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Thread started 08/16/04 9:19am

sermwanderer

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Classic Basslines

I was listening to Jam on It by Newcleus last night and I cant' get the bassline out of my head now, its such a good bassline.

What do ya reckon are some of the best basslines ever?
“If I can shoot rabbits/then I can shoot fascists”
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Reply #1 posted 08/16/04 9:56am

bananacologne

Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
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Reply #2 posted 08/16/04 10:00am

axlfilth

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Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

Close to Me - The Cure

Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection

Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin

Money - Pink Floyd

Closer - Nine Inch Nails

Erotic City - Prince

Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

Irresistible Bitch - Prince

Get Down, Make Love - Queen

17 Days - Prince

Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

Cosmic Debris - Frank Zappa
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Reply #3 posted 08/16/04 1:55pm

namepeace

thank you (falletinme be mice elf again) -- Sly & The Family Stone

Thank You for Talkin' To Me Africa -- Sly & The Family Stone

I'm The One -- Average White Band

Got to Give It Up -- Marvin Gaye

Good Times -- Chic

The Payback -- James Brown

All Blues -- Miles Davis

Shadows In The Rain -- The Police

Superfly -- Curtis Mayfield

You Are My Starship -- Norman Connors
[This message was edited Mon Aug 16 13:56:50 2004 by namepeace]
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Reply #4 posted 08/16/04 2:16pm

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Just a few "classics" :

Slide - Slave/Mark Adams

For the Love Of Money - O'Jays/Anthony Jackson

Let's Work - Prince

Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield/Joseph "Lucky" Scott

777-9311 - The Time/ Prince

Lady Cab Driver - Prince

Miss You - Rolling Stones/ Bill Wyman

Bootzilla - Bootsy Collins

Sex Machine - James Brown/ Bootsy Collins

Be Yourself - Cameo

Too Shy - Kajagoo/Nick Beggs

Teen Town - Weather Report/ Jaco Pastorius

Funky Stuff - Kool and the Gang/ Robert "Kool" Bell

Genious Of Love - Tom Tom Club/ Tina Weymouth


Glide - Pleasure/ Nathaniel "Nate" Phillips

Something About You - Level 42/Mark King

Walking On The Moon - Police/Sting


Billie Jean - Michael Jackson/ Louis Johnson

Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney

Gettha Funk Out Ma Face - Brothers Johnson/ Louis Johnson

Everybody Dance - Chic/ Bernard Edwards

School Days - Stanley Clarke


I Should've Loved Ya - Narada Michael Walden/ TM Stevens

Sneaking Sally Through The Alley - Robert Palmer/ George Porter Jr.

Manic Depression - Jimi Hendrix

Who Knows - Jimi Hendrix



Keyboard Bass:

Flashlight - Parliament/ Bernie Worrell

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Boogie On, Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder

AuquaBoogie - Parliament/ Bernie Worrell, Walter" Junie Morrison

More Bounce to the Ounce - Zapp/ Roger Troutman


Take Me To The Next Phase - Isley Brothers/Chris Jasper

Just Be Good To Me - SOS Band/ Jimmy Jam

Peanut Butter - Twennynine ftrng. Lenny White/ Don Blackman

Squib Cakes - Tower Of Power/ Chester Thompson
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Reply #5 posted 08/16/04 2:19pm

BinaryJustin

Thriller!

Da-dur-dur, Dur-dur, Da
Da-dur-dur, Dur-dur, Da
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Reply #6 posted 08/16/04 2:24pm

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namepeace said:

thank you (falletinme be mice elf again) -- Sly & The Family Stone

Thank You for Talkin' To Me Africa -- Sly & The Family Stone


Thank You (falletinme be mice elf again) + heroin = Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa
(I said I wasn't gonna post during business hours today but I saw this and couldn't resist.)

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Reply #7 posted 08/16/04 2:27pm

RipHer2Shreds

I agree with all of these! One that I would add, another that gets caught in my head:

Boogie Oogie Oogie - Taste of Honey
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Reply #8 posted 08/16/04 3:01pm

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Some of my favs have already been named, here's some that haven't (so far).

