions are better than the actual list.

    • @christian9146
      @christian9146 2 года назад

      Yeah haha really dazed and confused is on the list but not hysteria and roundabout? Shame

  • @Miist3rDuce1
    @Miist3rDuce1 3 года назад +2

    My top 10 basslines
    10. Warthchild
    9. Jerry was a race car driver
    8. Dazed and confused
    7. Money
    6. Come together
    5. Yyz
    4. My generation
    3. NIB
    2. For whom the bell tolls
    1. Another one bites the dust

  • @TheWonderrwench
    @TheWonderrwench 7 лет назад +40

    John McVie's bassline, in almost any Fleetwood Mac song. But more than any, "The Chain", should be here.

    • @pamirtur59
      @pamirtur59 6 лет назад

      Janine De the chain isn't on here?!? I'm gonna stop watching this video right now

  • @frasercummings3227
    @frasercummings3227 7 лет назад +91

    Hysteria anyone?

    • @haameti
      @haameti 7 лет назад +8

      should've been #1, or maybe Futurism

    • @marqueemoon5710
      @marqueemoon5710 7 лет назад +12

      To be honest, pretty much any Muse song could've made this list lol. Chris Wolstenholme is a genius. I'm surprised Hysteria only got an honourable mention!!

    • @bandit4690
      @bandit4690 7 лет назад +1

      darkshines and hyper music have incredible basslines aswell

    • @cliff6229
      @cliff6229 7 лет назад +4

      Or Uprising or Plug In Baby or maybe Time is Running Out

    • @celicadog
      @celicadog 7 лет назад +3

      Or Time is running out, Knights of Cydonia, resistance, the handler, dead inside, liquid state, uno, futurism.

  • @sk8trdudenoob571
    @sk8trdudenoob571 4 года назад +5

    How are you just going to open with "Longview" and not even include it on the list? Have you HEARD Mike Dirnt?? He's a beast on the bass!

  • @slowdivemp3
    @slowdivemp3 4 года назад +39

    #10 wrathchild - iron maiden (1981)
    #9 american life - primus (1991)
    #8 orion - metallica (1986)
    #7 my generation - the who (1965)
    #6 give it away - the red hot chili peppers (1991)
    #5 dazed and confused - led zeppelin (1969)
    #4 YYZ - rush (1981)
    #3 come together - the beatles (1969)
    #2 money - pink floyd (1973)
    #1 another one bites the dust - queen (1980)
    HONORABLE MENTIONS
    * low rider - war (1975)
    * hysteria - muse (2003)
    * feel good, inc. - gorillaz (2005)
    * schism - tool (2001)
    * panic attack - dream theater (2005)
    * roundabout - yes (1972)
    OTHER SONGS MENTIONED
    * longview - green day
    * sweet emotion - aerosmith
    * billie jean - michael jackson
    * under pressure - queen
    * heaven and hell - black sabbath
    * black and blue - polygram (1980)
    * schism - tool

    • @MsAlien911
      @MsAlien911 3 года назад

      No JJ Burnel ....is there a cooler bassline than Down in the Sewer? I think no. Good list otherwise....like it all.

  • @iKavix
    @iKavix 8 лет назад +323

    No one knows actually has a pretty sick bassline

  • @joonaaskr
    @joonaaskr 7 лет назад +26

    For whom the bell tolls deserves at least a honorable mention

  • @andrewbarrett9706
    @andrewbarrett9706 4 года назад +17

    If My Generation was not on here, I would've been so mad, John never gets any screen time.

    • @GRYNGE7
      @GRYNGE7 4 года назад

      Emmonince front is better IMO

    • @johnreynoldsjr4157
      @johnreynoldsjr4157 4 года назад

      I always thought the bassline on Who Are You is more memorable than My Generation. It would have made the top 3.

    • @soniczone4118
      @soniczone4118 4 года назад +1

      Personally would’ve preferred to see the real me

  • @thatweirdodj3904
    @thatweirdodj3904 4 года назад +3

    glad to see AOBTD made it on the list 😌

  • @AlbertLekaj
    @AlbertLekaj 4 года назад +154

    Peace Sells - Dave Ellefson, bassist for Megadeth

  • @jediwookie6607
    @jediwookie6607 7 лет назад +767

    Seinfeld

  • @Weestinn
    @Weestinn 4 года назад +11

    Most of the honorable mentions could’ve taken the top spots

  • @laurawatters914
    @laurawatters914 3 года назад

    👍🤘❤️ Excellent

  • @Sabbathfaax
    @Sabbathfaax 8 лет назад +143

    Schism by Tool should've been on the list...

