TOP 20 ROCK BASS SOUNDS OF ALL TIME
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- In this video we explore what I consider to be the Top 20 Rock Bass Sounds of All Time. I will play isolated bass tracks so you can really hear the sounds in great detail.
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Holy crap, I laughed too hard at that
a_harbs and without realising it, you've just come up with one of the greatest band names never to exist.
@@RB747domme I was thinking Brick Piano might be the name of Rick's alter ego.
Prick Piano
@@Demasturbot no need to be coarse
Pink Floyd - One of These Days
Grand Funk Railroad - People Let's Stop the War
Yes, i agree
Roger Glover Smoke on the Water
My thought was Young Lust, but that's not even Roger playing!
Got to say that Roundabout is the 1st Classic Bassline that comes to mind!!
Grand Funk - simply the BEST
I love JPJ's bass line on Ramble On. It's totally my favorite!
I’ll concede that the topic is bass ‘tone’, but…Steve Harris of Iron Maiden is so routinely playing his bass like it’s the rhythm guitar that you sometimes don’t realize just how fast and agile his bass playing is. And he practically invented the ‘gallup’ cadence. He’s not content to just play the anchor note and let the rhythm guitar do all the work, he is the one driving the bus. Maybe the underrated musician in all of rock.
he also wrote most of their songs
Pretty genius I must say!!
Underrated? Dude has a signature bass, preamp, and strings. I’d say he’s pretty rated.
Steve might be driving the bus but Bruce is the one driving the plane
add in he's playing flat wounds with his fingers
Geezer Butler's sound from N.I.B. on Black Sabbath's self-titled is monster
I came here for it
As a beginner bass player, I took one look at the tabs and was mind f*cked
@@nathanshull9119 the chorus is actually super easy. I’m a beginner too and it didn’t take me too long to figure out. The opening solo on the other hand is a different story lol.
Basically 😫
Love 'NIB,' but 'Into the Void' is also a great example of Butler's talent.
John Entwistle owns everything on this list with "The Real Me" from Quadrophenia
definitely in the top 10 all time. It jumps right out of the speakers!!!
John Entwhistle owns everything on this list.
Enough said.......
And with "The Punk and the Godfather"
I've NEVER heard Rick mention him and I have no idea why. Moon and Entwistle are what make the sound of The Who so distinctive. Entwistle essentially plays lead guitar with his bass. Townsend is a decent guitarist but it's the bass and drums that give the Who's sound depth and unique character.
Dreaming from the Waist .. oh yeah, 5:15 .. too many to pick one
Fascination Street, The Cure? That bass sound makes the track, and simon's aggressive picking makes this tone to die for
I love Gallup's tone all through that period of The Cure's work.
Even more so “Disintegration”, 2 bass lines in one!
@shakedydogshake I was going to mention disintegration, the bass is such a driving force in the song
That entire album is just-swoon.
I would add to the list Christopher Wolstenholme on "Hysteria" by Muse. His fuzz tone on that track is just too cool
I'd like to honourably mention Iron Maiden's Steve Harris. Really unique style and sound that comes from it.
Every second is a walking bass line with that guy! Lol
@@singingfedexmanjoshcampbel1614 Galloping usually, not walking. His style is built on triplets.
@@sex6cult9revolution to each his own
@@singingfedexmanjoshcampbel1614 A "walking" bass is a specific style and Steve does not typically use it. That would be a slower tempo and it walks melodically along a scale. Jethro Tull's Bouree would be a great example.
He definitely should have been on that list.
You asked Guess who? Band , player and song. It’s at 10K comments and a year later but it’s Boston, “Gonna Hitch a Ride” and it was actually played by Tom Scholz for the recording and Fran Sheehan live. Love this channel Rick!
Least i got the album right for some reason my mind went straight to more than a feeling.
Missing Les Claypool who has an outstanding bass-sound and is a phenomenal and extremely inovative bassplayer
Some would argue he is one of the best bass players to ever play the instrument.
Totally agree
Jesus he is unbelievable. You've gotta check out his work on the unplugged version of Winona where he plays an acoustic Resonator bass. It's staggering.