Superbad - James Brown
Hot Pants - James Brown
Knee Deep - Funkadelic
Bernadette - Four Tops
Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group
What Is Hip? - Tower Of Power
Penny Lane - The Beatles (Lennon Rules, McCartney still drools)
Loose Booty - Sly
Tis Your Kind Of Music - GCS
Sofistifunk - Return To Forever
Lopsy Lu - Stanley Clarke
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young
Woman's Gotta Have It - Bobby womack


More later.

tA

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Reply #9 posted 08/16/04 3:14pm

namepeace

theAudience said:

namepeace said:

thank you (falletinme be mice elf again) -- Sly & The Family Stone

Thank You for Talkin' To Me Africa -- Sly & The Family Stone


Thank You (falletinme be mice elf again) + heroin = Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa
(I said I wasn't gonna post during business hours today but I saw this and couldn't resist.)

boxed

Yeah, I know, i'm goin' to hell. confused

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disbelief now see . . . you done hurt sly's feelins'.
[This message was edited Mon Aug 16 15:15:07 2004 by namepeace]
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Reply #10 posted 08/16/04 3:30pm

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namepeace said:

disbelief now see . . . you done hurt sly's feelins'.


It wasn't my fault. sad
The evillol made me do it. shrug

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Reply #11 posted 08/16/04 4:04pm

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paligap said:

Just a few "classics" :

Slide - Slave/Mark Adams

For the Love Of Money - O'Jays/Anthony Jackson

Let's Work - Prince

Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield/Joseph "Lucky" Scott

777-9311 - The Time/ Prince

Lady Cab Driver - Prince

Miss You - Rolling Stones/ Bill Wyman

Bootzilla - Bootsy Collins

Sex Machine - James Brown/ Bootsy Collins

Be Yourself - Cameo

Too Shy - Kajagoo/Nick Beggs

Teen Town - Weather Report/ Jaco Pastorius

Funky Stuff - Kool and the Gang/ Robert "Kool" Bell

Genious Of Love - Tom Tom Club/ Tina Weymouth


Glide - Pleasure/ Nathaniel "Nate" Phillips

Something About You - Level 42/Mark King

Walking On The Moon - Police/Sting


Billie Jean - Michael Jackson/ Louis Johnson

Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney

Gettha Funk Out Ma Face - Brothers Johnson/ Louis Johnson

Everybody Dance - Chic/ Bernard Edwards

School Days - Stanley Clarke


I Should've Loved Ya - Narada Michael Walden/ TM Stevens

Sneaking Sally Through The Alley - Robert Palmer/ George Porter Jr.

Peanut Butter - Twennynine ftrng. Lenny White/ Don Blackman

Manic Depression - Jimi Hendrix

Who Knows - Jimi Hendrix



Keyboard Bass:

Flashlight - Parliament/ Bernie Worrell

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Boogie On, Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder

AuquaBoogie - Parliament/ Bernie Worrell, Walter" Junie Morrison

More Bounce to the Ounce - Zapp/ Roger Troutman


Take Me To The Next Phase - Isley Brothers/Chris Jasper

Just Be Good To Me - SOS Band/ Jimmy Jam

Squib Cakes - Tower Of Power/ Chester Thompson
[This message was edited Mon Aug 16 14:54:44 2004 by paligap]

A lot of what pali said, but here are a few more:
Munchies For Your Love - Bootsy
I'd Rather be With You - Bootsy
Keep It Hot - Cameo
I Just Want To Be - Cameo
Spanish Castle Magic Hendrix
Instant Replay - Mico Wave/Bootsy
Good Times - Chic
I Want Your Love - Chic
Upside Down - Diana Ross - Bernard Edwards, hell, anything with Bernard on it. That goes for James Jamerson too.
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Reply #12 posted 08/16/04 4:06pm

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Emotional Rescue -The Stones
Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music
Stay - Bowie
Fame - Bowie
Ashes To Ashes - Bowie
Station To Station - Bowie
SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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Reply #13 posted 08/16/04 4:37pm

jw1914

[b]Without a doutb hands down is "Hair" by Graham Central Station!
"Munchie For Your Love" -Bootsy
"27 Million Valdez"- 24-7 Spyz


If you never heard these songs, buy them, listen to them, then get funktized.
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Reply #14 posted 08/16/04 4:45pm

TheRealFiness

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Some of my favs have already been named, here's some that haven't (so far).

Superbad - James Brown
Hot Pants - James Brown
Knee Deep - Funkadelic
Bernadette - Four Tops
Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group
What Is Hip? - Tower Of Power
Penny Lane - The Beatles (Lennon Rules, McCartney still drools)
Loose Booty - Sly
Tis Your Kind Of Music - GCS
Sofistifunk - Return To Forever
Lopsy Lu - Stanley Clarke
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young
Woman's Gotta Have It - Bobby womack


More later.

tA

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[This message was edited Mon Aug 16 16:07:26 2004 by theAudience]



on bernadette is that James Jamerson on bass?
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Reply #15 posted 08/16/04 4:48pm

TheRealFiness

scorpio- Dennis Coffey
Psychadelic shack-the temptations

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Reply #16 posted 08/16/04 4:48pm

