All-Time Best Basslines

Other than Pearl Jam, who else is there?
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tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
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Maggie’s Farm

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Higher Ground- both Stevie’s and the Chili Peppers’ versions
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Bullets With Butterfly Wings (circa 1997) -

and yes, i realize its the same bassline thats always used in that song, but the 1997 versions have the extended bassline intros :D
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For Once In My Life - fucker didn’t repeat a single bar through the whole song. Genius.
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It's a keyboard bassline but it counts:

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What's Love Got To Do With It
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Tune Yards - Bizzness
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Farmer John wrote:Tune Yards - Bizzness
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MadTIGERmaN wrote:Bullets With Butterfly Wings (circa 1997) -

and yes, i realize its the same bassline thats always used in that song, but the 1997 versions have the extended bassline intros :D
holy crap did they speed that up. you would think matt cameron's on the drums or something.
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The best Green Day bass track is "J.A.R."
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Also Clash "The Magnificent Seven" has to be on the list
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