His tone on Jerry Was a Racecar Driver might be my all-time favorite
He is so good Metallica thought he was TOO GOOD which is awesome because look at how fucking great Primus is!
I just have to add... Jack Bruce. A master.
Yep , you beat me to it. I think Mr Beato is an ace musician and very knowledgeable but surely Jack Bruce (RIP) should have been in this list. 'Sunshine of Your Love ' as an example.
@@campyoldie Jack Bruce Sittin On Top of the World, Crossroads, etc. All of Songs for a Tailor.
+++++
Great video in all! How could Jack Bruce have been forgotten (?) on this list? How about Pat Benatar's Bass Player? Song Jump into the Fire by Harry Nilsson( I don't know the name of his Bass Player though). John Entwhisle's My Generation, The Real Me also, most Classic Bass tunes. I am glad to see Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith on this list, this made me appreciate this tune more, and now I want to learn to play it on the Bass.
@@danielblythe5337 Herbie Flowers played bass on "Jump Into the Fire", I'm a big Nilsson fan. Klaus Voorman also played bass on many Nilsson tracks. And I'm glad you brought that particular track up, because I think that's it is THE VERY BEST bass opening, and bass sound I've EVER heard. Especially when he plays it as he's tuning it down to open the outro at the end of the song. SMOKIN' HOT!
1: And Justice For All - Jason Newsted
😂 that is brilliant!!
eric philpot Yeah i mean all jokes aside Jasons basslines on that album are fucking amazing, great tone and everything. A real shame that it was mixed so low though.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@oharryc Yeah I read that not as a joke at first because I absolutely love how intense the Blackened bass track is
haha😂
Les Claypool from "Jerry was a race car driver" of Primus.
Les should be in on every bass player's list.
@@goose5462 no
If you have no taste, yeah sure. 😋
Indeed Tommy the Cat and Jerry Was A Racecar Driver need mention here.
asiweis I can appreciate his skill but primus just sounds awful.
asiweis I can appreciate his skill but primus just sounds awful.
The bassline of Another one bites the dust by John Deacon also deserves special mention
That almost is Edwards baseline of Chic's Good Times of a year earlier. Queen and Chic hung out a lot together in between...
Yea especially his bass notes in Dragon Attack, Fun It, Under Pressure, and Breakthru
That's the first bass line I ever noticed and focused on as kid. Everytime it came on the radio I'd get all excited like it was Christmas.
Listen to the bass line on We Are the Champions. Absolutely beautiful
It's unbelievable that he's not in here.
I'm 4 years late, but I instantly recognized the Guess who bass. Tom Scholz from Boston playing Hitch a Ride. Favorite outro solo of all time.
Chris squire is my absolute favorite bass player, and my favorite bass tone
Chris Squire and Geddy Lee for sure! 1 and 2
love larks younges in aspic
Love the PfP man
Yes, YES!
Larks tongues in aspic is the greatest ever! You have a good taste!
Little rockstar story of my own. I was in 6th grade and Alice In Chains was in town for Lollapalooza. Charlestown WV. My friend called me and told me Layne Staley was at the mall. My friends and I went and saw him headed into a restaurant. Being the star struck kids we were, we went in and sat at the table across from him. He was laughing at us, because he knew what we were doing. He threw up the devil horns to us and I’ll never forget it.
Man I could almost set myself there with you. Layne was one of my musical hero's growing up. What a great story. \../,
The ol Charlestom Town Center lol!
Cliff Burton’s bass playing on Metallica’s call of ktulu off of the ride the lightning album is phenomenal.
He’s just phenomenal as hell in their instrumentals Cliff deserves more than enough credit for his writing in Ride the Lightning it’s my favorite Metallica album for a reason. He’s the reason I picked up bass to begin with I wish so many bands wouldn’t be shy about doing instrumentals on some of their records. Metallica really should release some instrumentals again!
Ramble on has to be my favorite. Amazing example of how bass can provide both rhythm and melody.
