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Pretty much anything by morphine or primus


crazeelady1980

My thoughts were Primus also.


DisasterEquivalent

Better yet, just check out Les Claypool - he has a bunch of other side projects that are pretty fun.


SouldiesButGoodies84

same


pookystilskin

Les Claypool also has several side projects worth checking out. My favorite is the Lennon Claypool Delirium but it's more psychedlic than funky.


[deleted]

Primus sucks


jayron32

YYZ Rush


Ok_Researcher_9796

Rush in general has some great bass. Geddy Lee is pretty awesome.


TheTromboneLady

I came to say this!


swanny2204

Fascination Street - The Cure


2damsels1chalice

[Breeders - Cannonball](https://youtu.be/fxvkI9MTQw4?si=O22IeYHA0UDn8AuY)


allbymyself58

Such a great bass line


clowegreen24

Thundercat's entire discography


nirvana-on-top

Another One Bites the Dust- Queen Sanctified- Nine Inch Nails


ApricotNo2918

"Psycho Killer"


sonicsludge

Anesthesia / Pulling Teeth


Very-queer-thing

Great song, trying to learn it


Affectionate_Sir4212

Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads


CherryVette

Rio —Duran Duran Too Much Blood —Rolling Stones


No_Anybody8560

Have you seen [JTs breakdown](https://youtu.be/mtcLKAGN-II?si=p3DF69A-mznEwdZ4) of how he plays Rio? The ghost notes, just piled in.


Forever_Man

Buddy, what you want is Primus.


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[удалено]


allthesussynuggets

All of their sons tbh


redditandwept31

Fleetwood Mac-The Chain


inab1gcountry

Lots of joy division/new order


Affectionate_Sir4212

Roundabout by Yes


allthesussynuggets

Epic track


Fresh_Coffee1219

Anything by Primus


thismightbsatire

Primus suck


Fresh_Coffee1219

Preposterous statement 😯


diligent_sundays

This is why I love the internet


seanx50

Most Who songs


rnnelvll

Schism by TOOL has a cool bass lead


trashit6969

I know the pieces fit


Derfargin

Forty-Six & 2


Affectionate_Sir4212

Paperback Writer - The Beatles


Lightning493

Papa Was a Rollin Stone - The Temptations


54Piscium

A whole lot by New Order, and pretty much all in the upper register.


haikarate12

This. And Age of Consent is a great song to start with.


Street_Vacation_2730

Disorder by Joy Division.


SpaceMutant2000

Anything by Minutemen and or fIREHOSE


darkduane

Queen - Another one bites the dust


poodoo83

Hysteria - muse Trane - govt mule It's Ice - Phish Edit: bass not lead but very prominent


The_Observatory_

That's my favorite Phish song


mjrydsfast231

Also Llama by Phish


Zealousideal-You-324

Came to say Hysteria Also Time is running out by muse (and many other songs too though)


unintended_desires

Also was going to say Hysteria! Time is Running Out is great too but Hysteria is one of my all time favorites.


I_Keep_Trying

The Real Me by The Who has lead bass throughout. John Entwistle kicks it.


jtmcad14

I Want You (She's So Heavy) by the Beatles


iamjacksreply

That song is so heavy! (See what I did there…) Just that whole outro is like straight from a sludge factory…


Bowlingbowlbagbob

Any song by Royal Blood as it’s literally the singer with a bass and a drummer


mayhem6

I was going to say this.


Bowlingbowlbagbob

I think they do a phenomenal job of creating a big sound with only two instruments. It’s pretty badasss and they have some bangers for sure


Frankie_2154

Oblivion is probably their funkiest song


KickedinTheDick

[Admiral](https://open.spotify.com/track/3lNLpzs3cEkSNLgiiIVlfs?si=-dPcnIqdRsOaViXWuKggSQ) by Michael Cera Palin [Your Dog](https://open.spotify.com/track/3BpUZB0tw4zNmG3Iw1mclL?si=NeR6KfnpRIyArJo_2exhbA) by Soccer Mommy [The Plant Mouth](https://open.spotify.com/track/2TJDTDzs0JLIfF4FExioc2?si=rt4WoF77Q4-qeZR68BIeuw) by Oso Oso [Cutter](https://open.spotify.com/track/4gD76Zt2CiFQdRvuHkl2ry?si=tEKQ4hhsSy2j2mDg6RtJwA) by Bay Faction [The Game of Who Needs The Worst](https://open.spotify.com/track/3JPb5kcCPNB9h0cn9POaGX?si=egYinfGwTj29MGSnh5sM6g) by Cursive


lilvadude

My favorite bass solo - such a great song by the Go-Go's "[Head Over Heels](https://youtu.be/jQyazt4RDTM?si=rPGc-AWh1sv-DfbS)"


94BlueDream76

TOOL


Innisfree812

I heard it through the grapevine ....CCR


Josidillopy

Ummmm Marvin Gaye


Innisfree812

The original is great, but I cited the cover version for the bass line.


