GREAT BASSLINES IN ROCK
VA - Basslines (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3
Basslines are usually simple, interesting musical themes or phrases that are repeated, with variation, throughout the song. A good bassline is the heart and soul of a song. Guitar solos and vocal gymnastics are great but don’t be fooled, it's the low-end is what gets toes tapping and people moving. It is true that there are a number of instruments that deliver that rhythm such as the electric bass, double bass, cello, tuba or keyboard whether piano, Hammond organ, electric organ, or synthesize, but this compilation tries to highlight the electric bass.
Some basslines are used as intros and some simply pull together the overall rhythmic pulse of the song. Bassline riffs usually accentuate the chord tones of each chord, generally on the first beat of the measure, which helps to define a song's key. Basslines generally align with the drums. Then other rhythm instruments join in to create a more interesting rhythmic variations. The type of rhythmic pulse used in basslines varies widely in different types of music but the primary role of the bass in a rhythm section remains the same, defining the harmonic structure. When we listen to music we all love to hear a memorable start to get us going, but no guitar shred or drum fill will ever compete with a perfectly executed bass intro.
Presented here, in no particular order, are the choicest riffs or grooves created by a bass guitar which are so good they elevate what might be an average song into a massive, foot-stomping song too remember. These are some of my favourite basslines in music together with a few that you may not know. Let’s celebrate all that is great about those basslines... Enjoy!
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VA - Basslines CD1 (A Butterboy Compilation)
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VA - Basslines CD2 (A Butterboy Compilation)
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VA - Basslines CD3 (A Butterboy Compilation)
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Tracklist 1
01 Pink Floyd - One of These Days :06:02 1971
02 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer :04:20 1977
03 Ben E. King - Stand By Me :02:56 1962
04 Cream - Sunshine of Your Love :04:07 1967
05 War - Low Rider :03:11 1975
06 Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side :04:09 1972
07 Nirvana - Come as You Are :03:39 1991
08 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication :05:21 1999
09 Beatles - Come Together :04:19 1969
10 Queen - Under Pressure :04:07 1982
11 Rick James - Super Freak :03:26 1981
12 Pearl Jam - Jeremy :05:21 1991
13 Animals - We Gotta Get Out of This Place :03:10 1965
14 Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. :03:41 2005
15 Clash - The Guns of Brixton :03:10 1979
16 Alice in Chains - Would :03:27 1992
17 Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) :07:42 1969
18 Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl :03:34 2003
19 Pretenders - My City Was Gone :05:26 1984
20 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused :06:24 1969
21 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On :03:53 1971
22 Who - The Real Me :03:21 1973
23 Steve Miller Band - The Joker :03:38 1973
24 Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears :07:24 1991
25 Pink Floyd - Money :06:34 1973
Tracklist 2
26 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin' :02:43 1966
27 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay :02:42 1968
28 White Stripes - Seven Nation Army :03:50 2002
29 Trammps - Disco Inferno :10:57 1976
30 Queen - Another One Bites the Dust :03:37 1980
31 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground :03:24 1989
32 Iggy Pop - Lust for Life :05:12 1977
33 Knack - My Sharona :04:54 1979
34 Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin') :05:08 1984
35 Four Tops - Bernadette :03:02 1966
36 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean :04:55 1982
37 Steely Dan - Josie :04:32 1977
38 Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train to London :04:34 1979
39 Clash - London Calling :03:24 1979
40 U2 - New Year's Day :04:19 1983
41 Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (Single Version) :04:15 1978
42 Loverboy - Turn Me Loose :05:37 1980
43 Fleetwood Mac - The Chain :04:27 1977
44 Cream - White Room :04:54 1968
45 Yes - Roundabout :08:36 1971
46 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On :04:16 1969
47 Petula Clark - Rain :03:00 1966
48 Deep Purple - Pictures of Home :05:05 1972
49 Doors - Peace Frog (Instrumental) :02:57 1970
50 Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn Theme :02:21 1959
Tracklist 3
51 Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride :04:12 1968
52 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Susie Q (Part 2) :04:02 1968
53 Beatles - Taxman :02:39 1966
54 James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) :02:47 1964
55 Faith No More - Epic :04:55 1989
56 Jethro Tull - Aqualung :06:33 1971
57 Yes - Heart of the Sunrise :11:33 1971
58 Offspring - Can't Repeat :03:29 2005
59 Sting - Message in a Bottle :04:51 1979
60 Daft Punk - Around the World :07:08 1997
61 Tool - Schism :06:42 2001
62 Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit :02:28 1967
63 Weather Report - Birdland :06:01 1977
64 Chicago - 25 Or 6 to 4 :04:53 1975
65 AD/DC - Back in Black :04:08 1980
66 Rush - Freewill :05:23 1980
67 Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe :03:29 1968
68 Graham Central Station - Pow :04:45 1978
69 Blur - Song 2 :02:01 1997
70 Bon Jovi - Linin' on a Prayer :04:14 1988
71 Metallica - My Freind of Misery :06:52 1991
72 Grateful Dead - Truckin :05:05 1970
73 Steve Miller Band - Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma :05:42 1973
74 Black Sabbath - N.I.B :06:09 1970
75 Moody Blues - Lovely to See You :02:34 1969
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