The McCartney bass line that blows me away is from “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”
Hey Bulldog is another funky bass line ..I have tried to attempt it
'while my guitar gently weeps' has one that sounds like a completely different song if you listen to it isolated
Yes. So heavy.
If you haven't seen it, Checkout McCartney's “Silly Love Songs” video from “Give My Regards to Broad Street” It features Louis “Thunder Thumbs” Johnson from The Brothers Johnson on bass with an awesome funky bass break! Also Toto’s Steve Lukather on guitar and backing vocals and Jeff Porcaro on drums! There's also an incredible dancer who taught Michael Jackson how to dance doing some physics defying moves!
Chris Squire on Roundabout was a revelation and revolution for me
Bass playing on Paul Simon's Graceland is phenomenal
I dont think it was rock. But yea it was cool tho.
@@fikkentag Correct. Awesome skill and tone but not rock.
Yeah, Bakithi is one of my all time favorite players.
Sound (tone) and awesome bass lines go hand in hand, so sometimes they're hard to separate. Which naturally takes you to great bass players in other genres.
I met Bakithi at GRP studios in NYC in the early 90's. He was coming off a tour with some of The Dead. Nicest guy in the world.
Rick, I am so happy you included Chris Squire. To me, a true artist and master of his instrument.
All Geddy Lee bass lines are revolutionary
@ILGustavo for real?
YES THEY ARE ! Totally agree with you!
My man Aristotle be vibin to Geddy Lee before Rush dropped their debut record
yes 🎸🎼
Indeed.
Chris squire and Geddy Lee. Absolute monsters of raw tone. Chris' fret buzz makes his loud sustained hits sound MASSIVE. Geddy... I mean have you heard him play?
Yep. Chris is unmatchable but Geddy... well I can see why YES asked him to join them. He's a monster but I think Chris was more musical.
Red Barchetta, Show Don’t Tell, Turn The Page, anything from Hemispheres... More musical?
Rush and Yes might be my favorite bands ever. The sheer musicality from each of their members is unmatched. Love to see some prog rep in the comments!!
"The Fish". Every sound in that track produced by only Chris' bass. Only. I saw him do it live, before looping was a thing. (Yes In the Round, '77)
Geddy- 2nd row, Moving Pictures tour, '81. I was there! Got stuck in front of Alex though lol. But he flicked a pick right to me, I caught it and we had a moment, laughing. It was great! 🎸🎼🤘 Watching Geddy effortlessly do the speed runs on the Tom Sawyer guitar solo middle section was breathtaking! Rockin' that big Rickenbacker! 🎼💪🎸🤘
I love the bass riff from Beastie Boys song Sabotage. It always gets me pumped!
Gotta be honest, I had no idea Tony Levin was the bassist on Sledgehammer. Got to see him with King Crimson last year and the dude can still totally bring the funk.
The dude is the bassist on any PG album since PG 4 (Security) in 1982. I don't know if you have ever watched the Secret World Live, but if not, you should definitely consider. Visually very interesting and musically one of the best live performances ever, with the bass being very much put forward. It's available on youtube.
Mark Sandman - "Cure for Pain"
Tim Commerford - "Like a Stone"
Krist Novoselic - "Lounge Act"
Gary Mounfield - "I wanna be adored"
Lounge act, one of the most unheralded songs with a killer bassline. Truly one of Nirvana's best songs
@@robertdavison507 and blew too
Mani!!!!
@@boyman7823 yeah blew is in c# as well
@@robertdavison507 prolly the most unique bass tone
Motorhead. Lemmy's bass tone for Ace Of Spades, one of the most iconic opening riffs of all time.
if you like that turn up his original Hawkwind version of 'Motorhead'.
Honestly, I prefer Overkill to Ace of Spades, but no matter which song, it's a shame Lemmy got left our.
And while we’re talking about Lemmy and Hawkwind, check out Time We Left This World Today off Doremi Fasol Latido. And the whole of Space Ritual.
@@sulate1 Totally in line with you...
@@Nechepsos agreed. it's unbeatable.
The bass tone on Pink Floyd's Hey You is amazing, in my opinion.