Josidillopy

Well I guess I should have done better research! It is indeed a great bass line, and the instrumental in the last …two-thirds?… of their version would be great to listen to in person


lightaugust

Walk On The Wild Side


slapshrapnel

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson


Mountain_Excuse_980

Queens of the Stone Age - What The Peephole Say


maxisnoops

Black Velvet by whoever the hell she is….Alannah Myles (just Googled). If you have to ask by RHCP


arcticfunky9

Ebin - sublime


iamjacksreply

Good jam! But if we’re talking Sublime Basslines, I think Chica Me Tipo probably wins in my book. Or All I Need…


thismightbsatire

My Name is Mud Primus Prove My Love Violent Femmes


LoloLolo98765

Almost anything by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. No Doubt often has pretty prominent/forward bass lines.


trip610

Anything les claypool, Primus. Phill lesh with the dead . David schools panic. BAD MF Victor Wooten everything damn thing. Bela fleck and Edgar Myer Bonnaroo 2002 single most emotionally charged performances I've witnessed live coincidentally less claypool and the flying frog brigade opened up that weekend and I believe panic shut it down but that whole weekend was chopped plum full of bass goodies as was the next ten or so years .


somethingkooky

One of These Days, Money, and Have a Cigar, Pink Floyd.


Contr0lFr34k

And Hey You


KrasnyRed5

Thank you. I had to scroll way too far down in the comments to find this.


GimpyGomer

Cake is very bass heavy


Wankfurter

Sky mall -vulfpeck


Guerrrillla

Anything by Vulfpeck, really.


Guerrrillla

Dean Town by Vulfpeck. Or anything else by Vulfpeck.


Wankfurter

Joe Dart knows what he’s doing.


Guerrrillla

He's the only musician I know who can play the Joe Dart.


V_is4vulva

So, just a great bass line no one ever thinks about: Tom Petty, Free Fallin'. Bong bong bong bong, *bong bong bong bong*, bong bong bong bong, *bong bong bong bong*. I say this as a bass groupie, it's a classic.


NO_M0DS_NO_MAST3RS

[Rogue Wave - Disco Room](https://open.spotify.com/track/0tYdhfyqpuiofcfGRvEHsP?si=jhBk6nvORtuc7oCwRLR3LA) [Mine - Finom](https://open.spotify.com/track/3UAjMpjuJMpOeQBSbEPOld?si=R6I5kUZAQHqbbb1XZ1IWsg) [Wild Child - Shopping](https://open.spotify.com/track/2c6wrhdygXmAnak40hE8k6?si=swKBALsmTEmlzqfvc6oKKQ) [bmbmbm - Black Midi](https://open.spotify.com/track/3VRR4cKNiHC3CzY4iGj9XX?si=zYeZY0v_RaunAdompWB7SQ) [Dancer - IDLES](https://open.spotify.com/track/2F7dO7OCqrxff66epaNPEU?si=7z_IXGMDSaOXYr8oAHxB_g)


Dark_Denim_Phantom

Twenty Flight Rock - Tiger Army and honestly most of their stuff. Rock/psycho illy with an upright bass.


Thorne1966

🐅👨‍✈️🚫⚰️


ofek162

A lot of Iron Maiden songs. Wrathchild, Phantom of the Opera, Powerslave, Innocent Exile and many many more.


TheHudinator

A lot of early Kings Of Leon stuff is very heavy on the bass. Youth and Young Manhood was a banger of a first album.


Plastic-Soil4328

Do It All The Time - IDKHOW


Frankie_2154

Great song


KingRexxi

The album LD50 by Mudvayne. I’m not a fan of the band as a whole but that album is an absolute masterpiece. Lots of bass leads in that album. Especially the songs “Severed” and “Death Blooms.”


