You can learn bass in a day but to learn to play it well takes time and talent, of which I have neither.

Starters:

Papa was a Rolling Stone by Sly and the Family Stone

Only the Trees by Hootie and the Blowfish

8 hours ago, ErnestTurnip said:

If we're going on songs them Joe Lally on Waiting Room deserves a mention.

And the winning answer is…. 

Every time I play this in the car - I end up pumping up the volume, and then hitting the back button so I can listen to it again from the start at full whack!!!

The opening bass line to Love Song by The Damned is heavy and memorable - and playable. 4 notes if I remember rightly.

And some of the 1980s bass playing by Paul Gray of The Damned (also UFO) is fantastic - he’s done some solo YouTube videos where he plays many of these lines on his Rickenbacker (possibly the finest bass out there - its a thing of pure beauty).

And lastly, or maybe not, check out the Senseless Things bassist - Morgan Nicholls. Incredibly talented. Later became the 4th member (touring) of Muse.

Lots of great reggae bass lines

 

one more chance by Jackson 5 is 

Marvin Gaye - heard it through the grapevine. 

Not sure it's classed as a bass line but the underlying bass riff through that is class. 

10 hours ago, Rudy said:

I Wanna Be Adored

When I first heard that opening bass line live it was Euphoric. 

Close. She bangs the drum just shades it. 

Full album still on the playlist now.

 

Not for the bass but made of stone at the etihad. WOW!!!

18 hours ago, Spider said:

Even though I don’t like them, I know the bloke out of Level 42 always gets doffed caps from other bassists, so he must be decent.

Steve Harris, obviously.

Ben Shephard

Geddy Lee

And, of course

Lemmy.

At last --  Lemmy !!!!!

Just now, embankment said:

At last --  Lemmy !!!!!

Erm...not to be a pedant but I mentioned Lemmy a good we while back....

1 minute ago, Not in Crawley said:

Erm...not to be a pedant but I mentioned Lemmy a good we while back....

Scrolled back and found it .

I have only just opened my pork pies .

Weird dream met Rod Stewart,  he barbecued some fish ,it wasn't cooked right and he was pissed out his head.

Just now, embankment said:

Scrolled back and found it .

I have only just opened my pork pies .

Weird dream met Rod Stewart,  he barbecued some fish ,it wasn't cooked right and he was pissed out his head.

Must be something in the water, I had a mad dream about going to the inauguration of some new president with the Queen and having a fight at the bar with Highlander.

Lost my phone on a mad bus trip round London that took me to Wandsworth prison which was a new restaurant and had a massive argument with an ex girlfriend because most of the place was underwater.

Hey - Pixies 

Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire

 

 

Don't think has anyone mentioned anything by John Deacon yet, from a song point of view Under Pressure and Another One Bites The Dust should be there and from the perspective of locking a band together him and Taylor were probably as good as it gets.

And I don't even like Queen.

 

2 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

Must be something in the water, I had a mad dream about going to the inauguration of some new president with the Queen and having a fight at the bar with Highlander.

Lost my phone on a mad bus trip round London that took me to Wandsworth prison which was a new restaurant and had a massive argument with an ex girlfriend because most of the place was underwater.

Defo something in the water was calling Nick Robinson from the today programme a horrible red cunt in a meeting at media city . 

Those from James Jamerson and Bob Babbit.

Honourable mention to Jack Bruce and Peter Hook, Case closed.

Opening to public image ltd the single got to be up there 

8 hours ago, bolty58 said:

Those from James Jamerson and Bob Babbit.

Honourable mention to Jack Bruce and Peter Hook, Case closed.

Thinking about him t'other day... Politician and Apostrophe have to be in there

Adored.

 

Shut fred

Countless Sabbath songs Behind the wall of sleep , After Forever , Wicked World etc Geezer’s a very underrated player and lyricist. 

The Chain…. Fleetwood Mac.

Now that’s a riff.

5 minutes ago, Smiley said:

The Chain…. Fleetwood Mac.

Now that’s a riff.

Agreed

Listening to Too Rolling Stoned by the RTB at the moment

White lines-grandmaster flash

Police and thieves - The Clash’s version 

On 01/04/2022 at 19:56, 1969 said:

White lines-grandmaster flash

Craig Charles......on your radio....

On 31/03/2022 at 05:17, stevieb said:

Marvin Gaye - heard it through the grapevine. 

Not sure it's classed as a bass line but the underlying bass riff through that is class. 

We agree then. James Jamerson.

This was another classic of his. The Funk Brothers were outstanding.

 

 

3 hours ago, Sweep said:

 

Not played on a bass I'm afraid. Played on a guitar.