    • @metall7331
      @metall7331 8 лет назад +4

      +Cyrekt or the pot, it was mostly just bass

    • @aidenpearce7073
      @aidenpearce7073 8 лет назад +3

      +EuphoricRebel the pot

    • @jebronlames5493
      @jebronlames5493 8 лет назад

      Absolutely.

    • @B9MSheitz
      @B9MSheitz 8 лет назад +1

      He is on honorable mentions ;)

    • @Sabbathfaax
      @Sabbathfaax 8 лет назад +1

      +Germain “Sheitz” Aymeric not good enough

  • @WolfsBlood44
    @WolfsBlood44 8 лет назад +47

    As a veteran drummer it always pisses me off when people and the internet badmouth bass players. Like they are useless or talent-less. The fact is without bass the song would sound extremely thin. You never really notice the huge contribution the bass makes to a piece of music until it is removed.

    • @olufemibeatty33
      @olufemibeatty33 8 лет назад +2

      Thanks for giving us some props

    • @austindorf83
      @austindorf83 8 лет назад

      I don't think they're bad mouthed, but under-appreciated. But most people on the Internet don't play any instruments, especially drums or bass

    • @WolfsBlood44
      @WolfsBlood44 8 лет назад +1

      +austindorf83 Agreed. And that's exactly one of the problems with the internet. People talk shit about things they have absolutely no experience with. Then a sheep follows it....then more sheep and more sheep. Before you know it a wide spread ideal has become universal and it's totally false. Of course this happens usually with teens who have almost zero life experience and are just trying to act like they know everything to impress people.

    • @Elzorrogris74
      @Elzorrogris74 8 лет назад

      We are the keepers of the groove. Much love and props to my bass a drummer brothers and sisters!

    • @WolfsBlood44
      @WolfsBlood44 8 лет назад

      +Elzorrogris74 Yup. And lets me honest here....guitar can make you feel many emotions, but bass and drums is what gets peoples ass shakin and toes tapping. "Brick House" by The Commodores....nuff said. lol.

  • @rybread5718
    @rybread5718 4 года назад

    Hey man, nice shot.

  • @gioigeniale6711
    @gioigeniale6711 2 года назад

    Thank you for this very hot bass documentation. Due to my age I already knew the older bass lines as from John Entwistle, Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones, Chris Squire and Roger Waters. I learned a lot of them. By listening and listening trying to copy them. My personal favorites are James Jameson, Donald Duck Dunn and Marcus Miller.
    But what really set my on fire was "Another One Bites The Dust". I hat a new stereo equipement and heard the bass for the first time in my life. And that with this incredible hot and groovy bass line of John Deacon. And another favorite from whom I learned a lot, is Donald Duck Dunn. With the Blues Brothers as with Otis Redding as with Eric Clapton. I saw him live in the 80ies with Clapton. But in the mix, the bass was too low. That means, I could see, what he played, but not hear...

  • @jockejarbinks3747
    @jockejarbinks3747 7 лет назад +64

    I swear if there's Seven Nation army on this list I will write some angry letters.

    • @jockejarbinks3747
      @jockejarbinks3747 7 лет назад +48

      Seven Nation Army doesn't even have a bassline because the White Stripes have no bass player

    • @adamestrada6053
      @adamestrada6053 7 лет назад +4

      Jar Jar Binks are you a Sith Lord

    • @lukeshepard4443
      @lukeshepard4443 7 лет назад

      Jar Jar Binks that's to simple

  • @icebough4191
    @icebough4191 4 года назад +383

    Please tell me how Schism only grabs an honorable mention?🤦‍♂️

    • @383_mtb7
      @383_mtb7 4 года назад +17

      Josh Berg no kidding. Bunch of retards out here at watchmojo. Maybe if they understood advanced time signature swaps and irregular playing that adds a confusing sound that actually works.

    • @gdubsterz1238
      @gdubsterz1238 4 года назад

      @@383_mtb7 Very good call.
      ruclips.net/video/80RtBeB61LE/видео.html

    • @iliketrains3495
      @iliketrains3495 4 года назад +10

      Because this boomers think it's illegal to put anything in the new milennium on a list

    • @captxspauld3662
      @captxspauld3662 4 года назад +16

      46 and 2 didn't even get an honorable mention, honestly triggered me

    • @gdubsterz1238
      @gdubsterz1238 4 года назад +3

      @@iliketrains3495 You don't even know what a boomer is by making this statement. Baby Boomers are in their 60s and 70s now. If you think they are all about the internet and new technology you don't know many.

  • @johnriley8591
    @johnriley8591 3 года назад +7

    Damn shame Geezer Butler doesn't even rate an honorable mention. He laid down some of Sabbath's best tunes.