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I wasn't gonna contribute to this thread, but f*ck it -

And The Beat Goes On - The Whispers
Cutie Pie - One Way ft. Al Hudson
The Awakening - The Reddings
Hand Dance - The Reddings
Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Bros. Johnson
Give It To Me Baby - Rick James
Candy - Cameo
Pow - Grahm Central Station
Hit & Run - Bar-Kays
Ain't No Stoppin Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
...shit, the list goes on...I'm stopping here.
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Reply #17 posted 08/16/04 5:03pm

sermwanderer

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Mantronix- Bassline
Funkadelic- One nation Under a groove
“If I can shoot rabbits/then I can shoot fascists”
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Reply #18 posted 08/16/04 5:22pm

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TheRealFiness said:

on bernadette is that James Jamerson on bass?


None other than the Master himself. cool

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Reply #19 posted 08/16/04 5:23pm

TheRealFiness

theAudience said:

TheRealFiness said:

on bernadette is that James Jamerson on bass?


None other than the Master himself. cool

tA

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Jamerson's a bad baaaaad man
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Reply #20 posted 08/16/04 5:49pm

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I'M NOT SURE ON THE TITLE
IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY? wink - SLY STONE
FAKE - ALEXANDER O'NEAL
UPTIGHT - STEVIE WONDER
I'M NOT SHOUTING, JEEZ!
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Reply #21 posted 08/16/04 6:01pm

Natisse

Under Pressure - Queen and David Bowie worship
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Reply #22 posted 08/16/04 6:28pm

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debbiedean2 said:

FAKE - ALEXANDER O'NEAL

You beat me to the punch. wink

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Reply #23 posted 08/16/04 6:30pm

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"Nice and wild"- Chukki booker
"Resq me"- Chukki booker



I guess Paul Simon's "Graceland" has 2 be mentioned right?
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Reply #24 posted 08/16/04 6:37pm

psykosoul

most of yall have pretty much mentioned everything that I would have...

I'll just add my measly little:
Ta Mara & the Seen : Affection
Graham Central Station : Water
Graham Central Station : Earthquake
Parliament - Rumpofsteelskin

Now, I'll kick myself for coming to the thread late.
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Reply #25 posted 08/16/04 7:35pm

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I see a lot of my favorites already listed but here are some more:

Galaxy 2000 - War
Come Into My Life - Rick James
I Don't Want To Lose Your Love - The Emotions
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #26 posted 08/16/04 7:42pm

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Funkin' For Jamaica - Tom Browne
Papa Was A Rolling Stone - Temptations
Good Times - Chic
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Slide - Slave
Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
777-9311 - Time/Prince
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Reply #27 posted 08/16/04 8:07pm

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more now...

Fire - Jimi Hendrix
Fencewalk - Mandrill
Papa Was A Rolling Stone - Temptations
Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett
Big Time - Peter Gabriel
Roundabout - Yes
Sing A Simple Song - Sly
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
The Pinocchio Theory - Bootsy
Stop In The Name Of Love - Supremes
Peter Gunn Theme - Henry Mancini
Perry Mason Theme - Fred Steiner
Questions 67 And 68 - CTA
Who's Gonna Take The Weight - Kool and the Gang
Cissy Strut - The Meters
Cool Jerk - The Capitals
Ain't Nobody - Rufus
The Pleasure Principle - Janet Jackson
Don't Disturb This Groove - The System
Brick House - Commodores
Shakey Ground - Temptation
Expansions - Lonnie Liston Smith
Birdland - Weather Report
Red Clay - Freddie Hubbard
Skin Tight - Ohio Players
Give Up The Funk - Parliament


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Reply #28 posted 08/16/04 8:32pm

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a little Mo' Bass

Thighs High - Tom Browne/Sekou Bunch
Dance - Rolling Stones/Bill Wyman
You And I - Rick James
Fire - Ohio Players
What'cha Gonna Do For Me- Chaka Khan/ Anthony Jackson
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart

Cosmic Slop - Funkadelic/Cordell "Boogie" Mosson
The Motor Booty Affair-Parliament/ Rodney"Skeet Curtis"

Mo' Keyboard Bass:

I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Dukey Stick-George Duke
Reach for it - George Duke
Fight The Power - Isley Brothers/Chris Jasper

Optimistic - Sounds Of Blackness /Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis
[This message was edited Mon Aug 16 20:45:42 2004 by paligap]
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thesexofit said:

"Nice and wild"- Chukki booker
"Resq me"- Chukki booker



I guess Paul Simon's "Graceland" has 2 be mentioned right?



Of all Chuckii's basslines, my favorite is "Touch"
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