Facts
Hell yes, that fretless solo at the beginning is awesome
roger Waters ruining everything with his anti-Semitism
Rex Brown's bass during Dimebag's solos on Floods and The Sleep is perfection.
Jack Bruce’s bass line at the beginning of the second verse of “White Room” should be mentioned!
How do you not include Jack Bruce and his EB 3????
I like his intro on Badge too.
And Tales of Brave Ulysses. And Deserted Cities of the Heart. And Spoonful
"One of These Nights" (Eagles) & "Money" (Pink Floyd) should have been honorable mentions.
Money's bassline is legendary but in my opinion the tone itself isn't really anything special.
Good calls
Randy Meisner was great (and had a great voice)!
Or the fretless bass in 'New York Minute' from the Hell Freezes Over album.
One of These Nights is super cool bass...good call on that one.
Love the fact that you can offer these as isolated -really gets to the raw bottom of their sound... and the way they play. So good!
The Stranglers JJ Burnel - Walk on by.
The bass sound that defined an era. Upon hearing it immediately transports you back to '78, imho great accomplishment.
John Wetton's bass tone during his stint in King Crimson is pure lush.
Acrid8888 it really is a mind-blowing tone
Acrid8888 It’s so immediately recognizable I don’t even know how to describe it
This is exactly the comment I was looking for.
“Asbury Park” is probably the ultimate document of John Wetton’s ability
Geddy Lee is my favorite. All of these musicians are so good , it's impossible to really rank them . But Geddy Lee inspired me to take up the bass , as he could use it as a lead or anything else , IMO .
Not to mention the fact that he could sing, play the bass, and the keyboard AT THE SAME TIME
For Geddy, I'd have chosen "Freewill".
I don’t think Geddy Lee is the best, but I do understand why one would think so. He is a legendary bassist with wicked skills.
@ILGustavo That's a nasty comment. Squire was a big influence on Geddy. Squire didn't sing lead often. Ged's voice is polarizing, either you like it or you don't. Yes must like Geddy since they had him play in Roundabout when they were inducted into RRHOF.
Mike Rutherford (Genesis) & Pete Trewavas (Marillion) deserve an honourable mention. Two of the best British rock bassists of all time.
I’ve always loved the Sound of the bass and bass lines on Appetite for Destruction
Yeah! Duff McKagan is a beast as well!
Chorus is a powerful tool for bass!
Jerry was a race car driver
And he drove so goddamn fast
He never did win no checkered flag
But he never did come in last
But Les did! Dang... I wonder why Rick didn't include him?
Yeah I don’t get how Les isn’t included
Primus sucks.
Jack Bruce.. Sunshine of Your Love!
Badge
martinkwebber tale of brave uylsses
That old 'put a screwdriver through the loudspeaker cone' trick. Nothing like it.
Bruce was an immense player but his tone on Cream's albums usually sounded like well intonated farts.
@@DylanPank71 I kinda feel.that way about Burton's bass sound too. Amazing player, very ingenious, but his recorded tones are pretty awful.
So happy to see both Chris Squire AND Nolly in here, getting their due recognition.
I love isolated bass tracks. It's always great to find them, especially from songs/bands where they get lost in the mix.
What!? no Lemmy he based a whole career out of that bass sound.
Just a Ricky and a Marshal Super Bass with just about everything dimed and distorted to death. His isolated lines are pretty poor sounding by themselves to me. Sorry but just the truth. 😐 ✌️
@@ethanlancaster76 sorry, but just your opinion, your individual taste.
I'm assuming that Lemme, every engineer, and every producer, who worked on Motorhead albums, using that "poor" tone, have ALL recorded and sold more albums than you have, so, maybe they know something, and the millions of Motorhead fans who have bought those albums, and gone to all of those shows over more than 40 years of Motorhead, know something, too.
@@ethanlancaster76 feel free to post your motorhead beating bassline mate 👍
Isn't Motorhead a betal band?
@@jakubwroblewski2712 well, Lemmy always said they played rock n roll but i see your point.
12:11. I didn’t recognize the song at first but once he hit that lick I knew it was Tom Scholz on Hitch a Ride. Classic!
