VA - Basslines (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

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 variation. 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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Track lists

CD1

01 Pink Floyd - One of These Days 6:01

02 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer 4:20

03 Ben E. King - Stand By Me 2:55

04 Cream - Sunshine of Your Love 4:06

05 War - Low Rider 3:11

06 Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side 4:08

07 Nirvana - Come as You Are 3:38

08 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication 5:21

09 Beatles - Come Together 4:19

10 Queen - Under Pressure 4:07

11 Rick James - Super Freak 3:25

12 Pearl Jam - Jeremy 5:20

13 Animals - We Gotta Get Out of This Place 3:10

14 Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. 3:41

15 Clash - The Guns of Brixton 3:09

16 Alice in Chains - Would 3:27

17 Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) 7:42

18 Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl 3:33

19 Pretenders - My City Was Gone 5:25

20 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused 6:24

21 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 3:53

22 Who - The Real Me 3:20

23 Steve Miller Band - The Joker 3:37

24 Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears 7:24

25 Pink Floyd - Money 6:34

CD2

26 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin' 2:42

27 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay 2:42

28 White Stripes - Seven Nation Army 3:50

29 Trammps - Disco Inferno 10:57

30 Queen - Another One Bites the Dust 3:37

31 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground 3:24

32 Iggy Pop - Lust for Life 5:12

33 Knack - My Sharona 4:53

34 Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin') 5:07

35 Four Tops - Bernadette 3:01

36 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 4:54

37 Steely Dan - Josie 4:31

38 Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train to London 4:34

39 Clash - London Calling 3:23

40 U2 - New Year's Day 4:18

41 Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (Single Version) 4:14

42 Loverboy - Turn Me Loose 5:37

43 Fleetwood Mac - The Chain 4:27

44 Cream - White Room 4:53

45 Yes - Roundabout 8:36

46 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On 4:16

47 Petula Clark - Rain 3:00

48 Deep Purple - Pictures of Home 5:05

49 Doors - Peace Frog (Instrumental) 2:56

50 Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn Theme 2:20

CD3

51 Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride 4:12

52 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Susie Q (Part 2) 4:01

53 Beatles - Taxman 2:38

54 James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) 2:46

55 Faith No More - Epic 4:55

56 Jethro Tull - Aqualung 6:32

57 Yes - Heart of the Sunrise 11:32

58 The Offspring - Can't Repeat 3:29

59 Sting - Message in a Bottle 4:51

60 Daft Punk - Around the World 7:07

61 Tool - Schism 6:42

62 Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit 2:27

63 Weather Report - Birdland 6:00

64 Chicago - 25 Or 6 to 4 4:52

65 Ac/Dc - Back in Black 4:08

66 Rush - Freewill 5:23

67 Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe 3:28

68 Graham Central Station - Pow 4:45

69 Blur - Song 2 2:01

70 Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer 4:14

71 Metallica - My Freind of Misery 6:51

72 Grateful Dead - Truckin 5:05

73 Steve Miller Band - Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma 5:42

74 Black Sabbath - N.I.B 6:08

75 Moody Blues - Lovely to See You 2:34

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