  • @ShoHidari
    @ShoHidari 4 года назад +236

    *Davie504 has entered the chat*

  • @thegoodfella-1662
    @thegoodfella-1662 7 лет назад +23

    I think that "I want you (She's so heavy)" has a better bassline that come together, or maybe "Rain", tbh.

    • @gratefuldead2379
      @gratefuldead2379 7 лет назад +2

      TheGoodfella - I want you she's so heavy. Hell ya brother honerabel mention my friend

    • @InADarkTavern
      @InADarkTavern 7 лет назад +4

      "Something"

  • @mohdrizal5416
    @mohdrizal5416 5 лет назад +450

    My favourite Bassist is John Richard Deacon..Invisible Man

    • @daylacro9733
      @daylacro9733 5 лет назад +5

      Fuck you Deacon is bass gawd!!!

    • @chipgaasche4933
      @chipgaasche4933 5 лет назад +14

      Never heard of McCartney??

    • @chipgaasche4933
      @chipgaasche4933 5 лет назад +5

      @@capilah6285 not very musically educated, eh, dirt?

    • @chipgaasche4933
      @chipgaasche4933 5 лет назад +1

      @@capilah6285 well..you can't argue taste.

    • @chipgaasche4933
      @chipgaasche4933 5 лет назад +3

      @@capilah6285 I never suggested you not enjoy Deacon's playing..simply that you don't be absurd. McCartney is clearly the more influential bass player.

  • @kevinbutler3665
    @kevinbutler3665 4 года назад +7

    My fav bass line ever is-Chris Squire-Gates Of Delirium from the live Yesshows album. On fire he was .

    • @lylesommers6243
      @lylesommers6243 4 года назад +1

      agreed

    • @Dabogeyman0719
      @Dabogeyman0719 3 года назад

      With a large number of Yes cuts to choose from; Chris Squire should have definitely been on that list.

  • @mrfantasticyellow2471
    @mrfantasticyellow2471 4 года назад +1

    Top 10 list I will try to play on my bass

  • @altosaxisawesome2507
    @altosaxisawesome2507 7 лет назад +279

    There should have been at least one tool song

  • @MixatoFreeKill
    @MixatoFreeKill 8 лет назад +77

    Really... NO HYSTERIA?????

    • @janeheartfillia8945
      @janeheartfillia8945 8 лет назад +1

      Honorable Mention

    • @Teeebs
      @Teeebs 8 лет назад +3

      Yeah, seems like a number of the "honorable mentions" deserved to be on the list. There were definitely some weak choices that made the actual list. This is after all a list of basslines, not greatest rock bassists....that has it's own list...

    • @landstrom27
      @landstrom27 8 лет назад +1

      you wish

    • @saneksin
      @saneksin 8 лет назад +2

      +Mylo X. I have learntit faster than in a week. YYZ and My Generation are much better and harder. I think you won't disagree that Geddy is playing much better than that guy in muse

    • @WheezyShotta
      @WheezyShotta 8 лет назад

      Oh god yes... Although PSYCHO

  • @FreddieMaranzano
    @FreddieMaranzano 4 года назад +3

    Roundabout doesn't deserves a simple mention... It's a masterpiece!!

  • @RhythmBulzara
    @RhythmBulzara 4 года назад

    I'm so happy you put queen as number one.

  • @noahstallings
    @noahstallings 5 лет назад +235

    Everyone here is praising John Deacon and i’m just glad that John Paul Jones made it

    • @cooperdellane9363
      @cooperdellane9363 4 года назад +3

      Noah Stallings i love em both

    • @cooperdellane9363
      @cooperdellane9363 4 года назад

      LiveAtPompeii74 than who exactly?

    • @javierapodaca3021
      @javierapodaca3021 4 года назад +18

      @@cooperdellane9363 i personally prefer led zeppelin over queen. Regardless deacon is a hidden genius behind many of queens songs

    • @javierapodaca3021
      @javierapodaca3021 4 года назад

      Sorry if i caused disturbance

    • @cooperdellane9363
      @cooperdellane9363 4 года назад +2

      LiveAtPompeii74 your good😂 I love em both a lot and I’m well aware that JPJ is better than Deacon but I don’t know if Zeppelin is better than Queen. I listen to Zeppelin was more than Queen now but I still believe Queen is very slightly better.

  • @vincentv579
    @vincentv579 7 лет назад +160

    Sabbath's N.I.B. and Megadeth's Peace sells SHOULD BE ON HERE!!!

  • @shawarmapizza141
    @shawarmapizza141 3 года назад

    went for the list but stayed for the comments with recommended songs.. thanks yall

  • @laurawatters914
    @laurawatters914 3 года назад

    I love the bass!!! ❤️

  • @akio2589
    @akio2589 6 лет назад +76

    Half your honorable mentions are better than the others in the list..