Rick, you missed Roger Glover from Deep Purple especially on “Highway Star.”
I was searching for Curve react videos, and came across this list video. Thank you for showing Toni and Dean some love.
Fleetwood Mac/John McVie's base line in The Chain deserves a mention.
i was surprised it wasnt there. but FM is basically an instablock so maybe thats why
Even better when played by Jah Wobble!
The story goes that they built the song around the bass riff in The Chain. Mick Fleetwood said it on Sirius satellite radio. I never change the station when that song is on. Lindsay Buckingham is an underrated guitarist. He's no slouch!
It seems as though youtubers just completely forget about it when compiling rankings, no idea why that is. Maybe because it only comes in at the outro and they don’t remember as a result. Surely can’t be that they don’t think it’s good because it is one of the most incredible basslines ever written.
@@LAOrNoir i dont think they forget it at all, pretty sure they dont want to see their video, and hours of hard work instantly blocked on CZcams. Fleetwood Mac, pink floyd and the beatles are basically 100% blocked
I've always loved The Smiths' Andy Rourke. Not only was his tone killer, but his choice of parts were a large part of The Smiths sound. Rusholme Ruffians and Hand in Glove as reference.
This Charming Man as well
... and The headmaster ritual...
and now he’s gone :(
Props for including Curve. When I first picked up the bass, Curve was one of bands I tried to emulate. 👍
Hard to beat Geddy on Rickenbacker but agreed Chris has it with Roundabout. Squire's tone and line are magic.
James Jamerson is the answer to what is hip. Jamerson's best line is hands down: I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips '1967
For bass sound non rock: Larry Graham "The Jam", Jaco Pastorius - Come On, Come Over. And for pure his own sound: Bootsy Collins Flashlight.
Good top 20.
Cliff Burton "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Muse "Hysteria"
Yes Hysteria!
he said rock
ROCK*
Dave Mustang nothing says “rock” like The Jackson Five!
Wait if you guys considered that hysteria isn't rock, what is it?
John Taylor of Duran Duran. Dismiss them if you want, but separate his lines in a mix and you're gonna get some hellafied funky riffing, esp on "Girls On Film", "Rio", and "Save A Prayer".
I agree. I loved the "A View to a Kill" bassline.
Ha, you beat me to it. His work on "Rio" is amazing.
@ILGustavo Their first 3 albums are actually pretty good, and John Taylor's basslines are always stellar.
I don't think he has a great bass tone necessarily, but I would agree that his unique bass style is underrated and provides nearly all of the structure and most of the energy that propels Duran Duran's songs.
Always avoided DD growing up because of their image, but now that I'm old and gross, I don't really care and going back to relisten to DD albums from the 1980s I'm blown away... The dude was a maniac!
The bass tone on Faith No More’s Epic is one of my all time favorites, as is Rex Brown’s tone on I’m Broken.
Billy Gould is on bass with FNM
John Taylor, but mostly the session he did with the power station - he doesn't over play and just sets up a nice grove! - Herbie Flowers playing of both upright and electric on "Take a walk on the wild side.." - great bass sound there!
Entwhistle in "Eminence Front" has such an amazing bass tone!!!
Awesome song.
His line in The Real Me on Quadrophenia sticks with me.
LOVE Eminence Front! Underrated IMO.
A nice list which I totally agree with. But I can propose some tracks that has been forgotten (IMHO):
1. Motorhead : Ace of Spades
2. Green Day : Longview
3. Clash : The magnificent seven
4. Queen : Under pressure / Another one bites the dust
5. Cream : Sunshine of your love
6. Lou Reed: Walk on the wild side
7. Beatles : Come together
8. Pink Floyd : Money
Thanks a lot for your splendid works. I love your videos. Greetings from France !
Mr Jack System Of A Down
Damn that's a strong list!
Guns of Brixton too
He was talking about the bass 'tones', not just songs that heavily feature bass.
@@martynridley3671 Hi Martin. Yes it's true but if you consider the #1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, I think that you will agree to say that the tones takes a huge part in the beauty or specificity of the bass lines of these tracks.