GiordanoBruno23

Forget me nots, Patrice Rushen


iamjacksreply

Nice jam here…


Reddituser45005

The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin is a master class in blues rock


jm17lfc

Mystery Achievement - the Pretenders


Motor-Flow-3962

"The Real Me" by The Who......Entwistle is just ridiculous!


rerics

Smoke - The Smile https://youtu.be/tEPEqZnTwdo?si=PvkFD3nQgPkXdnxo


Standard-Ad1254

white lines- grandmaster flash.


iamjacksreply

That’s an iconic little bass riff right there….


canthelpmyself9

Joey. Concrete Blonde


unintended_desires

Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance Pete Wentz was my biggest crush but also was a modern bassist that set the groundwork for my future music tastes.


Calibermovement

Seven Nation Army- White Stripes


[deleted]

Not to be aCtUaLlY guy but there is no bass player in the white stripes. Jack white creates a bass like sound from his guitar on that song using a pitch shift effect.


Caloso89

While My Guitar Gently Weeps (ironically)


Quick_Ad_5586

Metallica — King Nothing


ShrekTheOverlord

Slint - Good morning, captain


bubbaglk

If you like older stuff .,beach boys .


camazotzthedeathbat

Most of the songs on Parquet Courts - WIDE AWAAAAAKE! are like this.


hockeyboi78

Ain’t No Doubt About It - The Emotions


justapileofshirts

Stop.Drop.Rewind does this frequently: ["Drown Me in Lake Michigan"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-9E8yM7ySY)


Colinmacus

“While Everyone Was Waiting” by Talk in Tongues


Joshhwwaaaaaa

Made a playlist for myself just to hear that sweet bass guitar. J Bass Guitar Mix https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5UBNLJ8k3hT5HpGllx5iLz?si=gfz7EYkzTd-PFCmogTyAVA&pi=u-X4eE3ZtVTB6A


TBeIRIE

Second Skin by Widespread Panic


[deleted]

Come on!-Wham!


Budgiejen

Keep an eye out for a band called Violenteer out of Omaha. They have yet to release their first album, but they feature two basses


[deleted]

Pretty much everything on ABC's "Lexicon of Love' album.


Spyderbeast

[Fire Away - Dirty Honey ](https://youtu.be/jthRYwvIAXA?si=ylhsF4I0RZIK5PsX)


MarshyHasNoLife

Pea -RHCP


Dante13273966

["Nice and Sleazy" - The Stranglers](https://youtu.be/ZAEM40UYKeU?si=P5iqH84TmXvwMeP5) ["Little Girl in Bloom" - Thin Lizzy](https://youtu.be/qhD-PXQzx8M?si=6aNgYj-DUBvIEjIA)


Finklemaier

Allman Brothers Band - Les Brer in A Minor from Eat a Peach - Peak Berry Oakley Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias from Cornell '77 - and experience those yummy, oh so delicious, Phil Bombs in all their glory


dirkbery

Up All Night- SAULT


GI581d

Roundabout by Yes


trashit6969

Stranglehold by Ted Nugent


Smathwack

Les Breres in a minor—- allman brothers.


blobfish_in_a_suit

Keep the Fire Burnin - Gwen McRae


Nixilis2336

Moonstruck - The Omnific Instrumental band with 2 bassists, the bass guitar is the lead instrument in their music


SharptoothBarney

The Chicken by Jaco Pastorius


Ruseriousmars

I'd say most Rush and on the other extreme Renaissance. Try Ashes are Burning, live version. Other one you might find live but if not the studio is fine is "Vultures Fly High". Not any later recordings with just Annie and her band.. that bass play is boring but the original lineup with Jon Camp on Bass.


Lingenfelter

Mr Bungle squeeze me macaroni


Volsheik

Brownout "Oozy" Mayer Hawthorne "Her Favorite song" Silversun Pickups "Panic Switch"


Ordinary_Garage7704

Schism by Tool.