  • @jessecoffins8832
    @jessecoffins8832 8 лет назад +599

    Out of all the Red Hot Chili Peppers songs....Give It Away. Sigh.

    • @PaulGilbertrulezzz
      @PaulGilbertrulezzz 8 лет назад +39

      Any could've been here. I would've chosen Around the World or Hard to Concentrate

    • @jessecoffins8832
      @jessecoffins8832 8 лет назад +13

      Yeah. The Around the World bass line is what piqued my Chili Peppers interest. But Give it Away? I mean it's good bu it's just muted notes and slides. it's not easy but Flea has bass lines many times more impressive

    • @matttraverso4592
      @matttraverso4592 8 лет назад +15

      i would pick aeroplane or higher ground. but the list goes on and on and on

    • @Empress_Lisanne
      @Empress_Lisanne 8 лет назад +28

      What about Can't Stop?

    • @prometheusking
      @prometheusking 8 лет назад +5

      deep inside a parallel universe...

  • @HotRod12667
    @HotRod12667 4 года назад +3

    John Deacon has stated that he was inspired by Good Times (Chic) bassline by the late great Bernard Edwards. Also, Mayor of Simpleton by XTC should have been there.

  • @erikjakobsson5743
    @erikjakobsson5743 3 года назад

    Honestly, the honorable mentions are better than the list itself

  • @youtubepeace
    @youtubepeace 8 лет назад +62

    You can pretty much just make a top ten Iron Maiden basslines for its own video.

    • @tonytendencies4698
      @tonytendencies4698 8 лет назад +1

      +KAMbam absolutely (or maybe even a top 50)

    • @levirodriguez2228
      @levirodriguez2228 8 лет назад +2

      +KAMbam yeah. Steve Harris is the greatest bassist of all time. but I think tail gunner or phantom of the opera should have been up there. Harris basically plays lead guitar in phantom. UP THE IRONS

    • @mitchellwilliam95
      @mitchellwilliam95 8 лет назад

      +Levi Rodriguez nah, he's not. but he's way up there

    • @levirodriguez2228
      @levirodriguez2228 8 лет назад

      +ClassicRockMan95 who's better

    • @petervanbuskirk500
      @petervanbuskirk500 8 лет назад +2

      +Levi Rodriguez Geezer Butler

  • @SpamcakeRex
    @SpamcakeRex 8 лет назад +147

    Lounge act's baseline by nirvana is pretty sweet tho

    • @User-xw6kd
      @User-xw6kd 8 лет назад +5

      Believe it or not I was listening to it while reading your comment.

    • @elianci6717
      @elianci6717 8 лет назад

      exactly man

    • @Rob-hs3qg
      @Rob-hs3qg 8 лет назад +1

      +SpamcakeRex or Stay Away

    • @aloha2302
      @aloha2302 8 лет назад +1

      Breed too

    • @simon199418
      @simon199418 8 лет назад +15

      +SpamcakeRex love buzz also

  • @botonddobozi1149
    @botonddobozi1149 3 года назад +2

    When he say "another one bites the dust", there is in time

  • @DrJekyll38
    @DrJekyll38 4 года назад +5

    YOU FOOLS! How could you leave out Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain"!? It's arguably the most iconic bassline in Rock History!

  • @Anthony-df4bs
    @Anthony-df4bs 5 лет назад +147

    McCartney and Deacon on the list? I approve.

    • @xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe
      @xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe 5 лет назад +4

      Could you BE more mainstream?

    • @Anthony-df4bs
      @Anthony-df4bs 5 лет назад +9

      @@xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe Literally every bassist on this list is mainstream. Moron.

    • @xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe
      @xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe 5 лет назад

      Well there is a difference between the primus bassist and the Queen and the Beatles bassists.
      ...moron

    • @Anthony-df4bs
      @Anthony-df4bs 5 лет назад +2

      @@xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe There's a difference between every bassist in the world of music. Moron.

    • @thomasandrews2935
      @thomasandrews2935 5 лет назад

      Anthony Ricci ever listen to fifties bass lines? They’re almost all the same as are the bassists moron

  • @nicolesteiner3904
    @nicolesteiner3904 8 лет назад +798

    I think "Peace Sells" by Megadeth should be here

  • @CalifornianCuttlefish
    @CalifornianCuttlefish Год назад +1

    Roundabout is one of my favorite bass lines.

  • @michaelkwan3244
    @michaelkwan3244 2 года назад +3

    I thought the bassline in the latter part of FleetwoodMac's 'The Chain' should have rec'd at least an honorable mention.
    It was used as BBC's F1 theme tune for many years.