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Stylus Magazine presents an annotated list of the Top 50 Basslines of All-Time, beginning with #s 25 - 50. (The top 25 will be posted tomorrow.) It's an interesting, idiosyncratic list, including obvious contenders like "Love is the Drug" and "Money," but also including surprising ones like the bassline of "Six Pack" by Black Flag, which is, the reviewer says, "seemingly crafted to confuse allegiances." I'm not sure what it means, but it sounds about right.

the black flag bass line for six pack is off the chain....amen

all i know is that rancid's "maxwell murder" needs to be in their somewhere

lotsa great phat bottom there
pink floyd's money and the barney miller theme will be in the top 10.... hmm what else.

My musician friends freaked out over bass work on a Ben Harper song I can't recall, wish I could. I didn't think it was anything special but they did.

I've always loved the bass line on the Led Zeppelin tune "The Lemon Song".

[Edited on Sep 14, 2005 by stockula]

Number one better be "Big Bottom" from Spinal Tap

'Bernadette." Nice.

If more Motown doesn't find its way on that list, though, I'm gonna kill people tomorrow. That's a promise.

This article inspired me to dig out Can's "Soundtracks," and for that (if that alone) it must be praised.

but they missed....just kidding.

I almost fell over when I saw Diamond D on the list. Truly a great bass line.
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