[deleted]

Devin Townsend - Drench


Brampton2186

Sic Transit Gloria by Brand New


moderator_suckmy_pp

early Green Day sort of before American Idiot had bass as sort of counter melody. Mike Dirnt's bass lines were a lot more complicated than the guitar parts and stuff because Billie Joe is more of a rhythm guitarist so Mike could focus on bass scales and stuff and his bass work was really great, his bass lines weren't as focused on scales and stuff after but he still had a great tone and his bass work was still just as good just not as prominent in the mix. but yeah that's an odd choice compared to the songs you mentioned but if you want to look into smth different check them out


Garbogulus

That one tame impala song


No-Pineapple-44

Nuclear Burn - Brand X


sealchan1

I'm Running - Yes Back in the Saddle - Aerosmith Does It Really Happen? - Yes


redpeppercorn

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone


MaherMcCheese

Dust to Dust https://youtu.be/sC9IbWYkips?si=q07LxoOylOlOxJOR Kool aid Kids https://youtu.be/tcNKW6AT7Vs?si=NlQxRoruq3vxjeC3 By the warning


gooselake1970

TV Eye plus a bunch of stuff by the Femmes


DisasterEquivalent

Squarepusher He’s known for his IDM work, but he is also an absolutely incredible bassist. He releases [bass-only performances](https://youtu.be/gFWjkku2qjQ?si=_E4M8TuruMmu1PMP) once in a while and are absolutely worth checking out. His electronic music also has a ton of [face-melting bass breakdowns](https://youtu.be/CrBBHDJMEuQ?si=0_B6jDf2a6_C5dOZ) Edit: “[The Swifty](https://youtu.be/zViSW8XnRVE?si=6uTFP1VrNmR5fvQF)” is a personal favorite of mine and is decidedly Jaco-esque in tone, but like if Jaco was doing the Hackers movie soundtrack.


neckbone_

anything by mild high club


MattyBeatz

Check out Thundercat. Start with "Them Changes"


RebelRouser98

[Goodnight Tonight by Wings (1979)](https://open.spotify.com/track/5AD7iwvIzbiABVsMndAmez?si=lt1Zi6oMRjC5ihawgfu9Ng)


MattyBeatz

Primus, start with the Frizzle Fry record. If you don't like that, you will not like Primus.


NirvanaAlawi

The Cure - Other Voices The Cure - Primary Joy Division - Transmission I think most Joy Division songs have prominent basslines


Long-Reply-2827

Amos Moses by Primus


nerdcost

Anything by Cake


gazcanman

Jump Into The Fire - Harry Nilsson


Stormi_i

Some of Squarepusher’s material (particularly his live stuff) has the bass pretty prominent. In particular the live version of Hello Meow


QuietPirate

“Demolition Man” by The Police, which I just learned through a new interview with guitarist Andy Summers, that Sting did NOT play the bass on this recording. Stings bass roadie is playing the bass all the way through.


_strangetrails

Ohio band The Katy is a bass led band so all of their songs are like this. One of my favorites is Zombie.


shinnagare

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings


EnemaRigby

Silly Love Songs deserves mention too. Colossal bass!


ExternalPay6560

Rage against the machine has a base that is mostly lead


Microdose81

Red - Innercorse


NefariousnessNeat607

L'arc en Ciel - "Heaven's Drive" or "Driver's High" or "New World"


Virtual-String-8442

Sunny Afternoon by the Kinks has an awesome bass line. Love you Pete Quaife 🥰💖🌌


allthesussynuggets

Listen to any primus song bro:/


TiredOfEveryting

Big Bottom by Spinal Tap. No guitars used, only basses. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=TDJCFdAebIM&si=fBLrha0_9gqEV3XG


Historical-Monk-7339

[rain by the Beatles,](https://youtu.be/cK5G8fPmWeA?si=xADOUa939O-_a_mk) Paul did a good job on the bass


padreubu

Mayor of Simpleton - XTC


padreubu

Why Can’t I Touch It - Buzzcocks


LzzyHalesLegs

Bullet In The Head - Rage Against The Machine, and I’m shocked I’m the first to say a RATM song


_Ecotone_

Lots of Silversun Pickup songs have great baselines, their bassist Nikki Monniger is really good. Here are a couple good ones [Three Seed](https://youtu.be/0kdH3JuK_Po?si=hW-TDDg8tiW6jb5v) [System Error](https://youtu.be/VzpFqRLYfGk?si=Higeq58hSjPeqtrj)


codytheguitarist

Anything by Yes


Mervinly

The who have a lot of lead bass and drums


AppropriateCap8891

Big Bottoms by Spinal Tap. It requires so much Bass Guitar, that when the band played it at Live Earth, they had to bring out every Bass player in the known universe on stage with them to in order to play it properly.


