Favorite bass song: a confession

[ack1961]

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Wow.  Thanks for that. I haven't heard that in many, many years.

[uwe]

I'm probably the only person on earth that has the complete BST oeuvre on CD. And listens to it. I even have David Clayton Thomas solo CDs. And if I had the chance, I'd play in a horn band in a heartbeat. But as a pasttime it is absolutely unrealistic to get rehearsals together with a ten guy (or gal) band.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Simple yet effective and of course always keeping the groove down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odLL_s3UJgs&feature=related

Just check out the way Andy takes over the guitar-part in the last part of Paul's solo ........ need I say more ?

Close to the Best Ever Bass Song but The Absolute Best Ever is from that same concert:

[Hornisse]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rjMB0JotHM&feature=related

A great song by Laura Nyro.  I was listening to her cover LP the other day and Gamble and Huff produced it with some of the Philly Soul players on it.  This cover of The Originals song has some great backing vox by Labelle and features the late Ronnie Baker on bass.  I love bass that sounds like a bass.

[ack1961]

One of the reasons I fell in love with the sound & power of the bass was Graham Maby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6IY9OxgTmI&feature=related

[Highlander]

... And if I had the chance, I'd play in a horn band in a heartbeat...

Am I the only one with concerns about that comment...?

[uwe]

Not Fräulein Rommel's type of horn(y) band!

[Dave W]

As long as we're talking about horn(y) bands and not just favorite bass lines, anyone else here remember Chase? Some tasty bass lines here too.

Bill Chase and three other band members were among those killed in a small plane crash in 1974, on the way to a concert.

[gweimer]

Never heard it until Uwe pointed it out earlier in the thread. Never even knew they covered it.

Incidentally, Crow also had the first release of King of Rock and Roll (written by Jeff Thomas). The Long John Baldry version seems a lot better known today but Baldry's version never charted. Crow's version did.

And I never knew that Crow released that song first.

[gweimer]

..and speaking of Roxy Music, I remember loving this album when it came out - bass is all over the map here:

One of my favorite albums!  And you're right, excellent bass work throughout.  "Thrill of it All" is a bass orgy.

[the mojo hobo]

As far as horn bands, I don't care much for the BST/Chicago type, but I do love Motown horns:

[uwe]

As long as we're talking about horn(y) bands and not just favorite bass lines, anyone else here remember Chase? Some tasty bass lines here too.

Bill Chase and three other band members were among those killed in a small plane crash in 1974, on the way to a concert.

Wow - BST on steroids! Must get some of their stuff, hope there is something on CD.

[gweimer]

As long as we're talking about horn(y) bands and not just favorite bass lines, anyone else here remember Chase? Some tasty bass lines here too.

Bill Chase and three other band members were among those killed in a small plane crash in 1974, on the way to a concert.

I'm pretty sure that the rhythm section from Chase became the rhythm section of Survivor.

[mc2NY]

As far as horn bands, I don't care much for the BST/Chicago type, but I do love Motown horns:

All this talk of horn bands made me remember another fave bass part of mine.

I'm not big into horn bands but these guys smoke!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQE5vwlRYHA&feature=related

[chromium]

One of my ToP favs was Clean Slate:

http://new.music.yahoo.com/tower-of-power/tracks/clean-slate--855518


Credit was a cool track too:

http://new.music.yahoo.com/tower-of-power/videos/view/credit--2148349