Boston’s Tom Scholz bassline from the song “More Than A Feeling” is the guessing one I think.
Rick! Sooooooo happy when I tune in!
I just happen to be Bass shopping with my daughter. Man! We had fun with this episode!
I've always loved the bass throughout Elvis Costello & the Attraction's "Pump It Up," especially during the chorus.
Bruce Thomas is a killer bass player
Lara completely agree. Probably my favorite bassist.
And nearly everything he did with the Attractions.
Yes. Elvis Costello has had awesome bass lines in his songs especially Pump It Up.
I love Geddy's early 90s tone, especially on 'Leave that thing alone'.
His tone and sound have been amazing but the counterparts onward tones are freaking amazing
I think he had some great tones when using the Wal bass in that time period.
Most people also sleep on "Hold Your Fire" just because they hate synths but they are really missing out on some of Geddy's best and most interesting bass playing. It's jazzy and funky and really elastic.
Geddy's tone has always been awesome
The Enemy Within...
So great to see Curve on the list! One of the sounds of my teens :)
I just love love love Prakash John on the infamous "Rock'n'roll animal" by Lou Reed. Real hidden gem.
It bring such a lively tone in a really dark live album.
Faith no more’s bass player is a beast. He is massively underrated.
Michael Steele He’s solid as f**k.
Absolutely!
FNM just rules in general!!! Billy kicks ass!
Agreed! One of my favorite bands
His funky stank on Kindergarten is just so delicious
my favorite bass line roundabout ,Chris Squire
Chris was innovative, talented, transformative and charismatic, but sometimes the Rick with a Pick through Marshall Amps was imho more like baritone guitar. That being said, I was honored to see them 3 times in the late 70s, all great shows.
Mine is from heart of the sunrise from Chris too
I would have chosen Heart of the Sunrise too. Glad he made the list though...I was getting worried there towards the end. :)
Chris' sound was famous for the way he used the rotosound dual output (one channel per pickup) to feed both a bass and a guitar amp simultaneously. This was one of the key things in his distinctive sound that gave him that great mid range growl while still getting solid bottom end.
Long Distance Runaround as well. When it comes to Squire, the list goes on, and on...
Thank you for the Curve recommendation. GREAT song and the bassline is sensational.
Curve's later work went towards straight electronica, but their first three albums are fantastic, IMO. I remember reading an interview with Dean Garcia (Curve's bass player), and he said that he prefers to leave the strings on his bass forever until they're dull sounding, and that's how he gets that tone (playing with a pick on those dull strings). I'm really tempted to leave a set of strings on a bass until they're old and grungy just to try it out for myself.
@@nailholesga I wonder if flats would work to get there, since they have much more pronounced mids.
JPJ on Heartbreaker is crazy great. His heaviest, distorted tone
My personal favourite bass sound is Simon Gallup from The Cure on the whole Faith album. Barry Adamson on Magazine’s Back To Nature is similarly awesome. Then there’s Lemmy. And Peter Hook.
The intro to Would by AIC is amazing and powerful
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Anything from Jar of Flies is dope af! 🗻🎸🎼👍
surprised that Curve is here! Love Dean Garcia's wall of guitar sound...and gorgeous Toni Halliday's lush vocal soundscapes ugh 😍🥰🎼🎸💪🔊
Not sure how Peter Hook is overlooked on this one. Such an inventive iconic Bass player. Oh well, it's presented from a personal perspective I suppose.
In Beato world, post-punk doesn't exist and modern rock skips straight to grunge. Peter Hook's basslines and sound are the most recognizable in modern rock. Ceremony.
@UCYwxcQ725wI8zU8uH6IRb-Q for myself personally, the fact that his unique style was formulated by Curtis make's it even more interesting. I think he really had an ear for uniqueness.
