Very memorable bass lines

[Anton_Berg]

Kaya, Bob Marley.

I'm a Man, Chicago.

Out on the Tiles, Led Zeppelin.

Amelia, Joni Mitchell. Actually, most of the Hejira album.

 

[rkangel]

"Stepping Out" Joe Jackson. It's synthesised but hypnotic nonetheless.

 

[clag01]

 

[JJHJHonthewing]

Oasis - cigarettes and alcohol. Boshh

 

[sparkins]

The Cure - A Forest

 

[Malaguena]

Unless I've missed it, the best one hasn't been mentioned yet ..... Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water

 

[JackG]

 

[Littlejimmy]

U2 - New Years Day

 

[Derby_Red]

The Magnificent Seven - The Clash (Norman Watt-Roy, really)
Rhythm Stick - Blockheads (him again)
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Most things by Bernard Edwards (Chic)
Most things by Horace Panter (Specials)
Most things by Mick Karn (Japan)
Rio/New Religion - John Taylor (Duran Duran)

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

U2 - New Years Day

Adam Clayton got the bass riff for New Years Day whilst trying to replicate Fade To Grey by Visage

 

[PooliePete]

They've been mentioned a couple of times already - testament to how good Derek Forbes is - but Simple Minds: Glittering Prize

 

[Ziggy]

"Stepping Out" Joe Jackson. It's synthesised but hypnotic nonetheless.

Graham Maby Joe’s longtime bassist played it live on stage. Until Joe later rearranged into a slow ballad. Which he reckoned it was meant to be…but escaped into the version we all know.
He’s been playing it ballad like for a few years now.

 

[rkangel]

Graham Maby Joe’s longtime bassist played it live on stage. Until Joe later rearranged into a slow ballad. Which he reckoned it was meant to be…but escaped into the version we all know.
He’s been playing it ballad like for a few years now.

Yeah, I've seen it played live and it's great. I can scarce contain my excitement that I'm going to see him again in the Autumn and he promises 1st half of show is greatest hits on the piano and second half is new (and properly imaginative) album with full band. Bring it on.

 

[Chutney]

You'd struggle to get more recognisable than Hooky's bass on Transmission by Joy Division.

Or Ceremony. Or She's Lost Control. Or Age of Consent. Or Isolation. Or... repeat until you stop hitting me.

 

[wyliefan]

Peaches - The Stranglers (and lots of other's of their's too)
Funeral Pyre - The Jam

 

[Derby_Red]

They've been mentioned a couple of times already - testament to how good Derek Forbes is - but Simple Minds: Glittering Prize

Forgot him off my list, which is unforgiveable. A lot of his stuff you think is guitar.

Also in that vein Stuart Morrow of New Model Army. Outstanding.

 

[LessoftheLip]

Or Ceremony. Or She's Lost Control. Or Age of Consent. Or Isolation. Or... repeat until you stop hitting me.

Was about to say Age of Consent but I checked first

 

[Merlin]

Speed King - Deep Purple.
Anaesthesia (Pulling Teeth) - Metallica.
N.I.B. - Black Sabbath.

 

[LessoftheLip]

Simple Minds again - Sweat in Bullet.

 

[Glover_elbow]

Best air bass ever meticulously played by alan partridge

Music for chameleons Gary Numan