Entre_Perpetuo Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Came up in JohnRoger's Geddy's Playlist thread, thought I would put it up to discussion! So far we have two contenders: Yes' Fragile and Muse's Absolution For Yes' Fragile there's three really big ones: Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround, and Heart Of The Sunrise For Muse's Absolution there are two absolute titans: Time Is Running Out and Hysteria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 BSSM by RHCP The Righteous And The WickedNaked In The RainSuck My KissI Could Have Lied 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) BSSM by RHCP The Righteous And The WickedNaked In The RainSuck My KissI Could Have Lied Just not even gonna mention Give It Away are you? lol EDIT: This is actually a great great choice. The bass drives most of the songs and nearly every line is top tier. Edited November 20, 2021 by Entre_Perpetuo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) BSSM by RHCP The Righteous And The WickedNaked In The RainSuck My KissI Could Have Lied Just not even gonna mention Give It Away are you? lol EDIT: This is actually a great great choice. The bass drives most of the songs and nearly every line is top tier. Thought I'd give some album cuts some love especially Righteous for that intro leading to that eruption by Frusciante. Fascination Street is my favorite bass riff of all time so I'm adding Disintegration for that alone. Simon is back in The Cure after briefly leaving a few months ago as well. Edited November 20, 2021 by invisible airwave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Tool - Lateralus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbale Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Quadrophenia? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 "Iconic"? Zep II, Who's Next, Paranoid. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) I very much want to say that the first 3 Metallica albums fit in. Cliff had his moments, and a few great bass songs. But most of his playing, in reality was above average solid. Not iconic. IMO. But he did raise the bar for what could be done in Metal. Back in the day, his playing was a big deal. This isn't post-death hype. Edited November 20, 2021 by grep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Maiden's Killers album. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) Any of the early Bela fleck and the flecktones records. Victor is a beast. My fave bass record is hemispheres. Love me some Rick James too Edited November 20, 2021 by tangy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Any of the early Bela fleck and the flecktones records. Victor is a beast. My fave bass record is hemispheres. Love me some Rick James tooBootsy Collins' stuff would be considered iconic funk, for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 I`m such a guitar-lover that my attitude is "keep out if it, four strings". Except for Geddy, Sheehan and Hamm. I`m just not musically sophisticated enough to appreciate the bottom end in the usual mix of instruments. Although a song that is dominated by a bassline, like this, I adore - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Any of the early Bela fleck and the flecktones records. Victor is a beast. My fave bass record is hemispheres. Love me some Rick James tooBootsy Collins' stuff would be considered iconic funk, for sure. Yeah. I guess a bass line that is sampled by other artists can be considered as proof its iconic? Boots is the man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) Any of the early Bela fleck and the flecktones records. Victor is a beast. My fave bass record is hemispheres. Love me some Rick James tooBootsy Collins' stuff would be considered iconic funk, for sure. Yeah. I guess a bass line that is sampled by other artists can be considered as proof its iconic? Bootsy is the man! Groove is in the heart! Edited November 20, 2021 by tangy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 How's about steely Dan's aja. Black cow Peg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) Any of the early Bela fleck and the flecktones records. Victor is a beast. My fave bass record is hemispheres. Love me some Rick James tooBootsy Collins' stuff would be considered iconic funk, for sure. Yeah. I guess a bass line that is sampled by other artists can be considered as proof its iconic? That was my thinking. Edited November 21, 2021 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 How's about steely Dan's aja. Black cow Peg:yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Upon listening to the 40th Anniversary remaster of "Too Fast For Love" I was amazed how they brought up Nikki's baselines. They are underrated. Pulsating Thunder!!! "Sailing The Seas Of Cheese!" Les! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Maiden's Killers album. I think you could pick any of the first seven Maiden albums here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 Okay so far we have a few contenders: FragileAbsolutionBlood Sugar Sex MagicDisintegrationLateralus QuadropheniaLed Zeppelin IIWho's NextParanoidKillersHemispheresAjaToo Fast For LoveSailing The Seas Of Cheese And a few other artists were mentioned but without specific albums. I'm (of course) thinking of doing some kind of a poll with these results, so if you'd like your favorite bassist in there, let's hear about a particular album or two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 "Iconic"? Zep II, Who's Next, Paranoid. I was definitely thinking about Zep II. Mainly for Ramble On. I've heard many a later bassline steal from it. The definition of influential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Okay so far we have a few contenders: FragileAbsolutionBlood Sugar Sex MagicDisintegrationLateralus QuadropheniaLed Zeppelin IIWho's NextParanoidKillersHemispheresAjaToo Fast For LoveSailing The Seas Of Cheese And a few other artists were mentioned but without specific albums. I'm (of course) thinking of doing some kind of a poll with these results, so if you'd like your favorite bassist in there, let's hear about a particular album or two! Rick james - Street songs . Superfreak has got be one of the most iconic bass lines of all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 "Iconic"? Zep II, Who's Next, Paranoid. I was definitely thinking about Zep II. Mainly for Ramble On. I've heard many a later bassline steal from it. The definition of influential. I say zep # 1. Dazed and confused is the most iconic bass riff by zep imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Megadeth -peace sells but who's buying. The title track has to be one of the more bass riffs in all of metal. Made more recognizable as the music to MTV news back in the day. Wake up dead is my fave off that record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 BSSM by RHCP The Righteous And The WickedNaked In The RainSuck My KissI Could Have Lied Just not even gonna mention Give It Away are you? lol EDIT: This is actually a great great choice. The bass drives most of the songs and nearly every line is top tier. If we are going to focus on iconic songs , It's give it away. I don't consider any of the others to be iconic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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