Peter Hook's tone is instantly recognizable
I also think Andy Rourke from smiths (rip) should
Get more props . No surprise that Marr is the focus but underneath the chiming guitar there’s serious bass playing
So true. Agree on Hooky. I’d also throw JJ Burnel on my list - the bass on Nice and Sleazy is as cool as it gets.
i don't know if someone has already answered the question,... but the song at 11:56, is Boston's "Hitch a Ride" . You even have a "what makes this song great" epissode featuring this masterpiece.
What a sound.... gotta love that song.
Yep, awesome bass line.
then it should be played by Tom Scholz
Were you right? Did you win?
@@robgraham5016 He's 100% right. listen to the song
John Wetton - Starless -King Crimson. John tears the roof off by the end of this amazing track.
100% agree.
Absolutely, mate! Weston has my favorite bass tone of all-time. His best sound is actually on the KC live album “USA.”
Yeah, Wetton was a monster in KC. His bass on "Starless and Bible Black" (the instrumental one, not "Starless") blew my mind the first time I heard it.
Not mention his scorching work on the first UK album. And I loved him in Asia before I head any of his earlier work.
Curve doesn't get enuff love, awesome to see them on the list!
I almost jumped out and screamed when Ben Shapherd 's part came in. He's an incredibly underrated bassist of his era and mostly unrecognised. My favourites are rusty cage, drawing flies and pretty noose
Simon Gallup of the Cure has a monster live bass tone. You feel it in your entire body. His tone on Disintegration is fantastic too - that growly Stingray sound. And on Faith with the Fender P.
"Hanging Garden" would also be good. " Fascination Street" probably good for a more well known song
Lovesong
Guitar and bass in The Cure are second to none..i looooove the Cure
Muse's Hysteria still has one of my favourite bass sounds. Hard to tell if I like it better isolated, or just hearing it live better.
Muse! simply great. I love them.
Agreed, and Plug in baby
1 word, Futurism
Saw them live at a music festival in Montreal, they played this long build up intro and then just jumped into it loud with strobes and stuff, blew my socks off it was awesome.
We're talking about bass tone, not bassline.
A very underrated bass player for me is LEMMY, and his bass solo on the second track of Motorhead's OVERKILL album: "Stay Clean".
Great list! I love these videos that you’ve made for us. I got a couple points to make real quick and painlessly. Really glad to see Ben shepherd and the superunknown album on here. FOBD is a great tune with definitely a great solid bass line. I grew up on this album and I’ve always been wicked impressed by the musicianship on it. It really is a lot more musically exploratory than a good amount of the other grunge from that same time period. Ever since I was little I’ve loved having “my wave” in my headphones loud. I still listen to that album regularly 30ish years later. The last minute and a half of “my wave” is the crowning point of that entire album I believe. It’s so beautiful and loud and clean and has the perfect mix of interesting/unexpected bass, fuzz/wah guitar and other effects I won’t pretend to know about, and Cornell’s droning vocals. That’s my vote for best grunge album/song ever. The other thing I wanted to add is where is the jam rock representation here?? Phil lesh, Mike Gordon, oteil burbridge, les claypool could be on this list too… you get the idea. Keep making these brother. You’re all I watch lately. Thank you.
Lenny staffs west mids
Geddy Lee - Red Barchetta
Such a soothing lead using bass.
Best living bassist so you could pick probably over a hundred songs (for all different reasons) by him.
John Paul Jones on heartbreaker gets me every time
right? It's just that that damn Pagey always sucks me into figuring out his guitar multitracking wizardry and I get lost lol! 🎸🎼🧙♂️
And then there's Bonzo...and all the time signature fuckery... 🤣😖🎸🎼🤘
I was waiting and waiting and waiting for nolly and I was upset that he wouldn't be on the list, but my face lit up when I saw him at the very end! great video Rick! :)
My two favorite bass players Chris squire and John entwistle
“One of these nights”
Eagles Randy Meisner
Agreed. I play bass part time... the intro is the coolest part, but also easier than the main part.
You beat me to it! Winner!
James Kelley and
Steaveg
Haha! Thanks guys
Great tune
Not giving Peter Hook a mention seems incredible to me. His work in New Order/Joy Division is just so unique.
Agreed. It's a shame not even a mention to Rook.