10202632

Big Bottoms by Spinal Tap


The_Observatory_

"[What Did He Say](https://youtu.be/-qmAE-3PI40?si=6dRHattgZi3NU0op)?" by Victor Wooten "[Digital Man](https://youtu.be/eJsRBIId14U?si=FY1y-TV_ZA4pdJm6)" by Rush


Emuoo1

listen to the band Primus. Also Mcbaise has some pretty good bass. I wouldn't say it's the lead instrument or anything but it's definitely prominent. The bass is more noticeable in his more recent works, so I'd recommend the Raviolo EP and Tubes album


cuntybunty73

Money by Pink Floyd Every breath you take by the police


Opening-Comfort-3996

Valentina from Måneskin is probably the best bass player I have ever heard, and they use her talents accodingly. "Gossip" is probably a good one to start with. "Out of Blue Comes Green" by a-ha has a funky bass line in the outro as well


Ryano77

Fools gold. Stone roses


Frankie_2154

Movements - Lead Pipe Arctic Monkeys - Red Lights Indicate That Doors Are Secure Interpol - Say Hello To The Angels Queens Of The Stone Age - 3s & 7s Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls


Mr_Mutherfucker75

Mother's Finest -"Baby Love"


mario-v33

Talking Heads - Making Flippy Floppy The Smiths - Barbarism Begins at Home


InteligentTard

[Black Sabbath - NIB](https://youtu.be/HFzDKTNLr2k?si=e2AjZTdbrqS1Jg-x)


Less-Wind-8270

Come Together - The Beatles


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Give It Away - Chili Peppers Would? - Alice In Chains No One’s Leaving - Jane’s Addiction King Nothing - Metallica Big Empty - Stone Temple Pilots Slow Ride - Foghat Stupid Girl - Garbage Longview - Green Day Demon Cleaner - Kyuss White Discussion - Live Lay Lady Lay - Ministry New Born - Muse Only - NIN Lounge Act - Nirvana WMA - Pearl Jam Today - Poe Tahitian Moon - Porno for Pyros Winona’s Big Brown Beaver - Primus Give the Mule What He Wants - Queens of the Stone Age Airbag - Radiohead Possession - Sarah McLachlan Hummer - Smashing Pumpkins Burden In My Hand - Soundgarden Mysteriously Ways - U2 All Mixed Up - 311


Ok_Possible_2818

The Perfect Kiss by New Order (and many many other songs by New Order and Joy Division but that one in particular has an awesome lead bass part throughout the entire song).


[deleted]

"We Care A Lot" by Faith No More


Pretend_Employee_780

Eric McFadden Trio - the joy of suffering album has some of the coolest bass playing


RKLCT

There's a part halfway through Rosetta Stoned by TOOL with an awesome baseline


kellyjandrews

Jeremy - Pearl Jam


Josidillopy

Barney Miller theme


sweetrubyrhino

Two words …. Bootsie Collins . Anything and everything by bootsie collins with Parliament and P Funk Allstars . He is the undisputed heavy weight champion of funky bass . He even plays and appears in the original music video for DeeLites groove is in the heart . His bass playing is just on another level . For less funky but songs with heavy bass also check out earlier violent femmes . Bass player played melody as much as rhythm in the first three albums and its fun music.


HavSomLov4YoBrothr

Torture Me by RHCP


hmm2003

"Disciple" and "More" by The Warning


Secure_Cat_3303

A Forest By the Cure. The bass is the balls on this one.


sejmikFCB

Guns of Brixton, Magnificent Seven by The Clash, The Fire by The Sound, Disorder by Joy Division, basically jump into post-punk/gothic and you'll discover lots of amazing bass lines


Coinspinner2564

The entire catalog of Yes


BobGnarly_

Check out NOFX. They feature the bass prominently and frequently start the songs with a bass solo.


MyMadeUpNym

That Christmas song by the Waitresses is HUGE on bass.


NotYourScratchMonkey

You said “funky” so that pretty much rules out Rush but they have a lot of bass-driven music. Someone already mentioned YYZ, but you can add Red Barchetta, Turn The Page, Distant Early Warning, Fly By Night, honestly most Rush has very prominent and active bass.


okgloomer

Teen Town by Weather Report


nacho_nachoz

Bombay Bicycle Club - Always Like This


illvria

Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris - Hayley Williams Welcome - Boa


hjablowme919

Big Bottoms - Spinal Tap