All-Time Best Basslines

Other than Pearl Jam, who else is there?
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Ramble On and The Lemon Song - super infectious bass lines
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Mountain Song - Janes Addiction
BONE FUCKIN´ TOMAHAWK.
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Heck yes @ Southbound Pachyderm and Waiting Room.

Blur - Boys & Girls
Muse - Hysteria
Faith No More - Everything's Ruined
Tool - The Pot
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
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EJ wrote:Ramble On and The Lemon Song - super infectious bass lines
Ramble On was the first one that came to mind.

I've always loved McCartney's baseline on You Never Give Me Your Money.

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Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Alice in Chains - Would?
Led Zeppelin - The Lemon Song
Black Sabbath - N.I.B.
Green Day - She
Clutch - Spacegrass
Corrosion of Conformity - Pearls Before Swine
RHCP - Higher Ground
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Rancid - Adina
Soundgarden - Slaves & Bulldozers
The Cure - Fascination Street
The Who - The Real Me
Tool - 46 & 2
U2 - With or Without You
The Doors - LA Woman
The Beatles - Dear Prudence
Radiohead - The National Anthem
QOTSA - Burn the Witch
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radiohead - the national anthem
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:gomez: :lol:
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There are easily several other deserving RH basslines Chris. Whatchu got?
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Airbag is great. As is 15 step.
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Exit Music (For A Film)
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The ones in bold are just abrasive octave-slammers from my youth, but I love 'em.
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Pixies - Hey
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Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
And they say that a hero could save us
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Superblood Wolfmoon wrote:There are easily several other deserving RH basslines Chris. Whatchu got?
Radiohead - All I Need
Radiohead - Myxomatosis
Radiohead - In Limbo
Radiohead - Staircase
Radiohead - These Are My Twisted Words
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Superblood Wolfmoon wrote:Pixies - Hey
Gigantic?
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Groove Is In Heart
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