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Best Bass line from the 80's.....

olorin

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:D Aight, god knows I have started the long, downward spiral into knocking out this 12 pack tonight, but for sheeets and giggles I was just wondering what everyones favorite bass line from any song from the 1980's happens to be. Now, i KNOW people knock the 80's, but they had some good stuff too and the bass always represents in the right hands, even in a bad song. Anyways, I am throwing down first with a bass line I think is still hard...from the song "a little more love" by Olivia Newton-John. Listen to the hook, good stuff!!!!Wheres my Newcastle.....!!!!!!

Guilty pleasures...and check out Jeff foxworthy on the keyboards..the one obviously coked up...[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK5EnzG8TSc"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]
 
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Show Me!

favorite bass line from the 1980's?

"Show Me" by ABC

I don't know the bass players name. But he kicked some serious ass!


Ritchie
 
"Itch In My Brain" by Todd and Utopia. Bassist: Kasim Sulton.

Almost anything from side 2 of the Tubes "Love Bomb".

Yes, the 80s sucked, everyone knows that, only they didn't if you looked hard.
 
bovinehost said:
"Itch In My Brain" by Todd and Utopia. Bassist: Kasim Sulton.

Almost anything from side 2 of the Tubes "Love Bomb".

Yes, the 80s sucked, everyone knows that, only they didn't if you looked hard.
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Oh HELL YES! Anything by Kasim is good in my book!

Ritchie
 
I'll knock out a few personal fave's here:

New Moon On Monday ~ Duran Duran (John Taylor)
Too Shy ~ Kajagoogoo (Nick Beggs)
Brother's Cup ~ RHCP (Flea)
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? ~ Megadeth (David Ellefson)
Creeping Death ~ Metallica (Cliff Burton)
Couldn't Stand The Weather ~ SRV (Tommy Shannon)
Method Of Modern Love ~ Hall and Oates (T-Bone Wolk)
Bonin' In The Boneyard ~ Fishbone (Norwood Fisher)
To Tame A Land ~ Iron Maiden (Steve Harris)
Driven To Tears/When The World Is Running Down ~ The Police (Sting)
The Sun and The Rain ~ Madness (Mark Bedford)
Big Bottom ~ Spinal Tap (Nigel Tufnel, Derek "Lukewarm Water" Smalls, David St. Hubbins)
 
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Yes, the 80s sucked, everyone knows that, only they didn't if you looked hard.
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Took the words out of my mouth Jack. And you had to look REEEEAAAAALY hard.:rolleyes:
 
shamus63 said:
I'll knock out a few personal fave's here:

New Moon On Monday ~ Duran Duran (John Taylor)
Too Shy ~ Kajagoogoo (Nick Beggs)
Brother's Cup ~ RHCP (Flea)
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? ~ Megadeth (David Ellefson)
Creeping Death ~ Metallica (Cliff Burton)
Couldn't Stand The Weather ~ SRV (Tommy Shannon)
Method Of Modern Love ~ Hall and Oates (T-Bone Wolk)
Bonin' In The Boneyard ~ Fishbone (Norwood Fisher)
To Tame A Land ~ Iron Maiden (Steve Harris)
Driven To Tears/When The World Is Running Down ~ The Police (Sting)
Big Bottom ~ Spinal Tap (Derek "Lukewarm Water" Smalls)
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Those are all great picks! Flea, especially, did some nice stuff in the 80s. I also love T-Bone Wolk; I remember reading his "Bass in the 80s" column in Guitar for the Practicing Musician IN the 80s :)
 
Walking on the Moon..

prickly_pete said:
Mr. Pink by Level 42.

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..Thats the diggity...you got to bring it all the way back sometimes like that. Dont matter how bad the song is, a good bass line will always cut through the mix. I used to hum bass lines as a kid to all kinds of songs, even commercials. Good stuff...What about" walking on the moon" by the Police? Yeah Baby
 
What about 99 red balloons by Nina the Intro is a great line the rest is boring
Dancing master by John entwistle ( was a piss take on disco but turned out great)
Paul young with pino on his fretless ray

I have to disagree a lot of great bass came from the 80s - so I am a fan
also EB bought MM the best hit of them all
 
I am with you man I am fan of the eighties...you had to be a much better musician then than now. How about the bass line from "three days" by janes addcition? late eighties, but still..
 
olorin said:
I am with you man I am fan of the eighties...you had to be a much better musician then than now. How about the bass line from "three days" by janes addcition? late eighties, but still..
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Well, if we're going to mention Jane's here..."Trip Away".
 
"The Mayor of Simpleton" XTC (Colin Moulding)
"Territories" Rush (Geddy Lee)
"O My God" The Police (Sting)

Also, the aforementioned picks my Mr. James Shamus (among many others) are excellent. M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E (Thanks a lot, James! Won't get that one out of my head anytime soon!)
 
Oldtoe said:
Also, the aforementioned picks my Mr. James Shamus (among many others) are excellent. M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E (Thanks a lot, James! Won't get that one out of my head anytime soon!)
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A-S-Y-O-U-S-H-O-U-L-D-N'-T
 
Trip away...been a while since I listened to triple x. GOOD TIMES BRO....got one for you. How about the bassline from "express yourself" from N.W.A.? I actually learned that all the way, loved that jam so funky!!!Yeah and thats still the eighties!!! I bet BP could drop a finkay ass bassline like that by ear if he heard it. You seen BP play? hes got the rythm DAWG!!!!
 
Hey bro...is that the same dud e that sings with toto? You got taste, that is a tough ass bass line love it.
 
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