I was listening to Jumpin Jack Flash the other night and Bill's bass lines jumped out at me! - I was thinking just how important and what a difference the bass lines make - sometimes walkin around, sometimes just percussive and punchy, sometimes melodic in a subtle way, sometimes just leading into the next phrase - giving the song that critical drive. . . .????

What are some songs (stones or otherwise) where the bass lines make all the difference? You know, signature bass lines or styles????

How about 'Smoke On The Water' for starters?

Gimme Shelter... it just grinds away.
Fingerprint File... complete funk.

-Drake

>> I was listening to Jumpin Jack Flash the other night and Bill's bass lines jumped out at me! <<

if you were listening to the studio version, that's Keith on bass.

where to start listing Bill's great stuff ... I Wanna Be Your Man leaps to mind

Or Bill on She's So Cold.

I'm a bass player myself and for me the most important role is to "stick" the band together. To weave in between guitar and drums. At the same time the bass is a good instrument to lay the fundamental bottom. It's good to play melodic & basic, BUT without overplaying. Nothing is more disturbing than a frustrated bottom! Last but not least you can "control" the hole band with your dynamics and from time to time make a fill.

For me a great bassplayer is almost unnoticeable until you remove them from the mix.

When he doesn't play. ;~}

Bill's work on the Undercover album is fresh and thoughtful (even his Yamaha keyboard tinkering).

the bass player on the current stones is unaudible in the live concert almost,why?
have you never heard a concert about D. Jones era where the bass line is prominent?

rod

Just listen to¨Paint It Black or 19th Nervous Breakdown.

Have you seen your mother... very good bass, both sound and playing.
When it comes to Darryl Jones I think his role in the Stones is to lay down a good solid bass, and not wander up the frets too much. The lazier the guitarists gets, the more important that some one keeps the steadiness when playing live.

Koen Wrote:
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> For me a great bassplayer is almost unnoticeable
> until you remove them from the mix.


EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY!

The bass makes Start Me Up IMO.

I noted on my son's Playstaion guitar wizard a comment in the corner of a screen "a band needs a bar fridge before a bass player".

Just a joke, not an opinion, but I always note in our office garage band that the bass player always blames guitarist, the gutarist blames the bass player and they all blame the drummer (inside band humor).

Live at Leeds - My Generation

rod Wrote:
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> the bass player on the current stones is
> unaudible in the live concert almost,why?
> have you never heard a concert about D. Jones era
> where the bass line is prominent?
>
> rod


at the last oakland show, I noticed the bass was way up in the mix. Even on SOL!

HEY BULLDOG/PAPERBACK WRITER/EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT FOR ME AND MY MONKEY - ah, Beatles

listen to hampton virginia 1981 boot - wyman's bass lines are fantastic and make it enjoyable to listen to the whole boot.

HelterSkelter Wrote:
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> HEY BULLDOG/PAPERBACK WRITER/EVERYBODY'S GOT
> SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT FOR ME AND MY MONKEY -
> ah, Beatles


Two more great Beatles examples are 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds', and 'getting better'.

Oh yeah, and 'Penny Lane'. All three songs have fantastic melodic bass.

Holy christ, forgot 'Come Together'...! Damn the Beatles had a great bass player! What was his name again...?

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What's your favourite flavour?...........Cherry Red!!

"Little Help From My friends" Has a good bass part.

Exactly Mr Jimmy...was it Pete Best? - lol

Another great one was BABY YOU'RE A RICH MAN. Macca did things with the Bass that no one else was doing, he really put it out front... a non Beatles song that has always stood out was THE REAL ME by the Who, total bass and drums song....

Good choices, Helter Skelter. Of course, I'm somewhat biased towards the bass, for obvious reasons.

As far as Macca is concerned, on "Rain" the bass is practically the lead instrument. You might not like him, but his style definitely influenced my own.

Of course, thumping eighth-notes has its place, too (think AC/DC).

Svartmer Wrote:
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> Have you seen your mother... very good bass, both
> sound and playing.
> When it comes to Darryl Jones I think his role in
> the Stones is to lay down a good solid bass, and
> not wander up the frets too much. The lazier the
> guitarists gets, the more important that some one
> keeps the steadiness when playing live.


I remember at one the show at Wembley Arena in 2003, 09/15/03, Darryl suddenly had his bass overwhelmt the group sound . I think it was during " If you can't rock me". Everyone was stunned. Keith laughed heavily and , to much of Darryl's surprise, just added: " It's exactly how it has to be played". A great souvenir.

Miss You
Emotional Rescue
Fingerprint File
Break the Spell
I like Bill's bass solo but on Rock & A Hard Place in the IMAX video.
Live With Me

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The bass player is the best dancer in the band and thus sets the tone for the whole live experience. Bill Wyman, please come back and bust a move for the fans.



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2 good Stones examples are "Miss You" and the live "Imagination". On both "Start Me Up" and "Honky Tonk Women", Bill does a great job of laying out and coming in at the right time.

And, yeah, Entwhistle and McCartney are 2 masters.

Q: What do you throw a drowning bass player?

A: His amp.

A man was on an expedition with his native guide.
The first night out they heard the beat of war drums from a nearby warrior tribe.
The man told the guide he was afraid.
The guide said, "No need to fear as long as drums beat."
A while later the drums stopped, the guide screamed, "Now is time to fear!"
The man asked, "Why?"
The guide replied, "Bass Solo!!!"

What's the range of a five-string bass?

About 30 yards with a good arm.

Here are some standout bass lines that come to mind but not in any particular ranking order:

My Generation -The Who
Money -Pink Floyd
2000 light years -Stones
Rain -Beatles
My Sharona -The Knack
Fame -Bowie
Roadhouse Blues & L.A. Woman -Doors

Now let's have everyone rank them!
Hope these selections tickle your earbuds and create groovy sensations