@@anapaulacarneiro4175 See the very beginning of the video. Most wouldn't classify New Order as "rock".
@@d1p70 New Order are undoubtedly a rock band
@Dustin Void dude, fascination street all day!
@@d1p70 So The Jackson’s are?…
Another fantastic bass tone is Mel Schacher from the Grand Funk Live album 1970. It's low, deep, guttural and nasty! Not too many bass players sounded like that 50 years ago.
Rick Beato I love you, you´re so cool.....the videos that you made is so awesome. You are the best
Roger Water - Money, Carol Kaye - Good vibrations, Herbie Flower - Melody Nelson
From Wikipedia: Bassist Carol Kaye played on several of the "Good Vibrations" sessions, and has been identified as a prominent contributor to the track. However, analysis by Beach Boys archivist Craig Slowinski indicates that none of those recordings made the final edit as released on the single.
@@cassianandor4103 Interesting, it could very well be but she played on a bunch of other stuff and her bass sound is quite iconic in my opinion. Quincy Jones said in his 2001 autobiography Q that "... women like... Fender bass player Carol Kaye... could do anything and leave men in the dust." I think she deserve a mention.
What about Jack Bruce - "Badge." Or, Barry Oakley - "Whipping Post?"
you are right. badge is awesome.
Always love it, but isn't it more lead guitar solo?
Also the bass line in blue sky and ramblin man. Oakley had an awesome bass tonr
There are a lot of bands, that he seems to "overlook", and ABB is one of them!!! Whipping Post is one of my faves!!! I guess he doesn't care for bands, that can stretch out a song for a half hour of jamming, and nobody misses a note, because they are so in tune to each other!!! JMOHO
i like berry oakley on "in memory of elizabeth reed"
I enjoyed this video alot! As well as all your other videos...
Some great mentions in here Rick, aah the magic of bass!
Surprised to not see Les Claypool on the list. Primus has such a unique rock bass sound.
Yeah, it amazed me that Les Claypool wasn't even mentioned.
Yeah. I went to this video specifically hoping he would mention Les, lmao
@@rainbowrotcod Me too, actually!
@@astrosci8864 nice!
Primus sucks
John Taylor of Duran Duran is underrated. I've been listening to Rio over and over lately and-- no one's playing frenetic pop bass like that anymore...
John himself put out a video breaking down that bassline. He's still got it, and has a lot of fun doing it, too.
@@oxwah I thought all of his riffs were Bassed by Bernard Edwards I will have to revisit that.
Fascination Street from The Cure! Not a complicated line to play, but it's perfect, love the slides and trebly picking technique. But the sou d... BEAUTIFUL!! Simon Gallup.
Pure sound I really like the bass line from no more tears. I know is heavily produced but it sounds perfect.
Some of these guys might go beyond the 'Rock' thing but their sounds are remarkable:
Lemmy (Motorhead)
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Blacky (Voïvod)
Les Claypool (Primus)
Tom Angelripper (Sodom)
Pete Steele (Type O Negative)
Bill Gould (Faith No More)
Chris Wolstenholme (Muse)
Yes and David Ellefson of Megadeth
Les and steve Harris are so cool!
Carol Kayes, Beach boys 's Good vibrations
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Mike Rutherford of Genesis on “Get ‘em out by Friday” is not mainstream, but it’s one of my favorite bass performances/sounds of all time.
And he's so shady. Never doin ordinary stuff. Did listening a LOT to Genesis and never catch
a grip of wha hs was playing ---
Mel Schacher from Grand Funk Railroad is so overlooked it's criminal. My Nephew is a fairly new Bass Player and he asked me something to listen to for great Bass. I told him to get the "E Pluribus Funk" album. Incredible Bass from an Incredible Bass Player.
Thinking folks here including Rick Beato were to young to appreciate Mel on base, Brewer on drums and the great voice of Mark Farner who sang and played guitar. Not many bands could do that, not even Zeppelin. Overlooked yes but probably before these younger folks time and little knowledge of Grand Funk Railroad. None of the 3 made any of Ricks lists. I think strange. Mel was great in the song Inside Looking Out.